I started out with seven husbands, and I worked hard to support my family while crying.

Chapter 132: The Murderer Emerges

Fang Xiaoxiao was too lazy to listen to what those people were saying, and just looked at Pei Zuo in the hall.

Pei Zuo pondered for a moment, then asked with some doubt.

"I am a prince who has seen much, but I have never heard of what you are talking about. What evidence do you have to prove that this so-called athlete's foot fungus is something else?"

"Your Highness, I have evidence to prove it."

As Fang Xiaoxiao spoke, she asked Long Jinyan, who was standing next to her, to take off his shoes.

The last time she went home, she happened to see Long Jinyan taking off his shoes.

The smell was comparable to poison gas, and my feet developed many small red spots.

If he hadn't happened to come back, he probably wouldn't have told me even though his foot was rotting.

Fortunately, this kind of illness doesn't require particularly complicated treatment; you can simply apply some medicine and keep your feet ventilated.

For this reason, she even specially developed slippers.

When the group saw the slippers, they all looked surprised.

Especially the arrogant Young Master Pei, who first scoffed, thinking that showing one's toes was simply shameful and would make one a laughing stock.

However, when he saw everyone wearing slippers, exclaiming in surprise and looking quite pleased, he couldn't help but feel a little itchy and wanted to try it himself.

At this time.

Seeing that everyone was away, he secretly tried it on by himself and found it to be an absolutely amazing design.

Who knew shoes could be made so interesting? And wearing them feels like walking on cotton, so comfortable.

Thinking of this, Pei Yan couldn't help but turn his gaze to his wife beside him.

At that moment, Fang Xiaoxiao also happened to turn her gaze in his direction, and the two locked eyes.

"??"

"What's wrong with this guy? Why is he looking at me like that!"

She muttered a few words to herself, then quickly looked away, avoiding eye contact.

"..."

Pei Yan felt slightly dissatisfied at being ignored, but there was nothing he could do about it.

Fang Xiaoxiao then pointed at Long Jinyan, who was barefoot on the ground, looked up at Pei Zuo in the high hall, and slowly said.

“Your Highness, look, these are the scars left from my husband’s athlete’s foot.”

Upon hearing this, everyone craned their necks to look.

There were many small brown spots on the back of Long Jinyan's feet.

The shape looks like the red patches on the face of a woman who had been exposed to a poisoned face mask.

“It does look similar to the patches on my wife’s face.”

"Yes, yes, I think it looks a lot like that too."

"Could it really be athlete's foot?"

"My God, who could be so heartless as to do something so wicked?"

"If I had known, I would have skinned him alive!"

Many people were indignant and even began to clench their fists in protest.

Some of them had their wives poisoned, while others were poisoned themselves.

Ultimately, all of this is caused by toxic face masks.

Seeing the people's reaction, Fang Xiaoxiao immediately spoke up.

"Don't worry, everyone, I have a way to treat athlete's foot."

"Furthermore, I already have evidence to prove who the murderer is!"

These words caused an uproar throughout the courtroom.

Everyone eagerly awaited her revelation of the culprit and how to treat athlete's foot.

however.

Just when everyone was looking forward to it.

Two people, however, began to panic.

Li Mubai stood in the courtroom, his heart trembling, as if he were about to be skinned alive.

The other is the new manager of Yaojitang.

He was trembling all over, and his forehead was covered in cold sweat.

Suddenly, I forgot all about the pain in my buttocks and just kept thinking to myself what to do.

What should I do? What should I do? Does she really have evidence to prove who the murderer is?

My mind started racing, trying to come up with a solution, but the more I thought about it, the more frightened I became, feeling like I was about to be caught any second now.

At first.

After he took over Yaojitang, business was pretty good. But when Lingxige opened, his business plummeted, which made him very angry.

They were so eager to cause a scene at Lingxi Pavilion that someone came knocking on their door.

After Li Mubai arrived, he directly told him that he wanted to destroy Lingxi Pavilion.

The two hit it off immediately and began planning how to set up the Lingxi Pavilion.

At first, Li Mubai suggested that someone go to Lingxi Pavilion and make a scene, saying something bad about Lingxi Pavilion. Unfortunately, Fang Xiaoxiao easily defused the situation.

So the two began to devise other plans, until Li Mubai came up with a brilliant idea.

That is to frame someone and then, without anyone noticing, cause Lingxi Pavilion to collapse instantly.

The plan Li Mubai came up with was based on the fact that he discovered small red rashes on his feet, and if he picked at them, they would spread to his own hands.

Upon hearing this, the owner of Yaojitang was initially intrigued, but then realized that it might be some kind of toxin, and immediately began to investigate it.

He didn't know anything about athlete's foot or tinea pedis, but he knew that the toxin was extremely potent. If it were mixed into a face mask, it would definitely be enough to bankrupt Lingxi Pavilion and ruin Fang Xiaoxiao's reputation.

Think it and then do it.

When the manager of Yaojitang came to his senses, his forehead was covered in sweat and his body was trembling uncontrollably.

He felt that everything was over, and not only that, he might even be beheaded.

In ancient times, poisoning others in this way would have been a serious offense, almost punishable by beheading.

Just in time.

Fang Xiaoxiao suddenly raised her voice.

"I know that athlete's foot is highly contagious. Once it gets on the skin, red spots will definitely appear. If everyone checks each other's palms, we can find the culprit."

As soon as she spoke, Magistrate Wang Youcai in the hall immediately followed up with his own words.

"Everyone, extend your palms for inspection by the constables. Anyone who disobeys will be executed as the one who poisoned you!"

"Wow!"

Immediately, everyone stretched out their palms for inspection.

They believed they were upright and had nothing to fear.

Just at this time.

Li Mubai suddenly screamed and retreated repeatedly towards the yamen runner who was examining his palm.

"No, no, I didn't. I'm a scholar, you can't treat me like this. I'm going to become the top scholar in the imperial examination."

"Up in the high hall," Pei Zuo said coldly.

"Check it for me!"

"If they resist again, they will be executed on the spot!"

"!!!"

Li Mubai immediately deflated like a punctured balloon, collapsing to his knees.

His eyes became vacant, and he mumbled something under his breath.

"It's over, it's all over!"

"Your Highness, this man has red spots on his hands!"

The constable grabbed his hand and reported back.

"Him! How could it be him?"

"Li Shixian is actually the murderer who made the poisoned face mask! How dare he do such a thing!"

"My God, I can't believe it, this is all real."

"Waaaaah, my idol, how could you do this?"

Some of them were die-hard fans of Li Mubai, and they couldn't accept the fact that their idol had fallen from grace. They couldn't help but hug their heads and cry.

Fang Xiaoxiao looked at Li Mubai with a cold smile.

"Deserve it!"

She spat hard on the ground to express her displeasure.

However, at this moment, the yamen runners spoke up again.

"Your Highness, the owner of Yaojitang also has erythema!"

"Gah!!"