The reason Zhu Jiayu was so forceful in ordering Qin Fang to capture Mingxin without even asking a question was because she was absolutely certain of what Mingxin had done; she knew everything without even asking.
In her previous life, Rong Heng had a romantic entanglement with another woman. Later, that woman even approached her and tried to scheme against her using the principle of food incompatibility. After she saw through her scheme, she began to pay attention to these shady matters and later often read medical books.
Once, she read in a medical book that one of the medicines for preventing miscarriage in pregnant women was a flower called Zhuhehua. This flower has five petals and is shaped like an obovate. There is another flower that is almost the same in color and taste, but it is a strong medicine for causing miscarriage. The only difference is that the petals of this flower are oblong.
The flower petals that Zhu Jiayu saw in the medicine soup were oblong.
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Mingxin was quickly subdued by the men Qinfang had ordered to go there.
Zhu Jiayu, however, did not rush to interrogate her, but instead went to find Ning Han first.
Mingxin was ultimately sent by Liu Heng, who was Ning Han's brother-in-law. Ultimately, the decision on how to handle this matter rests with Ning Han.
Of course, if Ning Han is unwilling to damage the harmony between the two families, she doesn't mind using some methods.
After listening to her story in the study, Ning Han pondered for a long time before saying, "Since she harbors malicious intentions, the Ning family must not keep her here any longer."
Zhu Jiayu nodded and said, "But I heard that this Miss Mingxin was sent by Young Master Liu."
Ning Han looked at her, her brows furrowing slightly: "What do you mean? Do you think that the one who is really harboring evil intentions is Ziyu? No, that's impossible. Jiayu, I know you're worried about your aunt, but you should also understand that you can't easily wrong an innocent person. If there's no solid evidence, don't bring this up again."
He simply didn't believe Liu Heng wanted to harm Wan'er. In his opinion, it was nothing more than the maid being too ambitious or being seduced into doing such a despicable thing. How could Liu Heng be involved in this?
Not to mention that he often comes to the mansion to inquire about things during festivals, and he is extremely anxious if either he or Wan'er falls ill, wishing he could take her place. Just to put it another way, if something happens to Wan'er, it would not benefit him at all. From this point of view, it is impossible for it to be Liu Heng.
Zhu Jiayu countered, "According to your uncle, if I have evidence, you will severely punish Liu Heng?"
“That’s natural,” Ning Han said solemnly.
Zhu Jiayu gave him a deep look: "Alright, I hope Uncle will remember what you said today. Also, I don't plan to tell Aunt about Mingxin, and I hope Uncle will not say anything more, so as not to frighten Aunt."
Ning Han was taken aback upon hearing this, then smiled and said, "Do you have some misunderstanding about your aunt?"
Zhu Jiayu looked at her in surprise.
“Your aunt is no weak woman. In the second year of our marriage, when I had just been transferred to a new post, my colleagues often dragged me out to social events. Every night when I came home, I would reek of alcohol. Later, your aunt couldn’t stand it anymore. She went straight to the restaurant with a kitchen knife and told my colleagues, ‘If anyone dares to invite me for drinks again, don’t blame me for being ruthless with this knife.’”
"My colleagues were so frightened they practically wet themselves. For a long time, they would avoid me whenever they saw me in the yamen. Your aunt has always been very bold. But you're right, she is pregnant after all. We should handle this privately and not disturb her. Don't worry, I will also keep the servants in check and make sure they don't let a single word reach your aunt's ears."
Ning Han said solemnly.
Before Zhu Jiayu could even marvel at her aunt's past deeds, she heard Ning Han's promise. After a moment of contemplation, she said earnestly, "Lord Tongzheng Shi, my aunt is in love with you. I hope you will treat her with all your heart and not hurt her. Otherwise, I will definitely find a way to make you divorce."
Ning Han looked at the little girl in front of her, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, but said nothing. Instead, she said seriously, "Don't worry, I will."
"So, I'll leave Mingxin's matter to you?" He doesn't know his own strength; what if he kills someone without getting anything out of them?
Zhu Jiayu bowed to him without saying whether it was good or bad. Then she turned and left the study.
Ning Han gazed at her petite figure and shook her head: "This child..."
After leaving the study, Zhu Jiayu went to the kitchen.
Qin Fang had already cleaned up the kitchen mess. Now, Ming Xin had a rag stuffed in her mouth and looked at Zhu Jiayu, who was finally arriving, with a panicked expression. She wanted to speak, but couldn't utter a single word and could only shake her head repeatedly.
After Zhu Jiayu waited a while, Qin Fang brought over the dried flowers they had found in Mingxin's room:
"Just as Miss said, there was a bag of dried flowers in her room, but it was hidden very well. The servants searched high and low but couldn't find it. Later, they found something wrong with her pillow, so they punctured it with scissors and pulled it out from under the cotton wadding."
Zhu Jiayu hummed in agreement, looked at Mingxin, and found that Mingxin had fallen to the ground in a panic, tears streaming down her face, looking very pitiful.
She probably understood that now that the evidence had been uncovered, the matter was beyond repair. But judging from her expression, Zhu Jiayu thought that she still didn't seem to know how she had given herself away.
What a pathetic, stupid thing.
Zhu Jiayu bent down and removed the rag from her mouth.
Mingxin, tears streaming down her face, rubbed her face against Zhu Jiayu's skirt—if her hands hadn't been tied up, she would have been begging for mercy by now, clinging to Zhu Jiayu's legs.
But it didn't matter at this moment; she was screaming at the top of her lungs, "Miss... please have mercy, Miss! I was forced into this, Miss!"
Zhu Jiayu looked at her for a long while before a slight smile appeared in her eyes. She slowly extended her index finger, put it to her lips, and gently shushed her.
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