After Transmigration, I Snag a Stunning Bigwig as My Husband-Chapter 728 - 727 Digging a Pit

Young Master Su and the others didn’t enter the room but leaned by the window.

They heard everything Mrs. Jiang said.

Young Master Su felt even more disdain towards the Wenyuan Bo Mansion.

He secretly asked the Ninth Prince, "How long before Uncle Wen Yuan’s house is raided and exiled?"

The Ninth Prince was completely baffled by the question.

How would he know about major court affairs?

Young Master Su was anxious, but no more voices came from the room, only Mrs. Jiang’s sighs.

When Mrs. Jiang came out, Young Master Su pulled her and asked, "How long before Uncle Wen Yuan’s house is raided and exiled?"

"It’s still early," Mrs. Jiang replied.

"At least another one or two months."

Young Master Su was not happy, "Why does it take so long?"

"Right now, it’s just an impeachment of Uncle Wen Yuan. Although there’s evidence, it still needs to be verified, and Yongzhou is quite far from Capital City, going back and forth takes more than half a month," Mrs. Jiang explained.

Especially since the Wenyuan Bo Mansion was once wronged and the eldest daughter of Wenyuan Bo Mansion sought justice for her father, making a name for herself in Capital City.

For a case involving Wenyuan Bo Mansion, the investigators will be more meticulous.

Thorough investigations take time.

Mrs. Jiang hoped more than anyone that this case would be resolved quickly; she had waited for Uncle Wen Yuan to face retribution for a full fifteen years.

Young Master Su was worried, "My mother won’t help Uncle Wen Yuan, will she?"

In Young Master Su’s view, his mother was decisive in everything she did, not inferior to his father.

This time, his mother’s reaction completely surprised him.

Even he couldn’t guess what his mother was really thinking.

He was very worried.

Mrs. Jiang patted Young Master Su’s head and laughed, "Madam just misses the Old Master; the current Wenyuan Bo Mansion isn’t the same as it used to be."

"Keeping such a Wenyuan Bo Mansion around will only harm more people."

"Even I understand this principle, how could Madam not? It’s just the hurdle of the Old Master she can’t get over in her heart."

"Give Madam some time, she will figure it out."

Young Master Su also believed his mother wouldn’t be so foolish.

Besides, if his mother were foolish, there’s still his father.

It’s already good enough not to seek revenge on those who hurt his mother, let alone help them?

He and his elder brother would definitely not agree!

His sister certainly wouldn’t agree either!

Just as he thought this, a maid came over, "Mrs. Jiang, the Marquis has invited Madam Wen Yuan into the mansion."

Mrs. Jiang, "...."

Young Master Su, "...."

What a slap in the face.

Why was his father acting so oddly as well?

Mrs. Jiang frowned.

She was only ever worried about Mrs. Tang, never about Marquis Dongxiang.

Why was the Marquis’s behavior so unfathomable?

Front courtyard, main hall.

Marquis Dongxiang sat in the main seat, Madam Wen Yuan wiped her tears, having cried for quite a while. Her efforts were not in vain, and she had finally entered the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion.

In fact, she was quite familiar with this residence, as it used to be the Duke Chong’s Mansion, and she and Uncle Wen Yuan often tried to ingratiate themselves with Duke Chong.

It was only this time, due to being schemed against by the Princess Consort Zhenbei, that relations with Duke Chong’s Mansion soured.

Thinking of this, Madam Wen Yuan gritted her teeth in hatred.

Marquis Dongxiang sipped his tea leisurely.

Madam Wen Yuan looked at him and said, "We are all family here. My lord is in trouble; I implore my brother-in-law to lend a hand...."

"Family?" Marquis Dongxiang glanced at her.

Just as Madam Wen Yuan was about to nod, she heard Marquis Dongxiang instruct the maid, "Add some arsenic to her tea."

Madam Wen Yuan, "...."

Her face was full of shock.

She suspected she might have misheard.

Because Marquis Dongxiang’s tone was as if he was telling her to add sugar to her tea.

The maid actually turned around to get arsenic and poured it into Madam Wen Yuan’s teacup right in front of her.

Madam Wen Yuan’s face turned pale repeatedly, "What does Marquis Dongxiang mean by this?"

