Quick wear: cannon fodder is a bit strong

Song Nianru made hand gestures again, and the "Soul-Devouring Technique" unfolded layer by layer.

Meixiang suddenly felt that her soul was firmly bound by an invisible force. This force not only made her unable to move, but also seemed to be constantly draining her power.

She felt her soul growing weaker and weaker, and was so frightened that she almost lost her soul.

At this moment, she suddenly realized that Song Nianru didn't seem to be a ghost like her, but... a person?

And he can cast spells?!

Meixiang's eyes widened, and she couldn't help but blurt out, "Madam, you, you're not dead?"

That's not right, she clearly saw it with her own eyes...

Song Nianru sneered:

"Who said I'm dead? Just because of your little tricks?"

She snorted coldly:

"Stop talking nonsense and tell me everything you know. If you dare to say another word of nonsense, I'll scare you to pieces and you won't even be able to be a ghost!"

Meixiang: “…”

I'm a ghost now, why don't I tell ghost stories?

But she didn't dare to force it anymore, so she could only tremble and beg for mercy:

"Young Madam, please be merciful. I'll tell you everything!"

Next, Meixiang explained everything that had happened.

In her account, it wasn't the male protagonist Jiang Wenbin who ordered her to do so, but rather the Third Lady who asked her to buy the medicine and put the poison in the wine in the bridal chamber. Furthermore, the person the Third Lady wanted to harm wasn't Song Nianru, but the Third Young Master Jiang Wenbin.

The reason is simple.

Under the third lady is the fourth young master Jiang Yingjie.

At that time, the eldest son of the Jiang family, Jiang Shangwen, was seriously ill and did not participate much in the family business; the second son, Jiang Shangwu, was not favored because he was born to the second wife, and the third son, Jiang Wenbin, was the most outstanding.

As a legitimate daughter, and highly regarded by Master Jiang and the family, she already held a heavy weight over Fourth Young Master Jiang Yingjie. Coupled with this marriage into the Song family, her position would surely be even more secure.

It can be said that after the wedding, the future of the Jiang family is set in stone and will definitely fall on Jiang Wenbin.

The third wife finally couldn't sit still anymore and decided to kill Jiang Wenbin in the bridal chamber. Moreover, if Jiang Wenbin died, Jiang Yingjie might have a chance to take the position of the Song family's son-in-law.

Song Nianru felt that this reason was reasonable.

"Then what's wrong with me?"

This is the only doubt now.

"When the bridal chamber was being decorated that day, there were so many people working there, and I took the opportunity to help and brought the drugged wine into the bridal chamber. Afterwards, because I was worried, I kept watching outside the bridal chamber."

Meixiang Road:

"From the window, I saw the Third Young Master enter the bridal chamber, but he didn't lift the veil. He just talked to you for a long time through the veil while quietly packing up his belongings."

"I was very surprised at that time."

"Then, I saw the Third Young Master carrying his bag and leaving. I wanted to sneak into the house to destroy the evidence and replace the pot of poisoned wine, but I waited for most of the day and didn't get the chance.

"But at this moment, this servant saw, this servant saw..."

A look of horror appeared on Meixiang's face.

"What did you see?" Song Nianru asked curiously.

"I saw it, I saw you, Madam, take off your veil yourself, then walk to the table, pour a glass of wine, and drink it in one gulp..."

Meixiang's lips trembled, and her face was a little terrified:

"Young Madam, you may be thirsty. You drank three cups in a row before covering your head and sitting back on the bed."

"I know something is wrong. The Song family loves you the most. If anything happens to you, there will be chaos. We must find a way to replace this pot of poisoned wine as soon as possible. But there are too many people guarding the courtyard."

"I suddenly had an idea and told Xiao Cui, who was with the Second Madam, the news that the Third Young Master had left home."

"Why Xiao Cui?"

Song Nianru, or the original owner, really didn't know much about the twists and turns of the Jiang family's inner residence.

"Young Madam probably doesn't know that the Second and Third Madams were originally brought into the Jiang family by Old Madam Jiang. So the Second and Third Madams actually have a very good relationship privately. Our Madam...our Madam sometimes helps the Second Madam come up with some solutions."

"And Xiao Cui and I are from the same hometown. The old lady assigned us to serve the two concubines."

Therefore, the Third Lady and Meixiang knew exactly what the Second Lady's character was like.

"Oh," Song Nianru nodded:

"I see. Keep going!"

Meixiang swallowed her saliva and continued:

"Sure enough, not long after, the Second Madam found an excuse to transfer the people in the bridal chamber away. I took the opportunity to sneak into the bridal chamber and exchanged the original set for an identical wine jug and wine cup..."

Oh I got it.

At this point, Song Nianru had completely figured out the cause and effect of the whole incident, and the general clues were basically matched.

No wonder after the original owner died in the previous life, the Song family and the police department investigated over and over but could not find any evidence.

Presumably, after the original owner died in the previous life, Meixiang was captured and interrogated by Chen Simei, who was worried that she would betray Jiang Wenbin, just like in this life, and then killed in the same way.

After Meixiang's death, due to a series of coincidences, both the human and material evidence were lost. Where can we find out the truth?

Song Nianru sighed inwardly.

It seems that the original owner was unlucky and accidentally drank the poisoned wine that the Third Lady had used to kill Jiang Wenbin. But is this really the case?

Meixiang said that seeing Jiang Wenbin sitting there, chatting with the original owner for a long time through the veil, she, or rather the original owner, no longer had any memory of this. She only remembered that Jiang Shangbin had never had such a "lively chat" with the original owner before.

So what did Jiang Shangbin say to the original owner? Or, in other words, why would a man who had already decided to elope with another woman say so much to the original owner?

Was the male protagonist's action really unintentional?

Chen Simei had clearly told him about Meixiang's drug purchase. It was impossible for Jiang Shangbin to be completely indifferent to the fate of the poison in Meixiang's hands.

Even more, Meixiang was able to deliver the poisoned wine into the bridal chamber so smoothly. Could she, a servant, or the unfavored Third Lady behind her, really have done it?

Song Nianru frowned.

No rush. Jiang Wenbin owed her and the Song family a debt, and she would settle it with him. Right now, it was more important to resolve Meixiang's issue.

Regardless, Meixiang was the primary culprit behind the original owner's death, and Meixiang didn't deny it. However, there was still one question: why did Meixiang seem unaware that the original owner was dead?

Meixiang gave an explanation for this:

"The Third Madam gave me leave. After I found the poisoned wine, I hid it in my bag and returned to my parents' home, hoping to avoid the spotlight..."

"So, Chen Simei kidnapped you from your mother's home?"

"Yes, Madam."

Meixiang shed tears as she spoke:

"I was on the street, buying my mother her favorite pineapple cakes. On my way back, I passed an alleyway and was knocked unconscious. When I woke up, I found myself tied up and brought here..."

"Poor mother of this servant, she didn't even get to eat the pineapple cakes that I bought for her. Sooooooooooooooo~"