Chapter 313: Side Story: Joy Record 29

Side Story: Joy Record 29

Mother Tian was determined to fight Wang to the death, and she was definitely not just putting on a show. For a time, the room was in chaos again, until the yamen runners to the side quickly grabbed Mother Tian, which finally stabilized the situation.

Wang had already caused a scene just now, and now Mother Tian had done the same. Pei Yaoguang immediately ordered that Mother Tian also be beaten with ten boards. But at this moment, Nie Jinxuan, who had been silent to the side, spoke up at the right time.

"Wait, the beating is necessary, otherwise wouldn't it be unfair?! However, it's better to ask first before beating, it won't be too late."

Although Pei Yaoguang was usually impolite to Nie Jinxuan, now that Nie Jinxuan had spoken, Pei Yaoguang didn't stubbornly insist on his own way. He just glanced sideways at Nie Jinxuan and nodded.

At this time, the Sun family still didn't know Nie Jinxuan's identity, but they didn't dare to ask much. Seeing that Pei Yaoguang actually listened to her, they felt a bit more fear in their hearts. At this time, Nie Jinxuan looked at Mother Tian and then looked at Wang to the side.

"Wang, I ask you, is there any error in what Mother Tian just said?"

Seeing that someone finally asked her, Wang didn't even think and said.

"Of course there is an error, that old hag is framing me!"

As she spoke, Wang turned her eyes and glared fiercely at Mother Tian, then roared with her neck stretched.

"Damn bastard, sure enough, she's a good dog raised by that Liu woman. I made things difficult for her? What a ridiculous joke! What kind of good thing is that Liu woman, she's the most rotten-hearted pest, even after she died she had to disgust me, I spit on her! Keep dreaming, you shameless thing, you're the most treacherous..."

Blah blah blah... Afterward, Wang scolded Mother Tian. Nie Jinxuan didn't stop her, and Pei Yaoguang to the side couldn't take it anymore, so he directly slapped the table and told Wang to shut up.

It must be said that this Wang was indeed a ruthless person. She had just been beaten, and although she was afraid of Pei Yaoguang, once she started speaking, she was like a firecracker. At this time, seeing Pei Yaoguang intimidate Wang again, Nie Jinxuan spoke up again.

"Then in that case, were you sincere to Liu on weekdays?"

Nie Jinxuan cleverly used the four words "sincere and earnest." Hearing this, Wang was stunned for a moment, then pursed her lips somewhat awkwardly.

"Actually, to tell the truth to the noble lady, my relationship with Liu is indeed not good. In front of the Master, I won't tell lies... That's right, I really don't get along with Liu. Our relationship is not good, and I don't have the heart of a Bodhisattva to be very good to her. But let's not talk about the past, I really have nothing to do with Liu's death. I did argue with her last night, but after the argument, I left, and I really don't know anything about what happened afterward..."

Wang was very serious. Hearing this, Mother Tian wanted to pounce over and retort, but fortunately, Nie Jinxuan had prepared in advance, had the yamen runners pull her back in time, and sealed her mouth. Only then did she look at Wang and ask.

"Alright, since that's the case, tell me the story of last night in detail again."

"Yes, what happened last night is like this... For a while, Liu has been sickly, but I knew she was faking it, so I deliberately had the kitchen make some greasy food, wanting to tear off her fake face! But who would have thought, the food was sent over, and Liu actually scolded the little maid who sent the food back, and even threw the food at the little maid. I was furious when I heard it, so I went over after dinner."

Speaking of how she deliberately made greasy food for Liu, Wang felt a bit uncomfortable on her face. But afterward, she immediately became angry.

"But who would have thought, as soon as I entered the room, before I could say anything, Liu acted like she had gone crazy, scolding and shouting at me. I naturally couldn't take it, so I argued with her. In the middle, Liu drove Mother Tian out, and then she went even further, smashing things in the house, and then she hit me... humph, it's a pity that with her temperament, she wanted to fight with me?! I gave her two kicks directly, and then I left..."

