Chapter 127 A Perfect Deadlock
Yang Fangwen felt a bit overwhelmed and wondered if there was something wrong with Miss Xie's brain.
It would be fine if she didn't repent after doing something wrong, but she is still acting like a tyrant and making excuses, as if she is afraid that others will show mercy to her!
Besides, His Royal Highness Prince Xuan was right next to him, so he didn't dare to let go even if he wanted to.
"Come here!" He pulled out the token and threw it out. "Xie Wanyin has contempt for the court, and he shall be punished with twenty strokes of the cane!"
The officers immediately held Xie Wanyin down, and the heavy boards fell heavily on him, making a dull sound.
Xie Wanyin grimaced in pain and screamed, "My father will definitely take care of it. You just wait...just wait..."
But after being hit twice, she no longer dared to be stubborn, but begged for mercy with tears in her eyes, "I was wrong, I know I was wrong, please forgive me this time..."
No one listened to her.
Many onlookers even cursed her and said she deserved it!
How could she have fallen to such a state if she had no evil intentions?
The daughter of a rich and powerful family was beaten with a stick in front of so many people. It was such a disgrace!
Xie Zhuoning watched coldly, staring at the board as it hit him again and again until it was full.
The dying Xie Wanyin was dragged off the torture bench, but he was still breathing.
Yang Fangwen asked her again, "Xie Wanyin, do you plead guilty?"
With a flash of crazy hatred in her eyes, Xie Wanyin gritted her teeth and said, "I am not the culprit. My sister-in-law He Jinyun asked me to do all this!"
If she doesn't have a good life, then no one should have a good life!
Like spilling beans, she blurted out all the advice He Jinyun gave her, how he taught her to find people, and even how he gave her tips after He Er's death.
Xie Zhuoning was a little surprised at first. When did Xie Wanyin become so smart?
It turns out there is also Ho Kam Wan behind the scenes!
Hearing that this matter had dragged out a whole bunch of problems and also involved the eldest wife of the Xie family, Yang Fangwen was overwhelmed and had no choice but to bite the bullet and ask the officers to call He Jinyun over.
Not long after, He Jinyun arrived.
She was quite calm and unhurriedly bowed to Xiao Jinxuan and Yang Fangwen first.
Yang Fangwen spoke sternly, "Xie Wanyin said that you instructed her to bribe He Er to poison herself in order to slander Baiweixuan. Do you admit it?"
"My Lord, please understand. I am pregnant, how could I do such a wicked thing? I guess my second sister and I are not on good terms, so she deliberately framed me."
When He Jinyun said this, Xie Wanyin's eyes were filled with anger and her eyes were about to pop out.
"You bastard, you're lying!"
She wanted to reach out and grab He Jinyun, but her body was like a dying fish. The moment she moved, she began to gasp heavily.
He Jinyun frowned slightly and moved half a step to the side unnoticeably, fearing that the blood on her body would stain him.
"Since Second Sister says I'm lying, can you provide evidence?"
At this point, what else does Xie Wanyin not understand?
Her good sister-in-law had been using her as a tool from the very beginning, so how could she leave any handle or evidence for her?
She was so angry that she was breathing rapidly, her eyes rolled up, and she looked like she was going to die any second.
Suddenly, a voice rang out, "I can prove that they were in collusion!"
The one who spoke was He Er's wife.
"After He Er died, it was this lady who told me that she was willing to pay ten times the original price, just to let me take He Er's corpse to Baiweixuan for a big show!"
In other words, He Jinyun is not as innocent as she says!
He Jinyun sighed and said, "At that time, I just felt sorry for the mother and daughter, so I thought of giving them a little more money. And her husband was poisoned to death after eating something at Baiweixuan, so what's wrong with me asking her to ask Baiweixuan for compensation? I didn't expect that my good intentions would be misunderstood so deeply."
After these words were spoken, she became the one who was wronged.
Yang Fangwen asked several times, but He Er's wife and Xie Wanyin could not produce any evidence that He Jinyun was the mastermind behind the incident.
At most, she can only be charged with incitement, and she will be fined some money.
As for He Er's wife, she killed her own husband and according to the law should have been beheaded, but considering her extenuating circumstances, her sentence was commuted to exile for 3,000 li.
Not only was Xie Wanyin beaten with twenty sticks, he also had to bear the blame for hiring someone to deliberately defame and frame Baiweixuan.
The shopkeeper and employees of Baiweixuan were almost charged with murder and their lives were in danger. Now they all plead for mercy, asking Lord Yang to make a severe judgment.
The impact of this incident was too serious. After careful consideration, Yang Fangwen sentenced Xie Wanyin to three years in prison!
The moment he heard that he was going to jail, Xie Wanyin felt a lump in his chest.
He lay on his back and passed out completely!
At this point, the cake poisoning case finally came to an end.
He Er's wife was taken into custody and before leaving, she entrusted her daughter to Xie Zhuoning, "From now on, I'll leave everything to you."
The little girl's eyes were red, but she pursed her lips sensibly and didn't cry.
"Hey, little girl, look what this is?" Song Yuqiu magically took out a small doll to divert the little girl's attention.
Xie Zhuoning looked at the scene before him and let out a long sigh.
"What are you thinking about?" After the crowd dispersed, Xiao Jinxuan walked to Xie Zhuoning's side.
She sighed, "If Ah Yu hadn't been here today, this would have been a perfect dead end."
After He Er's death, the first people to be suspected would definitely be the manager and employees of Baiweixuan.
If we find out He Er's past and know that he liked to play dead to fool people, then everyone will only suspect that he gave himself the wrong dosage of drug, which led to his death.
If the investigation goes deeper, He Er's wife will give up Xie Wanyin and others, and draw suspicion onto them to confuse the public.
After investigating layer by layer, when they suspected He Er's wife, she might have used soap beans to wash off the juice of the Zhishu flower on her clothes.
Who will be able to explain clearly how He Er died then?
"The old saying is true. Women are weak by nature, but they become strong when they become mothers."
If it wasn't for her own daughter, how could He Er's wife, a rural woman, come up with such a meticulous and well-organized plan?
When Xie Zhuoning came out of Jingzhao Prefecture, he saw the Xie family's carriage leaving.
She stared at the back of the departing carriage, her eyes dimmed and a hint of coldness appeared in them.
"He Jinyun, she got lucky this time."
Her sister-in-law really likes to do little things behind people's backs.
One day, she will catch her sister-in-law by the tail!
The previous second, her eyes were cold and sharp, and the next second, she turned to look at Xiao Jinxuan, and immediately frowned and smiled like a flower.
"Your Highness, thank you so much for today. As a thank you gift, how about I treat you to a cake?"
Although Baiweixuan has cleared itself of the grievances, there will definitely be some impact on its business.
But if everyone saw that His Royal Highness Prince Xuan went to Baiweixuan to eat cake, they would definitely follow suit and flock to it.
Xiao Jinxuan's eyes were dark, as if he didn't see her little trick, "Okay."