Chapter 270 Wang Shi's False Accusation: She Killed the Master
Following his gaze, Wang saw Aunt Chen at the door, pulled out her knife, stabbed her again, and then pulled it out forcefully. A trail of blood splattered onto the wall along the blade's edge, "smack!"
The tray in Aunt Chen's hands fell to the ground with a loud crash!
Broken porcelain mixed with scalding hot porridge spilled all over the ground, and she turned and ran.
Wang chased after the bean at the door, stepped on the beans on the ground, slipped, and almost fell into the broken porcelain shards.
“Yun Xiuwen, did you see that? That lowly concubine wasn’t sincere with you either. She abandoned you and ran away when you were in danger. She even foresaw that you would end up like this and prepared beans in advance.”
You are not only useless as a man, but also a failure as a husband. You cannot win the heart of the Princess, nor can you win mine. That lowly concubine has no love for you, only for herself, using you as a tool for revenge. You go first; I will soon send her down to join you.
She leaped over the broken porcelain shards, porridge, and beans, and chased after them.
Yun Xiuwen, half-dead on the bed, had blood from his abdomen staining the bed red.
Whether from anger or injury, a jet of blood spurted from his throat, splattering onto the bed curtains above him. "Hehe, someone, help me..."
Aunt Chen ran forward as fast as she could, not daring to relax for even a moment.
She ran to the guards' quarters, thinking that Wang wouldn't chase after her, so she didn't call for help.
She was afraid that Wang would turn the tables and accuse her and Hu Feng of conspiring to murder Yun Xiuwen, which would make it impossible for her to clear her name.
However, a figure suddenly floated down from the corner, startling her so much that she stepped back, lost her balance, and fell to the ground.
Once he could see the figure clearly, he got up from the ground and continued running.
"Help! Someone's been murdered!"
"You wretch, die! I will not let anyone who killed my Yang'er get away with it." Madam Wang had already come up behind him, her face showing a vicious look and a ferocious expression.
The dagger in his hand stabbed towards her back.
"Clang!" A figure leaped out from the side, knocking his dagger away with a knife in his hand.
Hu Feng shielded Aunt Chen behind him, pointed his knife at Madam Wang, and his hawk-like eyes, sharp as knives, fell on Madam Wang. "If you want to touch her, you'll have to get past me first."
Wang had been waiting for this moment. Pointing at the two men, she shouted, "Adulterers! You and this slut conspired to kill the master! I will avenge him!"
Wang threw down the dagger and sat on the ground, crying out, "Murder! Master died a terrible death!"
"My lord, it is my fault that I am useless and cannot avenge you..." Her voice was loud, but she was sorry to say that she was only filled with hatred in her eyes and could not pretend.
Aunt Chen and her companion were surprised by Wang's change in demeanor. Suddenly, they heard hurried footsteps approaching and pushed Hu Feng away, saying, "Someone's coming! You'd better hurry!"
Hu Feng was worried, "She wants to kill you..."
"Listen to me, hide first, quick!"
"Trying to run? Not so easy!" When Wang saw Hu Feng trying to escape, she dodged in front of him and scratched at his face with her fingernails.
"Run!" Aunt Chen rushed over and pushed Hu Feng aside, taking the blow for him, leaving several bloody marks on her cheek.
She fell to the ground, the dagger lying nearby. She crawled over, picked it up, slashed her arm, and then stabbed herself in the shoulder.
Hu Feng understood her intention and hid back in the house. The door had just closed for a moment when...
Yun Jiaoyue appeared at the corner with her group.
Aunt Chen knelt down and kowtowed to Madam Wang, "Madam, Madam, please spare me! The Prince has already asked the Marquis to give me a letter of divorce. I promise I will stay far away from the Marquis from now on and never look at him again. Please, spare me! I'm begging you..."
"Mother, what happened? Where did the blood on you come from? Did you kill Father? How could you do this? My elder brother is getting married..."
"It wasn't me, it was this bitch. I caught her committing murder, and she framed me. She and that adulterer surnamed Hu conspired to kill your father. Quickly get the government to arrest them."
Upon hearing her words, Yun Jiaoyue understood her meaning and said, "Someone, quickly go to the government office to report this!"
"Second Miss, it wasn't me, I really didn't kill Master." Aunt Chen shook her head repeatedly in fright. Seeing the dagger in front of her, she clenched her hands on the ground, a dark glint flashing in her eyes. Before she died, it was worth it to take Madam Wang down with her.
He was about to lunge forward and grab the dagger.
Old Liao's urging voice came from behind, "What are you dawdling for? Hurry up and take the person over to detoxify, don't keep the miracle doctor waiting."
Two maids twisted Aunt Chen's hands behind her back and placed one hand on her shoulder, accelerating the bleeding from her wound.
Aunt Chen was in so much pain that her face turned ashen. "Master Liao, I'm innocent! Madam killed Master and then tried to kill me. Now she's falsely accused of murder and wants the authorities to take me away. I really didn't kill him! Please help me!"
Yun Jiaoyue felt that Aunt Chen could not be allowed to live and was determined to get rid of her. "Master Liao, don't be fooled by this woman. She comes from a brothel and is good at pretending to be weak and pitiful to gain sympathy. Only someone like my father, who is easily swayed, would be deceived by her."
Old Liao pointed at Wang, who was covered in blood, and asked, "If you didn't kill the person, where did your blood come from?"
Wang explained, "I accidentally injured myself while covering my husband's wound. The adulterer escaped; he was in that room."
Yun Jiaoyue sent people into the house to look for the person, but there was no one inside. There was a back window, so the person had already run away.
Before long, the government officials arrived.
Yun Jiaoyue said with a face full of resentment, "This lowly concubine killed my father and took him away. I want her to pay with her life!"
The constables were about to take Aunt Chen away when she cried, "I didn't kill him, it was Madam who killed him. I didn't kill Master."
Hua Murong walked over and bumped into the yamen runners, blocking their way. "I have examined the strangulation marks on Master Yun's neck and they are exactly the same as the poison inflicted on the person who was injured by the drug man. Just now, Princess Xuan said that her mother was poisoned by the drug man. Those who are poisoned by this drug have poison on their fingernails, so I am certain that Madam Yun killed the person."
Aunt Chen nodded hurriedly, "Divine Doctor, you're right. Master wasn't feeling well today. I cooked some porridge and was just about to bring it to him when I saw Madam grabbing Master's neck and stabbing him in the abdomen with a dagger. I was scared, so I ran away. Madam then tried to kill me to cover it up. Knowing someone was coming, she framed me..."
"Who said I was poisoned? I wasn't poisoned."
Aunt Chen lifted one side of her hair, revealing black scratches on her lower cheek and neck. "The scars on my face were inflicted by Madam."
Xiao Mingshu concluded, "The wound has turned black; it's clearly poisoned."
"Shut up! What do you know, you little girl?" Madam Wang ordered the constables, "Get her away right now!"
They will soon become in-laws with the Marquis of Jiangling. What evidence does she need to arrest someone?
Madam Li had given prior notice to the yamen runners, who dared not offend her and were about to take the person away.
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