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MTL - Vicious Male Partner is a Girl-Chapter 45 The truth
Not far from the palace gate, Shen Fengzhang was listening to Liu Wenchang's report on the situation.
"Master Lang, my subordinates have found out that the real instigator of spreading rumors is the second wife and third wife!"
Although Shen Fengzhang asked Liu Wenchang and others to ignore the rumors, Liu Wenchang still ordered people to pay attention. When he learned that someone was spreading the rumor that the master was taking Wushisan, Liu Wenchang immediately became alarmed.
Eating too much Wushi San will make people impulsive, mad, irritable and lose their minds. One of the reasons for the collapse of the former dynasty was that both civil and military officials in the Manchu dynasty took Wushi powder, and the entire upper echelon of the previous dynasty took Wushi powder as a trend.
When he was young, he heard his father mention the situation when Taizu banned Wushi San.
The guards searched Wushisan from house to house, no matter whether they were officials or ordinary wealthy businessmen, they all treated them equally without tolerance. Anyone who disobeys or hides them will be shot to death!
Boxes of five stones were poured into the fire, and the fire burned for three days and three nights. The black smoke covered the sky and lingered in the sky for a long time. The heavy rain that fell a few days later contained black debris in the rain.
With Taizu Tie Ling in front, Liu Wenchang didn't dare to take it lightly when he learned that someone had linked Lord Lang and Wu Shisan, and immediately ordered someone to investigate the matter.
Unexpectedly, the culprit of spreading rumors was finally found to be Shen Xiangyao, the third wife of the second room.
Shen Xiangyao also took great pains to put her husband to death. She cast doubts and spent a lot of time, going around several circles to spread rumors. If she followed the clues she deliberately arranged to investigate, she, the real mastermind behind the scenes, would not be found for a long time.
But the Lord Lang ordered him to find someone to keep an eye on San Niangzi a long time ago. At the beginning, he didn't understand why the lord lord gave such an order, but now it seems that the lord lord has sharp eyes and clever calculations, so he must have already seen that the third lady is not an ordinary little lady.
Knowing from Liu Wenchang that the rumor was spread by Shen Xiangyao, Shen Fengzhang didn't find it very strange. From the time she first destroyed Shen Xiangpei's Qin to blame herself, to devising poisonous schemes to try to destroy Shen Xiangpei's innocence, to her robbing Shen Xiangpei's last husband, everything can be seen that she has great ambitions after rebirth, but also has a vicious heart. There is no bottom line.
To Shen Fengzhang's slight surprise, Mrs. Zheng actually got involved in this matter.
According to what Liu Wenchang said, Mrs. Zheng has never given up on buying off the servants of Jingjiao Courtyard. During this period of time, she has made great moves. She did not know where she learned that she was taking the forbidden medicine Wushisan. I got a few copies of Wushi powder and was trying to find a way to add it to her usual diet.
What Shen Fengzhang admires most about Zheng is that she can always get some strange medicines from nowhere. For example, she gave the original owner the pills that can inhibit the original owner's development, and even if she is locked up now, she can find a way to get the forbidden medicine Wushisan.
Liu Wenchang raised his eyes, looked at Shen Fengzhang with a pensive expression, and asked for his order, "Lord, why don't you ask your subordinates to take someone to search Zheng's yard."
Shen Fengzhang understood what Liu Wenchang meant. Since Mrs. Zheng hasn't got it yet, those five stone powders must still be in Jingjiao Courtyard. Once she leads people to search Wushisan from the Jingjiao courtyard, she can use this to make Zheng Shi completely unable to turn over.
In the dim afterglow of the setting sun, Shen Fengzhang's expression was indifferent, and he pondered for a moment. She didn't answer Liu Wenchang's words, but said slowly, "I remember those two midwives were already in Zhuangzi, right?"
Liu Wenchang didn't expect that Shen Fengzhang would suddenly mention the two midwives, so he hurriedly said, "I want to report to the Lord, those two midwives have been in the Zhuangzi for a long time." a midwife.
He looked at Shen Fengzhang's somewhat stern face in the afterglow, and tentatively asked, "Your Majesty wants to completely expose Mrs. Zheng's conspiracy?"
Shen Fengzhang shook his head, "After returning to the mansion, you bring those two midwives, I have my own intention."
