Prime Minister Hua frowned and glared at Hua Yuanzhao secretly.
It was all because of this evildoer who was so troublesome. He cured the disease, but he had to cut the knife in his heart! Now that he was caught by the Xu family, what should he do?
This matter has caused a lot of uproar. Even if this evildoer is sent away to take the blame, it will damage his official reputation if it gets out!
He didn't speak for a while, but Old Madam Hua spoke.
"It's only been half an hour since Xu left for the west." Old Madam Hua sneered and glanced coldly at the Xu family members who broke in.
"Before my Hua family had time to announce the death, someone from your Xu family came." Old Madam Hua said calmly, "And they brought a female doctor with them..."
Madam Xu shrank back and glanced awkwardly at the female doctor behind her.
"Heh," Madam Hua slowly straightened her sleeves, raised her eyelids and asked through her lips: "Did you guys plan this in advance? Or were you provoked by someone?"
Hua Yuanshan took an awkward step forward, feeling secretly anxious.
If the old woman continued to say this, wouldn't this matter become a matter between the Xu and Hua families? Given Dad's temper, he would definitely put all the blame on the Xu family. How could she drag Hua Yuanzhao into this?
She coughed lightly, stood up and said loudly: "Let's do an autopsy. Our Hua family is upright and has nothing to fear! Do you think we are afraid of you?"
"Hua Yuanshan." Old Madam Hua didn't even bother to give her a glance. She just raised her hand, placed it on the nanny's arm, and slowly stood up.
"When will it be your turn as a junior to call the shots in this Hua family?" Old Madam Hua questioned.
Hua Yuanshan wanted to step forward unwillingly, but Aunt Su suddenly grabbed her sleeve.
Aunt Su shook her head slowly, signaling her not to be impulsive.
Prime Minister Hua had already made up his mind, and calmly said to the Xu family, "Since Lord Xu has already reported this matter to the emperor, I will hand it over to the Dali Temple for handling."
He stared at the people of the Xu family, full of awe-inspiring righteousness, and his words were even more arrogant.
"The right and wrong will be decided by His Majesty and the Dali Temple!"
Could it be that the Dali Temple would favor the Xu family?
"Come here!" Prime Minister Hua shouted, "Collect the lady's body and go to the Dali Temple! I want to sue your Xu family for cheating on the marriage! The bride committed suicide on the wedding night, bringing shame to my reputation!"
Madam Xu was also a tough person. Seeing this, she suppressed her grief and looked at Prime Minister Hua coldly: "Sue me if you want! Is there no law in this world?"
Anyway, they have already offended the Prime Minister's Mansion this time! They don't care if they offend a little more!
If the Xu family didn't say anything when their daughter died, the spit of the literati would be enough to drown them!
Aunt Su watched the group of people confront each other, and quietly leaned over to Hua Yuanshan's ear and whispered, "Go out through the back door and go to the Third Prince's residence in person."
Hua Yuanshan glanced at the scene in the room worriedly and nodded heavily.
What is the Dali Temple? That's the Third Prince's territory! With the Third Prince's support, is she afraid that she can't deal with Hua Yuanzhao?
What's more, this time there is physical evidence! That bitch thought she could slander her and her aunt with a handful of incense ash and a wound, now it's time for her to suffer the consequences!
Prime Minister Hua was also a ruthless man. After he was sure that the rumors outside had spread, he simply ordered his men to tie white silk around the coffin and carry the newly purchased coffin, and then swaggered towards the Dali Temple.
Originally, the people of the capital were skeptical about the rumors, but when they saw the coffin, the streets were in an uproar.
"This girl from the Xu family is actually dead! How is this possible?"
"Is it true that the eldest daughter of the Hua family is intolerant? Did she stab her stepmother to death on her wedding night?"
"You believe such words! Didn't we say some time ago that the eldest daughter of the Hua family is going to marry the Third Prince? It won't affect her if her stepmother comes into the family now!"
"That's right! Why would she kill someone out of boredom? I think it might be that the girl from the Xu family committed suicide!"
"Come on! Marrying into the Prime Minister's residence as his legal wife! This is a blessing that many people cannot ask for! How could Miss Xu commit suicide? I think it is more likely that Miss Hua murdered someone!"
"Haven't you heard? Miss Xu has remained unmarried for many years because her fiancé died! Maybe she wants to remain faithful to her previous fiancé!"
"Besides, Lord Hua is old enough to be Miss Xu's father! It's normal for Miss Xu to be depressed!"
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Hua Yuanzhao sat in the carriage, lowering his eyes and listening to the sounds coming from his ears, and couldn't help but feel sorry for Xu Wanqing.
The gentle girl had never thought about death, but she still died in front of her.
Old Madam Xu sat opposite her, frowning as she listened to the discussions, but her eyes were always on Hua Yuanzhao.
When Prime Minister Fang Cai ordered people to prepare the carriage, she said that she was afraid Hua Yuanzhao would escape for fear of punishment, so she wanted him to be by her side to watch over him.
I thought Prime Minister Hua would take the opportunity to mock her, but I didn't expect that the Hua family seemed to not care about Hua Yuanzhao at all and just handed him over to her casually.
Suddenly, the carriage stopped abruptly.
Hua Yuanzhao was thinking about something and almost rolled out due to inertia. Fortunately, she reacted quickly and stabilized her body in time.
"Who is it?" Madam Xu finally sat down and signaled the servant to lift the curtain and look outside.
Hua Yuanzhao looked over and saw Princess Changle blocking the convoy.
Princess Changle was dressed in white, solemn and cold, holding a horse whip, like a Rakshasa.
Without waiting for Prime Minister Hua and others to ask questions, she pulled the reins and slowly moved forward along the convoy, finally stopping in front of the carriage where Hua Yuanzhao was.
Princess Changle's eyes were bloodshot, and she pointed the long whip in her hand directly at Hua Yuanzhao. She spoke in a fierce voice: "Wanqing said she wanted to get along well with you."
She asked sharply: "Hua Yuanzhao! Why did you want to kill Wanqing!"