After Transmigration, I Snag a Stunning Bigwig as My Husband-Chapter 919 - 914: Interrogation

If it were just a message from the Ministry of Justice, the Minister’s wife would have certainly sent a servant first, or asked the Minister of the Ministry of Justice to come personally for questioning.

But now, the Princess Consort Zhenbei is at the Ministry of Justice.

If the Minister’s wife puts on airs, she’s likely to face not just the Minister of the Ministry of Justice but also the Princess Consort Zhenbei.

The Minister’s wife can only come in person.

The government officials from the Ministry of Justice urged her quickly.

Although even the Minister’s wife is not someone they can easily provoke, there’s someone even more intimidating in the Ministry of Justice.

Along the way, the official kept urging, and the small servant from the Minister’s Mansion lifted the soft sedan chair with all their might.

The Minister’s wife was heavily jolted but dared not rebuke them.

When the soft sedan chair stopped in front of the Ministry of Justice, the Minister’s wife felt dizzy as she got off.

Inside the main hall of the Ministry of Justice.

Su Jin was running out of patience.

She had sent officials to the Minister’s Mansion to inquire. If, within the time she specified, Nanny Wei was at the Minister’s Mansion, they were to bring the Minister’s wife there.

Now, government officials reported that the Minister’s wife had arrived, shedding some light on Nanny Wei’s cause of death.

Shortly after the report, the Minister’s wife entered.

She greeted Su Jin with a beaming smile.

Su Jin’s expression was indifferent.

Xingxing looked furious.

After all, her "close aunt" had been poisoned, and it was a "close aunt" just recently recognized.

It’s often said that one doesn’t hit a smiling face, but the Minister’s Mansion had just ruined Su Jin’s plan, and she wasn’t in the mood to show pleasantries.

The Minister’s wife felt uneasy inside.

She was, after all, the Minister’s wife. Smiling so humbly and receiving no reaction was truly embarrassing.

The Minister’s wife gave an awkward smile, looking at the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, "May I ask why the Minister of the Ministry of Justice summoned me?"

The Minister of the Ministry of Justice sat at the desk, beginning the interrogation, "Nanny Wei died suddenly on the street. After being examined by the Princess Consort Zhenbei, it was confirmed she was poisoned at a quarter past noon."

"At that hour, she was at the Minister’s Mansion."

The Minister’s wife hurriedly said, "How could she have been at my mansion? She had already left."

Su Jin sneered coldly.

The Minister of the Ministry of Justice said, "Before summoning the Minister’s wife to the Ministry of Justice, officials asked the servants at your mansion, confirming Nanny Wei was there then."

"Would your servants dare to lie?"

The Minister’s wife felt like punishing the servant.

However, she wasn’t afraid and said, "So, the Ministry of Justice suspects Nanny Wei was killed at my mansion?"

The Minister of the Ministry of Justice remained silent.

The Minister’s wife protested loudly, "Nanny Wei was delivering ointment for my daughter. Knowing my daughter’s injury wasn’t entirely her fault, and she made up with ointment, I considered the matter settled."

"Finding her a decent person, I kept her to teach my little daughter manners. Nanny Wei then mentioned she had to teach the Princess Consort Zhenbei manners, and I didn’t hold her back."

"I provided her the promised gift and had a maid escort her out of the mansion, courteously. Why would I poison her?"

The Minister of the Ministry of Justice glanced at Su Jin.

After Nanny Wei died on the street, she was brought to the Ministry of Justice, and indeed, there were a hundred taels of silver on her.

Mentioning teaching the Princess Consort Zhenbei manners meant she belonged to the latter.

Who in the Capital City doesn’t know troubling the Princess Consort Zhenbei would only lead to misfortune?

The Minister’s wife shouldn’t have dared to provoke the Princess Consort Zhenbei, right?

Su Jin sat there, observing the Minister’s wife speak; hearing Nanny Wei mentioned teaching her manners...

Su Jin roughly grasped why Nanny Wei had died.

She thought the mention of teaching her manners would protect Nanny Wei, but unexpectedly, it led to her death.

Generally, knowing Nanny Wei was her person would lead to respectful treatment, but the Minister’s wife was ruthless, choosing to eliminate future troubles.

Su Jin looked at the Minister’s wife, "When Nanny Wei mentioned teaching me manners, who heard it?"

The Minister’s wife paused and replied, "Everyone in the room heard it."

"Interrogate them one by one," Su Jin’s tone was icy.

The Minister of the Ministry of Justice asked the Minister’s wife to step down.

The Minister’s wife became somewhat enraged.

Or rather, feeling more apprehensive.

Given Su Jin’s strong stance, she wouldn’t rest until the murderer was found.

If Su Jin was solely the Princess Consort Zhenbei, the Minister’s wife might resist, but Su Jin was also a princess, the Emperor’s most beloved princess.

Creating trouble in front of the princess was not something she dared do.

Thus, the Minister’s wife was taken away, casting a signal to the housekeeper by her side before leaving.

The housekeeper turned pale immediately.

Su Jin noted the housekeeper’s reaction, growing even more furious.

The intent is for the housekeeper to take all the blame.

This was common practice among noble families, as failing to manage subordinates strictly was a lesser crime than instigating poison.

Many have escaped liability using this tactic.

Because of scapegoats, no mercy is shown.

Unfortunately.

Nanny Wei was too important to Su Jin.

The wrong done by the Minister’s Mansion couldn’t be mended by a housekeeper.

Taking a life so casually, Su Jin vowed blood for blood!

Interrogation is primarily the task of the Minister of the Ministry of Justice. Ideally, she shouldn’t be sitting in on it, but with Xingxing’s close aunt involved, personally intervening was reasonable, also garnering public sympathy for Nanny Wei outside the Ministry of Justice.

Finally finding a long-lost niece, just reunited, and about to live well, yet harmed by others.

If it were them, they wouldn’t die restfully, either.

The Minister of the Ministry of Justice ranks lower than the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and without Su Jin here, it would be challenging to question the Minister’s wife.

Things some in the Ministry of Justice dared not say, Su Jin said for them.

This case progressed rapidly.

The minister’s wife’s maids were separated and brought in for questioning one by one.

Without the chance to collaborate on a story, the maids revealed everything they knew.

They saw no reason to fear; their mistress wanted to cane Nanny Wei, but upon mentioning she would teach the Princess Consort Zhenbei manners, she became amicable.

The maids’ statements were consistent, with no discrepancies, until one mentioned serving Nanny Wei tea.

"Where is the maid who served Nanny Wei tea?" asked the Minister of the Ministry of Justice.

The maid shook her head, "She’s not here. The housekeeper sent her out shopping, not sure if she has returned."

The Minister of the Ministry of Justice said, "Summon that maid."

An official was about to depart.

Su Jin stopped the official, "No need."

The Minister of the Ministry of Justice looked at Su Jin, who said, "Directly interrogate the housekeeper."

Now she was angry, not in the mood for unnecessary steps.

If that maid had poisoned, she was likely silenced.

After asking briefly for the maid’s name, Su Jin dismissed her.