They saw a servant at Fen Dai's side standing there with a panicked expression. She had been holding a tray and some tea, but she had accidentally knocked it over. Han shi was currently frowning and patting away the water that had splashed on her.
The servant looked as though she wanted to say something to Fen Dai, but with Fen Dai shouting like this, everyone turned to look at her. Her words were stuck in her mouth, and she could not say them.
Feng Yu Heng glanced at Huang Quan, who was standing to the side. Seeing Huang Quan slightly nod to her, she had an understanding of the situation, thus she took the initiative to say: "It's just a servant that knocked over a cup of tea. There's nothing to make a fuss about."
With her saying it like this, everyone did not think much of it. As for Fen Dai, she could see that the servant had something to say. Moreover, it was a servant from her courtyard, thus she went with the flow and said: "That's right. I will punish this servant later on. Today is a welcoming banquet for father. We must not let such a small matter ruin the atmosphere." Seeing that no one was paying any more attention to them, she asked the maid in a low voice, "What happened?"
The servant bent down and whispered into her ear: "Didn't we send someone to secretly look for Pei 'er? Just now, this servant received news that someone saw Pei 'er next to a well in eldest young miss' courtyard? "
"What?" Fen Dai was extremely shocked. Forcefully suppressing her voice, she asked: "What was Pei 'er doing there?"
"They said she was kneeling next to the well."
Feng Fen Dai's Phoenix heart exploded with anger. That damned Feng Chen Yu. Not to mention capturing her servant, she even dared to punish her?
She suddenly stood up. Because her movements were too large, she knocked over the dishes in front of her. Everyone was shocked once more and wanted to ask her what exactly had happened; however, they saw Fen Dai walk over to Feng Chen Yu's side with a face full of anger. Without saying a word, she raised her hand and slapped her twice across the face.
These two slaps caused Chen Yu to become dazed. It also caused everyone present to become dazed. Feng Chen Yu even forgot to cry. She just blankly stared at Fen Dai. The burning pain on her face could not compare to the shock in her heart.
This girl actually dared to hit her? And she had gone crazy in front of the matriarch and Feng Jin Yuan? But after thinking a bit more, he felt that although Feng Fen Dai was willful and reckless, she would not be so muddle-headed. Something must have happened that caused her to act like this.
Feng Chen Yu's face immediately turned white. She seemed to have thought of something and could not help but glance sideways at Yi Lin. She saw that Yi Lin also had a look of horror. The two had clearly thought of the same thing.
Fen Dai hitting Chen Yu caused the people of the Feng manor to recover from their shock. It was the matriarch and Feng Jin Yuan who became furious, but before Feng Jin Yuan could speak, Fen Dai immediately spoke up. Pointing at Chen Yu's nose, she cursed: "Slut! You even dared to go to Grandmother's place and pretend to be innocent with your glib tongue. You even dared to say that I entered your courtyard alone that day. Then let me ask you, why was my maid, Pei 'er, who had been missing for several days, found kneeling by the well in your courtyard? "
Chen Yu was extremely shocked. Pei 'er was kneeling next to the well? "This is impossible!" She then suddenly turned her head and asked Yi Lin, "Why would fourth young miss' servant be kneeling in my courtyard?"
Yi Lin forced herself to remain calm and said: "Young miss, don't worry. This is definitely impossible. Fourth young miss' servant never entered our courtyard."
Only then did Feng Jin Yuan interject; however, he asked Fen Dai: "What exactly happened?"
Fen Dai turned around and pointed at her own face: "Father saw Fen Dai's injury. That's right, Fen Dai did break eldest sister's vase, but it was because of this that I discovered the secret inside the vase. It turns out that eldest sister hid a strange cloth bag inside the vase. I don't know what was inside the cloth bag, but just as Fen Dai was about to pick it up, eldest sister suddenly pushed me to the ground. This injury on my face was caused by this. After that, her servant "She then pointed at Yi Lin:" This Yi Lin pointed at the cloth bag on the ground and ran out. My servant, Pei 'er, chased after her. Later on, Pei 'er disappeared. "
The matriarch heard this and recalled: "It's been a long time since I last saw your servant. Last time, didn't you say that you punished her?"
"Grandmother!" Fen Dai was on the verge of crying, "Is it not common for masters to punish servants? Can grandmother guarantee that the servants in the courtyard are never scolded? I have never heard of a servant going missing because they were scolded by their master. Also, the Feng manor is large, but no matter how large it is, it cannot be hidden for so many days. Grandmother trusted eldest sister that day. Can you trust Fen Dai this once today? Everything that Fen Dai said was the truth. "
The matriarch did not know what she should say. She had trusted Chen Yu on this matter, but now that Fen Dai actually dared to hit Chen Yu in front of her father and spoke of this matter once more, it meant that she had a position on this matter. This was something that was worth considering.
"Grandmother, father." Not waiting for the matriarch to speak, Feng Yu Heng made a suggestion, "The matter between eldest sister and fourth sister has been going on for many days. Since it is unclear who is telling the truth and who is lying, now that there is a clue, how about we go to eldest sister's courtyard and take a look to find out."
Chen Yu trembled and wanted to say something to stop them, but the matriarch had already stood up, "These words are correct. Let's go over and take a look."
With the matriarch speaking, even Feng Jin Yuan had to stand up and follow Chen Yu to her courtyard. Huang Quan's eyes were sharp and saw Yi Lin whisper a few words into Chen Yu's ear before quickly walking down the path. She stepped forward and stopped Yi Lin, "Yi Lin girl, your young miss is still here. If you are not at her side, where are you going?"
