The black-bellied peasant girl is reborn, and her weird relatives are mad

The maid of the Lou family, who was originally hiding in the corner and trembling with fear, saw Lou Xiaofeng, ran to him crying, knelt down and kowtowed.

"Master, you have to make a decision for the lady. She was fine when she came here, but somehow she died here."

What a "fine when he came"! It's obvious that he was blaming Cao's death on the banquet at the Tang family.

What a sweet-talking little girl.

Nanny Zhang was so angry that she scolded her loudly, "Nonsense. According to your thinking, Madam Lou was mean to you and treated you harshly in every way, and you have been angry with her for a long time. You chose the right time to poison her before coming to the mansion, and you can use today's dinner to get rid of your wife, frame our Tang family, and help your master at the same time... You really kill three birds with one stone, what a vicious plan."

Everyone present knew clearly what she had not finished saying. Everyone in the county knew that although the prefect and the chief clerk were on good terms on the surface, they were secretly trying to kill each other and get rid of them as soon as possible.

Cao and he no longer had any feelings for each other, so he might take this opportunity to throw dirty water on the Tang family. Even if he couldn't touch the Tang family, he could plant the seeds of evil against the Tang family in the hearts of the people.

With Aunt Zhang's speculation, everyone suddenly realized something and decided that this was the truth.

After all, Lou Xiaofeng and Cao had a very bad relationship. Lou Xiaofeng's attitude towards Cao was so bad that he disdained to even look at her. It was reasonable for him to come up with this method to get rid of Cao.

The waitress's face was still pale. She wiped her tears, kowtowed to everyone, and spoke in a panic.

"No, we didn't poison the Madam. We were born in a humble family. We are grateful that the Madam can give us food to eat and give us monthly wages to support our families. How could we poison her? The Madam is also very pitiful..."

Before she could finish her words, Lou Xiaofeng stopped her with a cold face and a cold voice, "Shut up."

The waitress shuddered all over, shut her mouth, and knelt on the ground with her head bowed, huddled together and dared not move.

Lou Xiaofeng shifted his gaze to Tang Shiyan, narrowed his eyes, and spoke with a hint of coldness in his voice, "People can't die in vain in the mansion. Please give me an explanation, Lord Governor."

Tang Shiyan had calmed down by then. It was a disgusting way to frame someone. But since someone died in his house, he had to express his attitude.

"Please rest assured, Lord Lou. I will find out the whole story and find the real culprit and give you a satisfactory explanation." He turned his gaze to Hu Yu, who had come to examine Cao's body.

"Master Hu, how is it?"

"My lord, she was poisoned by a fatal poison. The time from the time the poison enters the body to the time it takes to take effect varies depending on the person's body." He paused, his eyes moving back and forth between Tang Shiyan and Lou Xiaofeng. Seeing that both of them were looking at him with eager anticipation, he slowly said the words that almost made Lou Xiaofeng attack him.

"So, this poison could have been administered before entering the mansion."

"Lord Hu, please be careful with your words." Lou Xiaofeng raised his voice, feeling angry. His words brought the suspicion back to him.

Among the people present, he was already the most suspicious, and Hu Yu's simple words pushed him to the forefront again.

Someone in the crowd whispered, "Yes, I ate at the same table with Mrs. Lou and ate the same food as her, so how come I am fine?"

"Yes, I also ate the mooncake that she ate at the end. My health is not as good as hers, but I am fine!"

Although the voices in the crowd were small, these words still reached the ears of everyone present without exception.

These words only increased the suspicion of the Lou family, and Lou Xiaofeng's face became increasingly gloomy.

He cursed Cao in his heart, saying that even after her death she had caused him so much trouble. When he glanced at Cao's corpse, his eyes were full of contempt and disgust.

Although Lou Xiaofeng didn't say anything, the servant beside him couldn't stand it anymore.

He rushed out and pointed at the ladies who were whispering, shouting, "Stop talking nonsense here. My master and his wife haven't seen each other for a long time. He didn't even know that his wife would come to the banquet. How could it be possible that..."

"Shut up." Lou Xiaofeng was so angry that his eyes were sparking. Why were all the people around him idiots? They threw him out before others said anything.

He swept his fierce eyes over the crowd, and the ladies who were whispering to each other avoided his gaze and dared not speak.

Although they don't like the Cao family, they won't be foolish enough to stand on the side of the Tang family.

Although Tang Shiyan was a governor, his roots were in the capital. The Lou family was based in Chenliu, and their family was large and their business was complicated. It would be a disaster for them to offend the Lou family.

"Master Tang, you must give me an explanation. I heard that a young woman had an argument with my wife at the banquet, but why is she nowhere to be seen? Could it be that she ran away out of guilt?"

As early as when Cao beat and scolded the waitress, his servant told him that Cao had come to the banquet without permission. Although he was angry, he couldn't drive her away since she was already there. He just hoped to end the banquet as soon as possible and leave the Tang family quickly to avoid her.

The servants reported to him one by one what Cao did in the backyard, so even though he was sitting in the front yard, he knew everything that happened in the backyard.

"Your Excellency is worrying too much. Madam Lou pushed me into the river, and I just went back to my room to change clothes. I didn't run away because I was guilty as your Excellency said." Jiang Muxia came slowly with her female servants. She changed into a green straight-hem long gown, wore pointed-toe shoes, and tied her hair into a low bun.

The breeze blew her skirt, the hair beside her ears fluttered gently in the wind, and her eyes were firm and smart.

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice, and the men's eyes lit up. What a pretty lady, like a slim and graceful woman who seemed to have walked out of a book.

Tang Zhongbai took a few quick steps towards her and walked side by side with her.

Yin Yusheng glanced at her and took a step towards her.

Everyone in the yamen knew that Tang Zhongbai was engaged to a country girl from Suanzao County. The Tang family had been gossiped about by these people behind their backs, and all kinds of bad words were used to belittle Jiang Muxia.

In the eyes of these people, she is just a lowly piece of dirt who is good at seducing people with her sex appeal.

Today, I saw that she was indeed a beautiful woman. But the light in her eyes made me dare not look directly at her.

There is an awe-inspiring righteousness in her eyes, and her beauty is noble.

Even those scholars who came from scholarly families were not as good as her.

"Are you the fiancée of Mr. Tang?" Lou Xiaofeng questioned her with a bad look.

"It's me." She met his gaze with a bit of aggression, not fearing his aggression at all.

"I heard that my wife beat you, so you held a grudge against her and poisoned her to death. Is that right?"

Jiang Muxia sneered, "Lord Lou is such a joker. I slapped her first, and she slapped me back, so we are even. I saw your wife choking while eating, so I kindly stepped forward to help her, and she got angry and pushed me into the water. I was wronged and hadn't evened up with her yet, but she died. You can't find the real murderer, so you put the blame on me. Do you have a grudge against me, or do you have other hidden reasons that require you to drag me into the water?"

"What a clever talker! No wonder..." His eyes fell on Tang Zhongbai and he sneered.

"Sir, it's getting late. We can't find the murderer today. Otherwise, take the lady's body first..." Hu Yu spoke in time and asked the two major officials in the county carefully.

"Hmph, I won't let this go." Lou Xiaofeng walked away angrily.

Hu Yu quickly asked someone to send Cao's body to the Lou Mansion, and the Tang family's guests dispersed one after another.

At this time, a thick cloud in the sky blocked the moonlight, the sky suddenly darkened, and the wind gradually became stronger, bringing a slight chill.

It is going to rain.