The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 272

Not long after, all the people in the mansion were called into the study by Ping Guogong.Not only the five-bedroom family, but even the eldest young master, the fourth young master, the seventh young master, and the eighth young master were invited in. Except for the fourth young lady who was pregnant and did not come, all the talkative masters in the mansion had already gathered in Meng Inside Huaxuan.

When Fifth Young Master and Fifth Young Madam entered the room, their faces were slightly puzzled. Yu Ning looked at Ping Guogong's face, then at Qin Niangzi worriedly, and turned his head to whisper to Yu Tai After a few words, the two of them quieted down, respectfully accompanied the last seat, imitating the eldest young master and eldest young lady, they all looked at their toes and did not speak.

Xu Fengjia took the Seventh Lady, and sat down with a blank expression on the head of Pingguogong. Pingguogong sat behind the desk, and carefully read the two yellowed genealogy books several times before raising his head. Looking around at the crowd, he said slowly, "I called you all in this time because of what happened three years ago, and I finally have an answer."

As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions changed in horror. The eldest young lady raised her head, glanced at Duke Ping in surprise, and then looked at Seventh Lady with a little questioning.

Qin Niangzi's face sank like water, she shook her head at the young lady, and ignored her hints.

Even the young master couldn't bear it anymore, he made a gesture to stand up, "Father, such an important matter - mother has returned to the house, do you want to..."

Before he finished speaking, Mrs. Xu had already stepped over the threshold, and everyone immediately stood up to greet her, and took their seats again.

Duke Ping took this opportunity to look at the masters of the family one by one.

Of course, the smile on Fifth Young Master's face had faded. There was a hint of worry in his expression, but also a hint of excitement.The Fifth Young Madam was curious, but also slightly worried. She looked at the First Young Madam, and then at the Fourth Young Master, as if she was guessing who was the real murderer.

Ping Guogong couldn't help but sighed in his heart.

This time, Yu Jing really jumped into the Yellow River and couldn't clean herself up.

For a while, he regretted slightly: If he knew Yu Jing's ability earlier, he shouldn't have found such a wife for him.Mrs. Zhang is too capable, that's why she can't be restrained by her husband at all. To this point, the whole fifth house will be implicated by her.

He glanced at Mrs. Xu again.

The old wife's face was solemn, and all the thoughts in her heart seemed to be blocked by the mask shrouded in frost.Even if Duke Yi Ping is familiar with her, he can only vaguely read a little bit of pride in her heart and almost endless anger.

After all, Shanli is her own niece, and she liked it very much when she was a child...

Looking at Feng Jia and Yang Shi again, this young couple had serious expressions on their faces, but they really didn't show their thoughts for him to see.

It's really unfortunate that such a thing happened in the family, but the fifth room is the apex of Mrs. Tai's heart. How to deal with this matter can be done properly.

Mrs. Yang is not the daughter of ordinary people, she can do whatever she wants, let him beat and knead, if her own disposal can't convince her, she can go back to her mother's house to learn, and she can report many things in the palace. I don't know...

Ping Guogong glanced at Yu Ning and Yu Tai again, seeing the innocent and curious faces of these two children, he couldn't help but sighed deeply in his heart, and then said lightly, "This matter, let Yang Come on."

Qin Niangzi glanced at Ping Guogong, had to stand up again, started talking about Mr. Zhong, and then talked about Yu An.

"Although Fifth Younger Sister was waiting outside the house, she probably didn't hear what Mr. Zhong said, and of course she didn't care who was listening in the house." Seventh Lady said calmly, her eyes wandering around the house, It floated onto the face of Mrs. Fifth Young Master, and before she could react, she turned her gaze again.

Duke Ping suddenly asked Mrs. Xu, "Did you bring Yu An?"

Only then did everyone know that Mrs. Xu was late to bring Yu An, Madam Xu's expression remained unchanged, she nodded, and naturally someone went out to bring Yu An in.

The little girl looked terrified, and after entering the house, she saluted her parents, then stood there with her head down, only listening to Ping Guogong asking, "Three years ago, the day before your sixth sister-in-law passed away, Yu An, did you enter the Ming Dynasty?" De Tang visits her, doesn't he?"

Yu An nodded, his voice was like a gnat, "After the incident happened, Yu An thought about it again and again, so I still remember it very clearly. At that time, Yu An entered the house..."

