Chapter 80 Poison 6 He no longer has any feelings for her
Just when Zhang Qian'er was framing Su He with the poison of Datura stramonium pollen, Li Jianye in Moxiang Garden died because no one was there to light the Datura stramonium for him in time.
When he died, he didn't even have time to cough out the blood in his mouth.
When Zhang Qianer returned to the Li family, Li Jianye's body was already cold.
She was panicked for a moment and waited another hour before sending someone to inform the main court. By the time He Manyun learned of her son's death, Li Jianye's body was already covered with corpse spots.
He Manyun was shocked, crying and making a scene. She chased Zhang Qianer with a stick and beat her, cursing as she chased her: "You bitch, why don't you die with my son? You bitch, give me my son back."
She added, "I've long said my son needs someone by his side, but you, a bitch, just wanted to go out and have fun, and you actually left my son aside. I'll beat you to death."
Zhang Qian'er had never seen such a scene before. She desperately fled around the courtyard, crying and defending herself, "I didn't abandon my husband. I just went back to the Xie family to visit my aunt... When I left, I asked Xinghua to take care of my husband."
The apricot blossoms were also standing in the yard crying.
She was Li Jianye's concubine and the one he trusted the most. She was somewhat sad about his death. Therefore, she was quite dissatisfied with Zhang Qian'er, who came from a humble family but married into the Li family as a young lady. She always tried to sow discord in front of He Manyun, openly or covertly.
She cried and shook her head: "I didn't hear anything the young lady said at all."
Zhang Qian'er was hysterical: "You bitch, I clearly asked Dong Ye to pass on the message to you."
Dong Ye, standing in the corridor, echoed anxiously, "This servant... This servant did pass on the young lady's message, asking Xinghua to take care of the son-in-law."
Xinghua just kept crying, "You are lying! You didn't spread any rumors at all. Now that the young master is in trouble, you are trying to put all the blame on me. My innocence doesn't matter, but I will not tolerate anyone deceiving my lady in public."
The "Madam" she was referring to was naturally He Manyun.
She also knew that Zhang Qian'er had indeed sent someone to pass on the message, but she was busy with her work at the time and didn't take it seriously at all. She also didn't take Zhang Qian'er seriously at all.
But she didn't expect that someone would actually die, and she couldn't admit it anymore.
The more He Manyun listened, the angrier she became: "You bitch who's full of lies, I'm going to beat you to death." She threw the wooden stick in her hand hard at Zhang Qianer.
Zhang Qianer dodged and barely escaped.
He Manyun did not give up, and picked up an official hat chair and chased her to smash it.
In short, a group of women, each with their own thoughts, made a big fuss in Moxiang Courtyard.
It was not until Li Taian brought the housekeeper into the courtyard and scolded them that they calmed down.
Afterwards, the housekeeper Xia Zhuang sent someone to prepare Li Jianye's remains, and then sent someone to set up the mourning shed.
When Su He and Xie Wuhen walked into the Li family's house, the mourning tent had just been set up.
Because she had no children, there was not even a person in mourning clothes in the mourning shed. Only He Manyun was lying beside the corpse and crying loudly.
Li Taian saw the two of them and hurried forward to greet them: "I was going to send someone to the Xie family to announce the news, but I didn't expect you to come here early."
Xie Wuhen clasped his fists and bowed.
Su He also bowed and asked, "Brother, why... is it so sudden?"
Li Taian seemed reluctant to talk about this matter and waved his hand in frustration: "With his physique, this day will come sooner or later. The sooner he dies, the sooner he'll be free."
Su He comforted: "Father, please accept my condolences."
Li Taian gave a bitter smile and said directly: "I'm mentally prepared. There's no need to feel sad. We still have Mingze in the Li family!"
Li Taian had long regarded Li Jianye as a discarded pawn, and it didn't matter whether he was dead or alive.
Su He raised her eyes to look at the corpse in the mourning shed and couldn't help but sigh. No wonder Li Jianye hated his father so much when he was alive!
But after all, Li Jianye was not a good person, and she had no sympathy for him.
