"Sir, my son and daughter-in-law have a really good relationship, otherwise we old folks wouldn't dare let them go out and do small business on their own!"
"If my daughter-in-law is really pregnant, then she has no reason to poison my son!"
"There must be another reason why my son was poisoned. I implore the town mayor to investigate the truth and give our Chen family justice!"
The old lady's ability to change her expression so quickly impressed Lin Xue.
They say that people become wise with age, and Lin Xue has to believe it!
"Someone, go find a doctor to examine Zhao and see if she is really pregnant?"
Upon hearing of the new lead, the town mayor immediately sent someone to fetch a doctor.
After the doctor arrived, he took Zhao Shi's pulse and nodded seriously, confirming that Zhao Shi was indeed more than three months pregnant.
"Since Zhao is pregnant, she should stop kneeling and get up to speak!"
Although things took a turn for the better, the mayor's brow furrowed even more deeply.
Although the young woman in front of them had no motive to kill, the clues pointed directly to her.
Because she had personally cooked that bowl of chicken soup, but she hadn't drunk any of it herself.
Although the excuse of not being able to eat due to morning sickness could be used to explain why she didn't drink chicken soup, is it really just a coincidence?
"Mayor, everyone says that if something is out of the ordinary, there must be something fishy going on. Why don't we investigate the deceased's movements before his death?"
"Especially what happened between waking up and eating, it must be because we overlooked some clue that we're stuck here!"
If the trial is the county magistrate's responsibility, why is the town mayor so concerned?
That's because someone died. If the town could investigate the matter itself, it would only need to report it to the county government.
If the county government officials were to investigate this personally, the town mayor would also be held guilty of mismanagement.
If someone dies, he might lose his salary.
Deducting two or three months' salary is considered lenient!
“Zhao, tell me everything that happened between the time your husband got up this morning and when he ate breakfast!”
"Remember not to hide anything, otherwise you'll miss important clues. If you're charged with murder, not only will you die, but your unborn child will also die!"
At this point, Mayor Huang couldn't care less about anything else and could only keep a cold face to intimidate Zhao and make her tell the truth.
"Daughter-in-law, it was all my fault just now. I didn't know you were pregnant, so I blamed you for Xiaobao's death. You mustn't be angry with me!"
"The mayor is a very good person in our Huangjia Town. As long as you tell us everything you know, the mayor will definitely uphold justice for us!"
The old lady no longer dared to boss Zhao around, because Zhao was carrying the only bloodline of the Chen family.
If anything were to happen to Zhao, the Chen family line would truly be cut off.
“We both get up normally in the morning. After washing up, I go to the kitchen to cook, while my husband goes to take the firewood we just bought to the backyard!”
Just after I put the chicken in the pot to stew, I heard someone knocking on the front door!
Because I've been having severe morning sickness these past two days, the smell of chicken soup made me feel unwell, so I went to the yard and threw up for a while!
During that time, I think I heard my husband say a few words to someone, but I didn't hear the specifics. I just heard two sentences about buying fish or not buying fish!
When my husband came back, I saw that he had empty hands, probably because he hadn't reached an agreement with the fishmonger.
I sat in the yard for a while to catch my breath, and then went to the kitchen to check on how the chicken soup was cooking!
During this time, there was another knock on our door. Seeing that my husband had no intention of going out, I went to open the door myself.
The person who came was Aunt Wang from next door. She had run out of salt and was in a hurry to use it since the vegetables were already in the pot, so she came to my house to borrow some!
I took Aunt Wang into the kitchen and scooped some salt from the salt jar in my house.
After borrowing the salt, Aunt Wang rushed home to cook.
At this moment, I glanced at the chicken soup on the stove and found that the soup had boiled several times, so I lifted the lid a crack!
This action made my stomach churn again, so I ran to the yard to vomit!
When I had calmed down enough in the yard, Uncle Wan, who is on good terms with my husband, came to our house and discussed with my husband about going out to pick up goods in a few days.
However, Uncle Wan didn't go into the kitchen; he just chatted with my husband in the yard for a while before leaving.
Then we started eating. I ladled the chicken soup from the pot into the main room because the smell of chicken soup makes me want to vomit, so I gave that bowl of chicken soup to my husband.
I ate half a steamed bun, but then felt a little uncomfortable, so I went back to my room and lay down!
Oh, right, it seems like someone else came to the house after I went back inside.
I wasn't feeling well and was half asleep, but I vaguely heard a woman's voice!
After recalling everything that happened that morning, Mayor Huang finally focused his attention on that woman.
"Did your husband drink chicken soup before you went back to your room?"
Mayor Huang asked, resting his chin on his hand.
"Yes, I even ate two pieces of chicken!"
Zhao nodded affirmatively.
She remembered this clearly because she particularly disliked the taste of chicken soup due to morning sickness.
"Did your husband act strangely at the time?"
Mayor Huang continued to inquire.
"I don't see anything different!"
Zhao then recalled her husband's expression at the time. Not only was it unusual, but he was also eating very happily, smacking his lips with a look of enjoyment.
"Someone, go and investigate! Between the time Zhao went back to her room to sleep and Old Lady Chen came to the deceased's house, has anyone entered the Chen family, especially a woman?"
Having clues can narrow down the scope.
Since Lin Xue had nothing else to do, she stayed in the crowd watching Mayor Huang investigate the case.
Soon, his men had visited the area around the Chen family's house and finally got a clue from a neighbor who was out buying groceries.
During that period, someone did see a woman enter the Chen family home.
After the neighbor's detailed description, the constables quickly identified the woman.
It turned out that this woman was named Liu Niangzi, and she lived behind the Chen family's house.
It is said that this Lady Liu and her husband Wang Dazhuang have been married for seven or eight years, but she has not yet given birth to a son or daughter for the Wang family.
I don't know if it was the smell of chicken soup from the Chen family's house that morning, or some other reason, that led me to Old Chen's house.
However, since Zhao had gone to sleep, she was unaware of what had happened between Lady Liu and her husband.
However, as time went by, this Lady Liu was also brought over.
At first, Liu Niangzi denied any connection to the murder case, but under Mayor Huang's keen observation, she eventually slipped up.
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