"The situation has stabilized. Just bring out the toxins in his body in the past few days." Wen Qingzhu suddenly softened his heart when he saw Linlin sleeping on Mr. Chai's shoulder.
Linlin is a sincere child.
"Aunt, you go to bed first and leave the child to Lu Tao. When you wake up, you can see Mingxuan first."
Mrs. Chai nodded and handed Linlin to Lu Tao.
The two of them walked out together, and Mrs. Chai saw that Wen Qingzhu didn't look too good either.
He said distressedly: "You can go and rest later. Lang Jun has Yinuo to help. Take good care of Mingxuan these days."
Wen Qingzhu wanted to say it was okay, but then he thought that something would happen in Jinzhou City in the past few days, so he nodded.
That night, Wei Shuang did not come home.
Mrs. Chai was worried and sent someone to the Yamen to ask.
As a result, Sheng Ruyi came over first before anyone came back.
"Auntie, something happened in the city. My uncle and dad are discussing it at the Yamen. I came over to see Linlin and Mingxuan. How are they?"
Chai took her to the house and sat down: "Mingxuan's health is much better, and Linlin is fine."
Sheng Ruyi glanced inside the room and found that Wen Qingzhu was not there, so she asked more: "What about Qingzhu?"
"She has excellent medical skills and is taking care of Mingxuan."
"How good is it?" Sheng Ruyi asked impatiently.
Mrs. Chai noticed something was wrong with her tone and quickly asked: "Who is sick or has something happened?"
Outside the door, Xi'er happened to come over.
Hearing Sheng Ruyi's voice inside, he immediately slowed down his footsteps.
Sheng Ruyi in the room seemed to be very confused: "I... I was outside dad's study last night and overheard that Qingzhu was Mrs. Ping Guohou."
Mrs. Chai was slightly shocked. It was true that she didn't like Sheng Hesong, but she quite liked Sheng Ruyi.
"Yes, she is Mrs. Ping Guohou." Chai responded thoughtfully.
Sheng Ruyi suddenly became excited: "I heard that Mrs. Fu is good at medicine and poison. Last night Mingxuan vomited black blood. He must have been poisoned. Then she must know a lot about poisons, right?"
"Ruyi, what happened?" Chai's expression also became serious.
Sheng Ruyi struggled for a long time, pulling on the veil, and said hesitantly: "Madam, do you remember Asen? Dad said that he intended to poison me, but I don't believe it at all. I want to ask her for a favor."
"Ah Sen, is this Hu Sen?" Chai had some impressions. He was a young scholar who was quite famous at that time.
But what really made him famous in Jinzhou was when he used his intelligence to steal a business from Qianjia Trading Company.
The reason why Hu Sen started fighting with Qianjia Trading Company was to protect Sheng Ruyi who was out in disguise at that time.
Mrs. Chai felt that she should not interfere in the Sheng family's affairs.
But seeing such an outstanding child suddenly turned into a murderer, and with such a life experience!
Sheng Ruyi nodded and looked at Mrs. Chai eagerly, hoping she would agree.
Xi'er outside the door saw that Mrs. Chai was still thinking about it, so she quietly turned around and left, returning to Wen Qingzhu's place.
She told Wen Qingzhu everything she heard.
"Sheng Ruyi came to ask aunt to ask me for help?" Because of Mingxuan's matter, Wen Qingzhu didn't deliberately think about whether Sheng Ruyi was pretending too well or Hu Sen lied.
"Yes, I was just passing by there, but I didn't expect Miss Sheng to come here. I remember that the Sheng family and the Wei family don't have much contact. It was just a special circumstance that I came there last night."
Of course Wen Qingzhu knew that the situation last night was special. Sheng Ruyi came over to worry. Of course, she was worried, but her relationship with Linlin was not as good as her relationship with Chai.
While he was analyzing, there were footsteps outside.
Looking up, Mrs. Chai walked in with Sheng Ruyi.
"Qingzhu, Auntie has a heartfelt request." As soon as Mrs. Chai walked in, she stated her purpose.
