Chapter 145 All Confessions
Chapter 145 All Confessions
"Nonsense, this is all just your own imagination." Qiu Tingsong clenched his hands tightly under his wide sleeves. Who is this Miss Xie and why does she know so much about him?
Yang Qi was also angry. "Before today, I had never met the Li family, so how could I bribe them. And I know that the position of the prince of the Marquisate can only be inherited by the legitimate son. I am a concubine's son, how could I have any delusion about the position of the prince!
Besides, my father has always been very kind to me, so how could I possibly murder him?"
Jiang didn't know whether her husband believed what this bastard said, but she didn't believe it anyway.
She had known from the beginning that this illegitimate son was ambitious, but she only thought that he studied hard in order to pass the imperial examination and become an official, so that he could surpass Yang Fen in his official career in the future.
I didn't expect that he would be so cruel that he even wanted to kill Marquis Yongyi.
Thinking about it, Jiang actually felt happy again.
Her husband had always disliked her legitimate son for being uneducated and had put all his energy into training Yang Qi. He had never expected that all his efforts would turn out to be an ungrateful person.
I'm afraid he's going to be heartbroken by this.
Xie Lan likes to see people act innocently, and then he gets a kick out of bullying them.
“Mr. Yang has indeed never met the Li family, but it was your maid Xiuqing who bribed Sister-in-law Li Xiaolian.
Liu Shi was reluctant to spend the five hundred taels, so she hid them in a secret hole under her bed. The purse that contained the banknotes was embroidered by Xiuqing herself.
Xiuqing's face turned pale. When she went to look for Li Xiaolian's sister-in-law, she chose a quiet time at night to avoid being discovered. Not only did she disguise herself, she also wore a veil and made sure that no one was following her.
Xiuqing didn't bother to think about how the investigation led to her, she just kept shouting, "I am innocent, I have never bribed Liu.
I have made countless purses. In addition to giving many of them to the maids in the mansion, I also sent them to embroidery shops for consignment.
Who knows where you got the purse I embroidered to frame me."
"I framed you? Come on, let everyone see how you beat yourself up."
Xiuqing was a little nervous, but she pursed her lips and made up her mind that no matter how Xie Lan pressed her, she would not betray the eldest master.
Unexpectedly, Xie Lan did not question her at all, but took out a piece of talisman paper from his sleeve pocket.
Others didn't know what it was, but Qiu Tingsong recognized it as the mantra talisman at a glance.
Who is this Miss Xie and how come she has such precious talisman paper?
You know, this mantra talisman is extremely difficult to draw. He has been studying it for more than ten years but still hasn't learned it.
Not to mention him, even his master, who had studied for a lifetime and painted countless times, could only barely complete it three times, and those were still low-grade inferior products.
His master had tried it before, and found that the mantra talismans he drew had no effect at all on people with strong wills.
It can only make children of a few years old speak the truth, and they can only say three or two sentences before the talisman paper becomes ineffective.
Although Qiu Tingsong didn't know how to draw the mantra talisman, he still had a good eye and could tell at a glance that the mantra talisman in Xie Lan's hand was of top quality.
Seeing that she was going to use the mantra talisman on Xiuqing, his eyes turned red with jealousy.
If it wasn't in front of the guests, he would have wanted to snatch the talisman paper away.
Yang Qi didn't know what the talisman paper was for, but seeing Qiu Tingsong's expression, he knew that the talisman paper might be bad for them. He quickly winked at him secretly.
Qiu Tingsong was not sure about Xie Lan's ability and was a little hesitant at first. But when he thought of the half of the Marquis's property promised by Wu and Yang Qi, he immediately made up his mind.
Tiechui was just about to stick the mantra talisman on Xiuqing, but unexpectedly the talisman paper in his hand suddenly ignited without fire.
Although she reacted quickly and put out the fire immediately, the talisman paper was still burned.
Qiu Tingsong didn't expect it to be so smooth and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The mantra talisman is difficult to make. It is extremely rare for Miss Xie to have one, and she will definitely not have a second one.
