Chapter 126 The Culprit

"Her husband is dead, and you're still pouring dirty water on her. Are you a human being?"

"I think it was that guy who killed He Er. He has a mean look and doesn't look like a good person at first glance!"

"You are a beast who bullies orphans and widows, worse than pigs and dogs!"

All kinds of curses and insults were heard in his ears, but Xie Zhuoning turned a deaf ear to them and just stared at He Er's wife.

"You know that Zhishuhua and Guixiwan are incompatible, right?"

When Song Yuqiu found the fake death drug, he said, "Turtle Breath Pills, you should have said this earlier! I saw it in my master's ancient book. Turtle Breath Pills and Zhishu Flower are mutually exclusive. They cannot be mixed. If you mix them, you will die. It is more poisonous than blood-stoking strychnos!"

It was originally just a drug for fake death, but once it came into contact with the juice of the Zhishu flower, it would become a drug that would definitely cause death.

"I don't know what you are talking about. Why do you want to slander me..." He's second daughter-in-law cried aggrievedly.

Xie Zhuoning looked at her, his eyes filled with indescribable emotions.

"You are very smart. When you knew that your husband wanted to fake his death to defraud Baiweixuan, you wanted to take this opportunity to make sure he would never wake up again."

"But He Er was very cautious. He knew that the Guixi Pills could not be mixed with the Zhishu Flower, even if they smelled the scent. Therefore, no traces of the Zhishu Flower were allowed to appear around the house."

"You want him to die, but you can't let him find out that you are secretly collecting the juice of the Zhishu flower. Otherwise, given his temper, he will definitely beat you to death without hesitation."

"So you came up with a very careful method. You mixed the juice of the Artemisia argyi flower with dye, soaked the cloth, and then made clothes. After drying, you can no longer smell the scent of the Artemisia argyi flower, but the whole cloth is covered with the juice."

Xie Zhuoning glanced at He Er's wife and said, "That dress is the one you are wearing, right?"

The juice of the smilax china flower is easy to identify and any doctor can check it out.

When He Er's wife heard this, she collapsed to the ground, covering her face with her hands, tears flowing out through the cracks of her fingers.

"Yes, I killed him..."

She was sold to He Er for two taels of silver. He Er disliked her ugliness and never treated her well.

He beat her when he was drunk, beat her when he lost money in gambling, and beat her when he just didn’t like her…

It wasn't until she became pregnant that He Er finally treated her better.

She also thought that everything would be fine after she had a child. After that, He Er would settle down and stop hanging out with those bad friends and stop gambling.

But she didn't expect that after she gave birth to a daughter, He Er became furious and scolded her.

They said she was a bitch, a useless person who couldn't even give birth to a son.

A big scumbag, a little scumbag, it's bad luck to even look at them!

He swore, turned around and left, and was so angry that he wanted to go drink with someone.

At that time, her daughter's umbilical cord had not been cut yet. She struggled to get up, grabbed the scissors, and did the cutting herself.

After having a daughter, He Er not only beat her, but also did not spare his daughter.

It didn't matter that she was thick-skinned, but she was too young. She lost hearing in her left ear after he slapped her in the face. Later, he hit her on the head with a stone, and blood gushed out. She was scared enough.

So she became busier and busier. She had to till the fields and do farm work during the day and help people wash clothes at night. Whenever she had free time, she would go up the mountain to chop firewood and sell it. She would rush to wherever there was work to do and did not dare to rest for a moment.

Because she found that as long as she could come up with money, He Er would be nice to her and would not beat them.

She thought that as long as she worked a little harder, she could raise her daughter safely.

"But that bastard He Er...he actually wanted to sell my good daughter to pay off his gambling debts!"

Her daughter is only eight years old!

How could she bear to watch her daughter being sent to the fire pit?

That's why she decided to kill.

Her shoulders were shaking and she was crying in tears.

"Mom, don't cry... Nannan is here..." The little girl hugged her mother and comforted her softly.

He Er's wife cried even more heartbreakingly and helplessly, "My dear daughter, what are you going to do in the future? What are you going to do in the future?"

