The gambling god's wife in the Duke's Mansion is getting divorced again

Chapter 8 The Beast Who Doesn't Know His Wrongs

The main hall of Pei Mansion was crowded with people.

Madam Pei and Madam Kang, the Duke's wife, sat in the center;

Pei Jinzhi sat on the left, and to his lower left was the third lady, Pei Qingwu.

The second young master, Pei Yanting, was standing in the center, wearing a dark blue round-necked robe with dark patterns.

Kang was the second wife and a distant cousin of the late Lady Zheng, the wife of the Duke.

Because her family fell into poverty, she sought refuge with the Zheng family; later she was favored by Pei You, who took her as his second wife.

Kang gave birth to a son and a daughter, the second son Pei Yanting and the third daughter Pei Qingyan;

There was also a bastard son in the mansion, Pei Wuyan, who was fourteen years old and was the son of Pei You's concubine, Aunt Zhao.

Kang was a person who was good at putting on a good show. She had been taking good care of Pei Jinzhi over the years, but in fact, she had done all kinds of bad things in order to help her own son become the crown prince.

Lan Lu was Pei Yanting's man, and her death was not unjust.

"Why did that maid hang herself in your yard for no reason?" Old Madam Pei slammed the table.

"Grandma, that girl is from my eldest brother's courtyard, how would I know? She's deliberately trying to bring bad luck to me! She has to die in my courtyard because there are so many other places she could die! She must be deliberately framing me!"

Pei Yanting stared at Pei Jinzhi so intently that blood almost seeped out of his eyes.

What he never expected was that they would hang Lan Lu's body in his yard.

He felt like vomiting after suffering such a loss.

Pei Jinzhi raised his eyes slightly and sneered: "Frame-up?"

The servant presented a paper-like object with both hands:

"Madam, Madam, this is the blood letter found on Lan Lu."

When Mrs. Pei took it and looked at it, she was so angry that she couldn't hold the Buddhist beads anymore and her hands were shaking.

Kang quickly picked up the paper and his face turned pale.

She blew the paper on Pei Yanting's face with one hand:

"Evil creature, look at this, what is this!"

Pei Yanting unfolded it and was dumbfounded.

The paper is full of nonsense!

Why would Lan Lu write such a thing as a blood oath?

The superiors explained clearly her affair with Pei Yanting and severely criticized him for abandoning her and forcing her into a desperate situation.

"Falsified accusation! Pure false accusation!"

"She's a housewife. Since you're interested in her, just take her in as a concubine. After she has children, you can make her a concubine. Why are you forcing her to death?"

Kang took the initiative and cursed his son.

Pei Yanting held the blood letter in his hand, unable to express his pain:

"Mother, she's like this..."

They are in a relationship of their own free will, how could it be forced?

He looked at Kang and they exchanged glances.

"Grandmother, you're right! That damn girl framed me!"

"I'm not senile yet." The old lady sneered:

"A maid climbing onto my bed is simply seeking a reputation and wealth. Have you ever seen someone commit suicide to falsely accuse someone, only to end up with nothing? If you hadn't humiliated her, would she have died to prove her point? That shows you're a worthless person."

"Besides, she is clearly a maid from Jinzhiyuan, how did she get into your bed?"

Pei Yanting hesitated: "I, I..."

"You shouldn't have any thoughts about anything you don't want to have, no matter if it's a person or something else."

Pei Yanting gritted his teeth and stood up unconvinced:

"Grandmother, Mother, I wasn't the one who was thinking about my eldest brother. It was that girl who seduced me. Lan Lu's death was her own business and had nothing to do with me. She was just a maid, so she died."

"Big brother, you're the same. You didn't even keep a close eye on the maids in your own yard! You chose to hang yourself in my yard. You're deliberately trying to bring bad luck to me!"

"Heh." Pei Jinzhi sipped his tea silently. "Speaking of which, it's still my fault."

Mrs. Pei was furious and slammed the table:

"Kneel down, you ignorant beast!"

Pei Yanting knelt on the ground reluctantly again.

Seeing this, Kang immediately put on a smile:

"Jinzhi, your second brother is young and impulsive, so don't bother with him. That girl Lanlu might be crazy and wants to commit suicide for no reason. I think you should give her some money to bury her. Mother will buy you some better ones later."

