Chapter 586 The Truth Comes Out

Meng Wan Ning lives with her mother in Meng's house, which is not the same place as the Lu Mansion where Mrs. Meng lives.

Therefore, when the imperial army broke into Meng's house late at night, hundreds of people in the family were so frightened that they all put on their clothes and came to the front yard.

The masters, wives, and children in several rooms were all frightened and trembling, not knowing what was going on.

"Could it be that your second uncle's case has been decided, and the person was really killed by him?" Mother Meng didn't know yet, so she took Meng Wan Ning's hand, guessing that Lu Shaoyuan's matter was serious.

And Lu Shaoyuan's mother is an important figure in the Meng family, so she naturally wants to investigate thoroughly.

Mother Meng didn't see Meng Wanning's pale face at all. She just clicked her tongue twice and said, "I told you a long time ago that their family's wealth is not worthy of it. They earn so much money and end up raising a bastard."

In the early years, Meng's mother had a disagreement with Mrs. Meng due to personality issues. Although there was no conflict on the surface, she was always waiting to see Mrs. Meng's jokes in private.

After all, there are not many women like Mrs. Meng who can keep their surname after marriage.

For example, Meng's mother's surname was Qin, and she was called Mrs. Meng after she got married. But when it comes to Mrs. Meng, the first thing that everyone in the capital thinks of is the powerful wife of the Lu family.

Mrs. Meng is a girl from the Meng family. After she got married, her husband loved her and her parents-in-law respected her. Knowing that she liked doing business, they were extremely supportive.

He didn't care about her publicity at all, and he didn't use those pedantic rules to restrain her.

So for so many years, everyone called her Mrs. Meng. Even her husband, Mr. Lu, was very happy. He often said that his wife was not his vassal, which made all the noble ladies in Beijing envious.

Meng's mother's eyes flashed with ridicule at this time: "My parents-in-law love me, my husband indulges me, and my eldest son is so proud. I thought she would be proud of herself for the rest of her life, but what about now? Her younger son made such a big mistake! He defiled the girl and then killed her." Wow, this is a shame for the Meng family!"

Meng Wan Ning's face turned pale and her voice was trembling: "Mother, what kind of crime will the second uncle be sentenced to?"

Mother Meng snorted coldly: "What else could it be? It must be quartered by five horses!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Meng Wanning's legs became weak and she almost fell to the ground.

Mother Meng supported her: "What's wrong with you? Why is there so much sweat on your forehead? Do you feel uncomfortable?"

Meng Wan nodded guiltily: "Yes, mother, I want to go back to my room to rest first, but there are so many forbidden troops and we have to gather together, won't we be able to leave?"

Mother Meng glanced at the imperial army in front.

"It's okay. The entire Meng Mansion together has about two hundred people. No one will notice if you are missing. You go back and rest. Besides, it is the Lu family's trouble and has nothing to do with you. Go ahead. , have a good sleep.”

Meng Wanning was about to run away, but Wu Fang came in from outside, took a glance, and asked, "Are everyone in the Meng family here?"

Meng Wan Ning froze in her steps and did not dare to run away, because Wu Fang recognized her. What if she ran away and thought she had a guilty conscience?

She could only hide behind everyone, hoping that Wu Fang would come and really announce Lu Shaoyuan's conviction, rather than discover that the matter was related to her.

The current head of the family is Mrs. Meng, the second wife. Her gray hair is neatly trimmed and she is dignified and majestic.

She was helped forward by two juniors.

"I wonder what the important purpose of your late night visit is?"

Wu Fang handed over his hand and said, "Forgive me, Madam. I humbly accept the orders of His Highness the Crown Prince to arrest Miss Meng Wan Ning and bring her into the palace to cooperate with the investigation."

As soon as this statement came out, the entire Meng family was in an uproar.

Mother Meng, who had been waiting to see Mrs. Meng's excitement just now, was completely stunned.

Everyone's eyes turned around, and with astonishment and scrutiny, they all fell on Meng Wan Ning at the end.

As if they were deliberately avoiding it, everyone stepped back one by one until there was no one around Meng Wanning and she was surrounded by everyone's eyes.

She felt her face was so hot that she couldn't even lift her head.

Mother Meng couldn't believe it and took two steps forward: "Sir, could your Highness the Crown Prince have made a mistake? Lu Shaoyuan did this. What does it have to do with my daughter Wan Ning?"

Wu Fang said in a cold tone: "The young boy Ah Jin who was caught just now has been recruited. Miss Meng bribed him with five hundred taels of silver and asked him to help steal His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's patrol plan from Lord Lu Fu's study. The evidence is conclusive, and we need to take her back for questioning now.”

