Case (1)
Ji Yunshu calmly nodded, indicating that she understood.
Madame Zhou stepped forward with trembling hands and impatiently asked, "Teacher, who killed my daughter? Why did he do this? "
"Madame, please don't be impatient. How about I tell you a story first?"
"This?" Madame Zhou didn't understand.
Jing Rong, who was at the side, also frowned. 'This little scholar is really leisurely and carefree. Telling a story at this time and in the mourning hall?
Strange, strange! '
Ji Yunshu's expression was sharp. She swept her gaze over the Zhou family members and began to narrate in detail.
"More than ten years ago, in the twelfth month of the year, a girl of about six or seven years old was sold to a rich family as a maid because her family was poor. She was assigned to serve the young miss of the family. She thought that she would have enough to eat three meals a day and find a place to live. But little did she know that the young miss was crafty and willful since childhood. She often beat and scolded the servants. The girl was often beaten and scolded for no reason."
"As she grew older, not only did the young lady's illness not change, it became worse. The girl did not dare to be angry, did not dare to speak. Her entire body was tortured until there was not a single piece of skin left unscathed. Every night, she could only cry her heart out by herself. Because she knew very well that she was only a servant girl, a lowly life. So she could only endure, endure …"
As she spoke, Ji Yunshu stepped out of the mourning hall and bypassed the Zhou family's servants. She went straight to the last row and stopped in front of Suyun, who had her head lowered.
Just like yesterday, Suyun's face was pale and devoid of flesh.
Suyun could clearly feel a figure pressing down on her. Her body trembled even more violently and she buried her head even deeper. She could only see Ji Yunshu's embroidered shoes in front of her.
Everyone scattered to the sides and looked at Suyun with astonished eyes. They looked at each other in dismay and didn't understand what was going on.
Ji Yunshu's gaze fell on the top of Suyun's head as she continued.
"But that girl never expected that no matter how much she endured, the young miss of the family wouldn't treat her like a human. Even when her leg was broken, she could only grit her teeth and endure."
Suyun subconsciously shrank her feet and trembled even more violently.
"Miss Suyun, I wonder if what I said is correct?"
* Boom! *
The entire hall was in an uproar.
Suyun's eyes, which were covered by her hair, were filled with panic. She bit her lip and didn't dare to make a sound.
Ji Yunshu reached out and touched her trembling arm. She frowned. "Miss Zhou is beautiful and intelligent. In front of others, you can be described as gentle and pleasant. Little did I know that you would be so cruel to the people around you, torturing them to this extent."
Everyone widened their eyes in disbelief. Their young miss was so upset that she cried for three days and three nights when she saw the fish in the lotus pond die.
How could it have anything to do with the word 'savage'!
Madame Zhou, who was behind Ji Yunshu, quickly stepped forward. She had a look of disbelief on her face as she said, "Teacher, you must be mistaken. My daughter would never do such a thing. You must be mistaken …"
Finished speaking, Madame Zhou pulled Suyun over. Completely disregarding the fact that they were in front of other people, she pulled up Suyun's sleeves and examined her. She then tore off her clothes, revealing her shoulder and collarbone.
Her skin was as white as a sheet of paper. There wasn't a single scar on her skin!
"Sir, you said my daughter mistreated her? How could this be? Look, Suyun's body doesn't have any scars. "Madame Zhou was full of confidence.
Ji Yunshu didn't bother to explain. She calmly took out a small exquisite box from her sleeve and slowly opened it. Inside, there were hundreds of sharp silver needles neatly arranged in front of everyone.
At that moment, Suyun covered her torn clothes and shrank back a few steps. Even Qiaoxin, who was a meter away, was frightened to the point that her lips turned white and she began to tremble.
'So, the maidservants are afraid of silver needles!'
Ji Yunshu stretched out her slender fingers and pinched one of the needles.
"A smart person naturally wouldn't be so stupid as to leave a scar on the little girl's body. Moreover, this kind of small needle won't leave a scar or bleed when pierced into the flesh. Instead, it will penetrate deep into the bone sac and cause unbearable pain. Such a smart person, I wouldn't dare to disobey."
"Impossible. My daughter wouldn't do such a thing."
Madame Zhou wasn't willing to believe it no matter what. She even became somewhat emotional.
When Lord Zhou saw this, he stepped forward and pulled her into his embrace. He softly comforted her and couldn't help but sigh. Then, he turned to Ji Yunshu and asked, "Teacher, you must investigate clearly. My daughter absolutely wouldn't do such a thing. Moreover, what do you say have anything to do with my daughter's death?"
"I haven't finished the story yet."
Ji Yunshu's tone of voice tugged at people's heartstrings.
She put the silver needles back into the box and closed the lid. Her gaze once again fell on Suyun's body.
"Every day, the girl lived a life worse than death. She wanted to commit suicide and end all her troubles, but she didn't expect that at that time, she would meet her soulmate, a man who was willing to sacrifice everything for her. They secretly fell in love and decided to marry each other. Not long after, the girl became pregnant. She was very happy and wanted to raise money to redeem herself. However, she didn't expect that this matter would be discovered by the young miss of the mansion. Moreover, she didn't expect that the young miss, who appeared to be modest and polite to outsiders, would unexpectedly use silver needles to pierce her body again and again, almost taking her life. In the end, she lost her child and almost died."
"Finally, the girl couldn't bear it anymore and decided to take revenge. She wanted to kill the young miss of the mansion. As a result, she pretended that she wasn't feeling well and returned home. But that very night, she sneaked back to the mansion and poisoned the young miss's medicinal soup. She poisoned the demon who killed her child."
At this point, everyone was so shocked that their backs went numb.
Ji Yunshu raised her tone and continued, "Afterwards, she saw the poisoned young miss lying on the ground. She used all her strength to carry the young miss to the bed, but she was afraid that someone would find out. So, she told her lover about it. The next morning, she carried the young miss's corpse to the attic and made it look as if she had fallen from the building!"
When the last word fell, the entire hall went silent.
"It wasn't me, it wasn't me …" Suyun's voice trembled as she shook her head with all her might.
"You don't need to rush to deny it. Since I can tell this story, I naturally have evidence."
Ji Yunshu gradually approached her. She pulled out a handkerchief from Suyun's sleeve and firmly pinched it between her fingers.
It was a handkerchief embroidered with two mulberry flowers!
"Return it to me."
In the next moment, Suyun abruptly raised her head, revealing a malevolent expression. She reached out to snatch the handkerchief, but Ji Yunshu was a step faster and sidestepped her, causing her to grab the air.
"It turns out that the women of the Western Regions have a fierce nature hidden in their bones."
Western Regions?
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