The magistrate nodded secretly.
Underwear and shoulder scars are extremely private matters. With this evidence, along with witness testimony, the charge of Ye Zhen's adultery is considered conclusive.
After the two discussed the matter in hushed tones, the magistrate assured them, "I will do my utmost to accomplish this and will not disappoint Lady Hou."
At that time, I will need your kind attention, Madam.
Wu, the bodyguard, gave a forced smile.
The man who was resented by his wife still dared to dream of a future.
madness!
Once the matter concerning the second young master is settled, what awaits him is not just the Jiangnan prefecture, but clearly the underworld.
The magistrate was completely unaware of this.
After Guard Wu left, he was even more unable to sleep, and happily counted the silver notes.
He muttered to himself, "Young Madam, don't blame me. Everyone looks out for themselves."
You can only blame yourself for not being born into a top-tier, powerful family, and for being unable to win over your mother-in-law, who then used you as a pawn.
"Don't worry, after you die, I'll burn plenty of paper money for you so you can bribe the underworld officials and be reborn into a better life."
"In that case, I must thank you, sir."
A soft whisper sounded in my ear.
The magistrate paused in counting the silver notes, looked up in alarm, and saw Ye Zhen.
With a face like a lotus blossom, peach blossom eyes that were glistening with a hint of a smile, a delicate chin, a long neck, and skin as white as snow, she was truly a woman of ethereal beauty.
But to the magistrate, it looked like a demon was coming to claim his life, and a chill ran down his spine. "Young...Young Madam, why...why are you here?"
Ye Zhen reached out his hand. "Give it to me."
The magistrate wanted to call for help, but the dagger pressed against his chest prevented him from acting rashly, so he had no choice but to obediently hand over the silver notes to Ye Zhen.
Ye Zhen glanced at it and saw that there were two thousand taels of silver, and it was even convertible.
She tucked it into her bosom without any hesitation, chuckling, "Is there more?"
The magistrate, a miser himself, stammered, "That's all I can give, that's all."
"Think about it again."
Ye Zhen's voice remained soft and gentle, but she added a bit more force to the dagger in her hand.
The magistrate dared not pretend to be confused any longer and hurriedly took out all the wealth he had accumulated.
As long as you're alive, you can always make more money.
The box was quite large, containing gold, silver, jewelry, and banknotes.
Ye Zhen raised an eyebrow.
It was quite a windfall.
"There really isn't any left now, that's all, young mistress, please spare me."
"Kneel down."
Ye Zhen gave the instructions in a gentle voice.
The magistrate knelt down with a bend in his knees. Ye Zhen turned behind him and asked, "Are you conspiring with the Lady of the Marquis to harm me?"
"No, it was all due to the Lady Hou's coercion; I had no choice..."
The dagger moved from his heart to his neck. Touching its cold edge, the magistrate immediately changed his tune, "It was my mistake, I will never dare to do it again, young mistress, please spare my life..."
Suddenly, he realized something and exclaimed in astonishment, "You know martial arts? Then the Second Young Master..."
Did you kill him?
He dared not say what followed, but he was already certain in his heart.
A woman appeared here in the middle of the night and overheard his conversation with Guard Wu, but Guard Wu was completely unaware.
This is no ordinary woman.
How could they have gotten lost in the mountains and fallen and injured themselves?
Ye Zhen slowly hummed in agreement.
The rope in his hand was quickly looped around the magistrate's neck. Before the magistrate could react, Ye Zhen had already hung him from the roof beam.
He kicked his legs wildly, and clothes fell in front of him. His survival instinct made him grab the clothes tightly.
So much so that fabric fibers got stuck under their fingernails.
Upon hearing Ye Zhen's soft words, "I haven't lived enough yet, so you'll have to die first. Remember, it's Lady Hou who will kill you."
He then realized that what he had just grabbed was the clothing worn by the guards of the Marquis of Zhongyong's mansion.
Before he could think any further, the clothes in his hands slipped from the roof beam, and he could no longer use them to catch his breath.
After the magistrate breathed his last, Ye Zhen snatched the clothes from his hand and then took out a purse and threw it on the ground.
Then he took the evidence and his money.
The way Lady Hou framed people was something Ye Zhen did as well.
After finding a place to hide the money, Ye Zhen took out his undergarment and lit a tinderbox.
The fact that she brought her clothes from the Marquis's residence shows that after learning of Xie Yunzhou's death, the Marquis's wife was determined to smear her and make her take the blame.
However, she never allowed any servants in the Marquis's mansion to serve her personally, and no one in the mansion knew that she had a scar on her shoulder.
Unless, of course, Lady Hou also contacted the Ye family.
After she returned to Beijing, only her adoptive mother saw her shoulder when she changed her clothes for her wedding.
A cold look appeared on Ye Zhen's face, and his expression turned murderous.
First, he told Lady Hou that she was strong and needed to be treated with a muscle-relaxing powder, and then he revealed the scars on her body.
They cooperated well.
In her past life, she was locked in a dilapidated house, and the Ye family, especially her cousin who had taken her identity, would torment her from time to time.
It was then that she learned about her true background.
Only then did she realize that the Ye family had known all along that Xie Yunzhou disliked women, but still pushed her into the fire.
Lady Hou failed this time, and the Ye family will probably not sit still and will soon jump out to kill her.
Then she would settle all the scores with her past life's grudges.
Slay gods and Buddhas alike!
Zhuang Shang.
Xing Ze reported to Xie Tingzhou, "Madam Hou has ordered people to prepare Xie Yunzhou for his coffin and he will return to the manor tomorrow."
She truly didn't intend to involve the government, so it seems that Xie Yunzhou and Chi Heng's affair is most likely true.
And the two of them probably had a past relationship.
No wonder the Lady Hou, who was so eager for Xie Yunzhou to compete for the position of heir apparent, chose Ye Zhen, who was of no help to them, as her daughter-in-law.
This is clearly a marriage of convenience; I wonder if the Marquis knows it.
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