Chapter 1533 Qiu Ju Confesses
Qiuju didn't actually know much; she had only managed to get some information out of Chen Ji when he was drunk that day.
Later, when Chen Xiucai returned, she had to temporarily stop asking questions. But she still learned the important things she needed to know.
Qiuju was quite beautiful; otherwise, she wouldn't have caught the eye of Scholar Chen and become his concubine.
The Chen family, lacking power and influence, had to cater to the desires of those they wanted to curry favor with. Coincidentally, the man Chen Ji had befriended was somewhat lecherous, and the Chen family had only a few women, the youngest being Kong Zhiyou, Qiuju, and Dongmei.
Kong Zhiyou was not a suitable match; she was Chen's lawfully wedded wife, and the Kong family had backing her up.
Winter plums are no good either; they're just average-looking and have no special features.
That leaves only Qiuju. She has a good figure, knows how to seduce people, is not upright, is a concubine, has no backing, and is somewhat ambitious.
Chen Ji thought Qiu Ju would be willing, after all, following that person would also elevate her status, which would be much better than following Chen Xiucai now.
To her surprise, Qiuju was not happy. Although she had never met the man, judging from Chen Ji's words, he was quite old. Moreover, since he was lecherous, he would pounce on any attractive woman he saw, and she was just one of many, not in a good position.
What's the point of rising tides? Where is it better than following Scholar Chen? In Qiuju's mind, Scholar Chen is a promising talent. He passed the county-level exam at a young age and will become a provincial-level scholar, a metropolitan-level scholar, and eventually an official. He's much better than that old man who came from who-knows-where.
Furthermore, Qiuju gained the upper hand in her encounter with Kong Zhiyou, which made her feel that she could completely suppress her and eventually replace her as Chen Xiucai's wife.
With such a bright, promising, and reliable future, why would she choose to follow a lecherous old man instead?
Qiuju hated Chen Ji to the core. Having lived in the Chen family for so long, she knew him well and knew that he would stop at nothing to climb the social ladder and achieve great success. He was a hypocrite with a sanctimonious facade.
Similarly, she understood Chen Xiucai and knew that after hearing about this, he would also side with his father.
Therefore, Qiuju didn't go to Chen Xiucai to complain, nor did she expect Chen Ji to change his mind. She had a history of harming others; she was the one who caused Kong Zhiyou's unborn child to die. Having done it once, it seemed that it wouldn't be so difficult to do it again.
Chen Ji achieved her goal, but Qiu Ju was, after all, just a maid from a wealthy family, with limited experience.
She was able to harm Kong Zhiyou because she knew her well enough to strike her down with a single blow.
To murder Chen Ji, absolve himself of the crime, and frame Kong Zhiyou, many people were involved, and every step had to be taken with utmost care to avoid any mistakes.
Clearly, Qiu Ju didn't have that ability.
Therefore, the plan she came up with in just two days had many flaws.
Now that things have fallen apart, she's in a state of madness.
After hearing everything, Lord Xie frowned and asked, "Where did you buy that arsenic?"
"Arsenic? I didn't buy that, that old bastard's. That day, the old bastard got drunk and said he would poison me if I didn't agree. I knew there was poison in his desk drawer, and when I took it out, I realized it was arsenic."
Lord Xie was quite surprised that the arsenic actually belonged to Chen Ji himself.
However, there is no record of Chen Ji purchasing arsenic in any of the major medical clinics. Could it be that it was given to him by the person he wanted to curry favor with?
(End of this chapter)
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