Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress-Chapter 1270 - 1276: The Truth Revealed (5)

As he pondered, several protectors walked in, shoving and pushing two little boys with them. The two boys staggered as they walked, with bruised noses and swollen faces—it was clear they had been tortured. freёwebnoѵel.com

Seeing the two little boys, Nongyu, who stood by the side, was immediately scared witless, her body swayed slightly, and she almost fell. These two little boys were the ones who killed Nanny Xie. It was she who had passed the word and helped Du Wanqing bribe them to kill Nanny Xie.

"Old Madame, Old Madame, spare our lives..."

Upon seeing the Old Madame, the two little boys knelt down together, just as Wang Cai had done before, ceaselessly kowtowing to the Old Madame.

Old Madame said furiously, "Don’t be in a rush to kowtow. First, confess the evil deeds you’ve done. Whether I spare you or not depends on how truthful you are. Speak up, tell us everything about what happened that day, let your master hear it clearly!"

One of the boys crawled forward a few steps and kowtowed, "I shall speak, Old Madame, Madam, Young Master Li. On that day, it was Miss Nongyu who quietly sought us out. She told us that if we killed Nanny Xie, she would reward each of us with one hundred taels of silver, or fifty taels each if we left her crippled. Greedy at the time, we struck with lethal force and ended up killing Nanny Xie. However, Miss Nongyu has yet to give us the silver she promised..."

Hearing her name being called out, Nongyu knew she couldn’t hide any longer. She quickly knelt down and kowtowed, "Old Madame, it’s not my servant’s fault. I was instructed by Miss Du to do it, I was just following orders!"

Lady Wu said with a cold smile, "Following her orders? What is she? She’s just a shameless concubine, not your proper master. Why would you take orders from her? You must have also taken a share of the benefits, you damn maid."

Nongyu cried, "No, really not, if Madam doesn’t believe me, she can have someone search my bedding! Madam is wise, I was also deceived by Miss Du, thinking it was Madam who harmed the unborn son of the Young Master, feeling indignant for the unborn Young Master and wanting to avenge him, so... I was momentarily confused..."

Yingyu laughed coldly upon hearing this and stepped forward, "To answer Madam, yesterday, Nongyu got into an argument with me over a trivial matter and personally told me that Miss Du had promised her the position of Young Master Li’s concubine in the future. She even boasted that once she becomes a concubine, she would have me killed just like she did Nanny Xie!"

Lady Wu said with a cold smile, "So that’s how it is. No wonder she was so eager to avenge Nanny Xie. It’s only a pity for Xiang Yun, who took the blame, and the milk nurse who was beaten to death by someone... Ah!"

Knowing that Lady Wu was hinting at Mo Zili, the Old Madame also followed up, "Young Master Li, can you now see clearly what kind of person you’ve favored?"

Mo Zili lowered his head and said in a deep voice, "Grandmother, I understand now. I deeply regret being so foolishly confused, bringing shame to Duke Li Guo’s Mansion because of me, causing worry for my elders, and letting Xiang Yun be wronged because of me..."

Old Madame said, "To know one’s faults and to be able to change is the greatest virtue. Now that you know you were wrong, you know what you should do, right?"

Mo Zili replied, "Yes, Grandmother, I understand. I will not be lenient. I will handle this matter strictly and give both Xiang Yun and Grandmother an explanation. Please rest assured, Grandmother!"

Old Madame said, "I can let it go, but your daughter-in-law has been severely wronged, see how you’ll explain this to her!"

Just then, a sudden "splash" resounded, startling everyone. When they looked over, they saw Du Wanqing rolling her eyes back, collapsing straight down...

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