Luochen's words made Shen's face look even uglier. Zhuang protected her belly tightly. Xiao Yunrou said lightly:

"Nonsense. The child of my third brother's wife is the heir of the Marquis's mansion. Since you said they are blood relatives, could it be my third brother's wife? Or the Marquis? Regardless of who it is, they are all people with official titles and imperial decrees. You just made up a story that I have the right to abduct you and bring you to the officials. It is a serious crime to slander the wives of court officials."

When Xiao Yunrou saw the panic that flashed across Chen's eyes, she couldn't help but sigh that Dou Jingshu was a good choice. At least she was much more reliable than those deceptive people.

"Why did the wife of the Crown Prince scare Master Chen? The Third Madam is pregnant with the Third Master's legitimate child, and this is related to the Marquis's Mansion. I think we should listen to Master Chen and let him see if there is really a demon causing trouble in the Marquis's Mansion. If there is, it is just the child in the Third Madam's belly now, and there is no guarantee that it will harm the Marquis and his wife at any time."

Dou Jingshu spoke softly, her tone full of worry. If you didn't know the inside story, you might have been fooled by her face.

"Madam, you are wrong. I have already figured out that this evildoer has been stained with blood. May I ask, Madam Hou, have any of your relatives passed away in the past two years?"

Shen was stunned by the question, then she remembered something and unconsciously called out "Tang'er" in a low voice.

Xiao Yunrou raised her eyebrows slightly, and saw that Shen had a vague belief in her opinion. Dou Jingshu couldn't help showing a bit of happiness in her misfortune.

"Then Master, please take a look at where this evil creature is?" Zhuang was anxiously asking because she was worried about the child in her belly.

"If the poverty estimates are correct, it should be in this direction."

Luo Chen pointed in the direction of Xiao Yunrou's yard. Shen was shocked and quickly raised her head to stare at Xiao Yunrou, but she suspected that this was a conspiracy from the beginning. Although she had always been dissatisfied with Xiao Yunrou and just thought of Shen Tang, she was skeptical and did not add insult to injury.

Xiao Yunrou smiled disdainfully and said sarcastically, "Although I am the wife of the prince of the Marquis' Mansion and my sister-in-law and I are sisters-in-law, we are not real blood relatives, so how can you say he is a monster? You, a Taoist priest, are talking nonsense and trying to stir up trouble in the Marquis' Mansion by trying to stir up trouble between us sisters-in-law. Come on, arrest him and bring him to the authorities."

Dou Jingshu wondered why Shen didn't step on Xiao Yunrou as she expected, but kept silent instead. This made her feel uneasy, as if things were not under her complete control.

"What the Crown Prince's wife said is true. I wonder if someone who talks nonsense like this has done such things before. He should be arrested by the government and put to trial."

Aunt Liu, who came over later, had been standing obediently in the corner with her head down. After hearing what Xiao Yunrou said, she agreed with her, causing Xiao Yunrou to look at her.

"Qie Dao just pointed in that direction, but didn't say it was the Crown Prince's wife." Le Chen remained calm and looked at Xiao Yunrou.

"This person has a deep blood relationship with the Marquis' Mansion. He is just a monster that has not yet taken shape. This evil star not only harms his relatives, but can also use them to avoid disasters and misfortunes."

Xiao Yunrou's eyes turned cold. Le Chen had previously said that this monster had been in the mansion for two years, and he was still young because he had not yet grown into a full-fledged child. The only person in Xiao Yunrou's yard who met these two statements was Pei Yuanxuan.

"How dare you say that my eldest grandson is a monster!" Marquis Zhenyuan heard the servant's report as soon as he left the palace and hurriedly brought Pei Lingfeng and Pei Lingzhi back.

When it comes to Pei Yuanxuan, Zhuang dared not say a word, and Dou Jingshu also shut her mouth, suppressing the joy on her lips and in her heart.

"No, the Marquis is well-known for his loyalty to the emperor and his protection of the country. That's why I told you the secret because I don't want the Marquisate to suffer this disaster. Zhenyuan Marquisate has a good reputation for a hundred years. The Marquis can't let this evildoer bring disaster to the entire Marquisate."

Pei Lingfeng stared at Master Chen with a chilling coldness. He knew that Xiao Yunrou had made a backup plan so he did not ask any further questions. He originally thought that it was only aimed at Xiao Yunrou, but he did not expect that it was going to target his eldest son.

Imagine a woman who gave birth to a monster, there is no way she could ever sit in the position of the mistress of the Marquis's mansion. Not only did Xiao Yunrou ruin her son, but even if her younger son had not been affected, her reputation would have been completely ruined by such an incident.

What a vicious plan, killing three birds with one stone!

Le Chen was stared at so hard that cold sweats broke out on his back. The pressure released by Pei Lingfeng was not something that everyone could withstand. Among those present, only Zhen Yuanhou was completely unharmed and Xiao Yunrou was the only one who remained relatively calm.

"What nonsense!"

No one dared to respond to Pei Lingfeng's words. Liao Chen spoke slowly only after calming down the fear in his heart:

"What you just said has already revealed the secret of heaven, which has the potential to harm your life. Whether you believe it or not, whether you do it or not, it is all up to you, the Marquis, the Crown Prince, to decide."

Dou Jingshu glanced at Lechen covertly, feeling very satisfied. The person her mother was looking for was reliable. If she hadn't known from the beginning that this was her own conspiracy, she would have been deceived by Lechen's attitude.

Dou Jingshu thought that he might be useful in the future, so once today's incident was over, she would definitely pay him a large sum of money to work for her.

