The Marquis Is Innocent

“Let her go.”

Wei Shao suddenly spoke as Su E Huang stood up to the threshold. The air of fury in his body had disappeared, but his expression was still ice-cold.

Su E Huang’s hair was scattered, and her clothes were unkempt. Tears crawled down her face then she fell to the ground in distress. Her flawless hand was now gripping deadly to the threshold. The blue veins under the skin on her hand were visible like a spider’s web.

“Zhonglin! This nephew of mine, last year at the Luli Conference, made a dirty move and was scolded by me afterward, so he had a grudge against me. Later, when I asked him to kill the country marquis’ wife, he was seduced by that woman and had illicit affairs. The other day, after I learned that one of my maidservants had hooked up with him and that maidservant not only belittled me but cursed me behind my back, I punished her severely, killing her life. I don’t know how you learned I wanted to harm Grand Aunt, but you caught Su Xin and tortured him, so he naturally complied with your questions and blamed me! He was slandering me!”

Wei Shao looked at her but did not answer.

Su E Huang opened her mouth like a fish in a puddle, panting sharply, her breasts heaving violently, but her mind spinning fast.

She knew that she couldn’t be confused by fear at this moment. Once there was a half-hearted show of fear, it would be her end.

She did not do those things!

All those things have nothing to do with her!

She told herself repeatedly. Then, she gradually believed that this was the truth. Those strengths in her body that were rapidly dissipating soon gathered back.

“That country marquis’ wife in Yuyang City, it is true that I asked Su Xin to kill her. I do not deny that. Do you know why? Because I hate her to the bone! Back then, she also lived in Luoyang. For some time, I had befriended her. I regarded her as my friend. We talked about everything. Unexpectedly she had an adulterous relationship with Liu Li. When I found out about it, I was furious and went to confront her, but she humiliated me, so I cut ties with her. She did not stop after that and still met with Liu Li privately. I had no choice but to ignore it. But I never thought that this bitch fed Liu Li with sex drugs. When I learned about it, the poison had reached Liu Li’s heart. The medicine is useless. Then, he was sick and died. I lost my husband. How can I not hate her? Before Liu Li died, he regretted and asked me to kill this bitch. I had to kill her to fulfilled my late husband’s last wish!”

She finished in one breath and swallowed a mouthful of saliva with great effort to moisten her dry mouth and throat. She raised her eyes to meet Wei Shao’s cold eyes.

“I did kill the wife of the country marquis, but my relationship with that bitch is limited to that! As for what you said about her dealings with Old Jiang and how Old Jiang obtained poison from her to harm Grand Aunt, I don’t know anything about it! I beg you, Zhonglin, don’t listen to anyone’s words! As for this nephew of mine ……”

Her eyes swept with disgust over Su Xin, who was still on the ground.

“Although he is my nephew, his character is lowly with no integrity and righteousness. Before, I did not know, but now that I have brought him around, I slowly understand. He only wants to get away and speak nonsense. He wanted to spit on others. He follows all your questions to impose this charge on my head ……”

Su Xin woke up from severe pain but still lying on the ground pretending to be dead. His ears heard the voice of Su E Huang slandering himself. Every single bone in his body was suffering as if being slaughtered. When he remembered Wei Shao’s cruelty, he shivered and no longer pretended, then moaned: “Marquis …… I am not speaking nonsense. Although she did not tell me, I can see that she is bent on marrying you. She hated that the Old Madam did not like her ……”

Su E Huang’s teeth were itchy with hatred and regret. Because of a momentary oversight, she put a useless person on her side. When she was looking in the mirror, the thought of removing Su Xin came to her mind. Su Xin knows too many things. And it proved that he was not a usable person. Keeping him was a hidden danger for her in the future. This idea has popped up several times recently. Only she hesitated and did not make up her mind.

At this moment, she finally regretted it. Regret that she did not remove this nephew early. Why didn’t he think that the only way he could have a chance to live was to keep his aunt? She could only blame herself for not being ruthless enough, which stranded her in this desperate situation.

Su E Huang pounced on him and slapped Su Xin fiercely, shouting: “Why do I have a nephew like you who accuses a person and turns the truth upside down!” She raised her head, and tears rolled down her eyes.

“Zhonglin! I admit that I still have old feelings for you. That day, I said that the fate of my birth trapped me my whole life and made me fall into the current situation. I regret it a lot! It was indeed my sincere words! I did not deceive you! When I was young, you were the love of my heart. I also gave my heart to you, but in the end, I could not resist the family arrangement and married Liu Li. But you know the torment I suffered in my heart. So painful! Do you remember that I originally had a beautiful voice? You once praised my singing voice. At that time, I said I would sing a lifetime for you. After I married Liu Li, I ruined my voice using the medicine, but I only said I was sick and used the medicine by mistake. Why did I do that? The reason is because of the promise I made to you. Although I can not marry you as I wish, I will not sing for another man for the rest of my life ……”

“Shut up!” Wei Shao suddenly roared.

Su E Huang’s both sides of the snow-white shoulder twitched. Tears rushed down incessantly and moistened the clothes on the chest. She said: “If you do not want to hear me mention the past, I will not say it. But that day, I told you clearly. Although I am unfortunate, I have self-awareness. I knew from long ago that old things are difficult to catch up. Now you are willing to take pity on me and protect me for the rest of my life. I am already satisfied. Why would I be so stupid as to murder the Old Madam? Would you be willing to marry me after the Old Madam is gone? My Grand Aunt treated me with kindness and love, and I had no grudge against her. There must be a reason for all the consequences. I did not have a reason to kill the Old Madam! Also, you said that I instructed Old Jiang to poison her. However, she has been by your mother’s side for decades and accompanied her night and day. I can hardly even enter the door of your Wei family. How can I persuade her to work for me?”

Wei Shao coldly said: “My mother’s brother had harmed Old Jiang’s son. My mother was not fair at the time. Old Jiang lost her son, then buried her hatred and withheld it. Later, you used that and took revenge on her behalf. She was willing to be driven by you to murder my grandmother and frame my mother! You poisonous woman, scheming to such an extent, and you still talk to me about the past!”

Su E Huang’s eyelids fluttered. Her gradually slowed-down heartbeat jumped wildly again at Wei Shao’s words.

“Zhonglin! I don’t know where you heard these words! If you have evidence, I am willing to die by your hand today without a word of complaint! But if you convict me based on the slanderous words of others, I will not be able to die in peace!”