Chapter 247 The Second Miss Takes Action (Two Chapters Combined into One)
Wei Yaer has been very unlucky recently.
When people in the capital saw that she was granted the title of county lady and had a domineering brother like Wei Wubing, they thought that she had been raised with pampered children.
Actually, it is not.
She and Wei Wubing are twin siblings. Wei Wubing was weak when he was born, while she is healthy.
Both my grandmother and her mother believed that all the good things my mother ate when she was pregnant were taken away by her in the womb, and that the reason why Wei Wubing was deficient in the womb was all caused by her.
Therefore, the more favored Wei Wubing was at home, the more she was disliked by her family.
Wei Wubing has been a medicine lover since he was a child. She was not even as tall as the stove, but she took the initiative to boil medicine for Wei Wubing. The Wei family had plenty of maids and old women, so there was no need for Wei Yaer. However, Wei Yaer said with tears in her eyes that she was worried and she wanted to take care of her brother herself.
Not only did she boil medicine for Wei Wubing, she would also feed it to him carefully. When Wei Wubing lost his temper, she would tell him stories. After a while, whenever Wei Wubing refused to take the medicine, the maids would come to her. As long as she brought the medicine to Wei Wubing, he would drink it obediently. If the medicine was boiled by Wei Yaer herself, Wei Wubing would even drink it on his own initiative without crying or making a fuss.
Because he knew that his sister was the best to him.
Everyone saw how good she was to Wei Wubing, and her grandmother also looked at her differently. Her grandmother had many granddaughters, but she was her favorite.
In fact, only she herself knew that she boiled medicine for Wei Wubing so that she could spit into it. When she grew up a little, she put more things in the medicine. In addition to urine and crushed insects, she would also secretly reduce the dosage of one or two medicinal ingredients, so that even if the residue was checked, it would not be visible, but Wei Wubing would have to stay in bed for a few more days.
She hated Wei Wubing. She had hated him ever since she could remember!
Because of Wei Wubing, she was disliked by her family. Because of Wei Wubing, she had to please everyone in the family against her will.
But now that Wei Wubing is really dead, she is afraid again.
This time, she did not reduce the dosage of the medicine, nor did she put those dirty things into the soup. She really boiled the medicine for him and handed it to him personally. How could Wei Wubing die without anyone else's help?
If her family knew that Wei Wubing died after drinking her medicine, they would kill her, they would really kill her!
She doesn't want to die yet. She will marry to Liang next year. Her husband is a coward, her eldest uncle is a sickly man who will not live long, her sisters-in-law are from poor families and are not presentable, her mother-in-law is ill all year round, and her powerful elder sister-in-law married far away. Everyone with a discerning eye knows that she is the real mistress of the Prince of Liang's Mansion, even Concubine Li says so.
Her future will not only be that of a county princess and a princess of a certain order, she will also be the Princess of Liang!
She has plenty of good days ahead of her, and she can't let this sick Wei Wubing ruin them!
In order to prove her innocence, she personally killed the horse that caused Wei Wubing to break his leg.
That beast was Wei Wubing's favorite, and she was reluctant to blame it even when it broke its leg. However, it still died under her knife and turned into a pile of horse meat.
The maids who were present at the scene and witnessed Wei Wubing bleeding from all seven orifices were all beaten to death by her.
Although Wei Wubing looked cheerful, he was actually very weak. He almost died at the hands of that brother and sister a while ago, and he ran away again before he fully recovered. His fall from his horse was also related to his weak body.
Wei Yaer asked someone to invite the imperial physician who treated Wei Wubing's legs. After some intimidation, she gave him a box of silver. In the end, the imperial physician concluded that Wei Wubing was too weak to be nourished.
After Wei Wubing was injured, he used a lot of tonics, but he didn't expect it to cause a disaster.
Madam Wei naturally didn't believe it, so she sent the imperial physician she trusted to check. Wei Yaer was scared half to death, and the imperial physician reported the truth to Madam Wei after returning.
"What? You said it was poisoning?" Although Mrs. Wei suspected that the cause of death was due to weakness and inability to receive nourishment, she never imagined that Wei Wubing was actually poisoned to death.
The imperial physician said with certainty, "It is poison. If you do not believe me, you can ask the coroner to examine it."
Of course, we can't ask for a coroner. How can we let those lowly people in the yamen interfere in the Wei family's affairs?
Madam Wei asked again, "Do you know what kind of poison it is?"
The imperial physician said tentatively, "It looks to me like Crane's Beak Red."
Old Madam Wei was shocked. The imperial physicians were the most tactful. The fact that they could say the three words "Crane's Beak Red" meant that it was no longer just "looks like" as he said, but was certain.
It turned out to be the poison of the thief. Who is poisoning it?
Old Madam Wei thought of the previous imperial physician again. How bad could the medical skills of an imperial physician who was sent to treat Wei Wubing's injuries be?
