Chapter 14 No, you still have a secret to tell.
In her previous life, Jiang Yu worked in the procuratorate. Sometimes, when faced with suspects who knew she had committed heinous crimes but refused to speak, Jiang Yu really wanted to use ancient torture instruments on them.
Modern corrupt officials, living in a peaceful and prosperous environment, would probably give up everything if whipped a few times, let alone having their fingernails pulled out with pliers.
Unfortunately, in a socialist civilized society, torture is not permitted. Now, watching the two middle-aged men, one holding Yang Tianfu's hand and the other using pliers to pinch his fingernails, Yang Tianfu trembled with fear, but Jiang Yu showed no aversion or disgust; she remained calm.
This is ancient society, and she adapted very well.
"I'll talk, I'll talk!" he shouted as soon as the pliers gripped Yang Tianfu's fingernail.
Jiang Yu turned to look at Xia He, who quickly sat down at the table and picked up a brush to take notes.
The two men had already released Yang Tianfu, and he said, "I left the Jiang family with the Fourth Miss. My mother is the Fourth Miss's nanny. My mother went to do other things, and the Fourth Miss took the opportunity to call me to her side and asked me to find a way to kill you."
At this point, he glanced guiltily at Jiang Yu, then quickly looked away and continued, "I haven't done anything to kill anyone, and I don't know how to kill anyone. I wandered around outside the Jiang family's house for a long time, and then I ran into Zhang San leaving the Jiang family's house cursing."
I followed him, struck up a conversation, and invited him to a restaurant for drinks. After the meal, I learned quite a bit about the Jiang family, and after thinking it over, I decided that setting fire to their house was the easiest solution.
Zhang San harbored resentment towards the Jiang family. I gave him ten taels of silver as a deposit, asking him to open the back door for me that night and cooperate with me. After it was all over, I would give him another twenty taels. Zhang San considered it for a while and then agreed. You all know what happened next.”
Jiang Yu hummed in agreement. "Continue."
Yang Tianfu was completely bewildered. The whole story had been explained, so what was there to continue? But then Jiang Yu gave the two men a look, and one of them grabbed his hand while the other held out pliers to pinch his nails. He quickly shouted, "I really told you everything!"
Jiang Yu looked at him calmly, "No, you still have secrets you haven't told me."
"It's all gone, really all gone," Yang Tianfu cried, his body trembling.
Jiang Yu didn't speak. The man holding the pliers started to tighten the grip. Yang Tianfu screamed like a pig being slaughtered, and then said, "I have something to say."
Jiang Yu told the man to stop. Yang Tianfu took a deep breath and said, "My...my master has a mistress outside, and he keeps her in a house on Yuqiong Street."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yu slightly raised the corners of her lips and said, "Continue."
Yang Tianfu looked at Jiang Yu in horror. He thought this woman was too terrifying. Was she going to dig out all the secrets he knew?
But looking at the gleaming pliers, he added, "The actress who had an affair with... Fourth Miss was arranged by Eldest Miss, because Fourth Miss had plotted to make Eldest Miss marry a playboy."
After saying that, he looked at Jiang Yu again and saw that she was looking down at her nails, but seemed to want to hear more, so he could only say again: "Your Highness... Your Highness met the Prince of Lingnan when you were young."
Jiang Yu raised her eyes and looked at Yang Tianfu, asking, "How did we meet?"
Yang Tianfu trembled and remained silent. Jiang Yu glanced at the man holding the pliers. The man had the pliers clamped on Yang Tianfu's index finger and pulled out the bloody fingernail with a forceful pull.
Yang Tianfu let out a scream and fainted.
"Splash water," Jiang Yu said, her voice very calm, as if she were asking if he had eaten.
Li Zhong and the two men looked at her with awe. Jiang Yu felt their gazes, but she kept her head down, looking at the bright red nail polish on her fingernails, and didn't give them a second glance.
