Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress-Chapter 1268 - 1274: The Truth Revealed (3)

"Hehe... Du Wanqing, you really have good means..."

He had always suspected that Du Wanqing had intentionally caused her own miscarriage to frame Xiang Yun, but he also felt it was unlikely. After all, the child was her own flesh and bone. How could she bear to do such a thing? Besides, even if Xiang Yun was taken down, there was no chance for her to rise to power. She was a smart person, and it wouldn’t make sense to use her own child to topple someone who didn’t stand in her way.

Yet in his heart, he felt that it was indeed her doing.

Now, with Wang Cai’s reminder, he suddenly understood. She feared that treating her face would be delayed, so she came up with this poisonous plan. By aborting the child, she could rightfully proceed with her facial treatment and conveniently get rid of Xiang Yun at the same time. This scheme of killing two birds with one stone was truly perfect in every detail!

It seemed that Xiang Yun was indeed wronged, and even Nanny Xie was unjustly killed. No wonder Xiang Yun hated him so much.

Seeing Mo Zili’s expression growing uglier by the second, indescribable by words, Du Wanqing knew he had become suspicious of her. Panicking, she said, "Zili, you must order this dog slave to be taken away and beaten to death immediately. He is lying. Think about it, how could a servant possibly know about the affairs of the Inner House? Obviously, he’s making things up."

Wang Cai said confidently, "I am not lying. Nanny Wang can testify. To frame the Young Madam, you gave your two pieces of purple jade jewelry to bribe Nanny Wang and Nanny Zhang. You had them watch over the Young Master’s Cool Autumn Pavilion and deliberately sought out the Young Madam when she returned to provoke and anger her, to incite a scuffle between you. Then you intentionally fell and hit your stomach before shifting the blame of the miscarriage onto the Young Madam!"

"You’re talking nonsense. He’s falsely accusing me—"

Du Wanqing angrily pointed at Wang Cai and started to cry in an aggrieved manner, presenting herself as a strikingly vulnerable figure.

Sadly, her swollen and scarred face, now red and inflamed, had lost its once delicate appeal of a ’pear blossom with rain’. Her captivating eyes, too, were now squinted shut by the swelling of her face, failing to elicit any sympathy.

Hearing all the evil deeds she had committed, Mo Zili was so furious that it was a wonder he managed to stay seated and not rip her to pieces. How could her soft cries and weeping possibly move him?

He let out a sinister cold laugh, a mocking smile on his face. It was unclear whether he was laughing at his own foolish blindness or at her continuing to act even in this situation. After he laughed, he coldly said, "Summon Nanny Wang!"

Nanny Wang was a servant born into the Duke Li Guo’s residence, and her younger brother was Wang Cai’s biological father. At the time, Wang Cai’s father had fancied Wang Cai’s mother, who was already married to another, and they had started an illicit affair. The rules of the Duke Li Guo’s residence were strict, not tolerating any scandalous behavior, so their affair was kept secret. After Wang Cai’s mother became pregnant, his father died accidentally, and on his deathbed, he told his sister that the child in Wang Cai’s mother’s womb was his. The following spring, Wang Cai was born. Remembering her brother’s final words, over the years, Nanny Wang had been looking out for Wang Cai, both openly and in secret, careful not to let anyone notice.

Nanny Wang had been widowed at a young age, without children of her own, and she always treated Wang Cai as her own son. When Du Wanqing suggested to Mo Zili that Wang Cai should be beaten to death, Nanny Wang held a grudge in her heart. She had been closely watching Du Wanqing, taking the opportunity to inform Wang Cai of all her actions. Wang Cai also hated her cunning and ruthlessness, but being a person who pursued profit, although deeply despising Du Wanqing, he risked it all to collaborate with her for the sake of silver.

Du Wanqing was unaware of the relationship between Nanny Wang and Wang Cai. She thought that by giving Nanny Wang a valuable piece of jewelry, she would have her loyalty and that Nanny Wang would obediently follow her orders and solve her problems. Little did she know, there was already a public case brewing against her.

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