"Qian Ruyi!" Wu Yong believed Xiao Rou's words.
After all, in Wu Yong's mind, Qian Ruyi was such a vicious woman that she could be so cruel to even her own brother, let alone his son.
"Husband, listen to me, there's a misunderstanding," Qian Ruyi quickly explained.
She was extremely flustered and hurriedly pulled at others: "I ate those pastries too, there's no problem. If there is a problem, then I should also be the problem, my husband. I bought these pastries from Bao Ni's pastry shop. You know that pastry shop, so many noble people buy pastries there, how could there be a problem?" "It's Li Rongniang, it must be Li Rouniang trying to harm the Second Madam."
At this moment, Li Rouniang also ran over in a panic. She had heard about this along the way and was very worried. After all, the Second Madam had miscarried while she was with the Master, which was not a good sign.
She also had to be cleared of suspicion. Having just arrived and heard Qian Ruyi's words, she quickly added insult to injury.
"Yes, yes, that shopkeeper is Yu Li Rou Niang. By the way, she knows Zhao Da Hua. She also knows you, and she has a very bad impression of you. Does she have a problem with you?"
Qian Ruyi was also in a panic. She remembered that Li Rouniang had once said that Wu Yong was not a good man, so she must not have a good impression of Wu Yong either. In any case, she must stick to Li Rouniang now!
"Yes, sir. At that time, the second madam took me and Xiaorou with her. We went to that shop together and had an argument with Madam Li." Rongniang quickly chimed in, knowing that as long as the conflict was shifted, she wouldn't be involved!
Wu Yong instantly shifted his target to Li Rouniang. This woman had bullied Da Hua from the beginning, causing him and Da Hua to break up. Now she had jumped out and caused him to lose his child. He hated her!
Wu Yong filed a lawsuit against Li Rouniang!
It was the middle of the night when the yamen runners arrived at the door. Li Rou Niang and Old Man Mo, along with the children, were completely bewildered.
"Li Rouniang, someone has accused you of disregarding human life. Come with us!" The constable was new but did not recognize Li Rouniang.
The other one was more polite, after all, he had eaten the pastries that Li Rouniang had sent to Zhang San and Li Si. "Madam Li, Zhao Dahua, the concubine of the clerk Wu Yong, ate your pastries and died in the middle of the night along with her unborn child. Wu Yong is now suing you. Come with us."
“I’m innocent! I didn’t do it! I’ve sold so many pastries to so many people and nothing has happened. There must be some misunderstanding,” Li Rou Niang said.
"Whether it's a misunderstanding or not, you can talk to Lord Gu about it later," the constable said.
"Mother!" The three children rushed over helplessly.
"Rou Niang," Old Man Mo said with concern.
“Father, the innocent are innocent. I didn’t do these things. Don’t worry, Lord Gu will make a wise judgment. You stay home and take good care of the children. I will be back soon,” Li Rou Niang said.
However, Li Rouniang's prediction was wrong. Not only did she not return quickly, but she was also imprisoned by Lord Gu.
Since Xiao Rou and Qian Ruyi both believed that Zhao Dahua had eaten Bao Ni's pastries and then had an accident in the middle of the night, the coroner's examination of the body confirmed that there was a large amount of medicine in the stomach, as well as pastry residue and some porridge. Normally, such a large amount of medicine would be detectable if it was put into light porridge, but pastries have a stronger flavor, so it is possible that it was not detected.
This led to the established fact that the pastry contained a large amount of abortifacient drugs, which became physical evidence. Furthermore, Rongniang testified in court that there were many conflicts between Li Rouniang and Zhao Dahua. With this witness testimony, Li Rouniang became a suspect in the case.
Li Rouniang was stunned when they pointed it out, but she admitted that the pastries were indeed bought from her shop by Qian Ruyi's maid.
However, the pastry I bought did not contain a large amount of abortifacient.
However, Rongniang insisted that Li Rouniang had a problem with Zhao Dahua, and that the two had a conflict in the shop and had a very bad relationship in the village, which the villagers could all testify to.
These are all very disadvantageous to Li Rouniang.
"My lord, if I had poisoned them, why would I have downloaded the pastries I made myself? I am innocent, my lord!" Li Rouniang tried to prove her innocence.
"Perhaps you're doing the opposite to avoid arousing suspicion," Wu Yong said.
“My lord, this Lady Li came to my house when I was about to marry my husband and said that he was not a good man. I suspect that she was targeting my husband and Da Hua,” Qian Ruyi said.
"Li Rouniang, how cruel you are! You not only harmed my future child, but also caused Zhao Dahua to lose her life."
No matter what, she was once your sister-in-law!
"Oh, right, you also harbor resentment towards your husband. Perhaps it's because Zhao Dayou is dead that your hatred has shifted; you probably wish the entire Zhao family were dead," Wu Yong said bitterly.
“Wu Yong, stop spouting nonsense and slandering me. I didn’t do this. Heaven and earth are my witnesses. I believe the magistrate will clear my name,” Li Rouniang said.
Since both sides have conflicting accounts and no conclusion has been reached, but Zhao Dahua truly lost two lives in one moment, and Li Rouniang is a defendant and suspect, they can only be detained until the truth is found before a decision is made.
"Rou Niang, what exactly is going on?"
Old Man Mo removed Zhang San and Li Si's connections and took the children to visit Li Rou Niang in prison.
At this moment, not only Old Man Mo arrived, but Zhang San and Li Si also came over, as well as Zhang Niangzi. They were all very concerned about Li Rou Niang.
"I don't know the specifics either. Wu Yong said Zhao Dahua died, and Qian Ruyi said that Zhao Dahua ate pastries she bought from my shop before she died. Xiao Rou said that Zhao Dahua didn't eat anything else after finishing the pastries, and the coroner confirmed this statement."
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