The legitimate daughter becomes cannon fodder? Rebirth to overthrow the system's fatality

Liang Bo’s matter has not yet been resolved, and Wei Yuanshan’s fifth son-in-law Qiao Yu’an also got into trouble.

Qiao Yu'an worked as a Langzhong in the Duzhi Division of the Ministry of Revenue. Although he was only a fifth-rank official, the Duzhi Division was in charge of the statistics and adjustments of the national fiscal revenue, which gave him a lot of room for maneuver.

Chu Ze checked his eighteen sons-in-law one by one before he found Qiao Yu'an, who had died in a brothel.

The cause of death was not very decent, and the Qiao family wanted to cover it up and did not allow anyone to investigate further.

After two people died in succession, Chu Ze became even more excited, which meant that he had found the right direction, and the Wei family became anxious.

He first asked someone to reveal the cause of Liang Bo's death to the wife of Marquis Cheng Xuan, implying that the person who gave Liang Bo the purse and the prince were major suspects.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Cheng Xuanbo's face changed drastically.

She knew that the purse her son had was embroidered by Wei Shuhui.

Thinking that her son might have been killed by her daughter-in-law and outsiders, she, as a lady in the inner chamber, could not think of any other reasons and only thought that her daughter-in-law was having an affair.

Thinking about it this way, how much I valued the baby in Wei Shuhui's belly in the past, how disgusted I feel now.

A seed of doubt had already been planted in his heart, and he inadvertently heard the servants discussing how loyal and righteous Young Master Wang was, and how close the relationship between the Wang and Liang families was in the past.

The more she listened, the more she felt there was something fishy going on.

After Liang Bo died, she was afraid that something might happen to her daughter-in-law and eldest grandson, so she brought them back home to take care of them.

She quietly observed her daughter-in-law in the dark and found that she was indeed sad about her husband's death.

But this did not dispel the doubts in Mrs. Cheng Xuanbo's heart.

When the Jingzhao government came to ask Wei Shuhui for questioning, Wei Shuhui tried to avoid them by claiming that she was not feeling well.

She thought her mother-in-law would help her stop it this time, but unexpectedly, this time, Lady Cheng Xuanbo not only did not stop her, but also persuaded her to go.

"Hui Niang, there are some suspicious circumstances surrounding Bo'er's death. Don't you want to catch the real culprit as soon as possible?"

"But mother, I'm pregnant. What if...how can I face my husband?"

"Nothing, just asking some questions. Mother and the court doctor will go with you."

Wei Shuhui was eventually brought to court.

In the court, Zhou Quan sat behind the desk, his eyes sharp as torches.

The mirror hangs high, solemn and dignified, as if all conspiracies and intrigues will be revealed here.

Accompanied by her mother-in-law and the court doctor, Wei Shuhui walked into the court. She looked pale, with a hint of uneasiness in her eyes.

The gavel was banged and Wei Shuhui trembled.

"Mrs. Liang, how is your relationship with Mr. Liang? Have you ever had any arguments?"

"Your Excellency, my husband and I have always been respectful to each other and have never had any quarrels. The servants in this mansion can all testify to this."

"Do you have any personal relationship with Prince Xian?"

Wei Shuhui burst into tears, as if she had been greatly insulted. "My Lord, this is unfair. Prince Wang is my husband's good friend, that's all. Where did this rumor come from? Are you trying to force me to death?"

"Madam, please don't get excited. I am just asking a routine question."

Zhou Quan took out the sachet and asked, "Did you make this sachet?"

"Yes." Wei Shuhui clenched the handkerchief in her hand.

"Has this embroidery thread been soaked in red sui powder?"

"Yes, this makes it easier to embroider, and the fragrance of the flowers lasts longer. Sir, many embroiderers use this method. Is there any problem?"

"Then do you know that the combination of red sedge, deer antlers and wine can make a person unconscious?"

"I, I don't know..."

Mrs. Cheng Xuanbo suddenly turned her head and looked at Wei Shuhui, her eyes full of disbelief.

"You don't know? How could you not know? Your grandfather was an imperial physician, and your aunt has heard and seen a lot of things about him, so how could you not know?"

Wei Shuhui's maternal grandfather was the imperial physician Zheng Fangsheng, who was also the prince's confidant.

Mrs. Cheng Xuanbo grabbed Wei Shuhui's wrist and looked as if she wanted to eat her alive.

"Everyone knows that Bo'er likes to drink. Deer antler? How can deer antler be a snack? If it wasn't intentional, how could these three things be gathered together by such a coincidence!"

Wei Shuhui held her belly with a look of pain on her face: "Mom! How can you slander me! My stomach... my stomach hurts so much..."

Zhou Quan had long expected that Wei Shuhui would use her pregnancy as an excuse to escape. Fortunately, His Royal Highness Prince Rui was wise and had arranged for two imperial doctors to be on duty early in the morning.

Mrs. Cheng Xuanbo saw that she looked painful and conflicted.

She was afraid of wrongly accusing Wei Shuhui. If the baby in her belly was really her grandson and something happened, how would she face her master and son in the underworld?

Zhou Quan waved his hand and two imperial doctors walked in.

"Don't worry, Madam Liang. These two are the best doctors in the Imperial Hospital."

Wei Shuhui became visibly panicked.

"My condition is better understood by the court doctor. Let him take a look..."

After these words were spoken, Mrs. Cheng Xuanbo's eyes instantly turned cold.

"Hui Niang, let the imperial physician take a look!"

"mother!"

Madam Cheng Xuanbo looked at the two imperial doctors and said, "Please help her."

The imperial physician stepped forward and looked at Wei Shuhui: "Please extend your hand, Madam Liang."

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on her, Wei Shuhui had no choice but to extend her hand.

After checking the pulse, the imperial physician said, "Mrs. Liang's pregnancy is very stable."

Zhou Quan immediately said, "Bring up the doctor from the Liang residence!"

The court doctor was brought up, and he tried to be stubborn at first.

Zhou Quan sneered. He couldn't hit a pregnant woman, but could he not touch a commoner?

After a beating, the court doctor confessed everything.

"The maidservant beside Madam found me and said that if I were asked to treat Madam in court, I would exaggerate Madam's condition. Your Excellency, please understand that I am just a small court doctor and can only do what the master wants!"

Zhou Quan looked at the pale Wei Shuhui and said coldly, "What else do you have to say?"

"You are forcing me to confess! I, I want to see my father..."

"I advise you to tell the truth. You are clearly fine, but you keep using the abdominal pain to avoid my questions. It's obvious that you are guilty!"

Once one lie is exposed, the next ones become easier.

As witnesses came to court one after another, Wei Shuhui gradually became numb.

In the end, she did not give Wei Yuanshan away, but only said that she and Wang Zixian had had an affair a long time ago, which aroused Liang Bo's suspicion, so they killed him.

Mrs. Cheng Xuanbo cried bitterly in the hall, and Wei Shuhui was almost strangled to death by her.

In the end, Wei Shuhui was temporarily imprisoned. Because of her special situation, she had to wait until she gave birth to a child before being executed in the autumn.

On the surface, the case seems to be closed, but in reality it is not.

Chu Ze asked someone to give a message to Qiao Yu'an's father Qiao Xing.