May this scumbag husband, who favored his concubine over his wife, rest in peace.

Pei Zeyu raised his hand: "No need to say anything, Jiaojiao. Yuan Shu is my wife, and I trust her."

As he spoke, Pei Zeyu cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to the Taoist priest: "It has been hard for you, Master, to make this special trip. Please go back now. The money that is due to you will not be withheld by our Marquis's Mansion."

"But what about Auntie?"

Xie Qianjiao was unwilling to let all her hard work go to waste, so she quickly said, "Cousin, Aunt is not feeling well, and the master has found that there is indeed something unclean in her body. How can we not investigate thoroughly!"

The old lady beside her frowned in dissatisfaction: "Qianjiao is right, we can't just let it go like this! That would be the death of me!"

Xie Qianjiao quickly chimed in, "Yes! This is a serious matter. We must investigate it thoroughly, just to put Aunt's mind at ease!"

Now, Pei Zeyu was speechless and could only look at Wen Yuanshu.

Seeing this, Xie Qianjiao hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Madam, I will definitely tell my men to be careful and not damage anything in your courtyard!"

The old lady nodded: "That's right, Zhang Mama, you personally lead the investigation!"

Since it concerns her life, she fears she won't be able to sleep peacefully from now on unless she gets to the bottom of it.

With that final decision, Wen Yuanshu had no further say.

Mrs. Zhang replied "Yes," and then walked away.

The crowd sat down in the courtyard, glaring at Wen Yuanshu as if they were about to swarm her and tear her to pieces.

Wen Yuanshu, however, showed no change in expression, her demeanor calm and composed.

-

It took Zhang's mother about half an hour to return.

Seeing that her hands were empty, Pei Zeyu subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief: "How was it? Did you find anything?"

Madam Zhang shook her head: "This servant led people to thoroughly search Madam's room, leaving no corner unchecked, and we really didn't find anything."

Upon hearing this, Xie Qianjiao's expression changed slightly.

how could be!

A few days ago, the aunts went to pay their respects to Wen Yuanshu. When Aunt Qiu came back, she clearly told her with certainty that the matter had indeed been resolved!

Aunt Qiu repeatedly assured everyone that she had hidden it very well and that it would never be discovered, but how could this be...?

Seeing that the matter was about to be dropped, Xie Qianjiao quickly spoke up: "Aunt Zhang, are you sure you've found out the truth? Don't tell me you've received any benefits from Madam!"

This old lady used to help Wen Yuanshu by bringing her medicine to prevent her from having children. Perhaps, Wen Yuanshu has already taken her in and made her her own!

Xie Qianjiao thought about it more and more and it seemed real.

With a stern face, Zhang Mama said, "Madam Xie, I have served the old lady for many years and have been loyal to her. To me, nothing in this world is more important than the old lady. If you really did something detrimental to the old lady, I would never have pretended not to see it!"

The old lady was already somewhat displeased: "Qianjiao, Zhang Mama watched you grow up since you were little, how can you doubt her?"

Zhang's mother was no ordinary servant; she had grown up with her, so their bond was naturally extraordinary.

Xie Qianjiao realized she had misspoke and said, "Aunt, that's not what I meant. It's just that the master said so, and Caiwei saw it with her own eyes, so I..."

Wen Yuanshu was just waiting for her to say this: "Miss Caiwei, I would like to ask, when did you see Chunhua carrying something that could not be shown to others? Are there any witnesses around?"

As she spoke, Wen Yuanshu's aura became exceptionally sharp, carrying an inexplicable sense of oppression and chill. Caiwei subconsciously took a step back, her eyes filled with fear.

Although she didn't say a word, the answer was crystal clear.

"I--"

Before she could finish speaking, Wen Yuanshu said, "Since there is no evidence, then Miss Caiwei's actions constitute insubordination and deliberate framing, and she should be severely punished."

“Aunt…” Xie Qianjiao subconsciously turned to look at the old lady, her eyes pleading.

But in front of so many people, even if the old lady wanted to show favoritism, she couldn't.