Tianliangyuan

Chapter 45 Even when seriously ill, he still tries to sow discord.

Wang Ruolan didn't directly say anything bad about the old lady. She only said that the old lady was getting old and couldn't keep things to herself. Seeing her disfigured granddaughter in front of her always made her feel upset, so she asked someone to send her away to recuperate.

This explanation could be considered as giving Madam Sun a way out.

This will also save us from making things difficult for Xu Lin again in the future.

The two sisters-in-law worked together quite well, but the murder occurred in the Sun family mansion, and the perpetrator was a servant of the Sun family. In any case, it would affect the Sun family's reputation in the capital.

At this moment, Xu Lin truly hated the Jiang family!

Do you really think she doesn't know that one of the two servants was planted by Jiang through Sun Qian? They've only been in the manor for a few days, and yet such a mess has already occurred.

She hated Jiang Shi to death. In order to get rid of a concubine's daughter, she had actually damaged the reputation of the Sun family. No matter what, she would go to Jiang Shi to take responsibility for this crime.

For now, let's focus on this murder case.

With the two servants confessing, Zhao Changqing naturally wouldn't delay any longer. Moreover, given the circumstances, it was difficult to determine the murderer's true intentions.

Was it merely to vent his anger by killing Sun Miaomiao, or to frame someone else and achieve some ulterior motive?

Zhao Changqing didn't want to think too much about it. As the Prefect of the Capital, he had too many things to manage and no time to deal with the sordid affairs within these high-ranking families.

Two servants were taken away, and Jiang ordered that Sun Miaomiao's body be taken back as well.

Unmarried girls are not allowed to be buried in the ancestral graveyard.

Jiang was also worried that if too much time passed, trouble might arise, so she thought it best to bury him as soon as possible.

What Jiang didn't know was that after the banquet, Xu Zhaozhao deliberately went up to her and, under the guise of conversation, secretly poisoned her.

In addition, Xu Zhaozhao also took away half of her life force to see if she still had the energy to cause trouble again!

After returning to her residence and arranging Sun Miaomiao's funeral, Jiang fell seriously ill and never recovered.

During this time, Xu Lin naturally had to come over and hold her accountable.

But when she saw Jiang's appearance, she was startled again.

In just a few days, Jiang had become so thin that her cheekbones were high, her chin was pointed, and the skin between her eyebrows and eyes looked much looser. At first glance, she looked more than ten years older.

"You, how did you become like this?"

Jiang has been ill for the past few days, unable to eat and vomiting incessantly. The doctor who came to see her said it was just a case of wind-evil entering the body and advised her to take good care of herself.

"Sister-in-law, please have a seat. But I'm ill and don't have the strength to get up and greet you."

Xu Lin had come with a fierce attitude, but seeing the person in this state, she found it difficult to criticize them.

Knowing her purpose, Jiang sent people to wait outside.

“I know why you came, sister-in-law. But my son has suffered so much injustice. His life has been ruined by Xu Zhaozhao. As a mother, how can I not avenge my son!”

Xu Lin was completely confused: "What does the matter of Yuanshan have to do with Zhaozhao? Besides, those four people are all from your own household. Didn't you interrogate them afterwards? You never heard that Zhaozhao was involved. Your arbitrary judgment is really unwise."

"How could it be false when my son said it himself?"

"But why would Zhaozhao want to deal with Yuanshan? Not to mention that they are not familiar with each other at all, given the relationship between the two families, Zhaozhao has no reason to go after him! Now that Yuanshan's reputation has been damaged, what good will it do Zhaozhao?"

It wasn't that Xu Lin wanted to protect Xu Zhaozhao; she simply felt that Xu Zhaozhao, as a young woman, shouldn't have done such a thing.

Besides, she had heard about what happened that day. There were no signs of being forced, and no aphrodisiacs were found. How could it be Xu Zhaozhao's doing?

Jiang felt that her days were numbered, so she no longer thought about hiding the truth from Sun Qian.

She told Xu Lin about how Sun Qian had secretly instructed Sun Yuanshan to deal with Xu Zhaozhao, but Xu Lin didn't believe a word of it.

"Your words are utterly absurd! What is my relationship with the Marquis's mansion? Qian'er is the Marquis's niece. Has she lost her mind to offend Zhao Zhao? Jiang, I originally didn't want to make things worse because you were ill, but I didn't expect you to dare to drag my Qian'er into this. Humph, I shouldn't have been so soft-hearted!"

Jiang smiled bitterly. She knew that if she couldn't produce any evidence, neither could Sun Yuanshan.

So now, this is why they, mother and son, have become villains, and are also victims with nowhere to seek justice.

Xu Lin's face was grim. "Those two guilty servants have been taken care of. They won't say anything out of line, but since they conspired to murder Sun Miaomiao, they will not escape death."

"Yes, I will take care of their families. I thank you for this, sister-in-law."

Xu Lin turned her face away: "Don't thank me. If it weren't for your meddling, would our Sun family's birthday banquet have become the subject of gossip? I originally intended to use this opportunity to let the powerful and influential people in the capital know that the Sun and Jiang families had reconciled and would no longer mention old grudges. But with your interference, everything has been wasted!"

Jiang remained silent, pursing her lips.

How could she not know that if this matter were exposed, it would damage the Sun family's reputation?

But she couldn't care less about that now.

Due to her social status, she had no opportunity to get close to Xu Zhaozhao, and this old lady's birthday banquet was, in her opinion, her only chance, which she could not miss.

Who would have thought that all their efforts would be in vain!

But she still couldn't understand why, when both the maid and Jiang Wanwan said they saw Xu Zhaozhao and her maid go in, Sun Yifang suddenly appeared as a witness.

"Sister-in-law, have you asked Sun Yifang if she really left with Zhaozhao?"

"How could this be false? Besides, they all came back together from the banquet. There are many witnesses to this, so it cannot be faked!"

Jiang remained silent.

What went wrong?

She believed Jiang Wanwan wouldn't lie to her, because Jiang Wanwan's reputation had been affected by this incident, and she was now confined to her home, so it was absolutely impossible for Jiang Wanwan to lie.

Seeing Jiang's current state, Xu Lin felt a lump in her throat, unable to breathe properly, and it was truly unbearable.

She originally came here to vent her frustrations, but she was already so sick that if she continued to make a fuss, it would only make her seem petty.

"Alright, now that this matter is over, I don't want to waste any more words with you. Just take good care of yourself."

After saying that, Xu Lin turned and left without looking back.

As for what Jiang said, Xu Lin would of course ask her daughter about it. She couldn't just be tricked like this, what kind of situation would that be!

Sun Qian wasn't stupid. She had heard about what happened at the birthday banquet that day and was naturally extremely disappointed in the Jiang family.

Now that Xu Lin has sent someone to deliver a message to her, she naturally makes excuses and claims to know nothing about it.

Xu Lin then summoned Sun Yifang's maids and servants and interrogated them one by one. Only after confirming that Sun Yifang had not lied that day did she stop suspecting Xu Zhaozhao.

But if Jiang didn't hate Xu Zhaozhao so much, how could she have come up with such a vicious way to harm her?

Xu Lin is just selfish and short-sighted, not really stupid!

"Someone, go and check who else was in the vicinity on the day Sun Yuanshan had the accident."