On Our Wedding Night, I Discovered the Crown Prince’s Hidden Illness
Chapter 495 Aggressive and Pressuring

Chapter 495: Chapter 495 Aggressive and Pressuring

Suddenly being reminded of Lai Manting’s divorce, Mrs. Feng’s face turned ashen in an instant, "What’s the matter with you all? Leng Yu Yan is the product of Mrs. Zhang’s adultery, yet you do not talk about her, instead, you speak of my daughter."

Outside the government office gate, a woman tapped on the horizontal bar and sneered, "Your daughter is said to have become a concubine by climbing into Prince Liang’s bed, and now that she’s been divorced, she got what she deserved."

Mrs. Feng retorted fiercely, "A daughter born of Mrs. Zhang’s adultery, how good can her character be? Yet she was granted marriage to the Crown Prince. If there weren’t some bewitching trick she used, I wouldn’t believe it."

Someone who flips sides like a blade of grass in the wind spoke up, "Indeed, it was Mrs. Zhang who bore a child with another man, and the child was raised in Marquis Ningyuan’s Mansion. This isn’t something pleasant to spread."

Another person chimed in, "Which respectable lady would bear children with another man? Unless there’s some hidden reason, could it be that Mrs. Zhang is truly unchaste?"

Leng Yu Yan laughed indignantly, "How exactly did I seduce His Highness the Crown Prince, when I didn’t even know? And while you can insult me, you shall not slander my mother!"

All of a sudden, a commoner glared at the flip-flopping person and said, "We’re all born and raised by our parents, who among infants can choose their mother and father at birth? If we could choose, everyone would opt for the Tian Family. You speak of the Commandery Princess’s birth mother, and I cannot refute, but I feel it’s wrong to involve the Commandery Princess’s character in this. In my eyes, the Commandery Princess’s character is a thousand, no, a million times better than the bed-climbing Lai Manting!"

A scholar-like man proclaimed loudly, "At the outset of life, human nature is good."

At this moment, an old lady squeezed through the crowd and walked next to the barrier, weeping, "Madam Zhang of Marquis Ningyuan’s Mansion was such a good person, often helping the suffering common folk, just that alone makes her beyond comparison to Mrs. Feng of today. This old crone, when fleeing to the capital in destitution, survived through Madam Zhang’s kindness, and I did not expect that she’s no longer with us..."

As she spoke, the old lady was covered with tears.

Mrs. Feng scoffed, "Madam Zhang came from a family of wealthy merchants in Jiangnan, she had plenty of money. If I had as much money as her, naturally I would also do some good deeds."

"Look at what you’re saying!" the old lady shook her head, "When Madam Zhang was helping us poor folks back then, Aunt Feng was also present. You were afraid that we might accidentally touch your newly made clothes, and your disdainful face, this old woman still remembers it clearly to this day!"

Mrs. Feng laughed coldly at a high volume, "Who knows from which corner this old crone has crawled out, perhaps she’s been bribed by Leng Yu Yan. Ha ha, everyone’s eyes are open. The word of a single old woman is enough to confirm Madam Zhang’s goodness. Even if Madam Zhang often did good deeds, it doesn’t conflict with her adulterous activities in secret."

Upon these words, the crowd split into two groups, one agreeing with Mrs. Feng’s view and believing that Madam Zhang indeed committed adultery, which sullied her reputation.

Someone even said, "Perhaps she knew adultery was wrong and hence did good deeds as penance."

Ye Jiu, sitting in a chair, became anxious, "What nonsense are you all spouting? One must base statements and actions on evidence; on what grounds do you claim your words to be factual?"

Leng Yu Yan spoke up, "Given Mrs. Feng’s argument today, I suspect that you framed my mother and my Father King seventeen years ago, and even poisoned my mother six years back! You were well aware of my mother’s generous dowry; you poisoned her not only to seize the dowry but also to become the primary wife."

"You’re slandering me!" Mrs. Feng clenched her sweaty palms, "The evidence of Mrs. Zhang’s adultery is you, Leng Yu Yan. What evidence do you have to prove I killed your mother?"

