Wei Ning saw Wei Guogong coming, stood up to meet him, and shouted, "Daddy." ”

Wei Guogong is praying for the child in Manniang's womb in the temple today, hoping that Manniang can give birth to a boy to fulfill his wish to have a son. I heard that the next person came to report that the second lady had arrived home, so I hurried back.

Seeing that Wei Ning was safe and sound, Wei Guogong breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

He sat down on the chair and said to Wei Ning with a serious face, "Ning'er, you can't go out next time." ”

After speaking, Wei Guogong's tone was more relaxed: "Your mother is in a bad mood during this time, you have to stay in the house and take good care of your mother, do you hear?" ”

Wei Ning was stunned, she thought that the Wei Guild would reprimand her angrily, but she didn't expect the tone to be rare and kind. It seems that when it comes to letting Manniang enter the house, my father still feels guilty about my mother. It's just that out of a man's self-esteem and face, he can't pull down his face to reconcile with his mother.

Wei Ning pretended to be very guilty, and said obediently: "Daddy, Ning'er won't dare next time." ”

Seeing Wei Ning's good attitude in admitting his mistakes, Wei Guogong's face became even better. Wei Ning saw the opportunity, so he struck while the iron was hot and said: "Actually, Ning Er ran out secretly at that time for Aunt Xi. ”

"Oh?" Wei Guogong raised his eyebrows and said, "Where do you start with this?" ”

Wei Ning continued: "Aunt Xi had a miscarriage, Ning Er lost a younger brother, and Ning Er felt very uncomfortable. But Ning Er never believed that it was her mother's doing. Ning'er has a good friend, who is a doctor, and he has some knowledge of this kind of thing, so Ning'er wanted to sneak out to find him that day, but she didn't expect this to happen later. ”

So Wei Ning told Wei Guogong about the poisoning one by one, and Wei Guogong was shocked when he heard it. Although it is true that his feelings for the Xu family have gradually faded, no matter how you say it, the Xu family is the lady in this house.

Who was so bold to come up with such a vicious method and want to put the Xu family to death.

"You bring that little girl up, and I'll ask her personally."

Wei Ning nodded, then asked the subordinate to close the door, and then brought Qian'er up.

Qian'er has already been interrogated, and the fright has not completely faded. Seeing that Wei Guogong was about to interrogate her again, he immediately knelt on the ground in fear and trembled.

Wei Guogong's face was grim, his eyes were staring straight at Qian'er, and he said, "Madame's tableware has always been cleaned and kept by you?" ”

"Yes." Qian'er trembled with fear, but she couldn't help but reply.

"But you put mercury in the water?"

"I didn't." Because of fear, Qian'er's voice was already a little hoarse, and she kept kowtowing, saying, "I've never done anything like that, and I don't know why there is mercury on that tableware...... It's really not me...... It's not me ......."

"Come on, hit her ten boards first." Wei Guogong instructed the little guy outside.

The old man spoke, and the little girl began to punish Qian'er. Qian'er was originally a thin little girl, and this dozen suddenly opened her skin and flesh, and Wei Ning's yard continued to wail.

Wei Ning was afraid that this would startle the snake. Because she felt that Qian'er was not lying. So he said to Wei Guogong: "Daddy, don't panic and torture first. There are many doubts in this matter, and we need to investigate it carefully. If it wasn't for Qian'er, it would be useless to kill her. ”

At this time, Qian'er had already finished the ten boards and was lying on the ground dying.

Wei Guogong frowned, he also knew that this matter was not so simple. But if you don't start with this little girl, where should you investigate?

"Daddy, it's better than this. We'll send Qian'er back first, and then send someone to watch the kitchen. Look at whether anyone else has touched the tableware used by her mother except Qian'er. No more people know about this matter for the time being, so let's not startle the snake for now. Wei Ning thought for a moment and said.

Wei Guogong felt that what Wei Ning said was reasonable. If this incident is true, then he is indeed wrong to blame the Xu family before. Thinking of these days, his daughter has disappeared, and he has been ignoring Xu's family, presumably Xu's heart also has a lot of grievances.

"Yes. Just do what you say. Send Qian'er back, and I'll send someone to keep an eye on your mother's yard, but there are no suspicious people coming in and out. ”

Seeing that Wei Guogong responded, Wei Ning breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart. In this matter, Wei Guogong must participate in the whole process in order to completely prove his mother's innocence and reduce his father's suspicion of his mother.

Wei Guogong asked someone to take Qian'er down, gave Qian'er medicine, and sent Qian'er back to Xunfangyuan.

Xu had been lying on the bed, listening to Wei Ning say that Wei Guogong had begun to investigate the matter. I felt a little more at ease.

A few days later, news came from Xunfangyuan.

Wei Ning rushed to his father's study and saw a maid kneeling on the ground tied by a rope, while the other maid stood silently with her head bowed.

Xu also arrived with Xianglan and saw that the maid who was tied by a rope was actually a cherry!

And the other maid is Qingling, who is in charge of kitchen procurement in Xunfangyuan.

It turned out that after Qian'er was put back, Wei Guogong called a few guards in the palace to keep an eye on the courtyard of Xunfangyuan's kitchen day and night. Qian'er got Wei Guogong's instructions, so naturally she didn't dare to speak up, but just did her own thing step by step every day.

