Still in a daze, the cook had been brought into the hall, and his hands were tied by two rough men. As soon as he saw Zhuang Shiyang, he shouted loudly: "Master, you are wronged. The little one did not poison the food. The little one did everything." have no idea!"
Zhuang Shiyang just looked at him sinisterly and ordered the boy: "Drag him out and beat him until he speaks out!"
The cook was a middle-aged fat man. When he heard this, his face turned pale with fright. He immediately kowtowed and begged for mercy. Unexpectedly, a golden thing fell out of his chest as soon as he buried his head. Nanny Li who was next to Zhou quickly picked it up and took a look: "It's a gold hairpin for women." After saying that, she ran to Zhou's side: "Master, this hairpin doesn't look like something ordinary girls can afford..."
Han Yan suddenly understood in her heart that all the love dramas had been put together today, and Aunt Mei might be in trouble this time. When she turned around, she saw Aunt Wan staring at the hairpin in Aunt Li's hand, her face as pale as paper.
The doctor rushed over quickly, and Zhou quickly laid Zhuang Yushan down on the soft couch in the room. The doctor felt his pulse, and Zhuang Shiyang quickly asked, "How is Yu'er?"
The doctor was a middle-aged man. Han Yan looked at him with shrewd eyes, cupped his hands to Zhuang Shiyang and said, "Sir, don't be surprised. Miss is poisoned. This poison will cause abdominal pain. Fortunately, Miss took a small amount. I Prescribe a prescription and grab two pieces of medicine for the lady to take, and she will be able to recover after resting for two days."
Zhuang Shiyang hurriedly asked the doctor to take medicine, and then asked the doctor to look at the plate of white rabbit cakes on the table. Living in a big house, ordinary doctors will understand these things to some extent. He hesitated for a moment, then broke open the pastry, put it under his nose, smelled it, frowned and said, "I'm afraid there's a lot of poison in this pastry."
Zhuang Shiyang knew this, so he paid the doctor money and sent him out. Han Yan noticed that the doctor and Zhou looked at each other before leaving, and their eyes seemed to have deep meaning.
After sending the doctor away, Zhuang Shiyang returned to the hall, dragged up the cook who had just received twenty blows, and said in a calm voice: "Tell me now, who asked you to poison the pastries?"
Although the cook was a servant, he always provided him with good food and drink, but he had never suffered so much. As soon as the twenty boards were removed, the man was already dying, and the corner of his mouth was bleeding: "Master, the villain was wronged, and the villain did not poison him."
But Mrs. Zhou quickly stepped forward and said sadly: "You didn't poison it? Then why did the doctor say there was something wrong with the pastry, let alone the golden hairpin in your arms? Could it be that someone bribed you? How did you, a servant, get it?"
Zhuang Shiyang stared at the person below with sinister eyes: "Tell me, who gave you that hairpin?"
The cook shouted that he was wronged: "Sir, I really don't know. Xing'er, the girl next to Aunt Wan, gave it to this slave. She said it was a reward for seeing the villain's hard work."
Aunt Li narrowed her eyes and said, "That hairpin is worth dozens of taels of silver. The reward for you as a servant is too high. Don't throw this dirty water on Aunt Wan!"
Han Yan had been standing aside to watch the development of the situation, but saw Zhuang Qin biting her lips, and Aunt Wan's face turned pale and she almost fainted.
Zhuang Shiyang turned to Aunt Wan and said coldly: "Is this hairpin yours?"
"Sir, it's my wife." Aunt Wan replied with difficulty.
But here, Zhou already felt something was wrong. She had already bribed the people in Furong Garden, and she also knew what Aunt Mei was planning, so she simply used her trick to ask her to shoot herself in the foot. But why did this hairpin become Aunt Wan's
She was a little anxious for a moment. Aunt Wan was soft-tempered, and it would not be too late to deal with it later. Now she wanted to overthrow Aunt Mei, so she started to persuade her: "Master, I see that Sister Wan is kind-hearted. No matter how you talk to her, I'm afraid... There is some misunderstanding, don't be taken advantage of."
Han Yan narrowed his eyes and focused on Aunt Mei. He saw that her brows had relaxed at this moment, and she had clearly known about it all along.
"How did your hairpin appear on the servant's body?" Zhuang Shiyang looked at this dull woman and was filled with rage.
"I lost my hairpin a few days ago." Aunt Wan's eyes were filled with tears, and her expression didn't seem to be fake.
"Bring Xing'er up!" Zhuang Shiyang ordered the servants with a cold face.
Xing'er was Aunt Wan's personal maid. When she was brought in, her face turned pale with fright. At this moment, the cook who had been gritting his teeth and persisting in his injustice suddenly shouted: "It's her! That day she said that Madam is considerate and cooks with care. After eating, I was rewarded with this hairpin. The villain was very happy when he saw the hairpin, so... he couldn't wait to ask the price. At that time, the villain left the kitchen, and there was only this girl! She must have poisoned the cake! "
A trace of sarcasm flashed in Han Yan's eyes. He was so pitiful that he couldn't speak properly just now, but he suddenly changed his confession. This dirty water was poured out so blatantly!
Zhuang Shiyang was furious: "Are you telling the truth?"
The cook vomited a mouthful of blood before saying, "You must never deceive me."
With a "pop" sound, Zhuang Shiyang smashed the tea cup in his hand, looked at Aunt Wan viciously and said: "Now that things have happened, what else do you have to say?"
A trace of despair flashed in Aunt Wan's eyes. She looked at the cook lying on the ground in disbelief, then at Zhuang Shiyang, and suddenly closed her eyes.
But when he heard a "pop", Zhuang Qin knelt down and said, "Father, it must not be my aunt's! If my aunt really wanted to poison me, why would she leave the gold hairpin to attract people's attention? Besides, my aunt never fights about anything... Dad!" A small picture Her face was stained with tears, but if you looked carefully, you could see the resentment in her eyes.
Han Yan sighed in her heart, Aunt Wan was used to make a raft. Mrs. Zhou wanted to bring down Aunt Mei, but Aunt Mei spared a hand and diverted the trouble to Aunt Wan. As a result, the fight turned out to be the most innocent person. Received the penalty.
Zhuang Shiyang knew that what Zhuang Qin said was reasonable, and he still knew the virtues of the people in his house. Although Aunt Wan is not favored, she has been keeping to herself for so many years and has never made any mistakes. Now that he was poisoning and trying to harm his daughter, he would never believe it if he told her. It's just that Zhuang Qin's words have already questioned his sovereignty as the head of the family, so he is very unhappy: "Don't speak for her! She is just a cheap concubine, who does she think she is?"
Zhuang Qin's body trembled, she bit her lips forcefully, and knelt straight, looking like she was not afraid of losing.
Han Yan felt uncomfortable in her heart, and a feeling of sympathy arose spontaneously. Zhuang Hanming had already left the Imperial Academy, and Han Yan didn't want him to see these messy things.
But he said that Zhuang Shiyang had thought about the matter in a moment and knew that there was something fishy about this matter today, and I was afraid it was someone else who did it. The Han Yan siblings in this house are too young, and Aunt Wan has a gentle temper. The only one who might stir up trouble is Aunt Mei. Although he was annoyed, he couldn't bear to attack Aunt Mei. After all, she was the concubine he had doted on for so many years, and he couldn't live without that body. More importantly, he needs Aunt Mei to balance the power in the mansion and cannot let the Zhou family dominate alone.
(End of chapter)