Wu was slightly panicked by Zhishu's testimony, but quickly calmed down.
"This is really a big joke. Why would I do such a thing to the Duke? Besides, I've been confined to the courtyard these days..."
"A few days ago, Aunt Wu, you went out of the house. Didn't more than one person in the house see you?" Huo Xi retorted.
"I was going to the Prince's Mansion to see Concubine Zhang, and I didn't stop on the way." Mrs. Wu defended.
"You never stopped the car, but your servant from the Wu family handed you a package of things."
Wu squeezed her hands tightly, this bitch actually followed her!
"Miss, you really did everything you could to avenge your mother. Not only did you want to knock me down, but you also wanted to destroy my family. You sent my brothers into exile and took away all the wealth of my Wu family.
Are you still not satisfied with your pocket?"
"Aunt Wu, Wu Youcai is today because of his own fault. The crime personally convicted by Jingzhao Yamen has nothing to do with me. Besides, what kind of wealth can your Wu family have? The family couldn't survive at that time, so you came to Zhangzhou with a shabby baggage.
We borrowed money for traveling expenses, so what wealth does your Wu family have?"
"Miss, please don't confuse things. My Wu family was once poor, but then we became rich..."
"You got rich later? How did you get rich? Did it depend on you, aunt, who raised your monthly silver from twenty taels to fifty taels?"
"Shut up!" Zhang Biyao and Zhang Jie said at the same time.
"Why should I shut up? Didn't I invite the prince to resolve the case? If we don't explain the cause clearly, how can we resolve the case?"
"What do you mean by mentioning my mother's past again and again?" Zhang Biyao was very dissatisfied. If she became a concubine, how could she still gain a foothold in the East Palace?
"Didn't your aunt mention it, saying that I was taking her Wu family's property? After my mother left, her dowry was handed over to your mother by the Madam. You don't know that, right?"
What wealth does the Wu family have? What kind of wealth can the Wu family have?
Using the money from her mother's dowry, she established a relationship with Wu Youcai, and sent Wu Youcai to the Shibo Department Store, allowing the Wu family to make a fortune.
The prince did not make a sound to stop him and remained silent.
The prince remained silent, but Mrs. Wu couldn't help it. She didn't want to argue with Huo Xi about money anymore, for fear that she would reveal that the money in the box given to Yao'er came from something wrong.
He said loudly: "Miss, I didn't expect that you would reach out to your father's courtyard in order to kill me!" Otherwise, why would you stare at Zhishu?
"Did I extend my hand into my father's courtyard, or did you?"
"Now your one-sided words are not enough to win people's trust. Why bother trying to accuse me!"
"Want to incriminate yourself? Does Aunt Wu think she did it flawlessly? Naturally, I am not just a witness like Zhishu."
Next, Huo Xi heard that a servant of the Wu family had approached Wu's carriage that day and handed something to Wu.
The servants of the Wu family refused to confess, but Huo Xi caught her family members and even told them exactly when and where she met that day, who she had met, what she had taken, and from whom.
It's clear that she can't do anything without recruiting.
Not only that, Huo Xi even sent people to find out where Madam Wu had bought the spices and who made the spices.
The person who made the spices refused to admit his guilt and kowtowed: "Young man, I have never made spices that are harmful to others..." He shook his head like a sieve.
"Someone said that someone in the family had trouble falling asleep, so he added more cypress kernels to the spices. The cypress kernels help with sleep and are not fatal."
He also asked people to fetch the spices that were still at home.
The imperial doctor checked and found that it is indeed not fatal, and it is not even poisonous. Adding more Bai Ziren, according to the imperial doctor, can indeed help sleep.
Mrs. Wu breathed a sigh of relief and shed tears: "Prince Mingcha, I am the wife of a duke. Because their brother and sister returned to the house, they were banned from the courtyard by the duke. Even when they went out to see Zhang Concubine, they were detained.
Tracking, what’s the point of my life? Which lady in the capital can do as well as me? I might as well just die!"
When he got up, he hit the pillar.
Zhang Jie and Zhang Biyao rushed over, and everyone in the hall also tried to stop them.
Everyone has different thoughts.
The eldest lady pressed forward step by step, even inviting the people who made the spices, and even the family members of the Wu family servants were able to control her. She thought she had a chance of winning, but the imperial doctor said that the spices were not poisonous.
Are the eldest lady and the prince really willing to force Wu to death?
Almost without exception, everyone knows that the second wife is at odds with her first wife and daughter. But now that he is the heir, there is no need to kill them all, right?
The prince also needs the help of the British government. If Wu commits suicide in front of him, she will probably become enemies with the British government.
The prince was also really shocked.
He hurriedly comforted the crying Mrs. Wu with a few words.
Turning to Huo Xi: "Miss, it turns out that this spice is not toxic. Are you afraid..."
Are you afraid that Mrs. Wu has been wrongly accused?
"Your Highness, don't be anxious."
Huo Xi looked pale and said to the incense makers present: "Let me ask you, do you agree with what I said that the Wu family asked you to make incense and asked for more baiziren?"
The craftsman nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes. I just want to make more money, and I don't ask for the person's name. I have no intention of harming anyone." His voice trembled.
God, he just made some spices and sold them for a small amount of money, but today he was involved in such a family affair, and he met so many big shots, and he even met the prince!
God, I'm afraid he's going to have to confess here, and I don't know if he can get out alive.
I almost peed.
"Just admit it."
Huo Xi looked at the imperial doctor again: "Bai Ziren will help with sleep. Can the imperial doctor be sure about this?"
The imperial doctor glanced at the prince and nodded: "I'm sure. Although the amount of cypress kernel in this spice is increased, it is not poisonous, let alone fatal."
Huo Xi nodded again: "It's very good. It would be nice if the imperial doctor said this."
He turned to Ting Lei who was standing outside the hall and ordered: "Go and bring the people here."
"yes."
"The eldest lady is determined to kill me."
Mrs. Wu started to cry again, wiped her tears frequently with a handkerchief, and held Zhang Jie in her arms: "My poor son, your mother is dead, how can you live?"
Zhang Jie hugged Wu and cried too. He turned to Huo Xi and Huo Nian with a look of resentment on his face: "I gave up my position as the crown prince to you, why are you still unwilling to let go of my mother!"
Just as Huo Xi was about to open her mouth, Huo Nian said: "You are wrong. You did not give me the position of son, but my father gave it to me! It was a book sung by the emperor himself, not you gave it to me!
Are you questioning the emperor's decision? Moreover, my mother is the original wife, and the position of the heir apparent is mine! Why do you need to give up!"
"You!" Zhang Jie gritted his teeth.
Huo Xi glanced at Nian'er with a smile.
Although Huo Nian was very enthusiastic, there were so many people there, so he was still a little nervous. When he saw his sister and parents looking at him with relief, he puffed up his chest again.
He will not let his sister face it alone, he will stand with her!