flstandardbreds Chapter 370 Yang Manman was taken away
Chapter 370 Yang Manman was taken away
After returning home last night, Yang Manman was worried and wanted to tell Duke Yang about this.
But when she arrived outside Duke Yang's courtyard, she couldn't help but feel a sense of luck, thinking that maybe Chu Jingyue was just trying to scare her, and Jiang Suining had no intention of reporting the matter to the government office.
After much hesitation and confusion, he finally went back to his room without saying anything.
He was terrified all night and fell into a drowsy sleep at dawn. When Lianwei woke him up, he was about to lose his temper, but when he heard the word "Dali Temple", he froze there.
Yang Manman stiffly confirmed to Lian Wei: "Are you sure you heard it right? Someone from the Dali Temple is here?"
Lian Wei nodded quickly, "My lady, I heard it clearly. It was the Junior Official of the Dali Temple who brought the yamen runners and said he wanted to see my lady. The Duke has already gone to the lobby."
Before Lian Wei finished her words, Yang Manman jumped up from the bed. She hurriedly put on her dress, tidied herself up casually, and hurried towards the lobby.
She thought that she must explain the whole thing to Duke Yang before he met the people from the Dali Temple and come up with a plan.
However, she was still a step too late. Duke Yang had already gone there first. When she arrived outside the lobby, she just heard Duke Yang's incredulous rebuttal coming from inside.
"That's absolutely impossible. Manman is just a girl. What does the Ministry of Justice have to do with her?"
In an instant, Yang Manman's legs felt like they were filled with lead and she almost fell to the ground in panic.
"Miss, please be careful!" Lian Wei, who was following behind her, quickly reached out and helped her.
Yang Manman glared at Lian Wei fiercely, signaling her to shut up, but her voice had already alarmed everyone in the hall.
Pei Zhaozhi walked out and looked at Yang Manman outside. "Miss Yang, you've come at the right time. Since the Duke doesn't believe it, then let's listen to what Miss Yang has to say."
"What do you mean? I don't understand what you mean, sir." Yang Manman forced a puzzled smile, but her pale face and panicked expression had already betrayed her to a great extent.
Although Duke Yang had strongly denied it in front of Pei Zhaozhi just now, he couldn't help but feel nervous when he saw Yang Manman's expression.
"Manman, Lord Pei said that you forged a warrant from the Ministry of Justice. Is this true?"
"No!" Yang Manman denied immediately, "How could I have the ability to forge a warrant from the Ministry of Justice? This is really nonsense."
"Miss Yang, since I came to your house in person today, I must have the evidence. If you confess everything now and cooperate with us in the investigation at the Dali Temple, you can still get a lenient treatment. But if you quibble and deny, I'm afraid that even the Duke can't save you in the end."
Pei Zhaozhi's tone was cold and there was no threat in his voice, but after all he had interrogated so many prisoners before, and just a glance at him made Yang Manman feel uneasy.
She opened her mouth, but she was so panicked that she didn't know how to start. She could only look at Duke Yang for help.
"Father, I really don't know why Master Pei said that. I... really didn't."
Duke Yang was suspicious.
On the one hand, he had experienced too much about his daughter's ability to cause trouble.
But on the other hand, he felt that the Ministry of Justice's warrant was a matter of great importance, and he didn't believe that his daughter had the ability to forge it.
Besides, why do you need a warrant from the Ministry of Justice for any reason?
After thinking for a while, Duke Yang said to Pei Zhaozhi, "Sir Pei, since my daughter has said that this matter has nothing to do with her, I think there must be some misunderstanding. What exactly is the evidence you are talking about?"
"The forged warrant is now in the Dali Temple, and the handwriting on it..."
"Even if the handwriting is the same as mine, it doesn't mean anything. It's possible that someone deliberately imitated my handwriting to frame me." Yang Manman spoke quickly.
Pei Zhaozhi turned his gaze towards her and said with a smile: "Miss Yang misunderstood. The handwriting still needs to be compared and cannot be completely confirmed. However..."
"But what?"
"However, Bi Yingjie, the son of the Minister of Justice, has come forward as a witness to sue you, claiming that you deliberately persuaded him to drink and got him drunk, and then took advantage of the opportunity to send him home when he was drunk to sneak into the Minister of Justice's residence, and not only stole the warrant, but also stole the Minister of Justice's seal."
"The seal is lost?" Yang Manman was stunned and asked subconsciously, "How is this possible? When I stamped it, I clearly..."
"Manman!" Duke Yang's face turned pale.
Yang Manman then realized that she had said something wrong. After coming to her senses, she quickly looked at Pei Zhaozhi, "You bombed me on purpose!"
"Miss Yang, if you really didn't do anything, no matter how I try to trick you, I will get nothing."
Pei Zhaozhi glanced at the Dali Temple runners behind him.
"Miss Yang has just admitted it herself. Go get the writing brush and ink from her room for handwriting comparison. Also..."
Pei Zhaozhi looked at Yang Manman coldly, "Miss Yang, please cooperate with me and follow me back to the Dali Temple immediately."
"No, I..."
"There are many important prisoners in the prison of the Ministry of Justice. Forging the Ministry of Justice's warrant is a serious matter. If Miss Yang cannot go to the Dali Temple to explain her motives, I am afraid that even the Duke's Mansion will be implicated."
These words blocked all of Yang Manman's reluctance and excuses. In the end, she could only look at Duke Yang pleadingly, "Father, I..."
"You rebellious girl! What the hell have you done?" Duke Yang slapped Yang Manman hard on the face and looked at her angrily, wishing he had never given birth to her.
She actually dared to do such a thing as forging a warrant from the Ministry of Justice. Does she really want to harm the entire Duke's Mansion before she will stop?
Yang Manman felt dizzy after being slapped in the face. Although she felt angry and humiliated, she knew that she had to endure it.
Seeing that the yamen runner had already gone to get the manuscript, Yang Manman ignored the pain on her face and spoke to Yang Guogong in a low voice.
"Father, go find the Third Prince and ask him to save me. I do all this for the Third Prince!"
Duke Yang was stunned and looked at Yang Manman with suspicion. He really had no idea why his daughter was related to the third prince.
However, Pei Zhaozhi was not far away, so he didn't dare to ask more questions.
When the bailiff successfully brought the manuscript and Yang Manman was taken away, she did not forget to turn around and speak to Yang Guogong.
"Father, remember what I said, you must find him to save me!"
Yang Manman held on to a last glimmer of hope in her heart, thinking that as long as the Third Prince stepped in, this matter could be resolved.
But from the time she was taken to the Dali Temple, to the handwriting comparison, to the interrogation in court, no one from the Third Prince's Mansion showed up, not even Duke Yang.