Chapter 643
Chapter 643
Regarding this matter, Kuang Ge'er could only shake his head.
"I heard that there was no way back down, and the matter was supposed to be exposed. Who would have thought that Prince Yong would cover up this scandal for the young lady and kill two villagers. Those two villagers were the benefactors who saved the young lady!"
Speaking of this, the fifteen or sixteen-year-old Kuang Ge'er shook his head and smacked his lips repeatedly.
"He can do it..."
Zhang Fanghui was amused by what she heard. "Then how did they get discovered?"
"The two men were from Hujia Village, just outside the capital. They hadn't come back in the evening, so we went to the river and saw the Jin family trying to salvage a carriage. They told people that the driver had died, but they didn't expect that there would be three bodies when they were salvaged, two of which were the Hu family's young masters who hadn't returned yet."
So he told her a bunch of rumors in the capital, but Zhang Fanghui was a little skeptical, "I'm afraid Prince Yong wouldn't dare to take human life so lightly."
Kuang Ge'er sighed, "How can the lives of ordinary people be compared with those of a prince? A few days ago, it was said that the Hujia Village carried corpses to guard the villa of Princess Hong'an every day, but today it is said that they have dispersed."
Why did it break up?
Jin Yunfan wanted to pack up his belongings and go back to Liyang with his wife immediately, but the matter was not resolved, so he couldn't leave even if he wanted to.
He gritted his teeth and went to Jingzhao Yin to report.
He Wenhan was not satisfied for two consecutive times. Finally, he took the officers to Jin Fuyun's boudoir and asked for clarification.
Jin Fuyun insisted that she was going to Mr. Jiang Qu in the suburbs of Beijing.
"He is my mentor who taught me how to be a good teacher. Now I am waiting to get married at home. I have never left the house. My brother and sister-in-law are watching me closely... I really miss my mentor and feel so miserable. I was hoping that he could give me guidance and help me. I never thought that I would encounter something like this..."
Jin Yunfan and his wife were by her side. She shed two tears, but her face remained calm.
But he couldn't take the blame for the rumors in the capital. Jin Yunfan pondered for a moment, then bowed and said, "My lord, please forgive me. My sister misses her teacher. My husband and I were not thoughtful enough. We only wanted my sister to stay in the mansion and wait for her marriage. We never thought that she would be so filial."
Filial piety?
He Wenhan's eyelids twitched slightly. "If you were just going to visit Mr. Jiang Qu, why did you sneak out so early in the morning? Even if you told the eldest son and the young lady, would they not allow you to do so?"
Jiang gritted his teeth in hatred.
But he could only say nice things, "Sir, my husband and I have been entrusted with a great responsibility by our parents. We thought that the old man, Prince An, would be staying in the funeral recently. How could my husband and I dare to let such a delicate girl go outside, so we were a little strict."
"Your guard is called Qiao Wan, but?"
Jin Yunfan nodded. He had answered this question hundreds of times. However, because the other party was dressed in an official robe and carrying a sword, he had no choice but to cheer up and answer yes again.
He Wenhan looked at Jin Fuyun and said, "Miss, I heard that your former personal maid is now promised to this guard. Can you please ask her to come over? I have some doubts and I need her to help me solve them."
By now, Jin Fuyun was limping and in poor health. Moreover, he was tortured by Qiao Wan's death recently, and his face was haggard.
She ordered Miaohua to go look for him. After a while, she saw Panxi coming up to her like a fool.
He Wenhan just said, "Are you the wife of Qiao Wanjia?"
She fell to her knees with a thud, crying bitterly, "Sir, my husband..." She was choking with sobs and could not finish her words.
"...I am the slave."
"Before Qiao Wan went out, did he tell me the purpose of this arrangement?"
Pan Xi lowered her head, knelt in front of He Wenhan, and shook her head repeatedly, "I was only asked to go to the eldest lady's room and pretend to be the eldest lady. If the eldest lady's wife came to invite me, I would say that I was not feeling well and could not see anyone. My husband took the eldest lady out and said that she would be back in the evening. Who would have thought..."
Unexpectedly, the girl came back, but Qiao Wan died at the bottom of the river.
This incident was a huge blow to Pan Xi. She originally thought that her life would be better after she found Qiao Wan and committed herself to him. However, she never expected that her good life would not last long before she became a widow!
Unfortunately, the eldest lady had someone guarding her, so at this critical moment, she didn't even have the chance to go and mourn for Qiao Wan.
Now that she saw He Wenhan, she had originally wanted to seek justice for Qiao Wan who had died inexplicably in the river, but when Miao Hua Shishu came to ask her for help, after some intimidation, she swallowed everything.
Report the situation on the day of the incident truthfully.
He Wenhan heard this and felt no doubt. He asked someone to ask Mr. Jiang Qu about this and got the truth. Miss Jin would send someone to give Mr. Jiang some food and clothing from time to time and she respected him very much.
"I have also asked the prince and the eldest lady. Their lives and deaths have nothing to do with you two."
Prince He Jiang of Yong also said that he would bring the eldest girl to the capital. One of the two young men of the Hu family who died was indeed the one who saved the eldest girl, but they also gave him a reward.
The court was heard twice, and in the end it was determined that Prince Yong and the eldest daughter of the Jin family were not at fault.
On the contrary, from the objects salvaged from the river, it was inferred that the two sons of the Hu family must have secretly gone into the river to salvage some valuable items, and accidentally drowned in the river during the second or third trip.
Naturally, the Hu family was dissatisfied with this verdict.
Finally, it was Prince Yong who stepped forward and compensated the Hu family with money. The hundreds of people in Hujia Village had been making trouble for several days and were all exhausted.
He found the village head of Hujia Village, used both soft and hard tactics, and promised him thirty taels of silver before he went to persuade the old man of the Hu family.
He took the four hundred taels of silver given by Prince He Jiang of Yong and settled the matter peacefully.
The matter was settled, but the rumors in the capital could not be stopped! People were talking about it, and Jin Fuyun did not go out and did not hear any words, but Jin Yunfan was the head of the family and had to attend social events from time to time.
No one came to talk to him specifically, but there were many people who couldn't help but talk about it.
Not everyone knows Jin Yunfan. He has been to red-light district and had drinks twice, so why can't he hear anything?
He was so angry that he went back to the house, pointed at the direction where Jin Fuyun lived and cursed at her.
"I am at least my father's eldest son, the son of a dignified general. Although I have never had fame, fortune or wealth, when have I ever been ridiculed like this?"
Jiang was puzzled and stepped forward to serve tea, "What's wrong, sir? But it's not pleasant to drink tea outside."
Nowadays, funerals, even in red-light districts, are no longer as cheerful as before with people smiling and playing musical instruments and singing. Now, they are just called drinking tea.
When Jiang asked, Jin Yunfan could no longer hold back and told Jiang everything.
"Madam, in the past, everyone said that the fourth young master's wife of the Pei family who was a prostitute had no moral integrity. Now she even dares to say that she is a prostitute. It is better for us to open a business and do business honestly than those ladies from famous families who elope with men--"
When Jin Yunfan said this, he also felt a dull pain in his chest.
Jiang was stunned and couldn't hide her disappointment. "Is that what was heard from outside?"
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