"This wedding wine was prepared by Zheng." The old lady said with an unclear expression.
Although the poison was not fatal, it was enough to make Chen Ke and Liu Jin'er feel uncomfortable for a while.
During this period, because Second Madam Zheng was preparing for Shen Ke's marriage, Shen Ke and Shen Lan would come out to find fault from time to time. Because of this, Shen Lan complained to her several times.
Although Second Madam Zheng didn't say anything, she must have some complaints in her heart, so she really couldn't think of anyone else to blame except Zheng.
The Second Madam was furious at Madam Shen's words and blushed as she tried to defend herself, "Is it wrong for my daughter-in-law to arrange a wedding for Shen Ke? I ordered the wedding wine to be prepared, but I wasn't involved in it either. How can I be the one who poisoned her?"
Really, she has been the housekeeper for a while, and she has never been as tired as when Chen Ke got married.
Every day it’s either this or that!
As for the poisoning, she even suspected that Chen Ke had poisoned her herself to frame her!
"I know you've been really hard-pressed lately because of Ke'er's marriage, but you're the elder, and now that there's no mistress in the house, you're the only one left to take charge. No matter what, this incident was ultimately caused by your lax management."
The old lady is used to being high and mighty, so she would never let her daughter-in-law climb over her head. These obvious words of criticism made the second master feel uncomfortable.
"Mother, even if Housekeeper Zheng doesn't have any merits, she's definitely worked hard, right? Shen Ke and Shen Lan have been finding fault with her every now and then. Although Zheng, as the Second Aunt, has her complaints, she's done everything she was supposed to do, and she's done it perfectly. How could you, mother, just accuse her without any basis for truth?"
The second master knew that his wife had been working very hard during this period. Every time she came back, she was angered by Chen Ke and Shen Lan. Although she complained to him, she still did what she had to do meticulously.
If Shen Ke and Shen Lan had not complained to her mother, her daughter-in-law would never have complained.
He did something wrong but still didn't get what he deserved. The second master felt very sorry for his wife.
The old lady was immediately displeased when she saw her second son actually speaking for Zheng. "This housekeeper Zheng, if something goes wrong, of course she's the one to go to. How can you blame anyone else?"
"What mother said is correct. Then who poisoned her? How can it be Zheng's fault if we haven't figured it out yet?
Even if she's not a strict housekeeper, that's her fault. I don't agree with accusing her of this before we've even investigated the matter."
The second master rarely speaks. His elder brother is the Marquis of Wu'an in the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion, so he doesn't have to do anything.
But the eldest sister-in-law was not a good person. Two of her children died tragically, so the power of housekeeping fell into the hands of her daughter-in-law. To be honest, he really didn't want her daughter-in-law to be the head of the Wu'an Marquis Mansion.
I just work hard all day without any benefits, and people always suspect that the second branch of the family has made a lot of benefits from it.
The old lady looked gloomy and said nothing.
Marquis Wu'an also stood aside without saying a word, but from his gloomy face, it could be seen that he was also dissatisfied with what the second master had just said.
"Brother, do you also think that this was poisoned by my wife?" The second master narrowed his eyes slightly.
Wu Anhou was silent for a moment, then whispered, "Second brother and sister-in-law really need to give everyone an explanation on this matter."
No matter how much he dislikes his son or daughter, he will not allow anyone to harm them!
Fortunately, Chen Nian and Xia Tian were not here. If they knew what Marquis Wu'an was thinking, they would probably die of laughter!
When Liu had done that to Chen Nian, had he known about it, hadn't he just given her a small punishment and let it go?
It's different now when it comes to Chen Ke. I thought that Chen Ke had done so many evil things and had such a vicious mother, so he would never love her as much as before. I didn't expect that Marquis Wu'an would still treat Chen Ke the same way!
"Okay, if big brother wants to explain, then let's start the investigation from the beginning!" Second Madam Zheng replied coldly.
Since he didn't trust her, she didn't want to work for the Wu'an Marquis Mansion anymore.
It's such a thankless job!
The Third Madam inched closer to the Second Madam and whispered, "Second sister-in-law, do we really need to investigate this?"
"Of course we have to investigate. I believe we will find out who poisoned her." The second wife replied without lowering her voice at all.
She believed that everyone in the yard could hear what she said.
Doctor Cao was also waiting in the courtyard, so the Second Lady asked him, "Doctor Cao, was the poison in the wedding wine they drank?"
"Yes, Madam," Doctor Cao explained quickly, "but the poison was only found in the wine glass, not in the wine pot."
"What do you mean?" The Third Lady couldn't help but interrupt. "Are you saying that the poison was only in the two glasses of wine they drank, but there was no poison in the wine jug?"
"Yes, Third Madam," Doctor Cao confirmed.
"But we prepared the wedding wine in a wine jug, not in the wine glasses." The Second Madam was puzzled. "Since the poison wasn't in the wine jug, it must have been added after it was delivered!"
Doctor Cao nodded beside him. That's what he meant in theory.
The second wife was relieved to hear this. Although she had someone prepare the wine, the poison was put in when the wine was poured in, so it should have nothing to do with her.
She didn't deliver the wine herself.
Marquis Wu'an also understood and immediately called the matchmaker over, "Did you pour the wedding wine for the Fourth Young Master?"
"Oh, my Lord, I'm wronged!" The matchmaker slapped her thigh and began to wail. "When the wedding wine was brought in, it was placed on the table. I was supposed to pour the wine and watch the newlyweds drink it before the ceremony was complete, but the Fourth Young Master said he wanted to pour the wine himself and drink with his wife."
This is none of her business.
It was the Fourth Young Master who disregarded the procedure and wanted to pour the wine himself, but it had nothing to do with her.
The matchmaker cried and explained that she was also afraid that the Marquis would find a scapegoat and then push her out.
The old lady frowned as she listened. "He doesn't understand the rules of marriage, but you don't understand them either? You left without completing the process?"
The old lady didn't think it was her grandson's problem. She wondered if the matchmaker was taking advantage of Chen Ke because he didn't understand and therefore framed him?
"Old lady, you are really wronging me. It was really the Fourth Young Master who drove us out." Matchmaker couldn't let the Marquis of Wu'an put the blame on her. She still had to rely on this to make money to support her family in the future!
The matchmaker was extremely regretful at this moment. She had not expected that such a mistake would occur before the procedure was even completed. She was truly regretting it to death.
"Since she's not the matchmaker, I can only ask Chen Ke." The second master said as he wanted to go in and ask Chen Ke questions.
Since the person is not dead, it means that the poison is not serious.
"Second Master, the Fourth Young Master and his wife are still unconscious. If we want to interrogate them, we will probably have to wait until tomorrow morning." Doctor Cao stepped forward to explain.
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