"Sigh, there's something I need to tell you," Old Man Mo said. "Rou Niang is clearly innocent, but look at all this evidence—it all points to him. I don't know if we can find any evidence in the next three days. If we can't find any…"
“Brother, please don’t say anymore. I understand what you mean. I’ll go to the yamen. But you know my distant nephew and I aren’t very close. It’s hard to say whether he’ll give me any face,” said Granny Gu.
"Thank you very much. Whether it succeeds or not, I will thank you." Old Man Mo said earnestly.
Granny Gu nodded and got up to walk towards the yamen.
That evening, everyone brought bad news. The Wu residence was like an impenetrable fortress; there was absolutely no information to be found.
Zhao Ergou did work at the pharmacy, but after this incident, he quit. When asked, he knew nothing. After all, Zhao Ergou claimed he stole the medicine, and the pharmacy's daily accounting was haphazard, so they couldn't be sure whether it was really lost or not.
It's a messy situation, hard to explain. Qian Duobao told Erni to go back, and he'd figure out a solution.
Da Ni and the others didn't see Xiao Cao. Zhao Xiu had locked Xiao Cao at home, preventing her from seeing them. It's likely he was keeping this from Xiao Cao's mother, not wanting to lose face in front of her child.
Da Ni and the others begged Zhao Xiu to tell the truth, but Zhao Xiu lowered her head and remained silent, only telling them to go back quickly. They couldn't stand it and stepped forward to persuade Zhao Xiu as well. Upon hearing this, Zhao Xiu became even more agitated.
She felt even more resentful. Why did Li Rouniang get the best of everything? She had initially favored Li Si, but all the good things ended up with Li Rouniang, while Zhao Xiu got nothing. Was she only worthy of a scoundrel like Er Gou?
She was jealous; the better Li Si treated Li Rou Niang, the more jealous she became.
Everyone returned empty-handed.
This night was destined to be sleepless, and everyone sighed in despair.
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