Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

After hearing what Yan Nangui said, Deputy General Niu waved his hand without waiting for him to finish his words, and several guards came in from outside the door.

There were several people standing next to Gu Ziheng and his wife and Xiao Cui. It looked like they would take action as long as Yan Nangui gave the order.

The key point is that Gu Ziheng only then discovered that there were two guards standing beside his son. Are they going to take his son away as well? If so, he would definitely miss the next imperial examination.

This is the only chance for their family to enter officialdom from now on, and they can't let it be ruined like this.

"Sir, sir, no, no..." Gu Ziheng shouted in shock. He obviously did not expect that the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple was such an unreasonable person.

Deputy General Niu didn't listen to him at all. "What are you still standing there for? Arrest them all and put them in jail first."

As soon as he finished speaking, several guards started to arrest people. They were immediately scared and pale. Mrs. Du had the loudest voice and was still shouting out her injustice.

Xiao Cui was helped up from the ground by her mother. "Cui'er, don't be afraid. We are not afraid even if we are put in prison. They locked us up in that farm. So many servants and tenants saw it. We are not afraid that they will deny it."

Xiao Cui Niang saw that she was not an easy person to get along with on a daily basis, and she was even more furious at this moment. She was not willing to listen to Du's cry of injustice, and she felt even more indignant.

Gu Ziheng glared at Madam Du again. Seeing that she had been pulled up from the ground, he looked at his son again and said through gritted teeth, "Sir, I will tell you everything."

He thought of the best way, which was to put all the blame on Du, so that he and his son could get away with it, and then find a way to get Du out later.

But just as he was about to speak, Yan Nangui spoke coldly, "Second Master Gu, this is the last chance I will give you. If you still dare to lie, I will be sorry."

His words made Gu Ziheng's prepared speech stuck again. He was unsure how much information the Dali Temple had, and for a moment he was afraid to speak.

He definitely couldn't tell the truth. If his framing of his own brother was confirmed, then his son's career would definitely be ruined.

Finally, he gritted his teeth and knelt down in front of Yan Nangui, saying, "Sir, I will tell you the truth. Please understand me."

Then, he slowly recounted the process of how this incident came about.

"It's all Mrs. Du's fault. This woman has caused us so much trouble," Gu Ziheng said, pointing at Mrs. Du who was already terrified.

"It was all her fault. More than a month ago, she found out that my son seemed to be interested in a little maid, but was rejected by her. So she asked my eldest sister-in-law for her, but she was rejected before she even finished her words. After she went back, she felt ashamed, so she had the intention to harm her. My son and I were completely unaware of this."

"It was only after the incident today that I finally figured out all these things. Please, sir, spare her life considering that this is her first offense and that no irreversible consequences have been caused."

Gu Qionghua also knelt beside her father and said, "Please spare my mother's life."

At this time, Mrs. Du had already realized that this matter could no longer be covered up, so her husband and son pushed her out as a scapegoat.

However, in this situation, no matter how stupid she was, she knew that she had to grit her teeth and accept it, otherwise her entire family would be thrown into jail.

Mrs. Du knelt on the ground tremblingly. Although she was afraid, she still said what she had to say, "I was confused for a moment. Please have mercy on me, sir, and spare my life."

This is confessing all sins.

Yan Nangui disagreed. He casually threw out two loopholes, "Du, you have a problem with your sister-in-law, why did you instruct Xiao Cui to poison Mr. Gu? Where did you get the poison?"

Deputy General Niu also looked at Madam Du. "This bottle of potion is not simple. It is not only colorless and tasteless, but also difficult for doctors to find out even if it is used. Fortunately, I have seen this before. It was created by an evil wizard from outside the country. I wonder where Madam Gu got it from?"

"I..." Mrs. Du's face looked grim. She didn't know where it was obtained. It was her daughter who had someone bring it here. Along with it were instructions on how to use it and what it would be used for. How could she possibly give it up to her daughter now?

"I once saved a refugee accidentally, and he gave it to me as a token of his gratitude." Mrs. Du lay on the ground, stumbling over her words.

Her brain wasn't working well, especially when she was nervous, everything went blank. Fortunately, she still found a reasonable explanation.

It was a pity that how could Yan Nangui and Deputy General Niu believe her words? However, what Du said next opened their eyes.

"As for why I attacked my eldest brother, as you asked just now, it's because I feel that if I want to make my eldest sister-in-law sad, I can take away the people around her. Directly attacking her will not make me feel better."

Mrs. Du's words made Mrs. Su so angry that she clenched her teeth, while Gu Ziyu wrapped her palms with his warm big hands to warm her.

At this point, there was no need for the two of them to speak anymore, because everything that needed to be said had already been said when Lord Yan came over last night.

Deputy General Niu looked back at Yan Nangui and asked for instructions on the next step.

"Well, the last chance is up, take everyone away." Yan Nangui gave an order, and this time all the guards arrested all the relevant personnel except Gu Ziyu and his wife without any explanation or any cries or protests.

When Gu Ziheng was captured, he kept shouting, "Brother, brother, please save my brother and Hua'er, please, brother, please..."

However, Gu Ziyu didn't even glance at him. Instead, he watched them being taken away together, then he bowed to Yan Nangui and said, "Thank you, Master Yan."

After he finished speaking, the butler had already walked up to Yan Nangui and presented him with a book in both hands.

"What is this?" Yan Nangui asked in confusion.

"This is what my daughter specifically told me. She said that Lord Yan would definitely like it if he saw it." Gu Ziyu said with a smile. Su had already asked a maid to come over and help him wash his face, revealing his original rosy complexion.

Yan Nangui was not polite. He raised his hand and picked up the book. He casually flipped through the first few pages and read them. His eyes widened as he took a look. "Is this... the detective collection of Lord Bao from the previous dynasty?"