The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

Chapter 171 No need for trial

Suici wiped her tears and said, "This servant knows that this matter is shameful, and she dares not let anyone know, not to mention the master, but also the sisters in the entire Xiuyue Pavilion do not know."

Mother Li snorted softly, "I'm glad you still have some sense of shame!"

Broken Porcelain's tears flowed even harder.

Mother Li asked again, "Yuezhi, why don't you tell the truth?!"

"Who told you to add tapioca starch to the Fifth Master's water?!"

Yuezhi had many wounds on her body, obviously from a round of interrogation.

Now, after hearing what Mama Li said, she lowered her head and said in a firm voice, "Mama Li, this servant did not add tapioca starch to the Fifth Young Master's water!"

"I will never admit anything I didn't do!"

She was firm in her attitude and looked innocent.

Xie Run said softly, "In that case, I'm afraid we'll have to bring Yuezhi's family in for interrogation?"

This question was asked to King Jing.

The princess cannot make decisions regarding matters concerning the outer court.

At this moment, Yue Yao whispered, "This servant, this servant knows one more thing."

Yuezhi, who had been expressionless all this time, suddenly moved and glanced at Yueyao with a somewhat fierce look in her eyes.

Yue Yao was frightened and took a few steps back. "I vaguely sensed that something was amiss with Yue Zhi's relationship with my family, so I secretly inquired about it and learned that Yue Zhi was not the Zhao family's biological daughter, but an adopted daughter."

"what?!"

It was Suici who shouted this. She was shocked and asked, "How could it be?"

Xie Run asked gently, "Besides this, is there anything else?"

Xie Run comforted Yue Yao in a gentle voice, "When you and Yue Zhi first entered Chunshan Courtyard, Dan Tao told me that although you were timid, you were very thoughtful. I believe that after living with Yue Zhi for a few days, you must have discovered a lot of things."

Yueyao's eyes were filled with excitement.

She didn't expect that her master knew her so well.

Does this mean that the master values me very much?

Yueyao's voice became even louder: "Yuezhi seems to be a little different towards her brother..."

Mother Li asked curiously, "What's different?"

Yueyao blushed a little, "It's just... different from the relationship between ordinary siblings."

Everyone present understood.

Broken Porcelain on the side was shocked and shouted out the truth: "She has a secret affair with her brother?!"

Suici looked like she couldn't accept it: "No wonder you've always been dissatisfied with me, repeatedly making things difficult for me and humiliating me. It turns out you really have some shameful thoughts about your brother..."

Yuezhi, who had been silent all this time, suddenly panicked and shouted, "No, I don't have any!"

Xie Run sat on the chair with a somewhat numb expression.

I don’t know how many more things will be brought out of these two things today. I’m afraid it will be enough to keep Prince Jing’s Mansion busy for a month.

King Jing was too lazy to waste time. "This is a simple matter. Just ask Jing Wu to call Zhao Wu and torture him until he tells the truth."

Yuezhi raised her head abruptly, looking fiercely at Suici, "Since you are so cruel, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Suici looked confused: "What did you say?"

Yuezhi knelt on the ground, took a few steps forward, kowtowed, and said, "I plead guilty!"

"The tapioca starch in the Fifth Master's water was put there by this servant! But I accepted the bribe from the broken porcelain and was blinded by the money. That's when I became so foolish as to do such a stupid thing!"

As she spoke, she raised her right wrist, revealing the bracelet hidden on it.

"This bracelet is evidence of the broken porcelain that I gave to this servant!"

"She said that putting a small amount of tapioca starch in the water that the Fifth Young Master drank would only cause stomach discomfort, but would not kill him."

"Children are prone to all sorts of illnesses. As long as I wait until the Fifth Young Master becomes unwell, I will stop and no one else will notice!"

"But now that I've been arrested, she wants to distance herself from the matter... Don't even think about it!"

Xie Run looked at her calmly, "I treat you well on a daily basis. How dare you murder the prince of the palace just for a gold bracelet?"

"If you are truly greedy, this little bit of money will not satisfy your appetite; if you are not greedy, this statement is even more wrong..."

Xie Run looked at Prince Jing: "Your Highness, I'm afraid this girl still has something to say."

Suici also cried out in injustice: "I really didn't ask Yuezhi to harm the Fifth Young Master. How could I have the guts to do that?!"

"Yuezhi has always been very rude to me!"

"I remember that she is Zhao Wu's sister, and I have no time to please her, so how dare I ask her to help me?"

Yuezhi suddenly stood up and slapped Suici in the face, "You're threatening me with my admiration for Brother Wu?!"

"You said that if I didn't help you, you would spread the news that I loved Brother Wu everywhere, making it impossible for Brother Wu and I to live as human beings, and bringing shame to our parents!"

"You were so arrogant when you threatened me five days ago, but now you act so pitiful!"

Suici shouted, "I don't have any..."

She was so angry that her whole body was shaking, but she was not good at speaking and could not win the argument over Yuezhi.

In the end, King Jing brought all the members of the Zhao family in for trial.

However, Zhao's parents were completely unaware that Yuezhi loved her elder brother Zhao Wu, and they almost fainted when they heard about it.

Zhao Wu knew about it, but he didn't know about the conflict between Yuezhi and Suici.

The matter was stuck with the two maids and could not be further investigated.

Wan Linlang knelt on the ground and pleaded for her maid: "Your Highness, Yuezhi's words were so aggressive, it's obvious that she is a strong person. How could she be threatened by broken porcelain?"

"Sui Ci is the weakest person in my courtyard. She can't even control the little maids under her. How could she dare to do something like murdering the Fifth Young Master?"

Wan Linlang smiled bitterly and said, "If this servant really had ill intentions towards the Fifth Young Master, I would never send a weak girl like Suici."

“Otherwise, if something happens in Dongshan, all it takes is a little punishment, and this girl will be unstoppable…”

Fang Yuaner, who had been holding back on her evil intentions, finally found her chance.

She laughed and said, "Since you dare to plan like this, you must have already made preparations to abandon this girl. Why would you be afraid that this girl can't stand the punishment and bites you back?"

Wan Linlang has always been perceptive and noticed that when she entered Chunshan Courtyard today, Fang Yuaner and the people around her looked listless.

The always arrogant Qiu Lu is nowhere to be seen.

I vaguely guessed that Fang Yuan'er was afraid that she had also gotten into trouble.

She snorted coldly: "Concubine Fang said so, but you are used to doing it and have quite some experience?"

Fang Yuan'er ignored her trick and said with a smile, "You've always been restless, and now you've been quiet for several months straight. I'm afraid you've been secretly planning this day, right?"

When Wan Linlang saw Fang Yuaner's face, she felt so angry that her teeth were itching.

"Concubine Fang insisted that I was the one who wanted to harm the Fifth Young Master. Could it be that you were secretly framing me?"

Fang Yuaner chuckled: "If I'm not actively watching your show, then there's really something wrong."

The princess listened and yawned slightly.

She glanced at Prince Jing and said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid this matter still needs your decision."

King Jing was also annoyed.

Trying a matter in the backyard is even more complicated than a case in the Ministry of Justice.

He stood up and said, "No need for trial!"