PNB Chapter 125 The Most Benevolent Person in the World
Chapter 125 The Most Benevolent Person in the World
Zhai Rongyu walked over and whispered a few words to Zhai Sangjie.
Zhai Sangjie bowed slightly, then straightened up in surprise after listening.
Zhai Rongyu gave him an affirming look.
Zhai Sangjie nodded, slung his sword over his shoulder, and left.
Seeing this, the fourth concubine glanced indifferently at the crowd, then raised her hand to adjust the pearl hairpin in her hair, a fleeting murderous intent flashing in her eyes.
Several people quietly left.
Zhai Rongyu stepped forward and said to Minister Zhai, "Father, they are right. My mother was murdered."
The crowd started chattering again.
"Look, this demoness has admitted it."
"So she really did kill her own mother?"
Zhai Rongyu addressed the crowd, proclaiming loudly, "However, the person who killed her wasn't me, but—"
Her gaze swept around and settled on the fourth concubine.
Fourth Aunt suppressed her unease and forced an innocent smile.
"Why are you looking at me like that, Second Miss?"
Zhai Rongyu gave a cold laugh.
"Stop pretending! You're the one who killed my mother!"
Fourth Aunt's expression changed. "Second Miss, don't talk nonsense!"
"How could I harm my sister!"
She bit her lip, tears welling in her eyes, as if she had suffered a great injustice, and said to Minister Zhai, "My lord..."
"Although I am merely a concubine of lowly status, I will not tolerate being slandered at will..."
Minister Zhai looked at her indifferently.
There was a chill in his eyes and brows.
Fourth Aunt's heart skipped a beat, and she looked at the crowd with a wronged expression.
The people immediately started to make a fuss.
“This concubine looks delicate and frail; she doesn’t seem like the kind of person who would do such a thing.”
"Judging from her fearful expression, she's probably been bullied quite a bit by this eldest daughter in the Minister's mansion."
"That Miss Zhai is truly a scoundrel!"
"Yes, she's slandering Auntie with baseless accusations. She's the one who caused her own mother's death, yet she's trying to pin the blame on someone else."
"I think Minister Zhai has also been deceived."
"I heard that this Miss Zhai was raised by a country woman. She's probably a vulgar and vicious person."
……
Seeing that their words were getting increasingly offensive, Zhai Jiqing couldn't hold back any longer.
"My little sister is the kindest person in the whole world!"
"Without any evidence, aren't you also making baseless accusations against others?!"
Zhai Rongyu tugged at his sleeve, her eyes crinkling as she said, "Second Brother, there's no need to argue with others."
She turned her head and calmly scanned the crowd.
"Once I produce the evidence, everything will become clear."
evidence?
Does she have evidence?
Fourth Aunt's heart started pounding.
No...impossible.
So many years have passed; those things have long since vanished with the past.
Where is the evidence?!
Fourth Aunt clenched her handkerchief tightly, forcibly suppressing the panic in her heart.
She bit her lip and said, "Second Miss, if you don't like me, I'll just stop appearing before you. Why do you have to frame me like this..."
"Even if you fabricate any evidence, I didn't do it, and that's that."
"If my sister is watching from heaven, she will surely believe me."
Zhai Rong stared at her coldly, extending her index finger: "Where do you get the nerve to mention my mother?"
“Father,” she turned to Minister Zhai and said, “There is a kind of herb in this world called Divine Thought Herb. Its fragrance can refresh the mind, but if a pregnant woman smells it, it will aggravate her anxiety.”
“When my mother was pregnant, she was already depressed and restless, making her more susceptible to the allure of its fragrance.”
"Divine Thought Grass?" Minister Zhai seemed to have thought of something.
“When your mother was pregnant, I instructed everyone in the mansion not to wear incense.”
"If this Divine Thought Grass truly exists, it could only have been brought in by someone from outside the manor."
His cold gaze fell on Fourth Aunt.
When Fourth Aunt heard about the Divine Thought Grass, a look of panic flashed in her eyes.
It was quickly suppressed again.
"Second Miss, it's really hard for you to come up with such a herbal remedy to slander me."
The people quickly began whispering among themselves.
"What kind of herb is this? I've never heard of it before."
"Could it really be something Miss Zhai made up?"
One of the young men hesitated and said, "I think I've seen this herb in a medical book."
"Is it really true?!"
"So, there's some credibility to what Miss Zhai said."
As the fourth concubine listened to the crowd's discussions, she wrung out the handkerchief in her hand.
Zhai Rong glanced at her indifferently and said, "I heard about this Divine Thought Herb from my mother's doctor who was in charge of her pregnancy."
"He told me that someone had asked him for this 'mind-refreshing herb' under the pretext of refreshing the mind, and made it into a sachet to wear day and night."
"He also warned the man not to approach pregnant women while wearing this item."
Minister Zhai asked, "Doctor? Is it Doctor Han?"
He stepped forward with some surprise.
"Rong'er, have you found Doctor Han?"
Fourth Aunt also watched Zhai Rongyu's reaction nervously.
No, this is not possible.
She sent so many people and searched for Doctor Han for so many years, all to silence him.
But he couldn't be found anywhere.
How could we possibly find Miss Zhai the Second!
She had never even met Doctor Han!
Zhai Rongyu nodded to Minister Zhai.
“Father, during the time I was away from the capital, I went to find Doctor Han.”
She turned her head and looked at Fourth Aunt, saying each word clearly, "Thank God, I actually found her."
Fourth Aunt's heart pounded wildly, and her breathing became erratic.
At this moment, Zhai Sangjie brought Doctor Han to the scene.
He was also holding a knotted rope, which he was using to lead two people who were tied up like pretzel ropes.
Upon seeing this, Fourth Aunt's blood instantly froze.
Zhai Rongyu went up to them, pointed at the two men, and asked Zhai Sangjie, "Brother, who is this?"
Zhai Sangjie said, "Little sister, you asked me to go to the inn to bring Doctor Han over, but on the way, I ran into these two thieves."
"They wanted to kill Doctor Han as soon as they made their move."
“I then brought them all here, and I suppose the one who ordered them is here.”
The sharp eagle eyes fixed on Fourth Aunt.
She shuddered.
A sharp gaze swept over the two men, who were terrified and lowered their heads without uttering a sound.
Zhai Rongyu said to Han Feng, "Doctor Han, could you tell everyone who asked you for the Divine Thought Herb when my mother was pregnant?"
Han Feng glanced around and pointed at Fourth Aunt, "It's her."
"Although I am old, my memory is still clear."
"It was this woman who asked me for the Divine Thought Herb."
He was hunted down when he was young, and he had guessed who was behind it.
After much thought, the only thing that comes to mind is this incident from many years ago.
Over the years, he went into hiding, leaving his hometown. It was only in his old age that he began to take life and death lightly, which gave him the courage to publish his medical book.
If one can leave a mark on history, what is there to fear about life and death?
But to everyone's surprise, this person still hasn't given up on taking his life!
Therefore, he is willing to come here today to testify and tell the whole story.
A sinister glint flashed in the fourth concubine's eyes as she said with a smirk, "Even if I asked Doctor Han for the Divine Thought Herb, what does that prove?"
“I never wore this herb when I visited my sister.”
She retorted, "Your sister gave birth to you successfully, which shows that she was not affected."
Zhai Rongyu snorted coldly.
"Are you still going to try and argue?"
"They really won't give up until they reach the Yellow River."
At this moment, Hua Ying suddenly appeared from nowhere, with someone pinned down in her hand.
When Fourth Aunt saw that person, her pupils suddenly contracted!