Rebirth of the High Family's Beloved

Shen Furong had already received the message from Jincheng and hurried to the Dali Temple with her men.

When he saw an old man and a woman kneeling on the ground, he was stunned.

She thought that the murderer must be a wicked person who did all kinds of evil, otherwise why would He Lu have so many wounds on his body.

But the two women in front of her clearly did not meet her expectations.

Qiu Fuqiu also got the news and called Yan Ci to come to the Dali Temple together.

Her expression was no different from Shen Furong's, but Yan Ci seemed to have known it for a long time and his expression was unspeakably calm.

Shen Furong had seen Yan Ci's calmness in Golden Maple Garden before, so she was not surprised by Yan Ci's current expression.

I guess she knew something before.

Dali Temple Minister Yuan Pingjun was called out by Shen Furong to preside over the trial.

Yuan Pingjun already knew the whole story from what he had secretly inquired about and the reports from the princess's guards.

But he was not very clear why the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law killed their son and husband respectively.

He Lu was an honest scholar and logically speaking, he would not have any conflicts with his mother and wife.

But the incident was true, and the murderer himself admitted it. Now it was up to him to unravel the truth.

Yuan Pingjun's expression became solemn as he slammed the gavel. "The people in the hall are the mother and wife of the deceased He Lu."

"That's exactly what the old lady (little lady) is."

"Why kill people!"

"I didn't kill anyone."

As soon as He Li's words came out, not only Yuan Pingjun, Shen Furong and others were stunned, but even the kneeling old lady He was stunned.

She pursed her lips and looked at her daughter-in-law, "Wife, what did you say?"

He Li also turned to look at Old Lady He, her eyes full of sorrow, "Mother, I really didn't kill He Lu. I often beat and scolded him, but he is my husband after all, how could I kill him."

Old Mrs. He's hands began to tremble uncontrollably, "But..."

Mrs. He Li spoke very quickly, not giving Mrs. He more opportunities to speak. "Mother, you are the same, aren't you? You beat him and scold him for his own good, and I am the same. You said that he only knows how to study all day, and I am the only one who takes care of all the big and small things at home. What's wrong with me beating and scolding him?"

Old Mrs. He only had time to sigh, "But you..." You can't beat him to death!

He Li used her head to grab the land, "Your Excellency, I did not kill my husband He Lu. Please find out the truth, sir."

Yuan Pingjun slammed the gavel again, signaling the two to be quiet for the time being, and he would make the final decision.

Then Jin Cheng came up to the hall with a night watchman, pointed at the kneeling mother-in-law and daughter-in-law and asked, "Look carefully, who do you see?"

The night watchman tilted his head to look, and soon pointed at Old Lady He and said, "It was her. The person I saw that night was her. She climbed the ladder and threw something into the Golden Maple Garden."

Everyone is enlightened.

After being choked twice by Mrs. He Li, Old Mrs. He gasped heavily and couldn't recover for a long time.

Hearing that she was being identified, He Li looked up from the ground and said with tears in her eyes: "Mom, why is it you? He Lu is your biological son!"

Old Madam He rolled her eyes and finally caught her breath. "But I clearly saw you hit Lu'er and he ran out. When I chased him out to see, Lu'er had already fallen to the ground. That's why I threw Lu'er into an unfamiliar garden for your sake. I heard that the owner of the garden doesn't come here often, so he wouldn't be discovered."

He Li was stunned, and her tears stopped. She stared at Old Madam He and shouted, "Mother..."

No one expected that He Lu, who had just fainted and still had a chance of survival, lost his chance of survival because his mother wanted to protect her daughter-in-law and was unwilling to lose her life of having everything she wanted.

He Lu was indeed an honest scholar, because he had lived under the stick of his mother since he was a child and was accustomed to obedience and endurance.

Later, his mother married him to Li, a strong and hot-tempered woman. His mother's stick became the stick of both his mother and his wife.

His wife was young and strong, and she beat him harder than his mother. He had to leave home several times because of her beatings.

Fortunately, he studied in an academy far away from home, and only by going to the academy could he escape the beatings from his mother and wife.

But he always has to go home.

This time, as soon as he returned home, he was beaten by his wife. For a moment, he thought he was going to die. The pain under his ribs made him think about running away.

He ran out of the house quickly, but he didn't run long before he fell to the ground and fainted from the pain.

Later he felt someone carrying him and lifting him high up, and then he fell heavily, causing even more pain in his ribs.

He was in so much pain that he couldn't open his mouth. He only saw his mother's old face flash by in his blurry vision.

He smiled and thought: I am finally free...

At this point, everyone present understood that neither the mother-in-law nor the daughter-in-law intended to kill He Lu, but by accident, they both became the murderers of He Lu.

Years of beatings not only severely injured He Lu's body, but also deeply hurt his soul. Perhaps death was truly a relief for him.

After finding out the truth, Shen Furong left without waiting for the verdict on the He mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, forgetting her earlier words about making the murderer's life a fate worse than death.

This kind of human tragedy was the last thing she wanted to see, and she couldn't wait for the final verdict.

Qiu Fuqiu pulled Yan Ci out of the Dali Temple. She felt very heavy in her heart, feeling sorry for He Lu and blaming the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

"I've heard of men beating women, but this is the first time I've seen a woman beating a man. It's really rare. Ah Ci, do you think this counts as domestic violence?"

Yan Ci walked aside in silence. When she heard Qiu Fuqiu ask if it was domestic violence, she said firmly, "Forget it!"

As long as one party beats the other party without reason, it is domestic violence regardless of whether the perpetrator is a man or a woman.

For domestic violence perpetrators, the final outcome will be a double tragedy.

When Yan Ci returned to the Yan Mansion, he saw a white-faced, beardless man standing in the yard. Yan Tonglin was talking to him with a smile.

Seeing Yan Ci coming in, Jin Liang immediately bowed to Yan Ci, "Thirteenth Miss, is that you? I have finally waited for you. Your Highness, please enter the palace."

Yan Ci was still a little stunned. Shen Furong, whom she had just met in the Dali Temple, didn't even give her a glance, but immediately sent someone to summon her to the palace.

"Please wait a moment, sir. I will go with you after I change my clothes."

Yan Ci would naturally not suspect that someone was pretending to be a princess. She didn't have many interactions with people in the palace, so it wasn't worth spending so much time on it.

Jin Liang nodded with a smile and stood in the yard waiting, without any sign of urging.

He looked at the girl from the Yan family. She was pretty, polite and well-behaved. She was worthy of the princess's favor.