Chapter 1184: Chapter 1190: Dog Bites Dog (5)
The silent threat made Wang Cai abruptly stop speaking. He glared with his bloodshot eyes, his gaze burning with fury at Cai Wei, as if he wished he could kill her on the spot.
Cai Wei let out a cold laugh and turned her attention toward the entrance of Mi Fangzhai.
As a martial arts practitioner, she had better hearing than most. At this mont, she heard a series of urgent hoofbeats approaching from a distance. It seed like a multitude of horses were galloping their way, and in an instant, they had arrived outside the entrance of Mi Fangzhai and ca to a stop.
“Exhale—”
A series of cries as horses were reined in echoed, followed by the door to Mi Fangzhai being flung open. Master Zhao of Ying Tianfu walked in with an imposing air, followed by a group of bailiffs, with Huan Qiu coming up at the rear!
Upon seeing Master Zhao, Wang Cai rushed over as if seeing a family mber and imdiately exclaid, pointing at his lips swollen like sausages, “Master Zhao, you must seek justice for ! This shrew, she—it was she who beat to this state…”
Manager Wen also took the opportunity to move forward, pleading with a sorrowful face, “Prefect, my shop has been smashed. I beg the Prefect to seek justice for !”
Aunt Bi hadn’t moved an inch. Just now, when she saw soone closely resembling Fei’er in Cai Wei, her soul had already started to tremble. Could this woman be related to Mu Caifei? Could she be her sister? She’d heard that her sister beca the Empress Dowager, and if that was indeed her sister, she would be dood—after all, it was her who had been led astray and conspired with the Guangling prince’s mansion to harm others!
In her anxiety, she suddenly caught sight of Huan Qiu standing coldly at the back of the crowd, and her heart sank as if her skull had split open and a bucket of ice and snow had been poured over her head.
This is terrible, it’s all over now…
Master Zhao of Ying Tianfu ignored both Wang Cai and Manager Wen, and walked straight up to Cai Wei. He lifted his robe and knelt down with a splash, proclaiming loudly, “This humble servant has arrived late to protect the chariot, frightening the Empress Dowager. Please, Your Majesty, forgive my transgression!”
“What? She’s the Empress Dowager?”
Wang Cai was stunned; Manager Wen was also dumbfounded. Both of them stood with their mouths agape, petrified.
Others in the shop were still relatively composed; after the shock subsided, they all quickly knelt down to pay respects to the Empress Dowager.
Aunt Bi was also kneeling on the ground, and at this mont, no one was more nervous than she was. Her suspicions were confird; her enemy’s sister was now the high and mighty Empress Dowager, who most likely already knew who she was and what she had done!
What am I to do? What am I supposed to do?
She hung her head low, wishing desperately she could find a crevice to bury herself in. At this point, she felt almost nothing but fear!
“Master Zhao, please rise.”
Cai Wei slowly seated herself on the chair brought over by Huan Qiu, and began to speak in an unhurried manner, “The destruction at Mi Fangzhai today should, arguably, be dealt with by Master Zhao. However, there is a tricky slave here who dared to impersonate a servant from Duke Li Guo’s Mansion, tarnishing Duke Li Guo’s reputation. As Master Zhao is aware, Duke Li Guo’s Mansion is the Emperor’s family. Hence, I cannot overlook this matter. Furthermore, there was a cri that occurred several months ago, closely related to my parental ho. What’s more, the murderer happens to be at the scene. Thus, I’ll trouble Master Zhao to assist in the investigation. I wish to personally hear why the murderer sought to fra my family!”
As Cai Wei spoke, her gaze was unblinkingly fixed upon Aunt Bi, whose head drooped to her chest.
Aunt Bi shuddered, timidly lifting her head to et the Empress’s piercing gaze. She was so frightened that her body collapsed onto her Nanny!
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