Marrying a concubine and swallowing her dowry? The mistress turns around and marries a high-ranking

Chapter 77

The entire Hou family couldn't earn even one hundred taels of silver in ten years. Upon hearing the amount of compensation, Hou Lao Er was overjoyed and repeatedly agreed, "No problem! No problem! Lord Hou is truly generous! Then we will not pursue this matter!"

The commander of the military headquarters felt that this matter was not so simple, and there were suspicious points everywhere. However, those of them who were handling the case in the capital adhered to the principle of "the government will not investigate unless the people complain," and "it is better to do less trouble than more trouble."

The victim was bitten to death by a snake, not a clear case of murder, and the plaintiff isn't pursuing the matter anymore, so why are they still causing trouble for no reason? They shouldn't offend the Marquis of Yongning for no reason.

The commander of the military command nodded: "Alright, then the case is closed. You can make the compensation yourselves."

After saying this, he had Qin Shaoze and the Hou family sign the document, indicating that the case was closed and there were no objections. Then he led his men away from the Yongning Marquis's residence.

Shen Lingjun stared coldly at Qin Shaoze: "My lord, someone attempted to kill our son in the Marquis's residence. Is this matter just going to end like this?"

Qin Shaoze's face stiffened with embarrassment: "This should just be an accident..."

Shen Lingjun directly instructed Hong Qing: "This matter is inextricably linked to Wang Fa. Arrest Wang Fa. Since the government isn't involved, we'll handle the case ourselves!"

Qin Shaoze panicked instantly, and said in a fierce but weak voice, "I already said it was just an accident, are you done yet? I am the Marquis of Yongning, and it is not your place to give orders in this Marquis's mansion!"

Just then, a servant rushed over in a panic: "My lord! My lady! Wangfa has jumped into the well and committed suicide!"

Everyone was shocked.

They hadn't noticed where Wangfa had gone, and in just a short while he jumped into the well and committed suicide?

When everyone arrived at the well, Wangfa had already been pulled out of the well, dripping wet and motionless.

Shen Lingjun went up to try to save him, but found that he had already drowned and there was nothing that could be done.

Qin Shaoze finally felt relieved.

He sighed with feigned regret: "That Wangfa is really something. Although he caused trouble, it was unintentional. At most, he should be given a beating and have his monthly salary deducted for a while. Why did he have to commit suicide?"

As he spoke, he ordered someone to remove Wangfa's body.

But with his back to Shen Lingjun, Qin Shaoze secretly frowned.

He originally intended to arrest and interrogate Wangfa himself to find out who was behind him.

I never expected Wangfa to die so quickly, and it's clear that he couldn't have really committed suicide; he was silenced!

The person behind this is so ruthless!

Shen Lingjun watched Qin Shaoze leave with Wangfa's body. Fen Die gritted her teeth and said angrily, "Madam, is this really going to be left like this? It must be either the old lady or Madam Liu, one of them wanted the young master dead! They pushed Wangfa out to take the blame and then killed him to silence him!"

Shen Lingjun said calmly, "I know, but the other party acted quickly enough that we have no way to prove anything, and it is already very difficult to investigate further."

As she spoke, she gave a slight smile.

"However, Qin Shaoze can't possibly remain completely unresponsive to something like this. It won't just end peacefully like this. Let's wait and see what happens."

......

After Qin Shaoze had Wangfa's body buried quickly, he went straight to Weixia Courtyard to find Liu Manman.

There are only so many people in the Marquis's mansion. The only ones with a motive to harm Qin Chuyao are Old Madam Qin and Liu Manman.

Qin Shaoze felt that, no matter what, Qin Chuyao was still Qin Laotai's grandson, and they had a blood relationship that was thicker than water. Even if Qin Laotai disliked Shen Lingjun and her two sons, she would never kill her own grandson.

That means it can only be Liu Manman.

Although Qin Shaoze also found it hard to believe that Liu Manman would do such a thing, Liu Manman and Qin Chuyao were, in a sense, a concubine and the son of the first wife, respectively. They were natural enemies, and this conflict was much more acute than that between Qin's grandmother and Qin Chuyao.

Furthermore, with Qin Chuyao dead, Qin Xuanrui can inherit the position of heir apparent, making Liu Manman the biggest beneficiary and the most motivated.

There was another reason that Qin Shaoze himself didn't realize: his mother, Old Madam Qin, was superior to him, while Liu Manman was his equal wife, making the husband more powerful than the wife. It was much easier for him to make trouble for his wife than for his mother.