The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 271

Seventh Lady had something on her mind, and she couldn't eat more after half a bowl of rice. Seeing that Xu Fengjia was eating deliciously, she knew that he was indeed tired these few days, so she dragged Xu Fengjia down until she put down her chopsticks, and said, "Mother, what do you mean? It's better to hit the sun than to choose a day, or to go and pick it up with my father tonight... She wants me to talk about this matter."

Xu Fengjia raised an eyebrow in surprise, and didn't speak for a long time. After a long while, she said decisively, "She should have said this matter. Since Mother has no intention of speaking, let's not go too far. Let me say it!"

Qin Niangzi breathed a sigh of relief: Xu Fengjia is a man after all, he has a much wider heart than Mrs. Xu, and knows how to share the pressure for herself.

She said softly, "You say what I say, it's actually the same. I'm also the person involved in this matter, and you can't leave me alone. Without me, if my father intends to be punished lightly, who will remind him of the Yang family and the Sun family? And the power of Concubine Ning in the palace."

She still had a word that she didn't say: Once she didn't go to Menghuaxuan with Xu Fengjia, the relationship between herself and Mrs. Xu might become delicate if the matter got to Mrs. Xu's ears in the future.Although there are occasional quarrels between the two, they are still harmonious after all. She does not plan to break the relationship for a while in the future, so although this time is embarrassing, she still wants to go.

Xu Fengjia also had nothing to say, the two husband and wife discussed it for a while, then Seventh Lady held the small box, and Xu Fengjia carried the lamp herself.The two of them walked out of the house side by side without taking a single maid.

Seventh Lady seldom goes out at night, and even if she does, she hugs each other, and the lights are bright all the way. At this time, she and Xu Fengjia are walking side by side in the dark, only the dim light of a lantern in front of her eyes, which makes her feel more excited. A faint shudder.In a daze, she actually felt that Wu Niangzi might be somewhere in the courtyard, watching her and Xu Fengjia's figures, and slowly walking towards Meng Huaxuan.

She couldn't help but clenched Xu Fengjia's arm tightly, and leaned her body towards the reassuring source of warmth.

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Of course Duke Ping was not asleep yet, and when he heard the news that Xu Fengjia and his wife had asked to see him, he quickly let them into the study.Seventh Lady even passed by a beautiful maidservant: this little girl was two or three years younger than her. When she saw Xu Fengjia and his wife, her face was covered with a seductive blush, and she waved The waist got into the west wing where Ping Guogong used to live.

Qin Niangzi didn't know what it was like, she took a deep breath, followed Xu Fengjia into the room without looking sideways, and said hello to Ping Guogong.

"Come in so late--the wife of the grandson's family invited you over yesterday, what's the matter?" Duke Ping's eyes quickly fell on Qi Niangzi.

As expected of being in charge of the family, although this sentence is a guess, but it also guesses the truth very closely. Seventh Lady only felt a drop of cold sweat on her forehead. She didn't answer, but focused on Xu Fengjia, and silently took a step forward , put the small box on the desk.

Duke Ping followed Seventh Lady and turned to Xu Fengjia. Xu Fengjia took a deep breath, stepped forward and said calmly, "Father, Shanli's death has probably been found out by my son. Who is the real culprit? I'm afraid, I need your old man to come and help me to check it out."

Duke Ping stood up immediately, his surprise was beyond words.

His eyes also quickly nailed Qiniangzi to death. This sharp gaze seemed to pierce through Qiniangzi's head, seeing through every thought in her mind. He repeated softly, Xu Fengjia's words, "Be kind." Li's death, have you found out about it?"

This sentence was basically asked to Seventh Lady.

Between Qi Niangzi and Xu Fengjia, who is the one who can find out the truth about Wu Niangzi's death? Of course, it cannot be hidden from Duke Ping.Qin Niangzi glanced at Xu Fengjia, and said bravely, "Yes, that's the news I just got recently. But our idea is simple and crude, and we don't know if it can be counted. This is a matter of life and death. Therefore, please Father is here to check."

Duke Ping's pupils shrank, and he muttered to himself, "It's strange that your mother came back suddenly this morning... Tell me, who is this person!"

Before he knew it, his attitude became more and more severe, as if he had the prestige of leading thousands of troops and ordering everything. This drink made even Seventh Lady startle.She took another breath and said, "Please let your daughter-in-law explain it to you step by step."

