Chapter 59 Mrs. Chen's Romantic Scandal
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Lu Wanning speechlessly sprinkled the fish food into the pond.
Not long after, someone inside came out to report, "Crown Princess, Li Xianglan is willing to speak now."
It was earlier than she expected.
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On Wenchang Street, two servants were staring at a woman carrying a small basket to buy vegetables not far away.
"Are you sure it's her? We've been searching for her for so long and haven't found any trace of her. How did she suddenly appear in the capital?"
The other one didn't care. "Who cares? As long as we find him, we can report to the mission. It's been such a long time. If we can't find him, we won't be able to report to the Third Madam."
After buying vegetables, the woman turned into the alley, and the two men immediately rushed out and covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief.
At the Chen family, the third wife was drinking tea with the second wife in the garden. The two were very dissatisfied with what had happened in the Chen mansion recently.
The eldest master temporarily handed over the management of the household to Concubine An. The two of them were dissatisfied and went to see the old lady.
But the old lady just said that she was old and could not take care of these things, and sent them away again.
It was obvious that he tacitly agreed to Aunt An taking charge of the household.
Isn't this ridiculous? If people knew that such a huge Chen Mansion was managed by a concubine, wouldn't that make people laugh?
The Second Madam was fine, but the Third Madam had a bad temper on a daily basis, and she couldn't stand this kind of anger. These past few days, whenever she saw someone from the First House, she would look down on them.
When he saw Aunt An, he became even more furious.
The Second Madam saw that she was in a bad mood all day, so she woke her up today to drink a cup of flower tea together to cool down.
But before her anger subsided, a servant came rushing over, walked up to the Third Madam and leaned over to say something. The Third Madam's eyes suddenly lit up and she stood up, "Where is the person?"
"Gagged and taken to the kitchen."
The Second Lady was a little confused, "Who is it?"
"Of course it's someone who can bring down the First House completely," the Third Madam clapped her hands, extremely satisfied. "Second Sister-in-law, do you want to go with me to take a look?"
The two men arrived at the woodshed. Li Xianglan was tied up and thrown on the ground. When she saw someone coming in, she immediately started whimpering.
The third lady winked at the servant, who stepped forward and tore the rag from her mouth.
Li Xianglan immediately begged for mercy, "Madam, please spare me, please spare me. I have done nothing wrong and I have a family to take care of. Please spare me."
"Shut up," the Third Madam said sinisterly, "Who said I wanted to kill you? I captured you just to ask you some questions. If you know what's good for you, answer honestly. As long as you listen, I'll let you go back safely after this is over."
"But if you are hiding something..." The Third Lady sneered and didn't continue speaking, but this appropriate pause actually gave people more room to imagine.
Li Xianglan was terrified. "Madam, please ask. I will tell you everything I know."
"Do you know Wei Lianzhao and his son?"
"I know you. I was a wet nurse to Young Master Wei Xun in the Wei family for several years in my early years."
"Have you ever met Wei Xun's biological mother?"
Li Xianglan hesitated for a moment, then deliberately made her eyes flicker. Sure enough, the Third Madam glared at her, "Tell me the truth!"
"People, I should have seen it."
"Should?" The Second Madam was obviously also attracted by these things and asked, "What does this mean?"
"It is said that Master Wei Xun's biological mother died a long time ago. Later, Master Wei married a new wife, but she died young."
"But I've worked in the Wei family for a long time, and I've heard quite a bit. I heard that Young Master Wei Xun's biological mother was a daughter of a wealthy family. She eloped with Master Wei and gave birth to Young Master Wei Xun. Later, she felt that Master Wei was too poor and life was too difficult, so she abandoned father and son and returned home."
The Third Madam's eyes sparkled. "Have you heard of his biological mother?"
Li Xianglan was immediately terrified, "I dare not say anything."
"You don't dare to say it, but is it because Wei Xun's biological mother is currently a member of the Chen Mansion?"
The second wife was smart, and with just one sentence, she made the third wife swallow back the curse she was about to say.
Li Xianglan shrank back, still not daring to say a word. The Third Madam smiled and said, "Don't worry, I just told you that as long as you behave yourself and don't hide anything, you'll be able to leave safely soon."
As if she had finally made up her mind, Li Xianglan gritted her teeth and said, "During the years I worked for the Wei family, I met Madam Chen several times."
The Third Madam's eyes sparkled. "What is she going to do?"
"I don't know. I just saw her talking to Master Wei nearby, and once she came out of Master Wei's room."
The second and third wives looked at each other and had already made a plan in mind.
Calling a trusted maid, the Second Madam instructed, "Go and call the old lady to the front hall and tell her that there's something important to discuss. Also call the three masters over as well."
The Third Lady asked, "What about Chen Wenjian?"
"Don't worry about him. Zhaoming is a serious person. If we call him over, who knows what he might do, and things will go wrong."
"Second sister-in-law is right."
When the servant came to call Master Chen, Aunt An happened to be there, so she followed him.
When he arrived at the front hall, he saw that people from the second and third rooms were all there, and the old lady was also brought out. Mr. Chen thought that they were arguing about the power of the family again, and he suddenly became annoyed and was about to lose his temper.
But the Second Madam quickly stopped him, "Brother, don't be so angry. My third sister-in-law and I called everyone together today because of your matter. After all, we are all family, and we really can't bear to see you being deceived by others."
"What do you mean by that?"
Seeing that everyone was present, the Third Madam clapped her hands and said, "Bring the people out."
Li Xianglan was dragged out, the ropes on her body had been loosened, and only a servant followed her.
Mr. Chen's face didn't look good, and he frowned. "There are still many things to do in the shop. I don't have time to argue with you here."
"My second sister-in-law and I already have things to do. Even if you are anxious, it's not too late to get busy after hearing what this woman said."
The old lady sat in the upper seat with her eyes closed, resting, and seemed to be too lazy to pay attention to the scene in front of her.
Or maybe she had guessed something.
The Third Madam looked at Li Xianglan and said, "Please repeat what you just said."
Li Xianglan fell to her knees and repeated what she had just said in the woodshed.
As soon as she finished speaking, the scene fell into silence, and everyone present, except the second and third wives, changed their expressions.
Aunt An clapped her hands in her heart, but her face showed shock and some worry when she looked at Master Chen.
Mr. Chen's vision went dark, and he felt as if his blood was surging to the ground in streams.
He closed his eyes for a moment, then calmed down and asked Li Xianglan, "Is everything you said true?"
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