"Even a righteous official finds it difficult to resolve family matters; it's the same anywhere. Poisoning one's mother-in-law—this is an ill-repute of being neither virtuous nor filial. Not too small, not too big."
Wu Lihong wasn't completely blinded by rage; at this moment, the only thing he could do was preserve Madam Wang's reputation, unwilling as he might be. Otherwise, the Wu Family's reputation would truly fall from thousands to tens of thousands of feet, especially with Wu Yining's previous disgrace still unresolved. Now, if another scandal of the matriarch poisoning her mother-in-law arises, the Wu daughters truly will remain unwed.
Thus, he reprimanded Wei Da for fabricating charges against the family, calling him ungrateful and heartless.
Wei Da naturally protested his innocence, but the accusation came from his deceased mother, and with her gone, there's no one to corroborate the claim. How could he conclusively convict Madam Wang?
