At this time, everyone in the kitchen had been beaten and was kneeling on the ground. No one admitted anything and no one could identify a suspect.
The old lady has many different recipes every day. Everyone has the opportunity to come into contact with them, and everyone is a suspect.
Liu was reporting to the Marquis
"My Lord, I heard that the old lady was poisoned and I am extremely anxious. I will feel uneasy if I don't report something. But~"
Su Chen just raised his eyelids,
"It's just that if you know about it and don't report it, you will still be punished."
"I don't know the truth either. I will just report what I know to you, my Lord. You will know once you investigate."
"explain"
Liu looked at Xiang Cui and spoke slowly
"Xiang Cui has been to Aunt Rong's courtyard in the past month, and so has Duo Er from Jiao Men. They are all Aunt Rong's people."
Xiang Cui had been worried since Liu said she had something to report, and cold sweat broke out on her face.
"And the hairpin on Xiang Cui's head belongs to Concubine Rong, as I recall."
This sentence almost frightened Xiang Cui to death.
"My Lord, please allow me to report this hairpin. It was indeed given by my aunt. I have worn it for a long time. I have been wearing it because it was given by my aunt. What is wrong with that?"
"I didn't say there was anything wrong with liking the master's reward. It's just that the hairpin is hollow."
These words were like thunderbolt hitting Xiangcui's heart, making her hands and feet numb and her heart chilled.
Only Madam Rong, Madam Li and she knew about these things. Xi Que and Lian Zhi, who were brought up later, were not aware of them. Where did she get the information from?
This matter has to do with Xi Que's habit of eavesdropping. Since she was promoted to the head maid, she won the favor of Rong Shi with her sweet talk, but she still trusted the nanny more, so they often discussed things together and sent her to guard outside.
Her curiosity made her want to find out more, and she actually overheard a few things, such as the hairpin incident and the matter of the concubine being given the sterilization drug that the old lady had suggested. She knew everything.
When she saw Xiang Cui wearing the hollow hairpin on her head, she was basically certain that the medicine was given by Aunt Rong.
When the Marquis heard the hollowness, he immediately pointed at Yan Dong and grabbed it.
"The Marquis can unscrew it, so it's really empty."
It's empty now, but you can tell that something was placed there before, and it's black in color.
Su Chen stepped forward and kicked Xiang Cui down.
"You might as well confess the truth!"
"I am innocent. I didn't do it. It just happened that the hairpin was hollow."
Bai Zhiyue walked in,
"What a coincidence! Even though there's nothing inside this hairpin, we can still find out what was inside by having a poison doctor examine it."
"Why did you bring your child to such a place?"
"There's no place in this mansion that Doudou can't go. I can't just ignore the old lady when she's in trouble. I came over to see if there's anything I can do to help."
She wants to beat the downed dog and watch the show
“I’m not afraid of scaring the children.”
"He was already shocked when he was born. Nothing can shock him now."
Su Chen just thought about the tragic scene when he was born, the corpses and blood on the floor of the house, and the coffin outside, and he was suddenly speechless.
Bai Zhiyue likes to stab people with a knife at any time
He simply ignored her. Su Chen had just realized that his current wife was not afraid of him at all. Every word she said to him was heartbreaking.
If you want to be less angry, it's better to ignore it.
"Su Gu, take the hairpin and go find someone outside to check. Yan Dong, take people to her place and search it thoroughly. The housekeeper, take her aside and beat her up. I don't believe she won't confess."
"yes"
The Xiangcui in the hairpin had been cleaned and the remaining poison had been buried. She was not worried about these, but she was afraid that she could not withstand the beating. Thinking about her parents, brother, sister-in-law, nephew, and four-year-old child in the Rong Mansion, she had to endure it even if she couldn't.
He gritted his teeth and kept shouting that he was injustice but refused to admit it.
Bai Zhiyue was about to cheer for her when a mouse ran past them.
"How could there be rats in the kitchen? How did you do it? You let rats into the kitchen. Are they all dead? Go and catch them!"
Congcong specially found the mouse to lead the way.
The mouse ran very fast and brought a few people into Xiangcui's place.
This is where the stewards of some status in the mansion live. Each family has a small courtyard, two main rooms and two side rooms, which are arranged in a row next to each other.
The mouse and its pursuers slipped into the ground through a small hole in the corner of the wall where Xiangcui had buried the medicine.
"What should I do? I've entered a rat hole."
"What else can we do? Dig it! The lady has said we must catch it."
It just so happened that the person who was searching the house had some weapons, so he borrowed them.
Generally, in order to prevent someone from hiding things underground, they will bring a shovel. If the ground is firm and has not been turned over, it proves that the soil has not been moved. If there is a loose ground, they need to dig deeper to see.
This is common practice
The hole got deeper and deeper, and the area became larger and larger. Suddenly,
"Hey, this soil is quite loose."
"There's a paper bag!"
The searchers gathered around when they heard
"Have you found any evidence?"
"Take this and report it to the Marquis! You are courting death. You actually did something like this. The Second Steward is in big trouble."
"When he married Concubine Rong's maid, he was promoted from junior steward to second steward. He has been very prosperous in recent years."
“The glory is over now.”
Now they stopped catching mice and went back to the kitchen to report.
"My Lord, look~"
Xiang Cui was almost unable to bear it at this time. She was suddenly in despair when she saw the paper bag. She didn't expect to hide in the corner of the wall, dig so deep and specifically find a place next to a rat hole. She thought that such a place would be loose and others would not be suspicious, and would not deliberately dig in such a place.
Just like that, a mouse ruined everything.
She knew she was going to die, but she didn't dare betray the Rong family.
"Mom wants to commit suicide!"
Xiang Cui suddenly stood up from the ground and grabbed the guard's knife.
"I did it. I hate the old lady."
After saying that, I will wipe my neck
Bai Zhiyue took action when she heard her son's reminder. She took a quick step forward, grabbed her knife-holding hand with one hand and bent it in the opposite direction.
“Ah~”
Everyone heard a snap, and coupled with the soul-stirring scream, they all felt as if their hands were broken.
"Humph, if you want to die easily, you have to see if I agree or not!"
Su Chengang glared at the guard whose knife was taken away
"waste"
It's really embarrassing for him. He is not even as good as a woman.
"Go, bring her husband and children to be punished together."
Soon the child and the second steward were brought over. The child was crying loudly and calling for his mother.
The man was pinned down first and then started beating.
"I'm so unlucky to marry a troublemaker like you. You've caused us so much trouble. Why don't you just admit it now? You want to kill me and my child."
She felt uncomfortable when the man was beaten but she could still hold on. Seeing that the child was about to be taken to the stool to be punished, such a young child could only withstand a few hits, but Xiang Cui really couldn't bear it.
"Please, my Lord, spare the child. I confess everything."
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