Yi Lin's arm had been grabbed by Huang Quan until it became stiff. It was as though her bones were about to break. She wanted to cry but had no tears. It was as though she had been kidnapped by Huang Quan and returned to Chen Yu's side. The two looked at each other and were both flustered.
Feng Jin Yuan was not very clear on this matter. At that time, An shi was present, thus An shi told him the entire story. By the end, Feng Jin Yuan also understood. The crux of this matter was what Chen Yu was hiding. Since she was so afraid of being discovered, could it be that it was something that could not be seen?
He began to ponder. He had already had some complaints about Chen Yu because of the matter with the eldest prince. Now that he looked at this eldest daughter, he found her even more unpleasing to the eye.
Everyone finally gathered in Chen Yu's courtyard. The servants in the courtyard did not understand what exactly had happened. Why had all of the masters of the family come here. The servant that had reported to Fen Dai said: "It was in the well in the small garden." Thus everyone began to walk towards the small garden.
When the servants that had participated in filling the well heard this, their faces turned pale with fright. They all turned to look at the newly promoted head servant, Xing 'er, with inquiring gazes. But Xing 'er was also confused. Ever since she had been promoted to head servant, she and Yi Lin had a very clear division of labor. Yi Lin was still responsible for the eldest young miss' personal matters, and she would occasionally go and help out, but she was still mainly responsible for the matters in the courtyard. This included the distribution of work and the scheduling of the servants. Listening to the servants call her Elder Sister Xing 'er, she was doing very well.
Xing 'er understood that there was something in the well in the garden, thus the servants that were in charge of cleaning and picking up branches were the ones that had discovered the situation and participated in filling the well. She also paid attention to the movements inside and outside the courtyard. She was very certain that after that day, no one else had come, but what was going on now? Why did the masters head straight for the small garden upon entering the courtyard? What exactly did the servant at the fourth young miss' side mean?
Xing 'er was flustered, but Chen Yu was even more flustered. When flustered, it was easy for her to lose her balance. As she walked, she tripped for some reason. Seeing that she was about to fall, Feng Yu Heng, however, quickly caught her: "Eldest sister, be careful when you walk. You absolutely must not fall. If you fall, we will be busy taking care of you, and we will not have time to go to the garden to see Pei' er."
Feng Chen Yu looked at her in shock and suddenly understood something, "It was you who did it, right?"
Feng Yu Heng smiled and looked at her, "What did I do? Younger sister does not understand. Would eldest sister please explain clearly. "
What could Chen Yu explain? She could not ask Feng Yu Heng if it was her who had discovered the corpse in the well. Would that not be a confession without being pressed? Thus she lowered her head and suffered a loss that she could not speak of.
When they finally entered the small garden, Zirui, who had been walking with Xiang Rong, suddenly pointed at a well in front of them and shouted: "Look, there really is a person kneeling over there!"
Everyone looked in the direction that Zirui was pointing. Sure enough, they saw a figure kneeling next to the well with her back facing them. That person was only wearing white cotton clothes, and her hair was scattered behind her head. Her body was dripping with water, and she cut a very sorry figure.
Feng Jin Yuan frowned and asked Chen Yu: "Who is that person?"
Chen Yu shook her head, "Daughter does not know."
"You don't know?" Feng Jin Yuan became angry, "This is your courtyard, yet you say you don't know?"
At this time, Fen Dai ordered a servant at her side: "Quickly go and wake her up. See if it is Pei 'er. Regardless of who it is, they must not just kneel. If they have something to say, say it in front of us. "
The servant quickly went forward to call her. Who knew that just as her hand touched the person next to the well, before she could even speak, that person's body tilted and fell to the ground. Immediately following this, the servant that had gone to call her let out an "ah" scream. Her legs became weak in fear, as she practically crawled back to everyone and said: "A dead person! It's a dead person! "
"What?" Everyone was extremely shocked, and the women all retreated in fear.
Feng Jin Yuan waved his hand and ordered a male servant at his side: "Go and take a look."
The male servant was a little braver than the women, so he quickly trotted over to take a look. After looking for a while, he returned and reported to Feng Jin Yuan: "Replying to master, the person is indeed dead, and the corpse has been soaked in water for many days. The face is distorted and deformed. But the appearance can still be vaguely recognized. It seems to be the fourth young miss' personal servant, Pei 'er. "
Pei 'er was an elder of the Feng manor and had been at Fen Dai's side for many years. This male servant was also an elder of the Feng manor, so he was naturally very familiar with Pei' er's appearance. That was why he dared to conclude that the corpse was Pei 'er's.
Upon hearing this, Fen Dai became even angrier. She no longer had any time to worry about being afraid, as she shook off Han shi's hand and rushed over to the corpse. Not long later, she heard her shout from the side of the well: "It's Pei 'er! It's Pei 'er! Father, Pei 'er has been at daughter's side since she was six years old. Daughter would not make a mistake. This is Pei' er. It was eldest sister that killed her! "
Feng Chen Yu sat down on the ground in fear.
That's not right! The large rock that was used to fill the well was still there. Everything looked the same as before, so why would Pei 'er's corpse suddenly appear and kneel next to the well? Could it be that there was a ghost?
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! "She repeatedly muttered," You must have made a mistake. It can't be Pei 'er! "
At this time, Feng Yu Heng took a step forward and bent down to say to Chen Yu: "Eldest sister, do not panic. Whether or not it is Pei 'er, we will know once we investigate."
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