Chapter 23 The Evidence is Here
Pei Jingchuan looked towards the fake old lady who had fallen to the ground, and saw her bulky body lying on the ground wailing continuously. Servants were walking towards her and trying to help her up.
Seeing this, Pei Jingchuan thought of what he had just heard from Xu Qingyan. A fierce look flashed across his eyes, and he immediately ran towards the fake old lady and supported her before the servant could reach out.
"Grandma! Be careful!" Pei Jingchuan quickly tore the side of the fake old lady's cheek that had just been hit. At this moment, the fake old lady let out a pig-killing scream.
Pei Jingchuan was also frightened by the scream. He thought he was tearing real leather, so the fake old lady screamed so miserably.
Pei Jingchuan thought he had misunderstood the fake old lady, but when he lowered his eyes, he found that there was no blood on his hands, only a smooth skin.
Pei Jingchuan looked up at the fake old lady in surprise. At this moment, he saw her covering her unfamiliar face and shouting: "Ah... My face! My face!"
At this moment, the servants surrounding the scene were all stunned and at a loss as to what to do.
When Xu Qingyan saw the fake old lady's face being torn by Pei Jingchuan, she instantly felt very happy.
Xu Qingyan stood aside at this time and said happily: "This is really great! This fake has finally been exposed. Now I wonder how she can bully others in the future! She is a person who has committed many evil deeds and has killed many people. We must send her to the authorities immediately and cannot let her get away with it."
Pei Jingchuan recovered from his shock and remembered that Xu Qingyan was still pinned to the ground, so the servant who caught Xu Qingyan shouted coldly: "Why don't you let the wife of the prince go. Come, arrest this thief who pretended to be the old lady!"
Today, he just found some evidence of the old lady's murder, but it was not complete. Pei Jingchuan originally wanted to find Xu Qingyan to ask her some questions and see if he could get any more clues from her, but he found out that Xu Qingyan was called away by the fake old lady early in the morning.
Pei Jingchuan came to find her and happened to see this scene. Now it seems that there is no need to bother looking for the evidence, after all, the fake old lady's face is the best evidence.
So Pei Jingchuan mercilessly brought the fake old lady to the Duke. As soon as the Duke saw her face, he recognized her as the foot-washing maid who served in his mother's room.
The Duke was so angry that he nearly fainted. When he thought about his mother's tragic death many years ago, a foot-washing maid had taken her place for many years, and he had even been supporting this murderer!
Because the foot-washing maid had secretly changed her status from a lowly slave to a good citizen, the Duke could not punish her privately. However, in order to vent his anger, the Duke beat her half to death and sent her to the government office. He asked his acquaintances in the government office to use all kinds of tortures in the prison on the foot-washing maid. Within a few days, the foot-washing maid was tortured to death in the prison.
The Duke's Mansion did not try to cover up this scandal. The Duke frankly admitted his dereliction of duty, exposed all the crimes of the foot-washing maid who pretended to be the old lady, and recovered the remains of the real old lady and held a grand funeral.
At this time, only Pei Jingyuan and Xu Qingyue in the Duke's Mansion had not recovered from their shock. They had not thought that the old lady they had deceived back with all their efforts was actually a fake? Moreover, she was exposed less than three days after returning to the mansion and died here. Now, this incident made the Duke trust Xu Qingyan even more. The Duke thought that if it were not for Xu Qingyan, he would not be able to avenge his mother's murder until his death.
Pei Jingyuan was so angry that his teeth were itching. He didn't expect that he originally came to deal with Xu Qingyan, but unexpectedly helped her!
However, Liu Rumeng was not surprised by the fake old lady's behavior. She was just angry, so she called Pei Jingyuan and Xu Qingyue to her side and scolded them.
Liu Rumeng said angrily, "I've told you not to make decisions on your own and meddle in the affairs of the Duke's Mansion. Why didn't you listen to me and call the old lady back? Do you know that this old lady is my last resort for you?"
It turned out that Liu Rumeng had known for a long time that the old lady was a fake. She was the one who secretly introduced the quack to the foot-washing maid. She had been keeping this secret and was thinking of the right time to threaten her to do things for her. However, she never thought that this chess piece would be uprooted before it was used. How could she not be angry! How could she not hate it!
Pei Jingyuan listened to Liu Rumeng's words and explained a little aggrievedly: "Mom, we didn't expect it to be like this. Who could have thought that this old lady would be fake!"
This incident was something they had never expected to happen.
"Hey...you guys..., forget it. From now on, all of you must behave yourself and listen to me in everything. This matter cannot be undone, but this Xu Qingyan is a bit weird. It seems that we can no longer let this Xu Qingyan stay in the Duke's Mansion. Now let's think of a way to start with the prince. Jingyuan, come here..." Liu Rumeng sighed when she thought of this, then called Pei Jingyuan to her side and whispered something in his ear.
——Tingyuxuan——
"Madam, the prince just sent someone to say that he will not be back tonight." Dan Yan walked in from outside and reported to Xu Qingyan in a gentle voice.
Zi Yan, who was helping Xu Qingyan wash up, couldn't help but ask after hearing Dan Yan's words, "Why has the prince been so busy these past two days? He didn't come back to rest yesterday, and he's not coming back today either."
Normally, the Crown Prince and his wife had a very good relationship, and at most they would only miss one night off from coming to Tingyu Pavilion.
Dan Yan said nonchalantly, "I heard that the prince seemed to have encountered some troubles outside, and he has been dealing with those things in the past two days."
"Do you know what the trouble is?" Xu Qingyan couldn't help but ask curiously after hearing the conversation between the two maids.
Dan Yan explained to Xu Qingyan, "I don't know what it is exactly, but today I heard someone in the palace talking about it. They said that the beam of Zuijiang Tower collapsed for some reason yesterday. When it fell down, several officials in the court happened to be drinking in Zuijiang Tower. Several officials were injured. It is said that a brave woman stepped forward to save an official. She blocked the wood for him but unfortunately she was injured. The woman was seriously injured and was sent to the palace for treatment."
Xu Qingyan was surprised when she heard Dan Yan's words: "What? A brave woman!"
Xu Qingyan's eyes suddenly widened, and she remembered the plot in the book. She couldn't help but wonder, thinking: [Isn't this going to happen to Pei Jingchuan later? He went out to socialize with his colleagues, and encountered an accident at Zuijiang Tower. A woman saved him at the cost of her life. Later, he brought the woman back to his house and she became his concubine. But unfortunately, the woman was arranged by Pei Jingyuan, and her purpose of getting close to Pei Jingchuan was just to whisper in his ear. Why is it happening in advance now? ]
Now she is Pei Jingchuan's wife. Suddenly she learns that her husband will take a concubine in the near future. She feels very uncomfortable and a little jealous.
Xu Qingyan suddenly stood up from the chair. No, she couldn't just sit here and wait for death! So she said to the two maids, Danyan and Ziyan, "Take me to find the young master now!"
Dan Yan glanced at the sky outside the door and said in surprise, "Madam, it's getting late. It's probably inconvenient and unsafe to go out so late."
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