Chapter 62 - 62: A Turn of the Tide

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With just a few words, Xie Xian sent Third Master Xie away. His legs were light as he got out of the car and returned to the residence.

Xie San Ye had a smooth sailing life. The only thing that had happened recently was that he had been angered by his nephew. Otherwise, he would have an elder brother to take over the household and leave the back of the house to his wife. When he left the residence, he would just have fun. There were beauties outside and bosom friends at home. He would always think that the swords and swords were all in other people’s homes.

Now that he knew that something had happened in his residence, he was a little too shocked.

In his eyes, they were still as young as flowers. They were innocent and naive, but they could already kill people. If he was still a member of his family, how could he dare to look at anyone in the future?

A little girl knew how to poison people. Life was really full of surprises.

When Wei Desheng got out of the car at the palace gate, he saw that Third Master Xie had already disappeared. He knew that Xie Xian had sent him away, so he did not ask any more questions. The two of them went to Taiji Palace one after another.

Emperor Yu Heng had been waiting for a long time. He was not in the mood to read the memorials piled on the table.

Finally, Xie Xian arrived.” Dear, look at the flowers outside the window.”

Wei Desheng subconsciously followed Emperor Yu Heng’s finger and heard the Emperor say,””Thank you.”

.. Ptui, the harem and concubines ‘tricks were also used to tease the officials. The emperor was also bored.

Xie Xian did not mind and smiled.” This lowly subject has received Your Majesty’s decree. How would I dare to come and meet Your Majesty without any preparations?””As he spoke, he passed the dossier that Qing Feng had given him to Wei Desheng. Wei Desheng held it in front of the Emperor.

“This is all the information I have gathered at home.”

He repeated Qing Feng’s words and concluded,”

“In my opinion, these people are not suspects. It was true that thunder vine was poisonous, but it was not poisonous just by simply putting it in water. The problem was how to put it in without leaving a trace.”

Emperor Yu Heng casually flipped through a few pages. The Xie Manor’s investigation was actually similar to the Ministry of Justice’s case. They even made a file and remembered clearly who replied and what they said. It was orderly.

“My dear minister, Lady Xiao ruled out this possibility first.”Clearly, he didn’t even leave such a possibility.

“Of course.” The corners of Xie Xian’s eyes slightly narrowed as he smiled like a spring breeze. “Eldest Lady Xiao doesn’t act according to common sense. If she wasn’t alert, she would be the one who fell for it. Presumably, her sudden action was beyond the murderer’s expectations.”

“Yo.” Emperor Yu Heng became interested and teased,”Minister, you know Lady Xiao quite well.”

Xie Xian’s eyes dimmed.” My younger sister and Lady Xiao are in love. I heard my younger sister mention it.”

Emperor Yu Heng nodded and then pointed at the file with his hand. It was too comfortable to look at. His casual cavalry attendant was indeed outstanding and managed the family well.

“Then in my opinion…”

“In my opinion, I’ll have to trouble Eunuch Wei to make a trip to each family to see which family has thunder vine in their courtyard, which family has an old grudge with Eldest Lady Xiao, or which family has an old grudge with the Seventh Young Master of the Yuan family.”

Wei Desheng immediately wailed in his heart. His calves were about to break from running day by day.

Not only did the emperor order him around, but the emperor’s favorite ministers also ordered him around!

Although the capable worked harder, he didn’t want to.

“Go, what are you looking at?” Emperor Yu Heng looked at him strangely.

Wei Desheng was silent.’I’m just waiting for your orders. I can’t just run away when someone tells me to. Who’s the emperor? Who does he listen to?’

After receiving the Emperor’s instructions, Wei Desheng obediently joggcd.””I’ll go now.”

In less than half an hour, Empress Wang sent someone to deliver a message. The murderer had been found, and it was Zhou Siniang of the Imperial Chancellor’s family.

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Wei Desheng’s trip was in vain. Empress Wang did not expect the case to go so smoothly.

