Chapter 38 The Song siblings are reunited!
A quarter of an hour later, the officers and soldiers came back to report that they had indeed found evidence in Qiu Nong's room and in Qihuaju's small kitchen.
They are the prescription and the residue respectively.
Combined with the doctor's diagnosis and treatment, after confirming that Song Wanyun, Jiang Yunzheng, and Manager Li were infected with the Thousand Machine Poison, the case of Qin's poisoning was basically concluded.
Qin covered her stomach, unable to believe that she was really going to confess. As she was hesitating, Ishida came out from behind and shook her head.
Qin screamed immediately.
Lord Qian's final verdict: "Qin, as the mastermind, instructed Mrs. Zhang and her husband, along with Doctor Zhou, to poison Mrs. Song and her daughter-in-law, and to appropriate Song Wanyun's dowry. Furthermore, Qin deliberately allowed Mrs. Zhang to take the blame, compounding her crime. She remains unrepentant and shows contempt for justice. Because Qin is still pregnant, she will be returned to court for fifty lashes of the cane after giving birth. Qin must pay Mrs. Song and her daughter-in-law three thousand taels in compensation."
Fifty lashes after childbirth can be fatal.
Qin burst into tears with her hair disheveled.
In addition to murdering the Song mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, Mrs. Zhang also breached the contract with the shopkeeper Yu. After being beaten with forty sticks, she was required to compensate the shopkeeper Yu with one thousand taels of silver and compensate the Song mother-in-law and daughter-in-law with five hundred taels of silver.
As for Doctor Zhou, as a doctor, he murdered an innocent person of the master's family. He was beaten with fifty sticks and exiled to the frontier. He also had to compensate the Song mother-in-law and daughter-in-law and the shopkeeper Li.
Mrs. Zhang and her husband gave all the one thousand taels they had received to Qin, so why should she be asked to pay the remaining one thousand taels?
"Sir, I am penniless. I have always followed Madam's instructions. I have given Madam the thousand taels. She must pay me back!"
Mrs. Zhang said that she had no money. Shi Tian couldn't afford to lose face, so he asked the servant to take out a thousand taels of silver notes for Boss Yu on the spot, and took out five hundred taels for Jiang Yunzheng.
Jiang Yunzheng took it readily.
Finally, there was only one thing left.
Lord You slammed the gavel and said, "Shi Tian allowed his concubine Qin to oppress his first wife Song and overmanaged the harem, causing Song to be bedridden for many years. Therefore, the court hereby orders that Shi Tian and Song be divorced. The Shi family must return Song's dowry in full and compensate her with one thousand taels of silver."
As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Yunzheng felt completely relieved. She and Song Wanyun looked at each other, and both of them had smiles on their faces.
"Also, Jiang Yunzheng is the original wife of the deceased eldest son of the Shi family, Shi Chaoqing. Since you treated your mother-in-law with kindness and were as close as mother and daughter, I will, as you wish, move your household registration out of the Shi family. From now on, Jiang Yunzheng will have no further connection with the Shi family, and no one in the Shi family is allowed to harass Song Wanyun and Jiang Yunzheng."
Outside the hall, many people also applauded.
Ishida stopped him: "Wait!"
"Wanyun, are you really so determined to divorce me?"
Song Wanyun sneered and looked at Shi Tian with a strange look: "Master Shi, when you reach this age, you should have a conscience."
Ishida stared at Song Wanyun in a daze.
The screams of Mrs. Zhao and Doctor Zhou were heard outside.
The police were very strong. After being beaten with ten boards, an ordinary person would have to lie in bed for several months.
After forty or fifty beatings, most people turned into a puddle of mud.
Qin had been domineering for half her life, and now she had met with this end. It would be a lie for Song Wanyun to say that she was not happy, but she felt more sighing. Fortunately, she and Yun Zheng had escaped from that abyss.
Jiang Yunzheng was about to take Song Wanyun away, but at this moment, a voice suddenly came from behind: "Wait!"
Xu Qingsong walked straight towards Song Wanyun, hummed a little, glanced at Song Wanyun, then looked at Mrs. Yang, and then knelt down in front of Song with a clang.
