Wang Po was so frightened that she cried and said: "Sir, the slaves and Mrs. Fu take turns to cook the medicine. I have served my wife in the house for decades, and I will never harm her!"
"Master, the slaves were wronged! After the medicine was boiled, the slaves took turns delivering it to the madam! There is nothing wrong with it..."
Speaking of this, Mrs. Fu thought for a while and then said: "I remember that when Madam took the medicine, she mentioned that the taste of this medicine was different from before."
"The old slave didn't think much about it. He thought it was because the lady didn't want to take the medicine, so he didn't take it to heart... Maybe that's where the problem lies."
At this time, Aunt Han walked out of the inner room, stood beside Shu Shihuai, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and analyzed:
"Sir, my wife's illness only broke out after dinner. There was no problem with the medicine she took the day before yesterday, so there must be something wrong with the medicine she took last night!"
When Mrs. Fu heard this, something suddenly occurred to her and she hurriedly said: "I remember, my wife stopped taking medicine yesterday afternoon, so she didn't even take any medicine for dinner."
"Originally, I was going to the drug store to get some medicine. However, I got sick of my stomach on the way. I happened to meet Cuizhu. Cuizhu said that she happened to be going out to buy something for the young lady, so she ran here to lie down for me."
Upon hearing this, Shu Shihuai immediately ordered his servants to summon Cuizhu.
Cuizhu knelt down in front of the person uneasily, glanced sideways at Aunt Han, and called out shyly: "Master."
"Let me ask you, was it you who took Madam's medicine?"
Cuizhu replied: "Yes."
Shu Shihuai's expression changed, and he said sternly: "Did you know that Madam's medicine residue was mixed with hellebore? Tell me, why did you want to poison Madam?"
This scolding made Cuizhu shrink in fear. She fell on the ground and sobbed: "Master, I don't know! I was caught according to the prescription given by Fu Po. I am unjust!"
Shu Shihuai glanced at the servant next to him. The servant understood, handed the prescription to Cuizhu, and asked: "Look carefully, is it this prescription?"
Cuizhu took one look and replied: "Yes."
Aunt Han put her hand holding the handkerchief on Shu Shihuai's shoulder and said:
"Sir, there is no veratrum in this prescription. Maybe someone secretly mixed veratrum into the prepared medicine..."
After a pause, she reminded again: "This Wang Po and Fu Po are Madam's dowry. It is impossible for them to do such a thing. There is nothing wrong with the prescription. The decoction was also given by Wang Po and Fu Po in rotation. Just now Fu Po
Didn’t I tell you that today’s medicine doesn’t feel right to me, and I think there are only two possibilities?”
Shu Shihuai asked doubtfully: "Which two kinds?"
"Firstly, maybe the shopkeeper of the medicine shop grabbed the wrong medicine; secondly, someone deliberately mixed the medicine with hellebore."
Shu Shihuai nodded and said, "Meiniang is right."
"Sir, we don't get medicine every day or two at Xuji Medicine Store. The shopkeeper is also a cautious person, so there will be no mistakes like this."
"What's more, Shopkeeper Xu's pharmacy has been open for decades. If this is publicized, wouldn't it destroy his brand? Moreover, we have no grudges with Xu Ji. Wouldn't he risk his life by poisoning an official's family?"
"So, I guess it's the people in the house who are responsible. I want to investigate thoroughly! With such a person here, wouldn't it be very dangerous for us?" After Aunt Han finished speaking, she stroked her chest and pretended to be scared. "Meiniang.
That's right." Shu Shihuai kept a sullen face and her anger was frightening. She looked at Cuizhu, her eyes widening.
"Cui Zhu, madam, you don't drink medicine every day or two. You will be poisoned only if you drink the medicine you took today. Tell me, was it you who did it?"
"I don't know Cuizhu! This slave is really unjust!"
Aunt Han threatened her gently: "Sir, I don't think she will shed tears until she sees the coffin. Why don't she... send her to prison! The criminal laws in prison will definitely make her confess."
When Cuizhu heard this, her face turned pale with fear, and she kept begging for mercy, "Master, this slave is unjust! This slave did not poison..."
In the inner room, Shu Yao and Shu Wanwan heard the noise in the front hall and came over.
As soon as they stepped into the front hall, they saw the slave girl kneeling on the floor. When Cuizhu saw Shu Yao coming over, she hugged Shu Yao's thigh and begged for mercy tremblingly:
"Miss, please save me! I really don't know that hellebore is poison. If I knew it was poison, I would definitely not buy it for the lady!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked. It turned out to be Shu Yao?
Shu Yao's legs were trapped, and no matter how hard she struggled, Cuizhu wouldn't let go.
It turns out that they are waiting for her here!
Shu Yao's eyes were shining with sharp light as she stared at Cuizhu, her tone was clear and frosty: "Cuizhu, if you don't let go, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Because Cuizhu was afraid and focused on getting rid of her crime, she didn't even see the frost in Shu Yao's eyes.
"Miss, please save this slave! I don't want to go to the government. I only bought the hellebore according to your instructions! I don't even know that it is poison..."
