Li Caie panicked and cried out in a panic, "It wasn't me! These drugs weren't mine! I really wasn't the one who put the drugs in the chicken feed!"

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Tang Qiqi followed up her question, asking, "If you didn't drug me, then who did?"

Tang Qiumei was furious. She was angry at herself for being so stupid and falling for Li Caie's trick, and she was also angry at Li Caie for having bad intentions and causing the chicken farm to suffer such a big loss!

Tang Qiumei didn't know where she got the courage, but she grabbed Li Caie's hair and started fighting.

Li Cai'e was terrified and disoriented, too weak to even defend herself, and could only clutch her head and wail incessantly.

Seeing that Tang Qiumei was always in the lead, Xu Lanzhi remained silent. This third sister was too weak-willed. It was rare for her to be so assertive, so she let her vent her anger.

Only when Tang Qiumei was too exhausted to continue hitting her did Xu Lanzhi feign and say, "Third Sister, stop hitting her!"

At this moment, Li Cai'e looked disheveled. Xu Lanzhi helped her up and said earnestly:

“Cai’e, it’s not that I’m trying to make things difficult for you, but you’re telling me that all my chickens, which I had all over the mountains, are gone just like that. That’s a business worth thousands of taels of silver.”

Don't be fooled by the fact that I've built a new house; it's just an empty shell. All the money I made went into the chicken farm and the planting base.

Now that the chickens are gone, I can't deliver the goods, and I have to compensate the customer. So regardless of whether you poisoned them or not, I have to take you to the authorities. The evidence is clear, and I can't let myself be a sucker for nothing!

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When Li Cai'e heard that the dead chickens were worth several thousand taels of silver, she was almost scared out of her wits. So much money, if it really came down to her, she could never afford to pay it back.

Li Cai'e said guiltily, "Anyway, I didn't put the medicine in. Even if you send me to the authorities, I won't admit it!"

Tang Qiqi said domineeringly, "Li Caie, it's you! You've always disliked my mother."

A few years ago, you and Cuixi tricked my mother into going to Uncle Erzhu's house to frame her.

Yesterday you again incited everyone not to sell the chicken to my mother. You're constantly going against her, and you even have poison in your house. You're the one who poisoned this chicken!

Tang Qiqi understood that Xu Lanzhi had deliberately exaggerated the loss of the chicken by several times in order to scare Li Caie into revealing her accomplices, so she added fuel to the fire!

Tang Qiqi's words made her even more suspicious.

Xu Lanzhi, seemingly belatedly realizing something, said, "If Qiqi hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten all the shameful things you've done. I won't go on with that. Based on these alone, the authorities will definitely be able to punish you."

"I deserve it too. You can't compensate me for the few thousand taels of silver I lost, but paying with your life is the same. After all, killing someone destroys their spirit, and then no one will dare to mess with my family again!"

"Lanzhi, it really wasn't me! Even if you gave me two lives, I wouldn't dare!" Li Caie said, trembling like a leaf.

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Xu Lanzhi ignored her, but said to Tang Qiumei, "Third sister, don't blame yourself. Go and have Erzhu bring a few people. Let's take Li Caie to the government office!"

"Lanzhi, no, I beg you, I just got this hairpin, take it, the medicine really wasn't me who scared me, it wasn't me!" Li Caie was almost insane!

Xu Lanzhi played with the hairpin and said, "I don't want this hairpin, but it can be presented as evidence. With a little investigation, we can find out which bank bought it and who bought it. Then you'll have someone to accompany you when you die together!"

Tang Qiqi chimed in, "Mother, Li Caie is so stupid! She couldn't bear to throw away the medicine after she put it in her mouth, and insisted on keeping it as evidence! If it were me, I would have thrown it away long ago!"

Li Cai'e quickly denied it: "That medicine isn't mine, I've never even seen it!"

Tang Qiqi continued with her wildly imaginative words: "If you didn't put it there, then did we? Or did someone you're so eager to protect put it there? Maybe it was the person who gave you the hairpin!"

Li Cai'e's psychological defenses were about to crumble. She said nervously, "Impossible, impossible, he wouldn't hurt me, he wouldn't!"

Xu Lanzhi laughed: "Li Caie, you usually do all sorts of bad things, it's rare to find someone you can trust."

I just don't know if this person is worth protecting with your life. If the medicine isn't yours, he just wants you to be the scapegoat, since all the signs indicate that you are the most suspicious.

"You haven't been able to explain yourself clearly, so I'm convinced you did it. Erzhuzi and the others will be here soon. Let's talk this out at the county government office; they'll have all the torture methods to make you talk!"

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"You mean he deliberately left the medicine behind so I would take the blame for him? How could I be so stupid as to wait for him to marry me!" Li Cai'e cried in despair.

Xu Lanzhi and Tang Qiqi smiled at each other. Xu Lanzhi leaned closer and said in a softer tone, "Cai'e, the most untrustworthy people in this world are men. Look at my Dongsheng, he's been gone for so many years and hasn't even sent a letter."

You're a married woman, and he says he'll marry you and you believe him? Isn't that just blatant exploitation? If you keep protecting him, you'll be bought off and still have to help him count the money!

Tell me who that person is, and I'll plead with the magistrate on your behalf. Otherwise, you'll truly face the death penalty!

Li Cai'e touched the gold hairpin, then looked at Xu Lanzhi, and finally said, "It was given to me by Master Qian. He told me to send Qiu Mei away!"

Xu Lanzhi felt as if she had been struck by lightning. This Mr. Qian hadn't bothered her since the Sun family intervened four years ago, so why had he suddenly reappeared?

Xu Lanzhi asked, "How did you get involved with Master Qian? He lives in town all year round!"

Li Cai'e then told the whole story.

It turned out that not long ago, she went to the market in town and ran into Tang Qingshan. He was with that rich man, Qian, who took a liking to her and insisted on taking her to a restaurant for drinks.

Li Cai'e was not a good person to begin with, and she agreed half-heartedly, and the two of them had sex that very day.

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From then on, Li Caie would go to town every few days to meet with Master Qian in secret, and Master Qian would reward her with small trinkets such as clothes and accessories.

But one night, the wealthy Qian unexpectedly found his way to Tangjiagou. Li Cai'e was both surprised and delighted. She sent her husband, Dashan, out to catch some wild game for her, knowing he would be gone all night.

After spending some time with Li Cai'e, the wealthy man Qian asked Li Cai'e to send Tang Qiumei away. Even the wording for sending Tang Qiumei away was told to her by the wealthy man Qian.

Li Cai'e hugged the wealthy man tightly, not wanting to move. It was late at night, and she didn't want to go out and freeze!

In the end, it was Master Qian who took out the gold hairpin and said he would give it to her after the matter was settled.

Li Cai'e had never seen anything so good before, so she readily agreed.

After hearing her words, Xu Lanzhi understood that this matter was related to Master Qian, but Li Caie had no idea how Tang Qingshan got involved with Master Qian or whether he was involved in this matter. The matter remained unresolved!