After rebirth, I married the emperor's uncle and overthrew my ex-husband's kingdom

"I, Wang Dazhuang, come to see you, sir."

"Yang Jinhuan, a commoner woman, comes to greet your lord."

The two men walked to the court and knelt on the ground.

Xu Lingyun raised his chin towards the master, and the master immediately walked up to the two men with a portrait.

"Did you see this man go to see Granny Liu yesterday?"

The two men stared at the portrait for a while, and then they nodded immediately.

"Yes, I have. Yesterday afternoon, I saw this woman wearing a light blue cloak and a large hood on her head as she went to Mrs. Liu's house."

"Nonsense," Mrs. Liu glared at Wang Dazhuang fiercely, "You said he was wearing a hood, how could you recognize him?"

"I'm not talking nonsense," Wang Dazhuang said hurriedly, "After you closed the door, I went to your door and looked inside through the crack."

At that time, Aunt Qiao carried her on her back, and he didn't know what the two of them did, but when Aunt Qiao went out, he saw her face clearly.

Yang Jinhuan also echoed, "My husband is not talking nonsense. I also saw a hooded man go to your house. The woman was wearing a ruby ​​ring on her finger. She was obviously a woman from a wealthy family."

When Aunt Qiao came that day, she was indeed wearing a red gemstone ring on her hand.

Mrs. Liu's face was pale, and she could no longer control the panic in her eyes.

Xiao Ye, who was standing by, sat up from the ground with great effort. "Sir, I was the only one who poisoned the food. I plead guilty!"

"Mother Liu, you have repeatedly refused to plead guilty. Do you really think the laws of the Great Zhou are a joke?"

Xu Lingyun glanced at Xiao Ye coldly, pulled out a red lacquered order with the word "Ling" engraved on it from the wooden barrel on his right and threw it on the ground.

"Put on torture!"

"Master Xu, are you trying to force a confession out of me?!"

Captain Liu stepped forward to hold down the frightened Mrs. Liu, and the other two officers walked over quickly with torture instruments.

"I will ask you again, where did this poison come from, and who instructed you? If you tell the truth, you can avoid physical pain!"

Liu Pozi's ten fingers had been fastened on the torture device, and two officers each pulled one end of the rope and pulled hard.

"Zila" sound.

"what--!!!"

Her ten fingers were connected to her heart, and the pain of broken bones made Liu Pozi scream miserably.

The whole courtroom was filled with screams of agony. Xiao Jie burst into tears as he watched Mrs. Liu wailing heartbreakingly.

He threw himself on the official and slapped him hard with his little hands, "Let go of my grandmother, let go of my grandmother!!"

"Xiao Jie..."

Xiao Ye crawled on the ground and struggled to crawl towards Xiao Jie.

"what--!!!!"

Liu Po's shrill screams were heard everywhere. Bai Youyou thought of the scene where Ziwei was abused by Rong Mama. Compared with the present, it was nothing.

She looked at Xiaojie and said, "Do you know what Aunt Qiao gave your grandmother yesterday? If you tell her, your grandmother won't have to suffer this physical pain."

"Xiaojie!"

Xiao Ye wanted to shout loudly, but his body, which was tormented by the illness, could not exert much strength. His voice was like a mosquito amidst Liu Pozi's screams.

Xiao Jie was pulled aside by Captain Liu. Looking at Granny Liu who was almost fainting from the pain, he cried loudly, "The poison was given to you by Aunt Qiao. I saw it all. Wuuwuwu——"

Xu Lingyun waved his hand, and the torturer immediately loosened the rope in his hand and stepped aside.

Mrs. Liu fell to the ground with a thud. The aftereffects of the pain caused her body to twitch continuously.

Xu Lingyun walked down from the desk and looked at the chubby Xiaojie. He lowered his voice and asked, "Do you know Aunt Qiao?"

Xiao Jie looked up at Xu Lingyun, who was wearing an official uniform and looked majestic, and shrank back in fear.

He said timidly, "I know. My grandmother served Aunt Qiao. When I went there before, Aunt Qiao said I was lovely and gave me cakes and fruits as a reward."

An eight-year-old child already has complete narrative abilities, and Xiaojie expressed himself very clearly.

"What did Aunt Qiao give your grandmother?"

"I hid behind the door that day and saw Aunt Qiao give my grandmother a yellow paper bag and a hundred taels of silver."

Captain Liu opened Mrs. Liu's package and found nine silver notes with a face value of ten taels each and some small change.

Mrs. Liu was lying on the ground, her face as pale as death.

She had hoped to get away with it before, but now that her own grandson had testified, she couldn't deny it.

"The poison was given by Aunt Qiao, and the one hundred taels of silver was also given by Aunt Qiao."

After the pain subsided, Mrs. Liu supported herself on the ground with her arms and knelt upright.

Her fingers were red, swollen and purple, and her hands were shaking uncontrollably.

"Yesterday, Aunt Qiao came to see me and found out that my son Xiaoye was seriously ill and would not live long. She gave me a packet of poison and 100 taels of silver and asked my son Xiaoye to kill Qiao Laosan within three days. I didn't want to do such an evil thing, but all the property in the house was taken away by my daughter-in-law, and we have no rice to live on. My son needs medicine and my grandson needs food, so I had no choice but to agree to do it."

"impossible!"

Qiao Laosan, who had been lowering his head, suddenly raised it, his eyes full of disbelief.

He took all the punishment and even gave up his own child, but she actually sent someone to kill him and silence him?

"Facts speak louder than words. You are loyal to Aunt Qiao, but Aunt Qiao may not regard you as a human being."

Bai Youyou was curious, where did Aunt Qiao get so many poisons?

One kind today, another kind tomorrow, it's like running a poison pharmacy.

Xu Lingyun was also thinking about this question, frowning.

All poisons sold in medical clinics are registered, and they are rampant only in the old streets of the north city, where all kinds of people gather and where the government has no control.

He rubbed his brows with a headache.

"Captain Liu, take your men to the Yongning Marquis's Mansion and arrest Qiao Jiaojiao!"

"Yes!"

Captain Liu took the order and immediately led his men out of the government office quickly.

Xu Lingyun walked up to Qiao Lao San and looked down at him. "Didn't you not believe that Aunt Qiao would send someone to kill you to silence you? Now that the evidence is irrefutable, what else do you have to say?"

Huang Cuilian threw herself on Qiao Laosan, her eyes red, "Just tell me for the sake of our child. Aunt Qiao is going to confess her crime anyway, what's the point of you holding on to it?"

She took Qiao Laosan's wrist and placed his purple hand on her abdomen. "Feel it. It's been almost two months. If you plead guilty now, you will be in prison for at most six months. When you get out, the baby will be born."

Qiao Laosan lowered his fingers, and his stiff fingers moved slightly.

Huang Cuilian continued, "When you come out, my child and I still have to rely on you. I am a widow with a child. Even if I can survive, I will be criticized by others. It just so happens that we signed the marriage certificate in Jingzhao Prefecture today, and our child will be born in a decent manner. What do you say?"

Qiao Laosan stared at her belly with a complicated expression.

After a long while, his hoarse voice came out from his throat, "Okay."

Huang Cuilian burst into tears of joy, and immediately looked up at Xu Lingyun, saying excitedly: "Sir, please ask quickly."