"Don't worry, Nan Yao. Let me explain slowly." Yan Funing looked at Hua Hong again, her voice cold. "Am I right?"
Hua Hong shook her head desperately: "No, no, the young lady guessed wrong."
Yan Funing pinched her fingers and asked Liu Lu, "Tell me the details of what happened on the day your young lady fell into the water."
Liu Lu answered honestly, "At that time, Hua Hong was pushing a wheelchair by the river, and I was buying snacks for the young lady at a riverside shop. I had just paid when I heard a splash. I didn't see how the young lady fell into the water. When I turned around, the young lady and her wheelchair were in the river."
It was her fault. If she had been by the young lady's side, she probably wouldn't have fallen into the water.
Hua Hong hurriedly said, "It was this servant who pushed the young lady that day. The young master has also asked about what happened that day. Does the young lady still have any questions?"
"I do have a lot of questions." Yan Funing's voice was very light.
Hua Hong was really anxious: "You divorced my young master a long time ago, so what right do you have to interrogate me today? I even called you Young Madam out of respect. Do you really think you are the Young Madam?"
Yan Funing suddenly smiled and leaned her head against Wan Niang's shoulder: "Mother, you see, I can't conduct the trial anymore."
Wan Niang was looking forward to Yan Funing returning to her side. Hua Hong's words at this moment made her furious. She immediately ordered Li Ma Ma: "Slap her in the face."
"Yes, ma'am!"
Nanny Li responded by slapping Huahong in the face.
She was a good farmer, and her hands were covered with calluses from feeding livestock and using sickles and hoes.
It hurts when I get slapped on the face.
In just a moment, Huahong's cheeks bulged.
The more pain Huahong felt, the angrier she became, and she stared at Yan Funing with angry eyes.
Yan Funing ignored her and asked Liu Lu again, "How did you go to buy snacks? Did your mistress tell you to?"
"No, it was Huahong who ordered it. The young lady said Huahong was smart and quick-witted, and when we went out, she always brought money with her. That day, Huahong gave me a piece of silver and said the young lady wanted to have some snacks, so she asked me to go buy some, so I went to buy them."
"There's irrefutable evidence that Huahong sent Liulv away just to push Nanyao into the river." Yan Funing tapped the tabletop with her fingertips, her slender fingers tracing the edge. Suddenly, her fingers slipped, and "Nanyao fell into the water."
As she said that, she stood up, walked to Huahong, and looked down at her condescendingly.
"To murder the master is a capital crime."
Hua Hong was really panicked and quickly explained, "That wheelchair is very heavy. I can push it forward and backward, but I can never push it sideways into the river. At that time, it was indeed me who pushed the young lady for a walk by the moat, and we pushed it along the moat."
"You know a wheelchair is heavy. I designed it, so I know its weight better than you do. The two wheels don't require much force to push it forward and backward, but pushing it sideways into the river does require a lot of force."
"Yes, yes, Madam, you misunderstood me just now.
"There's no misunderstanding." Yan Funing smiled. "Nan Yao, tell me how you fell into the water that day?"
"Huahong said there were fish in the river, so I tilted my head to take a look, and the next moment I fell into the water." Fu Nanyao said.
In fact, she was stunned when she fell into the water.
Even now, I am still a little confused.
Fu Beimo said, "I clearly remember that when my brother asked about the reason for falling into the water, Huahong said that many children rushed over and pushed Nan Yao into the river."
"That's right, it was done by those children. It has nothing to do with me!" Hua Hong burst into tears. "I would never dare to think of murdering my master!"
Yan Funing smiled faintly, "Huahong couldn't push the wheelchair, which was facing the moat, down the river by herself. She sent Liulv away just to let the group of children bump into her."
Suddenly, the impact was so strong that Nan Yao and the wheelchair fell into the water.
"You cunning slave!" Wan Niang scolded. "My Fu family has treated you well. Why are you framing my daughter like this?"
Huahong kept silent.
Yan Funing said, "If Hua Hong is Cai Mushi's person, then this would make sense."
Fu Nanyao was so angry that her wound hurt. "How vicious and sinister is the Cai family girl!"
Such a vicious woman must never enter the Fu family!
Fu Beimo added, "The Cai family girl also asked me if I wanted to go to the military camp."
Now that he thought about it, if he really went to the military camp, and the Cai family girl used some tricks to get him injured, it would be a small matter. But if she falsely accused him of a crime, that would be a big deal.
The situation was really serious. Yan Funing frowned and looked at Fu Jiang.
Fu Jiang said: "I have already sent someone."
At this moment, Hua Hong shouted at Yan Funing, "You are accusing me like this without any evidence. Even if you are the daughter of the Duke's Mansion, you cannot accuse me of a crime without any reason."
Yan Funing said calmly, "You caused Nan Yao to fall into the water. You planned it in advance. You wanted to kill Nan Yao. What evidence do you need?"
Hua Hong was trembling all over when she realized that someone's life was at stake. "That's the moat. If someone fell into the water, there would be so many people by the river. Someone would definitely come to their rescue. How could I possibly want to kill the young lady? If I really wanted to kill the young lady, why would I choose a place with so many people around?"
Yan Funing said that on purpose just now in order to lead to Hua Hong's next words.
Sure enough, she said it.
Yan Funing sat down at the table. "She chose a crowded place because Cai Mushi wanted to ruin Nan Yao's reputation. I don't know what the relationship between Cai Mushi and Dong Kuang is, but I suspect there might be some connection between them. Otherwise, why would Dong Kuang rush to rescue her when there were so many people by the river? Dong Kuang clearly doesn't like Nan Yao, so why is he in such a hurry to marry her?"
After hearing this, everyone present suddenly understood.
Lu Wenfeng clenched his fist and lowered his head to the coffee table, angrily saying, "So Nan Yao's hasty marriage must have been a conspiracy."
Yan Funing added, "Cai Mushi wants Bei Mo to go to the military camp, and I think she has a purpose.
Lu Wenfeng took a deep breath: "Cai Mushi wants to marry Ci Yi, but she hates Ci Yi's brothers and sisters very much..."
As he spoke, he glanced at Wan Niang.
Wan Niang seemed to have noticed something and sighed, "I am blind, Nan Yao is lame, and Bei Mo is stupid. The Cai family girl is plotting to get rid of the three of us step by step."
Yan Funing said ashamedly, "Mother, I said I would cancel the engagement two years ago. I think you still remember it vividly. I..."
Wan Niang hugged her and said, "My daughter, you are different from the Cai family's daughters! I know your good qualities very well!"
"Sister-in-law, you were just talking." Fu Nanyao burst into tears.
Besides, what my sister-in-law said that day was indeed true.
By now, she had completely let it go.
After a slight pause, he continued, "That day at the Gold and Silver Shop, the Cai family girl said she wanted to buy me some expensive jewelry. It was all just a facade. A person with evil intentions will never let you see her true thoughts."
If the Cai family girl and Dong Kuang really colluded, then——
This is where the Cai family girl's viciousness lies. She fell into the water and was rescued by a man, which led to her losing her reputation.
The daily beatings left her covered in bruises and her heart broken.
Wan Niang held Yan Funing's hand tightly and said, "Son, things are becoming clearer. What should we do next? If Hua Hong is so powerful, it would not be too much to punish him even if he is beaten to death."
"Mother, lock Hua Hong up first. We will investigate the next matter while waiting for Master Fu to come back."
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