Chapter 182 A Series of Slaps in the Face
Chapter 182 A Series of Slaps in the Face
Chen Fang kept comforting herself in her heart: Nothing will happen, she has already told Yin Zhu, and Yin Zhu will definitely not dare to say anything nonsense.
Xie Yun and Xie Yi looked at her calmly. Seeing that she looked calm, their tense hearts relaxed a little. They guessed that Chen Fang had already made arrangements.
At this time, the Black Qilin Guard finally spoke: "Reporting to the Lord, the person who confessed is named Yin Zhu, and she is a first-class maidservant beside Madam Xie."
When Chen Fang heard this, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief: It turned out to be Yin Zhu, I knew it would be her.
Xie Yun and Xie Yi saw this and breathed a sigh of relief.
But then Lu Xuan asked, "What did she confess?"
The Black Qilin Guard immediately said, "Yin Zhu said that Madam Xie is very dissatisfied with Master Xie. She has been calling him a little beast in private and calling Master Xie's little daughter a little bastard..."
Chen Fang was immediately furious: "What nonsense! When have I ever said such words?"
Xie Yun's face turned pale, but he still denied it on Chen Fang's behalf: "That's right, Madam is definitely not that kind of person. It must be that maid who is talking nonsense!"
Xie Yi also said righteously: "Master Lu, please be discerning and don't slander a good person!"
Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, the Black Qilin Guard continued, "Yin Zhu also said that Master Xie was actually stabbed by Madam Xie, but in order to protect Madam Xie, Third Young Master Xie deliberately slandered the maid Qiuxiang, forced Qiuxiang to take the blame, and even had Qiuxiang beaten to death."
As soon as these words were spoken, Xie Yun, Chen Fang, and Xie Yi's faces instantly turned into a colorful palette.
Chen Fang covered her chest, her face full of pain and disbelief: "She is simply slandering me!"
Xie Yun looked at Chen Fang and Xie Yi in disbelief: "No, this is impossible. How could Madam and Yi'er do such a thing?"
Xie Yi's expression was icy: "It seems that Yin Zhu is actually the thief lurking beside Mother!"
The Black Qilin Guard secretly admired the performance of the three and continued, "Yin Zhu also said that if Lord Xie had just turned his head, he would have seen that the person behind him was the Madam, but Lord Xie deliberately did not turn back. Qiuxiang kept crying out for justice, but unfortunately no one paid any attention and she was even silenced."
As soon as these words came out, Xie Yun hurriedly denied: "This person is really talking nonsense! I was suddenly injured at the time and was in great pain. I didn't dare to move at all, so how could I turn back?"
Chen Fang said with a look of sudden enlightenment: "So, that poisonous insect was Yin Zhu's work!"
Xie Yi cooperated and asked, "But why did she go to such lengths to slander Mother? Who allowed her to lurk beside Mother, waiting for an opportunity to cause trouble? And Brother never opened the box, so how could he know there was a Gu worm hidden inside?"
These words were almost like saying directly that the person behind Yin Zhu was Xie Xiu!
Unexpectedly, the Black Qilin Guard continued, "Yin Zhu also said that Madam Xie threatened her to take the blame and admit that she was the one who placed the poisonous insect in the box in order to take revenge on Master Xie.
Mrs. Xie also asked her to slander Mr. Xie, accusing him of being dissolute and frivolous, and wanted to take her as a concubine. But she was unwilling, so she secretly put a poisonous insect in the box, hoping to kill Mr. Xie without anyone noticing.
Yin Zhu said she didn't want to take the blame, and she didn't want to end up like Feicui and Qiuxiang, so she confessed and only asked the Lord to save her life.
Without waiting for Lu Xuan to speak, Xie Yi said anxiously, "Yin Zhu has ulterior motives and is lurking around my mother. How can I believe her lies?"
Xie Yun had a gloomy face and did not speak.
Chen Fang's face was pale. She leaned weakly against the back of the chair, holding her chest, tears streaming down her face. "I never knew that I had such a vicious wolf by my side! I treated her well on weekdays, but she actually hurt me like this..."
Unfortunately, just as she finished crying, another Black Kirin Guard arrived to report, "Sir, someone has confessed! A maidservant confessed that Second Miss Xie eloped with someone. Madam Xie was furious about this and had all the maids serving Second Miss Xie drugged and mute them. They were then bound hand and foot and quietly escorted out of the mansion, saying they had failed to take good care of Second Miss Xie and would be condemned to a life or death beyond their reach!"
Then another Black Qilin Guard came to report, "Sir! Someone confessed that Madam Xie often had secret conversations with the Second Young Master's wife, forbidding anyone to inquire. Recently, however, they've been arguing frequently, and they've even mentioned Xu Maochun!"
Then, more Black Qilin Guards came to report—
"Sir! Someone has confessed that Madam Xie was only feigning concern for the Second Young Master Xie. When the Second Young Master Xie eloped, Madam Xie immediately sent someone to the academy to ask the Second Young Master Xie to return home to help. However, she deliberately kept this a secret from the Third and Fourth Young Masters Xie, fearing that it would affect their imperial examinations."
"Sir! Someone has confessed that Madam Xie is extremely harsh towards her servants and often tortures her concubine daughters. She even condones Second Miss Xie's bullying of her concubine sister, forcing her to kneel down and copy scriptures. She also has to stay up all night making clothes, shoes, socks, sachets, and handkerchiefs for Madam Xie, Second Miss Xie, Third Young Master Xie, and Fourth Young Master Xie. This often causes the concubine's eyes to turn red from staying up all night."
"Sir! Someone confessed that after Second Miss Xie returned home, she asked Madam Xie to prepare a marriage for her. She also set her eyes on the dowry left by the late Madam and wanted a generous dowry."
"Sir! Someone has confessed that Madam Xie hated her concubine, Concubine Qu, to the core and conspired with Nanny Zhou to take advantage of the illegitimate son's injury and cause him to die."
"Sir! Someone has confessed! They say Madam Xie hates Young Master Xie, so she instructed the maidservant serving Madam Xie to slander Young Master Xie's youngest daughter as an evil star. She also bribed a fake Taoist priest to come to the house and slander the young lady as a curse on her relatives, hoping that the fake Taoist priest would take the young lady away."
"Sir! Someone has confessed..."
Chen Fang, Xie Yun and Xie Yi were shocked and angry, and were completely stunned!
None of the three had expected that so many servants in Du Hengyuan would confess!
Were the Black Kirin Guards' interrogation methods too brutal? Or were these servants already dissatisfied with Chen Fang and taking this opportunity to add insult to injury?
No one noticed that the culprit was hiding in the vase and watching the show openly.
The hearts of Chen Fang and the other two continued to sink, and finally sank completely into the abyss.
There were so many people confessing that the three of them were completely numb.
The only thing that comforted them was that neither Chen Fang's wet nurse nor Aunt Zhou confessed.
It seems that these two men are loyal servants. Even when they are tortured, they still stand by them.
However, just as they were comforting themselves like this, the Black Qilin Guards came to report—
"Sir! Madam Xie's wet nurse has confessed!"
Chen Fang and the other two's pupils trembled instantly!
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