The mistress just wanted to be bad, but she took off after being replaced

The letter clearly stated that Pei Rong had decided to betray the current dynasty and defect to the Wei Dynasty, and the other party promised that once the Central Plains were occupied, they would be willing to share the world with Pei Rong.

Once this letter is leaked, not only will the Prime Minister's residence be in calamity, but even the entire nine clans will be implicated.

Zhang rushed over after hearing the news, and when she saw the letter, her legs couldn't help but tremble slightly.

"I definitely didn't do this! I don't know what happened!" Zhang Sanniu's face was pale. Despite being in a desperate situation, he still tried desperately to defend himself and try to clear himself of suspicion.

However, Sheng Junwei's tone was calm, but every word was as strong as iron, exposing Zhang Sanniu's crime: "The one hundred taels of silver hidden on the beam of your room is the reward given to you by your 'kind-hearted' fellow villager. In fact, he gave you a total of three hundred taels, of which you have used two hundred taels to buy a house in the capital. You plan to resign and leave after finishing your work tonight, using the excuse of going home to take care of your elderly parents."

"That house is located at No. 14 Changyue Street. The title deed is hidden under the middle brick under the bed in the bedroom, wrapped in a red cloth. The name registered on the title deed is your real name - Zhang Sanniu."

When Zhang Sanniu heard this, his face turned as pale as paper.

"You...how do you know all this?"

He stared at Sheng Junwei, as if he saw an omniscient god.

Sheng Junwei just smiled slightly and didn't say another word.

With things developing to this point, how could Prime Minister Pei and his wife still have any doubts about Sheng Junwei's words?

Zhang was so angry that her face turned pale and her whole body was shaking. She cursed in grief and anger: "You beast! You have a conscience! How good our prime minister's mansion was to you. Do you remember the golden lion paperweight worth 1,000 taels of gold? That was the master's favorite treasure. Just because you made a mistake, he only beat you 30 sticks. He neither asked you to pay money nor sent you to the government office to be punished. Not only are you not grateful, but you hold a grudge and actually did such a cruel thing!"

Prime Minister Pei's face was as black as iron, and he was resolute in his majesty: "Wei'er, take your mother back to her room to rest."

Sheng Junwei glanced at Zhang Sanniu and nodded slightly.

Zhang was hit so hard that she was still in a daze. As soon as she walked into the yard, she held Sheng Junwei's hand tightly, fearing that she would suddenly leave.

Seeing this, Sheng Junwei had no choice but to stay.

Well, I have some important things to deal with later, so I might as well solve them here.

After an hour, Prime Minister Pei came back in a hurry. It was obvious that he had dealt with the letter and had reached a conclusion on Zhang Sanniu's matter.

He stared at his daughter-in-law, who seemed weak but was actually extremely intelligent, with deep surprise in his eyes.

Although he had heard Zhang say that Sheng Junwei had outstanding qualities before, he just thought it was a coincidence and exaggeration and did not take it seriously.

It was not until today when he witnessed her wisdom and courage with his own eyes that he suddenly realized that his previous understanding of her was too superficial.

Prime Minister Pei thought for a while, and finally plucked up the courage to ask the key question that was related to the life and death of the Pei family.

"Weier, if we don't catch that thief today, will our Pei family really be finished?"

Sheng Junwei knew that Prime Minister Pei had high hopes for her, so she answered frankly, "The Prime Minister's Mansion won't collapse, but I'm afraid you, Dad, will inevitably be imprisoned for no reason. Even if the truth comes out in a few months, you and Mom will be severely damaged physically and mentally because of this sudden disaster, and your foundation will be shaken. You may die one after another within a few years."

Zhang's heart tightened when she heard this. She held Sheng Junwei's hand tightly and said tearfully, "Weier, you are really the savior of our Pei family!"

Prime Minister Pei also felt very lucky and was even more convinced that this daughter-in-law was a blessing from God.

Sheng Junwei has always insisted on fairness and justice. When it comes to the priceless jade ring, she is willing to spend more time and effort to help Prime Minister Pei avoid many detours.

Just like Si Qi said, only when customers are treated like emperors will they be willing to come back again.

She said slowly, "Dad's judgment about the mastermind is indeed correct, but the big boss behind the scenes doesn't dare to confront you directly yet, and only dares to send his trusted little ghost to make trouble. And this little ghost happens to be someone you trust very much."

When Prime Minister Pei heard this, he was stunned for a moment. Then, a face suddenly appeared in his mind. He shouted in disbelief: "You mean, it's Hu Wenbin?"

Hu Wenbin, his classmate in college, was also his fellow villager. When they met, he was only fourteen years old and had already resolutely left his hometown.

They passed the imperial examination in the same year. Although Hu Wenbin did not make it into the top three, he became a tribute student with his extraordinary wisdom and diligence. He was sent to a remote place by the court and became a minor official.

But he, Prime Minister Pei, won the championship and stayed in the capital.

When he was in the Ministry of Personnel, he accidentally came across Hu Wenbin's information and decided to help him secretly.

Sheng Junwei's words directly pointed out that he was the mastermind behind framing her, and he found it almost hard to accept it in his heart.

Zhang was about to say a few words of comfort, but was interrupted anxiously by Aunt Li, who leaned close to whisper in her ear.

When Zhang heard this, she couldn't help but look at Sheng Junwei.

Sheng Junwei seemed to have foreseen this moment coming. She smiled calmly: "Mother, if you have something to say, just tell me directly. Don't worry about me."

She knew that there would be a violent storm tonight, so she waited here for it to change.

Prime Minister Pei was full of doubts and asked what had happened.

Zhang looked at Sheng Junwei's calm face and felt a sense of relief for some reason, so she nodded to Aunt Li and said, "Then let him in."

Aunt Li responded and called to the door, "Come in."

Then, a young man dressed in a servant's uniform strode into the house, knelt on the ground with a plop, and accused at the top of his lungs: "Master and Madam, I want to report the young mistress! She has evil intentions and is trying to harm our Prime Minister's Mansion!"

These words were like a bolt from the blue, and Zhang screamed in shock.

Prime Minister Pei has always been calm in the face of emergencies. Except for matters involving his son's marriage, national affairs, the survival of his family, and the betrayal of his current friends, it is difficult for ordinary things to provoke strong emotions in him.

He looked at the servant and roared, "How dare you slander the young lady! How audacious!"

"Come here!" Prime Minister Pei's majestic voice echoed, "Catch him and beat him with fifty sticks!"

As soon as the words fell, the entire prime minister's residence was instantly shrouded in a solemn and murderous atmosphere.

Sheng Junwei heard this and looked up in surprise, staring at Prime Minister Pei.

The extremely powerful Prime Minister Pei was, at this moment, leisurely stroking his gray beard, as if everything was under his control.

"Your mother and I already know about your origins." Prime Minister Pei said in a flat tone.

It turned out that after the turmoil in Anping Marquis Mansion, he had privately sent his confidants to investigate in detail the relationship between Sheng Junwei and Anping Marquis Mansion.

The investigation results showed that what Sheng Junwei said was true.