Why could this imperial physician determine that it was Croton, while the previous imperial physician said that the patient was too weak to be nourished?
Madam Wei was about to have Wei Yaer called into the palace when a eunuch hurried in: "Madam, the emperor is coming this way."
Ever since Madam Wei moved into the Cining Palace, Emperor Yongjia came to the palace less and less frequently.
Old Madam Wei frowned. What wind brought him here today? Did he finally remember that he had Concubine Li as his biological mother?
Thinking of Concubine Li, Old Madam Wei snorted coldly. This bitch could neither win over the old nor the young. No wonder she was still a concubine at such an old age.
"At this time, the emperor has just come out of the morning court, right?" asked Old Lady Wei.
The eunuch hurriedly said, "To answer the old lady's question, the emperor just came back from court and headed straight to the Cining Palace."
Old Madam Wei calculated the days and found that today was the full moon court. Although she had never attended the morning court, she would always stay in court very late every full moon. It was indeed rare for her to leave court as early as today.
However, Madam Wei did not expect that Emperor Yongjia not only came to the Cining Palace, but also specifically asked to see her.
Old Madam Wei knew very well that Emperor Yongjia disliked her from the bottom of his heart because she stayed in the palace and refused to leave.
But, her purpose of coming to the palace was, firstly, to survive, and secondly, to disgust this mother and son, wasn't it?
She would stay here and not leave unless the emperor was too shameless to kick her out.
Now that Emperor Yongjia wants to see her, Old Lady Wei sneered in her heart. The two girls sent into the palace by the Wei family have not been favored by Emperor Yongjia until now. Today is a good opportunity to talk about this matter.
But before Madam Wei could open her mouth, she was stumped by Emperor Yongjia's question.
"Madam, please accept my condolences regarding Young Master Wei's situation. Several officials in the court today mentioned Young Master Wei's situation. Would you like to hear what they have to say?"
Madam Wei's face was as cold as ice: "Your Highness would like to hear the details."
Emperor Yongjia pointed at the eunuch Liu next to him and said, "Old Liu, you are always good at mimicking others. Why don't you learn it for me, Madam?"
Eunuch Liu stepped forward, bowed to everyone, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he recited what everyone in the court was saying.
"Now everyone in the streets is talking about Master Wei's death, and they all say that Master Wei didn't die of illness, but was poisoned."
"After Master Wei passed away, the Princess of Changling County did not investigate the cause of his death, but instead killed his beloved horse with her own hands. Her cruelty and cold-heartedness are appalling."
"Before his death, Young Master Wei drank a decoction personally brewed by the Princess of Changling County. Young Master Wei died of poisoning, and the Princess of Changling County is the suspected culprit!"
After Eunuch Liu finished speaking, he bowed again and retreated behind Emperor Yongjia.
Old Madam Wei was shocked. She had just found out that Wei Wubing died of poisoning, but the ministers at the court meeting were already talking about it.
"How did they know these things?" As soon as she said this, Mrs. Wei found that her voice was trembling.
Emperor Yongjia said calmly, "I have already sent people to investigate the streets and alleys."
Madam Wei's lips moved for a long time before she spoke: "Your Majesty, I thank you very much."
Emperor Yongjia had no intention of leaving. He ignored Madam Wei and instead asked about Concubine Li's health.
Old Madam Wei originally wanted to ask about the two Wei girls, but now she has forgotten everything.
A moment later, a eunuch hurried in. "Your Majesty, I have verified that the rumors are true. The story of the Changling County Lady poisoning Young Master Wei is true. I asked a random passerby if he knew anything about Young Master Wei's death. He said he heard it was Young Master Wei's sister who did it. I asked multiple people this question, and they all gave the same story."
Emperor Yongjia nodded: "Okay, leave."
After the eunuch left, Emperor Yongjia looked at Madam Wei again. "I don't know what grudges there are between the Wei siblings. Originally, this was a family affair, and I shouldn't have meddled in it. However, this matter has become widely known, and the Princess of Changling County is betrothed to the second son of the Prince of Liang's mansion. For the sake of the royal family's dignity, I have no choice but to investigate. What do you say, Madam Wei?"
Madam Wei gritted her teeth and said, "Your Majesty, please don't bother with this matter. I will investigate it myself behind closed doors."
Emperor Yongjia: "I have already said that this is a matter concerning the dignity of the imperial family. This matter is no longer a matter for the Wei family alone. Come, summon Yan Xia to the palace!"
Old Madam Wei was so angry that her hands were shaking. Emperor Yongjia was disgusting her. He could ask the Embroidered Uniform Guards to investigate, or he could ask someone else to investigate, so why did he have to look for Yan Xia?
It’s because Yan Xia has a grudge against her and the Baoqing Marquis Mansion!
"Your Majesty, Yan Xia is inappropriate..."
Before she could give her reason, Emperor Yongjia stood up and asked, "Madam, do you think I handled the situation inappropriately?"
