"In recent days, the Marquis of Ding'an's Mansion has become a joke in the entire capital." Chen Yipei continued before Xiao Jiuan could speak, "And the struggle between my sister, Mrs. Marquis of Ding'an, and the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Ding'an is even more... There was a lot of fuss.”
"There are even rumors that the death of Shen Yue, Song Wanqing's biological mother, was also related to my sister." She shook her head helplessly, "It has been so many years, and Qinglian still can't explain it. Song Wanqing also fell in love with her because of this, and I don’t think Mr. Cao needs to investigate anymore about today’s matter.”
She turned to Xiao Jiuan, "What do you think, Lord Ninth Prince?"
Xiao Jiuan chuckled, "Chen Qinglian has just poisoned my king's mother-in-law, and has repeatedly tried to frame the doctor who treated my king's legs..."
He looked at Cao Ren and said, "Concubine Jing did not suspect that I wanted to poison her. It is already my honor. I will not express my opinion."
"Song Wanqing, do you have anything else to say?" Xiao Jiuan turned his head slightly and looked at Song Wanqing.
"Back to the prince, Mr. Cao, now we have the witness," Song Wanqing glanced at Chen Yipei, "The motive for the murder mentioned by Concubine Jing is also available, so let's check the physical evidence."
She bowed her head slightly towards Cao Ren and said, "My little girl is asking for a poison test."
A hint of appreciation appeared in Cao Ren's eyes. He didn't expect that the little girl in front of him was only a teenager. It was not easy for her to remain calm in the face of danger and even offered to take a drug test.
He waved his hand, and soon someone called him.
After a while, Wu Zuo came, "I've met Mr. Cao."
Cao Ren raised his hand and said, "The body is inside. Go in and check to see what kind of poison she was poisoned with."
"Yes." Wu Zuo was an experienced old man. After entering the prison, he quickly started checking with his hands and feet. After a while, he walked out again.
"Sir, what this lady has been poisoned is soul-breaking. It is a highly potent poison. After eating it, the internal organs will rupture and death will occur instantly. The deceased will be in extreme pain." Wuzuo shook his head repeatedly, "The murderer must have hated the deceased extremely."
Hearing this, Chen Yipei cried bitterly again, "Qinglian, you died so miserably, I will definitely make the decision for you!"
She scolded in a cold voice, "Song Wanqing, what else do you have to argue with? You are simply crazy. Qinglian has raised you for so many years, with no credit but hard work. How could you do this?"
"Sir Cao," Song Wanqing ignored Chen Yipei's call for questioning, "can I ask you a few questions?"
Cao Ren nodded, "Of course."
"You said that after eating this broken soul, you will die instantly?"
Wu Zuo nodded, "This thing is extremely poisonous. After taking a few breaths, you will vomit blood and die."
"Okay." Song Wanqing looked at Chen San who had just identified herself, "Chen San, you said you saw me feeding Chen Qinglian poison at the cell door?"
Chen San vaguely felt something was wrong, but he still nodded hesitantly.
Song Wanqing looked at Wu Zuo again, "Is it possible that the deceased took poison near the cell door and crawled back to the corner before being poisoned and died?"
Wu Zuo immediately shook his head, "It's basically impossible."
"How is it impossible?" Chen San was so anxious that he forgot about his dignity and shouted loudly, "Madam may have felt too uncomfortable after taking the poison and wanted to crawl to the corner to rest."
"Climb to the corner?" Song Wanqing looked at the ground inside the prison. The ground was full of dust, and footprints could be clearly seen. "Climb over. Is it possible that there are no traces left on the ground?"
Chen San was completely dumbfounded. He glanced at Chen Yipei secretly and immediately lowered his head.
Song Wanqing turned to Cao Ren and said, "Master Cao, I've finished asking my daughter's questions."
Cao Ren couldn't help but want to applaud Song Wanqing. He looked at Xiao Jiu'an excitedly and saw Xiao Jiu'an's expression was completely proud. He looked at Song Wanqing again and murmured in his heart.
There are some rumors about the relationship between these two people. He has naturally heard of it. Xiao Jiuan deliberately called him here today... Could it be that there is really a problem between the two of them?
"Cao Shangshu!" Xiao Jiuan reminded in a low voice.
"Yes." Cao Ren quickly retracted his thoughts, "In this way, the case becomes clear. Chen Qinglian probably committed suicide, and this matter has nothing to do with Song Wanqing."
He looked at Chen Yipei and said, "Empress Jingfei, what do you think?"
Chen Yipei looked very ugly, "My sister suddenly committed suicide after meeting Song Wanqing. Even if Song Wanqing is not the murderer, she still has a certain responsibility."
"Empress Jing, if we change the angle," Song Wanqing said calmly, "Chen Qinglian did not commit suicide after meeting me, but committed suicide before meeting you, the empress."
"What do you mean?" Chen Yipei stared, looking furious.
Song Wanqing nodded slightly, "My little girl didn't mean anything else. She just said another possibility of the matter. Please don't be angry."
Cao Ren really looked at Song Wanqing with admiration. Who didn't know that Concubine Jing was one of the four concubines and the most trusted person in Fengyi Palace. How dare Song Wanqing dare to make trouble in front of her? Could it be that Xiao Jiuan is backing him?
He came out to smooth things over, "Mother, what Song Wanqing said is not unreasonable. Madam Ding'an Hou may have felt shameless to face you, so..."
"Everything else is just speculation, but if Song Wanqing hadn't poisoned him, how could we explain what the jailer named Chen San said?" Xiao Jiu'an interrupted Cao Ren, "Did he lie deliberately to frame the king's doctor?"
Cao Ren looked at Chen San, "Tell me, what's going on?"
However, the next moment, Chen San suddenly let out a painful groan, then his body tilted, and he fell to the ground vomiting blood.
died!
Wu Zuo stepped forward to check it out and said in surprise, "This Chen San has taken the soul-breaking drug, just like Mrs. Ding'anhou."
Cao Ren understood in his heart, "It seems that the two of them have been communicating with each other for a long time. Chen Qinglian will drag Miss Song Wanqing into the water even before she dies."
At this point, the farce came to an end. Before Chen Yipei left, he sent someone to take Chen Qinglian's body away, saying that it would be returned to the Ding'an Marquis Mansion.
Song Wanqing thanked Xiao Jiuan and Cao Ren, "If these two adults hadn't been present for today's incident, my little girl would have been convicted in a daze."
Cao Ren shook his head, "If such an unjust case occurs in our Ministry of Punishment, I, the Minister of Punishment, will be the one to die."
She looked at Song Wanqing with admiration, "Are you the granddaughter of the old Chinese doctor?"
"Exactly." Song Wanqing nodded obediently.
"Sure enough, when did you think of testing for poison?" Cao Ren asked curiously.
Song Wanqing said truthfully, "The time from the separation of Chen Qinglian and me to her death was extremely short. During such a time, she must have taken a highly toxic poison, and her accomplices had no time to create an illusion. When they arrived at the scene, they found that she was indeed Dying in the corner means that she took the poison after I left."
"She is really a smart woman." Cao Ren looked at Xiao Jiu'an ambiguously, "The Ninth Prince saw the right person!"
