She seemed unable to continue speaking and covered her face, weeping.
Xia Sang looked at her, her face full of disappointment.
Qin Sheng asked, "Then what's the story behind this Young Master Xia saying that your mother is still alive?"
"..."
Not only Ye Jiaoniang, but even Yin Wenxiao was extremely shocked by this matter. He never expected that Jiaoniang would dare to lie to him about something like this!
"I……"
Ye Jiaoniang shook her head: "I don't know... My mother went out a few years ago saying she was going to town to find work, and she never came back. I thought she had already..."
Xia Sang's eyes widened; she was clearly lying!
Aunt Ye's job was originally introduced by Xia Sang's parents, and after he and Ye Jiaoniang separated, they corresponded for a year, so he naturally knew that her mother had become a concubine in a wealthy family in town.
“But it is a fact that you were engaged to someone else but concealed this fact and deceived the Earl and the old lady into becoming a concubine in the Pingyin Earl’s mansion.”
Qin Sheng looked at her coldly, "She's using the Earl's name to have her fiancé, who came to our door demanding the token from back then, beaten up again. Men, tie her up!"
The last sentence was suddenly raised in volume.
"..."
They've tied up Aunt Ye? Everyone looked at each other in dismay. None of the servants in the Yin household dared to move, and they all lowered their heads and remained silent.
“Lord…” Ye Jiaoniang subconsciously reached out to grab Yin Wenxiao’s sleeve, but he brushed her away.
Are they all deaf?!
Old Madam Yin roared, "Didn't you hear what Madam said? Tie up this lying slut!"
She even swore, which shows how angry Old Madam Yin was.
Granny Shi came over herself, followed by two strong old women. They took hemp ropes, roughly pulled Ye Jiaoniang over, and tied her hands.
"Officer Xu." Qin Sheng turned around and gave Officer Xu a slight bow. "What happened today is a family matter of our Yin family. I'm really sorry to trouble you to bring your people here."
After speaking, he glanced at Jade, who was of high status. Jade understood and quickly brought over a money bag.
Qin Sheng said, "This is just a small token of my appreciation for the tea offered to you officers."
Officer Xu was always upright and incorruptible. He was patrolling the area with his men when he heard that a fight was taking place in front of the Yin residence, so he brought his men over to stop it.
"No need," said Constable Xu. "It's just that your servants are ruthless. Madam Yin should discipline them more strictly in the future to prevent someone from dying next time."
After saying that, he left with his men.
With things turned out like this today, we can't watch the show.
Why bother watching a play? This liveliness is far more exciting than any performance on stage. Who would have thought that this seemingly delicate and weak woman could be so vicious?
Qin Sheng personally arranged for all the relatives to be politely invited back, saying that they would be invited to visit again another day after the matter was settled.
Although some people wanted to stay and watch the excitement, they were afraid that the excitement might affect them, so they had to suppress their gossipy hearts and leave first.
After seeing off the guests, Qin Sheng had the garden tidied up before finally going to the Pine and Willow Courtyard to visit the old lady.
Madam Yin was quite angry. When Qin Sheng entered, she had a wrung-out towel with warm water on her forehead, and Granny Shi was taking care of her. Yin Wenxiao was also there.
Upon seeing Qin Sheng enter, he instinctively stood up.
Old Madam Yin's voice sounded weak and feeble. "Ah Sheng, you did very well today. That Constable Xu is known for his integrity and uprightness. If he had really kidnapped that slut and Aunt Ye, the reputation of our Yin family would have been completely ruined."
Qin Sheng said, "As long as you and Lord Bo don't blame me, that's fine."
"What are you saying? What am I blaming you for?" Old Madam Yin beckoned her over.
Yin Wenxiao sat on the edge of the bed. Qin Sheng went over and, having no other choice, sat down next to Yin Wenxiao on the edge of the bed as well.
"To be honest, it's all my fault." Old Madam Yin shook her head. "I was blind and couldn't recognize people's true worth."
If she had sent someone to Hushan to thoroughly investigate Ye Jiaoniang's background back then, none of this would have happened.
Qin Sheng didn't say anything.
In her previous life, Xia Sang was found the following year. By then, Ye Jiaoniang had already given birth to a son for Yin Wenxiao and had him completely under her thumb. Whatever she said went.
Xia Sang traveled all the way to the capital for no other reason than to retrieve the keepsake he had secretly given to Ye Jiaoniang, which was indeed a family heirloom.
Xia Sang's parents passed away, and she went to study in another town with her uncle.
Before leaving, he gave his family heirloom to Ye Jiaoniang.
I had planned to send someone to propose marriage as soon as I got back, but who knew...
In her past life, when Xia Sang finally found the Pingyin Marquis's Mansion in the capital, Ye Jiaoniang was afraid that he would ruin her reputation by talking nonsense. She didn't know what she said to Yin Wenxiao, but Yin Wenxiao was so infatuated with her that he actually sent someone to kill Xia Sang.
When Qin Sheng found out, Yin Wenxiao begged her to help him smooth things over.
That was the first time Yin Wenxiao had asked her for a favor after they got married.
Qin Sheng originally didn't want to help, but that night, he stayed in her room...
The next day, Qin Sheng wrote a letter to his elder brother, who was a fellow apprentice of Constable Xu, and whose father had promoted the Shuntian Prefect in his early years.
With his elder brother's intervention, the matter was eventually resolved, and Xia Sang's body was sent back to Hushan. As for whether it was later buried, Qin Sheng had no idea.
She felt guilty about this for a long time in her past life.
In this life, Qin Sheng took the initiative to send someone to Hushan to find Xia Sang, guiding him all the way to the Pingyin Earl's Mansion.
Although she mostly used him, she also saved Xia Sang's life.
"...Ah Sheng?"
Madam Yin's voice pulled Qin Sheng back from her reverie. She came to her senses and realized that Madam Yin had taken her hand and then placed it in Yin Wenxiao's hand.
Yin Wenxiao moved his hand and gently grasped hers, but he noticed that Qin Sheng wanted to pull her hand back. He didn't give her the chance and tightened his grip immediately.
"..."
He knew that he owed everything to Qin Sheng.
Officer Xu and Qin Sheng's elder brother are fellow disciples and have a good relationship with the Qin family. If it weren't for Qin Sheng's sake, I don't know how things would have ended up today.
Madam Yin sighed, "It's all my fault... Ah Sheng, I'm getting old. The Yin family will have to rely on you and Wen Xiao from now on. Please don't upset Wen Xiao because of this."
Qin Sheng said calmly, "No, it won't happen."
She paused, then asked, "However, this Aunt Ye has told such a colossal lie, claiming her birth mother is dead when she is clearly still alive. It is truly wicked. I wonder how you, my lord and mother, intend to deal with her?"
What other options are there?
When we brought Ye Jiaoniang into the manor, we even held a banquet for the guests. We can't just end her life with a white silk ribbon now, can we?
However, the thought that Ye Jiaoniang's birth mother was also a concubine made Old Madam Yin feel dizzy.
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