Finally, she added: "Ruyi is different from his father. She was raised in a boudoir since childhood and has a simple temper. That Asen is..."
"It's my sweetheart!" Sheng Ruyi said firmly.
Wen Qingzhu looked into Sheng Ruyi's eyes, and it was difficult to determine for a moment whether she was really innocent or had extraordinary scheming acting skills.
Seeing that Wen Qingzhu didn't express his position for a long time, Sheng Ruyi became anxious, so she simply knelt down.
Wen Qingzhu and Mrs. Chai hurriedly helped her up.
After a while, Wen Qingzhu agreed to Sheng Ruyi's request.
I saw her taking out a small ceramic box. After opening it, there was a piece of black snack inside.
"My father gave this to me back then. He said it was poisoned. He said it was the Wu Clan's heart-eating poison. I want to confirm with Madam, is this really the heart-eating poison?"
Wen Qingzhu looked at the piece of pastry. Although it was old, there were dark purple spots on it and there was this familiar feeling.
She confirmed that it was indeed a heart-eating poison.
But just to be on the safe side, she took it over and checked it carefully.
Finally, she looked at Sheng Ruyi and said, "This is indeed a heart-eating poison."
As soon as these words came out, Sheng Ruyi's legs softened, and she reluctantly sat down while holding on to the chair behind her.
"It's really him... Why, why did he poison me? Did he want to kill me just because he is a descendant of the Wu clan..."
Sheng Ruyi murmured to herself, tears streaking down her cheeks one by one, her eyes dazed and at a loss.
"He, he shouldn't be that kind of person!" Chai actually didn't believe that Hu Sen would kill the parents who raised him.
"Then this pastry is really poisonous!" Sheng Ruyi's eyes turned red and her voice began to sob.
When her father told her, she didn't believe it at all!
Mr. Chai didn't know how to comfort him, because Hu Sen never appeared again after his parents died.
"No! I'm going to question him face to face!" Sheng Ruyi stood up.
Chai quickly grabbed her: "Wait! He has been missing for so many years! Where are you going to find him!?"
Sheng Ruyi wiped her tears and looked at Mrs. Chai and said, "Auntie, he showed up at the Hu family's old house today. That proves that he has returned to Jinzhou. I know where he will be!"
"Wait!" Mrs. Chai refused to let go, although she did not believe that Hu Sen was the murderer.
But Hu Sen is indeed a descendant of the previous witch clan!
At this point, Wen Qingzhu finally confirmed that Sheng Ruyi was really innocent.
"Miss Sheng, I arranged his appearance in Jinzhou."
Before she finished speaking, Sheng Ruyi and Chai both turned around and looked at her in disbelief.
Wen Qingzhu asked Xi'er to go out and close the door.
Wen Qingzhu then said: "Hu Sen did not kill anyone. I have roughly found out about his affairs. I went to see the case of his adoptive parents. It was decided by the previous magistrate of Jinzhou. There are not many details in it, and only Based on the fact that he judged the case based on the last person he met his parents, I have never seen a case judged like this!"
"He couldn't have killed his parents!" Sheng Ruyi recalled her past interactions with Hu Sen, and felt more and more that Wen Qingzhu was right.
It's just that she was so confused during those days that she didn't react at all.
Wen Qingzhu looked at Sheng Ruyi: "If I guess correctly, after he gave you this poisonous pastry, there was news outside that Hu Sen massacred his parents, right?"
"Yes... yes." Sheng Ruyi's face suddenly turned pale. Everything she knew at that time was what her father told her.
She wanted to go out to find Hu Sen, but she was seriously ill at the time—
The most trusted maid was also dead. Her father said she was hit by an out-of-control horse on the street.
At this moment, Sheng Ruyi suddenly understood something.
All of this is her father...
"How could it be dad?" Sheng Ruyi began to lose control of her emotions, her whole body was shaking violently, and beads of sweat continued to appear on her head.
Wen Qingzhu saw that something was not good, so he went over and knocked her unconscious.
