My Aloof Lord Ex-Husband Begs for Remarriage
Chapter 376 - 377 Suspicion

Chapter 376: Chapter 377 Suspicion

Wasn’t that the maid whom Lin Fuying personally killed that day?

She hastily suppressed the astonishment in her heart, no matter what the origins of this person were, she could only pretend to know nothing right now.

And Lin Fuying, her expression had become stiff the moment she saw Aunt Wan.

She deliberately pretended not to care as she spoke, "Brother Yunting, who is this?"

"You don’t recognize her?"

Given Lin Fuying’s usual behavior, Ye Yunting at this time, didn’t really suspect her.

It was really because Lin Fuying was too good at disguising.

Aside from those who had suffered at her hands, others found it hard to see through her true face.

Moreover, the person was brought by Yang Xuan.

Yang Xuan and Lin Fuying had not been on good terms, not just for a day or two.

Who knew if it was her attempt to set a trap?

"I usually stay in the Prince Residence, how could I possibly know her?"

Lin Fuying’s smile was very forced, as her heart had actually been in chaos since the first sight of Aunt Wan.

How could Aunt Wan possibly still be alive?

She had clearly seen with her own eyes how Aunt Wan had fallen into the rushing stream, unconscious.

Under that situation, there was almost no chance of survival.

Therefore, she had carefully inquired for a few days, and even without hearing any news of a body being found, she had put her mind at ease.

She assumed that Aunt Wan’s body might have been completely consumed by a school of fish.

But it didn’t matter, she believed that her position in Ye Yunting’s heart ensured that even if Aunt Wan told everything, it wouldn’t matter.

Brother Yunting would definitely believe her!

And sure enough, although Ye Yunting had called her over, he didn’t really mean to question her much.

Seeing that Ye Yunting seemed to believe Lin Fuying, Aunt Wan immediately became anxious, "Prince, the Concubine that day, clearly sent someone to Xingshan Temple to find me, and even said..."

She didn’t dare say that Lin Fuying wanted to harm her own life.

She was very cautious, fearing that Ye Yunting might silence her immediately because of this news.

"How could that be? Brother Yunting, when I leave the house, people from the Prince Residence always accompany me, not to mention a place as far as Xingshan Temple. If I were to send someone to pray, I would go to a closer temple!"

"As for sending someone, that’s even more unlikely."

The expression on Lin Fuying’s face could be said to be watertight.

Inside, she was actually extremely panicked, but she was very clear that the more critical the moment, the calmer she had to appear outwardly.

She then weakly addressed Aunt Wan, "Madam, I don’t know who sent you, but you cannot make such groundless accusations!"

"If it were just about me, it would still be better, but what if Brother Yunting’s reputation outside gets damaged, what then?"

It must be said, the tactic Lin Fuying used at this moment was indeed very clever.

She didn’t simply cry foul, but instead cleverly redirected the conflict towards Ye Yunting.

Ye Yunting was already suspicious of Aunt Wan’s appearance.

Now that the person he sent to Xingshan Temple hadn’t returned, Aunt Wan’s identity couldn’t be confirmed, making her words even less credible to Ye Yunting.

Ultimately, he still had a blind trust in Lin Fuying.

Aunt Wan genuinely didn’t expect Lin Fuying to outright deny the accusations.

Now she was a bit stunned too.

But she still spoke up, "Initially, it was exactly the Concubine, Madam, who had Xiaoyun find me and inquire about the affairs of Xingshan Temple..."

"Xiaoyun, did I ever command you to do such a thing?"

Before Sister Wan could finish speaking, Lin Fuying directly interrupted her.

At that moment, Xiaoyun also quickly came to her senses.

She pretended to be in disbelief and looked at Sister Wan, "Cousin, I have met you a few times, but on those occasions, I only asked you to deliver some items to my parents!"

"The Concubine has clearly never asked you to inquire about things, how can you speak nonsense?"

Looking at her feigned calm expression, Sister Wan appeared even more heartbroken.

She was willing to come forward and expose this, mostly out of concern for Xiaoyun’s safety.

Following such a ruthless master, there was no telling when Xiaoyun might be sacrificed by Lin Fuying.

Knowing this, she should have never helped Xiaoyun in the first place!

Xiaoyun, however, couldn’t care less and began frantically kowtowing to Ye Yunting.

As she kowtowed, she said, "Prince, although I am not a native of the household, ever since I entered the Prince Residence to serve, I have considered myself a member of the residence and would never dare to betray my master!"

"I don’t know what happened today, I was following the Concubine’s order to go out and shop, only to be stopped just as I left the Prince Residence."

"Before I could say a word, the young lady with the entourage accused me of stealing things from the residence to sell, I am truly wronged!"

Although the maid and her master had not communicated beforehand,

Xiaoyun’s spontaneously crafted excuses greatly pleased Lin Fuying.

She also took the opportunity to speak, "Brother Yunting, could it be that someone is deliberately targeting our War King Residence behind this?"

After listening to her, Ye Yunting could not help but ponder deeply.

If this was targeting the War King Residence, using such means was actually unnecessary.

But if it was just a scheme between women...

After a moment of consideration, Ye Yunting said, "Bring Yang Xuan over."

Initially, he did not intend to involve Yang Xuan in matters of the Prince Residence.

However, looking at the current situation, some things still required clarification from her.

Yang Xuan thought that this time, she had definitely caught Lin Fuying in a scandal.

Therefore, when she arrived, her tone was somewhat triumphant.

"Cousin, I’m telling you, such a troublesome servant cannot stay in the Prince Residence any longer!"

"Today she dared to steal items from the residence to sell them, who knows what trouble she might cause in the future, disrupting the household? In my opinion, dealing with such a person severely is not too much!"

Yang Xuan’s words were outwardly directed at Xiaoyun,

but in reality, every sentence targeted Lin Fuying.

Lin Fuying naturally understood her implication, yet under the circumstances, she obviously could not risk a major loss over a minor issue.

Ye Yunting spoke impatiently, "Since when is it your place to meddle in the affairs of the Prince Residence?"

"What exactly did you see at the entrance of the Prince Residence just now?"

Yang Xuan dared not lie and recounted everything she had witnessed at the entrance of the Prince Residence.

Ironically, she tended to go out every few days to stroll around.

Before, she had not encountered any issues, but just today, as soon as she returned from outside, she saw Xiaoyun and Sister Wan tugging at each other.

She concealed her ulterior motives and claimed she had people bring them back only because she feared that something untoward might happen in the Prince Residence.

In the end, she gave Ye Yunting a look of aggrieved innocence, "Cousin, I did it all for the sake of the Prince Residence!"

After all, a maid serving such a despicable person would definitely not be short of cunning plans!

She was well aware of the unspoken rules in major households.

When a wife is pregnant, to win over her husband’s heart, she would let her maids attend to him.

Although Lin Fuying was only a Concubine, who knows whether she would resort to such actions, judging by her usual behavior at the Prince Residence?