Rebirth of marriage

The wife of Wu Yong, the former minister of Dali Temple, was poisoned by Mrs. Liao in the palace. The case was taken over by Wu Chong. There were all witnesses and physical evidence at that time, and the murderer Mrs. Liao also confessed.

According to the law, Wu Chong sentenced Mrs. Liao to be executed after the fall of Qiu and was imprisoned in Dali Temple.

But now Wu Yong's son, Wu Zhaowei, dragged a boy to the gate of Dali Temple and said that the boy was the real murderer of his mother's poison.

The imprisoned Mrs. Liao also promptly complained about her injustice, saying that she did not kill Mrs. Wu at all, but was beaten by Wu Chong before she confessed her crime.

When the official broke into her room, the poison she was holding in her hand was because she missed her daughter too much and wanted to commit suicide by taking poison, not because she was afraid of committing suicide.

Of the two previous witnesses, one saw Mrs. Liao going to the kitchen and touching Mrs. Wu's food, and the other said that Mrs. Liao had asked her where to buy poison.

When Mrs. Liao confessed, the testimony of these two witnesses could support Mrs. Liao's guilt. But now that Mrs. Liao has reversed her confession, the testimony of these two witnesses has no real meaning.

One of them did not witness Mrs. Liao poisoning, and the other's testimony was refuted by Mrs. Liao, saying that she bought the medicine to commit suicide.

The clerk at the drug store also changed his story and presented the account book. According to the account book, the proportion of poison that Mrs. Liao had in hand was the same as what she bought at the drug store. This means that the poison that killed Mrs. Wu was not bought by Mrs. Liao. .

After Wu Zhaowei made things worse in front of Dali Temple, Mrs. Liao's husband went to Jingzhao Mansion to sue Wu Chong.

The Yin of Jingzhao Prefecture received the petition and went to the palace to report the matter to the emperor. The matter had become a big deal among the people and had to be ignored. The emperor had to order Wu Chong to cooperate with the investigation of Jingzhao Prefecture.

However, because the governor of Jingzhao was a member of Cao's party, the emperor was worried and asked Gu Xiao to cooperate with the Ministry of Punishment to investigate the case.

The governor of Jingzhao got the imperial order and called Wu Chong and the two officials who interrogated Mrs. Liao with Wu Chong that day for questioning. The two officials confirmed that Wu Chong had indeed threatened Mrs. Liao.

This is slander. The two officials have been bribed.

From the very beginning, this case was a conspiracy of the Cao family against Wu Chong.

But Wu Chong has no evidence to prove that he didn't do it, because too much time has passed, and whether he did it or not, there will be no traces on Mrs. Liao's body.

Cao Dang impeached him in time, but Wu Chong decided the case indiscriminately, and did not have the ability and qualifications to serve as the minister of Dali Temple.

With the matter in front of him, the emperor had no choice but to temporarily step down from Wu Chong's position as Minister of Dali Temple, and wait until the truth about Mrs. Wu's murder case came to light before making any decision.

But the current situation was extremely unfavorable to Wu Chong, so Gu Xiao ran for it.

The biggest breakthrough was the drug store clerk. At the time of the incident, the account book brought by the drug store clerk clearly recorded that the poison purchased by Mrs. Liao was two copies of the new account book.

But after the clerk collaborated with Wu Zhaowei to cause a scene in front of the Dali Temple, he committed suicide out of guilt because he almost killed Mrs. Liao. No trace of the previous account books can be found.

After Lin Shu received Xie Jiu's letter, he rushed back from the mountains, and Xie Jiu greeted him at the city gate.

"What will happen if it is proven that he was wrongly convicted of the case?" When they met, she asked Xie Jie, looking worried.

Xie Jiu comforted her, "I'm afraid I won't be able to join the officialdom anymore. Fortunately, Mrs. Liao hasn't been beheaded yet and no one has died. At least she won't be jailed. Ah Xiao will find a way. Don't worry."

The Cao family actually made a move on Mrs. Liao, but because of Gu Xiao's reminder, Wu Chong took more precautions, and because people from Prince Xiao's Mansion were watching, the Cao family failed to succeed.

Otherwise, Mrs. Liao would die in prison, and Wu Chong would probably go to jail as well.

She held Lin Shu's hand and gently stroked her wrist.

After Lin Shu was stunned for a moment, he understood what she meant and said slightly louder, "Xie Jiu, you and your sworn brother must help him."

"Don't worry, just for the sake of his kindness to you, we will do our best."

One of them was so worried that he sobbed in the end, while the other tried his best to comfort him and walked all the way from the city gate to Prince Xiao's Mansion.

After entering Prince Xiao's Mansion, Lin Shu changed his worried expression, wiped his face, and hurriedly took out two porcelain bottles from his sleeves and handed them to Xie Jiu, "The red one is the medicine prepared according to the prescription, and the one in the blue porcelain bottle is for me. Based on the prepared medicine, we have calculated an antidote, but I am not sure it will be effective on Wang Shuyan."