She knew they simply hadn't expected a woman to be so ruthless. But this was a feudal society where ordinary lives were worthless; without ruthlessness, she couldn't go far, much less achieve her ideals.
She doesn't use modern society's morality and laws to restrain herself; otherwise, she wouldn't be able to live well or live a fulfilling life in this society.
With a "splash," a basin of water was splashed onto Yang Tianfu's face. He groggily opened his eyes and saw Jiang Yu sitting there indifferently, his eyes shrinking slightly. Then he heard Jiang Yu say, "Continue."
His tone was as if his fingernails hadn't been pulled out. Yang Tianfu knew he couldn't afford to have any more illusions, so he said, "Before entering the palace, the Imperial Concubine met the Prince of Lingnan on a trip. They spent some time together in private. Later, the Qingshan Marquis's mansion faced a significant crisis, and the Imperial Concubine was sent to the palace."
"How did you find out about this?" Jiang Yu asked.
Yang Tianfu: "My mother used to serve the Imperial Concubine. When I was a child, I woke up one day because I needed to pee and I heard my mother whispering to my father about this."
Jiang Yu: "Does your mother know that you know about this?"
Yang Tianfu shook his head, "I pretended to be asleep at the time, but I couldn't hold it in and wet the bed."
Jiang Yu: "Do Lord Qingshan and Lady Qingshan know?"
Yang Tianfu shook his head again, "I don't know."
Jiang Yu: "Go on."
Yang Tianfu lost his will to resist and rambled on about trivial matters concerning the Qingshan Marquis's mansion. In the end, he even told her about peeping at the maids taking a bath before Jiang Yu finally let him go.
Xia He took the recorded statement and showed it to Yang Tianfu. He could read, so he glanced at it and signed it. Jiang Yu took the statements from Xia He, read them carefully, and then got up and walked out, saying, "Keep him locked up properly."
The two men quickly and respectfully agreed, and Jiang Yu, Li Zhong, and Xia He left the dungeon together.
Jiang Yu looked at the twilight sky and said to Li Zhong, "Go and tell the Duke that I will have dinner with him."
Li Zhong knew she had something to discuss with the Duke, so he quickly agreed and went to the front courtyard. Jiang Yu took Xia He back to Yunfeng Courtyard, changed her clothes, and then headed to the front courtyard.
Knowing that she was going to have dinner with the Duke, Granny Liao told a maid to inform the kitchen.
The young maidservant arrived at the kitchen and told the head cook what had happened. The head cook immediately smiled and said, "Then I'll have someone send more food to the Duke."
After the maidservant in Jiang Yu's courtyard left, the old woman in charge of the kitchen said to the kitchen staff, "In recent years, the Duke has almost never eaten alone with anyone in the mansion. Now, he is having dinner alone with the eldest young lady, which means that the Duke has taken a liking to her. From now on, you should all be more careful about the meals in the eldest young lady's courtyard."
The people in the kitchen quickly agreed. At this moment, Bitao, the eldest young mistress's personal maid, came over and asked with a smile, "I heard you scolding people from afar, Li Mama. What's going on?"
When Li Mama saw it was her, she quickly smiled apologetically and said, "It's nothing. The Duke is going to have dinner with the young lady, so I told them to be careful."
Bitao paused for a moment, then said, "The Duke has taken a liking to the eldest young lady; we should be wary."
With a forced smile, Granny Li asked, "What are your orders, Miss Bitao?"
Bitao's expression faded considerably. She said, "The eldest young mistress said that young master Sun is at a crucial stage of growth, so you in the kitchen should pay close attention to the food you give him. Yesterday, young master Sun ate the peach shortbread you sent over and had diarrhea all day."
"Yes, yes, I'll go apologize to the second young mistress and young master right away," said Granny Li hurriedly.
"Young Madam knows you all have it tough, but no matter how busy you are, you can't let your food make you sick. Young Master Sun is so precious," Bitao said indifferently.
Granny Li nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, this old servant understands."
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