Investigate?
Chen Yu was afraid that Feng Yu Heng would speak, but she would not do as she wished. Not only did she speak, but she also spoke to the point.
Feng Yu Heng then stood up and said to Feng Jin Yuan: "Father, this matter is a bit odd. Eldest sister and fourth sister both have their own opinions. Just now, father's attendant also went to take a look and said that the corpse had been soaked in water. Father, look, the corpse was in a well. Daughter saw that the well was perfectly fine, but it was blocked by a rock. I don't know why, but how about we move the rock down to investigate! "
Feng Jin Yuan nodded, "That's fine." He then turned around and said to Han shi: "You are pregnant and should not look at this sort of thing. Have the servants send you back."
Han shi did not want to leave. After all, this matter was related to Fen Dai. She truly wanted to know what sort of results could be found. But Feng Jin Yuan had spoken, and she indeed should not look at this. With no other choice, she could only advise Fen Dai on a small matter then return with the servants.
Feng Jin Yuan then looked at Zirui. He wanted to say that he was still young, so it would be better if he also went back, but Zirui was one step ahead of him and said: "Father, there is no need to worry about Zirui. Zirui has already gone to school. Headteacher said that I am already a big child."
Feng Jin Yuan nodded. The more he looked at this son, the more he liked him, "Since that's the case, you should properly follow elder sister. Do not run around." After saying this, he waved his hand and ordered a servant: "Go call He Zhong over. Have him bring some more people."
The servant complied and left. Not long later, housekeeper He Zhong brought a group of male servants and hurried over.
The large rock at the mouth of the well was very quickly moved down. Feng Yu Heng took the initiative and walked over to the side of the well. The other women also wanted to look, but they were wary of the corpse. Their hearts were conflicted for a while, but they could not resist the curiosity and also walked over.
Even Feng Chen Yu crawled up from the ground with Yi Lin's support and stumbled over to take a look.
Feng Yu Heng broke off a branch from a tree and reached into the well to fish around. Not long later, she found something.
She picked up the item and threw it on the ground. Everyone gathered around to take a look. It was actually a piece of clothing.
Fen Dai stared at the clothes for a long time then suddenly said: "These are Pei 'er's clothes. They were worn on the day she disappeared." As he spoke, he turned to look at Pearl. "Look, she's only wearing her undergarments. It's obvious that her outer robe fell off when she was soaking in the water."
Everyone looked at the corpse. Indeed, the remaining undergarments had been taken off. After soaking in the water for a while, they would fall off.
Feng Yu Heng fished in the well for a while. Seeing that she couldn't fish out anything else, she threw the branch away. She turned around and squatted beside the corpse, carefully examining it.
Fen Dai continued to say: "She was kneeling next to the well, and her outer robe was soaked in the well. Isn't it clear that Pei 'er died in this well."
Yi Lin was unreconciled as she argued: "But the well is clearly covered. The clothes are still in the well, but the person is outside. Doesn't this make sense?"
"It doesn't make sense." Fen Dai's eyes became fierce, "Who knows, it might be a servant that still has some conscience that could not get used to seeing you do this sort of thing and secretly fished her out. My pitiful Pei 'er has been with me for so many years, yet I have not been able to find her a good husband. She has already been harmed by you! " As Fen Dai spoke, she began to cry. While crying, she said: "Grandmother, do you believe Fen Dai's words this time? Feng Chen Yu is a slut with a kind face and a poisonous heart! This time, she harmed Pei 'er. Who knows who it will be next time. "
The matriarch finally understood. That day, she had indeed been frightened by Chen Yu. She could not help but angrily glare at Chen Yu "Tell me, what exactly was hidden in the vase?"
Chen Yu desperately shook her head: "No, granddaughter did not hide anything. Fourth sister is framing me!"
"The evidence is already laid out here, yet you still dare to say it's framing?" Fen Dai hated that she could not tear Chen Yu's face to shreds.
"What sort of evidence is this?" Chen Yu loudly said: "It must be someone deliberately framing me. After drowning this girl, they placed her here."
Yi Lin also said: "This small garden is remote, and it is currently Winter. Where would there be flowers. Eldest young miss has already not set foot here for many months!"
Xiang Rong did not speak the entire time. She just stood to the side and watched, but no matter how she looked, she felt that her eldest sister had a guilty conscience. She could not help but tug at An shi's sleeve, "Concubine mother, it's eldest sister that's lying, right?"
Before An shi could reply, Zirui, who was standing to the side, heard this and rushed to say: "Eldest sister's face is pale, and her eyes are constantly blinking. Her body is also trembling. This is clearly a sign that she is lying."
An shi looked at Zirui and could not help but praise: "Sure enough, you are second young miss' younger brother. You really are similar. Even the way you speak is similar."
Zirui returned An shi's salute: "Thank you concubine mother for the praise." This caused An shi to smile from ear to ear.
At this time, they heard Feng Yu Heng speak up once more, "Everyone, look!" She had just reached out and pinched Pei 'er's cheeks, forcing the corpse's mouth open, "Look at her mouth. There's something in it."
Everyone looked over. Sure enough, they saw that there was something colored in the corpse's mouth.
Feng Yu Heng reached her right hand into her sleeve and pulled out a bamboo hook from her space. Reaching into the corpse's mouth, she pulled out the thing. Xiang Rong said in surprise: "It's an embroidered pouch!"
