Everyone heard the words and looked over, and Xie Songhua realized that Xie Yuncang was talking to her.
Xie Yuncang's discerning subordinates immediately added a chair next to him.
Xie Songhua didn't hesitate and sat down next to Xie Yuncang, then whispered, "Thank you, father."
Xie Yuncang didn't speak or look at her. After waiting for a while, Xie Songhua heard a low response from the side, "Yeah."
The fact that Xie Songhua sat next to Xie Yuncang made everyone present look askance.
Xie Yuncang is the head of the Xie family. He usually puts most of his heart on official duties and doesn't really care much about his children.
At most, he only pays more attention to the second son's academic performance, while his daughters are far behind.
Xie Shuhua, the only legitimate daughter of the second room, was here with Xie Yuncang. At most, she just remembered and asked.
Xie Yuncang had never had his daughter sit by his side on important occasions. It seemed that in his eyes, his daughter could just grow up with her mother in the house and wait for marriage.
Therefore, at this time, Xie Songhua himself did not know what Xie Yuncang's casual words meant in the eyes of others.
Xie Shuhua's eyes were red with anger, and she unknowingly broke two of her nails that she had maintained for more than two months.
She didn't notice the pain until Qi's hand covered the back of her hand. When she came back to her senses, she glanced at Qi timidly and said in a sad tone, "Mother..."
"Shu'er, don't worry too much. Today is related to Aunt Zhang's affairs, so your father arranged for her to sit on it."
Hearing Mrs. Qi say this, Xie Shuhua felt a little better.
That's right, my father never cared about the lives of the daughters in the inner courtyard, so how could he suddenly care about Xie Songhua? It wasn't because of Aunt Zhang's death that he even let her live in the outer courtyard.
Let her be proud for a while, as long as she can win over the Qi family and make mother and daughter more and more separated, there will be plenty of time to treat her in the future!
Xie Songhua didn't care what Xie Shuhua was thinking at this time. She took the child from Zhang's mother's hand and let him sit in her arms so that he could see it more clearly later.
Xie Yuncang has four aunts, a few girls with no status, and the people waiting around him. Now everyone is here, and the courtyard is almost filled with crowds.
"Bring the people up."
Xie Yuncang's voice was a little cold. The people outside had already been ready, and then they dragged a woman with messy hair and a haggard appearance over.
Xie Songhua squinted her eyes and looked over. There was this person in the memory of the original owner. When she came that day, she met everyone in Xie Yuncang's inner courtyard at the Summer Palace.
This Miss Zhou had the best appearance among these women. Xie Songhua still remembered that she had a good voice, and when she spoke, she was like an oriole emerging from the valley.
"Master!" Miss Zhou seemed to be in a trance. After seeing Xie Yuncang, her eyes suddenly became clear, and she quickly knelt down and walked forward, "Master, please forgive me, it was only because I was temporarily obsessed that I did this.
This is such a terrible disaster, please forgive me for the sake of serving you."
This time, Xie Yuncang directly asked his confidants to investigate the cause of Aunt Zhang's death. He did not even use anyone from the inner house. Therefore, although people were panicked and speculations continued, no one actually knew what was happening inside.
At this moment, everyone was surprised to see Zhou Ruyi confessing his crime when he came up. This is...all the trials have been cleared?!
Mrs. Qi also seemed very surprised. She stood up immediately and said, "You're so good, Mr. Zhou. Fortunately, the Zhang family's sister used to treat you like a biological sister, but you actually want to kill her?!"
Zhou Ruyi immediately kowtowed and cried bitterly, "It's all because of my temporary obsession. When I came to the house, Master obviously loved me more. They said that I had taken away Sister Zhang's favor. Who knew that in a few days, Master
And still prefer to go to Sister Zhang’s house.
The two of us live close to each other, and I can hear clearly what's going on over there. Sister Zhang even got pregnant because of this, and I carried my aunt, and I felt so jealous that... I did something wrong."
"You..." Mrs. Qi pointed at her, her fingers trembling, "You are all serving the master, and the master doesn't like to go to you. You don't find the reason from yourself, but you have such evil intentions!
How cruel and ruthless it was to cause Aunt Zhang to die tragically!"
The expression on Xie Yuncang's face didn't change much, and he didn't express anything about what Qi said, "Now that everyone is here, tell me what you did that day!"
Zhou Ruyi raised her eyes and glanced at Xie Yuncang. When she came into contact with his cold eyes, she couldn't help but shudder. She collapsed on the ground and did not dare to plead for mercy. She only explained clearly what happened on the day of the incident.
It was similar to what Zhang's mother said. First, he bribed two maids, and then tricked Zhang's mother into going to the kitchen to ask for food and wine. One of them served Aunt Zhang the Xingshen soup, which actually had Sichuan achyranthes root and night-flowering vine added to it.
Yejiao vine has a soothing effect, and with the sweetness of dreams, Aunt Zhang fell into a drowsy sleep after drinking it. However, Achyranthes bidentata is a powerful medicine that is forbidden for pregnant women to promote blood circulation and relieve blood stasis.
Under the influence of the two phases, Aunt Zhang will definitely activate her kneecap soon, but at the same time she will also lose strength due to the effects of the medicine and incense.
Giving birth to a baby is a very dangerous thing if the mother does not have the strength.
Mother Zhang realized something was wrong, so she immediately put out the incense, and then sent people around to call the doctor.
Unexpectedly, no one came and it was quiet outside. Mother Zhang was afraid that she would not be able to wait any longer, so she went out by herself. Unexpectedly, in the dark, she fell on the bridge and flopped for a long time, but finally managed to avoid being submerged.
Die, something will happen when you go back.
Xie Songhua and Zhou Ruyi said that she was worried. After clearing everyone in Xianyun Pavilion, she went in to take a look and was sure that Aunt Zhang would be killed in this situation before she came out.
He happened to meet Xie Songhua who was going to the banquet platform from the Summer Palace. Thinking that Xie Songhua had the reputation of a disaster star, he deliberately asked the woman next to him to pretend to be Zhang's mother during the night and drag Xie Songhua in to ask for help.
Firstly, I used Xie Songhua's name as the disaster star to cover up this matter, and secondly, I wanted Xie Songhua to be a witness, and it had nothing to do with anyone else.
But she didn't expect that Xie Songhua would perform a caesarean section to take out the baby, save the baby in Aunt Zhang's belly, and make the matter completely worse.
The location of Xianyun Pavilion is relatively remote, only Zhou Ruyi lives nearby, and the Yanchuntai is also a long way away. To go to the main courtyard, you have to cross a river and cross a bridge. This argument is watertight.
It also matches the memories of Zhang’s mother and the original owner. The long list of people kneeling behind them are from the kitchen and the people Zhou Ruyi mentioned.
Since Xie Yuncang was able to dig out these people, it means that his confessions have been verified.
At this time, most of the faces of everyone present were filled with horror. Probably no one thought that there was such a rigorous plan behind Aunt Zhang's death.
Xie Songhua quietly looked at Xie Yuncang next to him, and saw that although his face didn't have much expression, his eyes were frighteningly gloomy.
She thought for a moment before speaking, "What Miss Zhou said is similar to what I encountered that day, but there are two things I don't quite understand, and I still need to ask Miss Zhou."