"Thank you." Xie Jiu pinched Lin Shu's face, which had become much thinner. "We will know if it works. Mengjiao heard that you were coming back, so she took Lou Qi to the kitchen with her, saying that she would make some food for you. food."

At this point, Xie Jiu laughed, "Yuyou Taobao has Shao Yifan's help. She is much more relaxed now and is obsessed with cooking. I wonder if you can get used to it, so I'll call you again at Taibai Tower." One table."

Lin Shu was very smart. After hearing these words, he knew that what Su Mengjiao had made was beyond words.

She remembered that Feng Zhilan once said that when she and Xie Jiu met Su Mengjiao for the first time, they had a meal in her Buddhist hall. The food was all raw and the food was not as good as raw food.

Hopefully, I can make some progress now.

After all, Lin Shu was overthinking it. Although the food was cooked, it was either so salty and bitter, or so bland that it had no taste at all. Occasionally it was burnt, or there were still some red blood streaks in the fish.

"Lin Shu, please eat more. I asked the pavilion master specifically about your preferences, and I bought all the food you like." Su Mengjiao greeted with a smile on her face.

The hospitality was hard to refuse, so Lin Shu ate some of everything. When she saw Prince Gong and his son, she praised Su Mengjiao for her improvement in her craftsmanship. She swallowed all the truth in her heart and said with a smile, "Thank you, Sister Mengjiao." , I ate well."

She was telling the truth.

Prince Gong had never tasted any delicacies from the mountains and seas, and he was very picky. When he moved to Prince Xiao's Mansion earlier, he felt that the cooks in Prince Xiao's Mansion were not good enough, so he specially brought two cooks here.

But he ate this unsatisfactory table of food together without showing any distaste and praised it without hesitation. Not to mention Lou Qi, there was nothing bad about Su Mengjiao.

Su Mengjiao was happy, and she even felt the taste of happiness.

She thought of Wu Chong again. She was in the mountains these days. In fact, Wu Chong went to the mountains several times to look for her at night. He brought her all the food she liked. If there was nothing extra, he would just accompany her quietly like before. The difference is that his kindness towards her has changed from the dark side to the bright side.

In fact, she is also happy, having such a person silently guarding her for so many years.

But when he was in trouble, she couldn't do anything for him.

Although Xie Jiu gave her a hint not to worry, she was still a little worried.

"Don't worry, it's okay." Xie Jiu noticed that she was in a strange mood, and shook her hand under the table, "The cooperation now is just a facade for the Cao family, don't worry."

Prince Gong finished the last sip of the soup Lou Qi served him, touched his stomach, and said to Lin Shu. "Doctor Lin, don't worry. Even if you take so much trouble to help my Mengjiao take care of her body, I won't let anything happen to your lover."

Lin Shu's face heated up, and he stammered in explanation, "No, it's not."

Not a lover.

"Father, Lin Shu is thin-skinned, please don't make fun of her." Su Mengjiao smiled to save her.

Prince Gong took advantage of the situation and said, "Ah, yes, my father said something wrong. Let's talk about it. My father is full. Let's go out for a walk to eat. Let's eat."

Xie Jiu saw through it without saying anything, so he put down his chopsticks and found an excuse to take Lin Shu to Gu Xiao's yard.

Qingqiu had already packed the food from Taibailou and put it on the plate. When he saw them coming, he quickly pulled out a chair and helped them sit down.

Xie Jiu gave Lin Shu a piece of Dongpo pork, "Taibailou's signature dish, try it quickly."

Before Lin Shu put the braised pork into his mouth, a figure appeared next to him. He sat down skillfully, picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of braised pork, swallowed it, and then had time to speak, "Doctor Lin, when can I have it?" Is Mengjiao pregnant?"

If Lou Qi is pregnant, he won't let her cook, right?

These days, he has become a rat eating everywhere for the sake of the Five Zang Temple.

But his daughter-in-law is very filial, so he has to eat it. Even Mengjiao seems to be a very smart person, so why is she not good at cooking?

But thinking that she couldn't tell that the food tasted wrong, he couldn't bear to expose it. She had been eating it for several years in the Buddhist temple. Maybe no matter how unpalatable it was, she wouldn't have any trouble eating it.

Lin Shu looked at the aggrieved look on his face, moved and amused, and whispered, "Soon."

If she read correctly, Su Mengjiao already has it, but the moon is shallow, and she still needs to check her pulse to confirm.

"Really?" Prince Gong was overjoyed when he heard this.

Lin Shu nodded.

Prince Gong smiled so much that every piece of meat on his face was filled with joy, and he hurriedly brought the whole plate of Dongpo Pork to Lin Shu, "Come, eat more, what else do you want to eat, I invite you to eat at Taibai Tower enough……"

Xie Jiu knew that Lin Shu was not a person who talked nonsense, and she was also happy for Lou Qi and his wife. The trio finished the meal in a pleasant atmosphere.

After returning to the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion, Xie Jiu and Zhao Qingyun dressed up as servants. When darkness fell, they went out from the side door of the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion and entered a courtyard in the city.

Just as the tea was brewed, there was a knock on the door, and Cao Jingyi walked into the house with her guard Ah Qian.