Although the little girl had a timid face and her voice was not loud, she seemed to be terrified of Ping Guogong to 12 points, but her voice was very stable, and she narrated very clearly. She described the scene in the house when she was waiting in the main room that day. vivid.

After she finished speaking, Ping Guogong told her, "Go back, it's none of your business here."

As daughters to be married, neither she nor Yu Ping was qualified to participate in the secret affairs of the family. Yu An obediently turned around, and she glanced at Seventh Lady, then curiously at First Young Madam and Fifth Young Madam, It seemed that they were looking for a possible murderer among the two, and then they left the house under the leadership of the old mother.

Ping Guogong heard the two light footsteps slowly go away, he raised his head again, and looked around the crowd.

Needless to say, Dafang and his wife, other than the initial surprise, the two of them just exchanged a few glances, just like clay sculptures and wood sculptures, just waiting for a result.

Not to mention Sifang, the fourth young master was completely confused: he didn't know the details of what happened in Mingde Hall at that time.

The performance of the five-bedroom couple was different.

The Fifth Young Madam still had a curious and nervous expression on her face, as if she really wanted to know who was so insane. If someone didn't know, no one would associate her with the murderer.Between Fifth Young Master's brows, there was already a faint haze...

Duke Ping looked at Seventh Lady again.

Yang Shi was also looking at him, and what seemed to be a slight mockery in those pair of scissors eyes——

Duke Ping was slightly startled, and when he looked intently, he saw Yang tilting his head at him, as if silently asking himself if he could continue to narrate.

He let out a slight breath, nodded majestically at Yang, and continued listening to her crisp voice.

"With Yu An's words, the suspects naturally fall on the old mother and Xiao Songhua. We have taken measures to investigate the details of these two people in secret. The old mother's background is innocent, but Xiao Songhua has A sister married to Guangzhou, and her brother-in-law is a member of the army, and when Shengluan went south to Guangzhou for the second time, he served under his command."

She wasn't looking at anyone in particular, and seemed to be just analyzing the air.But the atmosphere in the room was still tense following her words. The tension in the air seemed to have sparked, and a light rubbing could cause it to go off.

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The fifth young lady's heart trembled suddenly.

Suddenly, she knew that everything was over and she had lost everything.

It’s strange that Mrs. Yang has always been unusually quiet. He used Tongfang to point out her jealousy and domineering in front of Duke Ping Guo many times, which made her lose face. Mrs. Yang didn’t think it was disobedient, and she never even fought back Have.

It turned out that she put all her heart and energy on this...

She flashed a quick glance at Yang Shi. This mediocre and smooth stepmother never looked at her, but continued her narration, telling in detail how she tortured Xiao Songhua to get her Her confession confessed how she was instigated by her parents to mix several herbs in the medicine bag.

It seemed that she had no answer at all, as if she didn't know exactly which line was connected behind Xiao Songhua.

Fifth Young Madam couldn't help but sneered again in her heart.

High, the means are really high, and I was missing a move. This time, I really lost so badly that I couldn't lose again.

If it wasn't for the incident last year, what if Wu Xun's family was found out. Wu Xun's family was originally his dark thread and had nothing to do with anyone on the surface.However, I was too careless, and regarded Yang Shanheng as her dull older sister, and repeatedly contrived in the layout, and the contrition was too obvious.

I really underestimated this quiet little concubine who never said a word. I didn't expect that she looked gentle on the face, but she was so shrewd and ruthless in private. A bunch of big gourds under the water.And she was still able to remain calm, even if she grasped the stick of Tongfang and stabbed it straight into her heart, she could bear it and ignore it at all, until she had the ironclad evidence in her hand, and then came up with another move to win... this Humans are so much like assassins, often just a single sword can seal the world.

She lowered her eyes, maintaining that innocent expression, and had already made calculations in her heart.

Now that the matter has reached this point, denying it is the most stupid way to deal with it.Everyone in the big family pays attention to face in everything. If you want to make a fuss to the point of punishing yourself, I am afraid that there will be no sympathy between the Zhang family and the Xu family, and the life of the fifth young master, a fool, at home will be even more sad. up.

But it's not all lifeless...

This is obvious, Mrs. Guogong came back this morning, and at night, the father-in-law called everyone in to listen to Yang Shanheng sing "Bao Gong's Case". Judging by his expression, it seemed that this matter had passed Mrs. Guogong's attention first. When the Duke came here, the Duke only found out about it, so he called everyone in to confront him.

