The Aloof Lord's Mysterious Wife
Chapter 218: Ghost

Chapter 218: Ghost

"Exactly," Madam Fan gritted her teeth, still unable to conceal her hatred. "People can’t be judged by their appearance. He, as a doctor, sought money at the cost of lives. He deserved to die!"

Qin Zheng finally understood the whole story. He frowned and said, "Sister, I’m afraid you’ve got the wrong person."

This sentence left both Nanli and Madam Fan stunned.

The wrong person?

In the end, was this all just a big misunderstanding?

Qin Zheng explained, "The physician who came to treat you was indeed surnamed Shen, but he died in a bandit attack outside the city two years ago. He’s not the same person as the current Dr. Shen."

Madam Fan was dumbfounded. When she was still alive, she only heard Qin Jing and his wet nurse calling him Dr. Shen and had never seen his face. However, now there was only one Dr. Shen left in the hospital, so she thought he was the one who had helped harm her. She found it ridiculous and regrettable. She closed her eyes and said, "I... I almost killed the wrong person and took revenge on the wrong person."

Originally, she resented Nanli for meddling, but now she couldn’t help but feel grateful to her.

Nanli felt helpless and said, "If Dr. Shen knew the truth, he would probably beat his chest in frustration."

Madam Fan bowed slightly and said gratefully, "If it weren’t for you, I’m afraid I would have killed an innocent person."

Then, she stared at Qin Zheng, and the hatred in her eyes surged again. "Qin Zheng, your younger brother endangered the lives of my son and me and used such means to prevent us from reincarnating. Even if I can’t transcend into the afterlife forever, I won’t let him off."

Nanli was puzzled. "When there’s a wrong, there’s a perpetrator. Why don’t you seek revenge on Qin Jing first?"

Madam Fan sighed lightly. "He has various life-saving talismans on him and in his house."

If she could, she would have killed Qin Jing without a burial site long ago. How could she have let him live for so long?

Originally, she couldn’t get close to Dr. Shen either. However, after Dr. Shen was imprisoned and changed into prisoner’s clothes, he didn’t wear the protective talisman anymore, so she was able to approach him.

"In this case, Lord Qin, do you intend to supervise the investigation personally, or shall I ask the Prince to assign someone else?" Nanli looked at Qin Zheng, giving him a chance to choose.

Qin Zheng’s mood suddenly became complicated. He had lived for almost thirty years and had never done anything unjust or harmed an innocent life. He never imagined that his younger brother would be so ruthless for the sake of a concubine, even to his own flesh and blood. However, despite his heartache, he was the Minister of Justice and should be fair and just.

"Rest assured, Princess, I will investigate the truth of the matter and will not show favoritism," Qin Zheng said with a salute, then looked at Madam Fan again. "Sister... Madam Fan, my Qin family owes you, and I will surely give you and your son justice."

Madam Fan heard this and let go of most of her resentment. Her terrifying face returned to its original appearance in an instant. Although her face was pale, she looked dignified and beautiful.

She bowed deeply to Nanli and said, "Thank you, Princess."

However, even so, she had still caused the death of two lives. Even if she could enter the afterlife, she was temporarily not qualified to be reincarnated.

But Nanli took out a pouch and first collected the souls of Madam Fan and her son.

Qin Zheng didn’t idle either, ordering the servants to carry the coffin down the mountain and rush back to the capital.

Nanli naturally had to go and see them after receiving them.

At this time, the Qin Mansion was draped in white mourning cloth.

Qin Jing had set up a memorial hall for his concubine, grieving deeply. He had been burning paper in the memorial hall and had not left it for half a step.

Suddenly, the servants exclaimed.

Qin Jing turned around and saw a coffin parked in the courtyard, covered in mud, obviously just dug out of the ground.

He wasn’t surprised, but terrified.

Because he remembered the color and style of Madam Fan’s coffin.

"Big brother, what... what are you doing?" Qin Jing’s voice trembled.

Qin Zheng stood with a dark expression, hands behind his back, exuding an oppressive aura all over his body. "Do you want me to interrogate you in detail, or do you want to confess everything yourself?"

Qin Jing wanted to struggle, "Big brother, what are you saying? What do I need to confess?"

"This is the coffin of your ex-wife, Madam Fan. Are you still pretending not to know?" Qin Zheng suddenly became angry. "You have acted so shamelessly, how can you face our Qin family ancestors!"

Qin Jing became flustered. Knowing his big brother’s temperament, he immediately knelt down and pleaded, "Big brother! I’m your own younger brother, are you trying to force me to death? Then how can you face our parents?"

A hint of hesitation flashed in Qin Zheng’s eyes. Qin Jing knew that his words had worked and continued, "Big brother, I will definitely turn over a new leaf from now on and won’t make the same mistake again. Please spare me this time."

Qin Zheng closed his eyes, his lips trembling slightly. In the end, he made up his mind. "You plotted against Madam Fan, causing the deaths of her and her son, and even made sure a Taoist prevented them from reincarnating. Your crime is unforgivable. As the Minister of Justice, how can I let you off!"

Qin Jing, however, also became angry, his eyes turning red. "Big brother, that woman deserved it! She had an affair with the steward Huang, and the child in her belly wasn’t mine at all. How could I, as a man, let her give birth to a bastard!"

Qin Zheng was stunned. There was such a situation?

On the other hand, Nanli, who was on the side, secretly exclaimed that things were not good. Madam Fan had been trapped in a narrow coffin for several years, accumulating resentment and turning into an evil spirit. Just now, she had only dispersed a little resentment, but now, after hearing Qin Jing’s words, her resentment surged back.

She broke through the pouch, and her resentment and ghostly aura scattered. It was already getting dark, and now it was even more concealed.

Madam Fan revealed her true form and suddenly rushed towards Qin Jing, opening her blood-filled mouth, her voice eerie and terrifying. "I’ll kill you!!!"

The people of the Qin family were terrified, either stunned or screaming. Qin Zheng subconsciously wanted to protect his younger brother, but was swept aside by Madam Fan’s claw.

In the blink of an eye, Qin Jing was already being choked by Madam Fan.

Qin Jing’s eyes bulged, veins popping out on his forehead and neck, unable to catch his breath. The protective talismans on his body emitted golden light, trying to drive away Madam Fan.

But as a mother, Madam Fan felt guilty for her child dying in her womb and not being able to reincarnate. Hearing someone curse her child as a bastard, she couldn’t bear the hatred in her heart.

Almost in an instant, she transformed from an evil spirit to a fierce spirit, and the protective talismans were useless against her.

At this moment, she only had one thought in her mind: Heaven was blind, allowing Qin Jing to live freely for so many years, but today, she would be the one to take his life!

Even if she couldn’t enter reincarnation and transcend into the afterlife, she had no regrets!

"Help—me—!" Qin Jing used all his remaining strength to beg for help from Nanli.

Qin Zheng also covered his injured chest and hurriedly said, "Princess, why don’t you take action?!"

Nanli remained indifferent, her hands finally forming seals at this moment, and a faint light flickered at her fingertips.

But she didn’t stop Madam Fan; instead, she separated the souls of Madam Fan and her child, who were entangled together. Then, she used another talisman, and with a flick of her fingers, she subdued the soul of the child.