flstandardbreds Chapter 134 Exchange of Interests
Chapter 134 Exchange of Interests
Unexpectedly, Wen Xiashu, a well-known girl in the capital with good character and appearance, turned out to be a wicked woman who appeared gentle on the outside but was treacherous at heart!
Of course, the Wen family refused to admit that Wen Xiashu had killed someone, and flatly denied it, "These two villains are talking nonsense!"
Wen Xiashu was no longer afraid at this time. She smiled coldly, "Madam Luo, An Cheng, who can prove what you said? Where is that nanny? Find her and confront me."
The two of them immediately said, "Of course that nanny is at the Sang family."
"Sir, please summon the gatekeeper. I want to prove my innocence." Wen Xiashu said loudly.
The expressions of everyone in the Wen family also became relaxed.
Sang Hongwen took a deep breath, noticing the expressions of the Wen family. He understood a little bit.
No wonder the gatekeeper suddenly disappeared that night.
There is no way to know whether he is dead or missing.
Without witnesses, how could he sue Wen Xiashu?
His Sang family is no match for the Wen family.
Behind the Wen family is Empress Dowager Ji!
But at this moment, Yan Heng said, "Sir, the witness has been brought in, just outside the door. Please call the witness, Madam Hong."
Sang Hongwen looked at Yan Heng in surprise, "Your Majesty, is Madam Hong still in the capital?"
They had been searching for Nanny Hong for over a year but hadn't found her yet, and yet Yan Heng found her?
Yan Heng nodded, "What a coincidence, I found Madam Hong."
The Dali Temple official shouted to the outside, "Call Madam Hong."
People made way.
A square-faced woman in her fifties was brought into the lobby by Yan Heng's guards.
She glanced at Mrs. Luo and her husband, subconsciously stepped away, then walked up to Sang Hongwen and bowed guiltily, "Master."
"Madam Hong, where did you go after the young lady got into trouble?" Sang Hongwen said angrily, gritting his teeth.
Madam Hong looked ashamed, "Master, I am afraid of death. I...I thought I was just opening the door to let them meet their fellow villagers, but I didn't expect that they would kill the young lady."
Madam Hong knelt down in front of Sang Hongwen and said, "Master, I was wrong. I am guilty."
Sang Hongwen thought of his daughter's tragic death and the letter on her body, and he was so angry that he kicked Nanny Hong twice.
His daughter did not love Yan Heng, and Queen Mother Ji had arranged the marriage for her. He wanted to resign or talk to Yan Heng to cancel the engagement.
But before he could figure out how to tell Queen Mother Ji and Yan Heng, something happened to his daughter.
An ambiguous letter addressed to Yan Heng was found on his body.
He knew that there must be something strange about his daughter's death.
But no witness evidence was found.
Saying that the daughter died because of Yan Heng would undoubtedly ruin her reputation. Saying that the daughter was murdered, where are the witnesses?
What if the investigation reveals that my daughter has an even worse reputation?
He had no choice but to let his family tell others that his daughter had a serious illness, fell into the water after feeling dizzy, and died due to choking on too much water and her serious illness.
Although he saved his daughter's reputation, he still felt resentful.
He had suspected Yan Heng and Queen Mother Ji, but he never expected that it was the Wen family who did it.
Tian Zhen pulled the man away and said, "Master Sang, if you beat her to death, it won't prove that your daughter was murdered. Let's be merciful. After the case is solved, you can beat her to vent your anger."
Sang Hongwen suppressed his temper and withdrew his foot.
Tian Zhen pushed Nanny Hong in front of the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple.
The Dali Temple Minister asked Madam Hong, "Tell me your name."
Nanny Hong bowed and told the truth, recounting what had happened that year.
How she took the money from Madam Luo and how she opened the door.
After seeing off Mrs. Luo and her husband who had "met their fellow villagers", she closed the back door and was about to go to bed, but she heard other night watchmen in the back garden shouting "The young lady is drowning". She was frightened and squeezed over to see.
People in the mansion said that the young lady suddenly fell into the water when she was fine. Maybe someone had murdered her?
She was terrified. Could it be that it was Madam Luo and An Cheng who did this?
If their affair was discovered, she would also be involved. She thought about it and took advantage of the chaos in the mansion to escape.
Early the next morning, as soon as the city gate opened, she ran to the countryside. Unexpectedly, more than a year later, she was found by King Yan's men, who asked her to return to Beijing to report that Luo Niangzi had committed murder.
The good thing is that she won’t die, and if she doesn’t return to the capital, she will be handed over directly to the Sang family.
If she were to be handed over to the Sang family, she would be dead.
She had no choice but to follow Prince Yan's men back to the capital.
"My Lord, I dream about the young lady every day. She was soaked in water and said that she was pushed into the water by Madam Luo. She felt wronged. I saw her crying pitifully and couldn't bear it. I didn't want to hide anymore, so I came back to expose Madam Luo and An Cheng."
People were shocked again when they heard Nanny Hong talk about what happened back then.
Madam Luo and An Cheng understood that if they did not tell the truth about what happened, they would also die.
So, the two of them told Wen Xiashu everything about how she had asked them to kill Miss Sang.
The Dali Temple judge slammed the gavel and spoke of Wen Xiashu's crimes.
In the countryside, he forced farmers to buy and sell farmland, killed people's oxen, abducted and killed Xia Xiaorou, and hired someone to kill Miss Sang. He was sentenced to beheading in the autumn for multiple crimes.
The Dali Temple official asked the Wen family, "What else do you have to say?"
The Wen family looked at the panic-stricken Wen Xiashu and said loudly, "The fourth young lady is the empress dowager's adopted daughter. If you want to punish her, do you have to consider the empress dowager's face?"
"A prince who breaks the law is subject to the same punishment as a commoner, let alone an adopted daughter? Come, put Wen Xiashu in jail!" the Dali Temple Minister shouted.
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The Wen family failed to rescue Wen Xiashu, so they went to the palace to ask Empress Dowager Ji for help.
When Empress Dowager Ji saw the noisy Wen family, she avoided them.
The Wen family had no choice but to seek help from Yan Heng.
"Your Highness Prince of Yan, our Wen family will give you whatever conditions you want. You only ask that you spare my daughter's life." Duke Anguo bowed to Yan Heng and pleaded with a sad face.
Yan Heng looked at him calmly, "But she killed someone, you should ask Lord Sang for help, why do you come to me?
"Your Majesty, Lord Sang only listens to you."
"Duke Anguo, you can't say such things. I am an idle prince and have little relationship with any ministers in the court. You said that I have a good relationship with Lord Sang, are you trying to harm me? The Queen Mother has always felt that I am too close to the ministers and that they will rebel. If you come to my house often, she will be suspicious of you." Yan Heng smiled.
Duke Anguo became even more panicked, as Yan Heng's words implied that he did not want to save anyone.
He knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I will do whatever you ask me to do. I only ask Your Majesty to help my daughter avoid death."
Yan Heng looked at him and said, "As long as you can get to the bottom of my uncle's case and clear the Duke of Wei and Xia Hanlin of their grievances, I will save Fourth Miss Wen. For the rest, forget it."
After saying this, he flicked his sleeves and walked into the back hall, ordering Tian Zhen to see the guest off.
Duke Anguo got up from the ground, looked in the direction Yan Heng left, frowned, and turned away.
After going in circles, is Yan Heng helping Xia Hanlin?