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Chapter 89 Brother
Everyone looked in the direction she pointed and couldn't help but gasp.

The person standing in the direction Zhu Yu pointed was none other than Zhao Bi, Duke of Yan!
This scared everyone present.

Who was Duke Yan? He was a nobleman whose sneeze could send the entire Jin Dynasty trembling. He was also revered by Cao Tianbao as a benefactor and mentor. He had once nearly sacrificed his life to save the Emperor of Jin.

Even Emperor Jin, the common ruler of the world, had to give Duke Yan some face, not to mention the King of Freedom Lu Qing who was only in name only!

Now, the little clerk beside Lu Qing actually pointed his finger at Duke Yan and said he knew who was the murderer of Zhuang Lanlan?!

This guy must be going crazy!

Not only does he want to die himself, he also wants to drag King Xiaoyao down with him!
Zhu Yucai pointed his finger when he heard people gasping for air. He looked closely and found that Duke Yan had changed his position at some point and was standing right in front of the person he was about to point out.

She quickly retracted her fingers and clasped her fists: "Duke Yan, I'm sorry, please make way for me.

Everyone, I'm talking about Xiao Tao'er, the maid behind Duke Yan."

Duke Yan's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot when she pointed at him. He was about to lose his temper, but when he heard what Zhu Yu said, he turned around doubtfully and found that the maid Xiao Tao'er was really standing behind him.

Just now, he wanted to see what tricks this capable chief official beside Lu Qing was going to play, so he reluctantly moved closer to this side. Unexpectedly, he just blocked Xiao Taoer and almost caused a big misunderstanding.

Zhao Bi looked unhappy, but there was nothing disrespectful in Zhu Yu's attitude. It was indeed because he suddenly took two steps that this result occurred. He couldn't get angry at such a time, so he could only snort and walk away.

Xiao Tao'er had been huddled aside, almost forgotten by everyone. But she was suddenly pointed out by Zhu Yu, and instantly became the focus of everyone's attention. After all, this teenage maid didn't have such a strong ability to endure, and her legs went weak and she fell to the ground.

"Xiao Tao'er?" Zhuang Zhi was a little dumbfounded. "Sir, what do you mean by asking Xiao Tao'er? How could she know who the murderer is?
Didn’t you say… that the person who killed my daughter was very strong, so he could kill her with just one blow… but… Xiao Tao’er was clearly powerless… this…”

"I didn't say she was the murderer, I just said she knew who the murderer was." Zhu Yu waved his hand at him and asked the boatman, who was now a little dumbfounded, "The general asked you a question earlier, and you said that you were waiting for Cao Chenfeng over there that day, and he came back in a hurry within an incense stick of time and got on the boat to urge you to leave.

When he boarded the ship, he was bare-backed and had neither a robe nor a coat on?"

"No, no, that's absolutely not the case!" The boatman came to his senses and quickly waved his hands. "Although this gentleman looked hurried and anxious when he got on the boat, his clothes were properly dressed and not disheveled at all!"

Zhu Yu nodded to him and looked at Xiao Tao'er: "So this is what I have always felt confused about.

If Xiao Taoer didn't know that Zhuang Lanlan was murdered, and only saw Cao Chenfeng hurriedly leaving the embroidery building, then it was already late at night and pitch black.

"Xiao Tao'er, what kind of eyes did you have that you could see through people's clothes in the dark and see Cao Chenfeng's heart hair and the 'birthmark' on his back?" Xiao Tao'er was speechless after being questioned like this. Her face turned pale and sweat began to appear on her forehead.

"If you're just talking about the heart-protecting hair, this isn't that suspicious." Zhu Yu didn't care whether she was panicking or not, and continued, "At most, you think Cao Chenfeng is the most suspicious, so you're anxious to help your young lady find someone to punish the murderer.

But you insisted on being so smart and made up something about a red birthmark on the back.

There were no marks on Cao Chenfeng's back originally. That's why, after hearing what you said, General Cao had a clue in his mind and wanted Cao Chenfeng to take off his shirt to prove his innocence.

In this case, the burns on his back that had not yet healed just confirmed what you said and seemed to confirm his suspicion.

However, it was precisely at this point where you were most successful in framing me that you revealed your biggest flaw - when Cao Chenfeng left, it was almost pitch dark outside, and he was wearing clothes.

If someone hadn't happened to be in the room with Zhuang Lanlan when he was being intimate, and hadn't heard that Zhuang Lanlan was pregnant, and hadn't panicked and tried to escape, accidentally getting burned on the back by a candle, how could they have used this to frame him and solidify his suspicion of murder?"

When Zhu Yu said this, Xiao Tao'er's body had already gone limp and she fell to the ground.

Zhu Yu didn't show her any mercy and continued, "I originally suspected that you were in the room at that time, but the thief can prove that no one has sneaked in since Cao Chenfeng left.

So, although you weren't Zhuang Lanlan's murderer, you had a close relationship with the murderer. You learned the details of Cao Chenfeng's back burns from him, and you used your status as Zhuang Lanlan's personal maid to testify, pinning the murder on Cao Chenfeng and helping the real murderer cover up his crime.

After hearing Zhu Yu's eloquent conclusion, the first person to come back to his senses was Zhuang Zhi.

After all, he was more familiar with the servants in his house. After listening to Zhu Yu's story with a dazed look on his face, he seemed to have an idea in his mind.

His hands were shaking as he pointed at Xiao Tao'er, and his lips were trembling as he spoke: "You...why are you doing this to me!

I treat you two siblings very well!
You two almost starved to death back then. If I hadn't been so kind as to take you in, I'm afraid even your bones would have rotted away by now!

I treated you so well, why did you hurt me and my poor daughter like this..."

After he finished speaking, he couldn't catch his breath, his eyes rolled back, and he fell straight backwards. If there hadn't been a yamen runner standing close to him and supporting him in time, he would have probably fallen to the ground by now.

Seeing Zhuang Zhi's face turning blue with rage, his chest wheezing like a bellows, unable to even speak, Jingzhao Yin didn't intend to wait for him to recover. After all, from his previous angry scolding, he had already clarified the relationship between the real murderer and Xiao Tao'er. He directly signaled his men, "Go, go to Boss Zhuang's house and tie up this servant Xiao Tao'er's brother and bring him here!"

(End of this chapter)