Master Meng was taken aback by the sudden question, but dared not hesitate, and said, "Sir, I... I was drinking with my friends at Yihong Courtyard... Recently, some things have happened at home, and they have been keeping me company."
Third Brother chuckled: "Why am I keeping you company? Do you want me to tell them how to seduce the eldest sister-in-law?"
One sentence made his old face turn red and white, as if he had been stripped naked and stood in front of a crowd.
Master Meng the Second stopped crying and glared angrily: "Sir, this is slander! It's none of your business to interfere in the affairs of the Meng family!"
Third Brother shook his head seriously: "This is not your family's private matter. I now seriously suspect that Master Meng was killed by the people you called."
"That's slander!"
Master Meng was so angry he was about to jump up and down: "You officials can just spout nonsense for no reason?"
"If you don't have any evidence, I'll go to the authorities right now and sue you for defamation!"
Wei Wei sighed inwardly and silently mourned for him.
If the person in front of you wants to frame you, even the prefect has to help them.
Otherwise, how could he so easily put on this suit and bring his officials to act arrogantly and domineeringly?
This was both unexpected and a pleasant surprise.
The saying "killing two birds with one stone" can only be truly understood here.
At this moment, she actually hoped that Madam Meng was not dead.
This confirmed their guilt in murdering their husband and brother.
Third Brother, as expected, said nothing more. Instead, he waved his hand expressionlessly to the people around him and said in a flat voice, "Take Second Master Meng away for a severe interrogation."
"He had an affair with his elder sister-in-law, and when his brother found out, he harbored resentment and hired a thug to kill his brother."
He curled the corners of his lips into a smile: "No matter how you look at it, it makes perfect sense."
Master Meng was grabbed like a little chick.
Even though he struggled and cursed, he was still firmly bound hand and foot and unable to move.
At this point, Wei Wei was about to speak.
She stepped forward with a sorrowful expression, her gaze falling on Master Meng, filled with heart-wrenching pain: "Second Uncle, did you really have someone kill Father?"
Master Meng was both anxious and furious. He struggled countless times, but he couldn't open his eyes at all. He could only scream in anguish, "I didn't do it! I didn't do it!"
"Niece-in-law, you have to believe me!"
"Wait for your second aunt to come back... no... go find your second aunt and ask her to come and save me!"
"I'm innocent! I'm really innocent! You mustn't believe him!"
He'd been having a blast these past few days, but now he's facing hardship and has finally remembered his wife.
It's truly despicable.
The incessantly chattering mouth of Master Meng was stuffed with a cloth.
Third Brother looked at Wei Wei and said, "I'll leave the matter of Master Meng to Young Madam Meng. The dead cannot be brought back to life."
Life goes on.
Wei Wei nodded through her tears: "I know... but... my husband was hidden by my father, and now he's had an accident... what am I going to do? What will happen to my husband...?"
She looked sincerely at her third brother: "Can you help me? Help me find my husband and bring him back. This family really needs him."
Isn't that obvious?
Third Brother rarely vents his frustrations.
The Meng family needs him, and he needs him too! But his mother, that good-for-nothing, still hasn't woken up!
Third Brother's anger rose a little.
He simply ignored it and turned to leave in a hurry with his men.
——
The farce has finally come to an end.
Wei Wei returned to Tingfeng Pavilion.
Leng Pusheng stood wearily in the dark corner, waiting for her to approach.
"Originally, we could have killed both of them, but then someone interfered, allowing Madam Meng to escape."
He dared not look up, his heart filled with deep remorse.
I thought Wei Wei would look disappointed, but to my surprise, she burst out laughing after hearing this: "So what if you didn't kill her?"
"That's better."
Leng Pusheng naturally didn't know why she changed her mind so quickly, but there was no disappointment in her voice, which relieved him greatly.
"Brother Leng, go and rest first, and make sure to apply medicine to your wounds properly."
After giving Leng Pusheng some instructions, he returned to the room and asked Granny Chun.
"How is the old lady?"
Granny Chun immediately spoke respectfully: "Give her the antidote. She should wake up in a day or two."
Hearing this, Wei Wei smiled.
“The family has become like this. Although the old lady is not in good health, she should still know what needs to be known.”
Granny Chun nodded: "This old servant knows that the fate of this family depends on the old lady's arrangements."
Everyone in the Meng family was indeed hoping that the old lady would wake up soon.
But actually waking up might not be a good thing.
Someone mentioned the affair between Madam Meng and Master Meng to the old lady who had just woken up, and also said that Master Meng had been murdered while he was out. The old lady was so angry that she spat out a mouthful of blood and died on the spot.
Upon hearing the news, Wei Wei hurriedly sent someone to fetch a doctor, but before the doctor even entered the room, the old lady breathed her last.
Within just two days, the rumors had spread throughout the neighborhood.
The Meng family has run into bad luck this year.
It was only a matter of time before the family fell into ruin.
Madam Meng originally intended to return, but her family disagreed. They hurriedly went to the prefect and somehow managed to get Madam Meng and her husband, who was still imprisoned, to divorce.
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