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

The three people in charge of the Minister's Mansion took action together. All items in the kitchen were taken away, and all personnel were detained and interrogated separately. Even the entire network of servants in the Minister's Mansion was sorted out before they identified a suspect among the several head cooks.

Mrs. Fang who makes soup.

After the eldest lady left, Madam Fang used a new wooden spoon to make soup. However, not long after using it, the spoon accidentally broke into pieces. Madam Fang mistook it for firewood and asked someone to stuff it into the stove, leaving no evidence.

But Madam Fang had been out more than a month ago. After investigation, it was found that she had bought the black medicine dealer's exclusive secret medicine, Sanxiao Powder, twice from the black medicine dealer in Luobo Lane.

If you take Sanxiao Powder for three consecutive days, you will definitely die.

Madam Fang bought a large dose, saying that she was taking it back to poison rats, but the black medicine dealer was deeply impressed by this buyer who bought a large amount of Sanxiao Powder. Those of them who do shady businesses all keep a private account book, and they remember clearly the time and day, who they met, and what medicine they sold.

When the black drug dealer saw that it was the owner's visitor, he honestly confessed everything that Madam Fang did to buy the drugs, and even described and recorded what clothes and shoes Madam Fang was wearing at the time.

Mother Song was afraid of making a mistake and bought another portion of Sanxiao Powder to compare with the palace doctor. Finally, she confirmed that the poison in Aunt Qian and Li Ge'er was Sanxiao Powder.

Afterwards, they interrogated Madam Fang strictly, and finally heard from the mother-in-law of Madam Fang's neighbor that Madam Fang was related to Aunt Zhang. Aunt Zhang's family had their own children, while Madam Fang's family were purchased from outside. The relationship was within the five degrees of mourning, and if they hadn't tried very hard, they would never have found out.

Their relationship was secretive, and Mei Xunyin had investigated several times before but had not been able to uncover the connection.

Xiao Cui's mother listed the relationships between each person one by one, and found the person who made the original purchase. After several rounds of investigation, she finally figured out the relationship.

Once this relationship came to light, everything that Zhao Fanglan and Aunt Zhang had done was slowly unravelled and dug out.

In Shou'an Hall, the old lady sat on the high hall, below her sat the eldest lady and Zhao Minshan, and further down were the victims Zhao Fangyu and Zhao Zhihuai.

Zhao Fangyu was called to Shou'an Hall early in the morning to wait for a lecture. It was not until Xiao Cui's mother brought Fang Niangzi and her family out that Zhao Fangyu understood what was going on.

A pair of peach blossom eyes looked at Madam Fang who was kneeling in the hall.

The whole family, young and old, were tied up tightly. Mrs. Fang no longer had any hope and told him everything at once.

"It was someone close to Madam Zhang who took the initiative to look for me! If there was no one behind this, even if I had the guts to do it, I would not dare to poison Madam Qian and Young Master He!"

"My whole family entered the Zhao Mansion through the Zhang family. Aunt Zhang threatened me that if I didn't obey, she would find a way to drive my whole family out of the Zhao family!"

This was a private conversation between Fang and Zhang, and there was no way to verify it. The old lady used the simplest method: asking Fang and Zhang to confront each other in court.

"That day, it was clearly Huan'er, who was beside Aunt Zhang, who came to find me and gave me a piece of Aunt Zhang's jewelry as a token of trust. She said that once the matter was settled, not only would she not drive us away from the Zhao family, but she would also give us a fortune to ensure our wealth for the rest of our lives!"

Aunt Zhang turned a deaf ear and stared at the three-acre land in front of her, as if Madam Fang was not the one accusing her.

After Madam Fang finished speaking, Aunt Zhang said calmly:

"Huan'er is a maid assigned by the mansion. Last month, she was found stealing the master's property. She was reported to the eldest young master's wife and has been sold."

"When Huan'er was sold, I counted the property of the young master in the house and made a list to report to the eldest young master's wife."

The things that Madam Fang mentioned were exactly the same as the list of lost and found items that Madam Zhang reported to Mei Xunyin.

"Over the years, I have long since given up the thought of competing for favor. I have been praying for the master, his wife, and the old lady every day, without any slackness."

"I offended the Fourth Young Lady with my inappropriate words that day, and I have already been punished. I have been confined in Yuelan Pavilion for many years, which should be enough compensation. Why is the Fourth Young Lady still so aggressive and even wants to put such a big hat on me? Does she really want me to pay for her life?"

Aunt Zhang treated everyone as fools. No one present believed her. Even Zhao Minshan closed his eyes and said nothing, as if he could stay out of the matter this way.

The eldest lady sneered twice and gave a look, and then Little Cui's mother slapped Aunt Zhang's face with two big slaps from left and right. In an instant, Aunt Zhang's pretty face was swollen.

"Mrs. Zhang, there is no need to blame the Fourth Miss. Since we have called you here today, everything is naturally complete."

Xiao Cui's mother clapped her hands, and a person was sent in from outside the hall. It was Huan'er, who was tortured beyond recognition after being sold.

Zhao Fangyu had never seen Huan'er, but he had never seen such a pitiful servant in the Zhao family. His body was as thin as a bamboo pole, and the joints on his outstretched wrists were bulging high. It was impossible to imagine a bracelet that could go all the way from his wrists to his shoulders! All the exposed skin on his face and body was covered with various purple marks, and even burns and whip marks.

Fortunately, I went there early. If I had gone a few days later, I would probably have lost my life.

As soon as she saw the eldest lady, Huan'er crawled on her knees from outside the door to the hall. She was still injured and her path was covered with bloodstains.

There were people in the hall who knew Huan'er and some who didn't, but when they saw Huan'er's miserable condition, they couldn't help but look away.

Huan'er knelt on the ground and cried bitterly, her words were filled with tears and blood!

"My elder sister was Ju Xing, who was by Aunt Zhang's side. A few years ago, Aunt Zhang sent her to be the head maid of the Third Young Master."

"Later, Aunt Zhang made a mistake, and the maids around her were all sent away. I was assigned to be with Aunt Zhang, and in the past few years, everything went peacefully."

"But Aunt Zhang has been investigating the matter of the Third Young Master's miscarriage of health for many years, but she still couldn't find any clues until the Madam returned to Longxi."

"Mrs. Zhang thought that it was impossible for someone who went out of her yard to harm the Third Young Master. After thinking about it, she thought that the First Madam was the culprit. However, she could not produce any evidence to report it to the Master. So she wanted to take advantage of the First Madam's absence to poison Li Ge'er to avenge the Third Young Master!"

"Mrs. Qian was just a bystander. The third lady hated the fourth lady, saying that because of the fourth lady's advancement, her life was delayed! There were also many good things that could not be given to her. The third lady wanted to enter the palace to seek a good future, so when she learned that Mrs. Zhang was planning to poison Li Ge'er, she said that she would also poison Mrs. Qian."

"The third lady originally wanted to give birth to the fourth lady, but the fourth lady was taken to Longxi by the first lady, so she had no choice but to settle for the next best thing and find Aunt Qian to vent her anger!"

"Mrs. Zhang once promised me that if I could help her contact Madam Fang and bring her words and money, she would let the Third Young Master take my sister in as his concubine. Even if the Young Madam marries in the future, she would make sure that my sister becomes his concubine!"