When a person dies, it is like a light going out, and everyone is responsible for his own life.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Li Taian wanted to lead the two of them into the mourning shed.
Xie Wuhen clasped his fists again and said, "Father-in-law, we came here for another reason."
Li Taian paused: "What...what do you want?"
Xie Wuhen said bluntly: "My son-in-law wants to search the residence of your young lady?"
Upon hearing this, Li Taian glanced at Zhang Qian'er, who was huddled in the corner of the mourning shed, looking mournful. He became increasingly puzzled: "Why are they searching her residence?"
At this time, Zhang Qian'er had already seen the couple and was also confused.
A whole night had passed, and she guessed that Xu Nanzhi must have consumed the cakes sprinkled with datura pollen and must have shown symptoms of poisoning. But if that was the case, Xie Wuhen should have hated Li Shuli to the core, so why did they both come to the Li family now?
Even if you came to attend the funeral, you shouldn't have come so quickly?
Could it be that they have become suspicious of her?
Thinking of this, she became more and more uneasy. She couldn't help but pretend to cry while pricking up her ears to eavesdrop on their conversation, but it was too noisy around her and she couldn't hear anything at all.
Later, she saw Li Taian glaring at her fiercely, and then she saw Xie Wuhen and Li Shuli walk into the archway of Moxiangyuan next door.
In just a quarter of an hour, two officers from the Dali Temple rushed into the mourning shed, grabbed her up, and without waiting for her to ask, they took her to the main hall of Moxiangyuan.
In the main hall, Xie Wuhen sat in the first seat and Su He stood beside him.
There were two other officers with swords standing next to him.
The atmosphere was chilly and solemn. Zhang Qian'er was at a loss, and asked Li Tai'an beside her in a trembling voice, "Father...Father, what exactly happened?"
Li Taian's face fell: "Don't you know what happened?"
Zhang Qian'er had a premonition, but still shook her head: "Daughter-in-law...daughter-in-law doesn't know."
Xie Wuhen sneered, and then placed two cans of datura pollen found in Moxiangyuan in front of her: "This is the evidence of your murder of my mother."
After a pause, he continued, "And my younger brother Erlang saw you sprinkle it into the mung bean cake my mother was taking. He is a witness. What else do you have to say?"
His tone was unhurried and his face remained expressionless.
It was as if he was not facing the cousin he grew up with, but a suspect he had never met before.
Zhang Qian'er felt guilty and flustered, and didn't know how to respond for a moment. She just murmured, "Brother Ziyu."
In fact, she knew that the man in front of her was no longer the brother Ziyu whom she loved, and was no longer the brother Ziyu who called her "Sister Qian'er" when she was a child.
The man in front of her was cold-blooded and cruel, treating her like a worn-out shoe and a poisonous snake.
He no longer has any feelings for her, let alone any mercy.
She and he were childhood sweethearts, but step by step they ended up in this situation today.
Zhang Qian'er burst into tears, and her heart felt so bitter that she couldn't describe it.
Xie Wuhen asked: "Do you admit it or not?"
Now that things have come to this, she can no longer deny it.
She was just a girl in the harem, and the methods she used were just the common and insidious methods in the harem. She never thought that one day she would be brought to court because of these methods.
She was afraid of the court, which was a world of men she didn't understand.
Zhang Qian'er glanced at Su He, then at Xie Wuhen, and then she knelt down with a plop, without saying a word, and began to cry on the ground.
Dong Ye hid in the corner outside the main hall, covering her mouth and crying silently.
She knew that her master was finished, everything was over.
Xie Wuhen had already stood up from his seat and said in a cold voice, "If that's the case, then take him back to the Dali Temple first."
Wu Sheng clasped his fists and replied "Yes", then gave a wink to the two officers.
Two officers came forward, picked up Zhang Qian'er from the ground and walked out of the house.
Li Taian stepped forward to block the way: "Wuhen, what are you going to do with her?"
Xie Wuhen answered simply: "She broke the law, so she will be dealt with according to the law."
