Prime Minister Hua was so angry that his eyes went dark. He lowered his head and glared at Hua Yuanzhao, wishing he could skin her alive.

What a scoundrel! He shouldn't have believed her from the beginning!

There was no wound on the chest, it seemed that Xu Wanqing had indeed died of poisoning! This evil creature must have been an accomplice!

Old Madam Hua was so angry that she felt dizzy and almost couldn't recover.

What a misfortune for the family! Such a scandal!

Xu Ru no longer cared about any ethical rules. He hurried forward, glanced at Xu Wanqing, and then looked away.

He gritted his teeth, bowed, and apologized to Prime Minister Hua: "It is my fault. I believed the rumors and misunderstood Miss Hua. I hope Lord Hua... will forgive me!"

He called the injustice a misunderstanding, his face full of grief and sorrow, and he never mentioned the cause of Xu Wanqing's death.

Prime Minister Hua looked at Xu Ru coldly, pondering in his mind.

Before he could open his mouth, Hua Yuanshan knelt forward and cried, begging the emperor to make the decision for her and Aunt Su.

"...Eldest sister relied on father's trust and deliberately framed me and my aunt! If it weren't for the emperor's clear judgment today, I'm afraid I and my aunt would have been imprisoned unjustly!" Hua Yuanshan cried, "Please, Your Majesty, please help me!"

The emperor had a splitting headache from the noise and looked at Hua Yuanzhao impatiently.

"The eldest daughter of the Hua family, what is going on?"

"Your Majesty..." Hua Yuanshan wanted to say something else, but was glared back by Gu Changsu.

Hua Yuanshan curled her lips in grievance. The emperor's question was clearly meant to favor this bitch!

Hua Yuanzhao looked up, exchanged glances with Rong Xiu, and then spoke.

"Your Majesty, the story begins before Madam Xu got married." Hua Yuanzhao said slowly.

"Mrs. Xu has a personal maid named Zhu'er," Hua Yuanzhao said, "and Zhu'er's lover is a scholar who once received favors from the Xu family, Mr. Li."

Although Xiu Zai is very impressive in a small place, she is not very noticeable in a place like the capital.

Especially for a scholar like Li Sheng, who came from a family with no money and no power, he lived a very poor life in the capital after failing the imperial examination.

"Su captured Li Sheng and used him to hold Zhu'er hostage. She ordered Zhu'er to give Madam Xu the drug." Hua Yuanzhao glanced at Aunt Su and said, "And she told Zhu'er that the drug was not fatal and would not cause much harm to Madam Xu."

"Su controlled Zhu'er and asked her to pretend that Madam Xu wanted to commit suicide on her wedding night." Hua Yuanzhao said slowly: "Afterwards, Zhu'er felt sorry for Madam Xu and was afraid that she would continue to be blackmailed by Su in the future, so she chose to commit suicide by hitting her head against a pillar."

"You're talking nonsense!" Hua Yuanshan was furious. She pointed at Hua Yuanzhao's nose and cursed: "Words are not enough. You said that it was the aunt who killed her. Then show me the evidence!"

Hua Yuanzhao pretended not to hear and just looked at Xu Ru apologetically.

"I'm sorry. When I was treating Madam Xu, I trusted the poison prepared by Su, but ignored another fatal injury." Hua Yuanzhao lowered his eyes: "I was not able to treat her in time, which led to Madam Xu's death."

The women of the Xu family were already crying. Xu Ru looked at Hua Yuanzhao tremblingly, and his voice was hoarse when he spoke.

"Good boy, I don't blame you." Xu Ru said with difficulty: "Thanks to you for proving Wanqing's innocence."

Hua Yuanshan was almost mad at them. Wasn't the Xu family's reaction just that they believed what this little bitch said?

Why should they believe this bitch!

"Stop talking nonsense here! It's obviously you who are framing my aunt!" Hua Yuanshan pointed at Hua Yuanzhao and cursed.

Hua Yuanzhao looked calm. She knew very well that the Xu family did not trust her now, but had to trust her.

Let's compare: "Xu Wanqing committed suicide" or "Aunt Hua hired someone to kill Xu Wanqing". Which one would have less impact on the Xu family?

The Xu family is not stupid! They will naturally follow her words and back down!

"Your Majesty, I covered up the truth about Madam Xu's death and lied that I stabbed her in the heart. It was not because I intended to harm anyone, but because I wanted to find out who was harming Madam Xu." Hua Yuanzhao looked up at the emperor with a firm and steady expression.

"It is true that the maid in the aunt's courtyard visited Madam Xu at night, and the matter of incense ash was not framed by me. I hope Your Majesty will look into it." Hua Yuanzhao bowed deeply to the emperor.

Everything she said was true, except for the lie about the incense ash.

Now she wove lies into the truth, insisting on the fact that "Aunt Su tried to murder Xu Wanqing again" last night.

Hua Yuanshan was completely panicked. Although the matter of the incense ash had been investigated, her aunt had been with her last night! How could she give such an order?

But looking at Prime Minister Hua and Old Madam Hua, they seemed to have believed what Hua Yuanzhao said.

"You're talking nonsense!" Hua Yuanshan was so angry that she almost lost control: "You have no evidence at all! This is all made up by you!"

The emperor rubbed his eyebrows and felt his head hurt even more.

——What a mess this is going on with the Hua family!

"Daughter of the Hua family, do you have any evidence for what you said?"

Hua Yuanzhao straightened his back and said, "Your Majesty, I did not have any evidence before, but now I have it."