Chapter 634 Master and Servant Turn Against Each Other

When he finds out he has been severely punished, his wife will surely make amends to him doubly.

"Husband, since Granny Wang has already admitted it, just give her a quick death and sentence her to exterminate her entire family!"

Gu Shuyan appeared to believe the old woman's words, and spoke to Yun Yichen with a delicate and coquettish expression. However, the meaning behind her words sent a chill down the old woman's spine.

The reason she so readily accepted the punishment was so that her wife could take better care of her family and ensure that her descendants could live a better life.

But what use is all the wealth and glory if one's entire clan is sentenced to extermination?

"No, no!"

Before Yun Yichen could speak, the old woman shook her head in opposition.

Yun Yichen seemed not to hear her objections.

“This old woman has caused the lady so much injustice, so let’s do as the lady says and exterminate her entire family.”

Yun Yichen resembled a tyrannical ruler from history, willing to do anything to win a smile from a beautiful woman.

In reality, the young couple exchanged a glance and quietly waited for the old woman to reveal Madam He herself.

Sure enough, all it takes to deal with these rural women is to scare them.

People are selfish. Compared to their own lives and the lives of their families, keeping secrets for the Lord's family is nothing.

"My lord, I have something else to say." The old woman clearly understood this quickly.

But Madam He wouldn't let her speak so easily. She immediately stood up and shouted, "Old Wang, you only organized these women to be together. It's not like you defiled them. You're just an accomplice, how can you be exterminated?"

Madam He's words meant to tell the old woman that Yun Yichen and Gu Shuyan were trying to frame him. The old woman then realized what was going on and quickly abandoned her idea of ​​reporting Madam He.

"My lord, I did this not of my own volition. It was he, they forced me to find girls for their pleasure."

Granny Wang instantly understood Madam He's meaning and quickly shifted the blame onto the big man.

Anyway, he's the one who always gets things done, and he's still a scoundrel and a bachelor. If she were to threaten him into aiding and abetting a scoundrel, it would be perfectly reasonable.

Once the old woman figured it out, she immediately shifted all the blame onto the big man.

Upon hearing this, the burly man immediately flew into a rage.

Although he was a petty hoodlum, a real man takes responsibility for his actions and will never admit to doing something he didn't do.

"My lord, my lady, this matter is not as Wang Pozi said at all. I was truly framed by her."

Having learned his lesson from his previous experience, the big man had already taken his fair share of beatings today. If he were to dare to shout and yell now, he would truly be a child who hadn't learned his lesson.

“But you two have conflicting accounts, and neither of you has any evidence. How can I believe you?” Gu Shuyan said, somewhat troubled.

The big man's eyes lit up upon hearing this, "I have evidence, I have proof."

As he spoke, the burly man reached into his robes and pulled out a silver hairpin that weighed at least two ounces.

"This is Wang Pozi's silver hairpin, said to be a family heirloom, and it is engraved with Wang Pozi's name."

"How did his family heirloom end up on you? And who can prove that you didn't steal it?"

Yun Yichen's question was actually what the old woman wanted to use to refute him, but Yun Yichen beat her to it, leaving the old woman feeling helpless.

"Yes, when Granny Wang gave me the hairpin, Mr. Hu, the former owner of the rice shop, saw it with his own eyes. At that time, Granny Wang had no money, so she used the silver hairpin as collateral to ask me to bring more people. She also said that she would give me three taels of silver to redeem the silver hairpin after the matter was settled."

The big man really got a lucky break. In the past, Wang Pozi would never have taken out this hairpin. Now, not only is the hairpin in the big man's hands, but there are also witnesses. Isn't this a case of getting something for nothing?

As for why Gu Shuyan thought of reminding him, it was thanks to the fact that the two had mentioned the matter of exchanging silver for hairpins in their previous conversation; otherwise, Gu Shuyan would never have guessed it.

However, Gu Shuyan did not intend to help the thugs; her main purpose was to use this opportunity to continue pressuring Granny Wang.

"Old Lady Wang, do you have anything else to say?"

Yun Yichen was already getting impatient. Why was he so annoyed by these trivial matters?

"This servant has nothing to say." Having said that, Granny Wang had completely given up hope.

"In that case, Wang Pozi shall be sentenced to exterminate her entire family. This shall be carried out now."

Yun Yichen's tone was impatient as he stood up after speaking.

The old woman was still thinking about Madam He's words, and upon hearing this, she couldn't help but ask, "Sir, even if I made a mistake, it shouldn't be this serious!"

Yun Yichen had already anticipated her question. He turned back and gave the old woman a disdainful look, saying, "Don't forget, you not only imprisoned my wife but also tried to give her away. To betray you and exterminate your entire family is already a light punishment."

"No, it's not that I want to give her away, it's Madam, it's Madam who wants to find concubines for the eldest and second young masters."

The old woman finally realized that Yun Yichen wasn't joking. His eyes were staring straight at her, and she could clearly feel his overwhelming anger.

Since she couldn't escape it, she had no choice but to drag Madam He down with her; that way, at least her entire clan could be saved.

Mrs. He was so flustered by the couple's rapid-fire questions that her clothes were soaked with sweat in no time.

Upon hearing the old woman's words, Madam He rushed over without any regard for her image.

"Don't make false accusations against me. You were the one who suggested it to me, and that's why I agreed."

"I suggested it? Wasn't that what you ordered before? And those women, weren't they all brought here by you? You arranged everything, and now you want me to take the blame and have my entire clan wiped out? Why should I?"

The old woman was indeed a woman; when she started cursing, her voice alone could overpower Madam He.

"Don't frame Madam He, Granny Wang. Madam He said that you all acted on your own initiative and she knew nothing about it."

Gu Shuyan's words added fuel to the fire, causing Wang Pozi, who was already somewhat aggrieved and resentful, to lose her temper even more.

"She knew nothing about it? I have witnesses to prove that she did it all. And those witnesses are still in jail."

As soon as Granny Wang said this, Yun Yichen immediately sent someone to follow her to find a witness.

When they returned, they saw seven or eight young women being brought in.

They looked dejected and listless, and when Yun Yichen asked them questions, their answers were indifferent.

Upon seeing this, Gu Shuyan couldn't help but approach for a few days and asked softly, "Do you also know that the Prefect's wife is a monster?"

This is what Gu Shuyan heard from that girl. The girls who just came in might not know, but Gu Shuyan guessed that the silence of these girls who had been locked up for a while must be related to this.

Sure enough, all the girls reacted after hearing this.

"The Prefect's wife, the Prefect's wife is a monster, she is a monster."