When her daughter finally cheered up, Wei Ping naturally chimed in: "Besides Die'er and Xiao Ke, no one else was present when this happened. Now that they each have their own version of events, what, do you prefer to believe Xiao Ke's story rather than my Die'er's?"

"Who said there wasn't a third person present?"

Wei Ping had barely finished speaking when she was interrupted by the voice of a young man descending from a height. Everyone was taken aback and looked towards the courtyard wall in the direction of the sound. They saw something move in the shadows before leaping down and landing in the courtyard.

Wei Shuwan was utterly shocked by the intrusion of an outsider! Everything that had happened tonight was part of her plan, including Xiao Ke, who had deliberately pledged allegiance to Cai Die in court to lower her guard—that too was arranged by Wei Shuwan. But this man who had suddenly barged in was beyond her control.

"Who is it?" Wei Shuwan asked.

The man spoke again, but with a hint of apology: "Please forgive me, Madam Wei. I was sent by the young prince to be your witness. I apologize for my abruptness."

The man clasped his hands in a fist salute and slowly walked out of the shadows. Wei Shuwan then realized that it was Gu Zhuang.

Although being followed would displease the master of the house, it was such a crucial moment that Wei Shuwan didn't care. She just eagerly asked for confirmation: "Lord Gu, did you see everything that happened in the courtyard before we came here?"

"Don't worry, Madam Wei, I saw everything clearly. It was this Miss Caidie who was sneaking around under the flower trellis and dug out a sachet, intending to throw it over the courtyard wall, but was discovered in time by this maid named Xiao Ke." While recounting what happened, Gu Zhuang pointed in the directions of Caidie and Xiao Ke respectively, making the matter as clear as possible.

“If Madam Wei intends to send the person to the authorities, I can go to the court as a witness and truthfully recount what I saw tonight,” Gu Zhuang added.

If it were anyone else, Wei Ping would probably still try to argue her way out of it. But the person who came was a man of the Prince of Xiaoqiaochuan, whose prestige and status far surpassed her own. If she went to the government office, the officials would only believe him, not her. So it seemed pointless to continue arguing; not only would no one believe her, but she would also anger the people in the Prince's mansion.

Cai Die could see her mother's compromise. Since force didn't work, she had to try a softer approach. Suddenly, Cai Die knelt down in front of Wei Wen Shi and started crying, "Waaah!" Her body trembled with sobs, making her look extremely pitiful.

"Grandmother...it's Die'er's fault..."

Upon hearing this, Madam Wei knew the answer in her heart; it was indeed her doing. Madam Wei frowned deeply, leaned forward, and said in a trembling voice, "Why...why did you poison your second aunt and your third sister?"

“Grandmother… Die’er really likes Young Master Du too much, but Third Sister won’t allow it…”

"You—" Wei Wenshi felt a surge of anger rush to the top of her head. She held her forehead with her hand and tried to steady herself.

"There are so many fine young men in Daye, and you, for the sake of Young Master Du, first betrayed your fourth sister and stole her away, then poisoned your third sister to cover her mouth, and even implicated your second aunt! If it weren't for the Prince of Qiaochuan, I'm afraid two lives would have been lost this time. What can your grandmother say about you!"

"Grandmother, I never intended to harm Second Aunt and Third Sister!" Cai Die hurriedly defended herself, "Cai Die only wanted Third Sister to sleep for a few days so that I could use that time to finalize the marriage with Young Master Du. Once it's settled, I will immediately give Third Sister the antidote!"

"Really? Where is the antidote? Please give it to me, sister." Wei Shuwan said, extending a hand to ask Cai Die for it.

Cai Die was stunned. There was no antidote; she had only bought poison and her words were just casual remarks.

"I...I haven't bought it yet. I originally planned to go to the West Market to buy it as soon as I got engaged to Young Master Du."

Wei Shuwan chuckled, exposing her thoughts: "You didn't even buy the antidote. You never intended to cure me and my mother. You weren't just trying to cover our mouths; you wanted to kill us to silence us!"

"No, no, Third Sister, believe me, I will definitely buy you the antidote." Cai Die crawled on her knees toward Wei Shuwan, trying to win her forgiveness with her humble actions.

However, having lived two lifetimes, Wei Shuwan was not about to be swayed by such petty tricks. She arrogantly raised her chin and said, "Sister, you can say these things to the officials and see if they believe you."

"Third girl, are you going to report this to the authorities again?" Madam Wei suddenly spoke, her tone clearly showing displeasure.

The word "again" clearly refers to the incident with Wei Chengxu, but Wei Shuwan doesn't feel guilty at all. Instead, she asks Wei Wenshi, "Does Grandmother really think this matter can be settled privately? It almost resulted in two lives being lost!"

“But we’re family after all. Sending him to the authorities over and over again, isn’t that a broken word? I won’t say anything about sending Xu’er to the authorities, after all, Ah Xiu’s eyes are still blind, he really hurt her. But you and your mother have only been unconscious for a few days, why did you have to make things like this?”

"Family? What kind of family member would poison their own?" After a long silence, Sun Lurong finally couldn't help but speak up: "We just wanted to hand her over to the authorities so she could receive the punishment she deserved, but she wanted to kill us both!"

Seeing that her daughter-in-law was also getting anxious, Wei Wenshi turned her gaze to Wei Zheng. She always seemed to have confidence in this son that he would obey her: "Zheng'er, say something. Do you also agree to send Cai Die to the authorities?"

Wei Zheng swallowed, as if he had made a decision. He took a deep breath and exhaled heavily before speaking: "Mother, in all these years in the Wei family, I've only learned two skills: making money and mediating disputes. You always say that family scandals shouldn't be aired in public, and that matters within the family should be resolved within the family so that outsiders can't laugh at us. But because of this, I've caused my wife and daughters a lot of grievances over the years."

"Today, your son has no intention of getting involved in this mess. I am in accordance with the laws of Da Ye, so let the government decide everything!"

These words clearly meant that she agreed to send Cai Die to the authorities. Wei Wen was so angry that she couldn't speak. She just pulled Cai Die, who was still kneeling on the ground, up and dragged her behind her, as if to protect her.

“Mother, why are you doing this to yourself…” Wei Zhengyou tried to persuade her.

Madam Wei, however, refused to listen any longer and shook her head, her patience exhausted: "As expected, you're not flesh and blood of my own flesh. When it really matters, you'll turn your back on me. I've raised you for decades, and you keep saying that the kindness of raising you is greater than the kindness of giving you life, that you only recognize me as your mother, and that you will repay my kindness in this lifetime. But what have you done?"

"You're sending our Wei family's descendants to prison one after another. Are you trying to make our Wei family line die out?"

As Wei Wenshi spoke, her emotions grew increasingly agitated. After saying this, she swayed a few times and finally fell backward, fortunately being caught by Wei Ping and Cai Die. However, she fainted from anger.