Mrs. Lin asked someone to call over the woman who had a good relationship with Wu Da, and the woman truthfully told what she had heard.
Su Cheng'an listened and waved his hands irritably, asking someone to lead the woman out.
Now that there are witnesses and witnesses, Aunt Wu is the one behind the scenes, so she cannot escape the blame. He is in charge of the criminal law and knows the seriousness of this matter. If the matter is brought to court, Aunt Wu will be imprisoned.
At this point, he has to thank Xiao Ming for not bringing the matter to the government office. Otherwise, in the face of irrefutable evidence, Mr. Wu would not be able to escape the blame. However, he would also be unable to escape the crime of dereliction of duty due to lax management of the family. He will be punished in three years. He got a bad grade in an assessment, which affected his official career.
Thinking of this, Su Chengan started to hate the Wu brothers and sisters on the ground. I hate Aunt Wu, and even more, I hate Wu Da's lustful attitude.
"Master, my brother is talking nonsense. There is no such thing. My brother and Dr. Xiao have no grievances recently. How could he kill her if they had no grievances in the past?" Aunt Wu tried her best to defend herself.
"Master, that woman is talking nonsense. It's nothing at all. I never said such things. Madam must have bribed her to talk nonsense." Wu Da refused to admit guilt and regretted that he was in high spirits last night and drank again. A few mouthfuls of yellow soup, but no door shut.
"That's enough." Su Cheng'an slapped the huanghuali wood coffee table with his palm, causing the teacup on the table to jump. He pointed at Aunt Wu and asked:
"You are still quibbling about it now. You said he returned to Beijing two days ago, so why is he here?"
"I don't know this... I don't know." Aunt Wu was speechless. She was resentful and angry at this frustrated brother. She asked him to return to Beijing overnight last night, but he actually stayed in Pingcheng for a woman. He was Catching it up, thinking about my current situation, I felt flustered for a moment.
"Master, I don't know anything." Aunt Wu could only lie on the ground and cry, and had to push away all the crimes. "It's madam. She has never been able to tolerate concubines. She has tried to kill me many times. She must have forced my brother this time, sir."
"Madam? All the testimonies of Mrs. Hua, the woman just now, and your brother point to you. Which of your words is true?" Su Cheng'an kicked her away angrily.
"Master, I really don't know, I was wronged." Aunt Wu could only cry to exonerate herself.
Mrs. Lin laughed. No matter how she tried to excuse herself, she could not escape the blame.
"I have wronged you. Aunt Wu, the facts are there. You'd better deal with the truth."
"Madam, I know that you have always had a grudge against me. I am here to apologize to you and kowtow to you. Please don't remember the faults of the villain. For the sake of the fact that we have served the master together for so many years, please let me go. ." Aunt Wu knelt down to Mrs. Lin's side, crying and kowtow, secretly hating Mrs. Lin's cruelty.
"If I let you go, who will let my Wan'er go?" Mrs. Lin thought about how Aunt Wu pretended to care when her Wan'er was seriously ill. She spoke with sweet words and spoke with a knife, using the excuse that her reputation was ruined. , bent on putting her to death.
"Master, madam, I really don't know about this." Aunt Wu said, and kept signaling Wu Da with her eyes, with warning and sternness in her eyes.
"Master, this matter was done by me alone. I watched my wife reward Dr. Xiao with several hundred taels of silver, and when I saw the money, I wanted to kill someone and seize the money. This matter has nothing to do with my sister. It's up to you to kill or cut her into pieces. ." Wu understood the way his sister looked at him, and finally toughened up and willingly took the blame. He thought in his heart that as long as his sister didn't fall, he would be fine.
"Brother, why did you do this?" Aunt Wu said in surprise, as if she couldn't believe it. Her brother admitted the matter, and the stone in her heart finally fell.
"Master, it was my brother who made a big mistake in a moment of confusion. We are willing to come and plead guilty and ask Doctor Xiao for forgiveness." Aunt Wu immediately expressed her attitude.
"Madam, look at this, since it was done by Wu Da alone, how about we hand Wu Da over to Doctor Xiao to deal with him." Su Chengan suggested, in his mind this was the best solution.
But his approach of calming things down was not approved by Mrs. Lin. She was ashamed of his shielding behavior and she wanted to refute him, but she held it back, remembering what Sister Nanny had said to her.
"Master, it's good to hand over Wu Da to Dr. Xiao, but killing a person is a life. Fortunately, Dr. Xiao is safe, otherwise the consequences would be serious. This matter may be big or small, but it's just a small matter. Wu Da seeks wealth and kills people. The worst theory is that the master indulges his slaves to commit murder, and the Su family is tyrannical. Moreover, Doctor Xiao is the junior sister of Doctor Min of Guangji Hall. Just imagine if something happened to her, Doctor Min would not let it go. Doctor Min once As the head of the Taiyuan Hospital, he has many friends in both the government and the public."
Mrs. Lin paused for a moment, then served the tea slowly and politely. The Overseas Chinese League?
"Then Madam, how should we deal with this matter?" Su Cheng'an asked Lin's opinion. He didn't expect that Xiao Ming had Min Fangji as a big backer. It was related to his career, and he could no longer take the matter lightly and settle it.
"Our Su family must not condone adultery, and we should severely punish their brothers and sisters as a warning to others." Mrs. Lin said harshly, and ordered Mother Li: "Bring Jin Cui up."
Not long after, two women pushed a little girl aged fifteen or sixteen into the hall. One woman held a package in her hand. After entering the house, the maid knelt down behind Aunt Wu in a polite manner.
"My servant Jincui has met the master and madam." Jincui is the eldest girl next to Aunt Wu. She takes care of all the errands in Aunt Wu's house.
"Master, these are the things found in Aunt Wu's room. Take a look." Mrs. Lin placed the cloth bag next to Su Cheng'an so that he could see clearly.
"What is this? It smells like medicine." Su Chengan didn't know why.
"Jin Cui, you summoned me truthfully, what is this?" Lin asked Jin Cui sternly.
"I haven't been feeling well these past two days, and my body hurts. I asked Jincui to take some medicine." Aunt Wu said quickly. She didn't expect that Mrs. Lin would take advantage of this moment to search her yard.
"If you don't feel well, you know how to use these medicines." Mrs. Lin sneered and threatened Jin Cui: "What kind of medicine did you say this is? You must tell the truth and tell the truth. Otherwise, your whole family will be sold to a brothel." go."
"Master, is this a threat from Madam? She must have arranged it in advance, Jincui, don't be afraid, Master and I will not sell you." Aunt Wu became anxious, comforted Jincui, and tried to stop it.
"Go back to the master, madam, this is rhubarb. Aunt Wu ordered the slaves to buy it." Jin Cui was so frightened that her heart beat like thunder. She glanced at her master and faced the madam's questioning. The whole family, young and old, had all sold themselves out in the madam's hand. Here, regardless of the hints in his master's eyes, after weighing the matter, he still told the truth.
"Aunt Wu told the slave girl to put the medicine into the eldest lady's medicine, saying it can..." At the end of the sentence, Jincui's voice weakened, and she was too scared to say any more. She went to the medicine assistant to inquire about the medicinal materials herself. Yes, she brought it back in person, so she knew exactly what it was used for.
"If there's anything else, tell me quickly." Su Cheng'an asked.