Wang was absolutely a fierce woman. After she finished speaking, fearing that Nie Jinxuan and Pei Yaoguang wouldn't believe her, she raised her hand to show them.

"If you don't believe me, Master and noble lady, look, this is the evidence of Liu's handiwork! She was the one who started the struggle with me, so I fought back! I don't know what kind of madness she had..."

Wang muttered, and Nie Jinxuan and Pei Yaoguang looked at the same time. Sure enough, there was a scratch on the back of Wang's hand.

Seeing this, Nie Jinxuan and Pei Yaoguang flashed their eyes at the same time, but didn't say anything more.

By this point, some things were clear, but they were also becoming more and more confusing. Wang and Mother Tian's testimonies overlapped in part, but at the critical nodes, they were completely opposite. Afterward, Pei Yaoguang questioned the other members of the Sun family, but didn't get any useful information.

At this time, the sky was already past noon. Nie Jinxuan's body was weak, and the little guy, Yin Junting, was still young, so it wouldn't be good to let them go hungry. So before Nie Jinxuan could open her mouth, Pei Yaoguang directly sent someone to watch the Sun family, and then took Nie Jinxuan to a place called Fuchengde.

Fuchengde was a famous large restaurant in the capital. The decoration was luxurious, the dishes were complete, and of course, the silver spent was also very luxurious, so ordinary commoners couldn't afford it at all. Nie Jinxuan had heard of Fuchengde's name before, and at this time, standing at the entrance of Fuchengde, she couldn't help but laugh.

"Heh heh~, we have known each other for a long time, but this is the first time you are treating me, but looking at this, Fuchengde isn't also yours, is it~!"

The Pei family was very wealthy, but Nie Jinxuan didn't know how many industries they had. At this time, hearing Nie Jinxuan teasing him, Pei Yaoguang just raised his chin.

"If you want to eat, then eat, you talk too much! Let's go!"

As he spoke, Pei Yaoguang walked into Fuchengde first. As soon as he entered, he saw the manager who was calculating accounts behind the counter running over.

"Yo, Third Young Master, you're here! Are you having lunch? Come, come, please, please."

Pei Yaoguang always said "this master," but in fact, he was indeed the third in his family. Although Pei Yaoguang didn't manage the family business, he was the pride of the entire Pei family. Influenced by this atmosphere, everyone in the Pei family's industries looked at Pei Yaoguang differently, and besides Pei's father, Pei Baiwan, he was the second most valued person.

So seeing their Third Young Master coming, the manager immediately went all out. After his voice fell, he didn't even need the waiter to entertain, and went into action himself, taking Pei Yaoguang's group to a private room on the second floor specially used by the Pei family.

Since it was used by the Pei family themselves, the decoration was naturally incomparable to the outside. It couldn't be called golden, but it was absolutely noble and elegant, and even the furnishings were all good things that could be named!

They say wealthy families, and how noble the Pei family was couldn't be said, but in terms of wealth, besides the royal family, it was estimated that no other family in Dongling could compare.

The manager took Pei Yaoguang and the others to the private room. Afterward, before Pei Yaoguang could speak, he had people go down to prepare, and Pei Yaoguang was too lazy to look at the manager's various flatteries, so he dismissed the manager.

With the Third Young Master of the Pei family visiting, the entire Fuchengde naturally couldn't be negligent. So when the chefs in the kitchen heard that the Third Young Master was here, the usually arrogant chefs immediately rolled up their sleeves, took out their best skills, and before long, dishes with complete color, fragrance, and taste were served.

After a meal, Nie Jinxuan and the little guy were very satisfied. Eating outside for the first time, the little guy was even more uncontrollably excited.

After the meal, logically speaking, if it were before, Nie Jinxuan would have left long ago. But this time, Nie Jinxuan took the initiative to propose returning to the Sun family to continue the investigation. Regarding this, Pei Yaoguang was puzzled, but didn't say anything. Afterward, the group went downstairs, but just as they were about to go out, they saw a figure suddenly walking toward them, and then directly bumped into Pei Yaoguang who was walking in front.

