In this way, Su Qingyu threatened Yuxiu with Hongye's life. Yuxiu hated Chen for letting her daughter take the blame, so she agreed to testify against Chen.
The old lady looked at Yuxiu and asked, "Tell me, what happened back then?"
Yuxiu knelt respectfully and spoke.
"When the old master first became seriously ill, the eldest lady anticipated that ginseng slices would be needed, and she also knew that the ginseng slices in the mansion were fake."
"Among the medicinal herbs that the eldest lady brought as a dowry, there were slices of top-quality ginseng. She originally said she would give them to the old master, but later... she changed her mind."
The old lady frowned, "Why do you regret it?"
Yuxiu glanced at the old lady with a puzzled look, "It's because of the Third Young Lady."
The old lady was puzzled. She couldn't remember many things at that time. But she remembered Shen Yue's illness clearly. After all, Shen Yue couldn't influence Chen's decision.
Yuxiu knew that the old lady didn't understand, so she continued, "Third Miss was seriously ill those days, and the old lady took care of her day and night. The eldest lady thought of Third Miss's concubine."
"When he brought up the matter of the eldest master taking a concubine, he began to feel resentful towards the old master."
"Just then, news came from the old master that someone was dying. I reminded the Madam that it might not be too late to take the ginseng slices away, but the Madam didn't agree in the end."
Yuxiu's words made everyone present gasp.
What's the difference between this and intentional homicide?
Shen Zhiheng stood up and walked over to Chen. He slapped her and then kicked her.
"You vicious woman, how dare you do such a thing?"
After kicking Chen, he knelt on the ground again, looking dejected.
"Father, this son is unfilial and deserves death."
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