Sitting on the bullock cart returning home, Shen Fengzhang raised the curtain, staring at Yu Xia who was gradually sinking in the western sky and finally disappeared into the darkness, his eyes were icy cold.
After returning home, after dinner, Shen Fengzhang saw two midwives in the study.
The two of them seemed to have expected such a day long ago, and their faces were filled with anxiety and anxiety mixed with relief.
"Are you the midwives who delivered babies in the mansion back then?" Shen Fengzhang stared at the two old women, one short and one fat, who were kneeling on the ground with heavy eyes.
"Yes, it is the villain." The fatter midwife answered quickly. Another small and thin midwife took a step back and nodded quickly.
Shen Fengzhang sat at the top, looked away, picked up Yu Ruyi on the side to play with, and said casually: "Since she was the midwife back then, she should know what happened in the mansion back then."
When this topic was mentioned, the two midwives fell silent for a moment, faltering and speechless.
The candles flickered in the study room, and the orange light fell on Yu Ruyi in Shen Fengzhang's hand, reflecting a bright light. Shen Fengzhang stared at Yu Ruyi in his hand, his voice was light, but with the pressure like mountains and waves, "Don't you know? Or dare not say it?"
The air in the study was stagnant for a while, and the two midwives knelt on the ground, feeling like Mount Tai was pressing on their backs, their limbs were weak, and they couldn't breathe.
"Little man, little man—"
Before the midwife could finish her sentence, she was interrupted softly by Shen Fengzhang.
"Since the two midwives don't know, it's useless to keep them." She told Liu Wenchang, "Take them down and deal with them."
The two midwives who hesitated and hesitated suddenly panicked.
"No, no, no. I know, I know." The thin and small midwife said hastily.
Shen Fengzhang put down Yu Ruyi, and suddenly turned his head to look at the midwife, his eyes were sharp and fierce, as if he had come from ancient times, devouring the sky and eating the earth.
"Since you know it, why don't you say it?!"
Shocked by Shen Fengzhang's sudden attack, the two midwives collapsed on the ground, their faces pale and bewildered. Among them, the thin midwife trembled even more. A pool of pale yellow water gradually spread from under her body. The thin midwife looked bewildered, as if she was completely dumbfounded.
The fat midwife came to her senses, quickly knelt down again, kowtowed, "My lord, spare my life, my lord, spare my life, and the villain can say anything, say anything."
Shen Fengzhang waved to Liu Wenchang, and whispered something in his ear.
Liu Wenchang took down the skinny midwife who peed her pants. After the servants outside came in to clean up the study, they exited again. For a moment, only Shen Fengzhang and the shivering, terrified fat midwife were left in the study.
Shen Fengzhang quietly stared at the fat midwife with frost-covered eyes, without saying a word.
The boundless pressure came from all directions, and the fat midwife shook like a sieve, and finally couldn't help but broke down and howled, "I didn't do it, I didn't do it!"
She was tearful, kowtowed, and cried and told the truth.
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When Liu Wenchang walked in, he saw the distressed midwife knelt on the ground and sobbed non-stop, while the host stood alone at the window, slightly looking up at the vast and drowsy sky outside.
"Lang lord?" He called softly.
The huge, round and bright moon filled the window, and the cold moonlight fell like water on the young man's shoulders by the window, like a layer of hoarfrost. Hearing the voice, the master turned around, the expression on his face was more indifferent and cold than before.
Shen Fengzhang nodded to Liu Wenchang, "How is it?"
Liu Wenchang took a step forward, and whispered in Shen Fengzhang's ear the confession of another midwife to Shen Fengzhang.
Shen Fengzhang nodded lightly with no expression on his face, "I see."
Liu Wenchang didn't know what Shen Fengzhang wanted to do. He watched Shen Fengzhang turn around again, silently looking at the bright moon in the sky.
After a while, Shen Fengzhang turned around again, and whispered a few words to Liu Wenchang.
Liu Wenchang took the order and took away a key part of her plan—the midwife who knew the truth.
Only Shen Fengzhang was left in the study. She approached the wall where the long bow and sword hung, and took off the dagger inlaid with amber tourmaline. The seemingly flashy dagger shone coldly after the sheath was removed.