Li Taian's face was ashen. "But...but she is, after all, the young mistress of my Li family, and also your sister-in-law, Wuhen. Can you please be flexible for Shuli's sake?"
As he spoke, he deliberately glanced at Su He, hoping that Su He could help persuade him.
Su He remained silent, lowered her eyes, and avoided his gaze.
Now that things have come to this, she naturally won't come forward to plead for Zhang Qianer again.
Xie Wuhen replied, "Father-in-law, you know this woman not only tried to poison my mother yesterday, but also pushed Shuli down dozens of steps, injuring her arm. Even for Shuli's sake, I will never let her off easily."
Li Taian lowered his voice and asked, "Do we have to go to court again?"
Xie Wuhen replied: "She has violated the law of the country, so she must go to court."
Li Taian had a bitter face and spoke softly, "This woman's crime is unforgivable. Even if I cut her into pieces right here and now, I will never say a word of 'no'. It's just...it's just that Wuhen, she is still the young mistress of my Li family. If I rashly bring her to court, it will inevitably affect the reputation of my Li family and even my official career. From now on, the Li family will be dragged down by this bitch. Wuhen, what do you think...can you not go to court?"
Then he reminded Su He: "Shuli, don't forget that your brother Mingze is also in this family."
Su He felt sad again.
Li Taian seemed to be pleading for Zhang Qianer, but in fact he was doing it for his own official position.
Even Zhang Qian'er, who was standing by, burst into tears in despair upon hearing this. She then started to laugh, tears streaming down her face as she laughed: "Young Madam, have you seen this? Your Li family is truly a bunch of beasts..."
Li Taian shouted, "Shut up, bitch."
The two officers couldn't help but tighten their grip on her arms.
Zhang Qian'er was strangled and her body swayed, but she finally fell silent.
Su He said in a deep voice, "Since father is bothered by her going to court under the identity of the Li family's young mistress, then I can write a divorce letter for my eldest brother now."
Li Taian snorted coldly: "That's not a divorce letter, it should be a divorce letter."
"Whether it's a divorce or a divorce, just sign it and you'll have no more worries."
Li Taian was still uneasy: "Today they're writing a divorce letter, and tomorrow they're going to court. Their relationship is still very close, and I'm afraid the Li family... will still be implicated."
Seeing that Xie Wuhen didn't say anything, he simply knelt down with a plop: "Wuhen, father-in-law, please, considering my age, can you not go to court? Father-in-law, please..."
His words were true and his appearance was so tragic that it was unbearable to watch.
Xie Wuhen stepped forward and helped him up, "Father-in-law, why do you have to do this?"
Li Taian wiped the moisture from the corners of his eyes and said, "I'm doing this... for my whole family."
Xie Wuhen looked at Su He beside him and asked, "What do you think, my lady?"
Su He had no intention of joining in the discussion: "I, a poor concubine, will leave it to my husband to decide."
Xie Wuhen was silent for a moment, then finally relaxed: "If that's the case, then let's not go to court."
Li Taian breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, with mixed feelings in his heart.
Xie Wuhen added, "Father-in-law, please write the divorce letter now and I will take you away immediately."
Li Taian nodded: "Okay, I'll write it right away, I'll write it right away." After that, he asked Xia Zhuang to bring paper and ink, and he wrote a letter of divorce, and they both put their fingerprints on it.
Xie Wuhen took the divorce letter and asked Wu Sheng to file it. Then he clasped his fists and said, "My son-in-law will go to do his errand first and come to pay his respects later."
Li Taian's face was full of relief and he said "OK".
He then instructed Su He: "I will come to pick up my wife later."
Su He also nodded and said "Okay".
Several people escorted Zhang Qianer out of the Li family's gate one after another.
Wu Sheng asked, "Boss, since we're not bringing this person to court, how should we deal with him?"
Xie Wuhen replied coldly, "Take him to the Dali Temple Prison and have him undergo all the corporal punishments."
Wu Sheng clasped his fists and replied “Yes”.
Zhang Qian'er lowered her head upon hearing this, trembling and clenching her teeth...
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