"The evidence certainly exists!" Leng Yu Yan replied with a clear, light smile, addressing the Capital Mayor Mansion’s Lord Zhao, "Please allow me to summon a witness."

"Of course, you are allowed!" Lord Zhao nodded his head, and immediately dispatched a government official to summon the witness.

"Hold on a moment!" Li Yuyue intervened, "I oversee the capital’s defenses, and this witness had recently caused trouble and was detained by my men. Lord Zhao, before you bring in the person, let Gao Yuan, who is by my side, accompany you."

Lord Zhao nodded respectfully to Gao Yuan, "Then, I thank you for your assistance."

As he spoke, Lord Zhao turned to Leng Yu Yan and Li Yuyue again, "May I ask, who is this witness?"

Leng Yu Yan pinched her slender fingers, her voice crisp and clear, "Surely everyone has heard of the renowned Wu’s Medical Hall in the capital, where both father and son are doctors."

Someone said, "Yes, I’ve been there to fetch medicine before, but now that medical hall has changed hands."

"Wu and his son had been in cahoots with Marquis Ningyuan’s Mansion for over twenty years. During this time, they deceived people of their money, sold off the medical hall, all in an attempt to flee for their lives." Leng Yu Yan couldn’t help but smile, "And the individual who was duped is none other than the third young lady of Marquis Ningyuan’s Mansion, Lai Manting. With a fake recipe, Wu and his son tricked Lai Manting into paying 5,000 taels for a consultation fee, not to mention tearing off her facial skin alive."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Feng was flabbergasted. "A fake recipe!"

Leng Yu Yan said indifferently, "Now, Lai Manting’s face reeks, and I’m afraid in a short period, it will be teeming with maggots."

Mrs. Feng trembled all over, a chill running down her spine.

She found it hard to accept that the Wu father and son, whom she had trusted all along, could deceive them like this.

And what’s worse, she had watched them tear off Manting’s facial skin.

Mrs. Feng’s regret was immense.

If only she had intervened at that moment, her daughter’s face would not have ended up like this.

Leng Yu Yan continued, "It’s not just that. Wu and his son have confessed that the disfigurement and damage to my figure when I was ten were caused by poison administered by Mrs. Feng and her daughter. What’s more, they also admitted to concocting lethal poisons!"

"Today, Mrs. Feng comes at me relentlessly, repeatedly targeting my mother." Leng Yu Yan suddenly turned around, raising her hand to point at Mrs. Feng’s face, "I have reason to believe that the poison from Wu and his son was put into the soup and food my mother consumed!"

"Nonsense! Utter nonsense!" Mrs. Feng jumped up and rushed to Old Madam Lai’s side, "Mother-in-law, you must speak up, my involvement with Mrs. Zhang’s death is non-existent!"

Old Madam Lai dared not make a sound when others mentioned Mrs. Zhang.

For fear that the ghost of Mrs. Zhang would come looking for her.

And now with Mrs. Feng pulling her, demanding she speaks, she clamped her mouth shut, daring not to utter a single word.

Leng Yu Yan watched the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law before her with a cold gaze. The murder of her mother by Mrs. Feng was true, but what exactly had Old Lady Lai done?

If Old Lady Lai wasn’t feeling guilty, why would she be scared now?

An hour later, when Wu Liangjun was brought to the government office, Mrs. Feng’s face became even paler, alternating between shades of green and white.

Like a madwoman, she charged forward, "Wu Liangjun, I have always treated you well, and yet you harm my daughter! Your father and son back then..."

She abruptly stopped mid-sentence.

Wu Liangjun shivered with guilt; Mrs. Feng knew about their father and son deceiving patients for consultation fees. As for the matter of the past, what exactly did she mean?

At this moment, he still didn’t understand the situation and decided to bide his time and adapt as necessary.

Seeing Wu Liangjun kneeling down with bowed head, Mrs. Feng’s mind raced, and she decided to strike first, thus loudly accusing, "It was your father and son who treated Mrs. Zhang back then, and when a life was lost, you should be the ones to take the blame!"

Wu Liangjun’s shoulders shook, Mrs. Feng was actually pinning the murder of Mrs. Zhang on him and his father.