Chapter 765: Desperately Smearing (6)_1
Lady Zhu and Lady Chen managed to eat a little, and Qian Wanxiu only had a few bites herself before losing her appetite.
A group of people, carrying the body of Pei Wenjie and a complaint, went to the Government Office to report the incident.
Upon hearing that Pei Zongli’s infant son had been smothered to death and that Pei Qin was accused of instructing the wet nurse to do it, Jiang Benxin immediately convened court for questioning.
The wet nurse still denied everything, not only the murder charge but also the accusation of being bribed by Pei Qin, and she cried out her innocence.
Qian Wanxiu, confident because she had sent two beautiful maidservants to Jiang Benxin, believed he would undoubtedly be on her side. Even if he didn’t dare convict Pei Qin, he would certainly interrogate without ambiguity, and would definitively say the wet nurse was bribed by Pei Qin to kill Pei Wenjie and then frame her, especially taking the opportunity when Lady Zhu and Lady Chen arrived, with the aim of causing chaos in their household as revenge against the Old Pei’s House.
"What proof do you have of this claim?" asked Jiang Benxin with a stern voice upon seeing Qian Wanxiu’s nervous yet reckless demeanor.
"Sir Jiang! Listen to the wet nurse! Ask her who she believes is the real murderer of Wenjie!" implored Qian Wanxiu, looking towards the wet nurse.
Jiang Benxin then questioned the wet nurse, "You say you are not the murderer, and that there is someone else responsible. Who might that be?"
The wet nurse pointed out Lady Chen, noting that during that short period, everyone else was in the room, leaving only Lady Chen to run out to the latrine. Zhao Liniang also confirmed that Lady Chen had been gone for quite a while, "...Only she had the opportunity to smother the young master!"
Lady Chen protested her innocence, "Why would I smother my own nephew without reason or grudge? I’m not out of my mind!"