latelenovela Chapter 239: All is lost, waiting to be demolished
Chapter 239: All is lost, waiting to be demolished
"Yun Fei, aunt knows that you have been wronged. Don't worry, aunt and the elders will definitely take care of it for you. We will investigate this matter thoroughly and clear your name!" The eldest lady comforted softly.
"Yes, anyone who dares to spread rumors about the prince and the girls kept in the mansion is simply a slap in the face of the Duke's Mansion. As long as we find evidence, no matter who he is, the Duke's Mansion will never tolerate it!" The Second Lady also interjected.
"Yun Fei, don't be afraid. Although you are not a lady from the Duke's Mansion, you have been raised in the Duke's Mansion for so long. We have long treated you as our own child and will not let you suffer any grievances." The third lady also said gently.
"Silly child, no matter how anxious you are, you can't hurt yourself. Don't do stupid things again in the future." The Fourth Lady also said.
"I understand." Liao Yunfei responded obediently.
Ji Chuhe watched this scene coldly.
The four aunts in the Duke's Mansion are really nice to Liao Yunfei.
No one treated Liao Yunfei as an outsider.
However, Liao Yunfei did not cherish such kindness!
She knew this was the case, so she didn't reveal Liao Yunfei's true identity. She didn't want to hurt the relationship between her mother and her aunt because of Liao Yunfei.
Let the elders of the Duke's Mansion reveal Liao Yunfei's true identity.
Liao Yunfei didn't feel happy at all when she saw everyone's reactions. Instead, she felt a tightness in her heart.
She thought that at most her aunt would be responsible for investigating and handling the matter.
Finally, it’s time to find that nagging old woman.
Because the old woman saw her with the prince, and the prince took her purse that had been missing for a few days and made wild guesses and spoke without restraint, which eventually led to all kinds of rumors spreading.
Her reputation was ruined, and the Luo family could not bear the pressure and canceled the marriage.
Then, it was natural for the prince to be responsible for her.
Her status was special, she couldn't be an ordinary concubine, and her aunt wouldn't be willing to let her be a concubine. Based on her aunt's influence in the Duke's Mansion, if the princess fought for a position as a concubine for her, she would certainly not go against her aunt's wishes.
When she becomes the prince's concubine, with her own qualities, she will definitely be able to win his heart!
However, things seemed to be out of her control and were developing in a direction she could not control.
This time, not only the old lady was alarmed, but several other ladies also joined in the investigation.
She didn't think that she alone had such a heavy responsibility.
Could it be that the prince is determined to get to the bottom of this matter?
"Yun Fei, your injury hasn't healed yet. Go back and have a good rest first." The eldest lady said softly.
"Aunt, it's Yunfei who is ignorant and makes the elders worried." Liao Yunfei said apologetically, and then looked at the eldest lady with a pleading face, "Aunt, can you let me stay? I also want to know who is ruining my reputation like this."
"You are still injured, so let your aunt handle this matter." The eldest lady responded with concern.
"Aunt, my injury is fine." Liao Yunfei quickly retorted.
She was worried and insisted on staying to see how things progressed.
"Aunt, I can understand sister Yunfei's feelings very well. If she feels that her body can handle it, let her stay." Ji Chuhe helped to persuade.
The eldest lady glanced at Liao Yunfei and nodded, "Okay, then you can stay."
Ji Chuhe and Liao Yunfei sat aside.
Ji Chuhe was very quiet and had almost no presence.
Liao Yunfei secretly glanced at Ji Chuhe, secretly wondering whether Ji Chuhe had played any tricks in this matter.
The eldest lady continued the interrogation.
"Mrs. Liu, what else do you have to say?"
Liao Yunfei immediately looked at Mrs. Liu in the crowd, twisting her handkerchief tightly in her hands.
How did you check it so quickly?
This brings up Mrs. Liu!
Ji Chuhe did not miss this small action of Liao Yunfei, and looked at this old woman Liu.
"Madam, when I arrived at the pine forest, I saw the prince and Miss Liao standing together. The prince was holding Miss Liao's purse that had been lost for a long time. I thought that the prince and Miss Liao were such a talented man and such a beautiful woman that they had developed feelings for each other. In the heat of the moment, I blurted out something without thinking, 'Please spare my life, Madam!'" Mrs. Liu responded tremblingly.
At that time, it was because of Liu Pozi's words that everyone started talking about it, and it evolved into several rumors, which became more and more outrageous.
"I think you are unwilling to tell the truth!" The eldest lady glanced at her, and the maid beside her immediately stepped forward and slapped Liu Pozi in the face.
The maidservant slapped Liu Pozi more than ten times before she stopped. Liu Pozi's face was already swollen.
"You are a traitor. Have the Luo family bribed you to ruin the reputation of the prince's Miss Liao?" The maidservant beside the eldest lady asked directly.
Luo family? Liao Yunfei's face changed drastically, and her lips turned pale with nervousness.
How is this matter related to the Luo family?
Granny Liu was stunned for a moment, then she kowtowed as if she was frightened, "Madam, I am innocent! I am a daughter of the Duke's Mansion, how could I be bribed by the Luo family? Wouldn't that be putting the lives of my entire family at risk?"
When the second wife heard this, her brows furrowed.
“Sister-in-law, I don’t think this matter is that simple. She is right. She is a family-born child. How could she be easily bribed by the Luo family?”
The eldest lady fell into deep thought, and after thinking about it carefully, she also felt that this was impossible.
Liu Pozi kowtowed desperately towards the Second Madam as if she had found a life-saving straw.
"Second Madam, even if I don't care about my own life or death, I should still consider my whole family. I may be a chatterbox and say things I shouldn't, but I definitely won't dare to betray the Duke's Mansion."
The second lady had not yet finished her words.
She glanced at Granny Liu coldly, "Sister-in-law, there is another key point in this matter. These people are from all four of our families. They are all on duty. How come they all gathered in Songlin in such a short time? It is obvious that someone deliberately led them there, hoping that more people would see the prince and Miss Liao together, and then spread the rumor faster."
Ji Chuhe smiled faintly. She told the second lady the time when Xiao Yan'an appeared and the circumstances when the incident happened.
The second wife is indeed smart.
Mrs. Liu opened her mouth, not knowing how to defend herself.
"Mrs. Liu, I'll give you one more chance. Will you tell me who ordered you to frame the prince and Miss Liao? If you don't, I'll sell out your entire family!" The eldest lady shouted sternly.
Liao Yunfei was so nervous that she could no longer sit still. She gripped the armrests of the chair tightly and stared at Mrs. Liu.
She bribed Liu Pozi by using Liu Pozi's family members.
If Liu Pozi's family was really implicated, wouldn't Liu Pozi betray her immediately?