But, how can they admit to something they have never committed
A woman kowtowed first and said, "Fourth Miss, this old slave is the gatekeeper in the yard. Because he is old and gets sleepy at night, Miss Dongxue will take care of her. But apart from this, the old slave has no other duties. They are all dedicated to their work. I have been working in the Xie Mansion all my life, and I definitely have no evil intentions!"
Hearing this, Dongxue thought of something, "Fourth Miss, when I talked about this, I remembered that not only Mrs. Feng was sleepy these days, but I was also very sleepy at night. She often felt sleepy as soon as she fell asleep. It’s daytime, so strange.”
But Xie Ruzhuo was concerned and confused. He just thought that it was normal to take a nap and feel sleepy as winter changed to spring, so he asked the others, "Have you noticed anything wrong recently?"
After everyone in the group told them about their recent events, Xie Ruzhuo couldn't help but feel a little depressed. It seems that everyone is normal, but under such a normal situation, Xie Huailin was poisoned!
At this moment, a white homing pigeon was seen flying into the yard with fluttering wings. Hong Rui took off the letter from the carrier pigeon's leg with ease, walked over and handed it to Xie Ruzhuo, whispering, "Miss, it belongs to the same person."
Xie Ruzhuo naturally knew it was his. She originally wanted to look at it later, but she somehow managed to open the letter.
There is only one sentence on it, "If the words cannot be discerned, ask everyone to use the words as evidence."
In words
Xie Ruzhuo was surprised at Xiao Junxi's quick news, and turned around and said, "Bring me pen, ink, paper and inkstone."
There was a little girl among them who had been nervously watching Xie Ruzhuo's every move, but everyone present was nervous, but they rationalized her behavior.
Not long after, pens, ink, paper and inkstones were brought, and the one who couldn't read asked Jiang Zhu to write everything about their evening.
After all this was done, Xie Ruzhuo said, "Everyone is locked in the woodshed. No one is allowed to contact the outside world until the truth comes to light!"
Since she didn't send a letter last night, I guess she had already alerted the enemy. In this way, this traitor can no longer be allowed to contact outsiders, and he will save himself from harming others in the Xie family!
It was already noon, but Xie Ruzhuo still locked himself in the study, repeatedly looking at the testimonies of the maids and women. However, there seems to be no contradiction in the seven or eight testimonies. But why did Xiao Junxi let her see this
Xie Ruzhuo casually picked up a testimony, which was from the maid Dongxue. She had read this sentence three or four times. It said, "I returned to my room when I was young. I went to the toilet at the third watch and did not come out the next night." It was just that. This testimony was followed by the sentence, "I returned to my room at midnight and there was no one in the house."
Xie Ruzhuo thought for a moment and suddenly remembered something. He turned around and asked, "Jiangzhu, who does this Dongxue live in the same room with?"
Jiang Zhu said respectfully, "Miss, she lives in the same room as Mingyue."
After hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo turned out Mingyue's testimony and saw that it read, "Watch until the second watch, go back to your room and rest."
At this point, Xie Ruzhuo realized something was wrong. One said there was no one in the room at the third watch, but the other said he had gone back to rest at the second watch. One of these two people must be lying!
"Jiangzhu, bring Mingyue and Dongxue and let them come in separately!"
After Xie Ruzhuo said this, he put aside the other testimonies on the table and only took Dong Xue's testimonial in his hand.
After Dongxue came in, Xie Ruzhuo stared at her with burning eyes and asked, "Where did you come back from at midnight three days ago?"
Dongxue said unhurriedly, "Back to Fourth Miss, the young master refused to sleep a few days ago. The servant coaxed the young master to sleep in the room before helping him to sleep. She went back directly from the young master's room to her own room."
Xie Ruzhuo nodded and asked, "Then let me ask you, do you know when Mingyue came back?"
Dongxue shook her head and said, "My slave is always sleepy these days, and the sky is already bright when I wake up. I didn't know when the bright moon would come back before, but that day, I drank water before going to bed, and was suffocated to wake up in the middle of the night. I went out during the third watch. Therefore, I can be sure that Mingyue was not in the room at the third watch."
After listening to her narration, Xie Ruzhuo expressed gratitude and said, "Take Dongxue down and call Mingyue in."
After Mingyue came in, she knelt down obediently and said, "Slave, please give my regards to the master." However, there was a trace of trembling in her voice.
Xie Ruzhuo asked seemingly unintentionally, "Mingyue, when you returned to your room that night, would Dongxue be there?"
Mingyue said without thinking, "Go back to Fourth Miss. When I went back, Dongxue was in the room and had already fallen asleep."
"Then did she have any abnormalities later?"
Hearing this, Mingyue thought for a moment, shook her head and said, "Dongxue has been sleeping peacefully and has not noticed anything abnormal."
Xie Ruzhuo slammed his hand on the table and said, "Mingyue, why don't you tell the truth! Tell me, what did you do the night before yesterday!"
Mingyue's eyes froze, she opened her mouth, shook her head violently, and said, "Miss, everything I said is true!" She was a little confused, where did she slip up
Xie Ruzhuo said coldly, "If everything is true, why don't you know Dongxue went out before?"
go out? Mingyue was stunned for a moment, and then explained in a tongue-tied manner, "Miss, I've been sleeping relatively soundly recently, so I didn't even know she had been out. Please tell me."
"Really?" Xie Ruzhuo turned around and pulled out another testimony and said, "It clearly says that at the second watch, Mrs. Feng met you and asked you where you were going. You said you were thirsty at night and had just finished drinking. Shui needs to go back to sleep. If you have already returned to your room at this time, why didn't you know Dongxue went to the toilet later? "
Mingyue sat down suddenly on the ground, and she actually forgot about this matter!