Madam Wei was startled and said hurriedly, "I dare not."
Emperor Yongjia smiled and said, "I believe that the old lady is sensible."
It was not until Emperor Yongjia left that Mrs. Wei realized that the back of her clothes was soaked.
Concubine Li looked at her coldly: "See, I said Wei Ya'er was not a good person. She is useless even before she married into Liangdi."
Old Madam Wei looked at her coldly. She was afraid of the Emperor, but not of Concubine Li.
"I think you're getting old and confused. Wubing is Wei Yaer's biological brother and will be her support in the future. She wants to kill Wubing? Is she crazy? The most urgent thing is to protect Yaer. Yaer is a daughter of the Wei family. If she is framed and thrown into the Heavenly Prison, it will be shameful not only for me but also for you!"
Concubine Li rolled her eyes and rubbed the nail covers on her hands.
Yan Xia entered the palace to receive his assignment and then went to Wei Mansion. There were no elders in Wei Mansion. Although he had informed the Wei family, the elders of the family could not come over for a while.
As soon as the imperial physician left today, Wei Yaer had Wei Wubing buried. Once he was in the coffin, not just anyone could examine him.
Unexpectedly, before the mourning hall was even set up, the servant came running in: "County Lady, County Lady, something terrible has happened! The Ministry of Justice is here!"
As soon as he finished speaking, another servant ran in in a panic: "County Lady, Hero Yan has led his men through the second gate!"
Wei Yaer had never experienced such a scene before. She shouted angrily, "Who let them in? Kick them out!"
"No, Master Yan has received an imperial order. We can't stop him, nor do we dare to stop him!" said the servant.
Wei Yaer's legs were shaking, but she still managed to hold on and said, "Call more people over to guard the mourning hall and don't let them in. Quick!"
But she forgot that she was not facing the servants in the back house, but Yan Xia, not to mention that Yan Xia came with the imperial order.
......
Half an hour later, more than 200 people from the Wei Mansion were all taken to the Ministry of Justice prison.
Among them was Changling County Lord Wei Yaer.
The coroner from the Ministry of Justice examined Wei Wubing's body and found that he had been poisoned by the helianthus annuus and died.
Yan Xia searched everywhere in Wei's mansion and found many medicinal herbs, but did not find the red-crowned crane.
As soon as Wei Yaer was taken to the prison, the imperial physician was also taken in.
The imperial physician confessed without hesitation.
He was coerced and bribed by the Changling County Lady and had to come to the conclusion that he was too weak to be nourished.
Although Wei Yaer was a thoughtful person, she was just a teenage girl. As soon as she entered the prison, she cried out that she was wronged.
"I didn't poison him, I really didn't. I don't know why he died, I really didn't poison him! If you don't believe me, go ask those slaves. He was fine when I gave him the medicine, and he was fine when he drank it. If you don't believe me, go ask and check!"
Yan Xia said in a cold voice: "I have checked, and all the maids who were present at the time were silenced by you."
Wei Yaer was struck by lightning, her body swayed, and then she collapsed to the ground.
When she woke up, she finally remembered something.
"I know who the murderers are. They're the brother and sister from Porcelain Street. They hated us so much. When we sent them away that day, those two bitches gnashed their teeth and said they wouldn't let us go even if they became ghosts. It was them. They must have killed Wu Bing. They're the ones who framed me. What are you still doing? Go and catch them!"
Yan Xia looked at the girl in front of him, whose face was distorted by anger and fear. His brother-in-law was really unlucky. Wei Yaer was not only ugly in appearance, but also had an uglier heart.
"That brother and sister are now one dead and one injured. If they want revenge, they can only go to the underworld."
Wei Yaer was shocked: "Impossible, you are protecting them, how could they die? I gave them money out of kindness and asked them to go and see the wounded, they will not die."
Thinking of the incident he had investigated, Yan Xia wished he could smash his face with a punch. That beast Wei Wubing ruined a pair of siblings, and Wei Yaer gave him twenty taels of silver and put the matter behind him.
"Master Changling, besides you, there is currently no other suspect. You'd better confess honestly, otherwise I'm afraid you won't survive a single round of torture."
At the same time, in a small courtyard in the capital, Jian Deng came back from outside and took the child from Wei Ren's hands: "Do you miss your mother?"
The child hugged her neck and asked coquettishly, "Mother hasn't come back for several days. Where have you been?"
Jian Deng smiled and said, "Mother went to kill a diseased chicken."
Wei Ren hurriedly said, "Why are you talking to the child about this? Go to the stove and get some chicken soup. I knew you would be back today, so I cooked this soup early in the morning."
Jian Deng smiled and went to serve the soup. Then, something occurred to him and he said to Wei Ren, "I've only been out hiding for two days, and how come this news has spread so widely? I even heard it on the street."
Wei Ren lowered his voice: "I suspect it was the Second Young Lady who did it."
Jian Deng breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out to be the second young lady. That’s good.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com