When the mother and son returned to the tea room, they saw Mrs. Xiao sitting steadily drinking tea.
She was about to step forward to question her when she suddenly discovered that there was a woman in brocade clothes sitting next to her. Who else could it be but the vicious woman she met on the street?
She reacted immediately and yelled, "Bitch, are you deliberately trying to murder us?"
Lin Yiwan didn't hesitate and slapped her hard in the face, knocking her unconscious.
She covered her cheek which had swelled up in an instant, her face filled with shock and anger, unable to speak.
Instead, Wei Linzhou said with a sullen face, "Why did you hit my mother? Who are you?"
Lin Yiwan looked him up and down and said, "It doesn't matter who I am. What matters is that you, the Wei family, harmed Sheng Ruqing. Slapping her in the face is just a small punishment. She must pay with her life for the evil you did before!"
Madam Wei was so frightened that her whole body was shaking. She denied it in panic: "You are talking nonsense. I didn't hurt her. She died of a heavy hemorrhage. Her mother died that way, and her aunt was no exception. They were all unlucky people. I have nothing to do with them!"
Lin Yiwan gritted her teeth and retorted, "But I just heard your daughter-in-law say that it was all you who did it. It was you who gave her the drug that caused her to bleed profusely!"
Madam Wei shook her head in horror, "She's just talking nonsense. She was so frightened at the time, how could she take what she said seriously?"
Before Lin Yiwan could open her mouth, she heard a cold voice: "There's always trouble without smoke. Since your daughter-in-law said that, I will take you back to the Dali Temple for questioning!"
Mrs. Wei never expected that her visit to the Xiao Mansion would bring up that old incident.
She regretted it very much. If she had known earlier, she would never have set foot in the Xiao Mansion.
But there is no such thing as regret medicine in this world.
Although she didn't recognize Lin Ran, she knew that the official uniform he wore meant he held an important position in the court.
She immediately pleaded, "Sir, this is all a misunderstanding. How could I, such a kind person, murder my daughter-in-law and leave her with two lives? Besides, she was pregnant with our Wei family's heir!"
Lin Yiwan was so angry she almost laughed. She sneered, "Kind? I have to say, you're really shameless. On the street, it was clearly your grandson running towards my carriage, and he was unharmed. Yet you insisted on extorting five thousand taels of silver from me. How dare you call yourself kind?"
Madam Wei turned around and cursed, "Shut up, bitch! You scared my grandson and made him cry, so you have to pay me back. Five thousand taels of silver is too little! I should have made you kneel down and kowtow to her!"
Lin Yiwan frowned immediately, she stood up suddenly, raised her hand and slapped Madam Wei hard on the other side of her face.
This time, Mrs. Wei's entire face was swollen.
It looked like a big pumpkin, with green and white colors interlaced, and it looked so messy.
Mrs. Wei was furious. Her husband was the prefect of Suzhou. She was domineering in the whole Suzhou and had never suffered such injustice.
She angrily complained to Lin Ran, "You're an official in the capital, are you just going to watch this vicious woman hurt people? You don't arrest her, but insist on using trumped-up charges to bully the innocent?"
Lin Ran spoke slowly, "I think she deserves to be beaten up. Not only did you blackmail her, but you also wanted her to kneel down and apologize to your grandson? Aren't you afraid that he'll have his life shortened?"
Madam Wei gritted her teeth and asked, "What do you mean?"
Lin Ran replied in a deep voice: "What I mean is, you are not worthy!"
Before Madam Wei could react, Lin Yiwan spoke impatiently, "Uncle, stop talking nonsense with her. Take her away and interrogate her for the crime of murdering Wei Ruqing. We must get a result as soon as possible to comfort the soul of the person who died in vain!"
Just one sentence made the Wei mother and son stunned. It turned out that they were all in the same group.
Wei Linzhou also realized that the person in front of him was Dali Temple Minister Lin Ran.
He is a genius at solving cases and is not afraid of power. What is more important is that his wife is Qing'er's cousin.
No wonder he intervened in this matter. It turned out that he wanted to seek justice for Sheng Ruqing.
He quickly said, "Brother-in-law, this is all a misunderstanding. Ru Qing really did die in childbirth. I swear, I saw it with my own eyes. She was bleeding profusely and couldn't stop it. My mother was terrified and went crazy. She prayed for her and copied scriptures day and night, and her wrists were swollen!"
Lin Ran interrupted in disgust: "Shut up! Who is your brother-in-law? Who are you trying to get close to? If you dare to hinder me from performing my duties again, I will tie you up with me!"
With his order, two subordinates clamped Mrs. Wei on both sides.
She jumped up and down and roared, "I'm innocent. You're bullying me. I won't accept it. I'm going to file a complaint with the emperor!"
Lin Ran ignored her and looked at the calm Madam Xiao: "I would like to borrow a room in your house. I need to interrogate you immediately!"
Madam Xiao quickly said, "Let's go to the side hall!"
Lin Ran ordered someone to bring Mrs. Wei into the side hall and closed the door tightly.
He said coldly: "Tell me, why did you want to murder Sheng Ruqing?"
Madam Wei refused to admit it and glared at Lin Ran with resentment on her face: "So what if you are the Minister of Justice? Without evidence, you can't convict me. If you want to kill me, my son, and my husband, I will not let you go!"
Lin Ran raised his eyebrows sarcastically: "Do you really think that I can do nothing just because you're being tough? To deal with a vicious woman like you, I have to use extraordinary means!"
He waved his hand, and saw a subordinate carrying a cloth bag walk up to Madam Wei.
She asked in shock, "What are you going to do?"
When the bag was opened, she saw many black snakes moving back and forth inside.
Her vision went dark and her legs went weak immediately.
She screamed, "Lin Zhou, please save my mother! He's trying to force her to confess!"
Wei Linzhou, who was waiting outside, was about to rush in, but was stopped by the Dali Temple officials standing outside: "You are not allowed to interfere with the Dali Temple's investigation, otherwise you will be killed without mercy!"
Wei Linzhou accused in a trembling voice: "You dare to abuse your power? Aren't you afraid that I will file a complaint with the emperor?"
The official not only did not back down, but even reminded him: "Hurry up and go to the palace, otherwise, when it gets dark, you won't be able to see the emperor!"
Wei Linzhou gritted his teeth in anger. He didn't expect that the Dali Temple could be so confident.
But he couldn't just watch his mother suffer, so he immediately turned around and left quickly.
He had to ask the emperor to seek justice.
However, after he arrived at the palace and reported the whole story to Emperor Sheng'an, not only did he not help the Wei family, he even ordered him not to interfere with the Dali Temple's investigation.
His face immediately turned pale, and he realized that no one could save his mother.
When he returned to the Xiao Mansion in a dejected mood, he heard that his mother had confessed. She admitted that she had bribed the midwife to give Sheng Ruqing, who was giving birth, a large amount of blood-activating drugs, resulting in the death of two children.
He was struck by lightning when he heard the news.
He saw Madam Wei, who had been tortured beyond recognition, being helped out, and immediately rushed forward to demand, "Why did you do this? Ru Qing is so filial to you, and she carries the blood of our Wei family. How could you have the heart to do this?"
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