Aunt Xue's face suddenly turned pale, gritting her teeth, she said, "Why are you telling me so much! I didn't say anything!"
Xu Jing raised an eyebrow, didn't argue with her, and just gave a half-smile, saying "Oh."
This attitude was even more infuriating than arguing with her.
Aunt Xue bit her lips hard, wanting to say something else, but suddenly heard a man's surprised and excited voice, "There's a reaction! There's a reaction!"
Everyone immediately looked towards the cage not far away, only to see that the mice that were fine just now suddenly let out frantic "squeak" sounds, some were running wildly around as if they were insane, bumping into the cage, while others rolled directly to the ground.
Just watching them, you could feel how much they were suffering.
The Peng Family's faces turned alternately blue and white, very spectacular.
In the end, out of the four mice, three died on the spot, and the one left seemed worse than dead.
This was enough to prove that there was indeed poison in Peng Shi's body!
He was poisoned to death!
The courtroom was silent for a moment, and finally, Xu Jing broke the silence.
She slowly turned around, looking at the members of the Peng Family who were accusing her of being the murderer, her eyes narrowed sharply, she said, "The matter is very clear, Peng Shi was poisoned to death, yet his body appeared in my courtyard, disguised as if someone stabbed his heart to death, someone wants to frame me!
And according to Mrs. Cao, last night before bed, Peng Shi was fine and slept with her, it was only when she woke up in the middle of the night that she found Peng Shi missing.
If Mrs. Cao wasn't lying, the only person who would poison Peng Shi at night while eating with him could only be someone he knew!
And finding out who the murderer is not difficult, don't you agree, Vice Minister Xiao?"
That guy has been standing by long enough.
Xu Jing thought she was considerate enough, still giving him a chance to perform at the end.
Xiao Yi raised his thick eyebrows, looked at Xu Jing with an undefined expression, and said coolly, "Indeed, now that we know Peng Shi was poisoned to death with arsenic, finding the murderer is easier.
Although arsenic can be used in medicine, it is highly toxic, so the government strictly controls arsenic, not only restricting its sales channels but also requiring pharmacies to record every customer who bought arsenic.
Anping County is not large, just check who bought arsenic recently, and among those people, who was close to Peng Shi, and basically, you can identify the murderer."
While Xiao Yi was speaking, Xu Jing kept a close watch on Mrs. Cao, and saw her face getting uglier and her eyes more evasive.
He Xiang, who was supporting Mrs. Cao, seemed to notice something too, and looked at her lady in disbelief.
She is the lady's personal maid, she could say, there are very few things the lady could hide from her.
She remembered, about half a month ago, the lady used the excuse of a concubine at home having a persistent cough and cold, and sent her to the pharmacy to buy some arsenic for medicine.
However, she clearly remembered that at that time, thanks to the doctor's meticulous treatment, the concubine's illness was much better!
But she was used to following the lady's orders, not thinking much of it.
Her heart trembled slightly, and she couldn't help but recall more details.
She remembered that before bed last night, the lady asked her to prepare a table of food and wine, saying that because of Miss Xu's matter, the lord was in a bad mood, and she wanted to drink a little wine and talk with him.
She also said she was worried the lord would blame her, and told her not to serve in the room but rest outside.
Later, when she was called by the lady, it was already deep into the night, and the lord was gone after the...
Could it be...
But, it's impossible, impossible!
He Xiang was fiercely battling internally, while the Mrs. Cao she was supporting suddenly stood straight, lifted her head, her eyes that were once calm now shone with intense and crazy light, she took a deep breath and sneered, "Miss Xu, there's no need to keep staring at me.
Yes! That beast was killed by me! I've endured him for so long! He never truly treated me as his rightful wife! Within half a year of my marriage, he began bringing in woman after woman into the back yard! I only said a few words to him, and he beat me!
Later, I gave up and didn't want to suffer over these matters anymore, so I told myself it wasn't a big deal, I even helped him appease those women he forcibly brought home, hahaha, I didn't expect, that such a little kindness moved them to tears, hahaha!"
As Mrs. Cao spoke, she laughed to the point of tears, and even bent over with laughter, the people of the Peng Family couldn't believe and kept shaking their heads, murmuring, "Impossible, it's impossible..."
Their always gentle and virtuous wife, how could she be the murderer of the lord!
Xu Jing's face didn't show a hint of surprise, she said, "Since you gave up, why, after so many years, did you kill Peng Shi?"
Mrs. Cao slowly straightened, looking at Xu Jing with extremely complicated eyes, suddenly, gritted teeth and smiled, "Miss Xu, you are very impressive, surprisingly more impressive than I expected, this time, I underestimated you, I admit my defeat!
I thought I had given up, but yesterday, when I was drinking and chatting with that beast, he kept talking about his disgusting thoughts towards you, cursing your arrogance and pride, I suddenly felt bored, and knowing that I spent my life with such a person, and would spend the rest of my life with him, an nameless fire of anger rose within me.
When I came to my senses, I had already fetched the arsenic I had earlier sent the maid to buy...
I killed that beast, I killed him alone! I don't regret it! I've wanted to do it for a long time!
Now both of my children have grown up, my son has earned a title, and my daughter is married, I have no worries anymore, hahaha!"
Watching Mrs. Cao laugh more and more maniacally, the surrounding people were speechless.
Unable to discern whether the situation was sad or regrettable.
The few women who originally envied the Peng Family's harmonious and loving back yard appeared as if they had swallowed a fly.
Darn it, such a blessing, even the Heavenly Emperor couldn't enjoy it!
However, Xu Jing continued to watch Mrs. Cao without blinking, a glint of coldness flashed in her eyes, her red lips parted slightly, as she said word by word, "No."
—"Peng Shi was not killed by you, at least, not by you alone!"