"Yes, young madam, I swear to heaven that if the young lady takes even half a step out of the gate we are guarding, I will be struck by lightning and die without a burial place!" Another servant also pointed to the sky and swore.
Hearing this, Shen Ningyuan's face showed no reaction, and she asked softly, "Did anyone go to the young lady's yard today?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the two servants looked at each other and subconsciously looked in the direction of Chen and Uncle Chen.
Seeing this, Chen's face jumped and she was about to scold.
But Shen Ningyuan didn't give her a chance to speak, and continued to question the two servants, "I'm asking you questions, why are you staring at the lady? Believe it or not, I will punish you according to my family rules, break your legs, and throw you out!"
When they heard that they would be punished according to the family rules, the two servants' faces changed instantly.
The scene of Hai Lian being beaten to death by Shen Ningyuan's order yesterday emerged involuntarily in his mind.
Thinking of this, a servant felt a chill down his spine. He dared not hide anything anymore and immediately told the truth: "Before sunset in the afternoon, Madam took Uncle Chen to the eldest lady's courtyard."
After he finished speaking, everyone immediately quieted down.
Many servants looked at Chen with questioning eyes.
At this time, Shen Ningyuan also looked at Chen Shi in confusion, and asked coldly: "Mother-in-law, why did you just go to see my sister-in-law this afternoon, and within an hour, she ran to the back garden and jumped into the lake to commit suicide?"
"Could it be..." Shen Ningyuan asked bluntly with a half-smile on her face, "It was you and Uncle Chen who forced my sister-in-law to death?"
As soon as these words came out, it was like a steel needle piercing Chen's heart.
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