So one night, the guard saw the Qingling of Xunfangyuan sneakily walking to the corner of the wall, pulling out a brick at the bottom of the corner and taking out a small medicine bag.

After verification by the guards, the medicine was indeed packaged with mercury.

And the person who put the medicine bag in the corner was also caught, and it was actually the big girl cherry next to the eldest lady.

The cutlery used by Hui has always been kept separately in a cabinet in the kitchen. And the key to the cabinet is only available to Qian'er.

Qingling and Qian'er lived in the same room, and every other night, after she waited for Qian'er to fall asleep, she would get up secretly, untie the key from Qian'er, and then quietly go to the kitchen, mix the mercury in the medicine bag, and soak Xu's tableware again in water with mercury. When you're done, put the utensils back in place, and then hang the key back on her before Qian'er wakes up.

Xu Shi listened to what happened, and he was trembling with anger.

She walked up to Cherry, Xu's sick and yellow face had been faintly red from anger at this time. "I ask you. Why are you doing this? ”

Wei Ning stood aside, already guessing in his heart what was going on. She didn't expect Wei Jinluo to be so vicious at such a young age.

actually planned to murder her mother from so early on.

Wei Ning thought of the events of his past life and afterlife, and his body couldn't help but chill.

"Go and call the eldest lady." Wei Guogong said to the maid.

Wei Jinluo soon arrived, and when he saw the cherries tied up by the rope, his face couldn't help but change.

"Cherry, what's the matter with you?" Wei Jinluo asked.

"Luo'er, you step aside first, start with you." Wei Guogong asked the maid to move a chair for Wei Jinluo, let Wei Jinluo sit down, and then ordered someone to start the interrogation from Qingling.

Qing Ling had been standing aside, pursing her lips. Looking at today's situation, she knew that she couldn't escape.

She knelt down, kowtowed to Xu and Wei Guogong, and said, "Master, madam, it is true that I added medicine to the water for washing the dishes. ”

"Why are you doing that?" Xu sat down and looked at her and asked again, she remembered that Qing Ling was a clever little girl. Among the maids, she is quite clever in doing things and talking. Xu usually likes her very much, and plans to transfer her into his room to work in a few years when she grows up.

Xianglan was very sad and couldn't believe it. She couldn't help but reprimand Qingling: "Madame usually treats you well!" Ask yourself who you are worthy of doing this! ”

"Sister Xianglan." Qing Ling finally cried, Qing Li's little face was full of tears, "I'm sorry, madam, I'm sorry......"

"Don't cry yet, let's make it clear what's going on." Wei Ning looked at Wei Jinluo's face and said.

"This medicine pack...... I don't know exactly what it is. It was Sister Cherry who told me that as long as I did what she said, I thought of a way to find a time every few days to add the tableware used by my wife to the potion and clean it, and after the deed of sale was completed, she would return my deed of sale to me......"

"Cherry. Is that so? Wei Guogong asked.

Cherry is not very old, and she is only a half-old little girl. From being tied up to the present, my heart is also very afraid.

Seeing that Cherry didn't speak, Wei Guogong slapped the table and shouted to the outside: "Come on, hit her twenty boards first!" ”

Cherry fainted in fright. The guard brought the board, went up and pinched her, and when she woke up, he began to execute.

The wailing suddenly stopped, and Wei Jinluo gradually clenched the handkerchief in his hand.

After the twenty boards were played, Cherry was already drenched in blood.

Wei Ning looked at the cherry and thought, this girl is quite loyal, is she still like this?

Cherry spat out a mouthful of blood and finally spoke.

"Mercury...... It was I who gave it to the soul. ”

Xu's face was very gloomy, and Cherry laughed miserably and said, "Why should I do this?" I don't know...... Cherry, just doing what she was told. ”

"Whose orders are you?" Xu Shi vaguely guessed something in her heart, she stood up and said loudly.

Cherry had tears in her eyes and hung her head. No more talking.

"Luo'er. Is that you? Wei Guogong suddenly spoke.

Xu's beautiful eyes were already full of tears, she looked at Wei Jinluo, she had a lot to say, but her throat seemed to be gagged, and she couldn't say anything.

So far, even if Wei Jinluo has more methods, there is nothing he can do.

She could only honestly admit: "It's me." ”

"Why?" Although he had already expected this result, Xu still couldn't believe it. It took a while to spit out these words from a throat filled with lead.

Wei Jinluo pursed his lips, raised his head, and looked at Xu, his face no longer had the well-behaved and docile expression of the past, but looked at Xu with hatred.

"Because I hate you."

Without waiting for Xu Shi to speak, Wei Jinluo raised his hand, pointed at Xu Shi and continued: "I hate you, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't be as pitiful as I am now." There is no father's pain, and there is no mother's love. It's you, it's you who robbed me of my mother's position. You're just the daughter of a petty official, why, what! ”

"And you." Wei Jinluo turned his finger and pointed at Wei Ning: "You shouldn't have come to this world, you mother and daughter, you have taken away everything that originally belonged to me, I hate you, I hate you!" ”