Xie Jin'an pushed the door open with the child in his arms. At the sight before him, he went completely numb!
Zhong Youyan also hurried over when she heard the commotion. After learning what had happened, she told everyone, "The Eldest Madam came to my courtyard last night to get the key to the Medicine Storeroom. Early this morning, I sent someone to take stock of the Fourth Master's medicinal supplies and discovered that a packet of poison was missing."
Everyone in the Xie family knew perfectly well about those poisons.
Xu Rourou crawled over in tears and clung to Xie Jin'an's legs. "Husband, you have to believe me! I didn't poison the Old Madam! Huai Shan, say something for your mother! They're all falsely accusing me!"
She had lost all hope.
She truly was sinking into despair. If she hadn't seen her son, she wouldn't have known what to do!
Why?
Why had Yinliu betrayed her?
She stared fixedly at Zhong Youyan, the venomous hatred in her eyes plain to see!
Xie Jin'an kicked her away and gritted his teeth. "Residence Physician! Check her pulse!"
The Residence Physician hurried forward to take the Old Madam's pulse, then suddenly dropped to his knees before Marquis Jing'an.
"The Old Madam died of poisoning! The Old Madam has been poisoned to death!"
Those words sent Xu Rourou plunging into the deepest abyss. She instantly gave up defending herself and collapsed limply onto the floor.
Was she to be denied even this one chance to survive?
She wept numbly, only for Marquis Jing'an to deliver a vicious kick that sent her sprawling. It seemed to have injured her internal organs. She abruptly coughed up blood, pain wracking her entire body.
"Mother!" Xie Huaishan struggled to get out of Xie Jin'an's arms, but Marquis