Chapter 94 Will they think she is dirty?
Wen Xingluo's eyes were cold as he glanced at another old woman in the crowd.
That was the old nanny who had served in the Wen family for many years.
At this moment, the old lady's family is being controlled by Xie Shian.
The old lady was sweating and trembling all over. Unable to bear Wen Xingluo's judgmental gaze, she suddenly fell to her knees with a plop.
She knelt before Wen Qingsong and tugged at the hem of his robe tightly, her expression filled with earnest concern. "Master, I've heard that confession is rewarded with leniency, while resistance is punished with severity. Why don't you confess quickly? Back then, you saved the Princess of Zhenbei from drowning while on a boat. Seeing her beauty and helplessness, you forced her to become your wife! Later, when she wanted to leave, you refused to let her go and even forced her to bear five children! The shackles that bound her are buried under the locust tree in the backyard of the county government office. They're still stained with blood!"
The whole audience was in uproar.
It is possible that Li Wenpo was lying, but this old nanny had worked in the Wen family for so many years, and what she said was very convincing, so it didn't seem like she was lying at all.
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Wen Qingsong panicked and kicked the old woman away. "What kind of handcuffs are you talking about? I've never heard of them before! You two old bastards must have been instigated by someone to deliberately slander me! Come on, drag them away!"
"Wait a minute."
Amidst the chaos, Xie Guanlan's deep and clear voice suddenly rang out.
It's not too loud, but it carries an unquestionable majesty.
The palace gate became quiet, and everyone looked at Xie Guanlan.
The youngest ruler in the southwest, with a golden-boned divine face, red clothes and jade belt, exudes an aura that makes people submit.
He ordered, "Search the county government office."
Fushan understood and immediately got on his horse with his confidants and went straight to the county government office to collect evidence.
Wen Xingluo looked at Xie Guanlan's profile.
She thought this matter would take some time, but she didn't expect that he would come forward to help her personally.
The fingertips holding the jade fan handle were bleeding.
She was born out of wedlock.
She has half the blood of sin flowing in her body.
Grandma and the others...
And he...
Will everyone think she is dirty?
Wen Xingluo lowered his eyes silently, his face pale.
Fushan soon returned with evidence of the crime.
He presented the handcuffs, "Your Highness, these are the shackles I dug up from under the locust tree at the county government office!"
The shackles were rusty and mottled, showing signs of age, and there were dark, scabby bloodstains on them.
Wen Xingluo looked at the shackles, his eyes red.
It turned out that when she was being bullied by her father and brother, her mother was shackled and locked in a high attic.
It was this pair of dirty, heavy shackles that locked my mother away for twenty years...
"Don't look."
Noticing that she was in a bad mood, Xie Guanlan raised his sleeve to cover her eyes.
The rich scent of sandalwood hits you in the face.
As if it were real, an absolutely safe area was set up around Wen Xingluo.
Wen Xingluo felt a sour taste in his nose. He raised his slender white fingertips and gently grasped the young man's sleeve.
Like dependence.
Xie Guanlan gestured to Fushan to put away the shackles. "County Magistrate Wen, we have all the evidence. I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you to go to the prison."
As soon as he finished speaking, two guards immediately stepped forward and arrested Wen Qingsong.
Wen Qingsong was sweating profusely and his face was filled with fear, but he held on tightly and roared in frustration, "You, the Zhenbei Palace, are bullying and framing me. I refuse to accept it! I refuse to accept it! Fellow villagers, you must help me bear witness!"
However, the people are not fools who will allow him to fool them.
No one at the scene paid any attention to him and instead automatically kept their distance from him.
Wen Qingsong struggled and shouted, "Big brother, second brother, please save your father! Second brother, don't you have the most ideas?! Come up with a solution!"
The development of the matter to this point has long exceeded the expectations of Wen Rufeng and Wen Ruyun.
The two brothers looked at each other, and Wen Ruyun frowned and said, "Father, we didn't know you treated Mother like this!"
"Yes," Wen Rufeng agreed. "Mother is also a living person. How can you force her?! You always teach us to be kind, loyal and virtuous. Is this how you set an example?! Father, you disappoint us so much!"
Wen Qingsong's eyes widened in disbelief, even his lips were trembling, "You...you..."
