latelenovela Chapter 375: Confrontation with the Two Zhu Brothers
Chapter 375: Confrontation with the Two Zhu Brothers
Zhu Yao obviously didn't expect things to develop to this point. Baili Moqing's arrival disrupted their rhythm. Not only did he prevent the woman from admitting her identity, but he also exposed everything his sister had done.
"Back in Beisha City, my sister was indeed out of her mind and did some terrible things. But she was also provoked!"
Zhu Yao pointed at Shu He and questioned, "If it weren't for you, a woman, who repeatedly provoked my sister and caused her to be tortured with needles, how could she have been so foolish as to do those things? How come you dare to do it but not admit it?"
His words caused discussions to resound among the crowd, but Shu He was too lazy to listen.
She sneered and asked, "Young Master, let me make one thing clear first. My name is Liu Ruxin, not the woman you're talking about!"
"Secondly, you said Zhu Zifeng was provoked? May I ask who said that? Can you invite her here? Prince Li is also involved in Zhu Zifeng's matter. Please let her come and confront Prince Li face to face!"
"Third, Zhu Zifeng was tortured with needles. From what I understand, she stole someone else's daughter and refused to release her in front of the people of Beisha City, even making outrageous remarks. After the princess learned of this, she imposed this punishment to appease the public anger."
"Young Master, are you speaking up for Zhu Zifeng? Are you dissatisfied with the eldest princess's decision?"
"you……!"
Zhu Yao's face turned pale and he wanted to refute, but Shu He didn't give him a chance.
"Finally, I'd like to ask you, Master, can you casually take someone's life with just a simple 'provocation'?"
"Then, can I consider your smashing of my shop today as a provocation? According to your logic, can I also make a small mistake and kill you?"
Zhu Yao's face turned pale, but he couldn't utter a word.
Seeing this, Shu He showed a hint of sarcasm on his face, "Why, does the eldest master feel that it is inappropriate now?"
Zhang Zhirou sneered and agreed, "Humph, everyone says that Grand Tutor Zhu Heng is incorruptible and upright, but now it seems that's simply an exaggeration!"
"A daughter who killed over a dozen people in order to frame them, and two sons who smashed people's shops without any reason and made false accusations. How can this kind of upstanding family be called a decent one?"
"How dare you! How dare you humiliate a first-rank official of the imperial court like this! This young master will definitely teach you a lesson today!!" Zhu Shun's face turned ashen, and he was so angry that he waved his hand to call a group of servants to help him.
Zhang Zhirou looked at him coldly, his right hand on the hilt of the sword, his whole body filled with murderous intent.
If he really sends someone, she doesn't mind letting her sword see blood!
"Second Master Zhu is so arrogant! In order to avenge his sister who deserved it, not only did he smash someone's store, he even beat people up?!"
"Who gave you the courage and bravery? Was it Grand Tutor Zhu?"
"It seems that what this young lady said is absolutely correct! Master Zhu is not as the rumors say."
A man in royal blue brocade clothes walked into the crowd. His hair was tied up high with an emerald green jade crown. He had sharp features and a noble temperament. It was obvious that he was from an aristocratic family.
Seeing the person coming, Zhu Yao and Zhu Shun's expressions changed again and again, "Dong, Prince Dongping?!"
He's back so soon!
"It's this prince!" Jiang Dongping smiled calmly, walked in front of Zhang Zhirou, and looked like he was supporting her.
"My two lords, why are you so scared when you see me? Is this the Zhu family's tradition of bullying the weak and fearing the strong?"
The two brothers of the Zhu family were really afraid of Jiang Dongping.
Prince Li would at least consider his status and not do anything excessive, but this Jiang Dongping is a scoundrel, there is nothing he dare not do! It is said that five years ago, in the hall, he pointed at the noses of the Fourth and Ninth Princes and scolded them!
In the end, the emperor did not punish him severely, but just sent him to Jiangdong Army for training.
Jiang Dongping couldn't see through the two men's thoughts and could only sneer, "You really should let those censors in the court see your behavior! And let them see what kind of family tradition their proud Grand Tutor Zhu has!"
