Chapter 722: Words of Punishment

Sun Qiyi smiled slightly and said, "It is the ancestor of our family."

Doctor Yu's beard twitched, and he was extremely excited: "I wonder where Mr. Sun Zhuyou is now?... My master has always admired the old man, but Mr. Sun Zhuyou traveled all over the world and I have never been able to see him..."

Sun Qiyi said, "Our ancestor has already gone west on a crane."

Doctor Yu was stunned for a moment, then sighed: "So that's how it is..."

He sighed for a while, then carefully returned the pill to Sun Qiyi, and then bowed to the Duke Xin and his wife, saying, "The pill that this girl gave to Miss Yu is not only non-toxic, but also has the effect of clearing away toxins and removing obstacles. It is an excellent medicine."

"Remove obstacles?" Jiao was stunned when she heard it.

How can it be non-toxic?

What does this obstacle removal mean?

Doctor Yu was thinking about how to explain it tactfully, but Sun Qiyi had already started to speak slowly: "What I mean is that the eldest lady took a certain medicine, which temporarily changed her pulse and made it look like her body was seriously damaged. Xiaoxuedan is a medicine that my grandfather discovered by combining the secret books left by the previous imperial palace. It is beneficial to the human body and has no harm. So I fed Miss Yu a pill, and sure enough, 'the medicine cured the disease.'"

Yu Mingzhu's face turned blue, white, and red at times.

Jiao finally reacted. She slowly turned her head and looked at Yu Mingzhu in confusion: "Zhuzhu, why are you..."

Sun Qiyi found it very interesting.

She actually doesn't care why Miss Yu takes Dongyi Pills.

What she was concerned about was that Dongyu Pills were a secret medicine used by concubines in the previous dynasty's imperial palace to compete for favor. With the demise of the previous dynasty's royal family, it should have disappeared from history long ago.

Where did this Miss Yu, who lives in a secluded place, get all this?

Yu Mingzhu didn't know how to answer for a moment, and could only cry, "Mom..."

But this time, Jiao did not reach out and hold Yu Mingzhu in her arms as soon as she burst into tears.

She just looked at Yu Mingzhu in confusion.

The old couple of Duke Xin looked over calmly.

The old Duke Xin said calmly, "Why else? Maybe it's because Mingzhu doesn't want to come to the court of Shuntian Prefecture."

Yu Mingzhu's face turned even paler.

At this moment, Xingxing walked down from the chair beside her.

"Miss Sun," Xing Xing said, "Can I see the Xiaoxue Pill in your hand?"

Xingxing has been looking at the Xiaoxuedan pill since the beginning.

When she heard about the effects of the Xiaoxue Pill, she felt that it was very similar to the pill recipe her grandmother Da Xi taught her.

Grandma Da Xi also mentioned it casually at the time, saying that it was something from the imperial palace of the previous dynasty.

Now that Xingxing saw this similar "Xiaoxue Dan", she was naturally curious.

Sun Qiyi looked at Xingxing, then at Yu Chongting.

I couldn't help laughing.

Instead, I found some feelings of "Love the person and love the whole family" in Xingxing.

She smiled and handed the Xiaoxuedan over: "Does the princess like it? Take it. It's for you."

Xing Xing took it generously and took out a pill from her waist bag: "Thank you. I'll give this to my sister."

Sun Qiyi also took it generously.

As long as doctors are not the type who cherish their own knowledge, it is not uncommon for them to study medicine with each other and give each other elixirs.

Because of Xingxing's incident, everyone's attention shifted from Yu Mingzhu to Xingxing and Sun Qiyi.

Xingxing took a quick sniff of Sun Qiyi's pills, and like the doctor, she scraped some powder and tasted it.

She immediately had an idea in her mind.

Sun Qiyi had already studied the pill Xingxing gave her. She suddenly raised her head, her eyes like stars: "This pill..."

The pills Xingxing gave her were obviously similar to the Xiaoxuedan developed by her grandfather, but they were a bit more sophisticated!

Xing Xing said: "This is the recipe my master taught me."

After a pause, Xing Xing thought for a moment and then said, "I'll introduce you to each other if I get a chance."

Xing Xing thought that this granddaughter's grandfather was able to find out a similar recipe by borrowing the ancient books of the previous imperial palace, which showed how skilled he was in medicine. Since granddaughter was his descendant, and she could recognize Yu Mingzhu's pulse, it was clear that she was also a master in medicine.

Maybe Grandma Da Xi would be willing to meet her?

Sun Qiyi was obviously very happy.

She carefully put the pill into a small porcelain bottle and nodded to Xingxing.

Xing Xing smiled and returned to her chair to sit down.

