After entering the house, Zhao Liya smiled and said, "Old lady, don't you want to see us? Why are you so unwelcoming?"
Old Mrs. Zhou was furious and snorted with a stern face, "I dare not do that."
Whether they like it or not, they still broke in, didn’t they?
Old Madam Zhou glanced at the two of them displeasedly, still holding her pride high, and snorted, "You're quite thoughtful. I don't think you'd come all the way here to pay your respects for no reason, would you?"
Zhou Hansheng smiled slightly: "Of course I'm here to pay my respects. Of course, I also have something I want to discuss with the old lady."
He glanced at the two aunts and said, "We have something we would like to discuss with the old lady in private. If you have nothing else, please leave first, Aunt Second and Aunt Third."
Zhou Hansheng's words were quite blunt—he hadn't meant to be polite to them in the first place. Were they worthy? They were just murderers! Now that the situation outside was settled, how could they live in peace without sweeping away the demons and monsters in their own home?
Mrs. Zhou Er and Mrs. Zhou San were naturally unhappy when they heard this, especially Mrs. Zhou Er, who was so angry that her face turned a little pale.
However, to this day, they still don't dare to confront Zhou Hansheng.
"In that case, we'll take our leave."
Not only did they not dare to confront them, they didn't even dare to stay with them, and they just wanted to stay away from them.
After the two of them left in a rather embarrassed and dejected manner, Zhao Liya dismissed all the other servants in the house.
Old Mrs. Zhou was furious, feeling they were overstepping their bounds. She wanted to speak out to stop them, to assert her authority, but considering their behavior, she knew they wouldn't give her that kind of face. She didn't want to end up embarrassing herself, so she forced herself to hold back.
After everyone left, Old Lady Zhou finally lost her composure and sneered, "You guys are so arrogant!"
Zhao Liya chuckled: "Old lady, you're joking. No matter what we do, we dare not murder anyone! After all, we can't compare."
Mrs. Zhou gasped and glared at Zhao Liya: "What do you mean!"
Zhou Hansheng: "Isn't the old lady clear about this?"
Old Madam Zhou sneered: "That's strange. You're saying such incomprehensible things, what do I know?"
"It doesn't matter what the old lady says. What matters is that we know it in our hearts."
"you--"
"Who killed the eldest young master of the Mi family? Also, does the colorless and odorless poison Yan gave you work?"
Old Madam Zhou was horrified. She shouted in a timid tone, "You are so arrogant, my Lord! What kind of words are you saying in front of me, an old woman?"
Zhou Hansheng said coldly: "I don't have time to joke with you. I have already reported the matter of Beiyuan to the emperor. What I think is not important, what is important is what the emperor thinks. If there was no ghost that day, the second and third aunts deliberately asked Madam Qu to ask my Yaer to go to the Pear Blossom Pavilion. They also deliberately led a group of ladies there. What did they want to do? Afterwards, the second and third uncles also tried to break into the Pear Blossom Pavilion. Ha, this is really strange. There are countless pavilions and towers in Beiyuan. Why are our second and third uncles and second and third aunts so interested in the Pear Blossom Pavilion? Don't tell me about evidence. We all know this in our hearts! Besides, if we really want to investigate evidence, we will take them all one by one, including all the servants around them, thoroughly investigate their whereabouts during those days, and interrogate and torture them separately. Old lady, do you really think that I can't get evidence?"
Old Mrs. Zhou was panicked and terrified. She gritted her teeth and trembled as she said, "What do you mean? Are you trying to force a confession out of me?"
Zhou Hansheng scoffed, "You can shamelessly deny your crimes, but I call this a forced confession through normal interrogation? Oh, old lady, what do you think the Ministry of Justice is? What is the Dali Temple? If you say it was a forced confession, then it's a forced confession. The world will only say that you deserved it!"
"you--"
"And about Ya'er," Zhou Hansheng's eyes were filled with hatred, "How dare you poison her!"
"That's complete nonsense! If I had poisoned her, how could she still be standing here? Zhou Hansheng, you disobey your elders, slander them, speak nonsense in front of them, and have no manners or etiquette. Aren't you afraid of retribution?"
Old Mrs. Zhou almost roared in frustration.
She hadn't expected that they knew everything! Thinking of the fate of Yan's mother and son, she was scared, really scared.
Zhao Liya smiled faintly: "Old lady, don't be nervous, right? We both know it very well in our hearts, don't we? Old lady, at this point, being stubborn won't solve any problems. Seeing that I'm still alive, do you think the medicine Yan gave you is ineffective? That's not the case. In fact, I didn't even touch my lips with the tea that day. I poured it all into the handkerchief in my sleeve. Later, I took the handkerchief to the imperial physician for examination. Who knew that the imperial physician was knowledgeable and experienced? He found out that it was Wuxiang Water, which is colorless and tasteless. After drinking it, you won't feel anything. You will die suddenly after three days. Even the most experienced doctors can't find the cause. Could it be that old lady doesn't even know this?"
Mrs. Zhou: “.”
She was shocked and angry, but she felt ashamed to say that she didn't know as much as Zhao Liya did.
"What is Wuxiang Water? I've never heard of it! What on earth do you want to do?!"
Zhou Hansheng sneered. The handkerchief soaked in tea was taken from her, and she still dared to pretend. She was really so stubborn!
What's the point of being so stubborn?
They already knew the truth, and they didn't come here today to tell her the evidence.
Zhou Hansheng smiled and said, "Old Madam, you're right. We need to divide the family. Please take the second and third wives back to their ancestral home, and don't return to the capital. This is also what my parents wanted."
"What! This is impossible!" Old Madam Zhou was so angry that she almost fainted. She trembled and said, "This is too much! You are too much! Where are your father and mother? Call them! Call them to speak! They are just cowards who dare not show up, and let you make trouble! Call them!"
She had originally thought that the family was going to be divided, and she was thinking that if they wanted to, then so be it. Since the eldest wife knew everything they did, there was no way they couldn't split up. To put it bluntly, even if they forced themselves to stay here, who knew if they would all be harmed by the eldest wife one day?
They always feel guilty after doing something on the first day of the lunar month, and are always worried that others will retaliate on the fifteenth day.
Besides, Zhao Liya, Zhou Hansheng, and even Duke Liguo are not kind people who will let bygones be bygones.
Unexpectedly, they not only wanted to split up the family, but also wanted to drive them out of the capital!
This is intolerable!
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