"Mother, there's no need to go to so much trouble. If you have something good, give it to my second brother first. This will also prevent him from always looking into Zhaoyun Courtyard, right?" Pei Jinzhi grinned and sneered.

Kang was blocked from speaking and swallowed back the hypocritical words in his heart.

The old lady's brows furrowed noticeably.

"There's an order of seniority, and distinctions between the high and the low. Jinzhi is the crown prince, the future Duke. If something like this happened, where would the reputation of the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion be? It would be a laughing stock if it got out. And now, your father is still trapped in the capital, accompanying the emperor in the palace, his life or death uncertain. If someone with ulterior motives were to report your forced maidservant to death to the emperor, would they be trying to get your father killed?!"

Kang was submissive and Pei Yanting lowered his head:

"My grandson doesn't dare."

The old lady was annoyed: "Go to the ancestral hall and kneel in front of the ancestral tablets. Don't get up without my permission!"

"Grandson will go now."

Pei Yanting retreated in disgrace.

How to appease Lan Lu's parents afterwards was the mistress's job. Pei Jinzhi had no interest in knowing and wanted to leave.

"Wait." Kang's face was full of smiles. "Son, Ting'er is ignorant. Please forgive him this time. Lanlu is gone. Mother will find you another smart one to serve in your courtyard."

The old lady twisted her Buddhist beads, closed her eyes and said with a hint of dissatisfaction:

"You should pick out something good for Jinzhi. Don't stuff something of poor quality into his house, which will only bring bad luck."

Pei Jinzhi bowed lightly: "Thank you for your care, grandmother and mother, the maid is enough."

Kang still had a smile on his face, but his eyes were filled with scrutiny.

"I heard you brought back a girl last night?"

The old lady stopped and opened her eyes.

Pei Jinzhi: "That's what happened."

"Oh? Is this person's background clean? Is he reliable? Where is his indenture?" Kang asked in rapid succession.

Pei Jinzhi said nothing.

Kang smiled awkwardly, "Jin'er, don't think your mother is nagging. I care about you too."

"Mother, you're worrying too much. This maid signed a living contract, so you don't need to worry about the physical contract."

The old lady was silent for a moment, then said slowly:

"Jinzhi has always been prudent, so I'm sure he's checked it out. In that case, it's up to you to decide."

She looked at Kang and said in a warning tone: "These are troubled times. As the mistress, you must be more careful."

"Yes Yes."

Kang stood up holding the handkerchief and lowered her head.

"Go down."

The old lady didn't even look at her and went back to the small Buddhist temple to chant.

Pei Jinzhi bowed and left the main hall.

Li Jiu followed him until they reached the deserted garden, then smiled:

"Master, have you seen the faces of the Second Young Master and Kang Shi? They are as black as the bottom of a stove pot."

I gave this mother and son a hard time today. It felt so good!

Pei Jinzhi gently fanned himself, his brows and eyes expressionless:

"This is just the beginning. Before returning to Beijing, we must remove all of Kang's pawns."

This time, the host turned the tables. Not only did they remove Lan Lu as a chess piece, but they also exposed Pei Yanting's moral flaws, causing the old lady to be dissatisfied with the mother and son. This was a three-pronged approach.

"Where did the three eagles come from, sir?"

Li Jiu counted them and found that there were only two eagles.

"Lan Lu is a family child. If she dies, won't her parents feel resentful towards the Kang family and Pei Yanting?"

Pei Jinzhi tapped Li Jiu's head lightly with his jade bone fan, stupid.

Li Jiu scratched his head and said, "I actually forgot about this. I have to go and help."

He had made up his mind to buy a few jars of wine today, call a group of servants to drink together, and call Lan Lu's father Dong Kui.

Just as I was thinking about it, Chunxiang came up in front.

"Greetings to the Crown Prince, Ninth Brother." Chunxiang bowed.

"Where are you going?"

Pei Jinzhi looked at the paper in her hand.

"This is what Miss Sang wanted. Miss Qiuyue is not feeling well, so she asked me to go to the medicine store to get it for her."

Pei Jinzhi frowned. She really wrote it?