"Ah—"

At the moment of the bump, the other party couldn't help but scream. At this time, Pei Yaoguang was also stunned, then looked up, and then directly frowned.

It turned out that the other party was a woman. She was wearing a veil, and although her appearance couldn't be seen, she was wearing a lotus-root-colored dress and had a graceful figure, so she must be a beauty.

At this time, after screaming, the woman hurriedly took a step back, and then hurriedly saluted Pei Yaoguang with an appearance of panic and incomparable apology.

"Sorry, I was in a hurry just now and bumped into Magistrate Pei, please forgive me, Magistrate Pei..."

The woman's voice was very pleasant, but before she could finish her sentence, Pei Yaoguang's already not-so-good complexion instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

"How do you know this master's surname is Pei?"

It was clearly just a hurried bump, yet she could even say who the other party was. Wasn't this clearly problematic? So hearing this, the woman couldn't help but stiffen, and for a moment, she couldn't get off the stage.

Seeing her like this, Pei Yaoguang was too lazy to look at her. He snorted coldly and directly called the manager, who was also incredibly nervous to the side, over.

"You, remember this for this master, from now on, as long as it's my Pei family's industry, she is not allowed to step in!"

Pei Yaoguang suddenly said loudly without giving the other party face. Fortunately, the woman was wearing a veil, so her complexion couldn't be seen. After his voice fell, Pei Yaoguang walked out directly. But after walking two steps, he stopped again, and then turned to look at the manager of Fuchengde again.

"Also, don't think this matter is over, immediately check for this master, see which fool had the guts to play tricks under this master's nose, if you can't find out, get out tomorrow!"

Pei Yaoguang was able to climb to his current position not because of the Pei family's wealth and his arrogance and pride, but because of his real hard work and shrewd brain. So, after thinking slightly, he understood what was going on. At this time, after his voice fell, Pei Yaoguang didn't give the other party a chance to refute or explain, and walked away with big strides.

After Pei Yaoguang left, the woman who had already lost face also ran away crying, covering her face, leaving only the manager standing there, dumbfounded, his face ashen!

The surrounding people either understood or didn't understand. Nie Jinxuan, who had been standing to the side, narrowed her eyes slightly and followed her out. But as soon as she went out, she whispered two words to Xiao Xizi behind her. Xiao Xizi nodded in response and then hurriedly left.

Pei Yaoguang returned to the Sun family angrily. Nie Jinxuan didn't ask much, and not long after, Xiao Xizi ran back and explained the ins and outs to Nie Jinxuan...

It turned out that Pei Yaoguang was already twenty-eight this year, but his marriage had never been settled. And Pei Yaoguang was a stubborn one, and no one could do anything about it, which worried the Pei family, and the first among them was Pei Yaoguang's father—Pei Baiwan!

Pei Baiwan was worried to death, but his son was too capable, and he couldn't twist him. But seeing his son's age heading toward thirty, one must know that in this day and age, a man marrying at twenty was considered late marriage, and if he reached thirty... Pei Baiwan just laughed!

But no matter what, that was his son, and his most precious son, so he couldn't just let go. So over the years, Pei Baiwan had been looking for a partner for his precious son both openly and secretly, and as Pei Yaoguang's age grew, Pei Baiwan became more and more anxious. Especially since Pei Yaoguang returned from Huizhou this time and was promoted two ranks, he had publicly released the news that he was going to find a wife for Pei Yaoguang.

As soon as this news came out, the entire capital was shaken. One must know that although Pei Yaoguang was twenty-eight, in the imperial court, he was absolutely young. Even at less than thirty, he had become a second-rank official of the imperial court, which was unique. Coupled with the golden mountain of the Pei family behind him, and Pei Yaoguang himself looking quite eye-catching, even though he had a pile of problems, he still sat firmly in the top three of Dongling's diamond bachelors!