The moonlight like silver frost came in from the window and fell on Shen Fengzhang's wrist as white as jade. Holding on to the dagger, without changing her expression or beating her heart, she lightly cut a half-inch-long **** on the inside of her wrist.
The cold and white moonlight reflected the dark red blood oozing out, showing a bit of evil. The corners of Shen Fengzhang's lips curled up slightly, showing a bit of treachery.
…
In the next few days, the entire Shen residence seemed to be calm, but in fact, there was a dark current.
In the Jingjiao courtyard this day, Mrs. Zheng was asking Mrs. Zheng if she had found a chance to put Wushi powder into Shen Fengzhang's diet.
"Ma'am, this old slave has got the handle of a woman in the back kitchen. It won't take long for her to put the five stones into Erlang's usual tonic soup."
Zheng nodded, her face showed satisfaction, her eyes were surprisingly bright, as if she had seen Shen Fengzhang's disastrous ruin after being found out for taking Wushisan. As long as Shen Fengzhang loses power, she will naturally be able to find and almost make a comeback. At that time, no matter if it is the little **** from the second room or anyone else, don't even think about harming the second lady again!
Mrs. Zheng was not as happy as Mrs. Zheng. She recalled what she had heard, hesitated to speak.
"What's the matter?" Sensing Mrs. Zheng's hesitation, she raised her eyes and asked.
Taking a deep breath, Mrs. Zheng gritted her teeth, "Lady, I heard from the woman in the back kitchen that Mr. Lang is going to meet two women from outside this afternoon. Those two women seem to be Mr. Lang. I took it from Zhuangzi, it seems that they used to be midwives." She paused, then lowered her voice and guessed: "Lady, could those two be the two midwives who didn't die?"
As early as when Mrs. Zheng said that Shen Fengzhang was going to see the two wives, Zheng's expression turned ugly. When she heard Mrs. Zheng say her conjecture, Zheng's complexion was ashen, and her eyes were red.
Zheng's face showed a bit of madness, "It must be! It must be!" A long time ago, she guessed that Shen Fengzhang would definitely go to check his background. Obviously, after more than two months, she really found it. Those two midwives back then.
"It's too late! It's too late!" Mrs. Zheng scratched her cheeks hard, and her long nails left several red marks on both sides of her cheeks. She actually forgot about this, Shen Fengzhang had already found the midwife, it was too late.
"No!" It can be saved!
Mrs. Zheng rushed to the dowry stand suddenly, and searched desperately in the embroidery basket. Because of the excitement, nervousness and urgency, her hands were shaking all the time, trembling non-stop.
"My lady!" Mrs. Zheng didn't expect her to be so excited, she hurried to Zheng's side, just about to comfort her, but saw her find a pair of scissors from the embroidery basket.
Zheng rolled up her sleeves roughly, and on the inside of her wrist, there was a red birthmark the size of a copper coin. Holding the scissors, she stabbed fiercely at the birthmark with fierce eyes!
"Lady!"
Zheng Yu hurriedly grabbed the scissors that almost pierced the flesh. Facing Zheng's red eyes, Mrs. Zheng's face was serious and solemn, "My lady! Have you forgotten?! You took out the birthmark on that child seventeen years ago!"
Zheng, who was hotheaded and insane, was stunned for a moment, and the madness on his face gradually receded like a tide.
She blinked, showing a little tiredness, but her voice was determined, "Sister, go to the main courtyard and ask the old lady to go to the Jingxing courtyard, and you said that you remembered that Shen Fengzhang had taken Wushisan before."
"Miss you?"
"I'm going to the Jingxingyuan right now!" Go and personally scatter the five stones in the Jingxingyuan!
Zheng's eyes widened suddenly, and they were so big that it was scary, "Sister! Hurry up! Make sure to hurry before Shen Fengzhang sees the two midwives!" After finishing speaking, she dropped the scissors and scattered the hidden five stones on her sleeves Tucked it in, and walked quickly towards the door.
Aunt Zheng, who was a step behind, stared at Zheng's back with a look of surprise on her face. The state of the lady doesn't seem to be quite right. This looks a bit like...
"Sister!" Zheng's anxious voice came from outside the house, interrupting Zheng's train of thought in an instant. She hurriedly answered yes, and hurriedly chased him out.
Mrs. Zheng originally thought that the servants outside the Jingjiao courtyard would firmly stop Mrs. Zheng, but she didn't expect that after being severely reprimanded by Mrs. Zheng, she didn't dare to go forward, and all retreated to the side.
