Lady Hou is reborn and, by pampering her illegitimate son, reclaims her life of wealth and privilege

Jiang Huaiyu glanced at Liao Yuli, and said with a mixture of grief and indignation, "It all started when my son, Wei Fenghui, was writing calligraphy in the market. That day, my son was selling his calligraphy at the market when Liao Yuli deliberately picked a fight, trying to humiliate him. However, my son cleverly dealt with the situation, making Liao Yuli lose face, thus sowing the seeds of hatred."

Since then, Liao Yuli has repeatedly sent men to intercept my son, but fortunately, my family's guards are loyal and reliable, which has saved us from danger. But this time, because my family's guards were not present, Liao Yuli has gone so far as to have his men beat my son to death. After saying this, she was heartbroken and tears streamed down her face.

Upon hearing this, Liao Yuli was shocked and furious, and retorted loudly, "You are talking nonsense. I have never sent anyone to harm your son."

Lord Pei's gaze sharpened as he pressed Liao Yuli for details: "Then what exactly did you do?"

Liao Yuli stammered and stammered, trying to defend himself: "I didn't instruct anyone at all. What I mean is, I didn't have anyone hurt your son."

A sharp glint flashed in Jiang Huaiyu's eyes, and then she cried out, "It was you who did it! You cruelly murdered my son. Just because of the calligraphy he wrote in the market, you held a grudge against him."

Liao Yuli was nervous and didn't want Jiang Huaiyu to continue revealing the truth.

Lord Pei, not wanting to miss any details, asked, "Does the Lady of the Marquis know what's written on that calligraphy?"

Jiang Huaiyu answered loudly, "Liao Yuli, the second son of the Marquis of Jing'an, makes a living by performing arts, earning one hundred taels per performance." Upon hearing this, the onlookers burst into laughter and began to discuss among themselves.

They are not interested in murder cases, but they are eager to follow such gossip.

The controversy, which had already subsided, has now resurfaced, prompting speculation about how long it will last before it finally ends.

Liao Yuli glared angrily at Jiang Huaiyu, beginning to feel that she was deliberately bringing up the matter to humiliate him.

Upon seeing this, Lord Pei frowned, slammed his gavel, and shouted, "Silence!"

The crowd then fell silent.

Lord Pei pressed on, "Madam, you claim that Liao Yuli killed your eldest son, so where is his body?"

With tears welling in her eyes and her voice trembling, Jiang Huaiyu said, "My eldest son was blessed with good fortune and escaped by chance, but the cruel blow broke both his legs, leaving him heartbroken..."

Liao Yuli retorted indignantly, "Lord Pei, look at this Lady of Jiaxing. She is clearly framing me. Her son did not die, yet she insists that I killed him."

Lord Pei was secretly pleased, realizing that the man had not died, making the situation much easier to handle.

"Madam Hou, do you have any witnesses or physical evidence?" he asked.

Jiang Huaiyu looked up and replied, "I do have witnesses."

Upon hearing this, Liao Yuli felt uneasy.

His mother clearly told him that Jiang Huaiyu had no witness, so she didn't know where she found this witness.

Lord Pei immediately ordered, "Bring in the witnesses."

A young man with a sleazy appearance and tattered clothes was brought into the courtroom by the yamen runners. He glanced timidly at Liao Yuli and then knelt down on the ground.

"This humble subject pays his respects to Lord Pei." He bowed humbly.

Upon seeing the young man, Liao Yuli realized that he was the same person he had hired when he tried to intercept Wei Fenghui. Since the operation had not succeeded, he was not afraid of this man and relaxed his mind, showing disdain.

Jiang Huaiyu witnessed Liao Yuli's expression and was extremely angry, her inner rage seemingly about to tear Liao Yuli apart.

"My lord, this man is a thug hired by Liao Yuli. He is the one who broke my son's legs. He was captured on the spot by my guards," she said righteously.

Upon hearing this, Liao Yuli's expression changed drastically. "You wicked woman, you have repeatedly slandered me. First, you said I killed your son, when in fact he only lost both legs. Now you've colluded with an innocent bystander to falsely accuse me of the murder. How vicious you are!"

Jiang Huaiyu sat firmly in her wheelchair, her eyes sharp as knives, glaring at Liao Yuli, and said through gritted teeth, "This man was indeed a thug hired by Liao Yuli at a high price. He accepted fifty taels of silver and promised to ambush my son on his way home from school, almost putting my son to death."

Liao Yuli understood Jiang Huaiyu's scheme; it was nothing more than a way to confuse the public and frame him by portraying the person hired on the first occasion as the murderer on the second occasion.

“My lord, I must admit that I do have some old grudges with Wei Fenghui, but these are nothing more than trivial disputes and pose no threat to his life. As for the last time I did hire people to attack him, Wei Fenghui was fortunate to be rescued by his family's guards and was unharmed. His current serious injuries are definitely not my doing. Madam Jiang, please do not generalize and mistakenly believe that the first person I hired was the culprit who caused Wei Fenghui's disability.”

Seeing that Wei Fenghui remained unmoved, Jiang Huaiyu added fuel to the fire and spoke to Lord Pei: "My lord, please do not convict based solely on Liao Yuli's one-sided testimony. How could the murderer confess to his crime? This person is the very culprit whom Liao Yuli hired a second time to break my son's legs. I hope my lord will investigate thoroughly."

Liao Yuli was filled with indignation, and the injustice done to Jiang Huaiyu left him with no way to express his grievances.

Lord Pei's gaze was piercing as he sternly questioned the thugs below: "You tell me, were you bribed by Liao Yuli, and did you really break Wei Fenghui's legs?"

Liao Yuli stared at the thug with anticipation, hoping he would tell the truth and clear his name.

The thug answered tremblingly, "It was Young Master Liao who gave me the silver."

Liao Yuli held his breath, waiting for the thug to continue telling the truth.

"He told me to break Young Master Wei's legs."

Liao Yuli was shocked that this thug had actually committed perjury. "You're talking nonsense. I never asked you to hurt Wei Fenghui's leg. I just asked you to teach him a lesson that time."

The thugs lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at them.

Liao Yuli, in a fit of emotion, told Lord Pei, "They are giving false testimony. Madam Jiang bribed this scoundrel to frame me."

Upon hearing this, Lord Pei frowned. It was indeed a possibility, but there was no conclusive evidence to prove that Liao Yuli was the real murderer.

At this moment, Jiang Huaiyu coldly looked down at the thugs on the ground and ordered, "Speak quickly, how Liao Yuli conspired to have you break my son's legs."

Liao Yuli was furious, his eyes glaring at the thugs like knives.

The thug raised his trembling head and said in a trembling voice, "That day, Young Master Liao gave me fifty taels of silver. He told me that Young Master Wei had moved to the outskirts of the capital and asked me to lead a few of my men to secretly follow him. When we got to a secluded place, I was to break Young Master Wei's legs, but I was not to kill him."

"You're talking nonsense." Liao Yuli's eyes widened in anger. He couldn't stand being wronged time and time again. "The person I hired the second time wasn't you at all."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

A cunning glint flashed in Jiang Huaiyu's eyes. From the very beginning, she had been using her methods to deliberately frame Liao Yuli, claiming that he had cruelly murdered the person, rather than merely causing a fracture.