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Chapter 91 Seeing Death as Homecoming
The servant named Xu Shan just glanced at Zhuang Zhi without any reaction. He just turned his eyes away, lowered his eyelids and looked at the ground in front of him, and snorted faintly.

Zhu Yu looked at Xu Shan carefully again. Although this man was wearing old coarse cloth clothes and looked like a man who did rough work, he had a very strong body and the outline of his arm muscles was faintly visible under his sleeves.

Before she got married, Zhu Yu had noticed at Prince Shuo's mansion that the servants who chopped wood and swept the floor and the guards who practiced martial arts every day, although all of them were strong, looked very different in terms of their body shapes.

Zhu Cheng was very generous to the servants in his household. Even those who did rough labor in the palace had three good meals a day and he never skimped on food.

Even so, most of the servants who did heavy work still had thin bodies, except for the tight muscles in their arms.

The guards were different. Not only did they have better food, they also had to spend more time on daily training. They could wield spears and swords weighing dozens of pounds with great skill. They were also very strong. When they stood there, one could tell at a glance that they were tall, strong, and with flat shoulders and narrow waists.

Whether it was his physique, temperament, or the courage he displayed when facing a group of important figures, Xu Shan did not look like a servant raised by a merchant family to do rough work.

If Zhu Yu were to say it, she would feel that this man was a little too calm. He didn't even seem like a simple martial artist. Instead, he looked like a trained warrior who had already disregarded his own life.

She raised her eyes and looked at Xiao Tao'er at the door again. Xiao Tao'er was kneeling on the ground, looking at Xu Shan's back with a sad face. Although her face showed more emotions than Xu Shan, as a little maid who had always served the young lady, she was even calmer and composed than Cao Chenfeng just now.

The Jingzhao Yin cleared his throat and shouted in a deep voice, "Prisoner Xu Shan, do you know why you were brought here?"

Xu Shan snorted, "I'm a straightforward person. I don't like beating around the bush. I'm always bold and responsible for what I do!

I killed Miss Zhuang. You brought me here just to ask me this!"

"You're such a daring person!" Jingzhao Yin sneered. "You put it nicely. If you're so frank, why did you frame Cao Chenfeng after killing someone?!"

Xu Shan turned his head and looked at Cao Chenfeng with disdain: "What if you frame him? Zhuang Lanlan is a shameless woman. She has been having an affair with a man before she even got married, and she has done all kinds of shameful things.

Not only that, she is pregnant, and that Cao man clearly doesn't want to marry her. If this gets out, my master's family will never be able to hold their heads up again.

My master has been very kind to me on a daily basis. I think that instead of letting Zhuang Lanlan bring shame to her father, it is better to have a good time and rest, so that she won't do anything ridiculous in the future!
As for that Cao..."

He spat at Cao Chenfeng and said, "What I despise most in my life is those hypocritical people from aristocratic families!

On weekdays he looks like a decent guy, putting on airs and acting all cocky, but privately he's just a bastard who plays with other people's daughters and refuses to take responsibility!

He has caused such a big mess, and he wants to get away with it, find a good marriage, rise to a high position in the future, and leave all the mess to my master to deal with? There is no such thing!" "Just because of this?! You took it upon yourself to kill your young lady?!" Jingzhao Yin thought Xu Shan's reason sounded ridiculous, "No, you were hiding in this bedroom beforehand!

Before you killed Zhuang Lanlan, she showed no defense or resistance. Could it be that...she knew you were hiding in the room beforehand?!"

Xu Shan admitted it readily: "She was the one who arranged for me to hide in the secret compartment!

Zhuang Lanlan said that she wanted to tell Cao Chenfeng about her pregnancy, but she was afraid that Cao Chenfeng would turn against her, so she asked me to hide under the wooden board and listen to the noise outside. If Cao Chenfeng wanted to cheat after she and Cao Chenfeng had a showdown, she would give me a signal and let me come out to threaten Cao Chenfeng.

But I was hiding downstairs that day, listening to the noises they made outside, and I felt extremely disgusted. I really despise this pair of dogs!

So I changed my mind at the last minute. When Zhuang Lanlan gave me the signal, I didn't go out. I waited until Cao Chenfeng had hurriedly escaped, then I came out and killed Zhuang Lanlan with a single blow when she wasn't prepared!

Zhuang Zhi almost collapsed after hearing this. He lay on the ground, pounding the floor and wailing.

Cao Tianbao's expression was even gloomier than before. Although his nephew was indeed framed for murder, the words of the real murderer were undoubtedly like throwing the Cao family's reputation on the ground and crushing it with the soles of his shoes, which made him feel ashamed. He only regretted that he had not been able to kick Cao Chenfeng away and leave with Duke Yan and the others.

Zhuang Zhi cried and pointed at Xu Shan, cursing, "You damned thing! No matter what, I only have one daughter. She may have done many things wrong, but she has never committed a crime that deserves death. How could you be so cruel!
Not only did you kill her, you also inserted the sword of General Cao's nephew into the wound to frame others. I have been seeking justice for so many days, but I have been seeking justice in the wrong direction!

Xiao Taoer knew that Lanlan was confused and did those ridiculous things, but she hid it for her and didn't tell me!
You killed my daughter and you also framed me. It's a waste of all the time I've treated you two kindly for so many years, and in the end, you treat our family like this!"

Xu Shan glanced at him, then at Cao Chenfeng, and smiled, "Master, that Cao guy was so scared that he even dropped his sword and ran away. Do you really expect to ask him for an explanation and let his family recognize this marriage?!
I'll help you solve your problem once and for all, and eliminate all future troubles. If you don't thank me, that's fine, but why are you asking so many nonsense questions? "

His words really made Zhuang Zhi very angry. He got up again and wanted to rush over to fight Xu Shan. This time he used all the strength left in his body, and the yamen runners beside him had to hold him back tightly.

The Jingzhao Yin rubbed his forehead. He had a severe headache after all this trouble. He waved his hand and didn't want to ask any more questions. He signaled the yamen runners to take Xu Shan back to the prison.

Anyway, the murderer has confessed his crime, and Cao Chenfeng's suspicion of murder has been completely cleared. Today we have given an explanation to General Cao, and the rest can be tried slowly later.

The yamen runners of Jingzhao Prefecture were escorting Xu Shan and Xiao Tao'er to leave. When they reached the door, Xu Shan, who had been refusing to resist, suddenly used brute force and broke free from the grip of the two yamen runners. He rushed towards the outer corridor and plunged headfirst into the air in full view of everyone.

While everyone was stunned, Xiao Taoer let out a wail, and taking advantage of the moment when the yamen runner was stunned by Xu Shan's behavior, she also imitated her brother, rushed to the edge of the outer corridor, leaned over and jumped down.

(End of this chapter)