Chapter 59 - 59: The Problem of Innocence

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“Reporting to Your Majesty,” Xiao Baoxin said,”My daughter has something she does not understand and would like to consult Lady Yin. Why is it that there are so many wives attending the birthday, and Lady Yin insists that I poisoned them?”

Madam Yin gritted her teeth.

“Jiuniang had a brief moment of lucidity, and she personally accused you of poisoning her.”

“And I know that you had a quarrel before that. Jiuniang came to me to complain, and I even reprimanded her in public.”Madam Yin wiped her tears. This time, she didn’t care about her makeup being smudged and losing her manners in front of others.

“She listened to me and went to you to apologize. Who knew that you would drink poisoned wine! Xiao Baoxin, you have such a beautiful face, but your heart is so vicious!”

A brief moment of lucidity?

Did he poop until he collapsed?

Or was the Yuan family deliberately framing her?

Xiao Baoxin felt that something was wrong.” Then there must be a misunderstanding here. I don’t know if Yuan Jiuniang’s mind is not clear, or if Madam Yin is too anxious to hear the sound…”

“I wasn’t the one who forced Yuan Jiuniang to drink. She was the one who brought two cups of wine and wanted to drink with me. I can’t stand the wine, repeatedly refused, Yuan Jiuniang refused to forgive, I had to drink with her. However, he was worried that there would be something wrong with the wine, so he exchanged drinks with her. If this wine was poisonous, she should ask Yuan Jiuniang herself what she had put in it.”

“She knows it best.”

After Xiao Baoxin finished his words, Empress Wang raised her eyebrows and remained silent. If this matter was really said by Lady Xiao, the nature would have completely changed.

The victim instantly became the mastermind.

It was worth pondering whether Madam Yin did not know about it or if she did.

“All the ladies present can testify to this.”Xiao Baoxin dragged everyone down with one sentence. There was no reason for them to watch the show when she was ostracized, but when she was involved in the scandal, they had to stay out of it.

If she was dirty, no one else could be clean.

She wanted to show everyone that this was the trick of the ladies in the back.

“Nonsense!” Madam Yin screamed,” I, Jiuniang, have always been gentle and obedient. Everyone knows that. Xiao Baoxin, even if you’re lying, you have to lie more perfectly. I, Jiuniang, am just a little girl, why would I carry that thunder vine with me? My Yuan family doesn’t have such a thing. Even if she wanted to poison me, where would the poison come from? She has never even seen that thing before!”

Thunder god vine?

Xiao Baoxin had heard that it was used in vegetable gardens in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces to kill pests, and it also had anti-inflammatory and detoxification effects.

This thing was a good thing if used well. If it had evil intentions, it could really poison people to death.

A laxative was a laxative, but if it involved the thunder vine, it would be a big matter of murder. No matter what, she couldn’t touch this reputation.

” Your Majesty,” Xiao Baoxin got up and knelt in front of the Empress with a thud.” Please make a decision. This wine was originally forced by Yuan Jiuniang, Ning County Head, Xie Shan, Xie Chan, and Xie Juan. It was only because I sensed that they were pressing me step by step that I did not fall into their trap.” If this minister’s daughter had compromised, this minister’s daughter would have been poisoned.”

“Regardless of whether it is to clear this subject’s daughter of suspicion, to return this subject’s daughter’s innocence, or to make a decision for this subject’s daughter, please do it impartially and investigate this matter thoroughly.”

Yuan Jiuniang was young and had never seen it before. Did she think that she had seen it before?

Splashing dirty water on her as a suspect?

This was a matter of two skins. Moreover, what she said was the truth. Even if she asked the Xie family, based on what she saw today, Xie Wan would not have perjured herself for Xie Shan.

Xiao Baoxin made up his mind. Even if Xie Wan changed sides at the last minute and relied on the Emperor’s goodwill, she would definitely mix up the water.

If she was dirty, no one could be clean!

“Ridiculous!” Madam Yin was so angry that she laughed.” Who are you? How dare you involve all the influential people in Jiankang City?!” I beg Your Majesty to be clear, Xiao Baoxin clearly wants to use this opportunity to make things big and mess things up.”

“I wonder if Madam Yin just wants to use this opportunity to suppress me and the Xiao family, or do you really want to find the murderer who poisoned your daughter? Why was he so disgusted to let the Empress investigate this matter thoroughly? Isn’t it Lady Yin’s true desire to clarify this matter and catch the murderer?!”Xiao Baoxin argued with reason, not backing down at all.

“What murderer? You are the murderer!”

This gave Empress Wang a slight headache. The Emperor’s intention was to compromise and reconcile, but regardless of whether it was Madam Yin or this Xiao Baoxin, they were both stubborn. Both sides would not rest until one of them died.

Speaking of Madam Yin, Empress Wang knew that she was the matriarch of the Yuan family. She was skilled in dancing and was quite scheming.

However, Xiao Baoxin was only 14 or 15 years old, yet he was actually evenly matched against such a lady from a noble family and her future mother-in-law. If they really became a family, wouldn’t they perform martial arts every day and fight to the death?

Of course, after such a thing happened, it was impossible for the two families to get married again.

“Alright, I know.” Empress Wang muttered to herself for a long time before ordering people to invite the few people Xiao Baoxin had named into the palace.

“Empress!” Madam Yin’s eyes widened.” Xiao Bao doesn’t trust a young girl who’s still wet behind the ears. How could she drag the noble ladies into this? When the news spread, would the reputation of the noble ladies be ruined?”

No matter how good-natured Empress Wang was, she couldn’t stand it anymore. You can throw dirty water at the mistress of the Xiao family and say whatever you want. You can just pin the crime of murder on your head. Your own children are all babies, white and flawless, white lotuses in the world. You can’t touch them, can’t touch them, can’t touch them?

You can’t be too shameless!

Empress Wang was the legitimate daughter of the Wang family in Langya. She was the daughter of the heavens, the noblest of the noblemen. She had grown up in such an environment since she was young. She had experienced a lot and her horizons had been broadened. However, she also faced the same dark side as others.

The reason why Emperor Yu Heng suppressed the aristocratic families and respected Empress Wang was because she was fair and impartial. She would never play two-faced tricks.

“It’s fine. True gold fears no fire. We are also here to find the murderer who hurt Jiuniang. I believe that the little girls are also righteous people and will not sit idly by.”

Empress Wang then ordered the palace maid beside her,”Send someone to see if Jiu Niangzi is better? The murderer would definitely be caught, but the main thing was that the person was fine. Ask the imperial physician if he had taken the medicine and if it was effective. If there was anything missing, he could pay for it from Jiaofang Palace.”

After comforting Madam Yin, he quickly went forward to personally help Xiao Baoxin up.

“Girl, don’t kneel for no reason. I called you here just to ask clearly. If it’s not related to you, I definitely won’t blame it on you. You really don’t have to do this.”

It was probably because Empress Wang was calm that Xiao Baoxin did not hear any thoughts from her.

“Thank you, Empress, for helping this subject’s daughter to uphold her innocence.”

“Innocent?”

Speaking of innocence, Madam Yin had a belly full of things to say. Her eyes were sharp and poisonous.”Speaking of innocence, you conspired with General Yang Shao to drug and set fire to my son. I was blind to think that you were a good person and wanted to marry into your Xiao family!”

“You didn’t just plot against my son, you also plotted against the Empress ‘younger brother.. You actually dare to boast shamelessly in front of the Empress about your innocence?”