Chapter 210: If she's the mastermind, you're the accomplices

Qiao Sheng had no mood to listen to Gao Shi's wailing here; she glanced at Qiao Shanshui and them and asked, "Who among you came up with the idea, who made my mother fall?"

What, she fell?

The onlookers all started asking.

"Lianhua, how is your mother now?"

"Is the baby in her belly alright?"

……

It wasn't that they cared much about Lan Yue Niang; they were just curious how she was doing.

Qiao Sheng simply said: "They spilled oil on the floor at home, causing my mother to fall. Although she has pulled through now, due to heavy bleeding her body is especially weak."

"Is this something a person would do? It's too hateful."

It wasn't clear who in the crowd said that, but many followed that woman in blaming Gao Shi and them.

Some were curious whether Lan Yue Niang had given birth to a boy or a girl, but it was clear that others were blaming Gao Shi and them.

Then they didn't dare to ask further.

They also joined in blaming Gao Shi and them.

Bai Zhaodi saw everyone speaking up for Qiao Sheng and them, stepped forward and said, "What do you know, you lot! It's not at all what Qiao Lianhua said!"

"That's right."

Gao Shi and them said in unison from the side.

"It's not like that; what is it then?"

When everyone was puzzled.

Bai Zhaodi spoke up: "We put the oil on the floor after telling them; Lan Yue Niang fell despite that—how can we be blamed?"

Upon learning that was the case.

Some thought it was Lan Yue Niang's own carelessness.

Some still thought it was Bai Zhaodi and them's fault—if they had cleaned the floor, could Lan Yue Niang have fallen?

Qiao Sheng laughed.

"Bai Zhaodi, do you think we're stupid? Oil—who doesn't value it? You don't value it? If you do, how could you let oil be spread everywhere?"

Without waiting for Bai Zhaodi to speak.

Qiao Sheng asked Qiao Xuehua and them where their mother had previously fallen.

They all pointed in the same direction.

When Qiao Sheng walked over, the spot had clearly been cleaned, but there were traces of cleaning.

"Bai Zhaodi, are you trying to destroy evidence? Destroying evidence is useless; traces remain on the ground. Moreover, other vegetable oil was spilled on the opposite side, yet only this spot has it—and it's where my mother often walks; this is clearly intentional."

"Qiao Xuehua said: 'They did it on purpose; when we came back earlier we saw no vegetable oil there, but after Mother fell, oil appeared.'"

"What nonsense are you spouting!"

Bai Zhaodi shouted at them.

Qiao Sheng stopped arguing with Bai Zhaodi, paid a hundred wen to hire a young man from the village to go to the Yamen and file a report for her.

Qiao Xingwang's face changed instantly.

"Mother, if you don't confess, causing a fuss at the Yamen will be trouble."

Bai Zhaodi hesitated, then stepped forward.

"Qiao Lianhua, you, you don't go report to the officials; I'll say, I'll say—those oils were poured by me. I can't bear to see you living so well, I'm jealous, so I struck at her."

Gao Shi said: "It's exactly this matter that she did; it has nothing to do with us."

"Exactly, exactly."

Qiao Heshui and them echoed in agreement.

Qiao Sheng snorted coldly: "No relation? You say it's unrelated, so it's unrelated? If she's the mastermind, you're accomplices—don't forget what you said before!"

Today's matter, she had no intention of letting them off lightly.

The young man took Qiao Sheng's money, and without waiting an hour, brought the Yamen runners.

(End of chapter)