Reborn as the Crippled King's Beloved-Chapter 145 - : The Old Woman Wants to Sue Marchioness Lady Wang
Chapter 145: Chapter 145: The Old Woman Wants to Sue Marchioness Lady Wang
Marquis Murong and Lady Wang were of course a hundred times unwilling, refusing to go to the Prefecture Yamen for questioning.
But at this moment, they had no choice but to agree.
The guards of the Prince Mansion, along with the officers from the Prefecture Yamen, took Marquis Murong, Lady Wang, Fu Baozhu, and others to the Prefecture Yamen.
As word spread from one person to ten and ten to a hundred, by the time they reached the Prefecture Yamen, the outside was packed with people, so crowded that not even water could seep through.
“Ah!”
Fu Baozhu suddenly screamed as someone had thrown rotten cabbage at her face, emitting a foul stench.
She roared, “Who is so bold! Seeking death!”
The response to her was more rotten cabbage leaves being thrown.
“Shameless! To fornicate in the streets!”
“Nest-snatching and still so arrogant! The General’s Mansion backs no one for you, what do you count as!”
“Stole Princess Consort Ling’s life and still so righteous!”
“Disgracing our people of Great Yan! Eagerly entangling with the Prince of the Western Regions!”
“Heard she was already seen naked by someone; such a woman, completely without shame!”
The citizens already had a rough idea of what had happened, and each one had a deep loathing for Fu Baozhu, to the point where some people wanted to throw rotten eggs at her if it weren’t for fearing that other people might get hit.
Of course, there were also doubts.
How could Fu Baozhu suddenly switch identities with Murong Jiu?
Yongning Marquis Manor was not bad either; why would they need to switch their own daughter to the General’s Mansion?
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As soon as these questions surfaced, prompt answers followed.
“You don’t know how low Yongning Marquis Manor has fallen; I heard they are selling off shops inherited from their ancestors to gather a dowry for Murong Man!”
“Yongning Marquis Manor only appears opulent, but it’s rotten inside; aside from Murong Man, the other sons and daughters are all high-and-mighty, idle hands, none of them successful!”
“The Marquis is just a nametag, holding a minor official post with a pitiful income, and don’t you know? Yongning Marquis has already passed to the third generation, and the title is going to be revoked; they absolutely need to plan ahead!”
The comment hit the nail on the head.
The title of Yongning Marquis was granted in the past and could only pass through three generations, unlike the Prince Mansion’s titles that could be handed down indefinitely.
And Marquis Murong was the last generation; after his death, his son could not inherit it anymore, meaning the next generation of the Murong Clan would no longer enjoy the various conveniences of being marquises, and even the current Marquis Mansion might be repossessed.
If only the younger generation of the Murong Family had the ability to hold a high office, they could still maintain a place in the Capital City.
But the problem was that Marquis Murong and his brothers were incompetent, lacking in learning, naturally unable to make any significant achievements.
Yet General Fu, the General of the Northern Command, had only been granted his title over ten years ago by the Son of Heaven, and was a notable close attendant to the throne.
Marquis Murong and Lady Wang wanted their biological daughter to lead a life of luxury and came up with this one-stroke “switching of the prince” plan. Indeed, the truth was just so, and who in the Capital City did not know how favored Fu Baozhu was?
Every year on her birthday, the citizens of the Capital City could watch the fireworks for half the night.
It was said that this year’s coming-of-age gifts were even rarer and more precious; speaking a blasphemous truth, not even the Fifth Princess in the palace might live as freely and happily as Fu Baozhu.
All the young women in the Capital City envied Fu Baozhu for being born under a lucky star.
Who could have thought that her endearing life, envied by everyone, was stolen from someone else?
The most despicable part was that they switched Murong Jiu’s life but threw Murong Jiu out to the countryside since she was young, left to fend for herself. Lady Wang even questioned why she did not die out there.
Compared to Fu Baozhu, Murong Jiu and she were as different as heaven and earth!
Fortunately, Murong Jiu met Prince Ling, a good man, and had also removed her birthmark.
Marquis Murong had a talent for turning bad cards into good ones.
Yet, Fu Baozhu willingly devalued herself, turning good cards into a disaster.
People were abuzz with various discussions, voices unceasing, as Jun Yuyan had already led Murong Jiu into the hall ahead of everyone else.
The rest followed behind.
The Shuntian Prefecture Governor, Xu Darong, hurried down from his high seat to guide Jun Yuyan and Murong Jiu to their prepared seats.
“Prince, Princess Consort, please take your seats. The tea is also ready,” he said.
Jun Yuyan nodded, “Thank you, Lord Xu.”
Murong Man couldn’t believe Xu Darong’s obsequious demeanor and felt a chill in her heart once again.
This Xu Darong, clearly a man of the Second Prince, why was he so respectfully deferential to Prince Ling?
She knew this because her cousin in the mansion had previously caused a fatal dispute over an actress, jealousy-driven, and it was the Second Prince who had Xu Darong smooth things over.
Any issues that had arisen in the Marquis Mansion were also settled by Xu Darong.
No, Xu Darong must just be the kind of person who seeks to please, and considering that Prince Ling was a Prince, acting obsequiously was indeed normal.
Murong Man slightly relaxed.
Marquis Murong also relaxed inwardly; he dealt frequently with Xu Darong, who knew about Manman’s relationship with the Second Prince and often flattered him.
With haughty assurance, he said to Xu, “Lord Xu, have someone bring a few more chairs over.”
“Marquis Murong, you, Lady Wang, Fu Baozhu, the four of you are the accused, kneel down to hear the trial,” Xu said.
Xu Darong revealed a mocking smile and sat back up high.
Marquis Murong couldn’t believe it, Xu Darong was asking them to kneel? Who gave him the audacity!
He gritted his teeth and said, “Lord Xu! The Second Prince, when he hears of this, will rush here soon!”
“Even if the Son of Heaven breaks the law, he faces the same charges as the commoners! What difference does it make if the Second Prince comes?”
Marquis Murong naturally did not want to kneel, but some people forced him, Lady Wang, and Fu Baozhu to the ground.
They struggled fiercely, and suddenly, Xu Darong “slammed” the gavel down.
“Who here presents the accusation!”
An old woman knelt down with a thud: “Lord of Heaven, this common woman accuses Lady of Marquis Yongning, Lady Wang, of murdering the General’s wife, swapping the General’s wife’s own daughter, and plotting the murder of my entire family!”
Lady Wang denied it, shouting loudly, “Injustice! Lord Xu! This old woman is clearly slandering me! She must have been put up to this to frame me!”
Marquis Murong said, “Lord Xu, this is utterly false and slanderous, without any evidence!”
Xu Darong looked at the old woman: “Do you have any evidence?”
The old woman shook her head.
Marquis Murong and Lady Wang were delighted, but before they could speak, they heard Prince Ling say:
“This old woman is one witness. There is another witness, a bandit who was bribed by Lady Wang that day.”
He clapped his hands, and the guards brought in a fierce-looking middle-aged man.
As soon as the man entered, he immediately knelt down and recounted how Lady Wang and the people from Marquis Mansion had bribed them to intentionally scare the General’s wife into a premature labor, and after the General’s wife had given birth, they even had someone brutally kick her stomach.
Every word of this was agony for General Fu.
His gaze at Lady Wang was one of avenging his deceased wife, as if he wanted to tear her apart.