"What else do you have to say now?" Xie Ruzhuo looked at Mingyue with some disappointment. He had originally selected these girls himself, but unexpectedly, an accident happened!
"The matter has come to an end, whether you want to kill or behead him, it's up to you." Mingyue slowly closed her eyes. She never thought that she would be defeated by a detail.
Xie Ruzhuo snorted coldly and said, "Tell me, who is your master!"
There were too many people who wanted to plot against the Xie family. Even though she had someone in mind, she was not sure who was responsible.
Mingyue's eyes shrank for a moment, and then she said firmly, "I don't have a master. I did this thing. I am responsible for everyone's work. I beg the fourth lady to give me a good time!"
Hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo sneered and said, "What a hard bone. I want to see how hard your bones are. Someone, take her to the Criminal Training Academy!"
As soon as she heard the words "Xingyue Academy", Mingyue's body immediately trembled, but she gritted her teeth and refused to say a word.
Xie Ruzhuo looked at her back being dragged out, and then thought of Xie Huailin lying on the bed, and he immediately became so angry that he swept the papers to the ground.
But it was not until an hour later that the mother-in-law from the Criminal Education Academy came to report the news, and what she said shocked Xie Ruzhuo, "Miss Fourth, Mingyue has fainted and still refuses to say a word."
Xie Ruzhuo thought, this girl's bones are indeed very hard.
Mingyue has been working in the Xie family since she was a child, and she is a son of the same family. Who is the person behind her that can make her so desperate
Xie Ruzhuo was puzzled and turned around to ask Jiang Zhu, "Tell me, under what circumstances would a son of a family betray his master?"
Qianbi on the side sneered, "You need to say it, you have a bad heart."
Jiang Zhu shook his head and sighed, "Ming Yue and I have known each other for a long time. This girl's character is not bad at all. Is it possible that she was forced to do so?"
Hong Rui happened to walk in from the door and immediately curled her lips and said, "Sister Jiangzhu, you are so kind-hearted. No matter how hard you force her, is it possible that the other party can tie up her whole family and force her to do things?"
Xie Ruzhuo suddenly patted his head and said suddenly, "Hongrui, I'm afraid you've hit the point!"
Hongrui was stunned and asked, "What's the point?"
Xie Ruzhuo ignored her and said, "Hurry and help me change my clothes. I have to go find my elder brother."
This girl reminded her that a child from a family cannot help outsiders for no reason, unless he is forced to do so! And this Mingyue's family members are not in the main house, they are all in the Zhuangzi in the side courtyard. If you want to know why Mingyue is so harsh, just look at what her family is like now!
Xie Huainan was really fast in doing things. When he came back the next day, he went straight to Xie Ruzhuo's residence and told her the bad news, "Zhuo'er, all Mingyue's family members are missing."
Xie Ruzhuo had already guessed this result. She didn't sleep last night and thought about it for a long time. She always felt that one person was the most suspicious. It is an intuition among enemies.
"Brother, please help me pay attention to the movements of the Shen family members, especially in other places such as the other courtyards. Maybe I can find some clues."
Hearing Xie Ruzhuo's words, Xie Huainan was stunned and said, "Do you doubt the Shen family?"
Xie Ruzhuo clenched his hands tightly and said, "I don't doubt the Shen family, I doubt Shen Jingci!"
On this day, Xie Huailin's illness still did not improve, but although the high fever had not gone away, he had woken up.
Xie Ruzhuo kept Wen Ruyu's instructions in mind and only dared to give him Jasper Pill and did not dare to let him touch anything again.
Xie Huailin was hungry and was not allowed to eat while lying on the bed. His weak cry was like an endangered kitten.
Mrs. Qiao couldn't bear to look at it, so she turned around and went out to check the account books, but as soon as she went out, she covered her handkerchief and started crying.
Xie Ruzhuo in the room heard it clearly, but could only hold back tears and coax Xie Huailin, "Yong'an is not feeling well right now and can't eat. When you get better, sister will give you whatever you want to eat, okay?"
Xie Huailin said with a hoarse voice, "Fourth sister means what she says."
Seeing Xie Huailin stretch out his little finger, Xie Ruzhuo gave him a knowing hook, but he couldn't hold back and let a tear fall on the back of Xie Huailin's hand.
She hugged Xie Huailin's small body and murmured in a low voice, "Yong'an, don't worry, if I find out who it is, I will definitely cut that person into pieces with a thousand knives!"
At dusk the next day, Wen Ruyu finally came to Xie's Mansion again. This time he didn't go through the door, he still climbed in through the window.
Because Xie Huailin was hungry, she stayed with him without eating. A child can endure the pain, so what can't she endure
As soon as Wen Ruyu walked in and saw such a scene, she knew Xie Ruzhuo's plan. She shook her head and sighed, "What a close relationship between brother and sister."
When Xie Ruzhuo saw him, he immediately stood up and asked, "Old monster, can you bring some medicine?"
It's just that she hasn't eaten anything and is weak, and she is a little shaky at the moment. Wen Ruyu, who had quick eyes and quick hands, was so busy that she helped her to sit down at the table, and then said, "What are you doing?"
As he spoke, he took out a porcelain bottle and said, "Here are detoxification pills, four in total. From today on, one pill a day until the fourth day. Remember, he can only eat light food, and all taboos are equivalent to serious illnesses." On the fourth night, I will come and perform acupuncture on him. By then, all the remaining poison will be drawn out, and he will be fine."