My Stepmother is Soft and Charming

On this day, Shang Yukuan was leaning on the bed and drinking medicine when he heard bursts of crying coming from the yard.

Mrs. Wei's eyes were sharp, and she knew that it must be the female dependents of the third wife who were determined to give up.

These days, she used the excuse that the Duke needed to recuperate from illness, but she blocked him many times.

But the third old lady didn't know what evil possessed her, and she insisted on making a fuss, so she simply stopped hiding it.

His eyes turned red, his nose felt sore, and he cried.

Shang Yukuan was already upset, but seeing his wife like this now made him even more irritable.

What's wrong? What's going on outside?

His hand was injured, not his ear. Naturally, he could tell that the shouting voice belonged to someone from the third room, so he asked this question.

When Mrs. Wei saw this, she opened her mouth and cried.

These days, I am recuperating from illness, so I have not told you many things because I am afraid that your condition will relapse. But if I continue to stop you like this, I am afraid that the third room will cause trouble outside the house, and I have no choice.

Is it because Erlang lost too much money in gambling again? Or is it because of Si Niang's marriage?

If it's just these, I can handle it myself, but now it's a lot of trouble!

Then, Mrs. Wei took a deep breath and spoke slowly.

I don't know what I don't know. You were assassinated this time because the slaves in the mansion paid for the murder.

When the words buy murder and kill fell into Shang Yukuan's ears, he almost choked and passed away, looking at Mrs. Wei in disbelief.

What? Who is it?

Hey, it's Mother Qin who lives next to Erlang's wife. Do you remember her?

Shang Yukuan frowned. He had some impressions of Qin's mother, but he and she had no grievances in the past and had no grievances recently. How could this happen?

Why would she find someone to assassinate me? What good would it do her if I died?

I don't know what I know. On the day you were assassinated, the Gyeonggi Division captured the criminal. Rokuro interrogated him for a long time but there was no result. In the end, it was His Majesty who made the decision and asked the Criminal Department to interrogate him.

Both inside and outside the words, there are always a few words about Shang Ji, trying to pin the label on him for not doing things well.

Then what?

After it was found out, it was my brother who led people to search the house. When they searched the third room in Beiyuan, they were very evasive. As expected, Qin's mother was caught with a guilty conscience. Unidentified banknotes were also found from Erlang's wife's room. Two thousand five hundred taels.”

When he heard this, Shang Yukuan didn't even know how to describe his shock at the moment.

I have never treated them harshly! Why should I do this!!

He was so angry that he coughed violently, causing another burst of pain due to the wound.

Mrs. Wei comforted him and said comfortingly.

Let alone the master, even I can't believe it, but the things were found in their courtyard, and...

What else is there? Just say it all, I can bear it!

We also found some witchcraft dolls from the third uncle's house, including those of the master and everyone in the East and West Gardens.

Hearing this, Shang Yukuan couldn't even listen to the words.

My heart is filled with incomprehension and the pain of being plotted against.

The Gyeonggi Division took away the third uncle, the second son's wife, and Qin's mother beside her. The third uncle comes to me every day to beg for mercy, but what can I do as a housewife?

This made Shang Yukuan extremely angry. He raised his hand and smashed the medicine bowl in Mrs. Wei's hand.

My chest was also rising and falling, and I didn't know how angry I felt in my heart.

Seeing this, Mrs. Wei's eyes flashed with a hint of success, but she quickly suppressed it.

When he raised his head again, he asked full of grievance.

Now they heard that the master is awake, so they are clamoring to see you. Are they seeing you or not?

Why are you meeting them? Do you still think I don't live long enough?

The words he spoke were no longer as protective and unbearable towards his family as before. If he had a knife at hand, he would probably stab them a few times to vent his anger!

Outside the courtyard, Grandma Jiao sent someone to stop her.

Sanlang's wife is smart. She came once before and never came again.

So the one who shouts the loudest now is the third old lady.

As for her daughter-in-law Fan and Si Niang, they usually don't like to talk, so most of the time they accompany her and just cry silently.

Mother Jiao, please let us in. Yu Kuan has suffered this crime, so at least let us go in and take a look.

Third Madam, there is no need to worry about me. The Duke is very kind. As for what is on your mind, you know it and I know it too, so don't let me embarrass you.

Grandma Jiao felt that since Sanfang was chosen as the scapegoat, it would be best to die together so that she would have no worries in the future.

But she knew exactly what kind of temper the Duke of Guo had.

I'm afraid that if the third old lady cries a little longer, the Duke will be able to swallow any hatred no matter how great it is.

Therefore, she didn't want these people to come in front of Shang Yukuan.

However, the third old lady was determined, and she was usually very strong. Seeing that there was no way to appeal, she simply gritted her teeth and rushed in.

Four or five maids didn't stop her, she just rushed into the main room.

This time, Mrs. Wei was shocked.

But the target of the third old lady was not her, but Shang Yukuan who was recovering from his injuries.

Aunt Jiao knew his temperament, and so did the three old ladies, so if she asked Shang Yukuan to plead for mercy, he would definitely succeed.

So this time, he stopped acting like an elder. As soon as he entered the door, he knelt on the ground and crawled in front of Shang Yukuan, crying loudly.

Yukuan, please save your third uncle. You should have known what he thinks about you since you were a child. That witchcraft doll was basically framed by someone!

She cried so hard that Shang Yukuan had a headache listening to her.

He was gritting his teeth just now, but now he is a little confused.

Looking at Mrs. Wei, there was a need for help in her eyes!

But the third old lady finally found the opportunity to see him, and she didn't care about the shame.

That vicious Guan family dared to pay for your murder. If I had known she was such a person, I would never have let her into the house. Now, in order to save her own life, she has implicated your third uncle for these things. , isn’t it just to drag our family to death?”

I have asked Erlang to write a letter of divorce. What she did has nothing to do with our third room! You can kill or behead anyone by yourself, but your third uncle is really innocent!

After saying that, the third old lady quickly handed over the divorce letter.

Not only Shang Yukuan, but also Mrs. Wei did not expect what she did.

It seems that these three families are all without foundation. In order to protect themselves, they do not hesitate to let Guan take on everything.

He was hired to kill the Duke of the country and put the blame on his husband's grandfather.

Not to mention anything else, these two major crimes are enough to make her or the entire Guan family die.