The queen is spoiling the king and madly criticizing him for spoiling her

Doctor Lin took the inkstone and took a look. "It does match the wound on Mrs. Li's forehead, and the smell of blood on the inkstone is no more than three days old."

"Madam Tang, what else do you have to explain? You knocked Li unconscious with the inkstone, and out of fear, you wanted to dump her body in the pond. Then you discovered she wasn't dead, and fearing she might cause a disturbance, you decided to drown her in the pond, is that right?"

Dou Wen knocked hard on the table.

Old Madam Tang was so frightened that she sank to her knees, her whole body limp. Her eyes flickered over her son, "That's right, I accidentally killed Li with the inkstone. I really thought she was dead, and I was so scared that I wanted to throw her body into the pond and make it look like she accidentally drowned. I didn't expect her to wake up, and I was afraid that what I had done would be exposed, so I just drowned her in the pond."

[He truly cared about his son, taking on all the responsibility himself, even though it was Master Tang who drowned Li in the pond.]

"Is Lord Tang involved in this matter?" Gu Jianchu asked sharply.

Madam Tang shook her head repeatedly, "No, because my son doesn't know anything about this matter. I did it all by myself. Even if I have to pay with my life, let me pay it."

[Oh no! Tang Rui jumped into the pond to drown Li, but his robe was still in the room. He arrived just in time. It's also a good thing the Li family made a scene, otherwise they would have destroyed the body.]

"Before, Old Madam Tang insisted that her daughter-in-law accidentally fell into the pond and drowned. Now it turns out that you were the one who killed her. It will be difficult to prove Lord Tang's innocence without an investigation. Yunhe, go to Lord Tang's room and search it thoroughly. Bring here any suspicious evidence." Although Gu Jianchu was nestled in Xie Ci'an's arms, the aura he exuded was no weaker than Xie Ci'an's.

On the contrary, Xie Ci'an looked doting and had no intention of interfering in these matters.

Yunhe took Chongfeng to Tang Rui's yard.

Tang Rui and Old Madam Tang were sweating profusely on their foreheads. They were worried that Yun He would find out something. The more they worried about something, the more likely it would happen.

When Yun He came back, he had a piece of muddy clothing in his hand. Yun He threw the clothing in front of Tang Rui and said, "After comparing, the mud on this clothing is exactly the same as the mud in the pond."

"Lord Tang, what do you have to explain?" Gu Jianchu glanced coldly at the trembling Tang Rui.

Tang Rui's forehead was covered in sweat, and his eyes kept dodging towards his clothes. Zhongfeng knocked the ground with his sword and reminded him coldly, "Master Tang, should we talk now or go to the Imperial City Office? If we go to the Imperial City Office, they might not be so polite."

Tang Rui's whole body trembled, and he confessed everything like pouring beans.

Because of fear, even his voice was shaking, "I killed Li."

After saying it, Tang Rui actually felt a sense of relief.

"That night, I went out for a few drinks with my colleagues and came back a little late. My mother blamed Li for the incident. Unexpectedly, the inkstone hit Li and knocked her unconscious. My mother thought she was dead. When I came back, she cried and told me what happened. I was terrified at the time, afraid that the incident would be discovered, so I decided to make Li's body look like an accidental death."

"Because I was drunk, I didn't realize that Li had just fainted and wasn't actually dead. So my mother and I took advantage of the night to carry Li to the edge of the pond and pushed her directly into it. I didn't expect that after falling into the pond, Li would start to struggle. I was extremely scared at the time, and under the influence of alcohol, I rushed over and pushed Li into the water and drowned her."

Men always blame their mistakes on drinking. You were just drunk, but the nature exposed is the evil hidden in your heart. Don't confuse the two. Alcohol really doesn't offend anyone.

[I've never seen a drunken minister provoke the emperor.]

Xie Ci’an:…

Thank you, I declined.

Tang Rui knelt on the ground, his body curled up into a ball. He didn't dare to say a word and just waited for the emperor's decision.

Tang Rui had just finished confessing when Madam Li burst into tears, "My poor daughter was murdered by you. You damned mother and son! Ever since she married into your family, she's been working tirelessly to serve you. Even if she hasn't done anything for you, she's worked hard, and you treat her like this."

"My daughter, you must be reborn into a good family in your next life, and never meet this vicious mother and son again."

Gu Jianchu rubbed his ears.

[She cried so hard. It would be a shame if she didn't sing a role in the Nanfu Opera Troupe.]

Gu Jianchu didn't punish Tang Rui. Instead, he turned to look at the Li family members beside him. "The dead cannot be brought back to life. You should mourn for them. However, the case still needs to be handled. What do you want? Or do you want them to pay with their lives?"

Hearing Gu Jianchu's words, Madam Li's eyes lit up instantly. "The Queen is right. God is merciful. If we let them die, my daughter will never come back. Why not ask them to pay 50,000 taels as compensation for my daughter's life? Then we won't pursue this matter further."

"You are trying to rob us of our money. When Li was alive, you didn't love her much. Not only did you not give her any dowry, but you have never visited her once since she married into our family. Now that Li is dead, you are a good pair of parents, but you come here to beg for money while crying." Old Madam Tang didn't understand the situation and started arguing with Madam Li.

"We didn't give Li a dowry because we didn't have much money. All that was left of the dowry her mother left behind were those things. We didn't come to visit because we were afraid of affecting the relationship between the young couple." Mrs. Li shouted back unyieldingly.

"Those things are all that's left of the dowry left by Li's mother. But why are those things all that's left? Isn't it because you swallowed up all of her mother's dowry?"

Gu Jianchu held his forehead speechlessly.

His eyes glanced at Yunhe.

Yunhe slammed the table hard, and the deafening noise silenced both families instantly.

"It's quite interesting. No one cares about Li, but they're arguing over a small amount of money. Do you really want to seek justice for your daughter, or do you want to take advantage of her death to make money?"

The Li family members fell silent instantly and did not dare to look at Gu Jianchu.

"It seems that no one from your two families cares about Li's life."

"Human lives have been lost. This is a serious matter. If we just let it go, it will inevitably undermine the dignity of our country's laws. Your Majesty, how do you think this matter should be handled?" Gu Jianchu asked the man beside him softly.