The entire capital was boiling, and all families with daughters were showing their magical powers. Among them, Pei Baiwan also picked out a few that were pleasing to the eye as key training objects. The one who bumped into them at Fuchengde today was the number one candidate for daughter-in-law that Pei Baiwan had taken a fancy to.

Therefore, the whole thing connected together was: Pei Baiwan, in order to let his son have a close encounter with the candidate daughter-in-law he had taken a fancy to, notified the woman's side as soon as he learned that his son had gone to Fuchengde.

Pei Baiwan's intentions were good, always for his son. It was just that Pei Baiwan didn't expect that the candidate daughter-in-law, who looked very intelligent, had an IQ that was really pit-father, the plot she thought of was too old-fashioned, and her acting was too fake, let alone that she even said the wrong words, and finally directly made his son overturn the table on the spot and leave!

That was how it was. After knowing the reason, Nie Jinxuan almost laughed out loud, but afterward, Nie Jinxuan composed herself, and then, like a person who had nothing to do, continued to walk into the Sun family's back courtyard to discuss the case with Pei Yaoguang.

Pei Yaoguang was clever. Although the Sun family's case was somewhat confusing, it wasn't without a way. So by evening, with Nie Jinxuan's assistance, Pei Yaoguang successfully solved the mystery.

It turned out that although Lady Liu, the second branch's wife of the Sun family, was strangled to death, the murderer was not the first branch's wife, Wang, but Mother Tian.

Mother Tian was Lady Liu's dowry maid. She had served Lady Liu since she was a child, and although their relationship was master and servant, they were actually like sisters. After Lady Liu married into the Sun family, her life was not good, and from beginning to end, it was Mother Tian who followed her all the way.

However, Lady Liu's body was not good. After the second branch's master died, Lady Liu's body became weaker and weaker. A while ago, she coughed up blood, and after a private examination by a doctor, it was discovered that Lady Liu had actually contracted tuberculosis.

Tuberculosis was an incurable disease in ancient times. At that time, the doctor said that Lady Liu would not live for three months.

Hearing this news, Lady Liu was struck by lightning, but Lady Liu, although her body was not good, had a firm will, and considering her child who was not yet an adult, Lady Liu finally came up with a strategy, which was to use her own death to completely crush the first branch, so that the old lady of the Sun family, for the sake of the Sun family's reputation, would not make things too difficult for her son after she died.

Pity the hearts of parents in the world. Lady Liu knew she was going to die soon, and she was very gratified that she could use her death to let her son grow up smoothly. But such a plan couldn't be done by her alone, so Lady Liu found the person she trusted most, Mother Tian, to help.

So that night, Lady Liu deliberately threw the food at the little maid who sent the food, causing the hot-tempered Wang to come over. Then, as soon as Wang arrived, she argued loudly with Wang, making everyone in the house hear it, and at the same time, she smashed the things in the room... Then, after Wang left, Lady Liu had Mother Tian strangle her to death, and then just waited for the body to be discovered the next day, report it to the authorities, and publicize the case, making the Sun family lose face, and making everyone think that the old lady of the Sun family, together with the first branch, suppressed the second branch and killed the second daughter-in-law. In this way, in order to maintain their image, the old lady of the Sun family and the first branch would inevitably not be able to bully her son anymore.

The truth of the case finally came to light, and among them, if Nie Jinxuan hadn't discovered earlier during the autopsy that Lady Liu had tuberculosis, Pei Yaoguang probably wouldn't have solved the case so quickly. But now that the truth was out, it made people sigh. So, regarding how to judge, Pei Yaoguang was also in a dilemma, so he had to first take Mother Tian to the government office and at the same time temporarily not let the Sun family leave the city.

After solving the case, it was already late, and Pei Yaoguang naturally had to go home. But what Nie Jinxuan didn't expect was that at this moment, Nie Jinxuan actually said she wanted to stay at the Pei family. ===== CHAPTER 314 =====