Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

However, something even more unexpected happened to them. About a cup of tea had passed after the guards left. After Yan Nangui sat down, the water in his teacup had not even been refilled yet, but the guards had already returned.

In addition to Xiao Cui's parents and brothers, they also brought back her fiancé Li Daniu, to whom she was engaged but had not yet married.

Xiao Cui knelt on the ground with her head down and trembled. When she saw them coming, a hint of joy appeared on her face. On the contrary, Mrs. Du's face was already pale.

These people were all locked up in a house in the suburbs under an excuse. How come they are all here now? Has their plan been exposed by the people in the Dali Temple?

"Still no one wants to say anything? Now that you have confessed in advance, the punishment you receive will be much less. Otherwise, you will regret it later." The deputy general spoke, his eyes fixed on Mrs. Du, whose legs were shaking slightly.

Gu Ziheng naturally noticed his gaze, and took a step forward unnoticed, standing in front of Mrs. Du to prevent her from losing control of her expression and revealing anything.

However, just as he stood still, Xiao Cui, who was kneeling on the ground, shouted, "My lord, my lord, I confess everything. I confess everything. I was the one who poisoned you, but it was Second Uncle who asked me to do it to you."

Gu Ziheng's expression changed immediately. As he was close to her, he kicked Xiao Cui to the ground and shouted, "You slut, you are putting the evil you did on us. How despicable!"

As he was about to kick again, he was forcibly retracted by the adjutant's drawing of his knife. His eyes kept changing, and it was obvious that he was extremely guilty, but he still pretended to be calm.

"Whether what Xiao Cui said is true or not will naturally be decided by you, Master Gu. Just stand aside and listen carefully." The deputy general put down his hand, and the knife went back into the sheath with a "click".

Yan Nangui put down the teacup and spoke slowly. His cold and hard voice made Xiao Cui tremble with fear.

"Why did Second Master Gu come to you to poison Master Gu? And why did you listen to him?"

"Yes, yes... It's probably because of Master Gu's property, and the incense shops and recipes in his hands. This is just my guess. They locked up all my family members and Brother Daniu, and threatened my family members. I had no choice but to work for them."

Xiao Cui cried as she replied to Yan Nangui. She had been tormented to the extreme these days. Seeing that her family members were fine today, she must not let the Second Master of the Gu family and his family go back safely after what happened today, otherwise their family might encounter some unexpected disaster.

"Oh, this is actually the case. Adjutant Niu, where did you find Xiao Cui's family?" Yan Nangui raised his eyes and asked the adjutant.

Adjutant Niu quickly bowed and replied, "Your Excellency, Xiao Cui's family was found in a farm in the suburbs. That farm belongs to the Du family, which is also the family of Master Gu's wife."

With a plop, Mrs. Du could no longer control herself and fell to her knees on the ground involuntarily.

"No, no, no... No, no, sir, it's unfair..." Mrs. Du began to shout out her injustice with a trembling voice. This was the only thing she could think of at this moment. For everything else, her mind was completely blank.

Gu Ziheng still stiffened his neck and said to Adjutant Niu, "I just found out that the Dali Temple relied on a little maid to make a decision on a case? So what if her family is in Du's manor? Is it not okay? Maybe they are just visiting Du's manor. There is nothing surprising about it."

"As for what Xiao Cui said, using her family to threaten her to work for us, that is absolutely impossible. He is my eldest brother, there is no way I would do such a thing. Xiao Cui must have had some disagreements with my son a few days ago, so she is taking revenge on us."

Gu Ziheng argued cunningly that he had completely denied responsibility for many things.

"What kind of conflict happened between Xiao Cui and your son? Tell us in detail." Yan Nangui did not speak, but the deputy general asked.

"This..." Gu Ziheng hesitated for a moment. His son has a bright future now, and he wondered if this incident would affect his career.

Just when he was hesitating and the deputy general was about to get angry, another person suddenly walked in from outside the door. It was Gu Qionghua, Gu Ziheng's son and Gu Qiongsi's elder brother, who came in in a hurry.

He looked anxious at this moment, but he immediately continued Gu Ziheng's words and said, "My Lord, this is what happened. More than a month ago, Xiao Cui tried to seduce Qiong Hua, and after being rejected, she held a grudge against him."

"No, that didn't happen. I'm already engaged, how could I do such a thing? I'm innocent. It was Young Master Gu who touched me that day and he ran away after I rejected him. Who knew that Madam Gu would come to see me later..." Xiao Cui was so scared after hearing what Gu Qionghua said that she started to shout out her injustice loudly.

"Gu Qionghua?" Yan Nangui ignored the arguments of the others and looked at Gu Qionghua who had just walked in. "Are you going to participate in the next scientific examination?"

Gu Qionghua nodded, "Yes, sir, I am not talented, but I am grateful for your kindness and recommendation, so..."

Gu Qionghua had a long string of official flattery to say, but was interrupted by Yan Nangui, "Do you know that if you tell a lie in front of me, I can directly disqualify you from the imperial examination?"

His cold words, coupled with his chilly tone, made Gu Qionghua feel for a moment as if her heart was being grabbed by a big hand, making her feel uncomfortable and unable to breathe.

For a moment, he didn't know whether he should stick to what he said just now or keep silent. He could only look at his father awkwardly.

His career cannot be ruined because of such an incident. After all, he has struggled for more than ten years. With Si'er's help, he will definitely be the next top scholar.

"Sir," Gu Ziheng had no choice but to speak, "Everything that the slave said is not true. She is just framing us. Please interrogate us carefully and make sure we are cleared of all charges."

Yan Nangui glanced at Gu Qionghua with disdain, then adjusted his sitting position and said, "The reason why I didn't bring you back to the government office is because I felt that this was too simple and there was no need to go. Now it seems that I underestimated you."