Chapter 354 - Assholes Were Caught As Their Scheming Plot Was Exposed (1/2)

“However, now we can prove that all these items belonged to Mo Manor. How can Second Miss Mo explain this? How can Second Young Sir You explain this?” Official Qian explained.

“Impossible!”

“How is that possible!”

Mo Xueyan and You Yuelian exclaimed at the same time. Mo Xueyan was sharp and talkative, complaining, “Sir, they are spouting nonsense! Those were obviously bought using Grandma’s money.” She then turned around to Mo Xuetong, in a false attempt to convince her, “Third Sister, it’s useless for you to continue holding onto these objects now that your entire household is about to be beheaded. There’s no point for you to get charged for another crime of trying to deceive Grandma and obtaining her properties!”

Her words were extremely harsh and were proudly insidious, especially spewing such toxic words towards her uncle and cousin. The few officials all threw cold and disdainful looks at Mo Xueyan.

“Second Miss Mo, are these really your grandma’s money?” Official Qian asked coldly.

“Of course.” Mo Xueyan had no choice but to insist as she could not change her words at this juncture.

“What if that is not the case?” Official Qian continued probing.

“If not, I am willing to bear all the punishment.” Mo Xueyan replied with resoluteness as she did not know that she was slowly entering a trap, even challenging Mo Xuetong provocatively.

“Come, arrest Second Miss Mo! Her crime will be embezzling personal property and framing government officials.” Official Qian altered his voice into a sterner one and ordered two guards to come over. They came over behind Mo Xueyan and pulled her hands behind her back, disregarding her painful screams. They pulled her up and kicked onto her leg, making her kneel involuntarily.

“Sir…” Looking at her beloved granddaughter, Old Madam’s face turned pale as she became speechless. She stood up anxiously.

Before she could even defend her granddaughter, two more servants came over and pulled her down, making her kneel in the same position as well. However, Old Madam was a little stiff as she kneeled, and that made her lie on the ground and unable to get up, much less speak.

You Yuelian took two steps forward and wanted to talk, but Official Qian spoke. “Sir Mo, show this to Second Young Master You. Let him see if that’s evidence.”

Mo Huawen wiped off the chilly smile in the corner of his lips and pa.s.sed the paper over, explaining, “Second Young Master You, look at this closely. All these were dowries we brought over from Fu General Manor, even with the list of dowries as evidence. It also consists of some objects that His Majesty gifted the wife of Fu General, including the perfume b.a.l.l.s curved with pomegranate flowers and rare birds and the golden comb with jade flower bird carvings. If this does not convince you, Official Qian, you can send someone to Fu General Manor to check the dowry list and compare them.”

There were gifts from the Emperor amongst the dowries of Mo Huawen’s wife?

You Yuelian’s smile froze as his eyes fall on two objects on the list. He was busy framing Mo Huawen when he entered the garden and did not take a careful look at his surroundings, only noticing now that these objects were not purchasable from the market as they were clearly imperial objects.

Furthermore, there was a list as proof!

Clear and convincing physical evidence!

At that moment, he spoke in anxiousness, “Sir Qian, even if all these were made up by Second Miss Mo, it only proves that she was greedy. However, this booklet was clear and concise. Second Miss Mo couldn’t have possibly made up Sir Mo’s crime, could she?”

Even if Mo Xueyan confessed to this crime, it was no big deal for him. He merely needed his brother to use some connections for her to be acquitted. You Yuelian was now more convinced about that booklet. As Mo Xueyan was pressed down and kneeling on the ground, the booklet fell beside her feet and could be easily treated as rubbish.

The two old nannies kneeling at the side reacted immediately and knocked their heads on the floor in a hurry. “Sirs, that booklet really did fall when we were carrying objects. They were not placed in by Second Miss.”

What they wanted was to convince the officials of Mo Huawen’s crime regardless of the price. In comparison, Mo Xueyan’s crime was incomparable to Mo Huawen’s one. The senior officials of the Ministry of Justice would only focus on major crimes, and would easily dismiss Mo Xueyan.

Mo Xuetong stood behind Mo Huawen, still smiling calmly as if she were a gla.s.s of clear ice water, without any temperature. Now that her father was here, there was no need for her to strike. She had sent someone to explain the situation to her father before and she believed that this problem shouldn’t be difficult for Father to resolve.

“Please take a look; this is the accounting book that Second Young Master You insists that I have.” Mo Huawen sneered and ordered his servants to pick up the book and send it over.

Indeed, the thin booklet had words such as “Fu General Manor” written within, as well as objects and their prices. However, this booklet was very similar to that list of dowries before. It was merely an extremely ordinary booklet with a whole list of Mo manor’s dowries. Because Mo Xuetong was about to be married to King Xuan manor, the booklet was exquisitely designed, and there were the prices and origins of each and every object attached in the booklet.

Most of these dowries came from Fu General Manor, which meant they were dowries that Mo Huawen’s deceased wife gifted to her daughter. There was a portion that came from other manors, which were gifts from friends of the princess in Mo Manor, awaiting her return gift. It was an ordinary dowry list, but one that was much more detailed than others, with words written in beautiful cursive, proving that the princess wrote the list herself.

In some subtle places, the gifts’ original owner was also specified. Tiny names of individuals appeared under the objects, which was meticulous and careful. When one examined it closely, one could see that they were all prestigious individuals.

The faces of those officials from the Ministry of Justice all sank.

“Second Young Master You, is this the booklet that you use to frame Sir Mo for bribery?” Even though Official Qian was still smiling, there was not a single tinge of joy on his face. Even though Mingguo Manor was an aristocratic family, he dared not cover their wrongdoings. He came at the order of the Emperor. Even though he did not know how Mo Huawen managed to obtain the Emperor’s order, he knew that the Emperor greatly valued Mo Huawen.

“Sir… is there… anything wrong?” You Yuelian thought that something was amiss and his voice weakened. His eyes turned dark and cold as he looked at Mo Xueyan in suspicion. Did she put the wrong booklet in?

“That’s the booklet. Definitely this booklet.” Mo Xueyan finally recovered from her shock. As she saw You Yuelian’s devious stare, she knew he was skeptical of her and struggled to scream in anxiousness.

“Second Sister, you are wrong. This is not your booklet.” Mo Xuetong turned to her side, explaining with composure and some arrogance. That made Mo Xueyan extremely angry, shouting and screaming while struggling, “That’s the booklet. It’s impossible to be wrong, that’s definitely the booklet! I read it! Second Young Master gave me that.”