After leaving the Wei family's door, he looked back at the plaque with four large gold-plated characters "Dingbei Marquis Mansion" hanging on the Wei family's door. He looked away because it was a little glaring, and then he calmed down and asked the housekeeper: "What happened?"
He couldn't tell anyone about it in front of the Wei family, and they didn't even let him get his revenge.
He is really... Why did he subconsciously feel that Wei An’s threat had come true
He adjusted his mood for a while, and the butler hesitated and lowered his voice: "Master, the Sixth Young Master... The Sixth Young Master... Something happened..."
Master Peng raised his eyebrows and felt his eyelids twitching violently.
"What could possibly happen?!" he asked unhappily, "Didn't you go to the Shuntian Prefecture government office to smooth things over?"
It was none of his business in the first place. The person was dead, but he didn't kill him personally. He committed suicide. Could he still sentence his son to death
Is this even worth talking about
The worst outcome wouldn't be that bad.
Master Peng raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows irritably, feeling that the usually mature and prudent butler was not so experienced anymore.
Butler Peng shook his head quickly: "No, sir, it was the Sixth Young Master... He actually... actually ordered the servant Changgui to shut up Tao and... "
Master Peng angrily slapped the tea table on the carriage and asked coldly, "What else?!"
Prince Zheng should have gone to the palace to file a complaint. If it was just the previous incidents, it wouldn't be that serious. With the mediation of Concubine De and Wei Yangqing's leverage, the matter could still be resolved by forcing the Wei family to agree to forgive. But if something else happened...
Somehow, he remembered Wei An's half-smile in asking him to go home first to see if anything had happened before deciding to discuss the marriage. He felt his heart beating even faster, and he urged Butler Peng to make things clear.
Butler Peng closed his eyes for a while before daring to open them. It was obvious that he was sweating from fear in the cold winter. "The Sixth Young Master ordered Changgui to tell Mrs. Tao to shut up. Changgui went to find the First Madam... and then... and then Mrs. Tao died!"
Master Peng couldn't believe his ears.
What does Mrs. Peng think
How could she do such a stupid thing
She knew clearly that no matter what Tao said, it would not threaten Peng Caichen!
It's not like that either... It's not like that either...
When Master Peng thought of Wei An, he felt even colder in his heart. He slammed the bracelet hard and ordered, "Let's go! Go back to the mansion!"
The sedan chair arrived at the main gate first, but the main gate was blocked by traffic. One could faintly hear the scolding of the people from the Five Cities Army and the sneer of the common people who were watching the fun. Master Peng felt the veins in his temples throbbing, and he ordered to go through the side door instead.
As soon as he entered the door, he went to the backyard first, and saw the second master coming out. He stopped and asked seriously: "What's going on?!"
He's only been out for a while!
The second master stopped, his face full of confusion and anger: "I don't know what happened. Originally, Mrs. Tao was fine and didn't make any noise. In the afternoon, I asked Yuzhi to send food to her. But who would have known that not long ago, when Changgui came in to bring her a cup of tea, she... convulsed and fell to the ground, foaming at the mouth..."
What’s important is not this, but that Mrs. Tao was struggling, crying and shouting for help, and the head of Taohuawu who came in with her saw it all!
People outside will know it in an instant!
Now the people outside are eager to tear down the Peng family’s house.
Master Peng paused for a moment before sneering, "Nonsense!"
No matter how stupid Madam Peng was, she wouldn't be so stupid as to poison Mrs. Tao in her own home. Isn't this clearly a case of trying to cover up something
But Tao did indeed die in the Peng family.
Once again, he felt the annoyance of being plotted against. He drank a sip of tea and asked someone to invite the eldest lady over.
Mrs. Peng arrived soon. She already knew about Mrs. Tao's affairs. As soon as she entered the room, she shook her head and said, "I didn't do that! How could I be so stupid? I poisoned Mrs. Tao to death, and now I can't explain anything."
That's the truth.
Master Peng narrowed his eyes and asked her, "What did Changgui say when he saw you?"
Madam Peng said, "I sent him to Shuntian Prefecture to deliver something. I heard that Caichen would have to stay there for a few more days, and I was worried. He came back only to kowtow and report the news, and didn't say anything else!"
Master Peng then sent someone to fetch Changgui.
We must quickly catch this servant and make him take all the blame on himself. Otherwise, Madam Peng and Peng Caichen will be charged with ordering someone to kill.
This is different from Qinghe's hanging before.
Just as he was thinking this, the butler came in again and lowered his head.
"Master, Madam, Second Master, Magistrate Wang is here again. He said he wants to take Tao's body back for examination, and..." He looked up at Master Peng and said cautiously, "Also, they want to take Changgui away as well."
The village head went to report the case.
It is clearly stated that Tao died after drinking the tea given by Changgui.
Of course, Shuntian Prefecture had to take Changgui back for interrogation.
Master Peng felt dizzy and his face turned pale. Thinking of Wei An's meaningful smile before, he couldn't say a word.
Wei An had expected this...
So, she knew from the beginning that something would happen in his family.
Did she also expect that something bad would happen because there would be no one to take care of the house after he left
Or was it even earlier, when she made Tao cry outside while carrying the coffin, just to force him to let Tao in out of helplessness and fear of arousing public outrage, she had already set up this trap
If that's the case...
Master Peng just felt cold sweat pouring down his face.
This girl is really scary.
Well, the person that the Wei family cannot afford to offend the most is not Old Lady Wei, or in other words, it is not Old Lady Wei who has brought the Wei family to this point...
I was careless...
But could Wei An be a monster
Otherwise, how could a little girl like her calculate every link so accurately, trapping them all in a trap without them knowing it
And if this was really a trap set by her, then where has this trap... reached now
Master Peng was shocked and shook his head subconsciously.
No way... How could that be...
Just as he was about to speak, Master Peng II looked at him solemnly: "Brother! I have interrogated Changgui before... Changgui said that it was Caichen who ordered him to do this. He also took out the letter Caichen wrote to him... That is indeed Caichen's handwriting..."
It is indeed Peng Caichen's handwriting. I'm afraid that even if Peng Caichen himself looked at it, he would not think that it was not written by him.
It is linked together without any flaws, leaving people overwhelmed and unprepared.
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