Chapter 1689: Chapter 1689
Su Yunjin took back the token and did not plan to explain much to Shopkeeper Liu.
Xue Chu suddenly threatened Shopkeeper Liu, "Open your dog eyes wide and see clearly, Mrs. Gu is the future crown princess’s mother of Prince Rui Residence. You helped someone catch medicine last time to frame the future crown princess of Prince Rui Residence. Luckily Mrs. Gu discovered this in advance, so our young master did not take the medicine. If our young master had accidentally taken the medicine that day, you, Shopkeeper Liu, would be guilty of attempting to harm the future crown princess of Prince Rui Residence, a crime not only punishable by death but also implicating your entire family."
The more Xue Chu spoke, the more Shopkeeper Liu’s heart sank. Had he known those three women wanted him to poison the future crown princess, he wouldn’t agree even for ten thousand taels of gold. Now, he had unintentionally provoked Prince Rui Residence.
He truly felt wronged.
"Shopkeeper Liu, if you honestly confess what happened then and show a good attitude in admitting your mistakes, I might consider lenient punishment," Su Yunjin said, staring at Shopkeeper Liu. Seeing how timid and fearful he was, it was clear to Su Yunjin that Shopkeeper Liu probably didn’t know Leng Jingxian and her two servants’ conspiracy.
He was likely just greedy, having taken the silver from Leng Jingxian and her servants, he followed their instructions and put poison in the medicine Mrs. An came to collect. Thɪs chapter is updatᴇd by novel•fire.net
Su Yunjin guessed correctly. When Shopkeeper Liu heard Su Yunjin was the future crown princess’s mother and held a token from Prince Qi Residence, he was instantly scared. Now Shopkeeper Liu only wanted to truthfully explain what happened that day, hoping to show himself well and allow Mrs. Gu to impose lighter punishment. Thus, he did not hide anything and honestly confessed to Su Yunjin everything that happened before Mrs. An came to collect medicine.
"Mrs. Gu, not to hide from you, I did see the prescription once and dispensed medicine for a lady. But listen, I absolutely had no intention to poison the little crown princess. I didn’t know the medicine was for your mother-in-law nor that the medicine given to me by those three women would be poison. They told me that the pills would only make someone weak... just make a man impotent, and said that lady’s grandson wanted to take advantage of them, so they just wanted to teach her grandson a lesson."
According to Shopkeeper Liu’s description, those three must be Leng Jingxian and her two servants. Su Yunjin immediately asked, "Is one of those three with a small mole between her eyebrows?"
"Yes, yes, yes, Mrs. Gu, one of the three did have a mole between the eyebrows," Shopkeeper Liu remembered clearly. Those three were all decent-looking, and the girl with the mole on her face was the first one to enter, so he remembered her the most clearly. With this confirmation, Su Yunjin was entirely certain it was Leng Jingxian and her servants who poisoned.
Now, she just needed to take Shopkeeper Liu to Prince Ning Residence to prove the incident. Su Yunjin decided to take Shopkeeper Liu to Prince Ning Residence immediately, where Gu Ya also was. Bringing Shopkeeper Liu over, she would confront him with Leng Jingxian and her servants and see what excuse the three could offer.
Shopkeeper Liu was eager to clear his relation with Leng Jingxian, saying, "Mrs. Gu, I really didn’t know what those three women gave me was poison, nor did I know who they wanted to poison was the little crown princess. Even if I had ten times the courage, I wouldn’t dare."