"What exactly happened?" Tong Huaqiong asked Mrs. Hong, who had been at the scene.
After Liu Qingsong was carried home by the villagers, Tong Huaqiong noticed Gu Xiaoxue standing blankly on the riverbank, not far from her, with Xu Dabao and Gu Ruinian.
Yet, all three of them were surrounded by the angry Liu Family.
Mrs. Hong, holding Hua Er, was trembling with fear, and Tong Pandi patted her chest and whispered to Tong Huaqiong, "It's terrifying. Aunt Hong and I just took Hua Er from home to the riverbank to get some fresh air, when we saw Xiaoxue handing water to Xu Dabao and Gu Ruinian, then suddenly Qingsong rushed out, grabbed the kettle, and gulped it down."
"Xiaoxue screamed, telling me and Aunt Hong to quickly get help, saying there was poison in the kettle..."
Tong Huaqiong thought for a moment and understood.
Gu Xiaoxue had agreed to marry Xu Dabao against her will, so she had long harbored a desperate mindset.
