Chapter 357 The culprit?
“I don’t have any!!”
How dare Princess Leyang admit this? She can do whatever she wants to Song Tangning in private, even kill him. As long as there is no evidence, no one can do anything to her. But in public, Song Tangning is a descendant of the Rong family and a county lord with a royal title.
No matter how stupid she was, she knew that once she admitted it, she would be finished.
The Princess's Mansion is also finished!
"It wasn't me. Don't slander me. My son was also a victim. I'm not on good terms with Song Tangning, and I'm disgusted by her repeated offenses and ignorance of the rules. Moreover, people around me saw her leave the room in the middle of the night, and something happened in the Buddhist temple in the back mountain, so I thought it was her..."
After Princess Leyang finished speaking, the nanny who had been following her quickly spoke.
"I can testify that I saw the Yiyang County Lady leave her room in the middle of the night. The eldest princess even questioned her a few times at the time. My eldest princess and the County Lady have a long-standing grudge, and she only mentioned the County Lady's name in a moment of confusion. It was absolutely not intentional."
Tang Ning, who had been quiet the whole time, opened her mouth upon hearing this: "If I remember correctly, the eldest princess and I don't live together. In the dead of night, this nanny wasn't in the room to help the eldest princess sleep, but instead saw me leave the room with her own eyes?"
The nanny in the Princess's Mansion suddenly turned pale.
Tang Ning looked up at the people in the hall and said, "I did go out after dark because a maid who claimed to be from the Qian family came to look for me. She said that the Qian family's elder sister accidentally broke her leg while climbing the back mountain in the middle of the night and was moved to the Buddhist temple at the foot of the mountain."
"She said Sister Qian was badly injured and bleeding profusely. Worried, I took Yuejian with me out the door. But halfway through, I remembered the medicine I brought from the mountain only treats external injuries. I was worried Sister Qian might have broken some bones, so I wanted to ask the monks at the temple if they knew anyone who could treat injuries."
"But the maid from the Qian family insisted on having me go to the Buddhist temple, and even tried to attack me. I sensed something was wrong and had Yuejian knock her out. Fearing something might happen in the Buddhist temple, I went to find Master Wu and the others, and asked him to bring the monks with him. But who could have imagined..."
Master Liaowu's face was grim, but after hearing this, he put his hands together and said in a deep voice:
"The Yiyang County Lady did come to look for me. She looked very hurried at the time, and she and her maid were carrying an unconscious female donor. I only went to the Buddhist temple in the back mountain with her because of her advice."
Qian Qiyue's eyes widened upon hearing this. "That's ridiculous! When did I ever go up the mountain, Tang Ning? I went to bed right after returning from the Dharma Assembly. I haven't left the house at all."
Madam Qian also said angrily: "Ayue lives with me, and Madam Lin and Madam Huang live next to me. They both have night watchmen and can testify for us!"
Two ladies in the crowd spoke up.
"Mrs. Qian really didn't go out. Madam Qian went to bed straight after chatting with us that night."
"Yes, I can testify to that. When I heard the shouting outside, Madam Qian, Miss Qian, and I all left the room at the same time. I wasn't wearing shoes or socks at the time, so Miss Qian reminded my maid to go back and get some for me."
Madam Qian looked at Tang Ning: "Tang Ning, where is the man you caught?"
Tang Ning glanced to the side, and Yue Jian walked out directly. A moment later, she came back carrying a maid who was still unconscious.
When Madam Qian saw that person, her expression changed instantly: "Liu Zhi?!"
Princess Ji said, "This girl is really from the Qian family."
Qian Qiyue glared at Princess Ji: "What do you mean by that? She is from our Qian family, yes, but my mother and I would never harm Tang Ning."
Princess Ji: "Who can know? People's hearts are hidden."
Princess Leyang also hurriedly said, "Yes, you are on good terms with Song Tangning on the surface, but who knows what you are thinking behind the scenes? Besides, you have been rude to me several times before, and you even bumped into the Fourth Prince's wife. Even Princess Ji almost got whipped by you."