"sister!"
Song Wanyun stared at the unfamiliar middle-aged face, and the face of her father who had passed away many years ago appeared in her mind.
Song Wanyun couldn't believe it and asked, "You are... Qingsong? You're still alive?"
Mother Yang: "This... Master Qingsong?"
That year, the Song family was harmed by their enemies. A loyal servant protected Song Wanyun and her brother, who was three years younger than her, and they left. During the journey, they were chased again and the siblings were separated. Song Wanyun was escorted into the mountains by Mrs. Yang. When she went back to search safely, she only found a dilapidated carriage under the cliff.
Song quickly helped Xu Qingsong up. The brother and sister looked at each other in silence. They never expected that they would find their long-lost relatives when they were over fifty years old.
Xu Qingsong had been an official for many years with ups and downs, and his emotions were always restrained, but now he burst into tears.
When the brother and sister separated, one was fifteen and the other was twelve.
Everyone was stunned. Ishida watched in a daze as Xu Qingsong helped Song Wanyun leave. Qin was shocked and frightened and could only shrink in the corner and act like a quail.
Jiang Yunzheng was so shocked that she couldn't recover.
Now that I think about it, there are clues to be found. No wonder she felt that Mianmian seemed familiar at first. It turned out that she saw some shadow of her mother-in-law.
Lord You was stunned. Fortunately, he made a fair judgment. If something went wrong, he would probably lose his job.
Xu Qingsong looked at Ishida and the other man meaningfully.
After the siblings left Jingzhao Prefecture, Xu Qingsong said to Song Wanyun, "Sister, the Xu Mansion is spacious now. You and Yunzheng can move in. Mianmian's mother is easy to get along with and will never let you suffer in the future."
Although they had been separated for more than 20 years, the familiarity and tacit understanding unique to blood ties quickly offset the strangeness and distance of the reunion.
Song Wanyun listened to her brother's childish words, a faint smile appeared in her eyes. In the more than 20 years since she was away, her brother has grown into a towering tree and has his own wife and daughter.
"Yun Zheng and I have other things to do, so it would be convenient for us to live in a separate house. In the future, you can come to visit me, and I can visit you and your sister-in-law."
Seeing Song Wanyun's resolute attitude, Xu Qingsong did not force her. "I'll find a mansion for you when the time comes."
Song Wanyun didn't refuse this time. She introduced Jiang Yunzheng's identity: "This is Chaoqing's wife, Yunzheng. Yunzheng is an excellent child."
Xu Qingsong nodded, his eyes full of appreciation, "Today is all thanks to Yun Zheng."
Jiang Yunzheng smiled faintly.
Song Wanyun asked, "Qingsong, how did you find out our identities?"
Xu Qingsong stroked his beard and said, "It's a coincidence."
Xu Qingsong started with Xu Mianmian’s bowl of tofu pudding.
Old Lady Yang cried and laughed, "In the future, as much as Second Master wants to eat, I will make as much as he wants."
Jiang Yunzheng's eyes were slightly moist.
Song Wanyun clasped her hands together and said, "It is the spirits of my parents in heaven who are guiding me."
Song Wanyun's eyes were filled with worry and relief. "Qingsong, tell me what happened back then? Why do you have the surname Xu now?"
Several people got on the carriage together, and Xu Qingsong talked about what happened that year.
Xu Qingsong's original surname was Song. After he was separated from Song Wanyun, his guards took him away in a carriage. Later, they were caught up by their enemies. The guards had no choice but to fake a scene of the carriage rushing off a cliff and fled in the opposite direction with Xu Qingsong.
Along the way, they encountered refugees and floods... A loyal servant fell ill and died. Xu Qingsong went to the capital and was appreciated by his father-in-law and adopted as his son. He changed his name from Song Qingsong to Xu Qingsong. Later, he passed the imperial examination and married his father-in-law's only daughter. He served as an official for more than ten years and was transferred back to the capital ten years ago.
Now he is the Minister of Dali Temple, Xu Qingsong.
Xu Qingsong said it lightly. Song Wanyun felt sorry for her brother's experience. Fortunately, the two siblings are reunited now, and her heart is filled with joy.
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