At this point, there is no point in letting Xu Fengjia speak.Only her familiarity with the case can withstand the interrogation of Ping Guogong.

Qin Niangzi swallowed, cleared her throat, and said in a deep voice. "The matter started last year. At that time, Xiaoqi had just taken over the housework. It took a lot of thought to stabilize the restless mothers at home. The mental energy was exhausted, and it was very uncomfortable to sleep at night, so I invited Mr. Zhong felt his pulse. Since Fifth Sister's death day was approaching, Mr. Zhong overheard the news that the servants came to report that they were going to prepare a ceremony for Fifth Sister, so he thought about it. Mr. Zhong told Xiaoqi: At that time, he had a conversation with Fifth Sister, and he reminded Fifth Sister that with Fifth Sister’s constitution, she must not take blood-thickening herbs such as buliuxing and saffron during the puerperium. Otherwise, his life may be in danger. But after the words were spoken, Mr. Zhong felt that something was wrong, because the door was not closed, and others might hear his words. When he left the room, there were indeed several other people in the room Yes, but Mr. Zhong only knows Yu An, the fifth younger sister."

Ping Guogong folded his hands, listened attentively, and did not say a word.

Lady Seven paused, and then said, "However, Mr. Zhong respects his identity more, and Xiao Qi didn't let him write a confession. So this paragraph is only talking, no confession. If father wants to check, he can only ask Mr. Zhong himself."

She didn't wait for Duke Ping to reply, "Since Mr. Zhong remembers Yu An, Xiaoqi will of course find Yu An to find out about the situation. Yu An still remembers that there were two people in the room at that time, but because I didn't hear the conversation between Mr. Zhong and Fifth Sister , did not realize the key point of this point at all. This explanation, I immediately remembered that these two people are the old mother and Xiao Songhua."

She explained to Ping Guogong again. "Yu An is at home. If my father wants to, he can ask her anytime."

"Next, Xiao Qi asked someone to check the details of the old mother and Xiao Songhua." Seven Lady explained her thoughts clearly step by step. "The old mother is innocent and her loyalty is unquestionable. Her suspicion must be the least."

Duke Ping couldn't help but nodded slightly, and said in a deep voice, "Go ahead."

"The details of Xiao Songhua's family seem to be very innocent. Only one sister married out of town and has no news. Xiaoqi asked her cousin Feng Jin to help find the whereabouts of this girl's sister's family." Seventh lady said while observing Ping Guogong's face, she slowly said, "This daughter's brother-in-law, Qiu Zhi, is a member of the Guangzhou army. When Shengluan went south to Guangzhou for the second time, he worked in the fleet."

Yiping Duke's city mansion also felt terrified, Seventh Lady said again before he could react.

"Then the soldiers were divided into two groups. Feng Jia led people to arrest Baihu and went to Beijing, while Xiao Qi tortured Xiao Songhua. This girl couldn't bear the torture, so she was recruited soon. Here is a confession, father, please read."

She looked at the box, took out Xiao Songhua's confession, and respectfully pushed it to Duke Pingguo's hand.

Duke Ping immediately picked it up and read it carefully. As the reading progressed, his complexion became more and more gloomy.

"At the same time, we also obtained the confessions of hundreds of households. Father, please read." Seventh Lady took out Qiu Zhi's confession and put it in the hands of Ping Guogong. After Ping Guogong read it, she continued. "The clues of these two people are all attributed to Wu Xun's family. Qiu Zhi confessed his relationship with Wu Xun's wife's aunt and nephew, and there are two genealogies to prove it. Father, please see the genealogy."

Seeing that Mr. Pingguo's face was uncertain, she added, "If you want to interrogate, the confessions of these two people's ancestral homes are also written. Father should send his own soldiers to go and investigate in disguise."

She explained every step clearly, and how to verify it was already conceived for Ping Guogong. This line has obvious logic and sufficient evidence, and it directly points to Wu Xun's family.

And after what happened last year, is Duke Ping not clear who is behind Wu Xun's family?

Duke Ping went back and forth, and checked the evidence provided by Qinianzi several times. His breathing became more and more rough, and several veins gradually appeared on his forehead. After a while, he raised his head fiercely. He said, "Come here! Lock up that bastard, Xu Yujing, and that bitch, Mrs. Zhang!"

(End of this chapter)