Marquis Dongxiang looked at her and said, "Wen Yuan and my wife are family, yet you fed her sterility medicine. How is serving you arsenic at Duke Mansion inappropriate?"

Madam Wen Yuan’s complexion turned as white as a sheet.

"Wh... what sterility medicine?!" Madam Wen Yuan feigned ignorance.

"I don’t understand what you’re talking about!"

Marquis Dongxiang put down the teacup, "Since you don’t understand, then please leave."

"Steward Lin, send someone to Yongzhou to help the Ministry of Justice investigate the case of Wenyuan Bo Mansion as soon as possible."

This was not only refusing to help but seizing the opportunity to make things worse.

Madam Wen Yuan’s face turned pale once again.

Steward Lin looked at Madam Wen Yuan coldly and said, "Why did you give Madam the sterility medicine back then?"

"If Madam Wen Yuan doesn’t help resolve this doubt, she can forget about Madam assisting Wenyuan Bo Mansion."

Marquis Dongxiang’s attitude was very firm.

If she didn’t tell the truth, from then on, she wouldn’t even be able to step inside the gate of the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion.

Madam Wen Yuan’s mind was swirling with thoughts.

Back then, Mrs. Tang absolutely refused to marry and fell ill because of it. She took the opportunity to give her the sterility medicine.

Now that it’s being questioned, it means they already knew.

After all, taking sterility medicine and being unable to bear children, after so many years, how could she not have seen a doctor?

With such hatred, Mrs. Tang hadn’t retaliated against them, and even if she knew now, she wouldn’t do anything.

Besides, Uncle Wen Yuan was already imprisoned; how could it get any worse?

He was the Old Master’s only son, and for that identity alone, she wouldn’t harm her brother.

Feeling emboldened, Madam Wen Yuan wiped her tears and said, "It wasn’t us who heartlessly gave her the sterility medicine, it was Princess Qi who forced us to. We had no choice."

Back then, Mrs. Tang was in the palace and caught Prince Qi’s eye, and he wanted to take her as a concubine.

Princess Qi feared that Prince Qi had genuine feelings and, coupled with Mrs. Tang’s reputation for seeking justice for her father, she became famous in Capital City.

Such a clever girl, in the palace aiding Consort Yun and the Empress in their battles, was quite prominent.

Princess Qi feared that if she married Prince Qi, there would be no place for her in the Prince Qi Mansion.

If it were possible, Princess Qi would have loved to eliminate Mrs. Tang; she just dared not act against someone whom Prince Qi favored.

For a woman in the inner quarters, having no offspring, even with favor, would not allow her to remain glamorous for long.

At that time, Mrs. Tang didn’t want to marry, but Wen Yuan used the "elder brother is like a father" principle to arrange a marriage for her. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Princess Qi persuaded and guided patiently.

Madam Wen Yuan knew that Mrs. Tang would resent her and Wen Yuan, and by then, whispering by the pillow, would Prince Qi still help Wen Yuan?

Definitely not.

Madam Wen Yuan then boarded Princess Qi’s ship and gave Mrs. Tang the sterility medicine.

Being so foolish, the maids and servants of Dongxiang Marquis Mansion seemed eager to beat her to the ground with brooms.

How many generations of misfortune must Madam have had to be stuck with such heartless siblings?!

Marquis Dongxiang suppressed the anger within and asked, "Are your words true, or are you trying to evade responsibility by deliberately blaming Princess Qi?"

Madam Wen Yuan raised her hand and swore, "Every word I’ve said is true. If there’s any falsehood, may I die a horrible death."

"Very well," Marquis Dongxiang’s voice was icy.

"Lord Lin, you may come out now."

From behind the screen, Vice Minister of Ministry of Justice, Lord Lin, emerged.

Not only him, but two government officials followed behind.

Madam Wen Yuan’s face turned as white as paper.

She didn’t expect that Marquis Dongxiang invited her into the mansion to set a trap for her to fall into.

Siblings in league with outsiders to harm their own sister...

If this got out, Mrs. Tang wouldn’t even acknowledge her, and no one would blame Mrs. Tang, only say they deserved their fate.