It turns out that Shen Jiawen had been feeling guilty and remorseful for not following along, and had been searching along the riverbank all day, trying to find some clues that had been overlooked.
The piece of cloth smeared with sleeping potion was found by Tang Xiaowei behind the big willow tree by the river.
Shen Jiawen then went to look behind the willow tree, and he actually found the handkerchief in a very hidden flower bush behind the willow tree.
Shen Jiawen suspected that if the other piece of cloth was used to cover people, then could this handkerchief be used to cover the face?
Upon hearing this, Shen Jiaqing realized that if the two items belonged to the same person, then they must smell the same. Perhaps the spice scent that Doctor Sikong detected on that piece of cloth was not a mistake!
Shen Jiaqing hurriedly said, "Third Brother, give it to me quickly, I'll go let my master smell it, maybe these two things belong to the same person!"
Yang regained her spirits. If the thief who harmed her daughter could be caught, that would be wonderful!
Shen Jiaqing took it to Physician Sikong to smell, and Physician Sikong nodded very confidently: "The scent on this handkerchief is much stronger; it's the fragrance of crape myrtle!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Jialu thought, "The fragrance of crape myrtle?"
Where have I heard this before?
"I remember now!"
Shen Jialu suddenly understood: "Yesterday when I was serving the dishes, when I brought out the chicken stew with mushrooms, it seemed like the whole table was full of women. I heard one of the women ask someone why they smelled so good. The person said, 'What did you say? I picked crape myrtle flowers from the mountains. When I wash my clothes, I put the flowers in and they will permeate the clothes with the fragrance!'"
The Shen family was extremely excited when they heard this. Did this mean that the owner of these two items had been found?
The Shen family repeatedly confirmed whether the two items tasted the same.
The divine physician Sikong said, "It can't be wrong!"
Shen Jialu racked his brains before he finally remembered that the person was Little Li!
After their initial excitement, the Shen family fell into self-doubt.
Although Ms. Li had some conflicts with their family, it wouldn't be enough to harm the child.
Little Li will have children in the future and will become a mother too. How could she be so heartless as to harm a child?
More importantly, Ms. Li was present when Lili had the accident, and there are witnesses to confirm this.
It would be a bit of a stretch to confront Xiao Li based solely on the scent of this handkerchief.
Shen Jiahao didn't want to care about that anymore. He didn't know how his sister was doing, and he wanted to find out everything that was even remotely related to this matter!
"Even if it has nothing to do with her, I still need to find out how this handkerchief ended up in such a hidden place."
“Yes, Lili has been kidnapped. This is very strange. If you ask me, we should leave no stone unturned,” Chen said.
Yang nodded, clearly agreeing, and turned to look at Old Man Shen.
Old Man Shen pondered for a moment, then nodded heavily: "Whether it is or not, we have to go and see for ourselves to know."
"good!"
The Shen family all went to the Li family's house.
At the Li family home, Little Li was absent-minded all day, and only when night fell and the day was almost over did she feel a little more at ease.
The officials in the county government were busy all day, but they didn't seem to have achieved anything.
Little Li couldn't help but chuckle softly, "Hmph, it seems things have worked out."
Just as Little Li was feeling smug, there was a sudden, urgent knocking at the door, followed by the voice of Aunt Li.
"Hey, isn't this someone from the Shen family? What are you doing here so late?"
Ms. Li was startled and felt extremely guilty. She dropped the needle and thread in her hand, which hit the box with a crisp sound.
Li Dacheng, Xiao Li's husband, asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
Ms. Li shook her head and chuckled awkwardly, "It's nothing, it's just strange that someone would come at this hour."
Li Dacheng: "That's really strange. I'll go out and take a look."
Li Dacheng put on his clothes and got out of bed. Little Li wanted to follow him to see what was going on, but after thinking about it, she stood at the door, only peeking out halfway, and didn't dare to go out.
As soon as Li Dacheng went outside, he saw Shen Jiahao holding two handkerchiefs and asking Aunt Li, "These are Aunt Li's, right?"
Aunt Li was completely baffled. She hadn't gone to the riverbank with anyone yesterday, so she didn't know that the piece of cloth on the left was the "murder weapon" used to smother Wang Hongfang with sleeping potion. She just thought the Shen family was very strange.
Li Dacheng didn't recognize the piece of cloth on the left, but he recognized the blue patterned handkerchief on the right.
Isn't that his wife's handkerchief?
Little Li looked out from the doorway and felt a sense of foreboding. Had the Shen family discovered something?
That's impossible.
Little Li stamped her feet anxiously, fearing that Li Dacheng might say something.
For some reason, she was already feeling guilty, and now her hands and feet were sweating and trembling. Her mind was blank, and she forgot to go and stir up trouble or pull her man back. She just stood there anxiously.
Finally, Li Dacheng's slightly confused voice was heard: "This handkerchief belongs to my wife, what's wrong?"
Ms. Li: !!!
Upon hearing the affirmative answer, the Shen family members were all energized, shouting passionately, "Little Li, how cruel you are!"
Shen Jiahao spotted Xiao Li hiding in the back. Seeing her guilty look, what could he not understand?
The thought that Xiao Li might be the one who caused his sister's abduction ignited a fire within Shen Jiahao, burning from the depths of his heart to the horizon.
Ignoring the distinction between elders and juniors, he grabbed the person and pointed at the two pieces of cloth: "Tell me, are these two things yours?"
Shen Jiahao was incredibly strong. Little Li struggled but couldn't break free. She was pulled over and didn't dare to look directly at the two pieces of cloth.
The three sisters-in-law of the Shen family weren't stupid. Judging from their reaction and Li Dacheng's explanation, it was probably definitely Xiao Li's!
Yang almost fainted. She stared intently at Xiao Li and threw the two pieces of cloth at Xiao Li's face: "Did you ruin my Lili?!"
Ms. Li was flustered. She turned her face away to avoid Ms. Yang's gaze, her mind racing.
What to do, what to do!
Aunt Li and Li Dacheng were dumbfounded. How could Little Li have become the murderer who harmed Shen Lili?
Although Aunt Li has recently been dissatisfied with Xiao Li because of her younger brother Liu Dashi, it doesn't mean that others can point fingers at her family.
Especially the Shen family!
Aunt Li, hands on her hips, stepped forward and began to curse: "Hey, what's going on with your Shen family? Coming in at night with two rags and spouting nonsense? How is my daughter-in-law the murderer who harmed your little good-for-nothing? What evidence do you have, just these two rags? Do you think our Li family is easy to bully?"
At this hour, the village is not noisy at all.
In addition, with two children killed in the village yesterday, the villagers are much more vigilant and are paying close attention to what's happening outside.
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