bestfiction Chapter 884: A portrait was prepared in advance.
Chapter 884: A portrait was prepared in advance.
"Have you said enough? It's my turn now." Qiao Lian'er's calm tone reassured the Qiao family.
Qiao Lian'er remained silent for the first time. The Qiao family felt that since the Song family had caught them off guard, Lian'er was probably helpless.
Song Dujuan looked at Qiao Lian'er with a cold smile. She didn't believe that Qiao Lian'er could have any countermeasures.
She was certain of winning this round. Even if the Qiao family couldn't tolerate them staying in the Qiao residence, they would still have to give them a large sum of compensation to settle them down. Moreover, the kinship between the two families had already spread, and they could continue to benefit from the Qiao family in the future.
"Butler Chai, bring me the death contract they signed back then."
Butler Chai said "Yes" and quickly brought over a notebook.
He had been holding back, and now it was finally his turn to shine. The whole family was itching to punch him, practically grinding their teeth in frustration.
“Read it,” Qiao Lian’er said.
"I, Wang Fu, voluntarily request to sign a death contract with the Qiao family, pledging eternal loyalty to the Qiao family."
"I, Li You, voluntarily request to sign a death contract with the Qiao family, pledging eternal loyalty to the Qiao family."
"..."
Then there were handprints on them, which Butler Chai showed to everyone one by one.
"The Qiao family never signs contracts that are binding on the estate; they always sign contracts that are open to contract. Because they require contracts that are binding on the estate, they have made a special note of this in the register."
Song Dujuan signed a contract with a flexible terms, so she was unaware of the contents of a contract with no terms.
Otherwise, the word "voluntary" is a trap, and she would definitely find a way to help the Song family avoid the risks.
Someone asked in confusion, "But they are members of the Song family. What is the relationship between them and Wang Fu, Li You, and others listed above?"
Butler Chai smiled: "You all don't know this, but Wang Fu and Li You were the aliases the Song family used when they first entered the manor. There are portraits of them here, and they all match."
Someone saw the portrait above and compared it with the person kneeling on the ground, saying, "It doesn't look like him at all; he looks like a completely different person."
With a wave of her hand, Qiao Lian'er subdued the Song family members.
"What are you doing? It makes no sense, so you're resorting to force? In front of everyone, how dare your Qiao family act so lawlessly?" Song Guangdi sneered as he resisted.
But he was quickly pinned down and unable to move.
The others struggled desperately, shouting that the Qiao family wanted to silence them.
Before long, human skin masks were found on their bodies. Butler Chai gave a gesture, and the servants put the masks on their faces.
They realized something and resisted even more fiercely, but were held down even tighter.
Once it had settled properly, a comparison with the portrait in the book revealed that it was indeed exactly the same.
Song Dujuan closed her eyes. It's over!
"Your move is indeed clever, but it wasn't done carefully enough. Such obvious evidence should have been hidden. That way, the Qiao family wouldn't be able to prove their innocence." Qiao Lian'er smiled as she spoke to Song Dujuan.
"Of course, you didn't expect that I would draw your portraits from the very beginning. Otherwise, finding human skin masks wouldn't prove anything."
The truth came out immediately.
All her schemes failed, and Song Dujuan's face turned ashen.
Despite her painstaking efforts, Qiao Lian'er resolved the situation with ease.
It's as simple as taking a sip of water.
Yes, since Qiao Lian'er knew from the beginning, how could she not take precautions?
Song Dujuan felt a surge of blood in her chest and her head spinning. She struggled to stay upright and didn't fall to the ground, but her whole body was trembling.
The other members of the Song family were also dumbfounded; they had no way to refute the argument.
They disguised themselves to enter the Qiao residence, but they insisted on signing a death contract.
The way people around them looked at the Song family changed completely. They didn't quite believe what they said to begin with, and now they looked at them with disgust and aversion.
A group of people disguised themselves and entered the Qiao residence like bloodsucking leeches. Then, when there were many people around, they tore off their disguises and said that the Qiao family had mistreated them and demanded that everyone give them justice.
In reality, this was a way to put pressure on the Qiao family and try to gain benefits from it. Shamelessness knows no bounds.
Fortunately, Princess Zhenguo was clever and made preparations in advance; otherwise, wouldn't this family have succeeded?
Even if they pay a large sum of money in compensation or take in the family, the Qiao family will still be branded as unrighteous and heartless.
The Qiao family breathed a sigh of relief, their hearts finally at ease. Lian'er had won another brilliant battle. Before they knew anything, Lian'er had already noticed the clues and realized something was wrong, and had devised a winning strategy.
Song Guangdi continued his desperate struggle: "If we weren't relatives, would we want to enter the Qiao family? The reason we disguised ourselves was because we were afraid you wouldn't accept us, since your Qiao family has never really paid much attention to our Song family before."
"Nonsense! When the Qiao family was struggling in Datian Village, you stayed far away, afraid we'd even ask for a drink of water. The reason you're disguising yourselves is because you felt guilty in the past and are too ashamed to show your faces in front of us," Qiao Lao Er sneered.
Madam Feng: "Yes, our Qiao family has never eaten a single meal from your Song family, nor lent you a single piece of cloth. No matter how hard or tiring life was, we relied on ourselves to get through it. Now that things are a little better, you come to our door and use such tricks, and then turn around and bite us. Ask yourselves, can you live with your conscience?"
"At least it's all your words, there's no proof," Wei retorted without much confidence.
“Alright then, the entire village of Datian is here. It’s easy for them to prove whether what we’re saying is true or false. But are you willing to bet with us?” Qiao Dacheng said with a smile.
The Song family fell silent.
Based on their previous attitude towards the Qiao family, they had no reason to ask the Qiao family for benefits. Qiao Lian'er had also avoided them at first, so they disguised themselves and entered the Qiao family to act first and ask for permission later.
Little did they expect that Qiao Lian'er was even more cunning than a monkey, and had been on guard against them all along.
They looked at Song Dujuan, hoping she could come up with a way to turn the situation around.
But Song Dujuan's face was already pale, and she seemed completely distracted, showing that she was also at a loss.
The Song family was plunged into despair.
Now, the question is no longer whether they can curry favor with the Qiao family, but what kind of punishment they will face.
"Let's put aside past grievances for now. We'll move forward and look ahead. We don't want to dwell on it," Qiao Lian'er said. "But you've managed to infiltrate the Qiao family in this way, and you've made baseless accusations and slanders against our master. We absolutely cannot tolerate that. Since you're so unrighteous and heartless, don't blame me for not caring about the reputation of our relatives."
"Is Magistrate Liu of the Capital Region here?"