By the time Marquis Dingyuan arrived at Jingzhao Prefecture, everyone who should or shouldn't have come had already arrived.
Not only did those who had been bullied by Wen Pengfei in the past come running to watch the fun with great joy, but the Minister of Revenue and Young Master Yun, who worked in the cabinet, also came to support their daughter (sister).
When he saw Marquis Dingyuan, Young Master Yun rushed over quickly. If the guards had not stopped him quickly, he would have slapped Marquis Dingyuan in the face with the hand that usually held the pen.
But even though he was stopped, he still kept talking, staring at Marquis Dingyuan and cursing, "Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs, Wen Siyuan, has your conscience been eaten by a dog? How could you have the heart to do this? Huh? Just for a broken title, you eat your own daughter's blood bun, aren't you afraid of having nightmares at night?"
The Minister of Revenue also had a sullen face, but he reprimanded his son in a gentle tone, "Now that Yu'an is back, justice is in the hearts of the people. I believe that the adults will give us an explanation in the Shangshu Mansion. Don't delay the adults' trial."
You have to know that the Yun family seems to have been destined to give birth to sons for generations. Compared to other families that favor boys over girls, the Yun family favors girls over boys.
In Yun Yu'an's generation, there is only one girl, Yun Feiyan. She has been brought up in a pampered manner. Her father, uncle, and older brothers all dote on her very much, which is why she has always been opinionated.
What's more, she was the biggest victim in this matter, so after the people in the Shangshu Mansion knew the truth, they did not blame her at all. Instead, they directed all their anger towards Marquis Dingyuan.
After all, if you think about it carefully, there are no girls in the Yun family's later generation. Mingyue is the only girl. In the hearts of the Yun family, she is the most precious blood relative.
If the other sons of the Yun family were not in office now, the Jingzhao Prefecture would probably be in chaos by now.
"Just wait for me." Yun Yu'an spat fiercely at Marquis Dingyuan, then returned to his seat on the viewing platform.
It is necessary to be fair in trying a case, and to avoid favoritism. As relatives of the Marquis's wife, they, the Shangshu Mansion, cannot participate in this case and can only exist as spectators.
Marquis Dingyuan had a very ugly look on his face at this moment. He did not expect that he would be given a warning by the Yun family just after entering Jingzhao Prefecture.
After seeing the man kneeling in the hall who looked very similar to Wen Pengfei, Marquis Dingyuan felt even more regretful.
If he had known earlier, he should have found a boy in the clan to raise and replace Wen Pengfei when he was older, so as to avoid this scandal.
However, the adult sitting in the upper room finally began the trial when he saw that everyone was present.
Since Marquis Dingyuan and his wife both held high positions, they were naturally exempted from the ceremony of kneeling.
After some opening remarks, the master slammed the table and said, "Madam Dingyuan, please repeat your statement."
"Yes, sir." The Marquis's wife didn't even look at the Marquis Dingyuan next to her, and just told everything she knew: "This all started two months ago. That day I went to Wen Siyuan's study to bring him ginseng soup, but I heard him talking to his staff at the door. He said that if he had known Wen Pengfei looked like that, he should have..."
When Marquis Dingyuan heard this, he immediately interrupted and said, "Madam, I only found out about this not long ago. How can you talk nonsense like this? I know you hate me for not taking my daughter back, but that's because my daughter is missing, and I can't do anything about it."
Madam Hou raised her eyes to look at him, her eyes filled with frightening hatred: "Wen Siyuan, if you don't want others to know, then don't do it. You have done so many things, why are you pretending to be innocent now?"
Marquis Dingyuan did not avoid her eyes at all, but said righteously: "Madam, I don't know how I offended you. Why do you seem to be so intolerant of me? The child exchange was clearly the fault of my most trusted aide Liu Shangzhi, why do you insist on putting the blame on me?"
The Marquis's wife sneered, never expecting that he was still telling lies at this time.
Liu Wan'er, who was kneeling on the ground and seemed to be about to fall, was already lost in thought when she suddenly heard the name of her brother who had been missing for many years. She subconsciously raised her eyes and asked, "Brother, where is brother?"
When Chen Xiucai heard his wife's words, his face turned pale. He quickly tugged at her sleeve and whispered, "Shut up." While the adults were trying the court, the people below spontaneously quieted down.
The entire lobby was silent at this moment, which made Liu Wan'er's voice seem particularly bright.
Even Marquis Dingyuan did not expect that Chen Xiucai's wife would suddenly say this.
Liu Shangzhi is Chen Xiucai's brother-in-law? Doesn't that mean he is Wen Pengfei's uncle
At this moment, Marquis Dingyuan felt as if his brain had been hit hard by someone. Not only was it buzzing, but all kinds of thoughts also came to his mind.
No wonder Liu Shangzhi was so good to Wen Pengfei. No wonder every time he became impatient with Wen Pengfei and wanted to change his offspring, Liu Shangzhi would give him all kinds of advice to dissuade him from the idea.
If this accident had not happened, he would never have known the truth. A hundred years later, if Wen Pengfei changed back to his original surname, wouldn't the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion fall into the hands of someone else
He killed his daughter and his granddaughter, and in the end he ended up making wedding clothes for others.
He was played around by one of his aides.
Marquis Dingyuan's face turned blue and then white, and then white and then blue again, but in the end he was thankful.
After all, it seems that there is no more reasonable explanation than this.
He who knows the times is a hero.
Marquis Dingyuan deliberately pretended to be betrayed by his confidant, and said in a painful voice: "You all heard it, right? Liu Shangzhi is Wen Pengfei's uncle. He secretly replaced the child in order to steal the title of Marquis Dingyuan. I really didn't know about all this."
The Lord immediately ordered the guards to go to the Marquis's Mansion to bring Liu Shangzhi in for questioning, and the people of Xiate also pointed fingers at him.
But anyone who knows Marquis Dingyuan's character well will not believe his excuses.
The Marquis's wife sneered, "Could it be that all the people in the Marquis's Mansion were dead, so that an aide could replace the daughter? Besides, Wen Pengfei looks like this, don't you have any doubts in your heart? Even if we don't talk about the child replacement for the time being, you asked someone to find a killer from the Brilliant Pavilion to kill your daughter, this must be true, right?"
Marquis Dingyuan paused. He didn't expect that she even knew about this. It seemed that she came prepared today.
However, he believed that as long as he insisted that he didn't know and as long as he pushed everything onto Liu Shangzhi, even the Jade Emperor wouldn't be able to do anything to him.
He sighed: "I really don't know, Madam, you also know how much I trust Liu Shangzhi. Even if he used my name to do evil, I would have no idea."
The Marquis's wife was also shocked by his shamelessness, and the superiors didn't know how to judge him.
But at this moment...
(End of this chapter)