The First Phoenix

Faced with the clan leader's rejection, Tang Chujun did not hesitate, "This matter is not urgent, we will discuss it later."

"No need to discuss it further," a clan elder said forcefully, "There is no such precedent in the Shi family, and there is no such precedent in the North Wing."

Tang Chujun's brow darkened. "Why can't the Shi family set a precedent? The current emperor is wise and open-minded, and I think he will not stop it."

"Then wait for the Emperor's decree! The family tree is sacred, a family legacy. You won't tolerate any reckless behavior." Another elder twirled his long beard and lectured. "Don't even think of using the power of the Duke of the State to force us old bones into submission. To be frank, even the Duke of the State wouldn't dare to arbitrarily modify the family tree."

Zheng Qiaoer smiled slightly when he heard this, "That's what the old man said."

Clan elders: "..." I thought we were going to have a quarrel, so why did we go along with it?

Tang Chujun didn't expect the clan elders to readily agree to modify the family tree, it was just a foreshadowing.

Shi Anxia remained calm and agreed gently, "Grandfathers are right. The family tree is indeed a sacred object. Mother, please take a seat. The most urgent thing now is to deal with other matters first."

Tang Chujun sat back in his seat cooperatively and heard his daughter say in a deep voice, "Doctor Shen, please come in!"

After a moment, Dr. Shen stepped into the main hall and saw many people sitting and standing in front of Wu Yangyang. He felt like he was seeing a three-chamber trial, and his heart trembled.

The food of rich families is not delicious.

He took a deep breath and said loudly, "The food in Haitang Courtyard is poisonous tonight!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of palace guards carried a large and exquisitely carved mahogany table into the Houde Hall.

The table was filled with delicious and fragrant dishes, as well as four pairs of chopsticks and four empty bowls. All the servants in Haitangyuan were also neatly arranged around the table.

Aunt Wen and Mother Liu were escorted in with cloth strips stuffed in their mouths and their hands tied behind their backs. When they saw the people in Houde Hall, both of them were stunned, their whimpers stuck in their throats, and they even forgot to struggle.

The clan leader was puzzled, "How are you sure it's poisonous? Do you know who poisoned it?"

Shi Anxia's eyes were dark, "Of course I know. Otherwise, mother wouldn't have invited the clan elders to be witnesses all night long."

She turned around, her calm gaze resting on the two beleaguered figures. "Auntie Wen, are you so eager to harm Mother and me? Do you know that if we eat this meal tonight, it won't just be the people of our Marquisate who will die, but also the Madam of the Protectorate's Mansion!"

When the cloth in Aunt Wen's mouth was taken out, tears and snot flew from her nose, and she shouted at the top of her lungs, "You are harming me! It's not me! It's not me who poisoned me! Tang Chujun, you don't deserve to die! You robbed my son, but you also let your daughter Come and harm me!”

A maid stepped forward and slapped Aunt Wen in the face, almost breaking her jaw.

Shi Anxia looked at Xiyue and nodded.

Xiyue understood and stepped aside to get out of the way. Chen Yuan came in carrying a tied-up middle-aged man in one hand.

The two of them also had cloth strips stuffed in their mouths, whimpering and looking at Aunt Wen for help.

Aunt Wen's pupils suddenly dilated.

Mrs. Shi couldn't help but stand up, "Sister Xia, what on earth are you going to do?"

Of those two men, one was Aunt Wen's brother and the other was Aunt Wen's younger brother. They were both from Mrs. Shi's natal family.

Shi Anxia turned around slowly and said without any emotion in her voice, "Grandma, don't worry about it. My granddaughter is just inviting them to a meal."

Aunt Wen and Mother Liu looked at each other and, not knowing what they thought of, they both closed their mouths.

While talking, Chen Yuan threw the two men from the Wen family to several palace guards standing by.

The guards escorted them to kneel down at the table, pulled off the cloth from their mouths, pulled out a big knife and put it against their necks and ordered, "Eat!"

Xiyue calmly placed two plates of food in front of the two Wen brothers, and then a woman came forward and poured the food into their mouths.

Madam Shi was so angry that her whole body was shaking. She slammed the table and yelled, "Stop! Stop! Sister Xia, tell them to stop!"

This is a slap in the face to her and her family in public!

She had no feelings for the two Wen brothers, but that was out of shame and the shame and anger of being slapped naked in the face as soon as she took over the power of the family.

Shi Anxia is no longer a gentle and smiling granddaughter, let alone an obedient and well-behaved little girl.

She stood in the middle of the empty main hall, her thin and slender figure wrapped in a red fox fur, with sharp features, meandering eyebrows, and arrogant eyes.

She watched the Wen brothers bleed from all their orifices, and finally fell down in the hall sobbing, her emotions unwavering.

Madam Shi suddenly remembered that this girl had killed someone before!

So cruel!

Mrs. Shi seemed to have aged ten years in an instant. She slumped down on the chair and murmured, "What a sin! What a sin!"

At that moment, she couldn't tell whether she was scolding Shi An Xia for being cruel or scolding Aunt Wen, a fool who was restless.

The two Wen brothers seemed to have lost their breath and fell to the ground with their arms stretched out.

No one spoke in the entire lobby, and the air seemed to have frozen.

Aunt Wen opened her mouth wide, but no sound came out.

She once told Mother Liu not to put poison in the vegetables, as it would be easy for someone to take advantage of her.

Moreover, the powder she took out could not cause death on the spot. It would take a few days for him to die unconsciously.

Mother Liu was also stunned.

Her eyes were fixed on the empty bowls. The poison was clearly smeared in the bowls. It was colorless and odorless and no one could detect it.

Aunt Wen suddenly figured out the key and screamed, "No! It wasn't me who poisoned me! You wronged me! You framed me! I want to report it to the official! I want to report it to the official! You set up a lynching and took human life!"

She understood! This wasn't poisoned by her at all, it was poisoned by Tang's mother and daughter themselves!

This is a trick where a thief shouts to catch a thief! She refuses to accept it!

For the first time, she realized that no matter how ruthless she was, she could only do it quietly and in private.

I would never dare to be so arrogant and brazen about killing people!

Tang Chujun is so brave! Shi Anxia is so brave! The Protectorate is so brave!

Where is the king's law? Where is the law of heaven!

Aunt Wen felt as if a rope was tightening around her neck until she couldn't breathe.

At this time, Zheng Qiaoer sneered, "You still know how to take human life? You were the one who poisoned me, and the people who died were members of your family. It's very reasonable. Even if I report to the emperor, I still have to explain it properly."

Mother Liu also looked waxy.

Although the poison in the food was not their poison, she had ordered others to poison it, and even if she jumped into the Yellow River, it would not be able to wash it away.

But Aunt Wen had no recollection of having been poisoned. She only knew that her brother was dead, and she had to report the matter to the authorities and make the Tang mother and daughter pay for their lives.

Her eyes were bloodshot as she roared, "I want to report to the authorities! I want to report to the authorities! The sun and the moon, heaven and earth are witnesses! I don't believe that there is no law and justice under the emperor's feet!"

Shi Anxia ignored her at all and only opened her red lips lightly, "Dongli!"

In an instant, Dongli came in with a group of old and young people from outside.

Mother Liu's heart was broken immediately, and she wanted to break free from the shackles and rush towards the group of people, "Zhu'er! Huzi! Jin Niu'er! Ahhhh... my blessed son... old man! Old man!"