Chapter 2 Seeking Justice for Daughter-in-law
"The Marquis will come back soon, why are you so anxious?"
Jiang Wanning had just finished teaching his unfilial son a lesson.
I'm tired from fighting and my hands are sore.
She was lying on the bed, drinking the Tremella and Lotus Seed Soup handed to her by her maid to moisten her throat and cool down her body.
Because Nanny Lin was blocking the view at the head of the bed, she didn't see Chen Yan coming into the room.
Nanny Lin glanced at her messy hair.
I couldn't help but whispered.
"But I'm afraid your appearance will scare the Marquis... Otherwise, I'll help you wash up."
Jiang Wanning touched the burnt hair on her shoulder and could imagine herself looking like a mad woman.
Unfortunately, the original owner of this body loved beauty very much and was afraid that she would grow old and ugly and be rejected by her husband.
They even dress up carefully every day and dare not face others without a face.
Jiang Wanning disagreed with this.
She doesn't want to flatter men.
"No need to wash up, just leave it as it is! It looks good this way. I'll be doing a good deed if I scare him to death."
Nanny Lin: “This…”
“Ahem!”
Shen Yan coughed twice, finally attracting Jiang Wanning's attention.
Jiang Wanning looked up at the tall and handsome man in front of him. For some reason, he felt that he looked a little different from the original owner's memory.
But I couldn’t tell what was wrong.
But she was in no mood to care about that right now.
Putting down the soup bowl, Jiang Wanning sat up straight and instructed the maid.
"It's just right that the Marquis has returned. Let's hear what happened to the fire in the ancestral hall tonight! Baojuan, bring a chair over for the Marquis."
"Yes, ma'am."
The maid Baojuan immediately brought a chair.
Upon hearing this, Shen Yan didn't say much and just sat down on the chair.
Seeing this, Murong Yan'er spoke first and pleaded for the wronged heroine.
"My Lord, Auntie... Don't blame my sister. She didn't set the fire intentionally! She was just scolded by Auntie, and she overturned the candlestick in anger. She definitely didn't mean to burn Auntie to death..."
Jiang Wanning: “…”
You are a very nice person.
Shen Yutang couldn't help but feel angry when he heard this.
"Yan'er, she almost killed you, yet you still spoke up for her. You are too soft-hearted."
"Shut up, I didn't ask you to talk!"
Jiang Wanning sneered.
It's not like she hasn't read the original book, so how could she not know who is behind this?
It was clearly Murong Yan'er who started the fire herself.
The original plan was to burn to death the wronged heroine Murong Qing who was forced to kneel in the ancestral hall as punishment, so that she could legitimately become Shen Yutang's second wife and take the position of the Crown Prince's Consort.
As a result, he met the evil mother-in-law Jiang who went to the ancestral hall to scold someone. She became ill and fainted, and was almost burned to death.
In the original book, Murong Yan'er was worried that the matter would be exposed, so she filed a complaint first and put all the blame on Murong Qing.
As a result, Murong Qing was locked up in the woodshed and fasted for seven days.
I almost starved to death.
Think of this.
Jiang Wanning couldn't help but feel itchy again.
She felt a little regretful that the slap she had given Bai Lianhua was too light.
"Qingqing, tell me...what exactly is going on?"
Jiang Wanning turned his head.
Look at Murong Qing who is kneeling on the other side.
Although she felt sorry for her daughter-in-law's experience and felt that she had been abused over and over again, she still had to wake up from her love-sickness on her own.
Otherwise, even if you talk until your mouth is hoarse, it will be a waste of effort.
All I can do now is to let her bear less blame and suffer less physical pain.
"I……"
Murong Qing opened his mouth.
Perhaps he didn't expect his mother-in-law to speak in his favor, and he was stunned for a moment and seemed a little stuttering.
Shen Yutang thought she was guilty and couldn't help but say.
"Mother, I've already asked, it was this vicious woman who set the fire. Why are you still listening to her excuses..."
