Her voice was so high that it attracted everyone's attention.
She pointed at Ali, her face full of anger, "Why did you do this? You bribed these people. You just admitted it."
Ali looked at her coldly, "Huh? That's it? The level is too low, I'm too lazy to connect."
Liang Zhiyuan said sternly: "Ayu, go down first. You are not allowed to come up until I pass the call to you!"
Liang Ruoyu had never been scolded like this by her father since she got married, and because of Ningyuan Hou, her father was very kind to her.
Now hearing him scolding her in front of so many people, Liang Ruoyu felt embarrassed for a moment, but she had to retreat as he said.
Han also wanted to leave, but Liang Zhiyuan said coldly: "Han, you stay!"
Han's legs went limp and she half-knelt on the ground. From the moment the coachman and the servant came in, she felt weak all over.
The testimonies of the driver and the servant were not much different from what Mother Li said, except for some minor details that were wrong or missing due to the passage of time, but the matter was very clear.
At that time, Yang lived in the manor with Ali, and everything in the mansion was managed by Han. Although she was not the mistress, she had the power of a mistress. However, when Yang brought Ali back later, she still held all the power at the beginning. Gradually, there were gossips outside that she was superior to the principal wife.
She complained about her grievances to Liang Zhiyuan several times, but Liang Zhiyuan was devoted to his career in officialdom and asked her to be more respectful to Yang, otherwise it would be bad for her reputation if it got out.
At this time, Yang was pregnant. If she gave birth to a son, he would be a legitimate son, which would be a fatal threat to her and Liang Jin.
During Yang's pregnancy, she arranged for the kitchen to feed Yang a lot of cold food, which made the fetus unstable.
But Yang had lived in the manor for ten years and was in very good health. No matter how much cold food she ate, it had no effect on the fetus.
When Yang was eight months pregnant, Liang Zhiyuan went on a business trip, which gave Han an opportunity.
She ordered people to put medicine in Yang's soup to make her child born prematurely. Her original intention was to strangle her to death after the child was born, but because Yang had eaten too much cold food, she was exhausted during childbirth. Even after taking three bowls of induced labor medicine, she still couldn't give birth to the child. Han was afraid that Liang Zhiyuan would come back early, so she poisoned the medicine. Yang died soon after drinking it, and the child could not be born either, suffocating to death in her stomach.
After Liang Zhiyuan came back, the funeral was already in progress. Yang had ordered people to deal with the body, but Liang Zhiyuan didn't think about it that way, so he just glanced at her briefly and left the specific funeral matters to Han.
After Yang's death, Han did not dare to touch A Li for the time being.
However, Ali was a smart child. She suspected that there were other reasons for her mother's death, so she secretly investigated. But after all, she was just a child and couldn't keep her temper. She made a fuss several times, but was suppressed by Han.
It was not until the year she came of age that people from Jinghou Mansion came. When Su Qing met A-Li, she actually proposed to marry her. After the marriage was decided, Han was extremely jealous. She felt that her daughter Liang Ruoyu was a hundred times better than A-Li, so she came up with the idea of letting Liang Ruoyu marry Su Qing instead of A-Li.
She deliberately ordered someone to tell Ali that her mother was poisoned. As expected, Ali went to her and made a big fuss. In front of the servants, Han did not scold Ali at all. Instead, she kept explaining and comforting him.
But at night, she ordered people to tie up Ali and take him out, and the scene in the wooden house happened.
After Liang Zhiyuan came back, she told Liang Zhiyuan that Ali had a big fight and ran away to the wooden house. She and Mother Li chased him, but found that the wooden house was on fire and Ali died in the wooden house.
Liang Zhiyuan was of course furious. Seeing that he was about to form an alliance with the Jinghou Mansion, he ordered a thorough investigation. The servants in the mansion all said that the eldest daughter came to the lady and had a quarrel with her. Juer even said that the eldest daughter ran away and the lady went after her.
Liang Zhiyuan couldn't find out anything, so Han suggested to her that Liang Ruoyu should marry Su Qing.
Of course, Su Qing later refused to agree, and the marriage was aborted.
After hearing the confessions of the coachman and the servant, the people present were all furious. There were bound to be some dirty things in the inner house, but this was the first time they had seen someone so cruel.
Strictly speaking, Liang Zhiyuan favored his concubine over his wife.
Liang Zhiyuan was also furious. He ignored the presence of so many people and kicked Han to the ground, angrily saying, "You vicious woman, you killed my wife and child, and almost killed my daughter. You vicious woman, I will kill you a hundred times."
Han screamed like crazy, "I didn't, I was wronged, I didn't kill her, it was her own bad luck, what does it have to do with me?"
"You still dare to quibble? Take him away and bring him back to the yamen to await your punishment!" Liang Zhiyuan was shocked and angry, and also desperate. He thought that his official career was probably over.
How could I have spoiled such a vicious woman
The bailiffs had been called over by Su Qing earlier and were waiting outside the mansion. When they heard Liang Zhiyuan's order, someone went to call the bailiffs.
"Jin'er, you asked your father for mercy. I didn't do it. I am wronged." Han shouted at Liang Jin, "You are the eldest son of the Liang family. Your father will listen to you."
Liang Jin wanted to open his mouth, but he saw Lin Ying's stern eyes. He shrank his neck and turned his head away, looking like he was willing to sacrifice his own family for the sake of justice.
Liang Ruoyu rushed out, stopped the yamen runner, and looked at Liang Zhiyuan with tears in her eyes, "Father, are you only going to believe their one-sided words? Mother has been married to you for many years, and she has worked hard even if she has not made any contributions. You treat her like this, aren't you afraid that people will say you are cold and indifferent?"
"You still have the nerve to say that? Do you think you can escape responsibility for this matter?" Liang Zhiyuan hated Han and also hated Liang Ruoyu. He just heard what Mother Li said that Liang Ruoyu had been giving advice and suggestions, otherwise, Han, a brainless woman, would not have done such a thing.
Liang Ruoyu said angrily, "What does father mean? You want to punish your daughter? I am from the Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion. If you want to touch me, you have to get through my father-in-law and husband."
Ningyuan Hou stood up slowly. "The emperor is guilty of the same crime as the common people, not to mention a mere young lady of Ningyuan Hou's mansion. My dear, this case is shocking. Please handle it impartially."
Liang Ruoyu looked at her father-in-law in disbelief, and then looked at her husband in panic. Her husband glanced at her and said coldly: "I didn't expect you to be such a vicious woman. Even if the Lord doesn't punish you, the Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion will not tolerate you."
Ningyuan Hou and his son were not fools. How could they not see that Jinghou Mansion was in control of everything? There was no need to make things difficult for Jinghou because of Liang Ruoyu.
"Take them all away!" Liang Zhiyuan waved his hand and said with disgust.
The bailiffs came forward to drag the two people away. Liang Ruoyu suddenly exclaimed, "It has nothing to do with me. It was all done by my mother. I was only fourteen years old at that time. How could I understand these things? It was my mother who killed Yang. It was also she who said that she would kill my eldest sister and let me marry Su Qing. I was just a child and could only obey my mother's orders."
Hearing this, Han slapped her in the face with her backhand, her eyes reddened, "You say that now? Who was it that knelt in front of me and said that you fell in love with Su Qing at first sight and would not marry anyone else but him, and asked me to kill that little bitch?"
(End of this chapter)