"It must be you. It was your Qian family who deliberately caused what happened tonight to harm Yi'er and even wanted to put the blame on me..."
"you!!"
Seeing Qian Qiyue's eyebrows raised, she wanted to argue with Princess Leyang. Qian Qingran stepped forward and stopped her: "Princess, please be careful with your words. My sister is on good terms with the county lady, and the Qian family is clean and innocent. You will not tolerate such speculation and slander!"
Fu Laiqing also said coldly: "Princess, you can't explain the disappearance of your maidservant, and you can't explain why you knew that it was the Yiyang County Princess in the Buddhist temple. So you want to slander Miss Qian and the others to divert attention?"
He looked at Tang Ning and said, "County Lady, you know Miss Qian's character very well. The Qian family would never do such a vicious thing."
Madam Fu looked at her with an inexplicable look of indignation, wishing to tear the grandson of Princess Leyang apart. The Fu family and the Qian family were not close, and she had only recently gotten closer to Madam Qian. What was this kid doing so actively? However, Madam Fu also spoke in a deep voice.
"If the Qian family wanted to do something this evil, they would never use anyone from their own family. It seems to me that someone is using the Qian family's name to do evil."
Fu Laiqing also hurriedly said: "Grandmother is right, the county lady must not trust the bad guys easily."
Tang Ning glanced at Fu Laiqing, then at Qian Qiyue. She spoke directly, "Of course I don't believe Sister Yue would hurt me. Although I've only known her for a short time, she treats me like a close sister, and I would never doubt her."
"As for who is behind this willow branch, we'll know after an interrogation."
"Commander Cang, we're in trouble."
Canglang nodded and walked forward, kicking the maid on the leg. The severe pain woke her up suddenly. She was a little dazed at first, and was startled when she looked up and saw the Buddha statue not far away. When she came to her senses, she found that the surrounding environment was not right. She turned her head and was frightened by the people surrounding her.
"Husband, Madam..."
"You still remember that I'm your wife?" Madam Qian shouted, "You treacherous slave! Why don't you tell the truth? Who asked you to trick the Princess of Yiyang into going to the Buddhist temple in the back mountain?!"
Liu Zhi's face was pale. She couldn't help but glance at Princess Le Yang beside her, then quickly looked away.
"I don't understand what Madam is talking about. Didn't Madam ask me to invite the county lady?"
Bang!!
Mrs. Qian angrily slapped her in the face: "Nonsense! When did I ever say that?!"
Liu Zhi was beaten so hard that she staggered to the ground, covering her face in panic: "It was clearly Madam who asked me to go. It was you who asked me to lie to the county lady and say that the girl broke her leg..."
"you!"
Mrs. Qian was furious and went forward to hit her.
Tang Ning stretched out his hand to stop her: "It seems that she is unwilling to tell the truth. Commander Cang, please let her speak."
"It's a small matter."
Canglang sneered. He wanted to lie to him without even looking at what he did.
He stepped forward and stepped on Liuzhi's ankle. He heard the sound of bones breaking. As Liuzhi screamed, Canglang reached out and picked her up and walked out.
"The interrogation is a bit unsightly. Please wait a moment."
The man was dragged out, and after a moment, screams were heard from outside.
No sound was heard, but the shrill screams, one louder than the other, made everyone in the hall shudder.
I've heard about the Privy Council's interrogation a long time ago, and the Ministry of Justice didn't even let anyone out alive...
Princess Leyang, who had just been feeling relieved, turned pale. But after less than half a cup of tea, when she saw Liu Zhi, who was dragged in again by Canglang and covered in blood, she couldn't help but tremble all over.
After being thrown to the ground, Liu Zhi could no longer hold back her pain and cried out in a trembling voice:
"It was Princess Leyang. Someone from the Princess's Mansion bribed this servant and asked her to deceive the County Lady!"
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