Fall in love with your enemy

Continuing from last time, can my explanation clear my suspicion? Of course not, but everyone knows that there is no need for me to take this risk, but Yun Yan is unwilling to let me go.

She refused to acknowledge it, and refused to let Lin Song acknowledge it, so she had to force me. I never expected that she had always hated me since Yun Jin's death, even more than she hated the Second and Third Grandmas.

The uncle lost control first, his eyes widened with anger and his voice was deep: "Your brother died of illness. Everyone in the family knew it? It was me who arranged for Shishi to meet him, and Shishi didn't know he was sick! By the time he was diagnosed, he was already in the late stage! How did you expect Shishi to save him? Was she able to extract the cancer cells or did she predict the future and rush your brother to see a doctor before I arranged it? Besides, Yun Jin, didn't I take care of him when he was sick? Did you ever say a word of advice when he refused to take the medicine? "

"Since you can't do anything, why do you still use the so-called 'favor' to my brother to boss us around! I just want to live my own life, and I'll be at peace just accompanying my brother's tablet! Why bother dragging me in with you hypocritically! I don't need it! Lin Song's life shouldn't belong to her just because of this!" Yun Yan looked at me sideways and then turned to my uncle, kowtowed heavily: "Third Grandfather, I am a member of the Third House in life and a ghost of the Third House in death, and I will never leave the Third House in this life! Why on earth did she have to pull me to the eldest house? I have suffered so much gossip in private because of her! My brother is the same. He once competed with Feng Shizhi for the position of the head and lost, and he has been talked about to this day! Is it really that he is not good enough? He was just sick, but he was not seriously ill at the time. Why was he eliminated by the head of the ancestral hall? It's because of the contempt in his bones! Why should a group of servants still be the head of the Third House!"

"Servants? Yunyan, you can complain but you still have to watch your words and actions. You just talked about the exchange of interests in the old house. The relationship between the master and the manager is just an employer-employee relationship. Where is the hierarchy? You said that Manager Feng and the ancestral hall manager are servants, but you should also look back. Dong Jiayin and others are students of the old house. Without any prospects outside, they most likely have to stay in the Fu family as managers. Are they also servants? And your husband Zhou Linsong, he is a servant carefully cultivated by the Fu family." I emphasized the last two words.

Feelings are gone after they have been broken, but hatred will last forever. She can hate me and destroy me, but I will never allow her to commit such a heinous crime and implicate the eldest son's family by making up stories.

Fu Yunyan choked, and the dissatisfaction of Dong Jiayin and others disappeared in an instant. They helped pat her on the back, and she finally breathed smoothly. She calmed down and looked back at her second uncle and younger uncle: "Second Master, Third Master, I lost my composure, but I do have evidence to prove that Aunt Xishi was lying. Her own words were full of loopholes. First of all, Manager Cui came out early in the morning and told the news that the second wife was in trouble. I asked the small kitchen, and Aunt was still sick and crying in pain last night, and wanted to drink ginger soup. This morning, it was Manager Qi who called her to get up and come to the ancestral hall. Manager Qi didn't say anything to her on the way. The news that the second wife had been reported before was that she was seriously ill, so how did she know that the second wife was actually poisoned, and asked the doctor for a way to remove the remaining poison?"

"Secondly, Lin Song had already confessed before she arrived at the ancestral hall, and he just knelt there without saying a word afterwards. How did Auntie know that he was the murderer? She kept saying that Lin Song had confessed."

"Third, my aunt used the name of 'favor' to my brother to be nice to Lin Song and me on the surface, and let us handle everything. Then why didn't she say a word to plead for Lin Song when he got into trouble? She just believed that Lin Song would make such a mistake. Lin Song never had a bad reputation before. She could plead for anyone, but she ignored Lin Song for no reason. The only possibility is that she knew about this in advance and had pushed the blame to Lin Song, and Lin Song had no choice but to take the responsibility for me and the other students of Shenghua Court..."

"As for the cause and effect, I have almost figured it out. It was my aunt and the head of the family who had planned all this! They knew that the second wife cared the most about her reputation. The downgrade of the second and third branches in the ancestral hall has always been a hurdle in her heart, so she took back the title on the anniversary of the death of her great grandfather. The second wife loved her great grandfather deeply. My aunt knew that the wife would be sober on this day, and she was sure that the wife would know the news down the mountain, so she invited her into the mountain to talk, and took this opportunity to poison the wife and framed Lin Song who came to deliver medicine every day. As for the reason, I think it was probably because my aunt's daughter became the eldest daughter of the fourth generation two years ago, and the second wife specifically reminded my aunt in person to warn her, causing my aunt to break the jade card and lose her right to be the eldest daughter's housekeeper under tension. So it's not that the second wife is not worth killing by my aunt, but she has to wait for the right time!"

