Chapter 295 Search

It was the old lady who had to be explained. Now that Xie Jingyu was serious, the old lady had no choice but to stop him.

Unfortunately, the waiter looked through all the maids in Wing Chun Temple but couldn't find the maid who asked the shop to make a replica of the gold bracelet.

But it doesn’t matter. Even if I couldn’t find the Wing Chun Temple, I still have the second room.

Xie Jingyu said, "Go to the second room and continue to identify."

The Second Madam was furious. "After investigating Wing Chun Court, you're now investigating our Southern Court. Even if you're the Crown Prince, you can't treat others with such disregard?!"

Even the Wing Chun Wing was investigated, but the Southern Wing was not allowed to be investigated. There is no doubt that the Second Branch is definitely involved in this matter.

Chen Wan said, "My suspicion has been cleared. If you are not allowed to investigate further, then who will bear the crime of murdering the eldest son of the eldest house, the old lady or you, Second Aunt?"

The second wife's mouth seemed to be covered by someone, and she couldn't squeeze out a word.

A pair of eyes seemed to be filled with cold poison.

Xie Jingyu was too lazy to even talk nonsense with her and directly ordered Manager Zhou, "Take people to the South Courtyard."

Manager Zhou took his men to the South Courtyard.

A quarter of an hour later, a servant came in and said, "Master, we didn't find the maid in the South Courtyard..."

The Second Madam said to Xie Jingyu, "What else do you have to say, my lord?!"

Xie Jingyu said, "Second Aunt, why are you in such a hurry? It's not too late to wait until the servant finishes speaking."

The servant continued, "Although I haven't found her, but from the description of the young man, she seems to be Dongmei, the maid in the South Courtyard. But Dongmei is not in the South Courtyard..."

Shen Wan was a little worried, "Did he leave the house, or was he silenced?"

After all, such a long time had passed from the time Xie Jingyu sent Chen Ping to investigate the gold bracelet to the time he brought the young servant into the mansion. It was enough time for the second house to kill the maid.

The second wife was so angry that she gritted her teeth.

Xie Jingyu said, "You'll know in a moment."

The maidservant was in and out of the house frequently, and the gatekeeper knew that if she was silenced, the Jingbei Palace was so small that it would not be difficult to find her even if they dug three feet into the ground.

Sure enough, the maid did not leave the house, and was finally found in a dry well near the south courtyard.

The shop assistant recognized Dongmei at a glance. She was the maid who had taken the gold bracelet to their shop to have it imitated that day. She had a pretty face and spoke sweetly. In addition, the gold bracelet was very exquisite. The shop assistant looked at the maid several times and was deeply impressed.

He didn't expect that when he was doing things for his master and the matter was exposed, he would be silenced. The young man sighed in his heart.

The princess looked at the second wife coldly, "What else do you have to say?!"

The Second Lady said, "I won't admit to anything I didn't do!"

The corners of the Dali Temple Shaoqing's mouth twitched.

Even though the evidence is conclusive, he still dares to be stubborn. If he were a prisoner in the Dali Temple, he would have been beaten with a stick directly.

The Third Lady excused the Second Lady, "Perhaps the maid committed suicide out of fear of punishment."

Shen Wan laughed, "Is there any Third Aunt who lies with her eyes open like this? She has no reason to harm me, and this gold bracelet, even if it is a replica, is worth at least one or two hundred taels. Where can a maid get so much money?"

The third lady, “…”

Xie Jingyu said, "If the fake gold bracelet isn't enough to make Second Aunt plead guilty, then search the South Courtyard and find the real one!"

If she cries only when she sees a coffin, then bring the coffin to her.

The Second Madam wanted to stop her, but she didn't even have the chance to speak. Xie Jingyu glanced at her, and the Second Madam didn't dare to say a word.

After another half hour of going back and forth, the prince returned from the military camp.

As soon as the prince arrived at Wing Chun Court, Manager Zhou brought him the gold bracelet he had found.

Two gold bracelets, exactly the same.

The second wife still had some hope because she had hidden the gold bracelet very carefully, but she didn't expect that Manager Zhou would find it out.

Seeing the gold bracelet, the second wife's face turned pale.

The old lady was furious. "Look at what you've done! The Crown Princess has no grudge against you, why are you harming her like this?!"

