Since death was inevitable either way, Yao had given up all hope.
In order to get Xiao Qingyin to spare her son, she confessed all the evil deeds she had committed.
Each time something was mentioned, the crowd gasped in amazement.
"They actually poisoned the Yun family and even tried to cause her to have severe postpartum hemorrhage."
“They don’t even spare two-year-old children. As soon as they enter the house, they make a fuss. They find Taoist priests to coax old ladies and send the children to the countryside.”
"What a vicious woman! She conspired with the old lady to lure Miss Xiao to Tianbei Temple and deliberately pushed the old lady down the mountain to frame Miss Xiao."
"Could someone have splashed dog blood on the Xiao family's ancestral graves? Marrying such a scourge into the family..."
"..."
Han listened to the whole thing from beginning to end, and several times she was so angry that she almost fainted.
Why is her Yin'er so unlucky, being targeted by a wicked and heartless person like Yao?
Xiao Shengyuan felt that all the face and reputation he had built up over half a lifetime had been ruthlessly torn to shreds.
From now on, when people mention the Xiao family, they will only think of Yao's wickedness and his stupidity.
There will be no good impression left.
How could he have been deceived by someone like Yao?
Even he himself cannot forgive himself.
If his mother hadn't been involved, Xiao Shengyuan would have left long ago.
"...These are the wrong things I have done."
Yao knelt on the ground, weak and listless.
Of course, she didn't tell the whole story.
She would never reveal, even if it meant dying, that she knew the Princess was allergic to the scent of osmanthus and still had her maid put an osmanthus sachet on Xiao Qingyin.
Murdering members of the royal family is punishable by collective punishment.
Xiao Qingyin didn't hold her secret against her; she simply ordered the Prefect of the Capital to arrest all those involved.
When she saw the flamboyant man who had been following her again, she realized that he was a shop assistant at the cloth shop owned by the Yao family.
Yesterday, I was responsible for replicating her clothes and appearance so that when Yao arrived at Tianbei Temple, she would be dressed the same as her.
With several crimes combined, the Prefect of Jingzhao sentenced Yao to death, and she was executed a month later.
Old Mrs. Xiao was also involved in framing Xiao Qingyin to seize Yun's dowry, and was sentenced to six months in prison and required to return all of Yun's dowry.
The sentence was suspended for one month.
Upon hearing the verdict, Old Mrs. Xiao's eyes rolled back and she fainted.
Xiao Shengyuan wished he could faint too.
But he couldn't.
We also had to take the old lady home.
As he carried his mother out of the government office, he didn't dare to lift his head and just rushed forward.
He accidentally bumped into someone, and as the person fell, he tore off the veil that was being worn on the head of a woman standing next to him.
The man beside the woman shouted angrily, "Insolence!"
"He didn't do it on purpose."
The woman said softly.
Xiao Shengyuan's heart skipped a beat.
That sound...
He immediately looked up and saw the woman's face before the man put the veil back on her.
His full, round face was covered in red sores, and his shoulders and back were as thick as a water buffalo's. His limbs appeared very short against his obese body.
It can almost be described as ugly.
No wonder she wears a veil.
Xiao Shengyuan chuckled inwardly.
What was he thinking just now?
Yun Shi is long gone; how could she possibly appear before him?
This was just a woman who sounded like her.
But the man beside her...
Xiao Shengyuan was somewhat surprised.
Isn't this General Fu, who is stationed in Liaodong?
Fu Junshi is a military talent that comes along only once in a century. His Majesty greatly admires him and still values him despite the favors he has received from the Yun family.
If they met elsewhere, Xiao Shengyuan would definitely greet them.
But right now, he wished the other person hadn't seen him at all.
So he pretended nothing had happened and quickly left the government office.
Madam Fu stared at Xiao Shengyuan's departing figure for a while.
A hint of tension flashed across Fu Junshi's eyes.
He asked calmly, "What's wrong?"
Madam Fu sighed, "Qingyin is such a good child, how could she have such a father? This man is truly unworthy of being a husband and a father."
Fu Junshi's initial nervousness vanished instantly.
"That child's fate has been too bumpy, and it has not been easy for him along the way."
Madam Fu pondered for a moment.
He said to Fu Junshi, "What do you think? How about we adopt her as our goddaughter?"
Fu Junshi's heart skipped a beat.
Why did you suddenly think of this?
"This child lost his mother when he was young. It would be better if he had no father. His stepmother is always framing him. It's so heartbreaking."
"If she becomes our godparent, with our protection, others won't be able to bully her so easily."
Madam Fu replied.
"Madam is still so kind."
Fu Junshi smiled.
"It has nothing to do with kindness. I just felt a connection with the child from the first meeting, and it was comfortable to be around him."
"Hmm, I have no objection. You can ask her when you have a chance."
"good."
As soon as the lawsuit was over, Yun Shu surrounded Xiao Qingyin, asking her all sorts of questions.
"Sister Yin, how did you know that old woman would be pushed off the mountain? Was Young Master Ji waiting at the bottom of the cliff from the very beginning?"
"How did the old woman come back to life? Did she take a drug to fake her death?"
"How does that 'falling flowers and flowing water' turn someone blue? Will they stay blue forever?"
"..."
Xiao Qingyin wished she could stuff a chicken leg into her mouth.
"Let's talk about it when we get back, let's talk about it when we get back."
Asking so many questions at once, how is she supposed to answer them?
"I've been holding it in for ages, I want to know the answer as soon as possible."
Yun Shu acted coquettishly towards her.
Just then, Fu Junshi and his wife walked over.
“Miss Xiao,” Madam Fu said with a smile, “it’s so good that you’re alright.”
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