Jiao seemed a little absent-minded, as if she wanted to say something to Yu Mingzhu. She opened her mouth but said nothing.

The court in Shuntian Prefecture fell into a strange silence.

It was the arrival of Shuntian Prefecture Governor that broke the silence.

He coughed and bowed to the old Duke Xin and his wife, "…I have temporarily adjourned the court session earlier. I wonder if it is convenient for you two to continue the court session now?"

Old Xin Guogong said, "Your Excellency is very polite. It is your Excellency's duty to go to court to try cases. My wife and I are only slightly involved with the people involved in this case, so we are here to observe and will definitely not interfere with your Excellency's judgment of the case."

As soon as these words were spoken, the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture immediately understood that this meant that the case could be heard in court.

Shuntian prefect understood and slapped the wooden stick in his hand: "Bring the plaintiff up!"

Yu Mingzhu shuddered.

But Zou Wanshi had already been brought up.

When Zou Wan saw Yu Mingzhu standing in the hall, she also shuddered.

Her reaction was so obvious that even Jiao looked at Zou Wanshi a second time.

At this time, Jiao didn't know that Zou Wan's family was almost wiped out.

At this moment, Jiao heard the word "bring the plaintiff", and then she thought of how her father-in-law, Duke Xin, insisted that Yu Mingzhu be brought here. So Jiao presumed that Zou Wan was suing Yu Mingzhu.

Jiao was immediately furious: "It's you?! Why are you suing Zhuzhu for no reason? What are you suing her for? Hasn't she been good to you? Don't think I don't know that Zhuzhu gave you a lot of money every time you came to the mansion!"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was a subtle pause in the classroom.

Yu Chongting's expression changed slightly and he looked at Yu Mingzhu.

It is known that Xingxing might be their biological sister who was stranded outside. After being "picked up" by Zou Wanshi, she was abused and almost killed.

Furthermore, it was discovered that Yu Mingzhu was a fake daughter who was swapped by someone else. And Yu Mingzhu actually had a close relationship with the man who "took away" her biological sister, and even gave him money and property many times?

No matter how you think about it, it seems like Yu Mingzhu already knows the inside story!

——Yu Mingzhu never expected that her mother would say this in front of so many people!

Her breath was choked.

Yu Mingzhu's mind was racing. Perhaps because of the crisis, she became much more sober.

She only used the same rhetoric she had used to deal with her mother in the past, saying that she had done favors for Zou Wanshi and sympathized with the hardships of Zou Wanshi's family, and so on.

Besides, this little bit of money was nothing to her, but it could help Zou Wan's family. In her opinion, this was a good deed.

Yu Mingzhu showed a surprised look on her face: "...I really don't know why Madam Zou would sue me?"

Yu Mingzhu had asked Qi Huang to find out the news long ago, and she knew that Zou Wan was not suing her at all.

Zou Wanshi's face turned pale, and she shook her head, saying in defeat, "It is not the young lady that I am suing."

Zou Wanshi was already devastated, and now she felt hopeless and helpless, as if she had no power to turn the tide. She just lay there dejected, not wanting to speak.

When she was taken away just now, she thought about a lot of things.

When did the people from Duke Xin's Mansion go to investigate the boatman?

With all the back and forth, and the investigation, it will definitely take a long time.

So, how long ago was the planning of the Duke of Xin's Mansion started?

Even more so, was it possible that their visit to the capital this time was at the hands of the Duke of Xin's Mansion?

The more Zou Wanshi thought about it, the more frightened she became. The more she thought about it, the more she felt as if there was an airtight net that had trapped them tightly.

Even Zou Wanshi began to wonder whether everything that happened to their Zou family was caused by the Xin Guo Mansion!

This idea reached its peak after Zou Wanshi was brought back to the hall!

——They actually called Yu Mingzhu over!

Zou Wanshi's whole body began to tremble violently.

But Yu Mingzhu still pretended to know nothing.

Although Zou Wanshi would not expose Yu Mingzhu, she also felt hopeless and powerless that what Yu Mingzhu was doing now was nothing more than a petty clown who could not show up in public.

Jiao still didn't know what had happened before.

She looked at Zou Wanshi in a strange way, still a little puzzled: "Since you didn't sue my Zhuzhu, why did you call my Zhuzhu here?"

Yu Chongting couldn't help but sigh at this moment.

He thinks his mother is really confused!

Not to mention the old couple Duke Xin.

The old couple's eyes were filled with disappointment towards Jiao.

Only when everything is laid out before his eyes can Jiao see through it all?

Xing Xing sat in the spectator seat not too far away and watched Jiao.