Shen Wan felt extremely disgusted when she heard this. She didn't believe that the old lady really didn't know. She just gave the gold bracelet as a reward to the second lady, and then found it in the second lady's room, so she took the opportunity to ask the second lady to take all the blame.

The Junior Official of the Dali Temple looked at the prince and said, "The Dali Temple will not get involved in your family affairs. I will take my leave now."

"Thank you."

The prince asked Manager Zhou to escort the Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple out of the palace.

As soon as the Dali Temple's Shaoqing turned around, the Second Lady knelt down and confessed her guilt to the prince and princess, "I didn't mean to harm the Crown Prince's Consort..."

The princess said angrily, "The evidence is irrefutable, and you still want to quibble?"

The Second Madam's eyes were red as she continued, "At that time, I thought the Crown Prince was my son. I had a daughter-in-law in mind and didn't want him to marry the Duke of Dingguo's daughter. I tried to persuade the Prince and Princess that you were indulging him. I had no other choice but to resort to this desperate measure..."

Harming his own daughter-in-law is not as serious a crime as harming the eldest prince's wife.

Although the prince is the head of the family and the princess is in charge of household affairs, the prince and princess will not interfere in the second house's affairs as long as they do not harm the reputation of the prince's mansion.

This should be the Second Lady's true thought, but this incident angered the Princess even more. She deliberately tried to force her son onto her lap, but was dissatisfied with her and the Prince for allowing Yu'er to choose the Crown Princess himself. She was dissatisfied and used such despicable means to prevent the Crown Princess from giving birth to a child for the rest of her life.

Such a vicious heart!

The princess asked, "After the truth of the substitution was exposed, why didn't you tell me about the gold bracelet? Even if you could just take it back, it would be fine!"

The corner of Shen Wan's mouth twitched.

The second wife sent her son to the prince and princess, but the prince sent him back quietly. The second wife hated the eldest wife so much that her teeth were itching. How could she turn back and take back the gold bracelet that had harmed her? She probably regretted not putting more poison in the gold bracelet to poison her and Xie Jingyu together.

The Second Madam argued cunningly, "I, I forgot..."

The princess said coldly, "The princess wears the bracelet every day, can't you see it?"

The Second Lady knelt beside the Princess, grabbed her and said, "I was doing this for the Crown Prince's own good. I didn't want him to take women too seriously. I know I was wrong..."

The old lady trembled all over. "Don't say that the prince is not your biological son. Even if he is, you can't do such a heinous thing!"

"Someone come!"

"Give her thirty lashes of the cane! Throw her into the Buddhist temple and don't give her any medicine!"

This is Wing Chun Temple, and the old lady's words are effective.

Immediately, the two maids dragged the second wife, who was kneeling on the ground, up and pressed her onto the bench.

Xie Zhirou knelt down and begged the old lady to calm down, and then begged the prince and princess, but no one paid any attention.

Bang!

The board fell heavily.

The second lady's forehead was shaking with pain, and the old lady couldn't bear to watch.

But I can't bear it, so I have to fight.

Even if the Second Madam wanted to harm her own daughter-in-law back then, Shen Wan was not the one. Now that the matter has been exposed and the evidence is solid, if she does not punish her severely, what if the prince and princess ask the Second Master to divorce his wife?

I am afraid that divorce is a light punishment and the second wife should be separated.

She is still alive, and she will not allow the Jingbei Palace to split up now!

"Hit me hard!"

The old lady pointed at the Second Madam, her hands trembling. She then said to the prince and princess, "She had selfish motives, but she had no intention of harming the eldest house. Fortunately, the Crown Prince's wife didn't really listen to me. She wears the gold bracelet every day, and now she's pregnant. It's truly the blessing of our ancestors."

"I'll give her thirty lashes of the cane. If she can't bear it, it's her death."

Thirty lashes of the cane are not a light punishment. If he were beaten harder, it would be enough to kill the second wife.

The princess looked at Xie Jingyu, and Xie Jingyu said, "If you fall into my hands again, you will be sentenced to life imprisonment in the Ministry of Justice."

Throwing down this sentence, Xie Jingyu took Shen Wan away.

You have to leave some room for your two fathers-in-law.

Shen Ji might not say anything more, but there is still the emperor.