After Yun Yan finished her words, whispers suddenly broke out in the ancestral hall. I sighed. I originally mentioned the poisoning just to remind my second uncle. I knew the reason and participated in the investigation. My second uncle also heard it. He never took the initiative to attack me. He always waited for others. When he saw that the mute girl lost, he wanted to let me go. But now that Yun Yan came, he perked up again and looked at me with suspicion.

"Shishi, Second Uncle believes in you, but if the situation is not explained clearly now, everyone will feel uncomfortable. So even if it is for the sake of investigating the case of your second grandmother being poisoned, you should explain it." Second Uncle said in a deep tone.

I suppressed my emotions, took a deep breath, went back, and simply pulled out a cushion from in front of the tablet, threw it on the ground, and knelt down: "If that's the case, then I admit it. I did lie. I didn't know about Second Grandma's poisoning on the first day, nor recently, but - two years ago."

“Two years?!” the brother exclaimed, “Then why didn’t you tell me?”

"Of course I want to catch the real murderer. Do you really think that Zhou Linsong or Fu Yunyan has the ability to do the whole thing so carefully? Yun Jin and them were just a bunch of idiots at the beginning, not to mention that they are leaderless now." I turned sideways and pretended to be sincere.

My brother was stunned for a moment, still a little dissatisfied with me, but when he saw Fu Yunyan and the others' obvious anger, he walked over to me, separated us, and pulled me up to stand straight.

I looked at him inexplicably with a sense of humor. I saw from the corner of my eye that another wave of sadness was flowing through my second uncle. I sighed secretly and took my brother's hand pitifully. "I didn't tell you and my second uncle because I was afraid that you would be too concerned and cause this situation. After all, the second grandmother is your close relative, but she is separated from me. Only if I investigate secretly can I avoid being discovered. I also have reasons to investigate, because my mother, Madam Zheng, was tortured to death in the same way. She was not depressed, so how could she need a more powerful tranquilizer than mine? Wouldn't she become a fool if she took it? Later, she was also sober for a while before she died and said a lot to me. It was because of what she said that I decided to investigate. The second grandmother's situation is most similar to hers! I was wondering, who hates our Fu family so much? He has been poisoning people for a long time and has also provoked the relationship between the first and second houses. If he continues to indulge, we don't know how many people will be poisoned by him! Brother, don't you think so?"

My brother was so upset that he couldn't reply to me for a while, so he could only stare at me in a daze. But my second uncle caught the key words. It seemed that Zheng Lin was a really strong opponent for him, and he couldn't rest in peace even after her death.

"Shishi, what did Madam Zheng tell you?" The second uncle paused, frowned and sighed: "She is indeed not depressed, but she is really mentally ill, so even if she is your biological mother, you have to listen carefully to her words, it is difficult to distinguish the truth from the false."

"I understand, Second Uncle. That's why I never mentioned her words to anyone from beginning to end. I was just trying to distinguish right from wrong. But now it seems that most of what she said to me is true." I lowered my head with an unclear meaning. Second Uncle really took the bait, and the muscles on his face trembled.

"So, what did she say?" The corners of my uncle's mouth trembled and he smiled. If I wasn't familiar with him, I wouldn't have noticed this slight movement. To outsiders, he looked quite kind. "Does it seem to be closely related to what happened today?"

"Oh, Dad, is this the point? After all, great aunt's incident happened so long ago, it's hard to find any clues. Since Shishi said it was similar to grandma's case, shouldn't we focus on grandma first? Even if there is no connection, it would be good if we can find one. Besides, if great aunt really knew her murderer, why didn't she say it? Didn't Shishi visit her often at that time..." My brother was originally complaining but suddenly got stuck, as if he understood something in an instant. He froze in place, lowered his head, and held my hand tightly.

What Second Grandma said was absolutely right, my brother was so heartless, no matter how small his action was, it was such a tense moment, everyone's eyes were on us, but he actually went straight to Second Uncle, who was dumbfounded.

I quickly pulled him to look at me, with a puzzled look on his face: "Brother, what's wrong?"

My brother was stunned for a moment before he shook his head: "It's okay."

The second uncle was slightly disappointed, but he was helpless with his son. He shook his head and had to pull him back: "Okay, Shishi, let's check the matter of Yifengyuan first. You said you knew that the second grandmother was poisoned a long time ago, so have you found any clues or done anything to resist the person behind it?"