Chai's face also looked very ugly. She couldn't believe it: "The murder case of the Hu family was really caused by Sheng-"
"My aunt has been with the third uncle for so long, so she must know what kind of person Sheng Tongzhi is. It's not surprising that he can do this. After all, Hu Sen is the son of a merchant. Although he has a reputation as a scholar, Sheng Tongzhi just looks down on him, so he is also doing this. It makes sense.”
Mr. Chai also felt unsteady and sat down with a look of disbelief on his face: "How dare he!"
Wen Qingzhu sat down and said, "Hu Sen has been in Jinzhou all along, and the third uncle also knows about this. He has been helping Hu Sen secretly, but now Hu Sen thinks that Miss Sheng framed him deliberately, and he wants to kill her."
"Then Ruyi can't go find him!" Mrs. Chai was very worried about Sheng Ruyi.
Wen Qingzhu glanced at Sheng Ruyi who fainted and could only shake his head: "We can't let her see Hu Sen now. His temperament is very extreme right now."
"Well, I will find a way to prevent Mrs. Sheng from letting Ruyi go out!" Mrs. Chai made up her mind.
Little did he know that although Sheng Ruyi had her eyes closed, she was still awake.
Her eyelashes trembled, and she became increasingly confused.
Daddy, Asen, I...
Not long after, Sheng Ruyi woke up, and Mrs. Chai repeatedly promised that Wei Shuang would return Hu Sen's innocence.
Sheng Ruyi's face didn't look good, but she still nodded firmly.
When Wei Shuang came back, Sheng Tongzhi also came over.
He asked Sheng Ruyi why she hadn't gone back yet. Sheng Ruyi used Linlin as an excuse, saying that Linlin had no one to accompany him.
Of course Sheng Hesong didn't believe it, especially when Chai looked at him with inexplicable hostility.
Sheng Ruyi followed Sheng Hesong, and when she went out, she looked back.
When she happened to meet Wen Qingzhu's gaze, she was filled with gratitude and determination.
Over the years, she has always believed that Asen would not kill anyone or poison her.
Now, it has been confirmed, but the murderer was his father.
Sheng Ruyi thanked Wen Qingzhu for telling her the truth, so she was very grateful.
She will try to make up for it before things get worse.
Wen Qingzhu in the courtyard felt a little regretful.
Sheng Ruyi, who she knocked unconscious at the time, soon woke up again.
The words he said to Mrs. Chai were actually said to Sheng Ruyi.
Hu Sen's unabashed murderous intention was even his motivation to live.
After they left, Wei Shuang called Wen Qingzhu to the study alone.
"Did you tell Ruyi?"
"Yes." Wen Qingzhu didn't hide it either.
Wei Shuang pinched her eyebrows and said, "You don't know her. Ruyi looks like a weak woman, but she is very strong inside. She can't choose between her father and Hu Sen. In the end, she will only choose to sacrifice herself!"
Wen Qingzhu was unusually insistent: "I know that the grudge between Sheng Hesong and Hu Sen must be understood, otherwise it will affect subsequent events. I have not been idle these days. I think my third uncle also knows what Qianjia Trading Company is planning."
"But she is innocent. Although Sheng Hesong is guilty, Qian Yong is the driving force behind the scenes. The reason why Sheng Ruyi met Hu Sen was arranged by others!"
Wei Shuang had no choice but to tell some old stories: "Sheng Hesong's wife died in the hands of Chief Teng."
"Chief Teng? Is it the old man from the underground city?" Wen Qingzhu was shocked. Even Hu Sen didn't know about this.
But then, Wei Shuang said: "When Patriarch Teng and Teng Pei were fighting for power, Sheng Hesong's uncle was the magistrate of Jinzhou. He chose Teng Pei, who was more fond of wealth, to support him. Patriarch Teng was defeated miserably, and Patriarch Teng was forced to go underground. Life, it’s not that they don’t want to leave Jinzhou, but Teng Pei’s son-in-law, after Qian Yong came, his methods became more and more sophisticated, making it impossible for them to leave at all.”
After listening, Wen Qingzhu was slightly confused. Is the matter so complicated