"A case?" Lady Hou's heart sank. At this moment, she could only pretend to be confused. "What case? I don't understand what you mean by that, Lord Liu."
Lord Liu, already prepared, cupped his hands in greeting: "Today, the Princess and your second young mistress hit it off immediately and chatted for a while. Who would have thought that after parting, the second young mistress would be abducted at Putuo Temple!"
He frowned and said solemnly, "In broad daylight, such a shocking thing has happened in the sacred Buddhist sanctuary. His Highness is furious and has ordered me to thoroughly investigate this matter."
Lord Liu also felt a headache coming on. If it weren't for the Princess's order, he really wouldn't have wanted to get involved in the dirty business of this high-ranking family.
It's a thankless task, and it's easy to offend people!
Lady Hou's hopes were completely dashed, and her gaze darkened.
Isn't the eldest princess supposed to be a nun who keeps her hair and doesn't concern herself with worldly affairs?
Why are you suddenly meddling in other people's business?
When she first heard Chi Yan mention the Eldest Princess, she thought he was just spouting nonsense, but she never expected that he would actually have a connection with the Eldest Princess!
She closed her eyes. Since the eldest princess had intervened, this time it wouldn't be so easy to cover it up. She quickly made a decision.
Lady Hou stared in astonishment, "So it really is true? When Yan-ge came to me, I thought he was exaggerating. If that's the case, then I can no longer tolerate such a wicked servant. I beg you, sir, to punish him according to the law!"
Chi Yan curled his lips in a mocking smile. His aunt had truly mastered the art of judging situations to the extreme!
Butler Wang suddenly opened his eyes, his face ashen, as if the sky had fallen!
Knowing he had been used as a pawn by the lady, his back was instantly soaked with cold sweat. He hurriedly crawled to the lady of the house, crying and swearing, "Madam! Madam, please understand! I had absolutely no intention of harming the second young mistress!"
Lady Hou was also filled with hatred, hating his impulsive actions and even more so for implicating her. Even though she was completely unaware of the matter, who would believe that a steward would have the audacity to hire someone to kill?
Her eyes were cold and unmoved. She gritted her teeth and said, "If you didn't do it, why would those people try to frame you?"
She didn't think Shen Tangning would go to such lengths to stage such a play just to frame Steward Wang.
Moreover, if she were really acting, how could she have gotten the Princess to cooperate?
Butler Wang's face turned pale. Now that things had come to this, he could no longer hide anything and blurted out, "I did bribe a few thugs to kidnap the Second Young Mistress to scare her, but I never said anything about killing her!"
Lady Hou's expression changed. Butler Wang didn't seem to be lying. So, it was Shen Tangning who exaggerated and distorted the facts.
No, how do we explain this to the eldest princess?
Something suddenly flashed through her mind, and she was terrified!
Could this idiot have been used as a pawn?
Even if she understood this, she was powerless to change the situation; it was already a fait accompli.
Sacrificing Steward Wang would minimize the losses and benefit everyone!
Steward Wang was still crying and kowtowing, saying, "Madam, please forgive me this time, considering that I have worked hard even if I haven't made any great contributions!"
He was weeping uncontrollably, showing no trace of his former arrogant and domineering demeanor.
Lady Hou gave him a deep look, hardened her heart, and said, "Steward Wang, I have always treated you well, but I never expected you to have such a vicious mind and the audacity to plot against the master of the manor!"
Butler Wang froze, startled, and tried to grab the hem of her skirt: "Madam..."
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