Yu Wang was dead?
And he died on the second day after Hualing's disappearance.
Mumu knelt on the ground and cried so hard that her entire body trembled.
She had kept this secret for three years. Now that she had revealed it, she felt relieved.
Yu Wei questioned her angrily, "Are you sure that the murderer is Yu Wang?"
"This servant … this servant is sure. It's … it's him."
Although her words were certain, her tone was uncertain.
Although Yu Wei was shocked, he was also happy.
With a witness, his father could be acquitted!
He said to Ji Yunshu, "Lord Ji, now that we have a witness to prove that my father was wrongly accused. He didn't kill anyone." Unable to hide his excitement, he turned to Mumu and questioned her, "You lass, since you knew who the murderer was, why didn't you say so earlier?"
"Young Master …"
"Do you know that you almost took my father's life?" Yu Wei was furious.
He clenched his fists.
No matter how good a person's temper was, there would be times when they couldn't help but want to hit someone!
Mumu knelt on the ground with tears in her eyes. She felt extremely wronged.
She also felt extremely guilty.
Seeing this, Ji Yunshu went forward and squatted down beside her. She said to her gently, "Tell me, what happened that night? Tell me everything you know or have seen. "
"Lord Ji, I didn't kill anyone. I … I just saw it, I just saw it …" She kept repeating.
Tears continued to fall from her eyes.
It was heartbreaking to see her like this.
A moment later, everyone gathered in the hall.
Yu Wei and Ji Yunshu sat on the main seats on the left and right respectively. Beside them were Shi Ziran and the servants of the Yu Residence.
The atmosphere was heavy and solemn.
Mumu knelt weakly in the hall.
She lowered her head and wiped away her tears. Her cold hands were trembling as she rubbed her clothes tightly. Her clothes were wrinkled and looked like they were going to be torn apart by her.
At this moment, she had calmed down a lot.
Ji Yunshu said, "Speak." She pursed her lips and rubbed her clothes even harder. After a while, she said softly, "When I woke up that night, I realized that Hualing hadn't returned yet, so I went out to look for her. I remember that time … it should be around a quarter to nine in the morning. I saw her standing by the pond from afar, looking as though her entire body was about to fall. But before I got close, I saw Yu Wang. I don't know where he came from, but he grabbed Hualing. I don't know why, but they got into an argument. I heard Yu Wang say … if Hualing wasn't willing to marry him, he would …
After killing her, Hualing wanted to run, but Yu Wang grabbed onto her and didn't let go. He even slapped her and pinned her to the ground by her neck. I was very scared at that time and covered my mouth, not daring to go over, so … so I left. "
His voice was trembling!
As soon as she said this, everyone was indignant.
A few maidservants were pointing and whispering, "Hua Ling usually treats her so well, but she actually hid such a big thing from her."
"She usually looks like a decent person and seems to have a deep sisterly relationship. I didn't expect her to be so evil."
"Isn't that so!"
"She should be thrown into prison and flogged a few times. She almost caused Master to go to prison unjustly."
"She watched as Yu Wang killed Hua Ling, but I didn't go over to help. How could her heart be so vicious and heartless?"
…
She was furious.
Mumu still didn't raise her head, and her voice was getting softer and softer.
"I know … that's all."
Ji Yunshu stared at her and asked, "Are you sure it was three quarters to the night?"
"This servant is sure."
Yu Wei suddenly said, "My father said that when Hua Ling left his room, it was the beginning of the night, but she was still alive at three quarters to the night. My father is innocent."
"Judge Yu, don't jump to a conclusion so quickly," Ji Yunshu said.
"Lord Ji, there is a witness now, and the time is just right."
"But there are still many uncertainties in this."
"What?" Yu Wei didn't understand, "Isn't it already clear? Hua Ling was killed by Yu Wang after she left my father's room. "
Ji Yunshu's expression was grave.
She went through the entire situation in her mind.
She also went through Mumu's words.
Everyone didn't dare to make a sound, and their gazes all fell on her.
They wanted to see what other doubts there were.
Then, she got up and walked toward Mumu with a serious face.
Seeing her approach, Mumu looked down again. Seeing the pair of female official boots in front of her, she couldn't help but shrink back, looking a little guilty.
Ji Yunshu saw all of this.
She felt that Mumu was even more strange.
"Let me ask you, why didn't you say it at that time? Not even after three years? Until today, when you set up this trap, did you say it? If you're not the murderer, why didn't you dare? "
Ah!
A series of questions were thrown at her.
A trace of panic flashed in Mumu's eyes. She lowered her body and placed her palms on the cold ground, saying, "Because … because I was afraid, I was afraid that if I went to stop him, Yu Wang would kill me, so I ran away. The next day, I heard that Mumu left the residence. At that time, I thought that either Hua Ling really left the residence, or … she was really killed by Yu Wang. But Yu Wang also died soon after! A life for a life, what's the point of me saying it? The murderer is already dead, even if I go to the authorities, they won't be able to convict me! So I … I didn't say it. I was also afraid that you would suspect me and think that I'm the murderer.
Moreover, that's only my side of the story. You … you might not believe it. "
Ridiculous!
Ji Yunshu immediately scolded her, "You're lying!"
Ah!
Mumu was startled. She suddenly raised her head and widened her eyes to look at Ji Yunshu, who was looking down at her. She opened her mouth, "I …"
She couldn't speak! Ji Yunshu pressed closer, "You said that you didn't dare to go because you were afraid that Yu Wang would kill you. But three years have passed, and Yu Wang is dead. Why are you still unwilling to tell the truth? Instead, you caused your master to be wrongly imprisoned and almost be beheaded. This is the first reason. The cause of death was the back of the head.
You said that Yu Wang strangled her to death, but that doesn't make sense. This is the second reason. Third, since you saw Yu Wang kill someone, why didn't you inform the residence in time after you ran away? Tell me, what are you hiding? "
"Uh …"
"Now that things have come to this, you still refuse to tell the truth?" Ji Yunshu's tone was stern as she narrowed her eyes, "Mumu, if you want to clear your name, you must cooperate. Otherwise, I will arrest you and send you to the Ministry of Justice's prison to be interrogated."
If the soft approach doesn't work, we'll use the hard approach.
It was obvious that Mumu was really afraid.
Her body shrank back again. Her eyes were filled with fear as she looked around. Countless eyes were staring at her. She knew that she had to say it.
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