sjar Chapter 547 Breaking off friendship and righteousness
Chapter 547 Breaking off friendship and righteousness
Chapter 547 Severing Ties
Ignoring the sharp blade at his throat, Wang Wenzhou pointed at Wang Qiang and cursed, "You heartless ingrate!"
"Sigh..." Liu Ru sighed, feeling both ashamed and angry. With so many people present, this mess of her enemy's today would surely spread far and wide in no time, and her enemy would be truly humiliated.
"Wang Wenzhou, shut up!" Liu Rushi shouted sternly.
Wang Wenzhou glanced at Liu Rushi with a mournful expression, feeling deeply aggrieved. "Rushi! That little bastard Wang Qiang actually tried to kill me for a girl! He has no conscience!"
"Xiaoqiang, don't get agitated, let your sister-in-law say a few words," Liu Rushi said softly to Wang Qiang.
"Sister-in-law, please stop! I know you have other sisters-in-law, all of them are good women, but Wang Wenzhou is a bastard, he's not a good person!" Wang Qiang said angrily.
Liu Rushi advised, "Xiaoqiang, your older brother is indeed a womanizer, but think about it, how has he treated you? He's always treated you like a younger brother. Although your older brother doesn't usually tell the truth, I believe him when he said he didn't know who Liu Hanxue was when he slept with her."
Wang Wenzhou looked at Liu Rushi with emotion, thinking that his own daughter understood him best.
"Hmph!" Liu Rushi glared at Wang Wenzhou. "You rascal! If it weren't for my Liu Xiaohua, I would have loved to have Wang Qiang stab you to death today. See if you dare sleep around with girls again! You'll die on a girl's belly sooner or later."
"Sister-in-law, even if he didn't know Hanxue before, what happened afterward? He forced Hanxue to her death!" Wang Qiang became more and more agitated as he spoke, his hand holding the short sword trembling uncontrollably.
Liu Rushi smiled slightly and said, "Xiaoqiang, it's not that I'm criticizing you, but you're really too silly!"
"Sister-in-law, please stop trying to persuade me. I admit it, I'm just stupid! My beloved girl is gone, and I don't want to live anymore!" Wang Qiang really didn't want to hear Liu Rushi continue. He felt that if Liu Rushi continued to persuade him, he might not have the courage to make Wang Wenzhou pay with his life.
Liu Rushi complained, "Xiaoqiang, you were really wrong about what happened today."
"Huh?" Wang Qiang said, both amused and exasperated, "Sister-in-law, you've always cared for me like an older sister, and I respect you very much. But you can't just lie through your teeth for that bastard Wang Wenzhou! Was it my fault that he drove Hanxue to her death?"
Liu Rushi smiled and said, "Speaking of which, you and your older brother are really alike. You'd do anything for the girl you love. Xiaoqiang, think about it. You've been by your older brother's side for so long. Although he's a womanizer, has he ever harmed his baby?"
Wang Qiang thought about it and realized that Liu Rushi's words seemed to be true. Back then, even though Wen Liandie had cheated on Wang Wenzhou, Wang Wenzhou didn't harm her; instead, he even gave her gold as a gift. He had even complained to Wang Wenzhou about this, wondering how he could be so foolish.
Liu Rushi continued, "Xiaoqiang, I reckon you've probably been scammed. I didn't know who Wen Liandie was at first, but after hearing what you said, I finally understood."
"Sister-in-law, I have always respected you. Please don't lie to me, okay?" Wang Qiang was now very conflicted, not knowing whether he should stab Wang Wenzhou to death with his sword.
Liu Rushi smiled and said, "Xiaoqiang, why would your sister-in-law lie to you? You should know that your older brother has been in a coma for a long time. The reason he was in a coma was because he was poisoned by a villain, and the person who poisoned him was Liu Hanxue."
"Huh?" Wang Qiang was stunned. What Liu Rushi said was completely different from what he had heard from Liu Gong and his son.
