Black Lotus Concubine's Case-solving Notes

Chapter 112 Lu Tan's Unjust Death

One is the niece of the powerful Concubine Xiao, and the other is the legitimate daughter of Yuntai Si in Youzhou. It is obvious at a glance who is stronger and who is weaker.

Faced with the powerful and influential Concubine Xiao, the onlookers automatically classified themselves and Chen Yangyang into the same category, both of whom were weak.

The one being bullied now is Chen's daughter, will she be the next one? Thinking of this, the crowd immediately became excited.

"He actually bullies the weak with his high position and power!"

"This Dean Gu is also a hypocritical person!"

"Even the noble ladies in the capital can be bullied like this. If it were the daughters of commoners like us, wouldn't we even have the chance to go to court?"

Someone raised his fist, indignant: "The Gu family private school is a ruthless person! Please ask the governor to make a decision for Chen's daughter!"

Another person raised his fist and echoed: "Punish Zhou's daughter severely! Give her justice!"

"Yes! Give us justice!"

……

Just a few words were enough to attract the attention of the crowd. Gu Weifeng looked at the woman in green with complicated eyes.

Zhou Muqi was so angry that her teeth were itching. She tried her best to raise her voice, as if this could drown out the noisy discussions: "I said! This matter has nothing to do with my aunt!"

"If it's unrelated, why do you dare to humiliate Chen Yangyang like this? After all, she is the daughter of a third-rank official in the imperial court!"

"What do you mean the daughter of a third-rank official?" Zhou Muqi sneered, "She's just the daughter of a criminal!"

Zhou Muqi pointed at Chen Yangyang and said, "Her mother killed someone in order to make money! Everyone in Beijing knows about this! Her father has long since abandoned her! A legitimate daughter? It's just a name!"

"Just because she's not favored, that gives you a reason to bully her?" Feng Jia pressed on.

Zhou Muqi was so excited by her that her whole body trembled: "I didn't want to do it at first! But her sister..."

Then he suddenly stopped talking.

"Her sister?" Feng Jia asked.

Things have evolved to this point. Zhou Muqi hesitated for a long time and stopped hiding: "It's Chen Yangyang's sister! Chen Siyan!"

"One day she got a new set of jewelry, and seeing that I liked it, she gave it to me and asked me to do something for her."

"what's up?"

"Just to cause some trouble for her sister Chen Yangyang!" After a pause, he continued, "I remember it now. It was during the Double Ninth Festival last year. I attended a Double Ninth Poetry Festival with my friends the next day, so I remember it very clearly!"

"Do you have any evidence?" Feng Jia asked.

"Of course! The jewelry is still safely in my box! When Chen Siyan came to see me that day, there were many witnesses!"

That was conclusive evidence, and everyone couldn't help but exclaim.

Unexpectedly, things took a turn for the worse. It turned out that Zhou Muqi was being instructed by someone, and the person who instructed her was actually the eldest daughter of the Chen family, Chen Siyan!

"I heard that the eldest daughter of the Chen family was originally a concubine's daughter, and later her mother was made the legal daughter of Master Chen, so she became the legitimate daughter?"

"Then the current Madam Chen is Chen Yangyang's stepmother? Tsk tsk tsk, the stepmother is so vicious! Otherwise, how could she have jumped from a concubine to the position of legal mother? The daughter is also resourceful. This Chen Yangyang is so unlucky..."

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Last year’s Double Ninth Festival?

Chen Yangyang's face turned an inch paler, his five fingers slowly curled up, and his face became stiff.

On the Double Ninth Festival, her father bought her a set of pure gold jewelry from the most famous jewelry store in Beijing. She happily put it in a box and prepared to wear it to the banquet, but her sister seemed to like it too. She kept saying that her jewelry was very old and she was laughed at by her sisters every time she went out. She softened her heart and gave the set of jewelry to her.

Unexpectedly, she actually took this set of jewelry and gave it to Zhou Muqi. The elder sister she had always relied on turned out to be the culprit who bullied her!

How ironic!

Chen Yangyang's hands tightened and for a moment she felt like she was going to stop breathing. Now that she thought about it, it seemed that every time she got a new item, Chen Siyan would always find her weakness and make her give it to her with both hands! Chen Siyan was dressed brightly and beautifully, while she wore old clothes and old jewelry every day, and was tortured to death by the people she instigated!

