Ruling the Historical Romance Novel as the Female Supporting Character-Chapter 180: The True Cause of Xia Feixian’s Death

Xia Weiguo coughed slightly unnaturally, "It seems like this is something that needs to be handled by you."

During their interrogation, they discovered that perhaps Yijia had frightened the person too much. No matter how hard Wei Shufen was questioned, she couldn’t be persuaded to talk.

"Then let’s go now and get this matter resolved soon." Su Yijia finished speaking and got up to push Qin Kaize. This matter concerned his biological mother, so it was necessary to take him together.

As the charges had been confirmed, the Qin family members had been transferred to the detention center in the suburbs.

The journey was somewhat long, and Su Yijia contemplated how to interrogate Wei Shufen. She even thought about what she would ask Qin Zongyao if she had a chance.

Upon reaching the detention center, those people greeted them with grinning faces. There were various polite greetings towards Xia Weiguo, but as soon as Su Yijia followed, those smiles froze on their faces and slowly turned into expressions on the verge of tears.

Why was this brat here again? Could it be that this time, the Qin family’s matter was also related to her?

The staff at the detention center, recalling the last time when the couple was questioned by her, were almost starting to develop some psychological shadows. Up till now, the couple had still been tormenting each other. Was she trying to get all six members of the Qin family admitted to a mental hospital together this time?

"How coincidental, it’s you guys again?" Su Yijia arched her eyebrows, her smile sweet and gentle, yet enough to cause those people almost myocardial infarctions.

"Y-yes, it’s our turn for duty today," they replied stiffly.

This was indeed a destined encounter. They met during the early shift last time, and now, during the late shift, they encountered each other again.

As per Su Yijia’s request, she directly went to the detention room where Wei Shufen was being held.

She hung her head like an inanimate object, curled up in the corner. Even upon hearing the sound of someone approaching, she showed no reaction. Su Yijia raised her hand and tapped the iron railing, prompting Wei Shufen to weakly lift her head. Seeing who had arrived, she recoiled in fear but then swiftly lunged forward.

"You’ve harmed me! Su Yijia, you’re ruthless! You haven’t suffered a bit of harm from start to finish. You even have Qin Kaize, your husband who listens to everything you say. Shouldn’t you be grateful to me? Why did you force me to the brink of death!" Wei Shufen clutched the railing, refusing to give up, her voice lacking strength.

Did she not understand why herself? She was just unwilling! Unwilling that she hadn’t been able to substantially harm Su Yijia time and time again, yet now had to pay the price with her life. But even if Wei Shufen were to die, she didn’t dare utter harsh words again. Her son was still outside; what if her madness angered Su Yijia? What would happen to her own son’s life?

"Su Yijia, I know I was wrong! It’s all my fault. Can you please spare Mingcheng? You can do anything to me, as long as you spare Mingcheng." Wei Shufen didn’t wait for Su Yijia to say anything; she directly knelt down, repeatedly kowtowing, pleading bitterly.

"I can refrain from harming him, but you must honestly explain: How did Kaize’s biological mother die twenty-three years ago?" Su Yijia squatted down, meeting her gaze while Wei Shufen flashed a hint of panic but attempted to repeat the same statements.

But as soon as Su Yijia observed her behavior, she knew she was about to spout nonsense again. Dropping her head, she chuckled and shook it before saying, "You should be well aware that I don’t believe your previous statements, or else I wouldn’t be standing here." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"What I’m saying is true! We didn’t kill Xia Feixian back then!" Wei Shufen’s breathing became weak and erratic, her eyes alternating between expressions of fear and madness. Yet, the more she acted this way, the more it seemed to indicate problems with her story.

The cold smirk on Su Yijia’s face dissipated instantly, replaced by a cold, stern demeanor.

"Then you just wait here. Tomorrow morning, I’ll bring your son in to keep you company. Don’t worry, I’m a kind-hearted person. I’ll ensure that your whole family reunites underground on the same day, so don’t be too afraid. After all, you won’t be walking the road to the netherworld alone."

She stood up as if to leave.

Wei Shufen immediately let out a desperate plea, "No! Don’t leave! I’ll talk! I’ll say everything, can’t that work?"

"Then speak." Su Yijia, impatient, glanced at her askance, unwilling to go back to her.

Wei Shufen swallowed and cautiously looked at her. "But you have to promise me. If I tell the truth, Qin Kaize and Xia Weiguo cannot take their anger out on my son."

"Of course, we might be ruthless, but we won’t involve others," Su Yijia earnestly nodded.

Even after saying this, Wei Shufen still didn’t entirely trust Su Yijia. She appeared to keep her word and didn’t disclose their manipulation of her and Qin Kaize. But apart from that, she had revealed everything else, repeatedly making it widely known.

"I won’t do it. You must ensure that Mingcheng lives a smooth life without any issues in the future," Wei Shufen changed the condition again.

"Damn it! You stay here to go down with your son! If you don’t confess, it’s fine. In any case, you and Qin Zongyao are both going to die. I can even send one more person down with you," Su Yijia, impatient, turned to leave.

"Don’t go! Please don’t go! I was wrong! I’ll talk! I’ll say everything!" Wei Shufen screamed again out of fear.

The person standing around the corner, listening to Su Yijia’s words, sighed silently in their heart. This lady indeed had a hold in the detention center. Otherwise, how could such simple words frighten a person who was already waiting for death?

"Speak up now!" Su Yijia, irritated, urged Wei Shufen, who was hesitating again.

Wei Shufen finally said, "It was the apple core. He poisoned Xia Feixian with the apple core. When Qin Zongyao knew that Xia Feixian was pregnant, he wanted her to have a difficult birth. She was ostracized by the neighbors, looked down upon, and rarely left the yard. So, he prepared a lot of delicious food for Xia Feixian while he ate corn every day."

While the neighbors were critical of Xia Feixian, they also saw Qin Zongyao as a good husband. Xia Feixian, fortunate to survive, insisted on going to the hospital to give birth at nine months of pregnancy, which saved her life. However, due to Qin Kaize’s size, she still faced complications during childbirth, damaging her health.

Qin Zongyao, seeing a boy born, showed some mercy, allowing her three more years. After all, the child needed to be fed. Without Xia Feixian, who would feed him? When Qin Kaize could walk on his own and use the restroom, Qin Zongyao acted.

Between the difficulty of childbirth and breast feeding the child, Xia Feixian’s body had long been depleted. Every autumn, she would catch a cold repeatedly, three or four times until spring. He replaced the cold medicine bought for her with other medicines his mother took. Already sick, taking random medications made her condition worse.

Yet, despite the lingering illness, Xia Feixian just didn’t die. Qin Zongyao, afraid her illness might improve slowly, had no choice but to feed her apple seeds. He ground them up and put the granules in a small bowl of soup, making her consume it all at once, and then she truly passed away.