Chapter 248 Arrested and Taken to the County Government Office
Du Wanchun and Zhang Qiuhe brought the poisoned pastries to the county government office together.
Zhou Ruiyuan saw his wife carrying the poisoned pastries and strode over with heartache. "Wanchun, you didn't eat these pastries, did you?"
The Fifth Prince chimed in from the side, "Brother, don't worry, sister-in-law didn't eat."
Zhou Ruiyuan breathed a sigh of relief and squeezed her hand tightly. "That's fine. You said these pastries were sent by Sister-in-law Chu?"
Du Wanchun nodded. "Yes, she suddenly came to our shop today and gave this box of pastries to you, Madam Zhang."
Zhang Qiuhe's face was still full of anger. "That woman is really vicious. She actually poisoned the pastries."
Zhou Ruiyuan's expression darkened slightly, and he ordered the constables behind him, "Go and bring Sister-in-law Chu from Changliu Village."
"Yes, sir!" the constables replied loudly, rushing out of the yamen with their scimitars.
Meanwhile, in Changliu Village, Chu's eldest sister-in-law was still waiting for news of Zhang Qiuhe's death from poisoning.
She thought that as long as Zhang Qiuhe died, her marriage to Wang Qiu would be off the table, and after a few days, she could marry her daughter into the Wang family.
Chu Jiao'er came out of the room and knelt down in front of her eldest sister-in-law, saying, "Mother, please let me out."
The eldest sister-in-law of the Chu family raised her hand and slapped Chu Jiao'er hard across the face. "Get out! Don't even think about it anymore. Stay at home obediently until you get married."
Chu Jiao'er's face was red and swollen from the slap, and tears streamed down her face. "Mother, I won't marry anyone. I have someone I love, so please agree to our marriage!"
"No, you can marry anyone, but you can't marry that guy surnamed Qu!"
"The eldest sister-in-law of the Chu family rebuked angrily."
Chu Jiao'er cried even harder, "Mother, why won't you let me marry?!"
The eldest sister-in-law of the Chu family raised her chin and said, "I said I can't marry him, and that means I can't marry him. Stop wailing here and come inside!"
Chu Jiao'er knelt on the ground and refused to leave. "Mother, you won't let me marry him just because you're angry. You liked Master Qu and were originally going to marry him, but Master Qu married a distant relative of his at the last minute. You resented that, didn't you!"
The eldest sister-in-law of the Chu family, having her secret thoughts exposed, raised her hand and slapped her daughter hard across the face again, saying, "You brat, I'm doing this all for your own good."
Chu Jiao'er held her burning face, crying as she said, "Mother, you're not doing this for me, you're doing it for yourself!"
The eldest sister-in-law of the Chu family was trembling with anger. She turned around and swung a stick at her youngest daughter, yelling, "You traitorous bastard, I'll beat you to death!"
Just as her mallet was about to fall, the matchmaker's voice suddenly came from outside, "Sister-in-law, what are you doing?! Stop right now!"
After she finished speaking, she quickly ran forward and snatched the club from Chu's sister-in-law's hand.
The eldest sister-in-law of the Chu family scolded her angrily, "What kind of good person are you doing here? You've been a matchmaker for most of your life, and I've never seen you find a good marriage for your own niece!"
The matchmaker, Chu Jiao'er, helped Chu Jiao'er up and shielded her behind her. "It's a good marriage. Jiao'er just said that she and that man surnamed Qu are in love. It's you who can't get over that hurdle in your heart. You're the one who's breaking them up!"
The eldest sister-in-law of the Chu family was even angrier. "Nonsense! Get out of my way! I'm going to beat her to death today, as if I never had this daughter!"
The matchmaker, Chu, protected Chu Jiao'er and wouldn't let go. Just as they were arguing, the yamen runners rushed in, shouting, "Who is Madam Yang!"
Everyone in the room was startled.
The matchmaker from Chu was the first to react, "Gentlemen, what brings you here to see my sister-in-law?"
The constables replied coldly, "Yang has dared to poison the magistrate's wife. The magistrate has ordered us to arrest her immediately!"
The eldest sister-in-law of the Chu family turned pale instantly, lowered her head, and trembled all over.
Chu Jiao'er quickly pulled her sister-in-law and asked, "Mother, what poisoning? What did you do?!"
Chu Jia Dasou lowered his head, saying nothing, only shaking his head repeatedly.
Chu Jiao'er grew anxious. "Mother, tell me, what exactly did you do?!"
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