Song Shuling was still planning how to torture Jiang Wan when she was suddenly called out, and she didn't react for a moment.
"Wh-what?"
Her face flushed red and then turned pale as she pointed at He Xingyun and shouted.
"This is a frame-up! You're framing me!"
Lin Zhiquan also frowned and stepped forward: "Words are not enough. Does Lord He intend to deal with the wife of a fourth-rank official so easily?"
"Oh, of course not."
He Xingyun smiled and lowered his head, then took out a letter from his sleeve and read it aloud.
"In the third year of Emperor Yuanzong's reign, Song Shuling instructed the steward of the Lin family to mistreat his concubine, Yu, and force her to hang herself."
In the fourth year of Emperor Yuanzong's reign, Song Shuling accepted a bribe of 500 taels of silver from the Li family in exchange for securing an official position in the court.
"In the sixth year of Emperor Yuanzong's reign..."
As the charges were listed one by one, Song Shuling's face grew paler and paler, her lower teeth biting her lip tightly.
how so?
She did all these things very discreetly; there's no way anyone could know...
Lin Zhiquan glared at her, his eyes burning with fury.
He knew that Song Shuling appeared gentle but was actually malicious and had dirty hands, but he never expected her to be so audacious.
There were many of these things that even he didn't know!
Until He Xingyun read this line aloud.
"In the seventh year of Emperor Yuanzong's reign, Song Shuling poisoned his concubine, Lady Sun, by adding a lethal dose of arsenic to her medicine intended to prevent miscarriage, resulting in the deaths of both mother and child..."
Lin Zhiquan suddenly flew into a rage.
Ignoring the fact that they were in public, he stepped forward and kicked Song Shuling hard in the stomach.
"You poisonous woman!"
Sun was his most beloved woman. Back then, she was carrying a fully formed male fetus, his eldest son!
"You can't have children yourself, so you're jealous of other people's pregnancies! You slut! You deserve to be torn to pieces!"
"I'm going to beat you to death today!"
Song Shuling cried out in pain and was slapped again, vomiting blood from the corner of her mouth in agony.
Jiang Wan's expression was as cold as ice.
Although Song Shuling brought this upon herself, she hated men who beat their wives more than anything else in her life.
"Lord Lin, do you think you can escape your guilt by knocking him unconscious today?" she asked coldly.
Lin Zhiquan's thoughts were exposed, and his face darkened.
"good."
He Xingyun gave Jiang Wan a meaningful look, and then said, "This letter of accusation involves Lin Zhiquan's abuse of power and perversion of justice. You will both be interrogated together."
Lin Zhiquan then gave up, glared fiercely at Song Shuling, and whispered.
"You know what you should say and what you shouldn't say!"
Soldiers from the Prefect of the Capital Prefecture stepped forward and took the two men away.
"Ah Ling, my daughter..."
Zhou chased after him with heartache, but Song Ziyu stopped her firmly.
He Xingyun came personally to arrest them, and he had evidence in his hands, so they had no way to resist.
The only option now is to secretly pull strings and see if we can exonerate Song Shuling.
The entire Song family was in complete chaos.
Jiang Wan, who was originally the target of everyone's criticism, sat leisurely to the side, poured herself a cup of tea and slowly drank it.
Gu Yurong stared at her secretly, her eyes filled with gloom.
They thought that with Lin Zhiquan's help, they could surely defeat Jiang Wan in one blow.
But... how did it turn out like this? The person who should be in jail is clearly Jiang Wan!
Is it a coincidence?
Jiang Wan's luck is just too good.
"Why don't you seem worried at all about Second Sister's arrest?" Gu Yurong provoked. "Do you actually want something to happen to Second Sister?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou glared fiercely at Jiang Wan.
"Why are you looking at me like that, Mother? Didn't you just say that if someone is innocent, why should they be afraid of being punished?"
Jiang Wan's eyes crinkled into a smile.
"I believe my second sister is innocent, so I'm not in a hurry. Doesn't Mother believe me?"
Zhou's face turned pale, and she was choked and speechless.
She knew all too well what despicable things Song Shuling had done!
In fact, many of the methods were taught to Song Shuling by her.
If we investigate further…
Zhou dared not think any further. She couldn't catch her breath and fainted, collapsing to the ground.
"Mother!" Song Ziyu exclaimed in alarm. "Quick, call the doctor..."
Jiang Wan took a step back.
Looking at the chaotic scene at Cuizhu Hall, she slightly raised the corner of her lips, a cold smile playing on her lips.
If the Song family wants to get Song Shuling out, they'll have to ask for money.
How could Song Ziyu not be tempted by the two thousand taels offered by Linglong Pavilion?
…
Three days later, he arrived at the temple.
"Madam, good news!"
Biluo stepped through the door happily, holding the letter in her hand.
"News has come from the pavilion that the Song family army has agreed to give up the Gu family and let our Linglong Pavilion take over as the imperial merchant."
"Song Ziyu even urged us to sign the contract, it seems he urgently needs the money!"
Jiang Wan stirred the medicine in the bowl, her expression calm.
Song Ziyu was eager to use money to smooth things over and exonerate Song Shuling, which was exactly what she expected.
Give him the silver.
"Also, summon Shi Xu to see me. The spring hunt is approaching, and I have some things to tell him."
Langya Pavilion has three deputy pavilion masters, one of whom is Shi Xu. He is proficient in the art of diplomacy and is responsible for gathering intelligence and liaising with the outside world.
When Jiang Wan is not in the pavilion, Shi Xu will occasionally impersonate her to handle affairs.
Biluo responded and left.
Jiang Wan gently blew on the medicine to cool it down and fed it spoonful by spoonful to Song Yu, who was leaning against the bedside.
Song Yu, with her long eyelashes drooping, obediently drank her medicine.
After finishing his medicine, he blinked expectantly, and only after Jiang Wan put a ginger tea plum into his mouth did he reveal a small smile.
He appears intelligent and composed when he's out in public, but only in front of Jiang Wan does he reveal his childlike nature.
Thinking about the recent events, he felt somewhat worried again.
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