Princess Menglang is hard to change, the whole capital is embarrassed for her

The guards who came from the Prime Minister's Mansion cried out in surprise, and Fang Yao and Guan Yonghou hurriedly ordered people to come forward to treat the patient.

Shen Li took out a silver needle from his sleeve, inserted it into several acupuncture points of the old prime minister, and fed him some heart-saving pills. After a busy period, the old prime minister finally slowly opened his eyes.

No one blamed the old man with white hair anymore. Fang Yao asked someone to bring out a thick mat and put it under the old prime minister. He then put his own cloak on him, sighed, turned to Zhu Yi and said, "Send someone to chop some firewood and burn it to warm yourself."

Zhu Yi took the order and left.

Shen Li squatted down and checked the old prime minister's pulse.

"Actually, my uncle had this place cordoned off, not only to prevent the news from leaking out, but also to handle this matter privately, trying not to let it become known to everyone in the government and avoid causing you..."

"You know, there are several corpses here that belong to the families of officials. Those families still don't know why their concubines and daughters disappeared without a trace. If this matter were to be exposed, old Prime Minister, I'm sure you know the consequences better than anyone else."

How could it not be clear?

Killing a slave in the mansion would require some explanation, and killing civilians outside would also result in death. As for killing the family members of officials, the lighter punishment would be death, and the more serious would be fines, stripping of the family's title, and the entire household would be searched.

Fang Yao didn't want his daughter's evil deeds to affect him.

"Your lifelong reputation cannot be ruined by these two," Shen Li continued. "Will they, out of fear of death, drag you along to face punishment together with them? They think that this is the only way they can survive, and they don't care about your reputation, beliefs, prestige, and dignity..."

"They are your daughters. Think about it yourself whether they can do this."

After Shen Li finished speaking, her legs felt numb from squatting. She stood up and looked at the newly dug pit and the bones in the pit. Her eyes were cold and full of murderous intent.

The maid who was slandered by Madam Wen for eloping once accidentally heard Madam Wen and Wen Wanying talking about killing Shen Li. Wen Wanying wanted to kill her at that time, but Madam Wen said that the maid was Madam Zhuang's goddaughter and would not go out and tell nonsense.

Little did she know that she would turn around and kill the little girl by using methods that defamed her innocence.

Fortunately, before the little girl died, she told Madam Zhuang what she had heard. Madam Zhuang then learned that Ding Lan died at the hands of the Zhao family.

Madam Zhuang was originally Madam Wen's dowry nanny. Her husband died early, leaving behind only one son. She raised him until he was fifteen years old, but because of Wen Wanying's anger, he had his legs broken and was thrown into the farm.

As a result, the son was chased by a dog one day. His broken leg made it difficult for him to run, so he slipped and fell into the river and drowned. When he was found and pulled out, he was already soaked.

Mrs. Wen was fine. She comforted Madam Zhuang by giving her money and a maid to be her goddaughter so that she could take care of her in her old age and see her to the end of her life.

But Wen Wanying didn't care at all. She even told Madam Wen that there was no need to take the lives of servants too seriously. The indentures were all in her home. They were all dogs raised in her family. If they died, they died. What else could she want from a worthless life?

These words were repeated verbatim to Madam Zhuang.

She didn't say anything at the time. She first used her savings to buy her son's indenture from Mrs. Wen, not wanting her son to be a lowly slave until his death. Then, she asked someone to buy a cemetery and buried her son there.

A grave was also dug next to her son's grave, which was prepared by Madam Zhuang for herself.

She wanted to come and be with her son after she avenged him.

Coincidentally, this piece of land belongs to the Yao family of Chongguo Mansion.

When the Yao family fell into decline, they divided some of their land into several small lots for sale. When Yao Jingyi saw that it was Nanny Wenjiazhuang who bought it for her son's burial, she immediately became interested in the matter.

She deliberately created an encounter and established a relationship with Madam Zhuang.

First, he was concerned about the wound on Madam Zhuang's hand, and then he felt sorry for Madam Zhuang's son who had suffered such a misfortune at such a young age.

All the tears that were stuck in my heart were cried out because of what Madam Zhuang said.

Nanny Zhuang knew about the conflict between Yao Jingyi and Wen Wanying, and now she didn't care about anything.

So she told Yao Jingyi over and over again how Madam Yao was forced by Wen Wanying and Old Madam Yao to set a trap for Miss Shen, and how Old Madam Yao was persuaded by Wen Wanying's words and forced Madam Yao to commit suicide.

After hearing the last part, Yao Jingyi recalled the tragic death of her mother and burst into tears.

He vowed even more to eradicate the Wen family mother and daughter.

She and Madam Zhuang set the same goal for themselves, and it was chance that gave them the opportunity to join hands.

Under her persuasion, Madam Zhuang gave up the idea of ​​confronting Wen Wanying head-on, and instead pretended to be submissive and resigned to her fate, and continued to stay with Madam Wen, Da Zhao.

Madam Wen had doubted her before, but Wen Wanying said, "Don't worry, mother. Her body is indentured to our family. Even if she escapes, the government can catch her. Speaking of which, I am worse than a dog. A dog can go out freely. Do they dare?"

"For someone as lowly as them, they can serve the master in our house, have enough food and clothing, and receive a monthly allowance. That's a blessing for their ancestors. Madam Zhuang's son fell into the river because of his own stupidity. We didn't throw him in, so what's there to worry about? Besides, everyone in her family is dead, and she can't survive without us. How dare she disobey?"

These words were passed on to Madam Zhuang verbatim. She smiled faintly and continued to bribe the servants in the mansion who had been tortured by Wen Wanying, asking them to collect all of Wen Wanying's words and deeds. She would then find an opportunity to report them to Yao Jingyi at any time.

Yao Jingyi organized and polished all the information she had collected, and was about to go out and find someone to spread the news, first letting everyone know Wen Wanying's vicious nature and discredit her.

Before they could take any action, they learned that Ding Lan was killed by someone hired by the Zhao family.

She ran to her mother's grave excitedly, knelt down and cried bitterly.

She knew that she had finally waited for the death of Da Zhao and Wen Wanying.

To be on the safe side, she did a lot of research.

This investigation was not a big deal, as she discovered the manors of the Zhao family.

Then, she wrote a letter and asked someone to deliver it to Shen Li.

She made no secret of her identity in the letter, and the more so, the more convincing it became.

Shen Li had always suspected Xiao Zhao, and now after receiving Yao Jingyi's letter, he launched an investigation. In just a few days, he had found out everything.

The north wind was blowing, and slowly the sky became overcast, and small snowflakes began to fall.

The wind was howling, as if crying for the wronged souls buried at the bottom of the pit.

Everyone's face was frozen.

The old prime minister suddenly spoke, "I have been fair all my life, but I am too ashamed to face these innocent souls who died in vain. Marquis Guanyong, General..."

He tried to stand up, and the guards hurried over to support him. After he stood still, he bowed deeply and said solemnly, "Please execute those two evildoers secretly for me."