Dou Niang was silent for a moment when asked by Yongchang Bo.

"Tell me, how did I deceive you?" The veins on Yongchangbo's forehead bulged and his eyes were cold.

Dou Niang looked at the furious Yongchang Bo in disbelief, the hatred in her eyes almost solidified: "How can there be such a shameless person like you! At that time, you told me that you liked me, so I... I gave my body to you..."

A gust of wind blew by, blowing up the fallen leaves in the yard and sweeping across the soles of many people's shoes.

All the servants lowered their heads, not daring to show any surprise.

Xie Qingyao kept shaking his head: "No, no, my father is not that kind of person!"

Xie Yinlou put his hand on Xie Qingyao's shoulder, giving her silent comfort.

"My Lord, since we have already found out that Dou Niang is the murderer, don't listen to her nonsense and ruin your reputation. Hand her over to the government for severe punishment." The chief steward came to the side of Lord Yongchang and whispered to him.

Yongchang Bo raised his hand and said firmly, "No, I must ask clearly today! Dou Niang, you said I told you that I liked you, why do I have no impression of it?"

Has his memory become so bad? No matter how hard he racked his brains, he couldn't remember when he had come into contact with the damselfly.

From the time he got married until now, he has only had two women besides his wife, both of whom were concubines arranged by his wife.

Dou Niang sneered: "You are a high and mighty uncle, how can you have any impression of a little maid you slept with more than ten years ago!"

"That's enough!" Yongchang Bo could no longer bear it and shouted, "Dou Niang, do you dare to swear to heaven that I said these words to you in person?"

The dragonfly immediately raised a hand: "I swear to God--"

She suddenly stopped talking halfway through her words, and her face became even uglier.

"Why don't you say anything?" Earl Yongchang asked through gritting his teeth.

He was really possessed by evil, how could he meet such a crazy woman!

Under the questioning of Yongchang Bo, Dou Niang slowed down her breath and said in a hateful voice: "You didn't say this to me in person, but asked someone to tell me."

Yongchang Bo felt that the woman in front of him was crazy. "Who is that person? You just made up a person and threw dirty water on me?"

"I didn't make it up!" Dou Niang shouted in a irritated voice. She looked at a person and stopped abruptly. She pointed and said, "You asked him to pass on the message back then. He arranged everything that happened afterwards!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the damselfly's finger, and when they saw the man clearly, they couldn't help but be surprised. Many people couldn't help but blurt out: "Big Steward?"

The person Dou Niang pointed out was the chief steward of the Bo Mansion.

The chief steward is Earl Yongchang's confidant and has been working for Earl Yongchang for more than ten years.

"You, stop talking nonsense!" The steward's face changed drastically and his eyes were panicked.

Yongchang Bo's eyes fell on him, and he frowned and asked, "What's going on?"

"Uncle, don't listen to this crazy woman's nonsense--"

Yongchang Bo kicked the steward in the heart, knocking him to the ground, and shouted: "Do you all think I'm a fool? You won't tell me? All right! Steward Liu, count the people in Steward Li's family and sell them all to me. Don't let them take even a piece of paper away!"

Even though the steward had followed him for many years, he was splashed with dirty water by a crazy woman for no reason, and his wife even lost her life because of this. At this time, Earl Yongchang no longer had any tolerance.

He just wants to know the truth, the sooner the better!

The steward Liu mentioned by Earl Yongchang was the second steward in the mansion. For many years, he had been subordinate to the chief steward. When he heard the order, he immediately shouted, "Yes!"

The second steward walked up to the chief steward, looked down at the chief steward who was sitting on the ground, and said with a smile: "Steward Li, please come in."

He had a premonition that after this incident, Manager Li, who had been a pressure on him for many years, would be finished. He finally got through it.

The pride of the second steward made the first steward paralyzed all of a sudden. He reached out and grabbed the corner of Yongchang Bo's robe and said, "Master, I was bewitched by evil spirits. Please forgive me this time because I have served you for many years!"

As the steward spoke, he raised his hand and slapped his face repeatedly. Soon both sides of his face became swollen, and it was obvious that he had been very ruthless.

Yongchangbo was unusually calm, but every inch of his body was tense, which made people feel terrified.

"I don't want to hear this nonsense. I want to know what happened back then!"

The chief steward knew the character of the Earl of Yongchang. Seeing that he knew that the situation was hopeless, he trembled and said, "Back then...back then, my wife was pregnant and wanted to choose a concubine for the Earl. Many maids in the mansion were eager to make a move, including A Wan, also known as Dou Niang. A Wan was pretty, and I had actually been attracted to her for a long time, but I knew that A Wan was arrogant and didn't want to be my concubine, so I never succeeded. At that time, A Wan came to me. I thought it was a good opportunity, so I lied to her that my uncle was interested in her and told her to wait in the flower shed in the garden after dark. Ah Wan believed it and went there at the appointed time. There were fruits and tea on the stone table in the flower shed. I hid in the dark and watched Ah Wan wait for a long time. Because of boredom and nervousness, I drank the tea mixed with drugs and fell asleep soon. So I--"

Everyone can already guess what happened next.

"After I succeeded, I left a gold bracelet for A'Wa. I thought she wouldn't dare to make a fuss after she woke up. Besides, getting a gold bracelet wasn't a loss. But she came to me again to ask about what happened that night. I was afraid that she would make a fuss, so I had to lie to her and say that the bracelet was left by the uncle, and the uncle promised to ask the lady about her marriage." The steward looked at Dou Niang with a murderous look. "Later, the lady announced that Chunmei would be the concubine, and A'Wa came to me again to question me. I had to fool her again, saying that although the uncle was satisfied with her, the lady disagreed and asked her to wait patiently for another year or two. But I never expected that A'Wa was someone who couldn't stand being scolded, and she actually went directly to the lady to argue..."

He had succeeded in getting his hands on more than one maidservant at that time, but the others were much easier to deal with, unlike A Wan, who was like a dog-skin plaster and could not be shaken off, so he could only fool her again and again. Fortunately, the lady was furious after hearing what A Wan said, and directly ordered people to drive A Wan out, and the uncle didn't pay any attention to A Wan at all, so he was able to live a peaceful life.

"It's all my fault. I never expected that A'Wa would sneak into the Earl's Mansion disguised as a bean lady and harm the lady a dozen years later. Lord Earl, please spare my life. I was bewitched for a while back then..." The steward knew that his crime was unforgivable, so he could only kowtow in the hope of a miracle.

Dou Niang suddenly rushed to the butler and grabbed his collar with both hands: "Are you telling the truth?"

She obviously couldn't stand the shock of the truth. Her eyes were bloodshot and she looked crazy. She used more and more force on her hands: "Speak now, you are lying to me, right?"

If this is the truth, then what is the point of her revenge? The person who really hurt her is still alive and well in front of her.

She wants to kill this bastard.

"Cough, cough, cough, stop it, you crazy woman—" The steward pushed Dou Niang away.

"That's enough!" Earl Yongchang looked at Zhen Shicheng with a tired look, "Lord Zhen, please take these two people away immediately. I don't want to see them again for a moment!"

A line of tears flowed silently from the corner of Yongchang Bo's eyes and slid to the corner of his mouth. He felt infinite bitterness.

What did he do wrong to be revenged by a crazy woman? What did his wife do wrong to lose her life?

Perhaps he was not good at judging people, and keeping someone like the steward around brought this disaster upon himself. Or perhaps he should have firmly rejected his wife's suggestion to choose a concubine for him.

But in this world, there are not so many ifs after all.

Yongchang Bo covered his chest with his hands, and suddenly he felt a sharp pain in his heart and fell down.