I'm a humble concubine. My acting skills are off the charts. You can check my performance.

Zhao Minshan stared at Zhao Fangyu for a moment. Without waiting for Zhao Fangyu to answer, the lady pulled him up and pretended to scold him: "Just study hard and don't waste your time on this."

The first person to blame for the incident in the inner house was the incompetence of the eldest lady, followed by Zhao Minshan's lax management of the household, which also implicated the Mei family...

If you can't even teach the girls in your own courtyard well, how can you even think of taking charge of and commanding the Ministry of Revenue?

Zhao Fangyu was sarcastic in her heart. She was grateful for the eldest lady's protection, but also laughed at Zhao Minshan's attempt to cover up his crime.

Of the five daughters, two were engaged, two were disabled, and one was as stupid as a pig and was of no use. Only she was normal and was given high hopes.

She was a living target in the backyard.

I want her to be clever and smart, but also to stand out from the crowd. In the past, I was afraid that the eldest lady would love her too much and flatter her, but now I am afraid that she has seen too many good things in the world and is unwilling to enter the palace and plan for the family...

He didn't want a good chess piece to get out of control, so he used some tricks to try to control her. After all, the imperial society was dominated by men, and she had long since given up expecting Zhao Minshan to treat everyone equally, but he should never, ever, implicate Aunt Qian.

Aunt Qian suffered enough, and she even lost her life because of her...

Zhao Fangyu's eyes swept over everyone present. Zhao Fangyu lowered his brows and turned the bracelet in his hand again and again. Zhao Fanglan stared blankly at the flowers and plants in the garden, as if it had nothing to do with him.

Fang Yun rarely showed a hint of pity. She was just stupid, but not heartless. She would not bring misfortune to someone just when his mother had just passed away.

The men of the Zhao family were standing in the garden. Except for Zhao Zhiyuan, who was as weak as a willow, the two children of the eldest lady were looking at her with concern.

Even the eldest sister-in-law was holding Li Ge'er in her arms, and her eyes were slightly red when she looked at her, looking very pitiful.

Zhao Fangyu's eyes moved between Zhao Fangwei and Zhao Fanglan again and again, and everyone could see that she was dissatisfied.

In the ancient world, people used to interact with each other. If Zhao Fanglan or Zhao Fangwei wanted to accomplish their goals, they had to first find the poison, bring the poison into the mansion, and finally poison the wet nurse and concubine Qian.

The poison entered the lungs and five internal organs, either by smelling the poison or eating the poison. Zhao Fangyu thought that Mei Xunyin had said that Li Ge'er had been poisoned by breastfeeding, so the poison was not deeply poisoned. The poison did not enter the body through breathing like incense, but through food and drink.

Zhao Fangyu was able to figure out such a simple truth in a moment, so there was no reason why Zhao Minshan couldn't figure it out.

After all, he was just afraid that the matter would become a big deal, so he wanted to suppress it and quietly transform a poisoning into an ordinary internal affairs so as not to endanger his career.

Zhao Minshan lowered his eyes and met Zhao Fangyu's unyielding look, his eyes turned cold.

"Even though my aunt had a thousand faults in the past, she gave birth to me. If I am indifferent to her death, how am I any different from a chicken or a dog?! Even a beast will be filial to its parents. Someone dared to poison the Zhao family's backyard today, so who knows if there won't be another one tomorrow?"

"Father didn't think about arresting the man, but instead indulged him. Everyone in the mansion is in a panic, doesn't father know? As a third-rank official, if even a murder case can be handled so carelessly in the backyard, what kind of law is there in this world!"

"Father shouldn't have made the same mistake again and again, letting the evil people get away! Harming our family!"

"Those who harm others will always be harmed. If father doesn't care this time, who will get the poison quietly next time?"

Zhao Minshan narrowed his eyes slightly, tapping the table with his fingers. The moment he stood up, the eldest lady subconsciously pulled Zhao Fangyu into her arms to protect him.

Zhao Minshan sneered when he saw this: "The Longxi Li family is nothing but this."

The eldest lady couldn't bear to see her mother's family insulted, so she retorted: "The Li family has never had such a scandal!"

Zhao Minshan snorted coldly, but before he could say anything else, a report came from outside.

The old lady is here.

The eldest lady and Zhao Minshan stepped down from the chief seats, and the old lady sat in the main seat, looking at Zhao Minshan with uncontrollable disappointment.

"A good child lost his mother and you don't allow him to cry or make a fuss. Are you going to suppress him?"

"Is this what your father and I taught you? Is this what you learned from the book?"

The old lady thought that her son was just partial to his concubine, but now it seems that it is not partiality at all. She is so heartbroken that she is about to burst into tears!

All the younger generations except Zhao Fangyu were dispersed. Only Zhao Fangyu was led to the front by the old lady: "The matter of your aunt will not be taken lightly in the mansion."

Zhao Fangyu's tears immediately flowed out, and he threw himself into the eldest lady's arms and sobbed again.

The lady also hugged Zhao Fangyu and patted his back, fearing that he would faint from crying like he did that year.

The old ladies had all come out, and Zhao Minshan had no intention of just watching and doing nothing. Madam Cui who was beside the eldest lady, Madam Song who was beside the old lady, and Zhao Sanhai who was beside Zhao Minshan formed a team of three and searched the entire small kitchen.

The physical evidence in the kitchen had been destroyed some time ago, and the three men came to nothing, so they began to carefully investigate everything related to Aunt Qian's diet.

Zhao Fangyu personally took charge of the funeral of Aunt Qian. She had to observe mourning for another year, not see any happy occasions, and wear plain clothes.

The investigation lasted for half a month. During this half month, Zhao Fangyu remained silent and everyone in Qingpingyuan was worried about her.

Zhao Fangjin also came to persuade him. Zhao Fangyu had a white flower on his head and leaned towards Zhao Fangjin's shoulder little by little.

"Sister, I don't know what I should do."

"She is my aunt, she gave birth to me, and we don't interact with each other on a daily basis. But after this incident, I feel like half of me has been split apart."

"She could have died of illness or old age, but... she couldn't have been poisoned."

"I always feel that my aunt's death was caused by me."

Zhao Fangyu smiled bitterly. She had no evidence to show for it and everything was just her speculation.

"If I hadn't been young and hot-tempered and insisted on showing off, Auntie probably wouldn't have been poisoned and would have lived quietly in Caiyue Courtyard for the rest of her life."

In the original novel, Aunt Qian did not die until her entire clan was exterminated. Then she banged her head on the ground and committed suicide, unwilling to suffer humiliation.

She traveled through time and space to this life, but she didn't expect that Aunt Qian would still not die a good death.

Zhao Fangyu really couldn't bear to see a woman who had been soaked in misery for two lifetimes fail to get justice even after her death.

Zhao Fangjin felt distressed. Her sister, who used to be so radiant, now seemed like a tree without roots. She was anxious and sad, like a child who had lost his home, full of confusion.

She gently took off the hairpin from Zhao Fangyu's hair and combed her hair bit by bit.

The wooden teeth of the comb scraped across his scalp, and slowly, Zhao Fangyu calmed down. He became like a puppet again, leaning obediently on Zhao Fangjin.

"Sister, will we be able to find the murderer?"

She was afraid that Zhao Minshan would take the initiative to hide the real murderer, and that she would never get the truth in her lifetime.

Zhao Fangjin gently massaged her scalp: "No, mother is here."

Zhao Fangyu was stunned and tears came to his eyes instantly.

Yes, mother is here.

Aunt Qian was the original owner’s mother, and the First Madam was the mother she found for herself.