Wen Xingluo poked half of her face out from behind Xie Guanlan.
The girl looked heartbroken, but there was a hint of sneer in her almond-shaped eyes.
The Wen family members are cold-hearted by nature.
Wen Rufeng and Wen Ruyun saw that the situation was not good and sacrificed their rooks to save their king, which was completely within her expectations.
She watched Wen Qingsong being dragged away by the guards. Along the way, the people threw rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs at him, and her heart was filled with pleasure.
With Xie Guanlan's means, he will definitely be able to pry out the deepest secrets from Wen Qingsong.
Wen Qingsong, it is impossible for him to get out of prison again.
After Wen Qingsong was arrested, the people stopped slandering Wei Si and apologized to Wen Xingluo one after another.
Wen Xingluo held a handkerchief to the tip of her nose, her eyes moist and red. "My mother was a very good person. I never expected that my father would ruin half her life... My mother is so pitiful..."
A girl's tears are a sharp weapon that pierces the heart.
So in just a moment, Wei Si's reputation was completely reversed.
Now the target of everyone's criticism became Wen Qingsong. No one sang the opera that slandered Wei Si in the opera garden anymore, and the storytellers in teahouses and taverns rushed to insult Wen Qingsong.
Wei Si’s affairs have come to an end, but Wen Rufeng’s wedding has to go on.
Wen Rufeng bowed and smiled to those around him, "It's my fault. I didn't realize how harshly Father treated Mother all these years! From now on, Miaomiao and I will be filial to Mother and make up for our past mistakes! Today is my big day, and the Wen Mansion has prepared a sumptuous buffet. I'll take charge, and invite all the elders and villagers to come to the Wen Mansion. This will be my apology to you all!"
He still has to take the imperial examination.
I can't let my reputation be ruined because of my father.
Chen Lezhi watched everyone marching towards the Wen Mansion and excitedly took Wen Xingluo's hand, "Ningning, let's go and watch the fun!"
Wen Xingluo followed her jogging through the streets.
The little princess from Hanzhong, her fiery-colored skirt fluttering in the early autumn breeze.
Wen Xingluo's gaze fell on her hands.
She held her so tight...
She doesn't despise her dirty background at all!
Wen Xingluo faced the wind, slightly arching his brows.
The wedding procession and the sedan chair had to circle the city, so Wen Xingluo and others arrived at the Wen Mansion first.
As soon as I came over, I saw Wen Yueyin dressed up to entertain guests.
Xie Yanchen arrived at some point and accompanied Wen Yueyin. He smiled and said, "I see Miss Wen is very busy. Why don't I come and help you?"
Wen Xingluo was surprised.
The appearance of her second brother must be bad news.
Wen Yueyin was also wary of Xie Yanchen.
However, when she saw Xie Yanchen dressed in white, as handsome as a pine tree, and with a graceful figure like a crane, and a face decorated with a dot of cinnabar between his eyebrows, which looked like Guanyin and was as handsome as a piece of Kongtong jade, she subconsciously let down her guard.
A thought came to her mind - since Wen Xingluo could deal with Xie Guanlan in this life, why couldn't she deal with Xie Yanchen?
The past and present lives are different after all, aren’t they?
She thought about it, imitated Wen Xingluo's address, and said in a delicate voice, "Then I'll trouble you, Second Brother."
Xie Yanchen immediately invited the guests to take a seat.
He took out the red lacquer storage box.
The gift boxes should have been filled with fruits, cakes and candies, but Wen Xingluo didn't buy anything, so all the gift boxes were empty.
Xie Yanchen opened a box and showed it to the guests with a smile, "Empty!"
guests:"……"
Xie Yanchen opened another one and held it up like he was presenting a treasure. "Didn't expect it? It's still empty!"
guests:"……"
Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Wen Yueyin coughed lightly and advised softly, "Second brother, please stop joking with everyone."
Xie Yanchen took out the third box and, smiling, opened it a crack. "Miss Wen, put your hand in and feel around to see if this box is empty."
Wen Yueyin was flattered.
In his previous life, Xie Yanchen had never played such a joke on her.
Could it be that she really won his favor?
She glanced at Wen Xingluo outside the crowd with a proud and provocative look, and said coquettishly, "Second brother only knows how to make fun of me!"
She reached into the savings box.
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