"Of course I did it. We can't sacrifice Second Grandma's life for the sake of investigating the case, and I have to prove my innocence." I nodded and motioned Zhizhi to bring the drug residue and reports sent by Sui Jiyun in recent years to everyone. Jiang Chulan and You Yijie should immediately go to Yifengyuan to get flour for the small kitchen and the spices that Second Grandma often used, and fetch some well water.

The reports were right in front of him, so my second uncle read them first. His expression gradually showed a sense of helplessness and resignation, which must have been heartbreaking to outsiders.

Yun Yan's face became even worse, and she didn't even need to hide it. She glanced at Lin Song secretly and gritted her teeth. "Those things are all in a thick stack, and it seems that everything is carefully prepared. Auntie is really hardworking, but I still have one thing to ask. In order to keep the Second Madam's illness secret from outsiders, the Second Master didn't allow anyone to disturb her. Only Lin Song and I or a few of his close associates were allowed to deliver the medicine. The pharmacy also set aside a special compartment for boiling medicine and no one was allowed to ask. How did you get the Second Madam's medicine every day? How do you know that you didn't poison us and frame us?"

I smiled and said, "You betrayed me, so naturally there will be people who can't stand betraying you. What can I say?"

"I don't belong to you, so how can you talk about betrayal?" Yun Yan glared at him fiercely.

"The first house of the Fu family is responsible for commanding and teaching the second and third houses, and the head of the first house is the only one who has the say. Although I have lost the title of head of the family, I did not abdicate because of lack of ability or mistake, but rather I gave way to someone more capable. Therefore, I still have some power as the head of the family. Don't you admit it?" I chuckled and raised my eyebrows.

Fu Yunyan was speechless. She was also terrified. She couldn't help but look behind her after hearing what I said. Perhaps her temper became more and more strange as she gained more power. She had already had a grudge against her former classmates. She immediately slapped the man she suspected the most, Mi Zimang, and said, "Is it you? I've seen you go out every night. You're really weird! You bastard, tell me! When did it start?"

Mi Zimang covered his face in confusion. Of course, he did nothing. Now he fell into the trap of self-proof, which made him even more innocent. He just stared at Fu Yunyan with extreme disappointment: "Ms. Yunyan, do you have a bad memory? It was you who arranged for me to go out and walk around Shenghua Ting without an end every night! Aren't you treating me badly enough? According to Miss Xishi's division, I am at least a manager, but you have reduced me to your personal bodyguard! Now you come to frame me again? How can I be loyal to you! Why don't you ask other managers, if it weren't for the good things that Brother Yunjin did when he was alive, who would be willing to look at your disgusting face every day!"

As soon as the words fell, Fu Yunyan was so angry that she was about to hit someone again. Zhizhi quickly pushed her aside, caught the words in the words and snorted: "Miss Yunyan, if you don't do anything wrong, you don't have to worry about ghosts knocking on your door. If the medicine you sent is really not poisonous, why do you blame Mi Zimang? If he really left the medicine residue every time, wouldn't it prove your innocence? You are so angry, it seems that he didn't wrongly accuse you?"

"What Master Feng said is too bullying, isn't it? Aunt has already said there is a traitor, how can Yun Yan not be angry? What if our medicine is not poisonous, and the traitor secretly gave the medicine to Aunt, and Aunt added poison to it for a false identification, and finally took the opportunity to go up the mountain and use the same medicine on the second wife?" Zhou Linsong, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke: "Besides, even if the medicine we deliver every day is really chronically toxic, it can't prove that we made it. We only deliver it. Who knows how the source of the medicine hall is made? Ji Xuanze in the medicine hall is Aunt's man, and Zhang Ji and Zhang Mo who often go up the mountain are also Aunt's people. In terms of pharmacology, we are not as good as Aunt."

"You both sound so innocent, so why did you admit that you were the one who poisoned us? Aren't you contradicting yourself?" Sui Jiyun took a deep breath and stood up in the stunned eyes of everyone. He walked to my side with a smile from behind Yun Yan: "Don't bully Mi Zimang. I deliver the medicine every day. I can be a witness. I also have your motive for committing the crime. I'm just telling you a joke."

"You?!" Fu Yunyan and Zhou Linsong were both a little surprised and looked at each other in disbelief.

Sui Jiyun covered her mouth and laughed exaggeratedly. He used to feel cold when he saw her, but now she was very cheerful: "Oh - you haven't even doubted me? That's right, you always think that you are a lady, different from Dong Jiayin and others who are students. After you become more capable, you don't take others seriously. You think they shouldn't treat you equally, so you are picky about everything. Fortunately, I have been a 'servant' by your side since I came. As long as I follow your will in everything, you will of course like me the most and be the least defensive against me. But you forgot that I am the only outsider in Shenghua Court..."