She could only refuse to admit this matter. Without evidence, the most she could do was to be punished!
Jiang was furious and glared at Shen Shuli, what a tough-tongued person!
Xiang Zhuye cried and said: "Old madam, my servant and my aunt really didn't recommend the young lady. My aunt felt bored, so she asked my servant to accompany her to the lotus pond to relieve her boredom. Unexpectedly, when she arrived, she saw the lady falling into the water. My servant Neither I nor my aunt are good at water, and we are also very panicked. I hope that the old lady will find out and clear my aunt and slave."
Mrs. Qiao is mature and prudent. If this matter is dealt with in a daze, it will be reduced to a big matter and a trivial matter will be eliminated. Even if Shen Shuli is at fault, she will beat the dog behind closed doors.
She didn't want the relationship between Qiao An's family to become more tense. If word spread about it, it would affect Qiao Jianghong's career at worst, and damage the reputation of the Hou family at worst.
So she said to Xini: "Although it was a misunderstanding, the government stipulates that my aunt is not allowed to come out of her courtyard today. If you ignore the government rules, you will still be punished. You will be punished with twenty boards and kneeling in the ancestral hall for one night to reflect."
Shen Shuli kowtowed in surprise and thanked her: "Thank you, madam. Thank you, madam, for keeping this poor concubine innocent."
Jiang was not happy immediately, and her face became even more ugly: "Old madam, everything has been made clear, and you are still protecting this bastard. Is this the attitude of your Marquis?"
Mrs. Liu said with a smile: "In-laws, please calm down. We are also very sad that Qi En fell into the water, but this is just a misunderstanding. Today is a special day and there are distinguished guests outside. We can't let outsiders see the joke, right?"
Jiang didn't give any face, and argued sternly: "You also have a daughter! You should also think about it when you do things. If your daughter gets into this, will she break her teeth and swallow it in her stomach? This bitch is obviously telling lies. , you’re welcome! She’s very protective! I was wondering how a concubine of hers could dare to murder the mistress, it turns out someone is backing her up!”
"In-laws, these are serious words. We all understand that you care about your beloved daughter, but the facts must be based on the facts. The punishments imposed by our Marquis must be well-founded." Mrs. Qiao's attitude began to be neither humble nor overbearing.
"What the old lady said is absolutely true. The basis for handling things is to be reasonable and well-founded. You will not wrongly accuse a good person, and you will not let a bad person go. If so, let's report it to the official."
An Shian's steady and firm voice turned the new situation around. He looked upright and had a firm attitude.
Mrs. Qiao's heart tightened and she looked at An Shi'an. An's eldest son had good conduct and no one in Beijing had a bad opinion of him.
She said as an elder: "This is the truth, but you are still young, and many things need to take the overall situation into consideration. Young people should not act on their own initiative."
She paused and then said: "The elders will make their own decisions on this matter. If you are a junior, don't interfere."
An Zhengyuan, who had been silent until now, spoke up: "Shi An is my eldest son and is Qi En's biological brother. Shi An is the most qualified to speak about her matter. Shi An is right. Since there is no evidence, then find evidence. , how can you listen to one side of the story and let my daughter suffer this injustice!"
His attitude was firm, and this matter must be investigated thoroughly.
Mrs. Qiao didn't expect that the An family would go to such great lengths for a concubine, and she was panicked. She said calmly on the surface: "Parents can relate to the love of a daughter, but it's just a cheap concubine who can be beaten to death with a stick. Our two families There is no need to think that this bitch has ruined the harmony."
Shen Shuli panicked and cried for help and looked at Qiao Jianghong: "Your Majesty, I am really wronged. You believe me, don't you?"
Qiao Jianghong had a sad face from beginning to end. He had no shame at all if such a scandal happened on the big day.
He still didn't say anything, and he didn't even want to look at Shen Shuli!
Shen Shuli panicked. Mrs. Qiao obviously wanted to execute her to calm the situation. She hurriedly said: "I want to report to the official. I want to report to the official. I was wronged."
She then looked at An Qien, who had been sitting quietly, and complained as if she had been greatly wronged: "Madam, I have no enmity against you, so why did you frame me and accuse me?"
"You can't give birth to a child yourself, and the prince doesn't want to get close to you. You shouldn't vent your resentment on this poor concubine!"
An Qien watched her performance calmly.
Jiang lost his temper and pointed at Shen Shuli's nose and cursed: "You bitch! How dare you say something provocative to Qi En! This is because you are about to die and you still don't know how to repent."
Mrs. Qiao will not let the Hou family go to court. If a wealthy family goes to court, it will definitely cause trouble in the city and become a topic of conversation after dinner.
She said thoughtfully: "My in-laws are just concubines. The Marquis will not keep her. She will be beaten to death with sticks and buried in mass graves. Our families are both well-known and respectable. This matter will not look good to both families in court."
Jiang and An Zhengyuan softened their expressions and executed Shen Shuli. They were satisfied with this decision.
"None of you dare to execute me, otherwise you will all die!"
Shen Shuli stepped back and hardened her attitude. There was confidence in her eyes with tears in her eyes, as if she was saying that no one present dared to move!
Everyone thought what she said was crazy. How could a woman from the countryside have any way to protect herself?
She added: "You two families can't tolerate me, so they unite to get rid of me, and they care about human life. I also have family members. You slander me and want me to die! I'm dreaming!"
"slander?"
An Qi'en smiled coldly, glanced at her lightly, and said, "I will convince you to die today."
After saying this, An Qien took out a dark blue armor set from his sleeve.
This armor cover happened to be on the little finger of Shen Shuli's left hand, and she got it off Shen Shuli's hand while the two were pushing.
Shen Shuli panicked and subconsciously moved her lower thumb. Soon she said calmly without changing her expression: "What does this mean? I happened to lose an armor set, and my wife picked it up. Can you find any evidence to accuse me?"
An Qi'en smiled coldly. Shen Shuli was so stubborn.
She looked at Qiao Jianghong calmly and asked in the usual tone: "Your Majesty, can someone bring your parrot over?"
Qiao Jianghong didn't dare to look into An Qien's eyes and replied meekly: "Yes, I'll have someone pick it up."
Qiao Jianghong turned around and ordered the maid to get the parrot.
Qingbi also followed.
Shen Shuli was shocked. Qiao Jianghong's parrot would come to perch in the tree next to the lotus pond every day!
It was a parrot that could imitate human speech.
She was so panicked that she could only pray that the parrot didn't hear anything!
Soon, the maid brought the parrot.
As soon as the parrot came in, he imitated the conversation between the two!
Shen Shuli has nothing to do! She knelt down on the ground with a guilty conscience, her expression still unyielding.
The truth comes out.
Qiao Jianghong didn't expect that the woman he liked was actually a snake-hearted person. He said angrily and disappointedly: "Let me beat her to death!"
Shen Shuli gave up struggling and directly showed his cards: "How dare you, if I die, you will all die!"
Shen Shuli proudly pointed at the bridge of everyone's noses, as if she was mad, but she was very calm, giving people a vicious feeling.
