The Valued Lady is Truly Dominant-Chapter 640: Rashomon

The heir’s wife, Madam Lu, genuinely felt exhausted. She was the one managing the household affairs. Since the incident with Song Ruqi, she had been busy calling the doctor, having the servants investigate, restraining the on-duty servants today, and attending to the Song Family’s guests.

Just now, she was called by Qi San to deal with the people attending in the garden where Song Ruqi’s incident happened. She had already dispatched another group to investigate and question, and she barely had time to rest.

There was no choice. She was responsible for the household affairs and dared not do poorly. Now that this incident with Song Ruqi has happened, she’s afraid that her mother-in-law would use this opportunity to strip her of her managerial rights.

Suddenly, her mother-in-law sent her trusted maid to retrieve her bracelet, which left her somewhat puzzled.

The Duke’s wife glanced at her as she followed along, her gaze drifting over the bracelet in the box, casually asking, "How is it on the third’s side?"

"Third Uncle is still searching over in the garden," replied Madam Lu respectfully.

"Why aren’t you wearing this bracelet, which was bestowed upon you?"

Madam Lu looked down at her hand, saying, "I usually manage the household affairs, sometimes even brewing soup for the Princely Heir in the small kitchen, so I seldom wear it. After all, being bestowed by my mother, if it got scratched or damaged, I would feel distressed."

In fact, though the bracelet was beautiful, she found it troublesome and didn’t want to wear it.

However, suddenly being asked about the bracelet, what could be the matter?

She looked at Lin Qing beside her, seeing her holding a handkerchief, her heart skipped a beat. Hers was with Mu Mama; the one with the other person, was it the one Song Ruqi was wearing?

Madam Lu was also born into a prominent family, with her intelligence intact. Instantly, she pieced some things together, and her face immediately turned ashen.

Could it be that there’s something wrong with Third Brother’s wife’s bracelet?

As she was thinking, Mu Mama had already taken the bracelet from the box, pressed a certain gemstone, and triggered a mechanism.

Madam Lu was completely astonished.

Song Ci had been observing Madam Lu’s expression all along. If she weren’t the type of actor deserving an Oscar, then her current demeanor was not feigned; she truly did not know about the mechanism within the bracelet.

"Mother, this..."

Mu Mama turned over the bracelet but shook her head at the Duke’s wife. This bracelet had nothing else hidden within it.

The Duke’s wife’s face turned dark.

"You don’t wear this bracelet. Who usually has it, and who can access it?"

Madam Lu replied immediately, "All my jewelry is managed by Huan’er. When the bracelet is not worn, it is kept in a box and nobody else can access it."

The Song Madam wanted to say something, but Song Ci’s sharp look made her swallow her words.

It’s someone else’s business; don’t interrupt.

Song Ci held the tea, using the lid to scrape the tea leaves in the cup, secretly deducing the matter.

The bone fragment was only found inside Song Ruqi’s bracelet, not Lu’s. Was this targeting the former?

The bracelet was a gift from the Duke’s wife. If she wanted to harm, she should have harmed Lu as well, especially since she wasn’t her biological daughter-in-law, and no matter how much she might dislike Qi San, he still came from her womb.

Thus, it’s unlikely that the Duke’s wife did this.

Excluding her, only the sisters-in-law remain. In Qi San’s generation, there are only three legitimate sons. Apart from the original legitimate eldest son, who is somewhat weak, Qi Er and Qi San were born from the Duke’s wife. If the Princely Heir is gone, then the heir’s position would naturally fall to Qi Er or Qi San.

If Qi San has no heirs, giving him the heir position won’t be stable, benefiting the second branch.

Song Ci looked at Little Liao, who is the Duke’s wife’s own niece. Was there her involvement in this? When was the incense powder placed inside? If it was her, why not harm Lu as well, and create such an enigma?

She lowered her eyelids, her gaze Deep; this was simply a Rashomon, everyone seemed to have a motive.