Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 1140 - 1137_1

Chapter 1140: Chapter 1137_1

"That old woman’s surname is Feng, she told me to call her Mrs. Feng!" Liao Chunyu quickly said.

"There is no woman named Feng serving my wife, not even throughout the whole Duke’s Mansion! Don’t you dare try to smear my wife with your filth!"

"Not? Indeed, I heard that woman talking in her sleep, she called her son Changsheng, and referred to her husband as ol’ Feng!" Liao Chunyu interjected as he remembered something.

"Do you mean Feng Changsheng? Isn’t that the son of the village chief from the villa that came as part of my wife’s dowry? He’s a village chief now, right? I’ve seen him report the villa’s produce to the mansion every year for the past several years!" An old steward of the Duke’s Mansion said.

The Duchess of the Duke’s Mansion wished she could kill Liao Chunyu. When Princess Rui was questioning her just now, Liao Chunyu had answered haphazardly!

Now with a few speculations she has completely exposed herself!

She really brought a stone back to smash her own foot, didn’t she!

Jiang Yuheng glanced at the Duchess and asked, "Second Aunt, do you have any reasonable defense?"

"Yuheng, is this what you mean, are you trusting an outsider over your Second Aunt? I know you’ve always looked down on me, wanting to kick us mother and son out of the Duke’s Mansion! Are you bullying me because I’m a widow and no one is backing me up?"

"My dear husband, Wei En, how could you abandon me like this. Look at my state now! I am almost falsely accused to death!" Upon hearing Jiang Yuheng’s words, the Duchess started to cry.

As if Jiang Yuheng had been bullying her!

Observing the scene, Jiang Yuheng’s face darkened!

"Enough! Shut your mouth! Aren’t you ashamed!" old Duke, seeing what should have been a joyous wedding ceremony turn into a laughing stock, could not help but reprimand angrily.

However, the Duchess seemed determined to cause a scene today. Even if her plan failed to provoke a misunderstanding between the Fifth Princess, they too would not be able to enjoy this day either!

Her goal has pretty much been achieved! She just wanted to make Jiang Yuheng torment himself and leave a thorn in the heart of the Fifth Princess. With that, the couple would quarrel daily, and the Emperor would develop doubts about Jiang Yuheng. What future could he have then!

Why did her own son have to die because of him? Why did one of her sons have to lose his intended bride due to the Empress Dowager’s interference, and end up being married to an unfaithful woman like Princess Ling’er, carrying a big green hat, and becoming the laughing stock of the whole world?!

And why was he, the murderer of her husband and children, able to marry the world’s most distinguished woman, living a peaceful and happy life?!

"Dad, why are you so biased? Isn’t what I’m saying true! Jiang Yuheng slandered me, saying I framed him, you don’t yell at him, but accuse me of losing face! You are obviously supporting him, are you treating your son and grandson rightly! All these years, who has been serving you?! "

"How dare you call your son-in-law by his name, nanny, slap her." Suddenly, the Fifth Princess spoke. Her tone was calm yet authoritative, instilling silence in everyone present!

This was the air of a royal princess. Even the simplest words were enough to exert an immeasurable amount of pressure!

Some people, even if they don’t do or say anything, their innate dignity and prestige are enough to make others respect them!

One of the nannies that came with the Fifth Princess immediately stepped forward and fiercely slapped the former Duchess twice.

The Duchess, whom the nanny had slapped twice, felt a buzzing in her ears and a burning pain on her face! This nanny was specifically responsible for punishing those maids in the palace who had made mistakes and had been slapped by their masters. So, she knew how to slap a face the most effectively. She knew where the slap hurt the most and how to cause the quickest facial swelling. She was very experienced in these matters.

Someone was causing trouble for the Fifth Princess as soon as she stepped through the doors of the Duke’s mansion. How could the nanny who the Empress assigned to protect the Fifth Princess and prevent her from suffering the slightest grievance possibly let the Duchess go?

Former Duchess’s face felt like it had been cut with a knife, and with chili powder and salt rubbed into the wound. She couldn’t help but cry out.

"Fifth Princess, I am, after all, your elder, how can you hit me! The Fifth Princess barely stepped into the door before bullying me. How am I going to live in the Duke’s Mansion in the future? My husband and son sacrificed their lives for our country, they must have never imagined their wife and mother after their deaths would be bullied like this!"

"There are clear lines between rulers and subjects! I am a princess of this dynasty. Even if I marry into the Duke’s house, I am still a princess! We should follow the etiquette of rulers and subjects! My son-in-law is half of the royal family. Calling him by his name is disrespectful! And how dare you intentionally hire a man to take away the bride! This disrupts my wedding and is punishable by death! But in consideration of your husband’s loyalty to the country, I will simply place you in jail for you to reflect upon your deeds!"

Having said that, the Fifth Princess gave a glance to the guard, who quickly saluted and took the Duchess away.

"Jiang Yuheng, after all, I’m your second aunt. How can you do this to me! Aren’t you afraid of re..." Before the harsh words could be spoken, she was slapped in the face twice by the nanny who rushed over, and her mouth was covered by the guards. The room fell silent again.

"Take her away and continue the ceremony!" Jiang Yuheng instructed with an unemotional tone, moving on from the incident as if it hadn’t affected his mood in the slightest.

The old Duke couldn’t help but say, "Yuheng, this is supposed to be a joyous occasion, can we not send people to jail, to avoid inviting bad luck?"

The old Duke felt awkward to plea for the Duchess directly, so he could only use bad luck as an excuse. He was old and really did not want to see his family fighting with their lives.

The Fifth Princess, concerned that Jiang Yuheng might feel uncomfortable, preempted him and said, "Duke, every country has laws, and every family has rules. Chaos will ensue without principles! When one makes a mistake, they should be punished! Everyone has to bear the consequences for their actions and words."

Jiang Yuheng also spoke at this point, "Fifth Princess is right! If a person who has done wrong is shielded and protected every time, they will never realize their mistakes! If you want a family to live in harmony, especially a large family, then every matter needs to be dealt with according to principles. On such a joyous occasion, my Second Aunt intentionally brought someone to disrupt the wedding. This is unreasonable and malicious! There’s no option but to penalize!"

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