Chapter 778 Unyielding (3)_1
As soon as the possibility of a lighter sentence was mentioned, Lady Chen’s heart was moved, and she cried out her innocence, "I saw it! I saw it! Please spare me! Spare me!" Her daughter Wenlee had already married an official in the Crown Prince’s Chancellery, and her eldest son was also about to undertake tasks for the Crown Prince. The whole family had moved to Capital Jingcheng, and no matter how capable Qian Wanxiu was, she couldn’t possibly confront them in Capital Jingcheng, could she?
As she started to confess, Jiang Benxin waved his hand to stop her.
Tears streamed down Lady Chen’s face as she cried incessantly, filled with both fear and hatred in her heart.
"Confess the truth!" Jiang Benxin roared furiously.
"Your Honor! I saw... I saw that it was..." Lady Chen still had a hint of hesitation in her heart. If she truly implicated Pei Wensheng, and Qian Wanxiu’s son was charged with murder, Qian Wanxiu would definitely not let her off the hook. Pei Wensheng, who was so young and dared to kill, was even more ruthless and vicious than Qian Wanxiu. She wouldn’t kill her, would she?
"Who did you see?" Jiang Benxin pressed in a deep voice.
Lady Chen gritted her teeth, "... Pei Wensheng, I saw him rush out of Pei Wenjie’s room in a flurry. After that, the wet nurse went back to Pei Wenjie’s room carrying water from the kitchen." It was Pei Wensheng himself who killed the person, so she couldn’t be blamed! Even if Qian Wanxiu promised her benefits, nothing was more important than her own life. If she was imprisoned, it would be over for her! Perhaps they even wanted to pin the murder of Pei Wenjie on her and make her the scapegoat!
When the commoners at the door heard that it was indeed Pei Wensheng, they were all shocked and sighed in disbelief. Although rumors suggested as much, most people still couldn’t believe that Pei Wensheng, at such a young age, would kill. Even if he disliked his illegitimate younger brother, he couldn’t possibly smother him! A baby of only a few months old, and he was already capable of such a cruel deed. At such a young age, it was far too ruthless.