Ruling the Historical Romance Novel as the Female Supporting Character-Chapter 181: Wei Shufen Isn’t a Fool After All

"How could he know that apple seeds could be lethal?" Su Yijia found it somewhat peculiar. It was a piece of obscure knowledge that many wouldn’t be aware of even decades later, let alone in the present day. Qin Zongyao, being from a third-generation impoverished farming family, shouldn’t have had this knowledge in his repertoire.

"I told him," Wei Shufen confessed without hiding anything now that things had reached this point.

"In our village, there was a particularly young lad who used to forage for food in the mountains every day. He found a wild apple tree with fist-sized apples, ate apples for the three meals per day, consumed about thirty to forty in a day, and then died.

But the others in his family, who also ate apples all day, had no issues. The only difference was that he ate the apple cores. That’s when people in the village speculated that apple cores must be poisonous. But it wasn’t that nobody had ever eaten them before, just not in such large quantities. I thought it had to reach a certain amount to cause trouble. The reason Qin Zongyao married me was because I held onto this point," Wei Shufen sighed bitterly.

She wasn’t considered the most beautiful girl in the village, but she schemed her way into a better life. She never expected that in the end, she would be easily controlled and manipulated by this young girl in front of her.

"You didn’t immediately marry Qin Zongyao. Wouldn’t he have reconsidered? Or did you have evidence?" Su Yijia didn’t believe Qin Zongyao was so straightforward, and naturally, she didn’t think Wei Shufen was naïve either.

Wei Shufen nodded, "I’m not foolish either. I made him write a guarantee. At that time, in our village, anything we did was documented in writing, especially when it came to dividing property.

I learned this and used it to keep Qin Zongyao in check. I just didn’t expect that twenty-three years later, I would be manipulated by you."

"The cycle of fate is truly interesting," Su Yijia sneered, her eyebrows furrowed tightly. "Where’s the evidence?" After saying so much, it would only be considered testimonial evidence.

For an incident that happened so many years ago, without physical evidence, it would be difficult to convict Qin Zongyao of any crime. However, she feared that Wei Shufen, in her lovestruck state, might have torn up the documents after marrying Qin Zongyao. After all, she had gone great lengths to marrying a man who not only had an affair but also attempted to harm his first wife.

"Near the tree in our yard, about two meters down, there’s a jar. I buried the documents in there," Wei Shufen said, observing Su Yijia’s slightly shocked expression. She triumphantly lifted her chin. "I’m not that foolish to hand over such a thing to Qin Zongyao. He wasn’t even satisfied with Xia Feixian, given her beauty, temperament, and education. He not only had an affair but also wanted her life. I’m just a country girl. How long would he like me? Wasn’t it for Qin Kaize is a son, he wouldn’t let Xia Feixian survive. Why wouldn’t I be afraid? The only reason I married him was because among the men accessible to me, he had the best conditions. Only by holding something against him could I live peacefully, preventing his wandering thoughts and philandering."

"Okay," Su Yijia responded heavily.

She then looked towards the corner of the hallway. "Uncle Xia, please have your people record the testimony."

She handed over the situation to the professionals. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Wei Shufen was taken to the interrogation room, where she reiterated what she had just confessed. Ke Zeming, on the other hand, went back to the Qin family with people to dig up the jar.

Su Yijia observed Qin Kaize, who attempted to mask the shadows in his eyes behind his long, downward-cast lashes. She reached out and grasped his hand.

"Don’t be angry. I promise to get you treated before they’re executed. Then you can find a way to take revenge," she earnestly pledged.

Even if the villains received their due punishment, that lingering anger deep within could cause internal damage if not released.

Qin Kaize’s long lashes trembled slightly as he glanced at Su Yijia, blinking twice in agreement before his gaze fell again. His current emotions were very unsettled, fearing that he might scare his young wife, so he chose to process his emotions internally for the time being.

After nearly two hours, Ke Zeming walked in with a gloomy expression, intending to hand over the confession note directly to Xia Weiguo. However, Su Yijia intervened.

"Wait, let Kaize take a look first," she said, stopping Ke Zeming.

"What if Kaize gets upset?" Ke Zeming expressed concern.

She thought he wasn’t considering others’ feelings, but it seemed he merely hadn’t prioritized them. Su Yijia silently rolled her eyes.

Fortunately, the person he was concerned about was her husband, so there wasn’t much to argue about.

"No problem. Knowing the truth is enough to make him explode. A little more anger won’t be an issue. Moreover, I’m here; how could I let anything happen to his body?" Su Yijia confidently reassured him, eyes wide open but making a blind promise.

However, Ke Zeming trusted her medical skills and handed her the paper. The paper had been stored for a long time and had become somewhat fragile, so Su Yijia handled it carefully.

After briefly glancing at it, she held the paper up to Qin Kaize’s eyes. He painstakingly read through each word. His already unpleasant gaze turned into a three-foot block of ice.

After three minutes, Su Yijia asked, "Finished reading? Once you’re done, I’ll have Ke send it to Uncle Xia. "

"Mm," Qin Kaize responded.

After the paper was taken away, Qin Kaize swiftly closed his eyes. Only the heaving of his chest showed the depth of his anger at that moment. Ke Zeming looked at him with concern, fearing he might get seriously upset.

"Quickly take this to Uncle Xia. I’ll stay here. The most important thing now is to get their crimes confirmed," urged Su Yijia.

"Please keep an eye on Kaize," Ke Zeming reiterated, still feeling uneasy. He then took the letter to the interrogation room.

Once everyone left, Su Yijia didn’t try to persuade Qin Kaize but silently stayed with him. At this moment, no words would help. Who, after calling someone "father" for 26 years, could calm down after realizing they were responsible for their own mother’s death?

The world lacked real empathy. Everyone had different capacities for endurance, varying depths of emotions, and different degrees of heartache.

After a while, Qin Kaize suddenly opened his eyes. His eyeballs were heavily bloodshot due to intense emotions.

"I want to see Uncle Xia question Qin Zongyao," Qin Kaize stared directly at Su Yijia. Although he was trying hard to control his emotions, a strong sense of hostility still emanated from his blood-red eyes.

"Alright." Su Yijia got up, escorted him to the door of the interrogation room, and knocked.

The person who opened the door was from the detention center and appeared nervous upon seeing her. The entire facility was abuzz with stories about this young girl.