This is not like his old man's usual practice.It was me, just to be on the safe side, I was afraid that I had to collect the physical evidence first, and then investigate again, until I was sure that the evidence was solid and there was no room for sophistry, then I would call my husband and wife in for a confrontation.

In such a hurry, I'm afraid it was to leave a leeway for Wufang...

After all, the Fifth Young Master is also the Duke's biological son, if he can protect him, the Duke will still protect him.

Fifth Young Madam looked at Fifth Young Master again, and let out a long sigh from the bottom of her heart.

This idiot, I'm afraid he hasn't understood the intention of the Duke of the country, and he is already waiting to die, and he can't think of a solution.

A character like Grandpa Guo has his own intentions behind almost everything. His abnormal impatience tonight certainly has his own intentions.

A loss is a loss, and even with the help of the Duke, it is impossible to make a comeback.Behind Yang Shanheng is the Yang family, the Sun family, and even Concubine Ning, who is being favored in the palace. Her natal family is so powerful, and there is no way the Duke of the Kingdom can cover it up.

Besides, the Duke might not have the intention to help him turn the tables. What he hopes to do is definitely not making excuses.

Now that you have already lost, what is the use of any regrets, remorse, and resentment?What is most needed now is to minimize the loss of the whole matter and protect Wufang's interests to the greatest extent!
Countless thoughts floated up in Madam Fifth's heart, and she fell into deep thought.

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Qin Niangzi's narration has also come to an end. After reading Xiao Songhua's confession, she picked up Qiu Zhi's confession and read it aloud.

"When I arrived in the capital, I lived in Meimei Hutong. My aunt came to visit me the next day. She said that there was a relative who knew me, and she talked about a few small things I did for you. I went to Guangzhou to continue to support me to make a fortune. So I was surprised and happy, and immediately agreed."

She paused, then read again, "Ask here: Who is your aunt? Answer: Auntie is the wife of Wu Xun, the steward of the mansion."

Saying these words, the atmosphere in the room suddenly changed subtly. It seemed that in an instant, something was broken by an uproar, and another burst of bees flew by. Although there was still only silence in the end, the buzzing of thoughts , but noisier than a bee's chirping.

Qin Niangzi didn't pause because of this, "Ask here: What evidence is there? Answer: The two families are based on the genealogy."

Everyone's eyes were immediately turned to the two yellowed books in front of Ping Guogong, and they all gathered on Wufang.

Seventh Lady put down her confession, sat back beside Xu Fengjia, and focused on Fifth Young Madam.

At this time, Fifth Young Master's expression finally changed.

The hypocritical calm on his face has been broken by Qin Niangzi's words. From his expression, anyone can easily see that this young master who is usually bright and smiles, and has a certain city, has completely messed up at this time. size.Guilt, guilt, astonishment, fear... Countless emotions swirled and flowed across his face. In the end, it seemed that there was only a daze left. He turned his eyes to Mrs. Fifth Young as if asking for help.

The fifth young lady's face was completely blank, contrary to the previous performance, the curiosity and excitement on her face seemed to have been washed away by a flood, and it had been washed clean. Only those dim eyes seemed to imply that the owner was complicated. Mood.She slowly looked at the people in the house, Duke Ping, Mrs. Xu, the Fifth Young Master, the Fourth Young Master, the Eldest Young Master and his wife... Finally, her eyes passed by Xu Fengjia, and they collided with Seventh Lady's eyes.

The four eyes met, and the two did not respond for a while.

Seventh Lady had mixed feelings in her heart, she thought of Fifth Lady, Xiao Luowen, Xiaoliujiang...

After feeling, regret, bewildered, and sad, what is left after all is only a trace of joy of victory: the relationship between Wu Xun's family and Mrs. Wu has been firmly established. It is finally impossible to reverse the case. It's over.

She bent her eyes at Fifth Young Madam, showed a short smile, and quickly clasped her hands together, closed her eyes and muttered to herself, as if she was praying to Fifth Young Madam.

The Fifth Young Madam's eyes darkened.

She stood up slowly, walked to the middle of the field, lifted her skirt, knelt down slowly, and pressed her forehead to the cold green brick floor.

"All of this is done by myself." She said crisply. "Father made a big mistake, and now there is no word to distinguish it. Please punish me."

A trace of deep satisfaction flashed across Duke Pingguo's eyes.

(End of this chapter)