Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Chapter 510: Poisoning Mother-in-law

As a result, a few days later, Qin Xin came to report in a hurry: "Prince's Consort, something big happened at Yongxiangfang!"

"What's the big deal?"

"Miss Shen couldn't stand her mother-in-law's harassment and insults, so she poisoned her mother-in-law Zhen to death!"

Shen Wantang was stunned: "What?!"

Qin Xin spoke very quickly, "It's true! Liao Youhe has already reported it to the police. The government has surrounded Yongxiangfang and is taking Miss Shen back for questioning! Miss Shen has always said that she was wronged, but the Liao family's children all said that they could testify that she was the one who poisoned Zhen!"

"Zhen is dead?"

"Yes, he's dead. I heard he died in a horrible way. His face was blue and purple, and blood was coming out of all his orifices!"

"What? So miserable? I have to go and take a look."

Qin Xin was stunned, and a strange feeling arose in her heart. Why did she feel that the Crown Prince's wife was not afraid but rather somewhat excited when she heard that Zhen was dead?

Did she see it wrong?

"What are you standing there for? Change me into something that doesn't stand out. The white clothes I'm wearing are for mourning. It will easily attract attention when I go out on the street. I can't wear them."

"Yes!"

Qin Xin quickly found her a low-key and inconspicuous light blue skirt, helped her put it on, and then went out with Du Juan.

When they arrived at Yongxiangfang, the house where Liao Youhe lived was already surrounded by crowds of people. There were far more people watching the fun than government runners, and the runners couldn't drive them away even at the top of their shouts.

Shen Wantang, wearing a veil, was protected by Du Juan and Qin Xin on her left and right as she squeezed into the crowd.

No one knew who had broken the gate of the house, and it lay there in pieces. Without the shield of the gate, everything in the yard was exposed to everyone's sight.

Shen Wantang saw Zhen lying in the yard at a glance. She was just as Qin Xin said, with a blue and purple face and blood coming out of all her orifices.

Zhen was wearing a bright pink skirt with her sleeves rolled up very long.

This skirt was obviously not hers. She had snatched it from Shen Mingxuan. She didn't care whether the color suited her or whether it fit her. She just put it on because the skirt was made of expensive brocade.

A coroner was performing a careful autopsy. Liao Youhe's brothers and sisters were all kneeling in front of Zhen and crying, while Liao Youhe was talking to the government officials with red eyes.

Shen Mingxuan was pinned to the ground and tied up by the bailiffs.

The crowd watching the excitement was talking a lot.

"Oh my, how can there be such a vicious daughter-in-law? She even dares to poison her mother-in-law. She must have gone mad!"

"Humph, women are the most vicious. This old saying is really true! She kills people over a disagreement. This woman has been a source of trouble since ancient times. She should be beaten and disciplined!"

"It's not certain whether the daughter-in-law killed the mother-in-law. Why are you busy convicting the daughter-in-law?"

"Tsk, what do you know? The eldest daughter of the Shen family was forced by her mother-in-law. Her mother-in-law is not a human being at all. We live nearby and know a lot about her family's situation!"

"So, this mother-in-law was poisoned by her daughter-in-law?"

"Of course it is. Who else could it be? This evil mother-in-law asks her daughter-in-law to get up before dawn every day to light a fire and cook breakfast for the whole family. After it's ready, she and her children eat first, and the daughter-in-law can only serve them with an empty stomach. After the whole family has finished eating, the daughter-in-law can eat! But, they are all very evil and don't even leave any food for Miss Shen."

"Oh, what you said are just small matters. There are even more disgusting things in the Liao family! Liao Youhe doesn't like women at all. He just likes men. He hasn't consummated his marriage with Miss Shen yet! But guess what? This evil mother-in-law actually asked her second son to consummate the marriage with Miss Shen on behalf of Liao Youhe! Miss Shen didn't want to, so the evil mother-in-law even got some strong drugs and forced her to drink them down to force her to consummate the marriage!"

"What? There is such a thing?!"

"Oh, even though Miss Shen is crazy, you can't treat her like this, right?"

"Tsk tsk, I don't know what's wrong with the feng shui of the Shen family. Why are their married daughters not liked by their husbands? I heard that the second young lady of the Shen family has not consummated her marriage with Prince Xiao!"

"That is to say, Prince Xiao would rather die for Liu Nanshi than touch the prince's wife. Do you think she has some shameful disease?"

Shen Wantang, who was squeezed in the crowd to watch the fun and listen to gossip, froze slightly.

It feels so good that the melon ends up on my head!

Du Juan and Qin Xin beside her were a little annoyed. They couldn't bear to hear their master being slandered like this. Just as they were about to speak, they were held back by Shen Wantang.

Du Juan whispered, "Princess, they are talking nonsense. You are in good health. How can you have any shameful illness?"

Qin Xin was furious: "Princess, you should let the servants teach these people a lesson for making up rumors and gossiping!"

"Shhh."

Shen Wantang said softly, "It's no use teaching her a lesson. On the contrary, it will expose the fact that I came to watch my elder sister's fun. I don't want to be the target of everyone's criticism here. Be calm. Anyway, I have heard these words more than once or twice. It's nothing serious."

The three of them talking in low voices were drowned out by the buzzing discussions of the crowd.

Shen Wantang was dressed inconspicuously today, and she even asked her two maids to change into inconspicuous clothes when she went out, so no one paid attention to them.

After a while, the bailiffs started to drive people out again: "Get out of the way! This place is so crowded, how can we take the prisoner out? Get out of the way!"

When they heard that the prisoner was going to be taken out, the crowd finally made way.

Then, Shen Mingxuan was escorted by the yamen runners out of the yard and headed towards the government office.

"Oh, it seems that this vicious woman poisoned her own mother-in-law to death. She was taken away by the government officials!"

"Maybe not. She is a suspect and must be taken back for careful interrogation!"

"Oh, look, the other members of the Liao family have also been taken away!"

"Why were they all taken away? Could it be that these kids poisoned their own mother? That's impossible, right?"

"This means that the case has not been fully investigated yet. We need to take them all back for interrogation."

In the huge crowd, people said all kinds of things, some even said that Zhen had done too many evil things and was killed by an evil spirit.

Du Juan couldn't help but ask Shen Wantang, "Princess, was it the eldest lady who poisoned Zhen? I am a little confused."

Shen Wantang frowned slightly: "It doesn't seem like Shen Mingxuan did it. Although she is brainless, she is not so brainless. Her mother-in-law was poisoned to death, and she must be the first one to be suspected. She was still thinking about enjoying wealth and glory with Liao Youhe in the future. How could she do such a thing to destroy her future?"

A cold voice suddenly sounded behind him: "It is indeed not Shen Mingxuan who poisoned. Someone else did it."

When Shen Wantang heard the voice, she turned her head sharply and a handsome and cold face came into her sight.