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  Liu Feng suddenly jumped up, his face surging with shock and grievance, his hoarse voice shouting at Mou Zhu: "Nonsense! I didn't kill my mother!"

  "If you didn't kill her, then how did your mother die?" Zou Zhu took a step forward, the spittle from his mouth almost splashing onto Liu Feng's face.

  "I've said it before, Mother took her own life." Liu Feng replied without hesitation, at this moment of confrontation, he couldn't afford to have any doubts.

  "Why did she want to commit suicide?" The old man's voice rose by eight degrees, his withered face twisted into an unprecedented ferocity.

  "Because ——"

  This time, Liu Feng did not have a straightforward answer, but instead, his words reached the tip of his tongue, yet seemed to be unable to come out as if there was something difficult to express.

  Mi Zong thought he had rendered Liu Feng speechless, but still refused to be satisfied, and coldly sneered: "Wasn't it said that his mother had killed herself in order not to burden Adou? Hmph, why don't you dare say it now? How come you also know that the reason is full of loopholes and how absurd it is?"

  Liu Feng's performance undoubtedly added to the suspicion of the crowd, and at this moment, seeing his hesitant and evasive appearance, even those who had always believed in him couldn't help but waver.

  Mi Zhu retreated a few steps back to the center of the main hall, and with a sigh of relief, he bowed his hands towards Liu Bei: "My lord, now that the truth is clear, it's time for you to make a decision."

  Just as Liu Feng's words fell, Liu Feng also walked into the hall in big strides and said in a nearly tragic voice: "Father, I swear to heaven that mother absolutely died of her own accord. As for why mother wanted to die of her own accord, I didn't tell the truth before, but please believe me, father, no matter what, mother was not harmed by me."

  In the great hall, there was a sudden deathly silence. Everyone dared not to make a sound, and the hall was so quiet that you could almost hear a needle drop on the ground.

  Everyone's attention was focused on Liu Bei. At this time, no one dared to give any more opinions, after all, this was Liu Bei's family affair.

  "Feng Er, since Mother's death has nothing to do with you, why didn't you tell the truth at that time? What are you hiding?" Liu Bei's metallic voice broke the silence.

  Although Zhuge Liang's words were stern and Liu Feng's mistakes had already been exposed, this matter was indeed of great importance. It suddenly broke out without warning, which was beyond Liu Bei's expectations. Simply relying on some doubts and inferences to make a life-and-death decision also did not conform to Liu Bei's style.

  What's more, the parties involved are one's own son and one's own elder uncle, and the incident revolves around the death of one's own wife. No matter what the facts are, once this gets out, it will inevitably damage one's reputation.

  At this moment, Liu Bei was deeply suspicious of Liu Feng, but he was also very dissatisfied with Mi Zhu. In his heart, he secretly blamed him for not knowing the proper measure. Such an ugly matter could have been told to him privately, why did he have to expose it in front of many officials and generals?

  Liu Feng and others are just waiting for Liu Bei's words. With a tragic expression, he immediately added a few more resolute colors, and said solemnly: "I have nothing to ask about this matter, but I promised my mother that I would never tell anyone else about it. If I say it out loud, wouldn't I be going back on my promise to my mother before she passed away?"

  Meng Zong sneered, "If you have nothing to be guilty of, then what can't you say? I think it's just that there's a ghost in your heart, but you're using the promise before death as a shield."

  Zhang Fei also got angry, jumping up with a loud thunder-like voice and shouting at Liu Feng: "A Feng, things have reached this point, still hiding what's going on, tell me the truth about why sister-in-law wanted to commit suicide!"

  At this time, Liu Bei also said expressionlessly: "Feng Er, if you don't tell the truth about this matter, your father can't help either."

  Everyone was pressing Liu Feng, the air around him was extremely suffocating, as if he had been pressed to the point of being unable to breathe.

  But this is exactly what Liu Feng wants.

  Surrounded by a pair of cone-like eyes, Liu Feng's face was filled with sorrow and grievance. He hesitated for a long time, then let out a helpless sigh: "Mother, things have come to this point, I can only go back on my promise. I'm also forced to do so, please forgive me."

  After a sigh of helplessness, Liu Feng took a deep breath and said quietly: "At that time, I was chasing after my mother and younger brother all the way, and unintentionally passed by a civilian house. I happened to see two Cao army soldiers insulting my mother. Although I killed those two soldiers in anger, my mother had already..."

  He shook his head and sighed, then said: "Later, I found a few sets of civilian clothes for my mother. My mother handed me Adou, who was hiding in the haystack, and told me to retreat behind the earth wall to change clothes. Not long after, I heard a muffled sound, and when I rushed over to take a look, I found that my mother had fallen under the earth wall, her head severely injured, and there was no time to rescue her. Before she died, my mother said that she had suffered this humiliation and had no face to see my father again, and told me to save Adou no matter what. Later on, I was afraid that Cao's army would find my mother's body, so I prepared to push down the earth wall on the spot. At that time, Cloud Uncle happened to arrive, and that's how the whole thing went."

  Zhao Yun's mind suddenly flashed back to the scene of that day, and he hastily said: "When I arrived yesterday, I indeed saw two enemy soldiers with bare arms. My lord, I believe what the young master said is true."

  Miao Zhu's face turned pale in an instant, and his whole body was like a balloon that had been inflated to its limit and suddenly deflated. All his arrogance and self-righteousness were shattered by Liu Feng's explanation.

  What Liu Feng said was true, and with Zhao Yun's testimony, it was reasonable and flawless. Even if Zou Ji didn't believe it in his heart, he couldn't find any flaws in their story.

  Everyone let out a sigh of relief, while Liu Bei's face was slightly twitching, with a hint of embarrassment flashing in his eyes.

  It's no wonder, his own wife was killed and insulted by the enemy, his adopted son told a benevolent lie to protect his reputation, but was instead suspected and wrongly accused of being the murderer by his own eldest brother-in-law. He himself repeatedly pressed and forced his adopted son to reveal this shameful truth in front of all the officials.

  This shame was something Liu Bei had never experienced before. At this moment, he felt as if he had been slapped in the face twice in public, and it was unbearable to mention how humiliating it was.

  "It was just a misunderstanding, haha, come on in, hurry up and change the tea, this one's gone cold."

  When Liu Bei was embarrassed, Xu Shu was the first to come forward and mediate, and the others, including Sun Qian, quickly shifted the topic elsewhere. The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became lively again, as if nothing had happened before.

  They're all actors after all.

  Liu Feng sneered inwardly and gave a faint smile to Mou Zhuan: "Uncle, it's also because of the deep affection between mother and siblings. Never mind, I won't blame you. Let's just consider this matter settled."

  "Oh...... um...... okay......" At this point, Mei Zhu was also completely embarrassed and didn't dare to look Liu Feng in the eye. He casually responded a few times before hanging his head in shame and returning to his seat.

  Liu Feng also turned around and returned, just as he had just sat down, a light and airy voice suddenly came from outside the door: "It's so lively, I'm late by one step, did I miss some good show?"

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