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Chapter 1529: The Mighty Village Lord and Scholar Meng
🕑 Added 2023-08-31 03:58:11 +0000 UTCChapter 1529: The Mighty Village Lord and Scholar Meng
"No?" Meng Yunzheng chuckled. "Then why did he have a late-night snack yesterday at the second quarter of the night? Did your stomach suddenly grow hungry, or did you get a craving?"
Under Chen Xiucai's calm and indifferent expression, he gradually calmed down. He cleared his throat and said, "Maybe, he didn't eat much during dinner."
"Why didn't you eat much?"
"Because, because the dishes Aunt Jiang cooked last night were too bland." Aunt Jiang was the woman who helped cook and prepare food in the Chen household.
Before Meng Yunzheng could finish his sentence, he looked up at County magistrate Xie. The latter blinked and suddenly realized, immediately instructing the constable, "Go, bring that Aunt Jiang here."
"Yes, sir."
The constable left quickly, leaving everyone else looking at each other, and the onlookers in the hall astonished as they observed Shu Yu and Meng Yunzheng, beginning to whisper among themselves.
"I don't know why, but listening to Lu Xiangjun and Master Meng's questions, I feel they're really formidable."
"They are, indeed. I think the truth is about to come out."
"Could there be a third suspect soon?"
"Possible. Aunt Jiang had the opportunity to poison as well."
The discussions outside buzzed, but the hall remained eerily quiet.
Shu Yu looked at the individuals still kneeling on the ground. Dongmei's gaze was resolute, seemingly full of trust in her mistress.
Kong Zhiyou no longer had the resentful and hopeless demeanor from earlier. Her back was slightly straightened now, and she half-raised her head to look at Shu Yu with complex eyes.
It was Qiuju whose entire head was lowered, her body trembling lightly, a drop of sweat falling from her forehead to the ground.
Shu Yu narrowed her eyes slightly. It was likely she was the culprit.
But there was one thing she couldn't understand. According to their account just now, both Chen Xiucai and Chen Ji stood by Qiuju's side to support her. Why would she harm her own backer? It couldn't be just to frame Kong Zhiyou, could it?
It seemed strange.
As she pondered, the constable had already brought Aunt Jiang over.
Aunt Jiang seemed unaccustomed to such a situation. When the master she worked for passed away, she had merely expressed some sorrow. She didn't expect this matter to somehow involve her. Consequently, as soon as she entered the hall, she immediately knelt down and cried out, "Oh, great Lord of Heaven, I'm innocent. It's not my fault. I really don't know how Master Chen died. I don't know anything."
County magistrate Xie's gavel slammed down abruptly. "Silence! There shall be no clamor in this courtroom."
Aunt Jiang immediately closed her mouth, extremely nervous.
Only then did County magistrate Xie speak, "Aunt Jiang, I have a few questions to ask you. Answer truthfully. If you're innocent, I won't wrong you."
"Yes, yes, I'll definitely answer truthfully."
County magistrate Xie inquired, "Did you prepare the food at the Chen residence last night? After working in the Chen household for so many years, you should be well aware of Master Chen's preferences. Why did the dishes you prepared last night not suit his taste?"
Aunt Jiang hesitated for a moment and hurriedly replied, "Because, because while I was cooking yesterday, Miss Qiu was in the kitchen."
