Rebirth of the Three Kingdoms: Da Qiao doesn't want to be a widow anymore

Chapter 291 Proving Innocence
Madam Wei stood up immediately. She felt that she had nothing to fear and had done nothing wrong, so she was not afraid of anyone coming to investigate.

Youxuan brought more than a dozen servants from the four rooms and knelt in the hall. Qiao Wei asked Youhui to take them to see, and then brought Qian in and asked her to say in front of everyone which one she identified.

Then he asked Youyan to bring the servants from the Fifth House who had received the guests that day or had witnessed the Fourth House returning the gifts, as well as the doorman and the two old women who served Qiao's mother.

The servants from Youyan and Qiao's eldest house first separated the servants from the fifth house one by one, and then read out their names before letting them into the yard to identify them. After identification, they were all taken to another room and separated from each other, leaving them no chance to collude or cover up.

In this way, the reliability of the facts they identify can be guaranteed.

Every time someone came in to identify someone, Madam Wei's face became darker.

"The old lady asked who she was, why she had never seen her before, and who asked her to return the gift. But the old woman said that the fifth room was not respectable at all, and there was no need for a respectable person to reply. She, a rough person in charge of cleaning in the outer courtyard, could handle it. She also said that the old lady's gift was shabby, and the prepared ornaments were all old small items and worthless things. It was a good thing that the old lady could afford it." The old woman beside Qiao's mother pieced together the words that the servants of the fourth room said that day.

The gifts sent between relatives naturally do not need to be too expensive. Most of them are just some exquisite ornaments, cloth or jewelry. They are all for good luck and to wish the newlyweds a harmonious marriage and a long family life.

Sometimes the elders will also give some old things from the dowry. The older the things, the better, as it is a token of intimacy that does not distinguish between insiders and outsiders and symbolizes inheritance.

"When the old lady heard this, she was naturally furious and asked the servants to beat her. But she said that the only reason she could put on airs was because her daughter married into a good family. So she scolded Xijun, saying that Xijun had been coarse and useless since she was a child, and now that she was the Marquis's wife, she didn't remember to support her family. She said that the old lady had raised Xijun to this age in vain, and not only did she not get any benefits from her, but she also gave her daughter away in vain, and the fifth room didn't even have a presentable gift.

He also scolded the aunt, saying that she didn't want to be the wife, but lowered herself to be a concubine in the Zhou family, saying that the old lady was short-sighted and buried the Qiao family's door. "

In short, whatever Qiao's mother cares about, she will scold her.

Isn't it just that this hits the nail on the head for Qiao's mother, and it really made her sick from anger?

Madam Wei listened to these dirty words and said that such words could not possibly be instigated by the people in the fourth room. She had been the housekeeper for so many years and was strict in controlling the people under her. There were rules about what to say and what not to say.

There was no way someone in their room could say such obscene words.

But how could outsiders know these private matters of the family except family members? For example, Qiao Wei had intended to arrange a marriage between Qiao Rong and Yuan, how could someone other than a family member know about it?
After everyone had finished identifying the suspects, Qian, who was kneeling beside them, finally burst into tears, "Could the village head and his wife believe me? Everything I said just now is true. I didn't lie at all."

When she said this in front of Qiao Wei just now, she was slapped in the face!
If the people pointed out by the servants of the fifth room were different from those pointed out by Qian, then it would prove that Qian was lying. But almost all the servants of the fifth room pointed out the same two people, so the matter was clear, and what Qian said just now was mostly true.

Qiao Rui heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this. Mrs. Wei's face was so gloomy that water could be squeezed out of it. She didn't expect that she had been cautious and diligent in managing the inner house all her life, but she fell down and lost a lot of face at this critical moment. She was about to open her mouth to defend herself, but was interrupted by the head of the village.

The headman's face was not looking good either. He coughed lightly and said angrily, "Since it is the fault of the fourth room, then this matter should be explained. This servant... should be sold!"

The head of the village looked at Madam Wei with a meaningful look in his eyes. Of course, he strongly disagreed with what Madam Wei had done, which was very unkind.

However, considering Madam Wei’s many years of conduct and experience, he couldn’t say much, so as not to hurt the harmony of the family.

However, judging from Madam Wei's embarrassed expression, she must have learned her lesson. Let's just leave it at that!
The servants will naturally bear the consequences of any trouble they cause.

The woman Yang who was identified seemed to be scared. She knelt on the ground and kowtowed and begged the head of the village not to sell her out.

This old lady Yang looked quite old, but she was not an experienced old lady in the mansion.

"Selling it right away?" Qiao Wei couldn't help but question the village head's decision, which was too hasty. "Will uncle not continue the trial?"

The head of the village felt that this niece was really difficult to deal with, but he still patiently said, "Your mother is ill, so she should rest. Do you really want to fight and kill in this house just because of something that happened to a few servants?

Since it is the fault of the Fourth House, from now on, the Fourth House will naturally take on the responsibility of taking care of your mother's affairs. We will be the first to provide manpower, hire doctors, and pay money without hesitation."

"My uncle thought it was just a case of a servant rebelling against his superior, but I don't think so. What Fourth Aunt said makes some sense. According to the laws of this dynasty, anyone who commits a crime against his superior shall be punished with 60 strokes of the cane, and their children shall be punished with 30 strokes of the cane, and all their property shall be confiscated and given to the public.

I don't believe that such a heavy punishment and price would be borne by a mere servant girl, who would dare to gamble with her family's wealth and life to do something that would do her no good at all." Qiao Wei looked around at the people sitting in the hall.

She really found it hard to believe that a person would like to do things that would harm others and not benefit himself, and that if someone loses, someone else will definitely gain.

There is no conflict of interest between the Fourth and Fifth Rooms, yet they caused trouble on the day of the wedding and caused trouble for others. If Qiao Rui was not so weak and had caused trouble on the same day, how would the Fourth Room end up?

Isn't this just making trouble for yourself?
Madam Wei looked at Qiao Wei with gratitude. She never expected that the person who would believe in her and speak a few fair words for her today would be her niece, with whom she did not have much interaction on weekdays.

"My niece is right. This old lady Yang is very suspicious. She is talking nonsense. I think what she said is not something that a rough person who can only sweep the floor every day can understand. There must be someone behind the scenes teaching her to stir up unrest in the family!" Old Madam Huang from the first house also spoke up.