Favoring the concubine and killing the wife? She divorced the concubine and lived with her concubine

Speaking of Wang Zhi, he was now in a state of disarray, his eyes were sunken and lifeless, and he stumbled as he walked.

"Greetings, sir!" He threw himself forward, seemingly without any strength left.

In fact, the county government was run by Su Ze, who was known for his impartiality in enforcing the law and had no habit of using torture to extract confessions. It could only be said that Wang Zhi had provoked someone he shouldn't have provoked.

Xue Wu seemed honest, but in reality, he was a bit petty. He would sit before Wang Zhi every few days, fiddling with various blood-stained torture instruments without saying much. Wang Zhi couldn't get rid of this terrifying captain, who was like a living devil, even by kneeling and kowtowing. He hadn't slept well in a long time.

"Wang Zhi, the Sun family's maid Cuizhu is accusing you of being instructed by the former Sun family madam, Sun, to collude with Yu to poison the Sun family's mistress, Xiao. Is this true?"

There were so many people involved in what Su Ze said that Wang Zhi, who was in a daze, took a long time to react before he looked up blankly, looking at Su Ze without saying a word, his eyes full of confusion.

Although he was imprisoned, Xue Wu had already told him that Madam Sun, Mother Yu and his cousin had all been killed by robbers. Now he was the only one alive among the people who filed the lawsuit!

"What? Who sued?" Wang Zhi turned his head to the side in confusion. When he saw Cuizhu and Xiao Lan's faces clearly, his eyes almost popped out!

"Who should I sue? I didn't harm anyone! I didn't harm anyone! That drug can't kill people! Isn't Madam Sun still alive? She wasn't poisoned to death!" Wang Zhi retreated repeatedly, but suddenly stopped, staring at the ground with empty eyes, "No... no..." He suddenly raised his head and knelt down to Su Ze, "I didn't poison anyone! That was rat poison!"

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The onlookers instantly exploded...

"Did you hear that? He said he wasn't poisoned to death!" Fang Qingqing said in the crowd.

"I was there when he was interrogated last time! Even though the drug killed a horse, he still insisted it couldn't kill a human!"

"That's because they tried the medicine on Madam Sun!" Jasmine added.

"There's no need for interrogation. He confessed before he was even tortured!"

"This Lord Su is really capable!"

"I think you just admire Lord Su's good looks, no need to praise him! What does this have to do with Lord Su? Wang Zhi has done so many wicked things, and when he saw the creditor coming, he was so scared that he confessed!"

"I just think Lord Su is good-looking! And you don't allow me to say it! I just praise him for his ability! Unfortunately, he doesn't like drinking or listening to music..."

"I like to hear..."

"Just shut up. You look like you don't deserve to..."

"Who are you scolding?"

"Can this man be convicted even if he wasn't poisoned to death?" Fang Qingqing brought everyone back to their senses.

"She's lucky she didn't die from the poison. That pill is so powerful, it's meant to poison her to death!" A passerby glanced at her and said angrily.

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The gavel also suffered in Su Ze's hands, each hit was harder than the last!

"Wang Zhi, everything said in court has been recorded by the legal advisor. You just clearly said 'not poisoned to death'..."

"Sir, it's not poisonous. That's not it! It's rat poison. It's not for human consumption. I've never made poison for human consumption!" Wang Zhi kowtowed repeatedly, "Sir, please understand!"

"Cuizhu, how do you know about the crimes of Wang Zhi and his group?" Su Ze stopped asking Wang Zhi and turned to Cuizhu, but his eyes kept glancing at Xiao Lan from time to time.

Xiao Lan looked at Wang Zhi with a mocking look in her eyes. The corners of her mouth unconsciously curled upwards, as if she was laughing at Wang Zhi's confession. After all, a woman who dared to play dirty tricks on a knife-wielding robber must have seen this kind of thing many times before.

People say that these wealthy families have deep pockets, but no one expected the Sun family's pockets to be so deep.

"Because I was there that day!"

"You were there, too?"

"Yes, I am Mama Yu's niece. Mama Yu trusted me very much. That day, she brought me, Doctor Wang, and a kitchen maid with her. That maid has also been burned to death!"

"Why does poisoning require so many people?"

"Old Madam Sun asked Madam Yu to tamper with Madam's medicine. After all, Madam's health had been failing, and she was going to die in a few days. But Madam Yu had previously had a brief argument with Madam Yu, and she was determined to make her unhappy before her death... So, Madam Yu asked Doctor Wang to painstakingly create a pill that, after taking it, would cause sudden death within three days. The coroner could only diagnose an acute illness, not a poison! Doctor Wang even accepted a gold ingot from Madam Yu!"

"No... no, no, sir..." Wang Zhi cried and tried to cover Cuizhu's mouth, but two quick-handed yamen runners pressed him to the ground, "No... sir, she is talking nonsense! I confiscated the gold!" A ball of white cloth was stuffed into Wang Zhi's mouth.

"Go on!" Su Ze glanced at him, pressed the gavel, and unconsciously exerted force, pressing until his knuckles turned white. This Wang Zhi only defended himself by confiscating the gold!

"I saw with my own eyes that day how Madam Yu opened Madam's mouth in front of Doctor Wang and the kitchen maid and forced a handful of medicine down her throat! I was so scared that I ran out of the house and stood at the door, not daring to go in..." Cuizhu kowtowed to Su Ze when she said this, "Every word I said is true, please understand!"

Su Ze didn't look at Cui Zhu, his eyes only focused on Xiao Lan, who was leaning against Xu Mama's arms. Xiao Lan lowered her head, not knowing what she was looking at. Her expression was unclear, but Su Ze could clearly see her hand, which was holding Xu Mama's sleeve, trembling slightly. At this moment, Xiao Lan raised her head and met Su Ze's gaze.

Xiao Lan's eyes were filled with hatred, a hatred that was fueled by Cuizhu's recounting of the events of that time. She was also scrutinizing the high-ranking Magistrate Su, wondering what he would say about such a matter.

Su Ze avoided looking at Xiao Lan. For some reason, he felt a little guilty, as if as a senior official, he allowed such a thing to happen within his jurisdiction. It was his fault. He saved her too late and could not make a decision for her earlier!

"That medicine is highly poisonous. Why are you still sitting here after taking a handful? Don't make false statements just because there is no evidence!" Although he was full of resentment, Su Ze had to get to the bottom of the obvious doubts.

"That's because Madam Yu was too arrogant. After feeding the medicine, she turned around and left! She left me to clean the house and collect the scattered pills to avoid leaving any evidence. It was at this time that Madam spit out the pills. I felt sorry for her and didn't tell anyone about it. But even after drinking a pot of water, Madam couldn't spit it out. After that, Madam was in a coma at home for four days before she woke up..." The truth and falsehood in these answers were all what Xiao Lan wanted to tell Cuizhu.

"You are Yu's niece, why would you protect someone who is against your aunt!"

"My aunt is just using me. She forced me to become a concubine despite my refusal!"

Wang Zhi wanted to say something but his mouth was blocked by the yamen runners.

Su Ze looked at him, raised his hand to signal the bailiff to let him speak, and he finally caught his breath.

"Ahem... ahem... sir, I confiscated the gold, I confiscated the gold. She stayed in the room and I was the first one to go out! Not in front of me... not..." Wang Zhi collapsed on the ground, only concerned with arguing about the lies told by Cuizhu.