The Spirited Daughter-in-law and the Mountain Man
Chapter 1172 - Chapter 1172 1172 Water recedes and rocks emerge 3

Chapter 1172: 1172 Water recedes and rocks emerge 3 Chapter 1172: 1172 Water recedes and rocks emerge 3 “You’re talking nonsense!” Zhu Nengwen said, his face ashen, “I have always been brotherly and respectful to my elder brother.

I would have protected him if anything; how could I have killed him?

I have no grievance with Li Gui, why would I frame him?”

“Brotherly and respectful?” Su Qingyue scoffed, “Maybe that was true nine years ago.

You, Zhu Nengwen, have been attending school since you were young, while your elder brother Zhu Daqi can’t recognize even half a character.

It’s one thing that you spent a lot on the school’s gifts, but after studying for nine years, you’ve only managed to become a Scholar, not even making it to the rank of Scholars.

Your elder brother has long been blaming you for spending so much of the family’s money, ridiculing you cold and hot, and yet your mother treats you like a treasure, dreaming of being the official’s Mom.

Wasn’t there someone who overheard a quarrel at the Zhu Family’s residence recently, about your brother wanting to divide the family?

You might have agreed to the division, but the way your brother wanted to do it filled you with resentment because he intended to take all of the Zhu Family’s fields and property.

As for your share, it was already spent on your years of schooling.

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Aunt Liu from the village, and several other people heard your family’s quarrel.

They can testify that what I say is no lie.

As for framing Li Gui, of course it obscures the trail by adding more suspects, to protect yourself.”

While Zhu Nengwen was listening, he had already quietly started backing away, about to flee, when Zheng Dejun waved his hand and two government officials chased after him.

It didn’t take long before they caught Zhu Nengwen and brought him before Zheng Dejun.

Su Qingyue yanked off Zhu Nengwen’s clothes, revealing his shoulders, and sure enough, there were scratch injuries on his back shoulder!

“Adult…” Su Qingyue said, “Now that it’s cold weather, the piece of skin caught in Zhu Daqi’s fingernails, scratched by Zhu Nengwen, hasn’t rotted away.

Before Zhu Daqi died, he ripped apart Zhu Nengwen’s clothes, and the scratch injuries are severe.

If we extract the skin from the dead body’s fingernails and compare it to the injury on Zhu Nengwen’s back shoulder, then apply heat to Zhu Nengwen and interrogate him, I believe his plot to buy poison, planning to kill Zhu Daqi all along, while looking for a scapegoat, will become known.”

“Bring someone, compare it immediately!” Zheng Dejun immediately ordered.

Zhu Nengwen, pale as paper, knelt on the ground, “There’s no need to compare, adult, I admit my guilt!”

“Audacious Zhu Nengwen, your string of evils has come to an end.

You plotted against your own brother and even thought to blame someone else.

You should be executed for your crimes!” Zheng Dejun declared sternly.

Zhu Nengwen, with a deathlike gaze, hung his head low, then suddenly lifted it to glare at the dead body of Zhu Daqi, “Zhu Daqi deserved to die; he complained all day that I was useless, a waste, spending his money.

He himself was no better, an idle good-for-nothing, and yet he wanted to divide the family and take all the fields, giving me nothing.

An elder brother so selfish and greedy deserved to die early!”

Turning his head angrily towards Su Qingyue, “And you, you were supposed to belong to my Zhu Family, to be my woman, Zhu Nengwen’s.

It’s bad enough you’ve become so beautiful, but to earn so much money for the Xiao Family, you’ve basically given it away for free.

You, this lowly woman, if I can’t have you, I’ll ruin you!”

Su Qingyue kicked hard at Zhu Nengwen’s chest, sending him flying, then straightened her clothes, “Truly, ‘No poison, no Husband’!

Whom I make money for and spend it on is none of your damn business!”

She gave Zheng Dejun a respectful gesture, “Adult, it was the Zhu Family who bought me initially.

You must have heard about how I, Su Qingyue, became known as the first ugliest woman far and wide, and after entering the Zhu Family for half a year, not one of the Zhu Family’s brothers would touch me.

It was the Zhu Family who sold me for sixteen taels of silver.

The Zhu Family themselves sold me to the Xiao Family in black and white; now they resent me, and it’s already good enough that I don’t hate the Zhu Family.

Adult, would you say Zhu Nengwen has any conscience at all?”