Tianliangyuan

Chapter 439 The Aftermath of Sun Qian's Death

Sun Qingyang's heart skipped a beat, fearing that things were about to escalate further.

In this situation, it's just a minor friction between relatives. If it really alarms the old lady of the Duke's Mansion, how will the Sun family have the face to claim kinship with the Xie family in the future?

They were already distant relatives, and Xu Lin herself didn't know how to build relationships. Now look what's happened, she's made such a mess, and he'll have to clean it up!

The person who came was a head maidservant from the old lady of the Duke's mansion, accompanied by people from Madam Yu's side.

The old lady usually attends banquets no more than five times a year, but she always brings her trusted servants with her. This time, the servant is someone that all the nobles in the capital know.

"What brings you here, Granny?"

"When the old lady learned that someone dared to plot against the offspring of my Xie family and used some despicable means against Princess Anle, she was furious! Our old lady said that the young master's wife, out of consideration for the kinship with the Sun family, could not go too far, but our Xie family is not one that anyone can trample on."

Our young master serves the court and protects the country, yet his wife has been so betrayed. He must be furious when he finds out. Furthermore, Lord Sun would be best off seeing this confession with his own eyes.

Oh, and by the way, our Madam has already obtained the same testimonies, including those of the two maids, from the Heir Apparent's wife. If this matter does not satisfy the Madam, she will personally go to the palace tomorrow in her official robes to ask His Majesty to make a decision!

The old lady's words were even more ruthless.

Instead of going to the authorities, you're going straight to His Majesty. Do you think your Sun family will get away with that?

When the emperor is angry, rivers of blood will surely flow.

Moreover, Xu Zhaozhao was just promoted to Princess Anle by His Majesty. For your Sun family to poison her right away is clearly going against His Majesty.

I don’t want to live anymore!

This time, even Xu Lin understood.

No one can protect Sun Qian. Even if Old Madam Xu comes, it won't make a difference, because Xu Zhaozhao is already a member of the Xie family and is pregnant. Logically and emotionally, Old Madam Xie is more qualified to stand up for Xu Zhaozhao.

Sun Qingyang swayed and almost lost his footing.

"Please pass on a message to the old lady: I ​​will certainly handle this matter properly and will make sure that the old lady and the princess are satisfied. This whole thing was caused by this wretched girl, and our Sun family has never intended to forgive her! Tomorrow morning, there will be absolutely no mistakes."

This means that tomorrow morning, news of Sun Qian's sudden death will spread from the Sun residence, which will not disappoint the old lady.

After the old women finished speaking and received Sun Qingyang's promise, they all left with cold faces.

She was just a maidservant by the old lady's side, but even an official like Sun Qingyang dared not offend her, which shows how cruel the hierarchy was!

That night, the Sun family cried and wailed incessantly, but what could they do?

Xu Lin couldn't protect Sun Qian, and she knew it herself.

Even if the old lady of the Xie family didn't send anyone, she knew that Sun Qian's life was in danger.

However, the old lady of the Xie family sent someone directly to deliver a message and produced such a confession. If the Sun family could not satisfy her, then everyone in the Sun family would have to sacrifice their lives to appease the old lady's anger.

Sun Qian died after being forced to drink a bowl of poisoned wine.

She only told the public that she had committed suicide because she had married the wrong person and her appearance had been ruined.

I dare not say I am sick, because today's events have caused too much of a stir.

Moreover, when Xu Lin went to the Duke of Xin's mansion to seek help, she was the subject of much gossip and commotion.

In addition to the evidence in Madam Xie's possession, it would be more appropriate to say that Sun Qian committed suicide.

Whether it was out of fear of punishment is not important. What is important is that it wasn't someone who forced Sun Qian to die, but rather that Sun Qian herself didn't want to live anymore.

Sun Qingyang is now worried that someone might dislike the Xu and Xie families and cause trouble, which could drag the entire Sun family into the mess.

So, he was also very worried that night and couldn't sleep at all.

He had to find a way to handle all possibilities. If things were to get to the emperor, he would have to figure out how to take full responsibility and make sure that the Xu and Xie families were not implicated.

If they really get involved, the Sun family is doomed!

Sun Qingyang went through his plans early in the morning, and then personally went to the residences of the Duke of Huguo and the Duke of Xinguo.

One must always be consistent in one's words, lest one give others a handle to use against one.

Xu Zhaozhao was naturally very satisfied with this result.

Because not only does it get rid of a disgusting piece of trash, it also makes your nemesis feel nauseous for days.

Because of Sun Qian's suicide, the matter of her disfigurement was brought up again, which naturally affected Jiang Ning and the Jiang family.

Grand Tutor Jiang was older and of noble status, so no one would be so foolish as to try to embarrass him. However, the brothers Jiang Yanping and Jiang Yanhui were not so lucky.

Meanwhile, Jiang Ning in the Prince Zhong's mansion was also having a hard time.

Since Jiang Ning has already married into the Prince Zhong's household, bringing up old matters again, especially since it involves a life, is bound to cause resentment in everyone's heart.

Zhao Yue had already lowered her expectations of Jiang Ning to a very low level. As long as Jiang Ning didn't cause trouble for the Prince Zhong's Mansion, she could do whatever she wanted.

The fact that this person was able to help the prince with money this time shows that he still has some value to him.

Although Zhao Yue coveted the money, she knew that the prince intended to use it for important matters.

Moreover, her dowry was quite substantial, so she had no worries about food, clothing, or daily necessities, and there was no need for her to have any other thoughts.

As for Jiang Ning's willingness to serve the prince at his beck and call, that's because she's sensible.

Sun Qian's disfigurement naturally brought another person into the spotlight.

Miss Qi, who was implicated by Jiang Ning and Sun Qian back then!

Miss Qi was only frightened and fell to the ground. Although her clothes were a little disheveled, her skin was not exposed. In addition, the Jiang family dealt with the situation quickly, so Miss Qi's reputation was not seriously damaged. Of course, there were bound to be some sarcastic remarks from some people, but there was nothing that could be done.

Back then, the Jiang family gave Miss Qi a dowry of 10,000 strings of cash, after which Miss Qi successfully married into the Liu family.

As luck would have it, the Liu family that Miss Qi married into was the same family as Liu Bo.

Miss Qi married Liu Bo's elder brother, who was the eldest son of the Liu family.

Because of Sun Qian's death, this former Miss Qi, now the eldest daughter-in-law of the Liu family, naturally came into everyone's view.

Rumor has it that this young mistress is not having an easy time. It seems that her husband favors his concubine more and has no respect for his wife. In fact, the young master Liu's private quarters are managed by this concubine. This matter spread throughout the capital in less than a day.

In Daxing, the distinction between嫡子 (legitimate son) and 庶子 (illegitimate son) is paramount.

Liu Dashao's behavior had clearly reached the point of favoring his concubine over his wife, which was tantamount to going against the law and etiquette. As a result, impeachments against him and his father Liu Anqing were flying everywhere in the court.