On the other hand, Ji Chengjun could only protect the jade ring and prevent Aunt Du from snatching him away and forcing him to confess. Or commit suicide to avoid punishment. Even if Qiu Ju was caught, as long as she denied it, it would be difficult to convict her.
"Yuhuan, when we find Qiuju, tell Old Master what you told me truthfully.”Ji Chengjun said faintly to Yu Huan.
"Old Master will judge."
"Yes, Miss." When Yu Huan heard what Miss said, she thought to herself, could it really be Yu Huan?
At this moment, Xia Feng came to report.
"Miss, Qiu Ju has been captured on the way back to her hometown.”
"En, bring him to the hall first and inform Old Master. Yuhuan and I will be there soon."
Yu Huan timidly followed Ji Chengjun to the main hall in the front yard.
When Ji Chengjun arrived, Ji Xunyuan was already there. Qiu Ju was kneeling in the hall.
"Jun 'er, this?"
"Father, she is the one who poisoned Yang 'er's medicine.”
Ji Xunyuan was a little surprised.
"Isn't this the servant girl by your aunt's side? Why would he poison Yang 'er's medicine?”
Ji Chengjun was about to ask.
Aunt Du hurried over.
"Master, did you catch the person who harmed Yang 'er?”Aunt Du tried her best to hide her panic.
"Chrysanthemum?" However, the moment he saw Qiu Ju, he was at a loss.
"Your father is not seriously ill. Didn't you ask me to return to your hometown?”Aunt Du immediately regained her composure.
"Have you seen your parents?" Ji Chengjun saw the threat in Aunt Du's eyes when she looked at Qiu Ju.
Du YiNiang knew that things were about to be exposed and immediately hinted that Qiuju's family was still in his hands.
"YiNiang, Yuhuan said that Qiuju was the only one who helped her take care of the decoction.”Ji Chengjun probed Aunt Du.
"Qiu Ju helped Yuhuan take care of the medicine. Was she the one who poisoned her? Then wouldn't the possibility of the jade ring be higher?”Aunt Du's heart sank. She had wanted Qiu Ju to give her a sum of money after she was done and bring her parents to live elsewhere. At that time, no one would know. He did not expect Qiu Ju to be captured.
"YiNiang, today's medicine dregs have been sent to Imperial Physician Wang for examination. The poison in Yang 'er's medicine was caused by the mutual restraint of the medicine. It wasn't poison. The person who poisoned her had only added an additional Chinese medicine to Yang 'er's medicine.”
"This is impossible for Yuhuan, who is illiterate and doesn't understand medicine. As for Qiu Ju, she should know how familiar she was with Chinese medicine.”Ji Chengjun's words were full of brilliance.
"Qiuju, did you put the poison in? How dare you! In what way did I treat you badly? You want to harm Yang 'er!" Aunt Du saw the facts in front of her and wanted to push all the responsibility to Qiu Ju.
Qiu Ju was kneeling on the ground. The golden jade hairpin on her head was particularly eye-catching, and her messy black hair fluttered in front of everyone's eyes.
"You traitor, you actually dared to lay your hands on Young Master. I think you don't want to live anymore.”Aunt Du's sharp voice rang out in the hall.
" Madam, I..." Qiu Ju wanted to explain, but was slapped shut.
"To think that I've taken care of you for so many years and treated you like my own daughter. You little b * tch, you're really heartless. Seeing that our Ji family is merciful, you colluded with outsiders to harm my son, my poor son!”When Aunt Du said this, she actually cried and had a motherly expression.
Everyone in the hall knew that Yang 'er was not born of Aunt Du, but Aunt Du had put on such a wonderful show in front of the old master. It was really an eye-opener.
Ji Chengjun's eyes tightened. He just quietly watched Aunt Du go crazy and did not say anything.
"Master, I'm really wronged to death. I raised such an ingrate who actually harmed our son. I really can't live anymore.”Aunt Du started crying again.
Ji Xunyuan felt his ears ringing when he saw this scene. He sat down slowly and looked into his daughter's eyes, not knowing what to do.
Everyone said that it was difficult for an upright official to resolve family matters. Ji Xunyuan was all-powerful in the Imperial Court, and no one dared to provoke him. But when he returned to his own home, he couldn't even control a woman. Aunt Du's screams and curses gave Ji Xunyuan a splitting headache.
"Stop arguing!" The berating voice immediately calmed the maddened Aunt Du.
With tears in her eyes, Aunt Du looked at Ji Chengjun, who was standing at the side, with resentment in her heart.
"This wretched girl, nothing can escape her eyes. If this matter is exposed, I will definitely not be able to continue serving the old man in the Duke of Song Residence. I must let Qiu Ju bear all the blame.”Aunt Du thought to herself.
"Qiuju, tell me, why did you poison Young Master? Who is behind this?" Ji Chengjun's eyes were like torches.
Everyone in the hall had their eyes on Qiu Ju.
" Servant…Servant…" Qiu Ju looked at Aunt Du's face and did not dare to speak nonsense.
