A concubine enters the mansion? Reborn, three matchmakers and six engagements to marry the Prime Min

After hearing what Chen said, the old lady said, "Go ahead, I'd like to hear how you defend yourself."

Although his tone was cold, he finally agreed to Chen's request.

After all, she is the eldest lady of the Shen family and the mother of several children. Whether it is killing or punishing, there must be sufficient evidence.

Mrs. Chen took a deep breath and said, "I agree with the accounts, but I really don't know that those medicinal materials are fake."

"At that time, those medicinal materials were 20% cheaper than those on the market, so I started to be greedy for cheap."

"It was not until my grandfather passed away that I realized the ginseng slices were fake. So from then on, I bought the most expensive herbs."

"Old madam, uncle, you believe me. I am responsible for the old lady's death, but I didn't mean it."

Mrs. Chen cried while talking, because she was wearing modest clothes due to the grounding. He cried bitterly, which made him even more pitiful.

But no one present would be soft-hearted. Even Shen Zhiheng looked at Chen suspiciously.

The old lady glanced at Shen Zhixiu, as if asking him what he meant.

Shen Zhixiu snorted coldly, "Sister-in-law, are you avoiding the important and taking the easy? Can you escape the blame for an innocent mistake?"

"I have already sent people to investigate where my sister-in-law bought the fake herbs. I have already found out exactly where the real herbs were sold to."

Back then, in order to deceive others, Mrs. Chen always bought real medicinal materials, then resold them, and then secretly brought fake medicinal materials into the house.

Also because she had been cooperating with the largest medicinal materials dealer in Beijing, the Shen family had no suspicion at all.

Shen Zhixiu gave the death orders to the people below him last night, so in one night and half a day, he found out these things clearly.

Seeing what Chen wanted to say, Shen Zhixiu said in a cold voice.

"Sister-in-law, think about it before you speak. I won't check these things wrong."

"You may have forgotten that I joined the Ministry of Justice when I was eighteen years old, and I never handled a single unjust, false or wrong case."

"I have read the confessions of these people, and the evidence is conclusive. If my sister-in-law wants to confront them, I will ask someone to come up now."

Mrs. Chen listened to Shen Zhixiu's words in confusion. Shen Zhixiu at this moment, to her, was like a Rakshasa crawling out of hell.

It seemed that no matter how hard she struggled, she couldn't escape from his grasp.

Shen Zhixiu stared at Chen with his stern eyes, and his words were full of oppression.

"Huh? What else does sister-in-law have to say?"

Countless thoughts flashed through Chen's mind, and she knew she could only tell the truth.

She didn't dare to face Shen Zhixiu and turned around to look at the old lady.

"Mother, I was confused. I didn't expect that the old man would suddenly become seriously ill. By the time I realized what was happening, it was too late."

"Please forgive me, mother. I am willing to be a vegetarian for the rest of my birthday and pray for the old man."

"If I had known that the old man would suddenly become seriously ill, I would never have made any plans to use medicinal materials."

Mrs. Chen burst into tears as she spoke, with regret on her face.

Everyone had no doubts about what she said, and they believed that Mrs. Chen had enriched herself. But no one believed that she deliberately harmed the old man.

Even Shen Zhixiu thought that Chen's explanation was almost complete.

He glanced at the old lady, it was up to her to decide what to do with Mrs. Chen.

Just as the old lady was about to speak, Su Qingyu said coldly: "Sister-in-law, did you really not do it on purpose?"

"Did the old man's death happen accidentally because you enriched your own pockets, or because you just ignored him?"

Not only Chen, but everyone in the hall was shocked.

Shen Zhao said sternly: "What is the third aunt doing? There is no need to accuse him. When my grandfather passed away, the third aunt had not yet married, so why did he say it as if he saw it with his own eyes?"

Shen Zhiheng looked at Su Qingyu with disapproval. He would rather believe that Chen had harmed the old man because of money. Nor do they want to believe that Chen deliberately killed the old man.

The difference between the two is worlds apart.

Su Qingyu looked at the old lady and said, "Mother, I would like to ask an acquaintance to come up and talk."

The old lady nodded and looked outside the hall, wondering who Su Qingyu was talking about.

Not to mention the old lady, even Shen Zhixiu didn't know that Su Qingyu had a backup plan.

Not long after, a woman in her forties walked in.

Shen Zhao blurted out: "Nanny, why are you here?"

Everyone in the Shen family recognized the woman who came in as Yuxiu, Chen's dowry maid. Later, she became Shen Zhao's nanny and Hong Ye's biological mother.

Three years ago, Yuxiu's son got married and gave birth to a son. She also got back the deed of betrayal and left the house to take care of her grandson.

When Chen saw her come in, her heart skipped a beat. Yuxiu had served her since she was young, and followed her into the Shen family. After Yuxiu got married, she stayed by her side as a housekeeper. Yuxiu knew her affairs very well.

Seeing Yuxiu come in but not looking at her, Chen knew that things might not go well today.

But why did Yuxiu come? After Hongye died, she sent someone to give Yuxiu a large sum of money, saying that Hongye fell ill and died suddenly at home.

Logically speaking, Yuxiu shouldn't have any doubts.

At this time, Su Qingyu was explaining to the old lady, "Mom, I met Aunt Yu outside the house this afternoon. She lingered outside for a long time, so I stepped forward and asked."

"Mama Yu said that she dreamed about the old man's death and was unwilling to do so. Thinking of what happened before, she felt guilty, so she wanted to tell the truth. She was afraid that her sister-in-law would make things difficult for her, so she didn't dare to come in."

In fact, the last time Hong Ye was killed by a stick, Su Qingyu had saved a hand. Instead of letting Hongye die, she was placed in private and interrogated for several days.

Later, when asked about this old incident, Hongye said she didn't know. She was still young at that time, so she had to ask her mother about it.

In this way, Su Qingyu threatened Yuxiu with Hongye's life. Yuxiu hated Chen for letting her daughter take the blame, so she agreed to testify against Chen.

The old lady looked at Yuxiu, "Tell me, what happened back then?"

Yuxiu knelt respectfully and spoke.

"When the old man first became seriously ill, the eldest lady expected that ginseng slices would be used, and she also knew that the ginseng slices in the house were fake."

"Among the medicinal materials that the eldest lady brought as a dowry, there were fine ginseng slices. She originally said they would be used by the old lady, but later... she regretted it."

The old lady frowned, "Why did you regret it?"

Yuxiu glanced at the old lady with an inexplicable expression, "It's because of Miss Third."

The old lady was puzzled. She couldn't remember many things at that time. But she remembered Shen Yue's illness clearly. No matter what, Shen Yue could not influence Chen's decision.

Yuxiu knew that the old lady didn't understand, so she continued: "In those days, the third lady was seriously ill, and the old lady took care of her without taking care of her. The eldest lady then thought of the third lady's aunt."

"I also mentioned the old man's concubinage, and I felt very resentful towards the old man."

"It just so happened that news came from the old lady at that time, saying that the man was in trouble. The old slave reminded the eldest lady that it might be too late to take the ginseng slices, but the eldest lady did not agree in the end."

Yuxiu's words made everyone present take a breath.

What is the difference between this and intentional homicide?

Shen Zhiheng stood up and walked to Chen. After a slap, there was another kick.

"You vicious woman, how dare you do such a thing?"

After kicking Mr. Chen, he fell to his knees on the ground again, his figure slumped.

"Father above all, all sons are unfilial and deserve death."