Chapter 766: Desperately Smearing (7)_1
Lady Chen opened her mouth to protest, "I am wronged! This wet nurse is talking nonsense! I didn’t kill anyone! I just went out to the latrine, it was the wet nurse herself who committed the murder!"
"This is a court of law; stop the clamor!" Jiang Benxin struck the clapper-board.
Lady Chen, seeing his stern and cold demeanor, dared not shout again and looked towards Qian Wanxiu.
Qian Wanxiu quickly gave her a reassuring look, signaling that she wouldn’t be in trouble, and suggested to Jiang Benxin to bring in Pei Qin for questioning. If it wasn’t her, they would still pin the crime on her! Even if they couldn’t pin it on her, they would still tarnish that wretched Pei Qin!
Jiang Benxin couldn’t help but sneer internally at their insistence on framing Pei Qin. Magistrate Huang, who had been beheaded before, had listened to them and foolishly went against Pei Qin and her kind. Now that he had given them the chance to bring forward two women, they thought they could use him as a pawn. To arrest Pei Qin? He struck the clapper-board and immediately had both the wet nurse and the suspect, Lady Chen, thrown into the main jail to await further trial.
Lady Chen panicked, "I didn’t kill anyone, why should I be thrown into the main jail!?"
Qian Wanxiu was secretly vexed. Was Jiang Benxin not understanding her or doing it on purpose!? They had clearly filed a complaint against Pei Qin, but he had detained Lady Chen instead. What a fool—if she couldn’t hold back and gave away any clues, wouldn’t that harm Wensheng!?
"Sir Jiang! We’ve accused Pei Qin! My sister-in-law would never harm her own nephew!" She had to bring back Lady Chen to ensure her safety.
"Lady Chen is under suspicion of murder. Since both she and the wet nurse are possible culprits, they shall both be put into the main jail!" said Jiang Benxin coldly. This legal wife of Old Pei’s House must have oppressed Pei Qin before, and he saw this as an opportunity to help Pei Qin get some revenge. The Prince was very reliant on Mo Heng now.
"Sir!" Pei Zongli also bowed.