Zheng Yu felt a little strange, but she didn't have time to think about it, and saw Zheng Niangzi was already walking towards Jingxingyuan at the fastest speed.
Seeing this, she gritted her teeth, turned her head and ran towards the main courtyard.
Mrs. Zheng walked quickly to the Jingxingyuan, then stopped hesitantly. It is definitely impossible for her to break in directly, and she cannot be seen by others, she must find a way, think about how to keep her face and enter the Jingxing courtyard without being noticed.
Now that things have happened, she no longer expects Shen Fengzhang to mix the five stones into food and eat them. She just wants to find a place to hide the five stones, so that she can barely achieve her goal.
Just as Zheng was thinking about how to enter Jingxingyuan, she suddenly heard a female voice from the courtyard.
"The Lord asked me to take you to tidy up the side courtyard."
With a "creak", the gate of Jingxingyuan was opened.
Mrs. Zheng hurriedly stood behind a bush beside her, watching Fangzhi lead the people to walk out in a mighty manner.
This is a godsend opportunity! Zheng's chest ignited with excitement. After Fang Zhi took everyone out, Mrs. Zheng hurriedly walked towards Jing Xing Yuan.
If it was the Zheng family in the past, she would definitely be surprised by this coincidence, but now she...
As soon as he entered Jingxingyuan, Mrs. Zheng looked around several rooms cautiously. She took a closer look and found that there seemed to be no one in the main hall or bedroom. Only in the window of the study can one see the figure shaking.
She breathed a sigh of relief and approached the bedroom lightly. Sure enough, no one! Mrs. Zheng was overjoyed, and stuffed the paper bag in her sleeve into the Duobao Pavilion vase.
After stuffing the five stone powder, she was just about to find a place to stuff another portion when she caught a glimpse of the teapot in the main hall. An idea flashed in Zheng's mind, he hurriedly unwrapped another paper bag, and scattered the five stones into the teapot.
After doing all this, Zheng's anxiety finally dissipated a little.
She took a deep breath, and when she was about to go back the same way, she heard the sound of porcelain being smashed.
The voice came from the study. Zheng immediately thought that Shen Fengzhang might already know the truth. She subconsciously took two steps forward towards the study, and when she realized something was wrong, she hurriedly planned to leave. However, the voice in the study suddenly attracted her attention.
Regardless of being discovered, Zheng carefully moved forward again, and put his ear to the door.
With only one door separated, the midwife's steady voice came into Zheng's ears very clearly.
"Lord, you are indeed Madam Zheng's child."
"When Mrs. Zheng and Mrs. Yu gave birth to a daughter at the same time, Mrs. Zheng wanted to exchange her and Mrs. Yu's children, but in fact, Mrs. Zheng's actions were all seen by your father. Mrs. Zheng thought she had exchanged children , In fact, the two children have already been replaced by Master Shen."
The midwife's voice was like thunder, exploding in Madam Zheng's ears.
"So, sir, there is nothing wrong with your background. Your biological mother is Mrs. Zheng."
no no no! How is this possible? ! Outside the study, Mrs. Zheng suddenly took two steps back and bumped into a flower pot on the porch.
The sound of the pot falling startled her. Like a frightened bird, Mrs. Zheng limped and fled outward quickly with a broken leg!
In the study room, the faces of the two midwives were far less calm than the voices. They were sweating profusely and their faces were pale.
Hearing the sound of knocking things over, the two couldn't help but shuddered, and Qi Qi looked at Shen Fengzhang.
Shen Fengzhang also didn't look like he smashed the teacup by mistake in panic and shock. She stood by the window, looking at the figure leaving in a hurry outside the courtyard, with an unpredictable smile on her face.
As far as she is concerned, she doesn't mind throwing all the evidence in Zheng's face in a simple and rude manner, shaking out the truth.
However, even if Mrs. Zheng did such a selfish and vicious thing, her worst punishment would be death.
In her opinion, this is too cheap for Mrs. Zheng. She completely ruined the original owner's life!
Isn't she thinking of the child who is connected with her blood? She satisfies her. In the study, by the window, Shen Fengzhang lowered his eyes, and the depths of the covered eyes were full of frightening malice.