Chapter 378 Secret(1/2)
The emperor gave Su Qingnuan death instead of a canonical punishment because the Su family had been loyal and loyal officials in the past generations and gave the Su family face. However, Su Qingnuan could not calm the emperor's anger.
Su Qingnuan's father was fined for two years and demoted three levels in a row. Su Qingnuan's brothers were not spared either. Su Qingnuan's mother was simply deprived of her concubine title. Even the prince's father was also
He was offended, fined one year's salary, and demoted to a higher rank.
After several imperial edicts, the status and reputation of the Su family plummeted. From now on, the children of the Su family will have to live with their tail between their legs. However, at least they have saved their lives and do not have to follow Su Qingnuan to pay for Rong Chengyi's life.
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Mother-in-law He, as the murderer who poisoned Rong Chengyi, will be imprisoned in the sky prison and will be punished in order to sue the world.
The emperor personally sent someone to kill Su Qingnuan and take away Mrs. He. Rong Chenghan was talking to these people in the front hall. A little girl came to see Liu Ruosi.
Liu Ruosi is at Yunshui Residence at the moment. Mrs. Liu Er and Mrs. Liu San have not left yet and are talking to her.
"What's the matter?" Liu Ruosi asked the little girl who came to report.
"Back to Madam..." The little girl opened her mouth to say something, but seemed a little embarrassed.
"If you have anything, just ask," Liu Ruosi said.
"Madam, it's... Miss Su Qi..."
"Seventh girl?" Liu Ruosi frowned slightly. Su Qingnuan was already under strict supervision and was about to die. At this time, could there be any extraneous consequences? "What's wrong with seventh girl?"
"Back to madam, it's the seventh girl who keeps crying, saying that she wants to see madam and tell her something." The little girl told Liu Ruosi that Su Qingnuan knew that she would inevitably die. She said that she only had one wish in the end,
I just want to see Liu Ruosi.
"She said that if Madam doesn't go, she will regret it in the future." The little girl originally didn't want to bother Liu Ruosi with Su Qingnuan's matter, but after Su Qingnuan said such a thing, the little girl felt that she couldn't report it to Liu Ruosi.
He made a sound that made him feel uneasy. "My servant is brave, come and report to the madam."
"Yes. I understand." Liu Ruosi nodded and pondered for a moment.
Just as Liu Ruosi was about to send the little girl off, another daughter-in-law in charge came over to report. This daughter-in-law in charge was guarding Mrs. He.
"The mother-in-law said she wanted to show mercy to the madam and meet her. She has something to report to the madam." Mother-in-law He also begged the guard to come over, saying she wanted to see Liu Ruosi.
Both of them wanted to see her. Liu Ruosi did not make a decision immediately, but sent the two people away first.
"In my opinion, there is no need to go see them." Mrs. Liu San raised her eyebrows and said, they are just two death row prisoners. Liu Ruosi had no need to go see them.
Mrs. Liu Er also had the same opinion. She felt that Liu Ruosi would inevitably bring bad luck if she went to meet these two people.
"That mother-in-law just paid it back. I think she saw your woman's soft-hearted face and wanted to plead for her son. Su Qi..." Mrs. Liu Er's face looked a little ugly when she mentioned Su Qi. She has not forgotten it.
Why did Su Qingnuan want to grab Liu Ruosi?
"Then Su Qi must have bad intentions. What can she say to you? She is just unwilling to accept her death and wants to make you uncomfortable. Just ignore her." Mrs. Liu San waved her hand and said.
Liu Ruosi couldn't help but nodded slightly. What Mrs. Liu Er and Mrs. Liu San said made sense. But...
"I still want to see Mrs. He and hear what she has to say." Liu Ruosi said slowly.
It seems that the murder of Rong Chengyi has been investigated clearly. Liu Ruosi also believes that Su Qingnuan and Mrs. He did not have any grievances, and that they were the two people who committed the murder. However, there are still some puzzling aspects in what happened.
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Mrs. He's confession is not completely flawless.
Jiang Fu's appearance and confession were too timely and coincidental.
Liu Ruosi vaguely felt that she seemed to have caught something, but when she looked carefully, she found that her hands were empty. In order to clear up the confusion, and for the sake of peace of mind, Liu Ruosi decided that she should meet Mrs. He.
This was what Liu Ruosi was thinking, but she did not tell the whole story to Mrs. Liu Er and Mrs. Liu San.
"Perhaps there are some omissions in her confession just now. I'm going to listen to what she has to say, so as not to get caught." Liu Ruosi said to Mrs. Liu Er and Mrs. Liu San, "Mother and Third Aunt are here to take care of me.
Just hold on to the little pig."
After Mrs. Liu Er and Mrs. Liu Ruosi said this, they stopped trying to dissuade them.
Liu Ruosi then stood up and led a group of girls and women out of Yunshui Residence.
Mrs. He was temporarily guarded in an empty room, and the guards were all Rong Chenghan's confidants. Seeing Liu Ruosi coming, they all greeted her. Hearing Liu Ruosi say that she wanted to see Mrs. He, the guard hesitated slightly.
They all gave way.
"Although he seems to have admitted his crime, he is not a good person after all. Madam, you should be careful." The son of a rich man will not sit in the hall. The guard means that Mrs. He looks harmless now, but after all, she has poisoned others before, so she still
She was reluctant to let Liu Ruosi get close to Mrs. He.