The talisman paper was destroyed in his own hands. Tiechui was angry and blamed himself, "Girl..."
Qiu Tingsong did it covertly, and no one else noticed how the talisman paper suddenly burned, but Xie Lan could tell at a glance that it was Qiu Tingsong's doing.
Xie Lan did not blame Tiechui, but said coldly, "Subdue Qiu Tingsong."
"you dare……"
Tiechui was more than daring. He not only pressed Qiu Tingsong's acupoints, but also disabled the meridians in his hands. Seeing Qiu Tingsong screaming in pain, he also pressed his mute acupoint. Qiu Tingsong was shocked and angry, but he could not move and had no way to resist.
He thought Xie Lan would not have any more mantra talismans, but he did not expect that she would take out another one in the blink of an eye.
That’s right, just one.
This mantra talisman is extremely rare for Qiu Tingsong, but for Xie Lan, he can have as many as he wants.
Because these talismans were all drawn by her herself.
When Xiuqing saw the talisman paper, she instinctively felt uneasy and wanted to hide in the crowd.
However, Tiechui would never let her have her way. He dodged and pressed Xiuqing's acupuncture point.
Seeing that Yang Qi wanted to protect her, Tiechui even pressed some acupoints on him.
"Xiuqing, did you bribe Liu to push Li Xiaolian into the well and drown her?"
"Correct."
"Who instructed you to bribe Liu?"
Xiuqing didn't want to confess and tried desperately to keep her mouth shut, but the power of the mantra talisman was beyond her ability to resist.
Not only did she confess everything that Yang Qi had instructed her to do, she even told him that Yang Qi had promised to take her as his concubine after the success of the plan.
After Xiuqing confessed, Xie Lan immediately used the mantra talisman on Li Tiegen and Liu.
Everyone originally thought that Liu was killed by Li Xiaolian, but when Tiechui woke her up, they found out that she was not dead.
Although he is not dead yet, he is not far from death.
The couple had talismans stuck on them and could not control their mouths, so they confessed everything about how they murdered Li Xiaolian.
Yang Qi still wanted to deny it, but Xie Lan would never give him the chance.
Even Shen Meiying and her daughter, who wanted to obstruct it, were forced to put up talismans.
Marquis Yongyi originally did not believe that the bastard he had raised would try to murder him.
But when he heard what Yang Qi and Shen said with his own ears, he realized that they had given him a chronic poison in order to kill him and inherit the title.
"Master Qiu, you are the last one left."
Apart from Xie Lan, Qiu Tingsong was the only one present who knew the mysterious arts.
Originally, Yang Qi still had a glimmer of hope in him, hoping that he still had a trump card to counter Xie Lan and turn the situation around.
But Qiu Tingsong knew the power of the mantra talisman better than anyone else, and could not think of any way to resist it.
Xie Lan interrogated Qiu Tingsong most thoroughly.
"Did you change the fate of the Yongyi Marquis and his wife, as well as Yang Fen and Yang Man, causing them to face doom?
"Yes."
"Tongsheng was killed. Why did the family of Yongyihou meet with misfortunes one after another?"
"I arranged for the evil spirit to do this."
“Where is that evil ghost? Hand him over.
Yang Qi gritted his teeth and said, "I sealed it in the jade pendant.
Tiechui roughly pulled the jade pendant off his waist and handed it to Xie Lan.
After all the trials were completed, in order to make Shen Meiying and her daughter feel heartbroken, Xie Lan added one last sentence, "Qiu Tingsong, do you really love Yang Li?"
"No, I agreed to marry her only after seeing Yang Qi and Shen promised to give half of the Hou Mansion's wealth to Yang Li as a dowry.
He planned to wait for Yang Li to marry into his family and after getting the money, he would kill her, Shen Shi, and Yang Qi.
I will use the money given by the Hou Mansion to marry a noble lady who can help me in my official career."
(End of this chapter)