Zhu Yao stepped forward to explain, his tone clearly different from his previous tough one.
"Your Highness, you misunderstood. We brothers are not bullying others by taking advantage of our power. It's just that my servant said that Zifeng's death is closely related to that girl. We two brothers came here just to ask for an explanation!"
"Explain? What explanation?" Zhang Zhirou complained. "Don't tell me my sister He has nothing to explain to you. Even if she does, go find her! What's the point of smashing up my cousin's shop?"
Zhu Shun stared at Zhang Zhirou viciously, wishing he could sew her mouth shut!
Zhang Zhirou looked straight at him, fearless. "Why, in this capital, is it your Zhu family that has the final say? Whoever you say is guilty is guilty, then he is guilty."
"That's right!" Jiang Dongping looked at Zhang Zhirou with a smile in his eyes. This girl's personality was exactly what he wanted!
He felt that if he asked her to secretly beat up the two boys from the Zhu family at night, she would definitely be very happy!
"you……"
Zhu Shun was speechless, angry and furious, but had no place to vent.
At this moment, someone suddenly came forward and whispered in his ear. After hearing it, the anger on his face disappeared and a bit of pride appeared.
"Everyone, I have a witness who can prove that this woman is the deceased eldest daughter of General Xuanwei Shu Kelin's family, Shu He!"
The two brothers of the Liu family who came with Jiang Dongping had their pupils trembling as they looked at each other in disbelief, and then their gazes fell on Liu Ruxin.
Combined with her extreme reaction when she heard the news that her grandfather was seriously ill, they seemed to be able to confirm her identity.
"The eldest daughter of the Shu family, Shu He? The woman who poisoned Prince Li at the flower banquet five years ago?"
"How is that possible? That woman back then was incredibly ugly, covered in fat! How could she possibly be Mr. Liu, who has a slender figure and stunning looks? This Zhu family, wanting to frame someone else, is simply too unrealistic!"
Zhu Shun listened to these words without getting anxious. He explained, "That ugly woman was her from five years ago! In those five years, she lost weight because of her unhappy life and even gave birth to a daughter!"
"My sister suspected that this woman had ulterior motives in approaching Prince Li with the child, so she was confused for a moment and found a false witness to expose her true identity!"
"After all, how can a person who can poison and murder the prince and do such shameless things be a good person?"
"Now, even her own brother is willing to sacrifice his own brother for the sake of justice and come out to identify her. Everyone, do you still think what she said can be trusted?"
The crowd was in an uproar. Zhang Zhirou was furious and pointed at Zhu Shun's nose and cursed, "You are not a good person!"
"What happened back then wasn't my sister He's drug at all! She was framed!!"
"You guys are being led around by the nose, and you still look so smug. It's really pitiful and sad!"
This made Zhu Shun burst into laughter. He said sarcastically, "Being framed? Now the whole city knows it was Shu He who drugged him!"
Zhang Zhirou was furious, "That's not the case at all! This matter is definitely Shu Yue and Zuo Xiang..."
"Arou!" Shu He quickly spoke up, interrupting her, "Why do you have to explain so much to them? No matter who did it, it has nothing to do with us!"
"We don't need to make excuses. Today's incident was caused by them smashing our store. We just need to resolve this matter."
"Mr. Zhu, I don't care who Shu He is, what he does, or what he has done, but I am Liu Ruxin, and you smashed my shop!"
"This matter is very simple. Apologize, compensate, and we'll leave it at that!"
"Otherwise, I will write down everything you two did clearly and submit it to the government office to file a complaint!"
"If the government office refuses to accept it, I will hand it over to the Censorate. If the Censorate refuses to accept it, I will spread the news of your tyrannical behavior and oppression of the good to all the cities of Tianqi! Let everyone in the world know what kind of son the Qingao Grand Tutor they heard about raised!"
Zhu Shun's face turned purple after hearing this naked threat.
Zhu Yao looked at the woman. Her thoughts were so clear and her words were so sharp. In the chaos, she got straight to the point, caught their mistakes and put them at a disadvantage.
This woman is so powerful!