"Tell me the truth. If you dare to lie, I'll sell you to a brothel and let you suffer every day.”Ji Chengjun roared, making Qiu Ju withdraw her gaze.
" Eldest Miss, it was all my negligence. I didn't harm…" Qiu Ju had just finished speaking when Aunt Du rushed out and slapped Qiu Ju's face.
"You still dare to talk back? Young Miss is asking you a question, and you're actually still stubbornly holding on. I think that if we don't torture this stubborn little hoof, she definitely won't confess.”Aunt Du stood in front of everyone again.
"Aunt Du, I know you're feeling uncomfortable. Although Qiu Ju has been with you for a long time, this girl wouldn't poison her brother for no reason. I'm afraid there's an inside story. Why don't we make things clear? Maybe we've wronged Qiuju!”Ji Chengjun smiled at the side. The curve of his lips made Aunt Du feel disgusted.
"If she isn't the murderer, then who is? There were people who watched as Qiu Ju poisoned my child. If I don't tear this little hoof into pieces today, others will poke my spine and say that I, as a stepmother, didn't take good care of my child and let my son suffer such humiliation.”Aunt Du refused to let go of Qiu Ju.
Qiu Ju just kept crying and didn't dare to say anything.
Ji Chengjun had a steelyard in his heart and knew long ago that Qiu Ju would never have such courage. Her whole family was living in the countryside, living a miserable life. It was not easy to send Qiu Ju to the Duke of Song's Mansion to be a servant girl, and to be Aunt Du's personal servant girl. Such an honor had been said thousands of times in the entire village.
How could such a glorious girl seek her own death and ruin her own bright future?
Ji Chengjun gently helped Qiu Ju up and asked with a smile,"Qiuju, this is not a big deal. Perhaps you took the wrong thing in a daze and poured it into Young Master's food. If you tell the truth, Old Master won't blame you. You have served the Duke of Song Residence for so many years, and everyone has seen your diligence. As long as you tell the truth, there is no river that cannot be crossed.”
Ji Chengjun's earnest persuasion seemed to have worked.
"Young miss, I…I really.”Qiu Ju started crying.
Qiu Ju's shoulders trembled as she cried in the hall, but Aunt Du's eyes were filled with ruthlessness.
"You…What is that thing on your head?”Aunt Du's sharp voice sounded again, attracting everyone's attention.
Ji Chengjun slowly turned around and saw the golden hairpin clearly.
Her father had bought it from a jeweler at a high price and had specially given it to Aunt Du as a birthday gift. Aunt Du had always valued this golden hairpin very much. If there was no important celebration in the mansion, she would rarely bring it out to show others. However, how could this golden hairpin be inserted diagonally on Qiu Ju's head? It was really suspicious.
"Madam, isn't this the gift you gave me that day?”Qiu Ju raised her head in astonishment. She did not know why a golden hairpin would attract everyone's attention.
"Qiu Ju, you traitor. I knew it. You told me that something happened at home and that you needed to go back and take a look, so I kindly believed you and even gave you some money. You actually stole the most valuable thing in my room and even brought it on your head. You…you're really shameless!" Aunt Du pointed at Qiu Ju with trembling hands, unwilling to let go.
"Furen, heaven and earth, this golden hairpin was given to me by you. How did it become me who stole it? I've been with you for so many years, when have my hands been dirty? How could this servant take your favorite thing? "You told me that this golden hairpin was outdated and that you wanted to make a new one, so you…" Qiu Ju had no evidence. No matter how she tried to explain, Aunt Du would not believe her.
"Master, I was blind to believe this little b * tch in front of me. I thought that this child was born in a poor family and would know how to cherish her, but she…not only poisoned Young Master, but she also stole something from my room. Master, I'm not going to protect her anymore. I'll leave this little hussy to you. "Whether it's digging out her heart or sending her to a brothel, I'll…" When Aunt Du said this, she actually took out a brocade handkerchief from her bosom and wiped her tears.
Ji Chengjun stood at the side and rolled his eyes. This kind of low-level trick was not enough to fill the gaps between her teeth. No one dared to swallow the truth she wanted to ask.
"Don't listen to YiNiang's nonsense. Qiuju, we won't pursue the matter of the golden hairpin. I just want to know who poisoned the young master?”Ji Chengjun shouted sternly, putting Qiu Ju in a difficult position.
"Don't forget how I treated you. Your family has benefited greatly because of me. Without my help, your poor relatives would have starved to death long ago. If you don't tell the truth, they'll die too.”Aunt Du stared at him with her blood-red eyes and gently squeezed out a strange smile.
"It's this servant…this servant planned it all. It has nothing to do with anyone. When this servant saw Master being bullied, I was also angry, so this servant poisoned Young Master's medicine. I just want Master to lose his son. When the time comes, Master can give Master another son and stabilize Madam's position.”Qiu Ju sat on the ground dispiritedly, spouting nonsense.
"No, the truth is not like this at all. How could a mere servant like you get such a valuable poison? "There must be someone behind this. Otherwise, you wouldn't have…" Ji Chengjun hurriedly stepped forward, but was interrupted by Aunt Du.
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