What happened next?

She asked the dean for help more than once, but the dean told her that it was just a game between students and he couldn't do anything about it!

She did not give up and told her father about the bullying again. However, her father blamed her, saying that the court already had many troubles and scolded her for not being able to handle such a small matter!

She felt pain in her heart, but she had nowhere to complain! Only Chen Siyan and her mother Fang comforted her and cared about her. For the first time, she felt warm and wanted to hold on to this feeling. So when Fang repeatedly asked her for a status, she finally couldn't help it and foolishly asked her father to make her a concubine!

But I never expected that this was a trap from the very beginning!

Xie Lanzhao was right! If Fang really cared about her, she would not just give her medicine! Just comfort her! Or even attribute all the faults to her biological mother! Instead, she would stand up, vent her anger, and seek justice for her!

She is really stupid! She is stupid but she doesn't even know it!

Chen Yangyang felt extremely regretful.

The gavel rose, and Jingzhao Prefecture Magistrate Zhou Zhen made the final decision: "Since everything has been investigated, Miss Zhou was instigated by someone, and the reason why Miss Chen suffered such a fate was that she did not know her people well, and this case did not cause any major casualties, so let's just close the case!"

Gu Weifeng let out a long sigh of relief.

Zhou Muqi put on a smug look again.

There was no expression on Feng Jia's face, but Chen Yangyang looked regretful.

Zhou Zhen added: "Of course, in order to prevent such things from happening again in the future, Mr. Gu, you still need to pay more attention to your students!"

"Of course!" Gu Weifeng smiled and cupped his hands.

"In that case, let's shake hands and make peace!"

After that, everyone leaned forward and shouted, "Master Zhou is wise! Master Zhou is mighty!"

Amidst the false praise, Zhou Zhen walked away with a satisfied smile on his face.

The crowd dispersed like a flock of birds.

Feng Jia and Chen Yangyang walked out of the Jingzhao government office together. Chen Yangyang said, "It's a pity that Zhou Muqi was not brought to justice!"

“It’s not all in vain.”

Chen Yangyang looked puzzled.

Feng Jia said slowly: "At least you know what kind of people your mother and sister are now, right?"

Chen Yangyang was stunned, then nodded heavily.

"Do you know how to deal with them?"

Chen Yangyang nodded again, but this time her tone was very firm: "Don't be stupid, don't trust others easily, and be ruthless to those people! Make them afraid of me! Don't dare to bully me!"

Feng Jia raised a faint smile and gently tapped her forehead: "Smart."

Because of this compliment, Chen Yangyang felt a hint of warmth in her heart. The warmth rose up little by little and spread to every part of her body. She couldn't help but break into a big smile. Although her smile was still silly, it was extremely sincere.

"By the way, you said today that Zhou Muqi killed a student?"

Chen Yangyang stopped smiling, his face became serious, and he nodded, "Her name is Lu Qin."

"What kind of person is she?"

Chen Yangyang recalled: "Lu Qin was a child from a poor family. Both her parents died when she was young, and she only had a brother who was three years older than her. Lu Qin was also a very talented person. It was probably because of this reason that her brother sent her to the Gu family private school, hoping that she would have a career in government."

"I heard that her brother is a waiter at Tianrun Restaurant and earns his money through hard work, so Lu Qin is very sensible. Whenever you see her, she is studying hard and her grades are among the best. Even Mr. Du, who is always known for his strictness, praises her a lot." After a pause, Chen Yangyang said regretfully, "Lu Qin participated in the selection examination for the Imperial College and even obtained the entrance qualification. But the day before she was to enter the Imperial College, she was found dead in the dry well on the other side of the private school's Jiulian Corridor!"

"Later, people from the Dali Temple came and said that Lu Tan had jumped into the well himself!"

Chen Yangyang frowned and shook her head, "But Sister Lan Zhao, I don't believe it! Isn't she studying so hard just to pursue a career in government? She has already obtained the admission qualification to the Imperial College. Why would someone with such a bright future commit suicide?"

"Then why do you say Zhou Muqi killed her?"

"Because... the day before Lu Qin died, I saw Zhou Muqi abusing Lu Qin in a hidden place in the academy!"