Chapter 198 Death
Jiang Tangtang looked at the Hu family coldly and said, "You can tell what's happening to your daughter's face by just washing it in a basin of clean water. As for whether the Hu family poisoned her—"
She turned and faced Jiang Miaohan and the other ladies. "Please think about this: when did you first develop the rash on your face? Did you have any contact with the ladies of the Hu family before the rash appeared?"
After being reminded by Jiang Tangtang, Jiang Miaohan and others suddenly remembered many suspicious details.
For example, Hu Mingzhu relied on her good looks and proficiency in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and she used to be very arrogant in front of them.
But recently he has suddenly become friendly and takes the initiative to discuss paintings with them.
There were also some ladies who had not originally used the latest perfume from Fu Yu Lou. It was only after she mentioned it intentionally or unintentionally that they went to buy it.
The parents of Jiang Miaohan and other ladies also remembered some things.
For example, when we first discovered that our daughter's face was damaged, we went to find the manager of Fu Yu Lou, but they wanted to have a good negotiation and make our daughter's face look better first.
As soon as Mr. Hu arrived, he started arguing with the manager of Fu Yu Tower. The argument became more and more intense, and finally they went to the government to report it.
Moreover, the government, which had been inactive before, reacted very quickly this time. Not only did they quickly seal off Fu Yu Lou, they also sealed off the workshops that produced ointments and other skin care products.
The servants of Fu Yu Lou and the workers of Yan Zhi Fang were all thrown into jail.
Thinking about it now, it seems more and more weird. When did the government become so efficient?
They were only concerned about their daughter's face and didn't think of this.
"I'll go get some water!" Father Jiang became angrier and angrier as he thought about it, and was the first to speak up.
Then someone else stood up and said, "I'll go find a towel."
Several families whose daughters had rotten faces took action, and the common people also helped. Soon, Jiang's father fetched a basin of water.
Hu Mingzhu's face flashed with panic, and she looked at her mother for help. Her mother hurriedly stood in front of her daughter and said, "Who knows what you put in the water? What if you want to harm my daughter?"
"This water is drawn from the well next to the government office. With so many eyes watching, what can I put in it?" Jiang's father said angrily, "You are simply guilty."
"I didn't—" Mother Hu was interrupted before she could finish her words. "If you don't feel guilty, then let your daughter wash her face in front of all of us to see if the Goddess of War has wronged you."
"Exactly, you don't dare to wash? You don't even dare to wash your face. It seems what Madam Goddess of War said is true."
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Everyone was talking at once, as if not washing one's face meant feeling guilty. Zhao Kui didn't know that the Hu family loved their daughter and didn't give her medicine, so he urged Hu Mingzhu to wash her face quickly to prove her innocence.
Mr. Hu gritted his teeth, winked at Mrs. Hu, and said, "You come and wash my daughter!"
They felt sorry for their daughter and couldn't bear to let her use such a dangerous drug, so they used powder they found from foreign countries to apply on her face. This powder was not as easy to fade as the rouge from the Zhou Dynasty. He signaled his wife to be gentler.
Mrs. Hu understood what her husband meant at a glance, and gently wiped her daughter's face with a cloth.
Originally, the rash on Hu Mingzhu's face, which was used to disguise the sore skin, needed a lot of effort to wash off slowly, but Mrs. Hu's cloth only needed to gently wipe her face, and half of her fair face was revealed.
Anyone can see that this is something you apply on your face, and it's not some rash or sore on your face.
Mrs. Hu looked at the towel in her hand in disbelief, as if she didn't understand why this happened.
Mr. Hu was also confused. How come the things that he had to wash hard with soap in the past came off just by touching them lightly with a towel today?
Unbeknownst to them, the cloth in his hand had already been soaked in lotion by Jiang Tangtang. Furthermore, Jiang Tangtang had arranged for someone to hand the cloth to her in advance.
Mrs. Hu was worried that the disguise on her daughter's face would be washed off, so she just pretended to touch the water surface and then went to wipe her daughter's face, which fell into Jiang Tangtang's trap.
The people below were already shouting, "Really?! It turns out there really isn't a rash! What Madam War God said is true. The Hu family is really framing her."
"You bitch, you harmed my daughter! I will destroy your face today." Jiang's mother rushed towards Hu Mingzhu. Mrs. Hu reacted and wanted to stop her, but more relatives of the victims surrounded them.
Seeing that Jiang's mother was about to grab her face, Hu Mingzhu was terrified and cried, "My father made me do it. It has nothing to do with me."
In order to protect his daughter, Mr. Hu hesitated for a moment, but still gave Zhao Kui away.
"You crooked official! For the sake of money, you actually colluded with others and did such a thing. I don't know how many evil things you have done in the past." Lu Shiyan's soldiers disguised as civilians took the lead and attacked Zhao Kui.
As a result, many people who originally did not dare to take action also joined the team beating Zhao Kui.
The team left behind by General Song had long been dealt with by Lu Shiyan's men. The yamen runners were not very loyal to Zhao Kui, and seeing that they were outnumbered, they all ran away.
When Zhao Kui was beaten to death by angry people, General Song was also beheaded by the soldiers in his own camp.
Since joining Raobeiying, Lu Shiyan has been developing his own power.
However, he only developed a small part of them. Most of the soldiers still firmly supported General Song.
What made General Song's own soldiers take the lead in rebelling against him this time was the account books in his study.
The soldiers in the barracks had a very hard life. Not only did they have poor food every day, but they also had the possibility of not coming back every time they went to the battlefield.
They could not stay home to take care of their parents or accompany their wives and children, nor did they have money to take home to support their families. Even if they died on the battlefield, they would not receive a single penny of pension.
They had often heard General Song curse the imperial court and thought that the imperial court had withheld their military pay.
It was not until I saw General Song’s private account that I realized that the court was embezzling money on the one hand, but more importantly, it was all embezzled by the people above.
General Song took the lion's share, and his trusted subordinates took the smaller share. These people joined forces to deceive these low-ranking soldiers.
The soldiers were already angry after knowing the truth, and with Lu Shiyan's men manipulating it, General Song lost his life before he could figure out what was going on.
After dealing with General Song, Lu Shiyan used extraordinary measures to eliminate the remaining forces. Soon, Yazhou was completely under his control.
After Jiang Tangtang rescued the workers in the workshop, he stayed in Yazhou temporarily.
After the workers of the Rouge Shop were arrested and thrown into prison, they were all tortured beyond recognition.
Although there is no danger to life, work cannot resume for the time being.
Jiang Tangtang simply took some homemade fruit tea made from the fruits in the space, added some chicken and duck meat that she had bought, and distributed them to them, and they took sick leave.
Wait until they recover and come back.
These workers had been tortured when they entered the yamen and felt very aggrieved, but seeing Jiang Tangtang being so reasonable, all the grievances disappeared, leaving only full gratitude.
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