Liu Rushi said coldly, "Liu Hanxue was also deceived by villains and did something that hurt her friends and pleased her enemies."
"Sister-in-law, you're lying to me!" Wang Qiang said, but he was already almost convinced.
Liu Rushi said softly, "Some things are indeed hard to accept, just like honest advice is hard to hear. Things that seem beautiful in our imagination are often not as good as we imagine in reality."
Liu Rushi suddenly changed her tone and said sternly, "Even if your sister-in-law and your elder brother are both lying to you, you can't kill your elder brother! If you kill him, your nephews will be without their father!"
"Sigh..." Wang Qiang sighed, and slowly lowered the short sword in his hand.
Zheng Sanjun was extremely anxious. "Young Master Qiang, you're too easily persuaded by Liu Rushi."
"How dare you, Wang Qiang, commit murder in front of me! Guards, seize this villain!" Zheng Sanjun wanted to provoke Wang Qiang, so that he would not have time to think and would be forced to stab Wang Wenzhou to death with his sword.
Liu Rushi quickly cupped her hands in greeting and said, "Lord Zheng, please don't make a mountain out of a molehill. Xiao Qiang wanted to cut a watermelon for Wang Wenzhou, but he only brought a knife and forgot the watermelon."
"Pfft!" The onlookers burst out laughing. What was going on?! No wonder ordinary people like us can't become officials or nobles; their world is too complicated.
Several constables wanted to step forward and restrain Wang Qiang, but after Liu Ru said that, they looked up at Zheng Sanjun, who shook his head, so they retreated.
Zheng Sanjun said irritably, "Mr. Wang Qiang, have you finished delivering your watermelons? If there's nothing else, please leave immediately and don't disrupt the court proceedings!"
Wang Qiang thought about it. Whether for the sake of his sisters-in-law or for the sake of his daughters, Wang Wenzhou couldn't be killed. But he couldn't swallow his anger. What man could bear to see his beloved girl slept with by another man?
"Wang Wenzhou, from this day forward, our brotherhood is severed!" Wang Qiang glared fiercely at Wang Wenzhou and said coldly.
Wang Wenzhou cursed loudly, "Bah! You heartless ingrate! Brother, what did I teach you? Brothers are like limbs, women are like clothes!"
"Hmph!" Wang Qiang snorted coldly and angrily retorted, "Shameless!"
Liu Rushi quickly said, "Xiaoqiang, stop fooling around and go home quickly. We can talk about it when we get home."
Wang Qiang said coldly, "Sister-in-law, family matters should be discussed at home. This is a courtroom. What I want to discuss is national affairs, so please don't interfere!"
After Wang Qiang finished speaking, he cupped his hands to Zheng Sanjun and said loudly, "Lord Zheng, I, Wang Qiang, the magistrate of Gaoling County, hereby report that Wang Wenzhou is plotting treason and intends to rebel!"
After Wang Qiang finished speaking, he took out several letters and handed them to a yamen runner to pass on to Zheng Sanjun. These were all letters he had exchanged with Wang Wenzhou and his sisters-in-law during this period.
Liu Rushi frowned and said reproachfully, "Xiaoqiang, what are you doing?"
Wang Qiang said helplessly, "Sister-in-law, I can't kill Wang Wenzhou myself, but I want him to be utterly disgraced! That way, he won't be able to harm other girls anymore!"
"Sigh..." Liu Rushi sighed. Wang Qiang had gotten himself into a rut. Thinking about it, it made sense. A man whose beloved girl had been slept with by someone he considered like an older brother would definitely feel resentment.
Zheng Sanjun had been waiting for these letters. He already knew that Wang Qiang had this evidence. After reading the letters, he said coldly, "Wang Wenzhou, I will now request an audience with the Emperor to issue an edict to dismiss you from your post and investigate you."
Wang Wenzhou curled his lip, full of disdain. "Go ahead and try if you dare! What can Zhu Youjian do to me? If he wanted to kill me, he would have done it long ago. He knows about Wang Qiang's affair."