Chapter 132 Dou Mingyan Reaps the Reward
Amber was bound hand and foot and thrown into the room. The candlelight illuminated everyone's faces, and they were all utterly horrified.
Madam Gu was both shocked and furious, and asked, "Granny Cao, what happened to Amber?"
With a look of disdain, Granny Cao replied clearly, "Master and Madam, this afternoon we discovered that she had sneaked into your study. We kept an eye on her, and sure enough, she stole a seal and tried to hand it over."
As she spoke, she opened her hand, revealing a delicate bloodstone seal.
Madam Gu and Dou Mingxiu were completely shocked, as if struck by a thunderbolt.
Dou Mingyan no longer cared about pretending and hurriedly stood up to look. When she saw the seal clearly, she swayed and almost fell.
They had it all planned out. All Amber had to do was send out the seal, and the Dou family would be in a dead end, allowing her to turn the tables and Dou Wenyi to suffer a terrible fate!
She stayed in the main room with Madam Gu, waiting for Dou Bochang to return, worried that something might happen. She never expected that Amber would be caught red-handed by them.
Dou Wenyi concealed the fact that amber had been given the seal, deliberately waiting for Dou Bochang to return to the mansion, and then used words to guide them to completely believe that Dou Bochang had been set up.
Finally, a seal is used to prove it.
Now, the Dou family completely trusts her and will never believe in her innocence again.
After figuring all this out, Dou Mingyan was so shocked that she shuddered.
Dou Bochang took the seal and examined it in his hand; it was the very one he had lost.
He suddenly raised his hand and slapped Dou Mingyan hard across the face, saying with heartache, "My Dou family has treated you well, and you still want to kill me?"
The slap came so suddenly that Dou Mingyan fell to the ground, her hairpin flying far away, leaving her in a disheveled state.
She covered her swollen face, her resentment no longer able to be concealed.
Dou Mingyan's head was buzzing, and her face was burning with pain, but this only made her more clear-headed. Someone had to sacrifice something for what had happened today. At this moment, no one from the Dou family was standing behind her to defend her.
Her expression was sorrowful. She suddenly looked up and angrily rebuked Amber, "Amber, I know you are unwilling to be a servant for the rest of your life, but Father is getting old. How can you be so blinded by greed? I promised to arrange a good marriage for you long ago. How can you be so focused on climbing into someone else's bed for the sake of wealth and status?"
The person on the ground was incredulous, never expecting that Dou Mingyan would fabricate such outrageous remarks. How could she possibly fall for a decrepit old man in his forties!
Amber's face was ashen. She gritted her teeth and said, "Master, I truly admire your talent. I only kept that seal to make a copy, to keep as a memento..."
Dou Wenyi almost burst out laughing at the sight.
They won't shed a tear until they see the coffin; it's hilarious!
"Amber, do you admire your father's talent? Then let me ask you, what words are engraved on this little seal?"
Amber blushed. She didn't recognize the words on the seal at all, and after stammering for a long time, she couldn't explain them.
Dou Mingyan frantically pleaded with Madam Gu and Dou Mingxiu for help, her lips trembling, "Brother, Mother, please help me, please explain to Father, I really don't know why she stole things."
"My betrayal of my master does not mean that my master is guilty! Brother, I am truly innocent!"
Dou Mingxiu looked solemn and remained silent, offering no response.
Facts speak louder than words. Even though he couldn't bear to see Dou Mingyan suffer, her grievances were insignificant compared to the destruction of her family.
He had had enough in prison last time, and he dared not imagine becoming a prisoner again one day. No one dared to gamble with the Dou family's wealth and lives.
Amber's behavior was too unusual; it simply didn't make sense if it wasn't at her behest.
He just couldn't understand why Dou Mingyan would want to harm the Dou family.
"Shut up! Do you think we're all fools? We've been caught red-handed, and you still want to deny it?"
Madam Gu suddenly looked over, her chest heaving with anger, her bloodshot eyes seeming to want to devour her alive.
The deeper the love, the more intense the hate.
Over the years, she has devoted so much effort to Dou Mingyan, cherishing her like the apple of her eye, and even repeatedly punishing her own daughter for her sake.
Who would have thought that one day Dou Mingyan would repay kindness with enmity, showing no regard for the Dou family's nurturing grace, and even attempting to drag the entire Dou family down with her?
She is so disheartening.
“Dou Mingyan, how have we treated you all this time? You have everything others have, and you even have things others don’t! Is this how you repay us? I’ve always treated you like my own daughter.”
"Why did you harm the Dou family? You've disappointed us greatly!"
Dou Mingyan felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave. Madam Gu was the easiest person in the Dou family to fool, but the resolute and clear-headed look on her face made her realize that it was all over!
"It's not my fault, Mother, I really didn't!"
Dou Mingyan shook her head repeatedly, tears streaming down her face. "Father, Mother, you always say you love me, but my father died because of you, and that's why I'm now an orphan, all alone and helpless. If my father were still alive, would you treat me like this?"
"I risked my life to save the Crown Prince and finally earned the honor of becoming the Crown Princess. But Dou Wenyi seduced Pei Siyan. How have you treated me like this?"
"Father, Mother, you are still pinning baseless accusations on me. You are the ones who are ungrateful!"
Madam Gu was heartbroken and didn't want to waste any more words. "My lord, let's tie Amber up and take her to the authorities. The truth will eventually be revealed to us!"
"No!" Even though Dou Bochang was furious to the extreme, he still retained some rationality.
Dou Mingyan was, after all, the Crown Princess bestowed by the Emperor. If this scandal really got out of hand, not only would the Dou family lose face, but the Emperor would also lose face.
Dou Bochang's facial muscles twitched, his anger burning. "Amber, who do you plan to give the seal to? Confess now!"
Amber, her eyes filled with terror and tears streaming down her face, shook her head. "Master, everything I said is true."
"Good, good, men, drag her away and give her forty lashes until she confesses!"
Immediately, someone dragged her away, stuffed a rag into her mouth, and pressed her down onto the bench as she struggled.
Those forty strokes of the cane would leave someone half-dead, if not dead.
Dou Wenyi raised her eyelids and calmly advised, "Amber, are you willing to risk your life for the person behind you? Is it worth it?"
Amber also wanted to confess, but her closest relatives were all in Dou Mingyan's hands, and she dared not betray her master.
With each dull thud of the board falling, Amber let out a series of painful groans, and soon her breathing became labored, with more air in than out.
Dou Mingyan bit her lip hard, a bloodshot glint appearing in her eyes...
She desperately wanted to rush over and protect Amber, but Dou Bochang had clearly decided to kill her. She was powerless and could only watch helplessly as Amber died.
Dou Mingyan stood beside Dou Wenyi and cursed in a low voice, "Dou Wenyi, one day I will make sure you die a horrible death!"
"Then let's wait and see!" The autumn wind blew, and Dou Wenyi's heart was heavy.
In her previous life, she was framed by Xue for "adultery and murder." Cuizhi went to the Eastern Palace to plead with Dou Mingyan, but they said she had offended the Crown Princess and was inexplicably beaten and left bloodied and mangled at the gate of the Xie residence.
She died before she could even see Cuizhi one last time; she was just as desperate and helpless then.
This time, it's Dou Mingyan's turn...
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