The Lil ‘Miss entered the Palace and were placed separately. Everyone was not in the same place as the others and their hearts were filled with fear. When they heard that it was related to a murder case, they all panicked and started to make groundless accusations.

Zhou Weiqi’s wife was found out without any concrete evidence.

No one would have thought that it was the gentle, dignified, and talented Zhou Weiniang. She even had a poem about plum blossoms that was admired by Empress Wang. For a time, she became famous.

She was fifteen years old and still unmarried.

It was not that she was ugly and could not find a husband. She was not very beautiful, but at least she could be considered a delicate beauty.

All this while, her parents had never found someone to her liking. Her family had always thought that she was arrogant and had too high a standard. No one knew that she had secretly admired the young man.

Such a talented and extraordinarily handsome man, yet he was paired with Xiao Baoxin, a woman with a vulgar appearance and an unknown family background.

She felt sorry for Yuan Chen.

If she had only kept it in her heart before, then after Xiao Baoxin caused a ruckus in Jiankang City and offended all the young masters of the aristocratic families, and the news of the Yuan family personally coming to apologize reached her ears, it was simply taking her life.

“.. How can Chaoyu allow you to be so despicable! He is a talented person in Jiankang, the pillar of the country, but he has to be dragged down by a cheap servant like you and his reputation has been ruined. He should be a banished immortal, a flawless white jade!”

Zhou Weiniang had changed from being a yes-man to a lunatic. Her eyes were red as she pointed at Xiao Baoxin and cursed.

“The one who should die is you. As long as you die, you won’t be a burden to Chaoyu.”

“He should be free…”

Yuan Chaoyu’s mother, who was known as Bai Bi Wu Xia, felt as if she had been struck by lightning. Her face turned red, purple, and then black. He had never expected things to turn out this way.

“Have you memorized all the female historians?” Empress Wang gestured to the female official behind her,” Send Zhou Weiqi’s wife back to the home of the country’s Chancellor and show the Zhou family what you have recorded.””

After a pause, he continued,” See if you want to send him to the temple to cultivate or not. Give me a rule and you can come back.” What do you think, Madam Yin?”

Zhou Weiniang’s mother was Madam Yin’s younger sister by blood. The two families had frequent interactions. Ever since she was young, Madam Yin had always liked Zhou Weiniang. She was beautiful, intelligent, talented, and beautiful. Her master only informed her after the Xiao family was done with the booking. Otherwise, the sisters would really have the intention to become in-laws.

How did she know that in the end…This niece of his?

“.. It’s up to the Empress.” Madam Yin was stupefied.

Although Jiuniang was poisoned, she didn’t drink much because the water was mixed with croton, so the poison wasn’t deep. She didn’t faint at all. However, she heard that Xiao Baoxin had rejected her son’s proposal on the spot in Scholarflowcr Alley. She hated him and deliberately made a big fuss to regain her face. Who knew that he would actually shoot himself in the foot and entrap his niece?

But looking at Zhou Weiniang’s crazy appearance, it was a little scary.

“Jiuniang is fine. Empress, do you think the matter of the Zhou family’s Fourth Mother is… A lighter sentence?”

Empress Wang didn’t even lift her eyelids. Your niece poisoned your daughter, so it’s fine. Just now, when she insisted that it was Lady Xiao who poisoned her, she was still in a state of desperation. It was as if her daughter wouldn’t be able to live if she didn’t uphold justice. Did she have any face?

” The reason why I dealt with it this way is because Eldest Lady Xiao is fine and your residence’s Jiuniang is also not in danger, so I was especially lenient and dealt with it lightly. Otherwise, if I were to issue an imperial decree, not only would Zhou Weiniang’s reputation be ruined, Chancellor Zhou’s face would also be tarnished…”

“It’s just that I’ve wronged Lady Xiao.”

Xiao Baoxin said,”Your Majesty is merciful and kind. My daughter has also been taught by you and has not been wronged.””

Not only did she not feel wronged, but Lady Yin felt so good about being slapped in the face by Empress.

This kind of two-faced person deserved to be beaten up without mercy..