Meng's mother almost fell to the ground.

Mrs. Meng has a stern look in her eyes. She usually has very strict requirements for the children of the clan and will never allow such bullying methods.

She also heard about what happened to Lu Shaoyuan, but she didn't expect that it was her own family who harmed her own family!

"In this case, please take her away, Your Majesty. We, the Meng family, are upright and have never had such a heartless person. If the matter is found out and it is indeed her who did it, please tell His Highness the Crown Prince that we The entire Meng family hopes that he will deal with it seriously and will never tolerate this woman!"

After saying that, Mrs. Meng waved her sleeves, leaned on the crane-headed crutches on the ground, turned sideways, and looked extremely serious.

With the permission of the head of the family, Wu Fang immediately sent people to capture Meng Wan Ning.

"Mother! Grandma! It wasn't me, it wasn't me. You have to save me!" Meng Wan Ning wailed and was dragged away directly.

Wu Fang rushed back to the palace with his people.

Mother Meng knelt in front of Mrs. Meng: "Mother, you have to save Wan Ning. You have watched her grow up. Even if she did something wrong, you can't bear to watch her die, right? ?”

Mrs. Meng lowered her head and stared at her fiercely: "If she really did such a shameful thing and ruined the family tradition, I would definitely support the emperor to sentence her to death! And you, as her mother, did not discipline her properly on weekdays and have made the mistake of divorcing her. You still want to plead for her? Humph!"

Mrs. Meng shook her hand away suddenly, leaning on her crutches, and left with the help of the younger generation.

The clan members looked at Meng's mother with no sympathy.

Meng Wan Ning and her daughter were usually arrogant in the mansion because they were legitimate. Now that such a big thing happened, no one really sympathized with them.

Mrs. Meng fell to the ground, crying and wailing, and soon fainted.

Meng Wan Ning was still shouting on the way that she was wronged, but when she entered the palace, Mo Lingwei actually had the bodies of Shu Yan and Lu Shaoyuan's servant placed in front of her.

Let someone hold Meng Wan Ning's neck and look at Shu Yan and the servant's face carefully.

"In front of them, you say you didn't do it again? You didn't know?" Mo Lingwei sat high on the dragon throne, his voice was cold, and it seemed to come from the sky.

Meng Wan Ning was frightened and broke down crying: "I did it, but I... I just wanted Shen Ning Ning to give up on Your Highness. I didn't want to hurt anyone. This is the first time I do this kind of thing. Your Highness, forgive me Your Highness!"

Mo Lingwei frowned in disgust.

If he said one more word to Meng Wan Ning, he would lose his temper.

So he waved his hand and asked Chen Shaobei to interrogate Meng Wan Ning.

She wanted to get away with the crime, so she confessed quickly.

She bribed three people in total, Lu Fu's servant A Jin, who was responsible for stealing the picture of the prince's tour, and because she knew that Lu Shaoyuan was going to discuss business the night before, she bribed an assistant shopkeeper beside Jiang Shanglong.

Jiang Shanglong's business was not making enough money, and the shopkeepers under him were short of money. The shopkeeper that Meng Wanning bribed was almost desperate because of gambling debts, so he agreed to Meng Wanning's request without thinking.

After that, she arranged for Shuyan, the flower girl she bribed, to slander her and Lu Shaoyuan's innocence.

Shuyan's father was sick and needed a lot of money for treatment, so Meng Wanning promised Shuyan that as long as she did what she was told, she would not have to worry about her father's medical treatment.

The only accident in the whole thing was that the shopkeeper she bribed accidentally killed Lu Shaoyuan's servant.

It was really troublesome to kill two people.

Meng Wanning felt that her plan was flawless, but as she said, it was her first time and she forgot to silence him.

After a little more careful investigation, the truth was revealed.

Moreover, Mo Lingwei unexpectedly learned that Meng Wanning pretended to be Ye Shangyi and passed a message to Shen Ningning, inviting her to meet at the restaurant.

This was to let Shen Ningning see what Lu Shaoyuan and Shu Yan were doing, so that she would misunderstand that Shu Yan was found by Mo Lingwei.

After learning the whole story, Mo Lingwei was furious and ordered Meng Wanning to be executed - being torn apart by five horses.

When she heard these four words, Meng Wanning's whole body was cold, and she recalled the words her mother used to mock others, but now it was her retribution!

She was shaking with cold, and more like she was afraid, she kowtowed all the way to beg for mercy, and her head was bleeding. Mo Lingwei showed no mercy and had someone take her away directly.

The next morning.

Someone stood at the door of Xie's house, waiting for Shen Ningning.