flstandardbreds Chapter 162 Apology
Chapter 162 Apology
Thinking of this, Pei Yan rolled over from the bed and hurried towards Piaoxiang Pavilion.
As soon as he pushed the door open, he shouted, "Where are Madam Liu's things? Where are her things?"
But Piaoxiang Pavilion was empty, and the room was completely bare, with not a single piece of paper left.
Lai Wang, who was watching over the yard, heard the noise and ran over, draped in his clothes, saying:
"Your Majesty, what's wrong?"
Pei Yan grabbed Lai Wangjia's arm and pointed at Piaoxiang Pavilion and asked, "Where are the things?"
"The Madam brought people over this afternoon and said that the things in Piaoxiang Pavilion were unlucky, so they smashed and burned them all."
There was a smell of coke in the air.
Pei Yan collapsed to the ground.
But soon he jumped up.
With the musket and gunpowder, his position in Prince Jing's esteem was irreplaceable. Having something more powerful would be icing on the cake, but without it, it didn't matter.
The Marquis's wife looked at the things moved from Piaoxiang Pavilion.
Gold, silver, jewelry, silks and satins were all fine things bestowed by the palace.
She touched each item one by one, with a gleam in her eyes.
These treasures are finally hers.
"Ma'am, what is this?"
Nanny Qian took out a stack of drawings from her makeup box. They were covered with dense lines and incomprehensible strokes.
"It's useless, burn it!"
The Marquis's wife took a glance and thought that these papers that could not be eaten or used were not as real as jewelry.
"Madam, there are also a pile of account books and banknotes."
Madam Hou was furious after taking one look at the figures. These were all from Xuxue Ice City. Seeing the figures, she slammed her fist on the table.
"What a bitch! You've been giving me false accounts for so long! And you even deposited so much money in the bank?"
"Tomorrow, go get all the money back for me."
The Marquis's wife slept soundly, hugging the pile of jewels and money, feeling contented and at ease.
There was a commotion in the Marquis's Mansion all night.
The next day, the Marquis personally escorted Pei Yan to the General's Mansion.
At that time, Su Li was still lying in bed drinking medicine, Song Zhi came in and said:
"Madam, Marquis Jinyuan and Pei Yan are here."
"What are they here for?"
"He said he came to apologize," Songzhi said. "Shitou heard it from the front. Pei Yan said that Liu Xu was the only one who did it and he knew nothing about it."
"Pah! He's clean as a shovel!"
Song Tao spat and cursed.
"Have you found the willow catkins?" Su Li's back still ached slightly, and he asked weakly.
"Pei Yan mentioned several possible locations, and the general has already sent people to look for them. I think we'll have news soon."
Su Li nodded, drank the medicine and went back to sleep.
Towards evening, there was a commotion outside the yard.
"Ma'am, I found it."
Song Tao ran in to report.
Su Li sat up in bed with a bang. Then she heard Song Tao say, "Captain Qin found Liu Xu in a courtyard outside the city, but unfortunately, she was already dead. There was a blood letter next to her, saying that she did everything and that she wanted to avenge Ping'er."
"died?"
Su Li couldn't believe her ears.
How could the catkins die?
She is the heroine in the original book!
"Where is the general?" Su Li struggled to get out of bed.
"The general, the marquis, and Pei Yan are still in the front yard."
"Help me over there!"
Supported by someone, she hurried to the front yard, and as soon as she entered the door, she saw Liu Xu's body lying on the ground.
Blood was oozing from all seven orifices, and the death was horrific.
There was a strange smile on his face.
"Ari, why are you here?"
Seeing this, Pei Heng hurried forward to help her.
Su Li had fallen from a great height, suffering serious internal injuries. She hurried a few steps, feeling dizzy and her face paled. Seeing her in this state, Pei Heng's expression also darkened.
Su Li reluctantly saluted the Marquis, ignoring the Marquis's wife beside her. She looked at the willow catkins on the ground and Pei Yan, who was crying while holding her body, and turned to ask Pei Heng:
"How did you die?"
"Poison."
Pei Heng's face was gloomy and his complexion was so bad that it was scary.
On the side, Pei Yan hugged Liu Xu's body and cried loudly, crying and saying:
"Xu'er! Xu'er! Why are you so depressed? We're all family, why can't we talk it out? Why did you commit suicide by taking poison?"
"Brother and sister-in-law are not unreasonable people. As long as you admit your mistake, there will always be a way to solve this matter. Why are you so stubborn and leave me alone?"
"Xu'er, what should I do if you leave?"
Her words were so heartfelt and she cried so hard that tears welled up in her eyes, which was very touching.
Even the Marquis's wife started crying.
"Yan'er, the dead cannot be resurrected. This bitch committed such a stupid thing, and her death is not a pity. You can't do stupid things for her and your eldest brother again! Kowtow and apologize quickly, and beg your eldest brother and sister-in-law to forgive you."
Pei Yan fell to the ground with a thud and cried:
"Brother, I apologize to you and sister-in-law on Liu Xu's behalf. I'm so sorry. After Ping'er died, Liu Xu was so crazy that she believed it was Huan'er who killed him. I told her many times that it was an accident. I really didn't know she would hold such a grudge against him."
"Now that she has done such a wrong thing, she can never redeem herself from it even if she dies a hundred times!"
"I beg you, brother and sister-in-law, for the sake of Ping'er and her suicide out of fear of sin, please forgive her sins."
After saying that, he fell to the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.
"When a person dies, his sins are forgiven. Heng'er, in your opinion, let's just leave this matter at that." The Marquis sighed.
Just when Su Li thought that the matter was going to end, Pei Heng snorted coldly and said in a deep voice:
"She committed suicide out of fear of punishment? Brother Yan, when did I ever say that she committed suicide out of fear of punishment?"
The Marquis was shocked and asked, "Heng'er, what do you mean?"
"Send it up!"
Pei Heng called out, and Qin Chuan had already placed a basket of things on the ground. Everyone looked and saw only leftovers and a pile of empty plates and bowls.
"If I remember correctly, this roasted meat, fresh bamboo shoots, and this lotus soup are all your favorites, Brother Yan."
Pei Heng stared at Pei Heng on the ground and said coldly.
Pei Yan shrank back and said, "So what?"
"how?"
Pei Heng walked up to him, rummaged through the pile of things, and pulled out two sets of bowls and chopsticks.
"This is the dinner Liuxu prepared for you. Why didn't you eat it and spilled it?"
"I don't!"
Pei Heng grabbed Pei Yan's collar and said, "Where Liu Xu's body was found, food was scattered all over the floor. It was all your favorite food, and there were also two sets of bowls and chopsticks. Do you dare to say that you were not there when Liu Xu died?"
Qin Chuan inspected the scene and found that there was clearly another person present when Liu Xu died. Everything indicated that this person was Pei Yan.
"No, I don't. I really don't."
"Yesterday I was at the yamen reading documents until very late, and my colleagues there are all my witnesses."
"Really? Then should I ask the city gatekeeper to come and identify you and see when you left and entered the city yesterday?"
Pei Heng snorted coldly and threw Pei Yan to the ground.
Unexpectedly, Pei Yan started to laugh and cry in a cold voice. After a while, he raised his head and looked at Pei Heng and said:
"Brother, what do you think I want?"
"If you hadn't been so aggressive and hadn't led people to search the entire city for Liu Xu, why would I have resorted to such a desperate measure?"
"You forced her to death. You!"