When everyone present saw this scene, they were all silent.

Xie Zhuoning was also feeling extremely upset. In fact, before coming here, she had thought about letting the mother and daughter go and not exposing them.

But if we don't expose them, wouldn't it cause the owner and employees of Baiweixuan to be wrongly accused?

She took a step forward and said tentatively, "If you trust me, I'm willing to find a good place for your daughter."

In the farm where her mother came as a dowry, there lived an elderly couple who had lost their son in middle age. They were both kind people and had always wanted to adopt a child.

Although not extremely wealthy, at least I have enough food and drink.

He Er's wife was a little nervous and hesitant, "Why... are you willing to help me?"

Clearly, she almost harmed her for her own selfish reasons!

Xie Zhuoning sighed, "The child is innocent. Just consider it as a good deed I have done for you."

"Thank you... Thank you..." He Er's wife, with tears in her eyes, kowtowed to Xie Zhuoning repeatedly in gratitude.

Xie Zhuoning supported her and told her to stop knocking her head.

She choked up and said, "There is something I have never told you... Actually, He Er is not just trying to cheat Baiweixuan out of money this time, but the behind-the-scenes boss of Huicuilou, the second lady of the Xie family, paid to find him and asked him to go to Baiweixuan to cause a scene."

"That Miss Xie said that if Baiweixuan had problems, the business of Huicuilou would pick up again..."

Wow!

When these words were spoken, the whole audience was shocked once again.

No one expected that there was such a hidden story behind this matter!

Xie Zhuoning narrowed his eyes, extremely angry.

Thank you Wanyin, very good...

If you ignore her, she will do these little things behind your back, right?

Xie Zhuoning bowed and said, "Master Yang, it turns out that Second Miss Xie is the culprit in this matter. Please arrest her as soon as possible!"

Yang Fangwen had not expected that this matter would involve the Xie family, and he suddenly felt overwhelmed.

But His Royal Highness Prince Xuan was still in his house, and there were so many people watching at the door, so he had no choice but to give orders to arrest Xie Wanyin.

Soon, Xie Wanyin was brought in.

She was quite arrogant. When she arrived in court, she neither knelt nor confessed her guilt. Instead, she established a relationship with Yang Fangwen.

"Master Yang, you guys are too rude. You hurt me."

"By the way, why hasn't your lady gone to Yunjinxuan to buy clothes recently? I have saved a few pieces of good fabric for her."

"Ah, I almost forgot. My dad told you to come to my house for a drink when you have time."

She was smiling, as if her visit to the court was just a formality.

When Yang Fangwen heard this, he was so angry that he blew his beard and glared.

I don't know if this girl is really stupid or just pretending to be stupid. She actually dragged him into this blatantly!

But she was a member of the Xie family after all. Just when he was thinking about whether to protect her this time, Feiyun Guards separated the crowd and Xiao Jinxuan walked straight in.

He immediately stood up, "Your Highness Prince Xuan..."

"No need to be polite. I am just here to listen. Sir Yang, please continue."

The guards brought a royal chair and Xiao Jinxuan sat down beside it.

Even if he said nothing, his majestic aura was enough to impress people.

Yang Fangwen didn't even dare to release the water, and directly slammed the alarm clock, "Thank you for your courage, Wanyin, you must admit your guilt!"

"What crime should I plead guilty to? I'm not guilty!" Xie Wanyin still insisted.

"If you don't plead guilty, I will torture you!"

"How dare you! My father is a second-rank Zuodu Yushi, and my second uncle is the Marquis of Zhenyang. Do you dare to touch a hair on my head?"

Xie Zhuoning was so angry that he laughed at Xie Wanyin's shamelessness.

She is not usually seen calling him "Second Uncle" all the time, but when something bad happens, she uses her father's name to bully others.

"My Lord," Xie Zhuoning said loudly, "Second Miss Xie made a loud noise, showed contempt for the court, and was disrespectful to the presiding officer. According to Daye law, she should be punished with 20 strokes of the cane and then interrogated again!"