The old lady asked, "What method? Just tell me."
Yuan shook her head. "If I tell you, I won't be able to get Guiyuan's indenture contract. Don't worry, old lady. I, Yuan Cui, will keep my word. Since I promised you something, I will definitely do it."
The old lady stared at her and said, "I don't believe you."
She didn't believe Yuan because she said that since the Regent could not be partial, then according to the law, Ximen Xiaoqing could not have his crime reduced.
Yuan stood up and said, "Okay, then we have nothing to talk about."
The old lady stood up suddenly and said, "Yuan Cuiyu, don't be so shameless."
Yuan frowned slightly, "Madam, you didn't give me this face, not because I don't want it, you proposed it, I agreed, you do your thing and I do mine, everyone is happy, then continue to whitewash the situation and pretend to be a family, isn't that good? You insist on tearing your face apart, just like I, Yuan Cuiyu, am afraid of you, is that interesting?"
After that, she called out, "Zi'an!"
Zi'an and Prime Minister Xia had run out of things to say to each other and had been listening attentively to the inner room. When she heard Yuan calling her, she hurried in.
Yuan said, "Let's go."
The old lady raised her hand towards Lan Yu, but Lan Yu stepped forward to stop her and said sinisterly, "Madam, Miss, you are in such a hurry to leave before you have even finished your words?"
Yuan turned back to the old lady and said, "Now that we have come to this, do you think it is necessary to talk further?"
The old lady thought about it for a while, and knew that even if she didn't trust her, she could only give it a try, so she said, "I promise you that Guiyuan's indenture will be sent to Xiazhi Garden after the verdict is made."
Yuan said calmly: "Okay, I trust the old lady."
Yuan was well versed in sarcasm. Her words were a huge irony compared to the old lady's previous statement that she didn't trust her. The old lady had done so many things that made things difficult and hurtful to her and her daughter. At this critical juncture, saying the word "trust" was like a slap in the face to the old lady.
When Zi'an was helping Yuan to leave, Lan Yu was still angry. With the old lady present, she even said to the two people from behind in a sarcastic tone: "It's really a villain in power. After being named a county lady, she has become arrogant. Let's see how long she can be arrogant!"
Zi'an stood still and cursed softly, "Fuck, if I don't get this out, I won't be able to sleep tonight."
After saying that, she turned around, picked up a stool with her toes, caught it with her hands, rushed over and started beating Aunt Lanyu, beating her until she cried and begged the old lady for help.
When the old lady saw that Zi'an dared to attack her in front of her, she was so angry that her eyes turned black and she almost fainted.
After finally shouting out the word "human", Zi'an had already let go and spat on Lan Yu's face like a street hooligan, "You're asking for a beating."
After saying this, he supported Yuan and left.
Aunt Lan Yu crawled to the old lady with difficulty, knelt down and cried, "Old lady, I have been with you for more than 20 years, and I have never suffered such humiliation and beating. You must help me."
The old lady felt severe chest pain, and she began to realize that Yuan mother and daughter were no longer people she could bully.
This realization made her feel suffocated and uncomfortable. She had been strong all her life, so how could she let her daughter-in-law and granddaughter play tricks on her
Over there, Prime Minister Xia and Ximen Xiaoyue also came in. Seeing Aunt Lan Yu's face full of injuries, they couldn't help but ask in surprise, "What's wrong?"
Aunt Lan Yu cried, "Prime Minister, the eldest lady hit me."
Prime Minister Xia paused, "What? Beat you in front of the old lady?"
"Yes, Lord Prime Minister, please make the decision for me!" Lan Yu said crying.
Ximen Xiaoyue didn't care about this. No matter how favored she was, she was still just a servant. She asked the old lady, "Have you told her about moving out of Xiazhi Garden?"
The old lady had a gloomy face and said, "I didn't say it, and it's impossible to say it. You should stay in Xiaoxiang Garden for the time being."
Ximen Xiaoyue's face lengthened, "This is what we agreed on before."
The old lady's face suddenly changed. She was no longer kind to Ximen Xiaoyue, but became ferocious and disgusted. "Where can't people live? What Xiazhi Garden has, Xiaoxiang Garden has. What Xiazhi Garden doesn't have, Xiaoxiang Garden also has."
Ximen Xiaoyue saw the old lady's sudden change of expression, and felt angry and aggrieved, but it was not a good idea to confront her today, so she just said calmly: "It doesn't matter where I live, but I shouldn't go back on what I said before."
"Lan Yu, let's go!" The old lady didn't want to say anything more. She felt very uncomfortable with the breath stuck in her chest. If she heard Ximen Xiaoyue say a few more words, she might explode.
She also didn't want to fall out with Ximen Xiaoyue at this critical juncture.
Lan Yu originally wanted the prime minister and the old lady to stand up for her and settle the score with Xia Zian, but seeing that both of them looked unhappy, she dared not say anything more and swallowed her anger. However, she secretly swore in her heart that she would not let Xia Zian have an easy time.
With the wedding banquet in such a mess, Prime Minister Xia no longer had any thoughts about the bridal chamber and said to Ximen Xiaoyue, "You take a rest first. I'll go to the study to do something."
Ximen Xiaoyue grabbed his arm, slightly annoyed, "Are you going to leave me alone on our wedding night?"
Prime Minister Xia looked at her burned face and could not muster any interest. Maybe he still had some interest before, but too many things happened today, making him very irritable. In addition, seeing her damaged and ugly face, he lost interest and evaded the question, "I am not leaving you alone. Someone sent a letter today. It is an important matter for the court. We must deal with it quickly and submit it tomorrow morning."
Hearing that it was an important court matter, Ximen Xiaoyue had no excuse to keep him, but she was somewhat unhappy in her heart. She was not a fool and could see that Prime Minister Xia looked at her with some disgust.
She felt it was because of her face, and when she thought of this, she hated Xia Zian to the core.
It must have been Xia Zi'an who set the fire. She was lucky to have escaped, otherwise she would have been buried in the prime minister's mansion tonight.
What a cruel heart.
Ximen Xiaoyue thought so, but she never considered that if Xia Zian had not escaped tonight, he would have also died in the fire, and all this was planned by her.
Zi'an helped Yuan out of the door, and Nanny Yang and Xiaosun came to greet them.
"How is it? Did the old lady make things difficult for Madam?" Nanny Yang asked hurriedly.
Zi'an smiled, "It's okay, it won't be a problem. I even beat up Lan Yu to vent my anger."
Yuan smiled and said angrily: "You don't act like a girl at all. You hit people so rudely."
"It's rude, but does it make you feel better?" Zi'an asked with a smile.
Yuan let out a sigh of relief and smiled. "It doesn't make me feel better. I can only hear the sound but not see the scene. Besides, I think you should slap her hard on the mouth a few times. It would be best if her teeth fall out."
"Wait!" Zi'an said coldly.
Xiaosun seemed very excited. "Did they really beat Aunt Lanyu? I really want to see it. Aunt Lanyu and Aunt Cuiyu are both very annoying. Aunt Lanyu is especially vicious. She is also very cruel to us servants. Guiyuan has been beaten by her many times before."
(End of this chapter)