bookrandom Chapter 462: Being Deceived by a Woman
Chapter 462: Being Deceived by a Woman
After the two maids finished speaking, they kowtowed almost at the same time.
"If it is true, I will take care of your family. Qiutou, take the man down for treatment." Gu Jianchu waved his hand, and someone immediately came forward and took the two aside, waiting for the imperial physician to treat them.
Gu Jianchu tortured them only to find out the truth and did not intend to take their lives. Although they had done evil things, they were not punishable by death.
There is no need for two more wronged souls in the Hall of Yama.
When Gu Jianchu looked at Madam Wen, Zhuxi stepped forward personally, pulled Madam Wen's arm, brought her in front of the Queen, and kicked her directly in the knee.
Madam Wen felt a pain in her calf and fell to her knees in front of Gu Jianchu. Madam Wen didn't dare to look into Gu Jianchu's eyes, and only dared to look at the bricks on the ground with her eyes downcast. Gu Jianchu's voice soon came from above, "Madam Wen, what those two little girls said is true."
"No, please understand, Your Majesty. I have never done anything like that. Those two maids must have deliberately framed me to get away with it. I have always been grateful to Madam for letting me marry you, and I also want to give birth to this child to secure my position in the Shangshu Mansion. Aborting this child would be a loss for me. Your Majesty, you are a mother now, so you can understand my feelings, right?"
"Your Majesty, I am also willing to vouch for Wenwen. Wenwen would never do such a thing. It must be those two little bitches who are afraid of death and deliberately put the blame on Wenwen." Kong Lin struggled to agree.
Minister Kong's face was extremely ugly. He really wanted to step forward and stick the evil creature's mouth shut. It was already a certain time, and he was still talking nonsense and even offering a guarantee. What could he offer to guarantee a concubine?
Gu Jianchu deliberately did not allow anyone to take the two maids out of the main hall, but only let them receive treatment in the side hall.
Although the Imperial City Division acted ruthlessly, they did not touch the internal organs. They were just some external injuries. With some internal and external medicines and some recuperation, there would be basically no serious problems.
But it did hurt when Huang Chengsi attacked, the kind of pain that was heart-wrenching.
After hearing Madam Wen's explanation, the two maids endured the pain and supported each other as they came to Gu Jianchu again. "Your Majesty, we servants did not wrongly accuse her. It was Madam Wen who had someone guard our family and forced us not to tell the truth."
"Empress, Madam Wen still has my mother's jade pendant on her body. She stole it from my mother after she took control of her."
"The queen has my sister's sachet on her. I gave it to her. If it weren't for Concubine Wen using my sister to threaten me, I would never have chosen to help the evildoer. This servant has absolutely not wronged Concubine Wen."
"Zhuxi, search me." Gu Jianchu's cold voice rang out directly in the room.
Zhuxi stepped forward swiftly and began to search, not leaving out any place on Madam Wen's body where she could hide anything.
Soon, he found a jade pendant and a sachet on Madam Wen's sleeve. Zhuxi frowned and handed them to the two young maids first.
After seeing the things, the two little maids nodded repeatedly.
"It's my mother's jade pendant."
"This is also my sister's sachet."
After the two maids confirmed it, Zhuxi brought it to Gu Jianchu.
Gu Jianchu just glanced at them and didn't touch the two things. Instead, she asked someone to return the jade pendant and sachet to the two maids. Her gloomy voice rang out in the hall at the same time, "Madam Wen, what else do you have to say now?"
"I don't have any. Please understand, Your Majesty. This jade pendant and sachet were given to me by them. I definitely did not use these things to threaten their families. Someone must have bribed them and deliberately asked them to give these things to me in order to frame me." Madam Wen lowered her head and did not raise it from beginning to end.
Those who didn’t know would think that Madam Wen was afraid of the Queen’s majesty, so she didn’t dare to look up.
But Gu Jianchu knew very well the real reason why Madam Wen didn't dare to look up at her. She was afraid of being recognized by her and then exposing her true identity. If that happened, she would not be able to stay in the Shangshu Mansion.
Kong Lin broke free from the two guards, knelt beside Concubine Wen, and naturally blocked her way. "Your Majesty, please be clear. Wenwen is from Jiangnan and was sold to the capital. She has no parents, brothers, or other relatives, and she has no one around her who can be used. When I met Wenwen, she only had ten taels of silver on her. She has no money and no one around her who can be used. How could she do such a thing?"
"It must be the Pingxi Marquis' Mansion. They bribed someone and then framed Wenwen. Your Majesty, please send someone to investigate the Pingxi Marquis' Mansion. They will surely be able to uncover the truth."
[Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk. Calling Kong Lin stupid? He actually analyzed the problem clearly and logically. Calling him smart? He's as dumb as a pig, yet he was fooled around by a woman.]
Having no relatives doesn't mean she has no one to turn to. She's been using the people who trapped her to control the families of the two maids. She's indeed clever, having swindled some of the money from Kong Lin and some from that man. Concubine Wen has been telling him that once she becomes the wife of the Shangshu Mansion and asks for all of Mu Yao's dowry when divorcing her, they'll have endless money.
The man didn't believe Mu Yao's words and went out to inquire about them. He learned that Mu Yao brought a large dowry with her when she married into the Shangshu Mansion, which was enough to last her a lifetime. Only then did he believe Concubine Wen's words and let her do whatever she wanted.
"Kong Lin, even if you want to discredit the Pingxi Marquis' Mansion, please find a better excuse. My Pingxi Marquis' Mansion is too disdainful to do such a dirty thing. If we really want to deal with this woman, we can just find a pretext to get rid of her. There is no need to take such a big detour and sacrifice the reputation of our entire Pingxi Marquis' Mansion. I'm afraid only people from your Shangshu Mansion would do such a deal that is not worth the loss." The Prince of Pingxi Marquis angrily retorted directly.
Although he hadn't been here just now, one could tell from the expressions on his parents' faces that they had been very angry during the time he was away.
"We'll know soon. But Madam Wen looks familiar to me. I seem to have seen her somewhere before." Gu Jianchu didn't want to help Madam Wen hide her identity.
Once you want to expose what Madam Wen did, some things cannot be hidden.
Hearing Gu Jianchu say this, Concubine Wen became even more panicked. Her heart was beating wildly and she lowered her head even lower. She didn't dare to look at Gu Jianchu at all. "I'm afraid the Queen has seen it wrong. I have lived in Jiangnan since I was a child. How could I possibly catch the Queen's eye? Maybe the Queen has seen someone who looks like me before."