Jiang Wanning couldn't help but raise his hand.
"You scream again?"
"But……"
Shen Yutang was obviously traumatized by the slap and subconsciously stepped back.
He felt that the slaps he received were unfair and wanted to argue.
"Shen Yutang, you're never going to stop, are you?!"
Jiang Wanning's patience with him has reached its limit.
In her opinion, men can be stupid or blind.
But you can’t be stupid and blind!
"Qingqing is your wife, so what if you asked her to speak a few words? When the government hears a case, they give the criminal a chance to defend himself. But you, on the other hand, convicted her without even opening your mouth. You truly are a righteous judge!"
Shen Yutang pursed his thin lips slightly.
She scolded him so much that his face turned pale and blue.
In the end, he didn't say anything else.
Jiang Wanning then continued to look at Murong Qing and softened his tone.
"Qingqing, did I scare you just now? Don't be afraid... Just tell me the truth, and I'll take care of it."
Shen Yutang: "..."
Murong Qing's tears were still on her face and her voice was choked with sobs, but she did not cry to her parents-in-law about it. She just endured it silently.
Jiang Wanning sighed inwardly.
This child is good in every way except that he is too honest.
If she gets annoyed by this kind of guy, she will go crazy and kill everyone she meets.
After a pause, Murong Qing told the truth.
"At that time, I was kneeling in the ancestral hall as punishment, and my mother...my mother did come in and scold me.
I wanted to explain, but my mother suddenly had a heart attack and fainted.
I hurried out to look for him.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I ran out of the yard, I saw the ancestral hall on fire, so I had to go back to save people.
The fire was so intense that I called out several times but no one responded, so I had no choice but to drag my mother out of the ancestral hall..."
Suddenly.
Without waiting for Murong Qing to finish speaking.
An indignant voice interrupted her.
"Nonsense! It was clearly my young lady who saved the lady, how did it become you who saved her?!"
Jiang Wanning frowned slightly and looked over.
The person who spoke was none other than Murong Yan'er's personal maid Chuntao.
The little girl was only thirteen or fourteen years old, at the age of innocence.
If Jiang Wanning hadn't known the truth of the matter, he would have been easily fooled by her childish face like before.
Jiang Wanning was about to scold.
Murong Yan'er took the initiative to scold Chuntao.
"Tao'er, stop talking too much!"
Jiang Wanning was most annoyed by her pure and innocent behavior, so he directly exposed her.
"If you really didn't want her to speak, you should have stopped her the moment she said the first word. What's the point of scolding her now that she's finished speaking?"
Upon hearing this, Murong Yan'er's face turned pale.
He immediately adopted a tone of aggrieved tone and admitted his guilt without any rebuttal.
"It's Yan'er's fault for not disciplining me..."
Shen Yutang immediately felt distressed again.
"Mother, it was indeed Yan'er who risked her life to rescue you from the fire. Why don't you believe it? This vicious woman must have been afraid of being punished, so she lied and wanted to take the credit for saving you."
Jiang Wanning thought he was mentally retarded.
If it wasn't for clearing Murong Qing's name, she would have wanted to throw this evil creature out.
He's the one with the long mouth!
"Besides Chuntao, are there any other witnesses?"
"have!"
Shen Yutang immediately called Nanny Wang forward.
Trying hard to prove that he is not wrong.
"Madame Wang said that when she rushed to the ancestral hall to put out the fire, she saw Yan'er stumbling out of the fire carrying you on her back... If you don't believe me, ask Madame Wang!"
Jiang Wanning narrowed his eyes and looked at the old woman who was pushed forward.
Seeing her pinching the corner of her clothes with both hands, she was obviously a little embarrassed.
Then I knew she was not telling the truth.
In the original book, it was Murong Qing who saved people, and it was Murong Yan'er who claimed the favor.
Jiang Wanning turned to look at Chen Yan and said.
"My Lord, how about you come to the trial?"
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