The others also saw that it was an embroidered pouch, but they did not know why this sort of thing would appear in a corpse's mouth.
Suddenly, Zirui said: "Yi Lin, what are you looking for?"
This question brought everyone's attention to Yi Lin. Some of the sharper people saw that Yi Lin was feeling around her body, as though she was looking for something.
Hearing Zirui ask this, Yi Lin panicked and casually said: "No, I'm not looking for anything. Second young master is mistaken. This servant is not looking for anything."
Feng Yu Heng lost it, "What second young master? Currently, there is only one young master in the manor. Are you trying to remind father of something? "
Feng Jin Yuan's face sank, as he glared at Chen Yu.
How could Chen Yu not understand, as she quickly said: "Zirui is the eldest young master. Yi Lin, do not speak nonsense."
"Right, right, it's the eldest young master." Yi Lin became even more panicked, "This servant misspoke. Eldest young master, you are the eldest young master."
"Isn't that sister Yi Lin's embroidered pouch?" Suddenly, a timid voice sounded out. Everyone looked towards the source of the voice and saw a chubby little girl. Her round face was very lovable. The little girl stared at the embroidered pouch and said in confusion: "It's the new embroidered pouch that sister Yi Lin made a few days ago. When she made it, this servant felt that it looked good and even held it in my hand to carefully examine it. It can't be wrong."
"Shut your mouth!" Chen Yu became anxious. This was her courtyard's servant! Previously, she only felt that this girl was chubby and a little foolish, but she never thought that she would truly be foolish. She actually said this sort of thing at this sort of time!
Unfortunately, it was too late to shut up. She had already said it, and everyone was listening.
The matriarch waved to the servant, and the chubby servant timidly walked forward. The matriarch then asked: "Are you certain that it belongs to Yi Lin?"
The chubby servant looked carefully and pondered a little then said: "At that time, sister Yi Lin said that she wanted her name embroidered on the inside of the pouch. I don't know if it's inside."
Feng Jin Yuan immediately ordered a servant: "Open it."
A male servant stepped forward and opened the pouch. He then carefully searched for a while before raising his head and saying: "There is the character Lin!" Saying this, he brought it over for Feng Jin Yuan to see.
How could Feng Jin Yuan want to look at a dead person's things. Waving his hand, he had the servant drink up, "There's no need to look. This matter is already clear." He then turned back to look at Chen Yu, "What else do you have to quibble about? Father believes that I have not treated you poorly over the years. My cultivation of you is something that everyone in the manor can see. Why is it that you are unable to truly side with the Feng family? Why don't you tell me what's in that hidden cloth bag? "
Chen Yu knelt on the ground and cried: "Father, please believe daughter. Daughter did not hide anything! I really did not hide anything! It's just a servant that died. Could it be that it was not done by daughter? Even if it was truly done by daughter, father would not go so far as to offend daughter over the death of a servant! "
"But that is a servant from my courtyard!" Fen Dai angrily stomped her foot, "If you want to beat or kill someone, you can just target the people in your own courtyard. Why must you target my servant?"
"Fourth sister, it really was not done by elder sister!" Chen Yu had already thought it through. Even if she died, she could not admit to this matter. She had to insist that it was unrelated to her. In the worst case … she looked at Yi Lin out of the corner of her eye. In the worst case, she could only push Yi Lin out to be the scapegoat.
"Quibble!" The matriarch angrily cursed: "You vicious slut, how could my Feng family have a daughter like you? Jin Yuan, investigate clearly what exactly she hid. If it is detrimental to the Feng family, I must clean house! "
Chen Yu was given a fright by the words clean house. Kneeling on the ground, she was unable to speak, but Feng Jin Yuan continued to ask her: "What do you have to say?"
"It was not me." She gritted her teeth and pushed herself up from the ground. Suddenly turning around, she slapped Yi Lin across the face — — "Lowly servant! Pei 'er has only had a few arguments with you, yet you actually want to act so viciously? Then what exactly was the thing hidden in the vase? " As she spoke, she turned to Feng Jin Yuan: "Father, fourth sister already said that it was this lowly servant that stole the thing and ran away. Daughter truly has been wrongly accused. I was completely kept in the dark!"
Feng Yu Heng sneered. At a critical moment, she had thrown her own maidservant out to be the scapegoat. Sure enough, Feng Chen Yu was quite good.
"This servant can prove it!" Suddenly, Xing 'er spoke up, "One night, sister Yi Lin gave this servant some money and told this servant to find someone to fill the well. This servant also doesn't know what's going on. When I saw that there was money, I hurriedly brought a few people to fill up the well. "As she spoke, she pointed at a few maidservants who were filling up the well." It's these people. "
The servants all knelt on the ground in fear, saying: "It was Xing 'er that came looking for us to fill the well. We also saw that it was Yi Lin that found Xing' er first."
Yi Lin was on the verge of collapse. She never thought that everyone in the courtyard, including Feng Chen Yu, would want to use her as a scapegoat. Now, aside from death, what else was there?
She glared at Chen Yu, "This servant has worked for eldest young miss for many years. Even if there is no merit, I have worked hard. Eldest young miss, why do you push this servant away whenever something happens? That Pei 'er was indeed pushed into the well by this servant, but why did this servant push her? Do you not know? Since eldest young miss is so heartless, do not blame this servant for being unjust. "Yi Lin turned around and kneeled before Feng Jin Yuan," Husband, this servant will confess everything! "
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