Zhou Cai was shocked and looked at Lady Chen. Had she betrayed the lady?
Lady Chen quickly denied it, "No, no! It was under duress, after you beat me and tortured me, that you forced me to say it! It was him! It was this Zhou Cai! I saw him sneaking out of Pei Wenjie's room, and then slipping away!"
"How dare you, Lady Chen! Are you trying to fool me?!" Jiang Benxin was furious.
The commoners at the doorway were all whispering and pointing, saying that Zhou Cai was a scapegoat, coming out to take the blame for Pei Wensheng. Lady Chen had already confessed, and now she was recanting her testimony.
Lady Chen screamed injustice, crying and shouting that she was dying from the beating, that she was beaten to death.
Jiang Benxin immediately ordered someone to check if Pei Wensheng had awakened, and if so, to bring him to court as soon as he did. Hearing he had not, he immediately had Lady Chen and Zhou Cai thrown into the dungeon, and released the wet nurse.
