The ghost-catching princess, she always pretends to be weak

Chapter 83 Suicide out of fear of crime
  "what?"

Wen Jiu was shocked. This matter obviously had nothing to do with Chen Shu.

"His uncle kept shouting that Chen Shu was also present and they conspired to kill him."

"Nonsense!" Wen Jiu was so angry that he almost lost his grip on the umbrella, "This is a frame-up or a rumor!"

"Wen Jiu, Mother Chen is indeed not strong enough to kill an adult man, but it will be different if someone helps."

Lu Xu narrowed his eyes slightly, he just took a gamble and set a trap for Wen Jiu.

"Chen Shu is definitely not an accomplice. He was not in the room at all."

"Wen Jiu, I know you want to defend Chen Shu, but I also have my own position. How do you know he is not here?"

"I saw it!" Wen Jiu said firmly: "His father was trapped in that hairpin. I accidentally moved the silver hairpin that day. There seemed to be ghost memories in it. I saw the whole process of what happened. Chen Shu was not present."

"It turns out that Mrs. Chen Zhang really killed Mrs. Chen."

There was a rumble of thunder not far away, and it suddenly exploded in Wen Jiu's mind.

"Lu Xu, how dare you use this trick on me?"

Wen Jiu gritted his teeth and spat out these words, and he actually dug a hole for himself.
  "If I asked you to help me check, would you help?"

"You won't. If you really know something, I can only trick you like this."

Wen Jiu sneered: "With just a few words from me, do you want to convict them?"

“When you know the answer to a question, reasoning about the process becomes much simpler.”

Even if he is tortured, he will not feel guilty.

"Lu Xu. You really do everything you can."

"Wen Jiu, even if this matter was done by Chen Zhang alone, did Chen Shu know about it or not? Did he deliberately not report it?"

There were traces of anger in Lu Xu's eyes.

"How dare he go to Beijing and become an official if he doesn't report the information? Don't take revenge just because he threatened the Jin Yiwei and made the Criminal Department's status equal to that of the Jin Yiwei!" Wen Jiu gritted his teeth and said sarcastically.

"When I first met you, you said that you caught ghosts regardless of the reason, and that as long as they were evil ghosts, they would die."

"Now when it comes to people, you start to look at the overall situation and think about it before and after, whether you have changed or I have changed!"

Wen Jiu was silent for a long time, and then said slowly: "Your Excellency and I are not close friends, so I don't need to explain it to you so clearly. I have to rush back to the academy, and you can do as you please."

She turned around slowly and stumbled.

Lu Xu instinctively wanted to reach out, but he still held back.

These short few steps were like a chasm, forcibly separating the two people.

Wen Jiu did not go back to the academy, but returned home feeling ill, and asked someone to go to the academy to ask for leave.

She is a delicate and frail person, so it is natural for her to be sick in such a terrible weather.

She read the law thoroughly, and it was absolutely right to kill someone to pay for their life. If Chen's mother admitted it, she would definitely die.
  But if Lu Xu really forces her to admit it,
  It seems that I still have to think of a solution.
  The sound of hurried footsteps stepping on the rain was getting closer and closer. Wen Jiu looked up and found that it was Pinellia ternata.

She covered her head with one hand and didn't have time to open an umbrella. She rushed in from the courtyard door and shouted before she even reached the steps: "Miss, it's bad, something happened!"

Wen Jiu's hand holding the tea cup trembled slightly, and he didn't even notice that the tea spilled and accidentally burned his hand.

Although Banxia is not stable, she is not so unruly.

"Why are you so panicked? I'm not afraid of scaring the girl!" Zisu said something about Banxia.

"Girl!" Ban Xia didn't listen at all. She just looked at Wen Jiu with red eyes and raindrops in her hair. "Master Chen's mother is gone."

"What?" Wen Jiu's hand trembled, and the teacup fell to the ground with a crisp "snap" and fell into pieces instantly.

The night was getting darker, and the scattered leaves on the trees outside the window could no longer withstand the heavy rain.

"Girl - is the girl injured?" Zisu stepped forward in panic to check carefully. "what did you just say?"

Wen Jiu didn't seem to feel the pain in his hand, he just grabbed Banxia's hand and asked again.

"Master Chen's mother committed suicide in prison in order not to drag him down."

After dinner, Wen thought about it for a long time and finally wrote a letter to Lu Xu.

It is a fact that Chen's mother committed murder, but it is also a fact that Chen's father drank alcohol and injured others many times and reported it to the police. I hope he can deal with it lightly and let Chen's mother live.

But I didn't expect that she would be so decisive.

Wen Jiu swayed slightly, took a few steps back, and slumped down on the couch.

Something fell from her eyes. She tried to wipe it with a handkerchief but couldn't control it.

"It's all my fault... It's all my fault... Why should I say it! It's all my fault!"

Wen Jiu has never hated himself so much for seeing ghosts, never!

She seemed to remember something and hurriedly wanted to go out.

"Don't go out."

At some point, Mother Wen stood at the entrance of the courtyard, and Grandma stood behind her with an embarrassed expression, holding an umbrella.

"Mother, please let me out. Chen Shu's mother committed suicide. He was so cold when he saw the body. Only daughters, only daughters can see ghosts. Let her go and see if she has anything to say. Leave it to him.”

"I say again, you are not allowed to go out."

"Mother——"

"Zisu, take the girl back!"

Wen's mother looked determined. There was no way Wen Jiu could leave the house today.

"Mother, do you think that just because you are not allowed to say this, I can't get out?"

She was silent for a moment, rarely losing her usual obedience at home.

Broken jar, broken jar, no one can stop her if she wants to get out.

"If you leave this house, don't call me mother. Your father will impeach Chen Shu in court tomorrow. He failed to report the knowledge and protected the criminals. Dismissal and investigation are trivial. If he is imprisoned, it will be your fault." Kill him!"

"Mom, are you threatening me?"

Mother Wen endured the pain in her heart, her voice a little unsteady in the rain.

"You just stay in the house and don't go anywhere. Your father will protect Chen Shu."

Mother Wen turned around and took a few steps forward, "I have asked people to keep an eye on this yard. If you sneak out, no matter what happens to Chen Shu, it will be your fault. If you want to see his hard work for the rest of his life, If you want his mother to die in vain, just pretend that your mother didn't say anything!"

Wen Jiu stood in the rain in despair, letting the rain rain on him.

"Girl, let's go in."

Zi Su stood next to Wen Jiu holding an umbrella, "Madam is confused when she is concerned, so she speaks harsh words to the girl. The rain is too heavy. Let's go back and find a solution."

"What else can I do? I can't get out of this door today no matter what."

Wen's mother did everything right. She didn't let Wen Jiu go out and sent people to keep an eye on her.

The person guarding her must be from the yard to the back door or even to the entrance of the alley.

Even Zisu around him may not be able to believe it.

She turned to look at Zisu and smiled ugly: "Zisu, you must be my mother's son."

　Happy New Year everyone~ Be sure to eat and drink happily this year too~

　　
  　
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