She stared for a long time.

If you think about it more, you can guess what happened from beginning to end. It seems that Jiao has always turned a blind eye to it.

...So, this is her biological mother?

She knew very well that Yu Mingzhu was not her biological daughter, and she looked so much like Jiao. Did she never have any doubt for a moment?

But now it seems that her mother has always firmly chosen Yu Mingzhu.

Xing Xing lowered her eyes, putting away her disappointed look.

Yu Chongting felt a pain in his heart when Xingxing lowered her eyes. He couldn't help but take a step forward and said, "Mom, let me tell you. This woman surnamed Zou is suing...Princess Fusui."

As soon as the words "Princess Fusui" came out, Jiao Shi seemed to be scalded. She glanced at Xingxing and quickly looked away: "...If that's the case, then what do you want Zhuzhu to do?"

As soon as these words were spoken, not only the old couple of Duke Xin, but even Yu Chongting's eyes were filled with anger!

Yu Chongting saw his mother's evasive look. He knew in his heart that no one knows a son better than his mother. It was obvious that his mother had some guesses in her mind, but she felt very guilty, so she avoided Xingxing like this!

也就是說，他娘早就懷疑杏杏是她親生女兒了，卻什麽都不說，還一直無底線的寵溺着于明珠？！

于崇廷氣得臉色鐵青！

孫期頤上前，握住于崇廷的手，給他暖了暖手心，也是提醒他，不要太生氣了。

生氣傷身。

于崇廷深吸一口氣，極為難得的語氣帶了幾分淩厲感：“看來娘還真是什麽都不知道啊！”

焦氏蹙眉看向于崇廷：“崇廷，你這是什麽語氣？”

于崇廷冷笑一聲：“娘，你知道這鄒萬氏為何轉告福綏郡主麽？”

“為何？”

于崇廷面無表情：“因為鄒萬氏懷疑福綏郡主昨晚上讓人殺了她全家，又放火毀屍滅跡。”

焦氏倒吸一口涼氣，饒是她本能的逃避杏杏，卻也不敢相信杏杏會做出這種事來。

“不，不會吧？！”

焦氏下意識又看了眼杏杏。

嬌小的少女臉上神色淡淡的，就那般坐在旁觀椅裏，沒有往她這看一眼。

就好像……她是什麽無關緊要的人一樣。

焦氏心裏一窒，語氣也重了幾分：“好端端的，這鄒萬氏怎麽會狀告郡主滅了她滿門？”

于崇廷面無表情，卻又直直的看向焦氏：“因着這個姓鄒的女人，十多年前，不知道從哪裏，‘撿’了個小女孩。在十年前她帶着那小女孩渡江，将小女孩直接丢入滾滾江水中。這姓鄒的女人，心虛無比，在十年後再遇到那小女孩時，自然會覺得，小女孩會報複她全家。”

焦氏聽的渾身一顫。

她也不知道為什麽，她一聽這些，就覺得心絞痛的厲害，痛得她臉色都有些發白。

于明珠擔心的上前扶住了焦氏：“娘，你沒事吧？”

于明珠的手雖說也涼得厲害，但有樣東西支撐，焦氏也勉強穩住了身體。

只是聲音還是顫的厲害：“你，你是說……郡主，郡主就是那個小女孩……”

于明珠眼眸微沉，只恨老天不長眼，那會兒要是讓喻杏杏直接死在那江水中，不就什麽事都沒有了嗎！

于崇廷冷冷道：“娘說的沒錯。郡主就是那個小女孩。郡主福運滔天，大難不死，眼下卻又被之前的加害者誣告她殺了別人全家！”

焦氏讷讷不能成語，只翻來覆去道：“确實不該……是有些過分。”

于崇廷看眼下焦氏還沒反應過來，冷笑一聲：“娘，你忘了。方才還是你自己說的，妹妹時常給這鄒萬氏財物呢！”

這句話焦氏一開始還沒反應過來，但頓了頓，焦氏只倏地睜大了眼，猶如五雷轟頂那般反應了過來！

“你，你的意思是……”

焦氏說話都不利落了。

倒是于明珠，瞬間落下淚來，白着一張精致的小臉，似是難以置信的樣子，拔高了聲音問于崇廷：“三兄，你的意思是，鄒萬氏，是我支使的？……可我當年也不過才幾歲，哪裏能這般？三兄何故對我說這種誅心之語！”

于崇廷見于明珠還在故意混淆，他越發失望，只定定的看了于明珠一會兒，并沒有說什麽。

而就在此時，外頭卻有一個精幹男音，揚聲道：“府尹大人，我這兒有個人證，給您送了過來！”