Reborn, meet you again!
Chapter 86 Revealed
Song Wan looked at the sanctimonious Pei Qingyan and the seemingly gentle and generous Shen Jiahe, and couldn't help but sneer in her heart.
Especially Shen Jiahe.
She asked herself if he had targeted her deliberately since taking over this body.
Because they are both women, in her opinion, the change in the relationship between Jiang Wanqiao and Pei Qingyan is more due to Pei Qingyan's unfaithfulness, selfishness and greed.
He looked down on her identity as a merchant's daughter, so even if Shen Jiahe was not there, sooner or later there would be someone else.
Moreover, she was thinking about Shen Jiahe's family's decline and the death of his father and brother in battle. No matter why she took the initiative to marry into the Mobei clan, it seemed that her life experience was somewhat miserable now.
But her kindness only went so far, and it only lasted until she took the initiative to provoke her.
She saw clearly what happened today. Pei Yujiao was just cannon fodder. Shen Jiahe's instigation was definitely behind the scenes...
And even at this time, she still mentioned the Jiang family's kindness to Ningyuan Marquis Mansion in front of everyone, hinting at something...
She is not the kind of person who repays kindness with grievance. Since she has taken the initiative to show her fangs, how can she let her get away with it?
"Brothers love each other deeply, husband and wife follow each other's lead. Minister Pei and the princess are so loyal and righteous. It's really touching."
"But I'm confused. The princess mentioned twice today that the Marquisate was considerate of the Jiang family. Once was when I divorced Minister Pei, and once was when she apologized on behalf of Miss Pei. What exactly did she mean?"
"If someone who doesn't know the truth hears what the princess says, wouldn't they think that these two things are actually my fault?"
"The Marquis' Mansion is only considering the kindness they showed us in the past, so they are forced to compromise?"
Song Wan said this with a sharp look in her eyes as she looked at Shen Jiahe.
"But the reason I divorced Minister Pei was because he concealed the princess's identity, brought her back to his mansion, and had a private affair with her right under my nose."
"You two had already committed adultery on your way back to the capital from Mobei, and you secretly became pregnant..."
"I was so heartbroken that I had no choice but to ask for a divorce and leave the house."
"I'm suing Miss Pei today because she slandered me in public. I just want to ask Sir Liang to clear my name!"
"If the princess truly wants to apologize, please don't be 'careless' and mix up these things..."
"Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll be unable to defend myself from now on!"
As soon as these words were spoken, there was another burst of noise coming from the second door, and the ladies in the hall looked at Shen Jiahe and Pei Qingyan in shock.
They had indeed been misled by Princess Jianing's words just now...
But I never thought that Miss Jiang divorced Minister Pei for this reason.
They had actually been having an affair before the Empress Dowager issued her decree for their marriage, and even conceived a child...
It's really... too shameless.
Feeling the gaze cast upon her, Shen Jiahe almost lost her balance. She knew, of course, that Jiang Wanqiao knew about her pregnancy...
But never took it to heart.
Because she was sure of it, she didn't dare to say it.
But today... not only did she say it, she also said it in front of so many people...
How dare she?
Doesn't she know who she is relying on now?
"Jiahe..." Feeling Shen Jiahe's shaky body, Pei Qingyan immediately reached out to support him.
Then, he subconsciously looked at Song Wan with anger on his face, but when his eyes met Song Wan's cold gaze, the evil words that were on the tip of his tongue were immediately swallowed back.
Afraid that she would anger Jiang Wanqiao again, she would tell him her father's biggest secret regardless of the consequences.
He just raised his voice a little, trying to restore Shen Jiahe's reputation.
"Wan Qiao, I really am sorry for you regarding the divorce."
"But none of this has anything to do with the princess. It was me. I had admired the princess for years, so when we met again in Mobei, I promised to welcome her home. And then, in a drunken stupor, I forgot about my feelings and did something against etiquette beforehand."
"The reason the princess mentioned the Jiang family's kindness to the Marquis' Mansion is because she is kind-hearted and always keeps this in mind. She didn't mean to mislead anyone..."
"As for the matter concerning Second Sister, we've already apologized to you on her behalf. Considering our past friendship, can we please just let this matter go?"
Song Wan was too lazy to look at Pei Qingyan again.
He just calmly turned his gaze to Lord Liang.
"There is one thing, Minister Pei, maybe you are mistaken. This is the court, not your Pei family's backyard."
"I said I would sue Miss Pei, and it would be up to Lord Liang to decide. Lord Liang hasn't even tried her yet, and Minister Pei is already talking nonsense like this. I wonder where Lord Liang stands?"
Lord Liang's expression was indeed somewhat ugly at this moment.
He naturally understood that Jiang Wanqiao's words were meant to incite trouble.
But what the Pei family did in court today really made him angry, not to mention that so many people had come...
If he continued to ignore Jiang Wanqiao as before, he would inevitably cause some unnecessary trouble.
But he did understand one thing just now...
Jiang Wanqiao must have some leverage over Pei Ming, which is why the Pei family is so wary of him.
In this case, it would be better to throw this trouble back to the Pei family, Lord Liang thought, slapped the gavel, sat up straighter and said.
"Well, it's not proper to make such a fuss in court!"
"Pei Yujiao, I have a question for you. Jiang Shi said that everything you accused her of today was nonsense. Do you admit it?"
At this point, even if Pei Yujiao was slow-witted, she knew that she had gotten into big trouble today.
Jiang Wanqiao...how dare she reveal that her sister-in-law is pregnant?
Isn’t she afraid of offending the Queen Mother?
She looked at her father and brother timidly, and seeing her sister-in-law's pale face and the pointing and talking of the people not far away, her rationality that had fled was finally pulled back by her.
She was about to come of age and was hoping to use her relationship with her sister-in-law and the Queen Mother to get close to Prince Huai.
If she angered her father, brother, and sister-in-law today and made them dislike her... then what hope would she have for her marriage?
Thinking of this, Pei Yujiao immediately knelt down in front of Lord Liang in fear.
"Master Liang, I plead guilty!"
"I was selfish and deliberately made things difficult for Miss Jiang... Today, I'm suing her for what I said, and it's all nonsense. Lord Liang, please punish me!"
When Lord Liang saw that Pei Yujiao had surrendered, and then looked at the Pei family members who remained silent, he immediately made a decision.
"Alright, according to Tianqi law, contempt of justice is punishable by twenty strokes of the cane. Since you have voluntarily confessed your guilt, I will only punish you ten times, taking into account your upright attitude and the fact that this is your first offense."
"But before the execution, you must first apologize to Jiang for falsely accusing her. Do you accept the punishment?"
Since the Pei family themselves are willing, he is naturally happy to gain a good reputation in front of these people as someone who is not afraid of the powerful.
Pei Yujiao bit her lip.
"Thank you for your mercy, sir. I will accept the punishment!"
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