Xie Wanyu handed the gold hairpin to Xiao Jing and said, "If Lord Marquis doesn't believe it, please order the housekeeper to go to my room and bring the record book to check."
The maid trembled slightly and immediately changed her words, "No, no, I remembered it wrong. This is not the hairpin the lady gave me."
"Haha..." Xie Wanyu chuckled softly and raised her eyes to look at Tai Shuqi, "My lord, you see, there is not a word of truth in this maid's mouth. If she is not punished, it will be difficult to know the truth."
She had given this maid a chance, but she didn't know how to cherish it, so don't blame her for being cruel.
Tai Shuqi gave the maid a deep look, and then said coldly, "Pull her down and beat her until she is willing to tell the truth."
After a while, a group of guards walked in outside.
"No, my lord, please spare my life. Please let me go. I know my mistake." The maid knelt on the ground and wailed, kowtowing repeatedly, and blood flowed all over the floor.
The maid was finally dragged away. Before leaving, she stretched out her hand to Xue Xuening and cried, "Mrs. Ning, please save me, Mrs. Ning, please save this slave."
Xue Xuening was shocked and hid quickly, fearing that she would be suspected.
Xie Wanyu seemed to have expected this, and turned to look at Xue Xuening and said, "Why did she ask the eldest sister-in-law for help?"
These words instantly drew everyone's attention to her, and she had nowhere to hide even if she wanted to.
Xue Xuening lowered her head and explained, "This...I don't know..."
Xie Wanyu asked again, "Could this golden hairpin be given to her by her eldest sister-in-law?"
Xue Xuening hesitated and couldn't answer, so Xie Wanyu continued, "What are you afraid of, sister-in-law? Could it be that she has a guilty conscience?"
"No, I didn't do anything. Li's poisoning has nothing to do with me. Besides, she was poisoned by incense. What does this have to do with me."
Xue Xuening anxiously defended, but she just didn't swear to God.
Unfortunately, what she said was even more suspicious.
"Really? Sister-in-law, are you sure?" Xie Wanyu's brows were frivolous and she couldn't stop smiling.
"I swear!" Xue Xuening raised her right hand and pledged.
Xiao Jing's face became darker and darker, and she grabbed Xue Xuening's wrist with force, "Shut up, I don't know why you shouldn't talk nonsense here."
Seeing someone who defended Xue Xuening like this, Xie Ruan was furious.
"Oh, it seems that the relationship between Mr. Hou and your eldest sister-in-law is unusual. Otherwise, why would you be so nervous about her?" He deliberately mocked.
Tai Shuqi also said casually, "Master Hou seems to be very nervous about this woman. Could it be possible that between you two..."
"No, the relationship between me and the Marquis is pure and innocent, and there is no transgression in the slightest." Xue Xuening explained.
Xie Wanyu almost laughed when she heard her words. How could Xiao Jinmin be born without any overstep.
"Master Hou takes special care of his eldest sister-in-law. They often discuss things together at night, and they go in and out together." Xie Wanyu added with jealousy.
Xue Xuening looked at Xie Wanyu with gritted teeth, wishing to rush forward and tear her hypocritical face apart.
But because Tai Shuqi was here, he could only hold back the anger in his heart.
"Even if Mrs. Hou is jealous, she can't slander me like this. Or are you planning to let me take the blame for you in order to get away with it?" She tried her best to suppress the anger in her heart and lowered her eyes before replying.
"That's right, shouldn't we figure out the poisoning now? Don't deliberately change the subject here." Xiao Jing looked at Xie Wanyu and warned.
Xie Wanyu slightly raised her lips and smiled. It seemed that Xiao Jing really loved Xue Xuening.
Soon, the guard came in and reported, "Your Majesty, the maid committed suicide by taking poison."
Hearing this, Xue Xuening was obviously relieved. Just when she thought that the matter could end here, Xie Wanyu said, "Why don't we check the poison, maybe there will be some clues."
"Um."
Tai Shuqi thought what she said made sense and was about to send someone to investigate.
Xiao Jing stood up and said, "Your Majesty, let this matter end here. This is enough to prove that Wanyu was wronged. The murderer behind this must be the maid."
Tai Shuqi glanced at Xie Wanyu, and when she nodded, he raised his eyebrows and said, "This is the Marquis's housework, and everything is decided by the Marquis."
After that, he stood up and left.
A servant hurried over, holding a letter in his hand.
"Ma'am, the shipping letter has arrived."
After hearing the news about the shipping, Mrs. Xiao stretched her neck and waited, wondering how much money she could make this time.
Xie Wanyu opened the letter and took a look. The content inside made her slowly widen her eyes, and a look of shock appeared in her eyes.
"Why, how could this happen?"
Mrs. Xiao immediately asked, "How was it? How much money did you make this time?"
Xie Wanyu raised her eyes to look at Mrs. Xiao and moved her lips, not knowing how to speak.
Xiao Jing walked over directly, reached out and grabbed the letter in her hand.
Xue Xuening also came over. After seeing the content above, she was shocked and said, "Compensation? How could you compensate?"
"What?" Mrs. Xiao asked in disbelief.
"This letter says that the ship was overturned by wind and waves, and all the items were submerged in the sea. None of them were salvaged," Xiao Jing said.
"This..." Xie Wanyu looked like she was hopeless.
"Didn't my sister-in-law say that nothing will happen to her, so why did something happen? Your dowry is enough for my family to use for two or three years, but now it's gone."
"This, how can..." Mrs. Xiao was stunned on the spot, her face was pale, as if she had been greatly stimulated.
Xie Wanyu wiped the corners of her eyes with her handkerchief, looking heartbroken.
"Old madam, old madam." Nanny Feng shouted eagerly.
Xiao Jing walked over quickly, carried the old lady to Tai'antang, and ordered someone to call the doctor.
Xue Xuening left with Xiao Jing.
In the main hall, only Xie Wanyu and Xie Ruan were left.
"What's going on with the shipping? Why did you listen to those people and really invest all the dowry?" Xie Ru'an sighed.
Xie Wanyu wanted to tell her brother the truth, but she was afraid that the walls had ears, so she could only whisper, "How did I know that shipping was so unreliable?"
Seeing her disappointed look, Xie Ru'an couldn't bear to say anything more, so he could only console her: "Forget it, the Xie family will not be short of your dowry. I will prepare more when the time comes, and you can keep it for yourself."
Xie Wanyu's eyes were a little moist. This is her family. No matter how big something happens, they will always be her strong backing.
"Thank you, brother."
"Thank you for everything. You brothers and sisters don't need to say thank you, you know?"
While the two were talking, the maid came in and said, "Madam, the Marquis wants you to go."
"He's definitely not doing anything good for you." Xie Ru'an muttered, saying that he would go with her no matter what.
Tai'an Hall.
Mrs. Xiao woke up leisurely after the doctor gave her an acupuncture. The first thing she said when she woke up was to see Xie Wanyu.
Xie Wanyu walked into the house, and Xue Xuening reminded, "Grandma just woke up. The doctor said she can't be stimulated anymore. Please be careful what you say."
"Thank you, sister-in-law, for reminding me."
Then, she came to the bedside, looked at Mrs. Xiao and said, "Grandma, are you looking for me?"
Mrs. Xiao struggled to sit up, held Xie Wanyu's wrist and asked, "Tell me, what happened to the shipping?"
She didn't believe that the dowry was just gone.
Xie Wanyu looked at her, lowered her head and said, "I'm sorry, grandma, I didn't know this would happen."
"You, you..." Madam Xiao raised her hand in anger and was about to slap her down, but Xie Wanyu reached out to block her.
