Chapter 354 Analysis
Master Duan Wu sucked in a breath of cold air when he heard this. He couldn't imagine that his third sister could do such a groundless thing to slander a woman's innocence.
"Impossible, stop slandering our Third Aunt!" The woman who spoke before stared at Yuan Ziyu with her eyes wide open.
How could someone from their Duan family do such a tasteless thing, especially when it concerns a girl's reputation?
"Whether what I said is true or not, there were quite a few people at the scene that day!" Yuan Ziyu said lightly, then laughed and said, "Oh, that's right. Aside from me and Master Huo, the others were all from the Huainan Marquis's mansion. As long as the Huainan Marquis gave the order, who would dare to tell the truth?"
Master Duan Wu frowned deeply, thinking for a long while before he said, "Second Miss Yuan, you said there were quite a few maids and servants present that day. Do you know if there was any maidservant who accompanied my third sister with a long face and a red mole on the left corner of her eyebrow?"
Yuan Ziyou had an excellent memory. Upon hearing what Master Duan Wu said, he recalled for a moment and replied, "Indeed, there was such a maid. At that time, the wife of the Marquis of Huainan came with two older maids. That maid seemed to be very valued by the wife of the Marquis of Huainan."
"My mother specially trained it a few years ago and gave it to my third sister." Young Master Duan Wu said with narrowed eyes.
The Duan family was far away in the south, and Duan Shi married to the capital alone. The old lady of the Duan family was worried that the Marquis of Huainan would treat Duan Shi harshly because her family lived far away, so she would send maids to Duan Shi every few years. On the one hand, it was to show that the Duan family had always been the backing of Duan Shi, and on the other hand, it was also to help Duan Shi consolidate his favor.
But when they came this time, the maid was nowhere to be seen. From what Han Chi said, the maid and Duan had a deep relationship as master and servant, and when Duan died, the maid also died with her.
He didn't think much of it at the time, but now he thinks...
Master Duan Wu tightly grasped the teacup in his hand...
"Two maids?" Master Duan Wu was silent for a moment, then looked at Yuan Ziyu and asked, "I wonder if Miss Yuan Er remembers what the other maid looks like?"
Yuan Ziyu naturally remembered it, so she described the appearance of another maid.
Young Master Duan Wu looked at the woman behind him.
The woman lowered her head and thought for a while, then shook her head at Mr. Duan Wu.
Seeing this, Master Duan Wu narrowed his eyes, took a deep breath, and said to Yuan Ziyu, "Second Miss Yuan, we are sorry to bother you today. We will take our leave now!"
"Okay!" Yuan Ziyou smiled and said, "I hope Master Duan Wu can find out the truth soon."
"Of course!" Fifth Young Master Duan nodded and said, "However, if I find out that this matter is indeed related to Second Miss Yuan, our Duan family will definitely not let it go."
At this time, Yuan Qifeng said loudly: "If Mr. Duan Wu finds out that the death of the wife of the Marquis of Huainan is indeed related to my daughter, I, Yuan, will definitely not cover up or condone it. However, if it is finally found out that my daughter has nothing to do with it, I hope that the Duan family can give me an explanation, otherwise I, Yuan, will definitely not let it go!"
"Of course!" Young Master Duan Wu looked at Yuan Qifeng and said word by word.
After the Duan family left, Liu angrily said, "This Han Chi is truly despicable. They slandered You'er's reputation before, and now they're accusing You'er of murder. What deep hatred does You'er have against the Han family that they frame her again and again?"
Liu was so angry that she said to Yuan Qifeng, "Brother Feng, you must help You'er get justice in this matter no matter what."
"Of course!" Han Chi's behavior made Yuan Qifeng dissatisfied, and he was already thinking about how to fight back.
Yuan Ziyu didn't care. In her eyes, Han Chi was already half dead. However, Han Chi's behavior this time made Yuan Ziyu a little puzzled.
"Father, Mother!" Yuan Ziyou said, "I'm afraid there's something behind the death of the Marquis of Huainan's wife. I've thought about it, and there are only two possibilities."
"Oh?" Yuan Qifeng actually had the same thought in his mind, but he just wanted to know if Yuan Ziyu thought the same as he did, so he said, "You'er, tell me, what are the two situations?"
Yuan Ziyou smiled. "The first possibility is that the wife of the Marquis of Huainan really died of a serious illness, and the Marquis of Huainan holds a grudge against our family because of the previous rumors. So he told the Duan family that I accidentally injured the wife of the Marquis of Huainan, and drew the Duan family's anger to our family. After all, the Duan family still has some influence in our Dali Dynasty, and even the emperor respects them very much. If our Yuan family and the Duan family become enemies, I am afraid that our Yuan family will be marginalized in the future, and father's official position may even be unstable because of it."
Yuan Qifeng nodded and asked, "What about the second one?"
"The second possibility is that the Marquis of Huainan's wife was seriously injured and died, and it was the Marquis of Huainan who seriously injured her. He was worried that he could conceal this matter temporarily but not forever, so he simply diverted the blame and directed the Duan family's hatred towards our family. This way, he could exonerate himself while also implicating our family. However, there is one thing that I am a little confused about."
"What is it?" Yuan Qifeng asked. He was very satisfied with Yuan Ziyu's analysis.
"Father," Yuan Ziyu asked, "the previous rumors were clearly spread by the Huainan Marquis's Mansion. Now that the Huainan Marquis has brought trouble upon our family, isn't he afraid that we will make the truth about the previous rumors public? When you and Uncle Huo went to judge the case, he was very worried that the reputation of their mansion would be damaged."
Yuan Qifeng said, "He's not afraid now. Even if we tell the truth about the rumors, he can just put the blame on the wife of the Marquis of Huainan. Now that the wife of the Marquis of Huainan is dead, no matter how much everyone talks about it, it won't be too much. After all, the dead are the greatest. People are dead, and no matter how big the mistakes are, they will disappear with smoke. The reputation of their mansion will be limited. The most important thing is that we can use this opportunity to make the Duan family and our Yuan family enemies!"
Yuan Ziyu suddenly realized and couldn't help but secretly despise Han Chi, who was really a good scheming person.
"Then how did the wife of the Marquis of Huainan die?" Liu was a little confused.
"Mom, I prefer the second option!" Yuan Ziyu said hurriedly.
"Oh, You'er, do you think it was the Marquis of Huainan who killed her?" Liu couldn't help but open her eyes wide, somewhat incredulous. After all, the marriage between Duan and Han Chi had caused quite a stir back then, and Duan's subsequent behavior also showed that she and Han Chi had a good relationship. How could it be possible...
"Not sure yet!" Yuan Ziyu shrugged. "That depends on whether the servants who were in Han Guanglei's yard that day are still here!"
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