Before Cuizhu finished speaking, Shu Yao kicked Cuizhu away with a neat kick, and bounced several meters away. Cuizhu fell heavily to the ground and let out a scream:
"ah……"
Shu Yao was merciless with this kick. Otherwise, she would have vomited blood and suffered internal injuries and become crippled.
Shu Yao narrowed her eyes and looked at her coldly, "You want to use such despicable means to frame me? Ha! I think you are tired of living."
Shu Yao Lenghan's words reached the ears of everyone in the hall, and everyone was shocked. She, she actually used force in front of the master???
"What? Do you still want to kill people and silence them?" Aunt Han looked cold and scolded: "Shu Yao, your girl has already been recruited, why are you pretending to be stupid?"
Shu Yao did not give a good look, but lowered her face and asked: "Aunt Han, please tell me clearly, what shameful thing did I do? To make you question me like this."
Aunt Han didn't expect her to be so powerful. She immediately looked at Shu Shihuai and sobbed softly:
"I didn't expect it! We have been investigating here for a long time, and it turned out that it was my own family who committed such a shocking scandal."
She changed her voice and asked again: "It has been some time since you returned to the house. How has my wife treated you? You have to touch your conscience. She is your biological mother. You actually poisoned your own mother?"
!”
After saying this, a series of tears flowed down her face. The servants felt that Aunt Han was showing her true feelings and was complaining about Mrs. Shu.
After Shu Wanwan heard this, her eyes widened in shock, she covered her mouth, looked at Shu Yao, and said in disbelief: "This is impossible, how could my sister harm her biological mother?"
Aunt Han wiped her tears and said aggrievedly: "How is this impossible? She hates us. Have you forgotten how she was kicked out of the house?"
"Shu Yao, how could you be so cruel? Why did you poison Madam? Madam is so kind to you."
After this painful complaint, Shu Yao knew that this was going to be another frame-up and harming drama. She sneered for a moment and said coldly:
"Yes! My mother is so good to me, why should I harm her? It's not her who kicked me out of the house."
After saying that, Shu Yao glanced at Shu Shihuai, who was sitting indifferently, and he actually allowed Aunt Han and the others to wrongly accuse and attack him.
"You..." Aunt Han was speechless. She could only stretch out her jade finger and point tremblingly at the cold and arrogant woman in front of her, unable to speak.
Shu Yao's cold gaze made Shu Shihuai feel ashamed, but only for a moment. The next second, Shu Shihuai asked solemnly:
"Your maid Cuizhu said that you ordered her to buy the hellebore. What else can you say?"
Shu Yao's sharp words forced Shu Shihuai, "If you want to accuse someone, why bother?"
She refuted with a disdainful tone: "Excuse me, Master Shu, even if I poisoned you, what was my motive?"
"Secondly, if a maid tells lies and bites her, it will count? I even said that Aunt Han put the blame on me! Can you believe it?"
"Presumptuous!" Shu Shihuai scolded sternly.
After hearing this, everyone was shocked. She actually called her father Master Shu? Why is this woman so ruthless and cold?
Aunt Han had a look of disbelief on her face, and she said in shock: "Master, did you hear that, he actually called you Mr. Shu, and didn't even call you father. How is this inappropriate? It's contrary, it's contrary..."
Then, she cried aggrievedly, "Master, even if she denies you, she still accuses me of being a concubine with red lips and white teeth. After all, I am also her aunt! She doesn't respect her elders so much!"
Aunt Han's yelling made Shu Shihuai, who was in an irritable mood, frown. Obviously, except for the slight tremor in his pupils, Shu Shihuai was not too surprised.
He knew that Shu Yao still had a grudge and hatred towards him, and he didn't accept this daughter, right?
Shu Yao snorted disdainfully, "Who are you? You dare to pretend to be an elder in front of me? My elder is lying inside!"
Aunt Han's blocked beautiful eyes flickered, and she pointed at Shu Yao with her slender jade finger, "You..."
Aunt Han said righteously: "You have the nerve to mention my wife? Cuizhu is your maid, can she lie? If you hadn't done such an unscrupulous thing, she wouldn't have exposed her master."
Shu Yao glanced at Shu Wanwan, snorted coldly, and said rudely: "Don't you know who sent this cheap maid to my yard? According to this, Shu Wanwan is also suspected."
Didn't Shu Wanwan ask the housekeeper to bring this to him? It's very clear who ordered it.
Her cold eyes were directed at Aunt Han and Shu Wanwan, which made Aunt Han shiver in fright.
Shu Wanwan only felt her temples twitching. She breathed a soft sigh of relief and said with relief:
"Sister, it's true that my sister sent this girl to the housekeeper, but she didn't let her poison the family! My sister believes that you are wronged. There must be some misunderstanding here. Mother is so good to you, you can't
To do something like this.”
After saying that, she turned to look at Shu Shihuai and said, "Father, my sister must have been wronged. I believe she will not poison her mother."
Shu Wanwan devoted herself to exonerating this sister, and even the servants were moved. Miss Wanwan was still knowledgeable, reasonable and kind.