PNB Chapter 171 Things are revealed
Chapter 171 Things are revealed
On that day, more than a dozen maids were beaten to death in the marquis's mansion, and the rest who were involved were all sold out.
Nowadays, once you sign a death contract, your life and death are in the hands of the master and your fate is not in your control.
Such a big commotion in the Wu'an Marquis Mansion naturally could not be concealed from others, and for a time the marquisate and the noble families in the capital were talking about it.
The evil slaves bullied their masters, committed crimes against their superiors, and poisoned their masters. Each of these cases is shocking.
Those evil slaves who bullied their masters really deserved their punishment, but most of the nobles valued reputation and dignity the most, so when such things happened in their houses, they would just deal with them quietly.
There has never been anyone as high-profile as Shen Junxing, who engaged in large-scale beating, killing and selling servants without caring about his reputation.
Everyone was discussing whether Shen Junxing was crazy and had even disregarded the reputation of the Marquis' Mansion.
Gradually, some people came to realize that Tang Qingmei had always been the head of Wu'an Marquis Mansion, and the servant who betrayed his master came specifically to target Shen Ruyi. This made it interesting.
The reputation that Tang Qingmei, the mistress of the Marquis' Mansion, had accumulated over the years was destroyed in an instant.
Those political enemies who had been eyeing the Marquis' Mansion covetously seized this opportunity, and memorials impeaching Shen Junxing piled up in front of the emperor's desk.
Under pressure from court officials, the emperor had to temporarily dismiss Shen Junxing from his post.
However, Shen Junxing seemed to be fine and still ran back and forth between the Marquis' Mansion and Guangning Temple every day.
After looking through the stack of confessions of the guilty servants brought by Shen Junxing, Old Madam Shen fell into rare silence.
Every confession on it was like a needle piercing her heart.
From the maid who swept the floor to the old women and maids who served in the inner courtyard, the more you read about the methods used against Ruyi behind the scenes, the more shocking it became.
That night at Fu Shou Tang, Madam Shen’s heart-wrenching cries continued.
The poison in Madam Shen's body was discovered in time and the dosage was light, so it was easy to deal with.
As for Shen Ruyi, he had been poisoned for so long that his lungs and internal organs had been corroded. He has not yet regained consciousness, and Master Guanghong has been keeping him alive with secret medicine.
Upon learning that Shen Ruyi was dying, Old Madam Shen burst into tears and begged Shen Junxing to go and see Shen Ruyi, but was rejected by Shen Junxing with an expressionless face.
Now even Fu Shou Tang can’t take a step out.
Tang Qingmei, who was worshipping Buddha outside, had originally planned a three-day trip, but was delayed by Shen Junxing's men and did not return until seven days later.
She didn't notice anything wrong along the way, and didn't think much about the unfamiliar faces of the disciples.
It was not until the moment they entered the door and the people who were going to Jingye Temple were firmly controlled by the guards who suddenly jumped out that Tang Qingmei realized that something was wrong.
"Are you crazy? How dare you commit treason? Come, arrest these dogs!"
Tang Qingmei was extremely angry. When she saw that the people who had just taken action were all Shen Junxing's subordinates, her heart sank on the spot.
When she saw the maids and old women coming towards her, all of them were unfamiliar faces, she was shocked and angry.
The old faces in the Marquis' Mansion in the past have basically disappeared. She felt something was wrong and her mind was working frantically to find a solution.
The new maidservant said nothing and took Tang Qingmei to Wutong Courtyard. Tang Qingmei no longer had any of the dignity of a former mistress.
Inside the house, Shen Junxing stood with his hands behind his back, holding a letter in his hand. It was unknown how long he had been standing there.
"Shen Junxing, what do you mean? If you are dissatisfied with me as the mistress of the house, you can divorce me. Why do you let the servants humiliate me like this?" Tang Qingmei looked crazy and yelled at Shen Junxing.
Shen Junxing looked at the figure standing outside the window and saw that it finally moved. He turned around and kicked Tang Qingmei with great speed and ferocity.
Tang Qingmei was completely unprepared and was immediately knocked to the ground by Shen Junxing's kick, with a trace of blood flowing from the corner of her mouth.
A thin piece of paper fell on Tang Qingmei's body.
Tang Qingmei, who was kicked, felt a sharp pain in her heart and fell to the ground crying.
Even though he and Shen Junxing had had countless arguments since they got married, he had never hit her once.
At this moment, she felt humiliated and sad. From the time she returned home until now, she had no idea that what she had done in the past had been exposed.
After a long while, Tang Qingmei picked up the paper beside her, and after seeing the few lines of words written by Nanny Tian on it, she burst into laughter with tears in her eyes.
It clearly read: "Shen Ruyi's daughter's marriage has been arranged, and there is no possibility of her turning around. Her son is about to be expelled from the academy, and will never have any worries." And so on.
"Hahaha, are you heartbroken? It's too late! I just want those bastards born to Shen Ruyi to be inferior to others all their lives and struggle in the quagmire forever... mmm..."
Before she could finish the rest of her words, Shen Junxing pinched her chin so hard that she was forced to raise her head and look up at Shen Junxing's stormy face.
"You're pretending to be so virtuous and kind, and you're not going to pretend anymore? You ordered the servants to mistreat Ruyi and poison her, threatened Madam Qi to alienate the relationship between mother and Ruyi, and instigated her to poison mother. Any one of these is enough to get you killed a hundred times."
"You ordered Nanny Tian to kill Ruyi's children. Let me guess why you did that. You are jealous of Ruyi. From the moment you entered the mansion, you have hated Ruyi, right? You can't bear to see that she is better than you, a person from a fifth-rank family, and more outstanding than you, so you want to destroy her."
"Tang Qingmei, how did my Wu'an Marquis' Mansion get involved with a vicious woman like you! How did mother and Ruyi ever do you wrong? Ruyi's disappearance back then was your doing, right? What was your purpose in using all means to enter the Marquis' Mansion?"
Shen Junxing pushed Tang Qingmei away and stood up indifferently. There were several conspicuous finger marks on Tang Qingmei's neck.
Knowing that the situation was hopeless, Tang Qingmei stopped crying and coughed several times before she stopped.
"So what if I did it all? If you really value Ruyi so much, how could you abandon Shen Ruyi to stay in the backyard for ten years without anyone paying attention to her? Do you love Shen Ruyi? No, you love your own face and your own reputation."
"So what if I was responsible for Shen Ruyi's disappearance? I just want to see her suffer, to see her fall from being one of the four most noble ladies in the capital to being a poor peasant woman. You only found Shen Ruyi ten years ago, hahahaha. Lord Shen, do you know that from the moment Shen Ruyi disappeared, I knew exactly where she was."
"Master Shen, now that you know it was me, what does it matter? Do you have evidence? Will mother believe you? Will Xing'er and Ji'er believe you?"
Tang Qingmei had given up and her words were full of sarcasm. Now, apart from her two daughters, she no longer cared about anything else.
Until Shen Junxing made a gesture and slowly moved the screen in the room.
Looking at the pair of children and Old Madam Shen who were sitting in a row with tears on their faces after their acupuncture points were pressed, Tang Qingmei screamed and fainted.