Case (2)
"I'm not. You're talking nonsense."
Suyun quickly denied it, clenching her fists.
Ji Yunshu pulled the handkerchief in her hand and said with a confident expression, "Miss Suyun, I believe you should know that mulberry flowers are unique to the Western Regions. Only women from the Western Regions would embroider two mulberry flowers on their handkerchiefs. One represents themselves, and the other represents the person they admire."
"You're mistaken. I'm not from the Western Regions. I just casually embroidered a handkerchief. It's not like what you're saying."
"Oh? Then why did you go to Miss Zhou's room last night to look for this handkerchief? "
"…" Suyun was already dumbfounded.
"If you can't answer, I'll help you." Ji Yunshu leisurely smiled. "Since you're from the Western Regions, you've known about the poison since you were a child. You also believed that the coroner wouldn't be able to detect the poison. Therefore, after you poisoned Miss Zhou, you secretly returned to her room. You were worried that Qiaoxin would find out, so you dragged her to the bed. In the process, the handkerchief in your sleeve caught Miss Zhou's fingernail and left it behind. But you were completely unaware of it. After you told your lover about this matter, you hurriedly left the Zhou Estate. It wasn't until last night that you returned to Miss Zhou's room to look for this handkerchief. "
Ji Yunshu lifted the handkerchief, revealing the two mulberry flowers embroidered on it. One of them had lost its thread.
"But you absolutely didn't expect that because the handkerchief caught Miss Zhou's fingernail, it caused her fingernail to break. Moreover, her fingernail still had the thread of your mulberry flower embroidered on it. Let me ask you, a noble young miss who would change the quilt she used only once, how could she allow the thread to be caught on her fingernail and not deal with it?"
"The only explanation is that Miss Zhou was already dead at that time, and you always said that you were not in the mansion because of illness. You also didn't come back for a few days after Miss Zhou passed away. So the embroidery thread on her fingernails was your handkerchief that grew legs and wrapped around it?"
"If this kind of evidence isn't enough for you to confess, then shouldn't we open the coffin again and let you clearly see if the thread from your mulberry flower is still on Miss Zhou's fingernail?"
"No need. I confess."
Suyun's ghostly voice was soft and powerless.
Ji Yunshu probably didn't expect that Suyun would recognize her so quickly. Her hand that was holding the handkerchief was slightly annoyed.
At this moment, there was no longer any sharpness in the woman's eyes, nor was there any fear from before.
It was as if a boulder had fallen to the ground.
"Yes, I killed the young lady. I did it."
She looked at Ji Yunshu, then looked at Lord Zhou and Madame Zhou. She said, "You're the only one who has experienced the vicissitudes of life.
"Master, Madam, I killed Miss. Please send me to the officials. I am willing to pay with my life."
Madame Zhou's eyes were wide open and bloodshot. Her grief was accompanied by boundless rage. She stepped forward and slapped Zhou Xuanji's face fiercely.
Suyun was prostrated on the ground, and blood was dripping from the corner of her mouth. She didn't make a fuss and just lay there powerlessly. She gladly accepted all of this.
"Why did you kill my daughter? What did our Zhou family owe you? My daughter didn't deserve to die. She didn't deserve to die. Why did you kill her?" Madame Zhou roared.
However, the smile on Suyun's face became brighter and brighter.
She said, "Everything Teacher Ji said is correct. Why did I kill Miss? It was because she killed my child."
"You're lying. My daughter wouldn't do that to you."
"As matters stand, I don't need to lie." She pointed at the box in Ji Yunshu's hand. "Every time, Miss would use the silver needles in that box to stab me. It was very painful, really very painful. I managed to endure it several times, but because I kept enduring, Miss killed my child. My child."
She stopped smiling and her eyes were filled with hatred and anger.
Everyone was so shocked that they couldn't breathe. It was as if they were watching a good show!
Madame Zhou's eyes swayed. She didn't believe it no matter what.
Lord Zhou also opened his mouth. "Suyun, my daughter is already dead. Why are you still spouting nonsense?"
Naturally, they wouldn't admit it even if they were beaten to death!
At this time, the trembling Qiaoxin suddenly knelt down and wept. "Lord, Madame, what Teacher Ji and Suyun said is true. Whenever Miss was unhappy, she would vent her anger on us. She was worried that others would see our wounds, so she used the silver needles to stab us. We didn't dare to say anything and could only endure it."
"Qiaoxin, have you gone mad? My daughter has been sensible since she was a child. She wouldn't do such a thing. "
"Madame, every word this servant said is true!"
"Nonsense, I don't believe you."
Ji Yunshu sighed. She really couldn't stand it anymore. She frowned and said, "Lord Zhou, Madame Zhou, your daughter is indeed clever and lovable. But you can't deny that she has a serious illness. Once this illness flares up, she will feel unbearable itchiness and restlessness. She will even hurt and kill people!"
"Illness? If my daughter had an illness, how could we not know? "Madame Zhou said.
"This illness isn't a physical illness, but a mental one. As long as she doesn't feel the slightest bit comfortable, that uncomfortable feeling will be magnified. She can't control what she will do. But most of the time, she is no different from an ordinary person. Since Miss Zhou is an intelligent person, it's not surprising that she can conceal it well."
Behavioral obsessive-compulsive disorder was really hard to explain!
So-so, she didn't want to say anything more!
Madame Zhou's face was still full of anger. She looked at Suyun fiercely. "Even so, my daughter shouldn't have died! You killed someone, so you must pay with your life. "She turned to a servant and ordered," Send her to the yamen. I want her to pay with her life for my daughter's. "
The servants were stunned. They were about to step forward, but Ji Yunshu stopped them.
"Wait a moment. I still have something to ask Miss Suyun."
Then, she squatted down and whispered into Suyun's ear, "Now that things have come to this, are you still unwilling to confess your lover?"
"…"
Suyun's complexion changed.
"You are about to die, yet he is still hiding in the crowd. You really loved the wrong person." As she spoke, Ji Yunshu's eyes quickly swept through the crowd.
Suyun's originally calm expression suddenly became tense.
In the next moment, Ji Yunshu took out a dagger from somewhere and shouted in a loud and clear voice.
"How about I help you find him?"
Ji Yunshu raised the dagger in her hand and fiercely thrust it toward Suyun's heart.
Just a finger's length away, a shadow suddenly jumped out from the crowd and knocked the dagger out of Ji Yunshu's hand. That person then pushed his palm toward Ji Yunshu's chest.
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