"Don't worry, she won't dare to hurt anyone again." Liu Ruosi was very confident.
Mrs. He confessed her crime so smoothly and confessed everything in order to save her son. Mrs. He had no reason to commit another crime.
After entering the room, Liu Ruosi sat down opposite Mrs. He.
"You want to see me?" Liu Ruosi looked at Mrs. He and asked.
"Yes, I want to see Madam and I have something to say to Madam." Mrs. He knelt there with a calm expression. "I will only say these words to Madam alone."
"Oh..." Liu Ruosi looked at Mrs. He up and down, thought for a moment, and asked the guards and people around her to step away.
Aunt Chang also came to serve her, but she refused to leave Liu Ruosi's side.
Liu Ruosi didn't rush out to Grandma Chang either.
"Okay, now you go ahead." Liu Ruosi said to Mrs. He.
"Madam, what I just said in Rongyuan Hall is not all the truth." Mrs. He then spoke, but her words were shocking.
But Liu Ruosi's expression was just faint, and she didn't seem to be surprised at all.
Mrs. He was stunned for a moment, but she soon understood. Liu Ruosi was not surprised because Liu Ruosi had already heard the flaw and guessed that what she said was not all the truth.
Liu Ruosi did not urge Mrs. He. Mrs. He continued to speak.
"Madam is smart and discerning. I guessed it roughly. I dare not lie in front of Madam. Everything I say now is the truth." Although Liu Ruosi had guessed it, she still came to see her. Mrs. He knew that what she said was true.
It is still valuable to Liu Ruosi.
Although I guessed it, it is still somewhat different from what people at the time said.
"The slave said at that time that the seventh girl asked the slave to give medicine to the prince's concubine. This slave followed Jiang Fu's words. In fact, the target of the seventh girl's medicine was the prince."
Although she had vaguely guessed this, Liu Ruosi couldn't help being slightly shocked when Mrs. He said it herself.
When she was listening to Mrs. He's confession in Rongyuantang, Liu Ruosi felt strange. It was such a major life-related matter. Mrs. He was also an old man in the kitchen. How could she have given the medicine to the wrong person? It was said that it was a mistake of Yin and Yang.
But the possibility is slim.
It turns out that this is really the case. The person Su Qingnuan wanted to harm was not the Crown Princess, but Rong Chengyi.
"The seventh girl's plan is to poison the prince and then blame the wife."
"Do you know how she is going to frame me?" Liu Ruosi asked.
"Seventh girl gave this order to the slave. If the slave is found out, everything will be blamed on the madam. She will definitely ensure Xiaoda's wealth for a lifetime. As for the rest, the seventh girl said that the slave should not worry about it. The seventh girl has her own arrangements." Mrs. He said.
So at that time, Mrs. He had no choice but to admit the poisoning. If Jiang Fu had not appeared and asked Mrs. He to continue talking, Mrs. He would have confessed that Liu Ruosi was the one behind it.
Even if Jiang Fu later told the truth, Mrs. He's words came first, and Liu Ruosi might not be able to tell the truth.
"Only God and earth know these words. I will tell my wife to know and I will not reveal even a single word." Mrs. He swore to the sky.
Liu Ruosi naturally understood what Mrs. He meant.
"The Xiao family has no serious fault in this matter. If the Marquis pleads for mercy, it will not be difficult to save his life." Liu Ruosi said calmly.
"My slave, this slave is satisfied. I will repay the Marquis and his wife by working as cows and horses." Mrs. He cried while kowtowing to Liu Ruosi.
Being involved in the case of poisoning Prince Yongjing's son, she was lucky to be alive. Of course Mrs. He understands this truth now, and she doesn't dare to ask for more.
Liu Ruosi nodded, got up from the chair and came out.
When she walked outside, Liu Ruosi hesitated in her steps. Where was Su Qingnuan, did she want to go over and have a look? No need for Mrs. Liu Er and Mrs. Liu San to remind her, Liu Ruosi also knew that Su Qingnuan must be filled with hatred at this moment.
If you don't know her, if you want to say anything to her, naturally you won't have a good heart.
However, Su Qingnuan will definitely know some things that she is not sure about.
"Even if she knew, would she tell you the truth?" Rong Chenghan's voice suddenly sounded in his ears.
When Liu Ruosi came back to her senses, she realized that Rong Chenghan had walked to her side at some point.
"How do you know..." Liu Ruosi looked at Rong Chenghan suspiciously.
"I just came from Yunshuiju." Rong Chenghan told Liu Ruosi that Su Qingnuan and Mrs. He wanted to see Liu Ruosi. Rong Chenghan naturally knew about it, so he came here to look for her.
"Don't go see her." Rong Chenghan held Liu Ruosi's hand, "If you have anything to ask, just ask me. I can tell you anything she can tell you. And, she will lie to you, I
Won't."
"Ah Si, you can't trust me?" Rong Chenghan looked at Liu Ruosi and asked.
"Of course I can trust you, A-Han." If she couldn't trust Rong Chenghan, who else could she trust?
"If you go to see her, you will win her heart." Rong Chenghan held Liu Ruosi in his arms and turned around slightly. He saw a man dressed as a palace eunuch, accompanied by guards, walking from the bluestone road to the woodshed in the west.
go.
Su Qingnuan was being detained there. Those few people should be the ones who wanted to kill Su Qingnuan.
To be continued...