All eyes darted between Cai Die and Wei Shuwan. Now that things had come to this point, there was no need for Wei Shuwan to keep the conversation a secret.
"Actually, I saw through Sister Caidie's act of taking credit for Fourth Sister's work to seduce Young Master Du a long time ago. But Sister Caidie begged me not to say anything, so I gave her two days to confess to everyone and handle the matter properly. But Sister Caidie had no intention of confessing at all. She only thought about how to keep me quiet so that she could continue to associate with Young Master Du."
Wei Shuwan sneered, "She sent food to Fuquxuan several times, but I refused to accept it. Then she set her sights on my mother, embroidering a sachet for her, but hiding poison inside. She also told my mother that she heard I coughed during dinner and asked her to bring me a bowl of white fungus soup. That's how my mother and I both fell for her poisonous scheme."
Wei Shuwan explained Cai Die's motives and methods for poisoning Cai Die clearly, leaving everyone stunned.
Although what happened before was shameful and disgraceful, it was just a minor incident. Now, it almost escalated into a major lawsuit with a life at stake!
Several gazes fell upon Cai Die, everyone awaiting her reaction. At first, Cai Die remained silent, seemingly acquiescing, but her fighting spirit was rekindled. She turned back and said decisively, "I haven't done any of what you're saying. Wei Shuwan, you're making false accusations!"
Why did she confess? This is completely different from the case of her fourth sister; confessing would have been a serious crime.
Moreover, regarding Fourth Sister's matter, there were those letters as physical evidence, and Young Master Du confronted her face-to-face, so she had no way to deny it. The poisoning matter was different. As for witnesses, the Second Branch naturally sided with Wei Shuwan, so they couldn't be counted. As for the physical evidence, she had already hidden it in a place where no one could find it.
As long as she denies it to the death, no one can pin this crime on her!
Having figured this out, the butterfly's eyes stopped flickering and became calm and strong, as if she had gained the upper hand.
"Third sister, I was worried about you after your serious illness, but that's no excuse for you to falsely accuse others. You say I poisoned you and Second Aunt, but do you have any proof? What about the sachet I gave to Second Aunt that you mentioned?"
Seeing Cai Die's confidence when she asked for evidence, Wei Wen Shi chimed in, "Yes, Third Girl, if you can produce evidence to prove that Cai Die poisoned you, your grandmother will also seek justice for you."
"I was still holding that sachet when I fainted, but it was gone when I woke up. I asked the servants at Fuquxuan, and none of them had seen it, which proves that the person who poisoned me took it away in time."
"But Grandmother, rest assured, I believe the evidence is most likely in your Songhe Residence. I've already asked the gatekeeper, and my elder sister hasn't left the house these past few days. She wouldn't entrust such incriminating evidence to anyone else, so I'm certain the sachet is still in the mansion. But now I need to ask Grandmother for permission to send someone to search Songhe Residence."
Although searching her own courtyard made Wei Wenshi uncomfortable, not allowing the search would seem like protecting Cai Die. So after hesitating for a while, she sighed and said, "Alright, since you think it's in Songheju, then send someone to search it. I'll wait here."
Having said that, Lady Wei Wen leaned on her cane and walked to the main seat. Just as she was about to sit down, she suddenly remembered that there was someone of much higher status than herself standing there. Lady Wei Wen looked at the young Prince Qiao Chuan, gestured with her hand to indicate "please," and said in a calm and humble voice, "Young Prince, please take a seat."
Li Qingchen originally didn't want to sit, but then he thought that as long as he stood there, Old Madam Wei would definitely not dare to sit. He glanced at her trembling body, nodded, and sat down with a flick of his robe. He then raised his hand to invite Madam Wei to sit down as well: "Old Madam Wei, please sit down as well."
So, with a sense of trepidation, Lady Wei took her seat in the main seat on the other side.
Having obtained her grandmother's approval, Wei Shuwan ordered Ziqiao to take several maids to Songheju for a thorough search, and emphasized the possible hidden compartments in the places she could think of.
As the matter escalated, Meng Shi and Wei Shuyao showed no intention of leaving and decided to stay and see how things went.
Songheju is neither too big nor too small. If you just take a quick stroll around, it won't take much time. However, searching through every room and every corner takes a lot of effort. In particular, there are some old items that the old lady brought back from Jiangzuo that are piled up separately in one room. Moving and carrying them took up an entire afternoon.
The last rays of sunlight were about to fade, and just as the curtain was about to fall, Zi Qiao finally returned with her people to report.
Seeing the expression on Zi Qiao's face when she returned, Wei Shuwan knew that this trip had yielded no results. However, Zi Qiao had brought back Xiao Ke, the maid who usually served Cai Die.
“Miss, I couldn’t find the sachet, but my cousin, who I’ve always served, might know something, so I brought her back with me.”
Upon hearing Zi Qiao's words "cousin," Wei Ping and Cai Die were both furious. The old lady had clearly spoken, and Cai Die was to change her surname to Wei from now on, yet the servants still treated them like outsiders.
However, at this moment, the mother and daughter could not afford to dwell on such trivial matters. They had no choice but to swallow their anger and get through this hurdle first.
Wei Wen sat high on the chair without saying a word, just watching Wei Shuwan do whatever she wanted. Wei Shuwan then began to interrogate Xiao Ke.
"Xiao Ke, you are usually in charge of Sister Cai Die's daily life and cleaning, so you are very familiar with the things in her room. Have you seen a sachet embroidered with yellow hollyhocks these past few days?"
Xiao Ke thought for a moment, then shook her head firmly: "This servant has never seen a sachet with this kind of pattern before."
Wei Shuwan asked a few more questions, but couldn't get any information out of him, so she had to give up on Xiao Ke and said, "Alright, you're done here, go down."
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