"Don't be anxious, my lord. Let me ask him a few questions." Xiao Yunrou held Pei Lingfeng down, smiling.

"Madam Crown Prince, please ask."

"It is an evil star, which should harm one's father, mother, brothers, wife and children. The prince and I are his biological parents, and the second son is also his full brother. Why doesn't this evil star harm the people he lives with every day, but instead goes to the third brother's wife and harms the child in her belly?"

"In addition, there is a rule among the noble families that no matter whether the child is a legitimate or illegitimate child, they will ask a respected master to read the face and horoscope of the child when they are born. When Xuan'er was born, the master Shangshan, who was still in the capital, was invited. Both his father and mother were present at the time. The master Shangshan predicted that Xuan'er would have both good fortune and luck, and that he would be a talented general for the country."

Marquis Zhenyuan and Shen both remembered it. Except for Dou Jingshu, all the masters in the mansion knew about it, especially Marquis Zhenyuan who was very happy that there was no one in the mansion who had a chance to join the military.

The Zhenyuan Marquis's Mansion had always been on the path of military commanders, but now, except for Pei Lingfeng who could hold a position somewhat related to military commanders, the other two sons were civil servants. Therefore, the birth of Pei Yuanxuan made him happy, and he made up his mind to cultivate this grandson well, wishing that he had arranged Pei Yuanxuan's path in the army at that time.

Xiao Yunrou felt a little pain in her heart. The prediction of Master Shangshan did not come true in her previous life. She thought that Pei Yuanxuan had been overvalued by Zhenyuan Hou since he was born, and stabbed Shen Tang's eyes fiercely, which made her join forces with Nanny Zhu to kill him. In the final analysis, it was still her mother who was incompetent. In this life, Shen Tang was gone, but there were still people who wanted to take advantage of Pei Yuanxuan. She would never let her go!

"Tai Chi gave birth to two instruments, two instruments gave birth to four images, four images gave birth to eight trigrams, eight trigrams gave birth to all things. All things have their own origins and destinations, and there are reasons and evidence to follow. How can something come out of nothing? Since there was no sign of an evil star when he was born, why did the Taoist say that Xuan'er became a demon and would harm the Marquis' Mansion? Could it be that this natural destiny can be tampered with, turning a person with both good fortune and luck into an evil star!"

Xiao Yunrou spoke in a stern tone, and the strong aura emanating from her body was something that the Shen family had never experienced before. Although Zhenyuan Hou was angry, he also looked at her in surprise. Pei Lingfeng was in a trance for a while, as if he had returned to the time when Xiao Yunrou became the wife of the marquis and faced the crowd of people who were staring at her covetously.

Taoist Lechen was speechless because of Xiao Yunrou's blockage. Dou Jingshu was so frightened that she trembled slightly on the spot. If she hadn't bit her lower lip tightly and dug her nails into the flesh, she would have fallen to the ground.

"God is above us. Even if you don't have Buddha in your heart, you still want to kill an innocent child with such vicious words. Where is your conscience? Since you can't explain it, I have no choice but to arrest you and bring you to the authorities. You dare to speak wildly in the Marquis' Mansion and deliberately murder the eldest grandson of the Marquis' Mansion. I'm afraid you have done many such things in the past. I believe that the authorities will investigate you seriously and will not let you down for all the hard work you put into coming to the Marquis' Mansion."

When Taoist Liaochen heard this, he immediately knelt on the ground and said in panic: "It wasn't me, someone ordered me to do it! Someone ordered me to do it!"

Xiao Yunrou looked at Lu Chen coldly. He didn't dare to hide it anymore and dumped everything out.

It was the first day of the Lunar New Year when a lady came to the Taoist temple to perform a blessing ritual. He naturally accepted. But he didn't expect that the lady asked him to come to the Marquis' Mansion to say these things. He didn't want to do it at first, but the silver that the lady gave was really a lot. Because Dajue Temple is the first choice of dignitaries, many times officials with lower positions cannot be arranged to be masters in Dajue Temple and can only go to other temples. Shuijing Temple is only visited by some low-ranking officials or ordinary people occasionally, and on weekdays it is just barely enough to cover the expenses of the Taoist temple. The silver collected by Laochen was equivalent to his income for three years, so he was tempted.

According to the plan, he went to the palace today and just needed to confirm the matter, but he didn't expect Xiao Yunrou's sharp words to make him unable to refute. Master Shangshan is a high-ranking monk and the former abbot of Dajue Temple. Although he has stepped down from the abbot's responsibility and traveled around the world in recent years, his reputation and strength are not comparable to that of a small Taoist priest like him. With Master Shangshan's fortune-telling in front of him, everything he said was useless.

"Since you said someone instructed you, do you know who it was?"

Marquis Zhenyuan was very angry. Although he had seen a lot of secrets in his life for so many years, he never thought that such despicable means would be used on his own grandson. You have to know that Pei Yuanxuan is just a child!

"I, I don't know..." Le Chen was afraid that Xiao Yunrou and the others would not believe him, so he spoke again hurriedly.

"But I know she came from the capital. Also, I saw the word 'Dou' written on her carriage."

sinus?

Instantly, everyone's eyes turned to Dou Jingshu. Her face turned pale. Her foolproof plan was ruined by Xiao Yunrou! Now that she had drawn the fire from her, she couldn't help but blame her mother for being so careless and finding someone to frame Xiao Yunrou and her two bastards while riding in her own carriage.

In fact, Liaochen originally had another excuse, but Xiao Yunrou sent secret guards to threaten and lure him, and even said that he would spare his life after this incident. So Liaochen turned against them at the right time, just like he is doing now.