Chapter 2171 You didn’t kill Yushi Liang at all, right?

Liang Yushi was a man of integrity, and he was a top student who won three consecutive awards at that time. He was also appreciated by Ling Tianyin because of his extremely upright character.

Therefore, from the age of eight to ten, Ling Shen studied under the guidance of Liang Yushi.

Ling Shen stood by the small pond full of green algae, his eyes immersed in the past.

"Siyin is the teacher's only daughter, and she and I are both his students."

"After the incident, the teacher died in prison. Some of his former colleagues in the court acted as guarantees, and my father was merciful. In addition to the confiscation of the property, Siyin and her mother's lives were still barely saved."

Gu Nuoer saw that the wall on the side was full of cracks.

She reached out and touched it, confused.

"This case has only been going on for less than two months, right? Why is this place so dilapidated?"

Ye Siming looked around with cold eyes and said in a faint voice, "This house must have been very simple to begin with."

Ling Shen nodded sadly: "The teacher did not accept bribes during his lifetime. Even if he received thirty taels of silver every month, he would use part of it to help the poor."

"For the rest, he would buy books for Siyin and me to read. It can be said that he considered everyone, but he never considered himself."

Ling Shen raised his head and looked at the dilapidated courtyard.

He smiled bitterly: "During the rainy season, the roof would leak, and the teacher would carry tools and repair it alone."

"If the charcoal fire was not enough in winter, he would pile the firewood together and burn it, and roast some potatoes to warm our hands."

"The teacher has suffered a lot. His stomach is not good. If he eats less, he will feel pain, but he never shows it."

"Only when there is no one around, I squat down to breathe in pain."

Ling Shen pointed to the pavilion not far away.

"Siyin and I were made to kneel there because we didn't study hard. The teacher was very angry. He lectured us and said that there are people in this world who want to study but don't have the money. We have the conditions, but we don't cherish them.

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Ling Shen spoke with emotion when talking about these past events.

Gu Nuoer's heart gradually became heavy: "Well, listening to what you said, I think Liang Yushi will never be a corrupt person."

Ling Shen nodded heavily: "Teacher is definitely not such a person, so when he was framed, my first reaction was to investigate the matter personally!"

His fist hit the pillar hard.

"I once knelt in front of my teacher's wife and swore that I would definitely give my teacher a clean slate, but now..."

Ling Shen didn't say any more, he just lowered his head, and a few hot tears fell from his scarlet eyes.

Ye Siming looked at him: "So, you didn't kill Yushi Liang at all, right?"

Ling Shen was shocked all over.

He clenched his fists: "I..."

Ye Siming didn't want to hear him lie anymore.

"We went to see you that night, but you didn't open the door for a long time, but I saw a dark figure in the backyard of your hall."

"When I chased him and looked, the man had already run away without a trace, but he left an oversight."

Ling Shen quickly raised his head: "What negligence!?"

Ye Siming narrowed his eyes, stared at him and sneered: "On the day we came, the Emperor of Xili, Ling Tianyin, set off fireworks in the city to celebrate Gu Nuoer's arrival."

"That person smelled of saltpeter from the fireworks, and when you opened the door, you also smelled of saltpeter."

"I checked later and found that there are three main places to set off fireworks in the city. One is the east gate of the city, which is where we entered the city."

"The remaining two are on the west side of the moat, and the last one——"

Ye Siming's cold eyes were filled with insight and absolute sobriety.

"This is the area where Liang Yushi's house is located."
Chapter completed!