"Third Miss..." Jin Ju's voice trembled a little: "At that time, I just...just saw Madam fainted, and was at a loss for what to do."
Unexpectedly, Xue Zhiyi's smile deepened. "I only asked you what you saw, not anything else. You're so nervous, are you feeling guilty?"
Suddenly, her voice turned cold. "Jinju, everyone was worried about the Madam, but you were so perceptive that you immediately realized it was the charcoal fumes. You immediately opened the windows to let the air out. I wonder if you just have a keen sense of smell, or if you knew all along that the charcoal fumes were too thick in the room?"
At this moment, Jin Ju, whose secrets were exposed, kowtowed hurriedly: "Could it be that Miss San wants to say that all this is my fault? I am truly wronged!"
Xue Zhiyi sneered, "If your nose is really sharper than most people's and you discovered that it was caused by charcoal gas, you should have opened the window as soon as possible. Why did you stop immediately when I called you? Are you afraid that I might discover something?"
After that, she turned to Fu Ling and said, "Mother, Zhiyi felt Jinju was very suspicious at the time, so he paid special attention to her. It wasn't until the doctor said that your symptoms were caused by carbon monoxide that he dared to draw a conclusion. Now I'm afraid we have to interrogate her thoroughly."
Fu Ling's body was weak. If he hadn't supported himself on the table with his elbows, he would probably not be able to sit up straight.
She glanced at Xue Zhiyi: Although what she said was not wrong, the one who said it was Xue Zhiyi, a bad guy with bad intentions... What exactly does she want to do?
At this moment, a maid came to announce: "Madam, the master, the son-in-law, and the cousin have arrived."
Following a noise, Xue Zhentong walked in with his round belly swaying. "What's going on?"
Tang Jinglei barely even bothered to greet her, and he went to greet Xue Ruoyu helplessly: "Ayu, are you hurt?"
Seeing Tang Jinglei coming back, Xue Ruoyu's eyes relaxed. She shook her head and said, "I'm fine. I wasn't at Wanxiang Hall at the time. It was my mother who wasn't feeling well."
Xue Zhentong sat next to Fu Ling and asked her about her health in a respectful manner.
Fu Ling just told the doctor the truth.
Tang Jinglei, on the other hand, looked a bit angry. He bowed to Xue Zhentong and Fu Ling and said, "Jinglei was only out visiting friends with his father-in-law for a few hours when this happened. This matter concerns Ayu's safety and has even hurt his mother-in-law. I hope his father-in-law and his mother-in-law will investigate this matter thoroughly!"
Perhaps the nausea in her stomach had not yet dissipated, Fu Ling covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief and said, "Ayu is the apple of our eye. This matter must not be taken lightly."
Tang Jinglei bowed again: "Thank you, father-in-law and mother-in-law!"
Looking at all this in front of him, Fu Rongxin felt a little uneasy.
She didn't expect that after waiting for a long time in Taoyao Pavilion, what she got was the news that Fu Ling was in trouble.
When she arrived at Wanxiang Pavilion and saw Xue Zhiyi as soon as she entered the door, she became more and more certain: Xue Zhiyi had messed up this matter again.
"Why is my cousin here too?"
Just when Fu Rongxin was stunned, Xue Zhiyi suddenly called her.
Looking at the half-smiling face in front of him, Fu Rongxin suppressed his emotions: "I saw the servants hurriedly going to fetch the doctor, and then I knew that something happened in Wanxiang Pavilion, so I wanted to come and take a look."
"Rongxin, come here."
Fu Ling glanced at Xue Zhiyi, then called Fu Rongxin to his side.
"aunt."
Fu Rongxin sat down obediently beside Fu Ling, and he patted her back considerately to help her calm down.
Looking at this scene, Xue Ruoyu was a little dazed.
To be fair, Fu Rongxin and Fu Ling look really alike, even their expressions are somewhat similar.
But Zhiyi... now that I look closely, he really doesn't look like Fu Ling at all, or rather... he doesn't look much like his entire family.
Xue Zhiyi didn't notice Xue Ruoyu's complicated expression at the moment.
She didn't even glance at the scene of loving mother and filial daughter before her. Her gaze fell on Jinju again: "Jinju, are you still unwilling to tell the truth?"
Once again becoming the focus, Jinju just kept crying out that he was wronged.
Xue Zhiyi just looked down at her: "But Jinju, when you went to ask the doctor just now, I picked up something by the window."
I saw Xue Zhiyi slowly taking out a silk handkerchief from his sleeve. It was a bit far away, so the embroidery on it could not be seen clearly.
"If you hadn't closed the window, how could I have found your handkerchief by the window?"
These words made Jinju feel like she was struck by lightning. Almost subconsciously, her hands began to grope around her body.
But in an instant, she froze...
Everyone understood.
Jinjue's action of looking for the embroidered handkerchief has already revealed her guilt.
If she had not been to the window and had not closed the window without permission, why would she feel guilty about leaving her embroidered handkerchief there?
Sure enough, when Xue Zhiyi threw the embroidered handkerchief in front of her, Jin Jufang saw clearly that it was not her handkerchief at all.
She was scammed.
"Who ordered you to do this?" Fu Ling asked, shocking Fu Rongxin who was already feeling guilty.
But soon she calmed down: this time she didn't do it herself, she was killing someone with someone else's knife, and the blood wouldn't splash on her.
“No…no…”
Jinju shook her head repeatedly: "No, I didn't order you to do that! I made a big mistake out of carelessness, I didn't mean to harm you!"
Xue Ruoyu, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly spoke up: "It was just a moment of carelessness, but after the incident, he immediately chose to open the window, which shows his calmness."
Jin Ju's face was already pale, and her breathing was trembling. "But...but if this servant had done it on purpose, there was no need to open the window at that time. I wasn't on duty at the time, so even if something happened, it couldn't be blamed on me. Besides, the doctor would know the cause of the illness just by taking the pulse, so opening the window wouldn't destroy the evidence."
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