Fang Zilan was slightly stunned and watched helplessly as Fang Zitong stood still in front of everyone. After not seeing each other for a while, she seemed to have lost a lot of weight, and even looked a little haggard. Did she have a good time at Pei's house?
The words of concern were close to her lips, but she could never say them out. What was left in the end was a polite greeting, "Mrs. Pei is well."
Fang Zitong pursed her lips and glanced at the boy kneeling in the hall, "I recognize you. You have been in the mansion for less than a year, but you are so bold and dare to kidnap people outside under the guise of your second brother?"
After her words fell, Pei Pening felt relieved. With his sister-in-law by his side, things would be much easier to handle. He had long heard that the Fang family had some friendship with the Duke of Yue. Fang Lihui often went to the Duke of Yue's mansion, so he thought Fang Zilan would not embarrass him anymore.
Fang Zilan looked at Fang Zitong thoughtfully and said softly: "Mrs. Pei, Mr. Pei has handed over this person to me. It doesn't matter to me whether he stays in Pei's house for one year or ten."
She paused as she spoke, with a stern look in her eyes, "Anyone who dares to touch me will have to shed a layer of his skin."
"Since the second brother has agreed, I shouldn't say anything more. But today, Master Xu is here, so I have to let the Jingzhao Yin Mansion bear witness." Fang Zitong looked at Xu Youtong, "Master Xu, for the sake of Duke Jui , this matter is over with him, you take him back to plead guilty and be held in custody, and then you can deal with it how you want."
At first glance, her words sounded like a plea for mercy, but in reality they were just a sign of anger. Originally, the young man was tight-lipped. Even if Fang Zilan and Xu You shared suspicions, there was no evidence. However, after her hints and provocations in a few words, the young man may not be able to calm down.
As expected, the boy's face turned pale and he kowtowed as if he was pounding garlic. "Master Xu, I did not kidnap anyone! Master Fang, this girl in your house was not kidnapped by me either..."
Pei Pening suddenly changed his expression and scolded: "What nonsense are you talking about!"
"I'm not talking nonsense!" the boy yelled, "If you two adults don't believe it, you can ask Mr. Pei's new concubine. She has only been here for a month and she cried her eyes out..."
"Shut up!" Pei Poming panicked and said indiscriminately: "How dare you slander me with such lies? If you say even half a word more, I will definitely let your family..."
"No wonder he confessed so quickly. It turned out that Mr. Pei had taken advantage of his family and had to be a scapegoat." Fang Zilan suddenly spoke up, and her words were quite strange.
Pei Pening hurriedly fell silent, but heard Comrade Xu You say: "I remember that a family did come to Jingzhao Yin Mansion to file a lawsuit against Mr. Pei last month, but for some reason, the lawsuit was later withdrawn."
"Xu Youtong, you actually helped those unscrupulous people to bully me!" Pei Pening's eyes widened with anger, and his words were a little aggrieved.
Fang Zilan couldn't help laughing, "Master Pei, you'd better say less."
Pei Pening took a breath of air and realized that no one in the hall was helping him, not even Fang Zitong...
By the way, Fang Zitong! Pei Pening looked at Fang Zitong like a savior, "Sister-in-law, I..."
"Everyone says that family scandals should not be made public, but now that it has come to this, I can't cover it up." Fang Zitong pretended to sigh helplessly, then bowed and said: "Master Fang, Master Xu, when it comes to criminal case law, I It's not easy for a housewife to get involved, so I ask you two to make up your mind and do whatever you want."
The words "Criminal Case Law" were tantamount to directly charging Pei Pening with a crime. He finally reacted and jumped in anger, "Fang Zitong, how dare you... Go and ask the elder brother to come out..."
"My husband is not feeling well, so he sent me here." Fang Zitong stopped his words and said indifferently: "Second brother, please stop fooling around. I believe that Master Fang and Master Xu are here to clear your name."
She raised her eyebrows, her expression revealing unspeakable sarcasm. Pei Pening wanted to curse, but he was detained by Xu Youtong's men.
"Master Pei, please." Xu Youtong said politely, and Pei Pening lost his momentum instantly, "No, Master Xu, it's all a misunderstanding, you..."
"If Mr. Pei has anything to say, you might as well go to Jingzhao Yin Mansion and talk about it." Xu Youtong said seriously: "At that time, Mr. Pei will have plenty of opportunities to defend himself."
"Xu Youtong, you are a little Jingzhao Prefect..." As soon as Pei Poming spoke, he was blocked by Fang Zilan, "Jingzhao Prefect is an official of the imperial court. Mr. Pei is so disrespectful, but he will be punished with an additional penalty." waited."
Pei Pening wanted to say something more, but when he looked into Shang Zilan's cold eyes, he couldn't say anything.
Xu Youtong acted quickly, and with the help of Fang Zilan and Zheng Yan, as well as Fang Zitong's deliberate reminder, in less than half an hour he took out a bunch of witnesses and physical evidence from Pei's house and returned to Jingzhao Yin's house.
When Pei Juqing learned the news, it was too late to stop him. His expression was terrifyingly gloomy, "Where's Madam? Please ask her to come see me!"
"Husband, are you looking for me?" Fang Zitong stepped into the study room. Pei Juqing stared at her closely, "Why do you want to help Fang Zilan and Xu Youtong?"
Fang Zitong straightened his sleeves and said casually: "Has the second brother caused a lot of trouble? If he continues to indulge, I'm afraid the entire Pei family will be dragged down by him."
"Xu Youtong is the governor of Jingzhao designated by His Majesty. He does not belong to any camp. What good can Bo Ming do if he falls into his hands?" Pei Juqing said coldly: "Or, you just want to see something happen to him so that you can let him go." The entire Pei family can’t hold their heads up?”
Fang Zitong chuckled softly, "Something happened? If Mr. Pei can't even protect him, what kind of person is he?"
"Fang Zitong!" Pei Juqing walked up to her and held her wrist firmly, "Don't be arrogant because of your favor."
Fang Zitong raised her red lips and smiled charmingly, "Husband, do you love me?"
As she spoke, she slowly raised her hand, revealing a section of her arm when her sleeve fell down, and there was a red mark on her delicate and fair skin.
Pei Juqing snorted and shook her off, "Fang Zitong, if you can't keep your peace, don't blame me for being ruthless."
"I know." Fang Zitong stood still, the smile on his face unchanged, "Husband, you should think about how to tell your mother."
Pei Juqing looked stern, but Fang Zitong stopped, bowed, turned around and retreated.
It took her several months to set up this situation. Xu Youtong and Fang Zilan should not let her down.
Pei Juqing used her to control the Fang family, couldn't she use Pei Pening to control the Pei family? She wanted to see how close Pei Juanqing and Pei Pening were to each other as brothers? How much affection does Pei's old lady have for Pei Pening?
Fang Zitong thought like this and took Dongxue to the backyard. After walking a few steps, I heard a sound of crying. Pei Pening's wife and several concubines with backgrounds knelt down in the old lady's courtyard.
"Miss, are we going there?" Dong Xue looked at Fang Zitong cautiously, with obvious worry in her eyes.
"We've already invited all the people we should invite, so why go over there?" Fang Zitong looked coldly, "The weather is nice today, let's go see Chang'er."
"Miss, the Queen before..." Dong Xuefu was glared at by Fang Zitong as soon as she opened her mouth. She bit her lip and swallowed the rest of her words.
After a long time, Fang Zitong said quietly: "Go and find a girl Qiu Shui is familiar with to come to the palace to say hello to me, and just say that everything is fine with me."
