The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 761: Desperately Smearing (2)_1

Chapter 761: Chapter 761: Desperately Smearing (2)_1

Lady Chen’s eyes suddenly realized something was wrong and she asked defensively, "Why are you looking at me like that? You don’t suspect that I smothered him, do you?!"

The wet nurse said she dared not but went on to explain, "...I had just brought back the basin of water when I saw that the First Madam wasn’t in the room. She was the only one in the courtyard at that time. When I returned to the room and wrung out the towel to wipe the young master, I saw that the young master... he wasn’t breathing anymore..." she said, sobbing. Being the wet nurse, even if she hadn’t been the one to harm him, she couldn’t escape responsibility and certainly wouldn’t end up in a good position.

Pei Zongli’s eyes, sharp as swords, were fixed on Lady Chen.

Lady Zhu was also looking at Lady Chen, "You were in the latrine for so long; was it you?!"

Lady Chen felt wronged, "It has nothing to do with me at all! Why would I smother a little child when I have no grudges or grievances? Don’t wrongfully accuse people without evidence!"

"You were the only one who went out to the latrine!" Pei Zongli exclaimed angrily.

Lady Chen, her face turning green with indignation, defended herself, "Stop accusing an innocent person! I did go out to the latrine, but I never entered this room! Not only did I not enter, I also saw..."

Qian Wanxiu, scared, hastened to interrupt her, "Sister-in-law! Sister-in-law, please don’t be angry, Zongli is just too shocked. If it wasn’t sister-in-law who did it, we definitely won’t wrong you!"

Lady Chen, realizing she wasn’t allowed to speak, looked at her meaningfully, "I didn’t do it in the first place!"

Qian Wanxiu gripped her arm, confronting both Pei Zongli and the wet nurse, "My sister-in-law came with mother to deliver vegetables; why would she smother a child that she has no connection with out of the blue?! You can’t simply accuse my sister-in-law just because she gets along well with me, without any evidence." She emphasized her particularly good relationship with Lady Chen, hoping Lady Chen wouldn’t speak carelessly and thereby harm her own little son.

Where did Lady Chen have a good relationship with her! But considering Pei Zongli and the fainted Zhao Liniang, and then looking at Qian Wanxiu.

Qian Wanxiu was desperately anxious inside, yet dared not show it on her face. Seeing her gaze, Qian Wanxiu passed her hand over the wrist she was holding.

When Lady Chen felt the Jade Bracelet, she couldn’t help but be moved. Zhao Liniang was nothing to her, she couldn’t offer her any advantages! Besides, she was only a concubine, not in charge of the household, and now her son had also died. She had suffered complications during childbirth and bled heavily, which damaged her health, making it unlikely for her to have more children, let alone compete with Qian Wanxiu and her two sons!

Qian Wanxiu, on the other hand, was different; she controlled the household, managed the finances. Moreover, her eldest son was doing well at school, and although he wasn’t as good as her own son Wenli, with her son’s support, he wouldn’t fall behind. Now that she had such leverage over Qian Wanxiu, who was seeking her favor, well... Not just the Jade Bracelet she was wearing, but there would likely be plenty more benefits coming her way in the future.

Thinking of this, Lady Chen’s eyes flickered, and she had already decided to help Qian Wanxiu.

Yet Pei Zongli was still concerned about what she hadn’t finished saying, "Who did sister-in-law see when she came out?"

"I saw..." Lady Chen said, glancing at Qian Wanxiu.

Qian Wanxiu squeezed her arm with force, signaling her to keep the secret and promising benefits in return.

Lady Chen understood and snorted coldly, "I saw the wet nurse coming out with the basin in her hands. She said it was just a turn of her back, so who had the chance to smother the child in that brief moment?! It could only have been her! When we arrived, didn’t Liniang also say that the old thing hadn’t been taking good care of the child? She let him get sick several times already!"

Seeing her pin the blame on the wet nurse, Qian Wanxiu let out a slight sigh of relief. At the moment, her concern was that Pei Zongli wouldn’t let off whoever harmed that vile child, and if the wet nurse, with her guilt established, clung to Lady Chen and brought her into the Government Office, things would become difficult to handle. She worried that such a person would demand a hefty price and was even more afraid that someone else might notice the oddity with her younger son.

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