Liang's entry did not attract anyone's attention, because whenever there was a banquet or dinner in the mansion, she was always the one busy in and out.
However, this time she sat down directly after entering, and then asked Prime Minister Xia, "By the way, Prime Minister, have you investigated the fire in the side room on the wedding day?"
Duke Jin was not bothered by her suddenly talking about this matter. His face darkened slightly and he scolded her, "Second Madam, it's not appropriate to bring up this matter today. Let's talk about it later."
Liang smiled slightly, with an indescribable coldness in her smile, "Why is it inappropriate? While everyone is here today, we should talk about this matter."
Ximen Xiaoyue glanced at Ximen Erye. Ximen Erye knew about this later because she told him afterwards that if he could endure this matter, Prime Minister Xia would recommend him as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
Master Ximen came back and told Duke Jin about it. Duke Jin was also very satisfied with Ximen Xiaoyue's decision because the position of Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue was a lucrative position that could bring in a lot of money in a year.
The most important thing is that promotions in the Ministry of Revenue have always been very fast, and the Minister of Revenue has reached a certain age. As long as Prime Minister Xia recommends him, the position of Vice Minister of Revenue is only temporary, and the Minister of Revenue is the ultimate goal.
It has been a long time since anyone from the Duke of Jin’s family reached the second rank.
Shangshu is a high-ranking official of the second rank, which is a big leap for the Duke's Mansion.
The eldest brother is destined to be a failure. After more than twenty years, he is just holding a sinecure in the government office. He only hopes that someone can come to the fore. Not to mention sacrificing the Liang family, he would even be willing to sacrifice the eldest brother.
"Prime Minister, how is the investigation going?" Seeing that he did not answer, Liang asked again.
Prime Minister Xia said with a complicated expression: "Second Madam, don't worry. This matter has been handed over to the government office for investigation. However, the preliminary conclusion is that it should be an accident."
Liang sneered, "Since someone from the government is investigating, then they should ask me. After all, I and Miss Xia were also at the fire scene that day."
Everyone was shocked when they heard this.
The Prime Minister's residence caught fire on the day of the wedding banquet, and everyone present knew about it, including the Taibao.
However, since only one body was carried out from the fire scene and it was finally confirmed to be Xia Quan, and although some people said that Xia Zian and Liang were inside, Xia Zian appeared when the fire was about to be put out, so many people thought that they had left the side room when the fire broke out.
After hearing what Liang said, the old lady knew that something was wrong and that Liang was going to rebel.
She quickly tried to smooth things over, "Well, today is a good day. It's a rare occasion for everyone to be here, and the Grand Protector is here too. Don't just talk about unpleasant things."
Duke Jin glanced at Liang, showing his displeasure as the head of the family, "Go down and see how the lunch is prepared. You are in charge of the affairs of the mansion, and you have always been decent. Since you are inviting a son-in-law today, you must not lose face for the Duke's Mansion."
The Duke of Jin was praising Liang in front of everyone. He thought that since she always cared about her reputation, she would know her limits after hearing these words.
However, it was clear that Liang was unmoved today. She raised her head and looked directly at Ximen Xiaoyue. "When the side room caught fire, Miss Xia and I were preparing to return the gift. But, strangely enough, after I drank a glass of wine poured by the old lady's maid, I felt weak all over. After entering the side room, I couldn't even stand up. Don't you think this is strange?"
The old lady was startled. "What did the Second Lady say? Are you saying that I poisoned you?"
Liang smiled grimly, "Old Madam, don't take it for granted. After all, in addition to drinking, I also ate a lot of dishes."
The Grand Protector knew that Liang was a stubborn and aggressive person, but she had always been very protective of the Duke's Mansion. To her, everything in the Duke's Mansion was everything to her, Liang. But today, she didn't care about her face and kept making trouble. Could there really be some hidden story
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However, he has always been calm, so now he just looked at Liang without saying anything, waiting for the development of the situation.
Ximen Xiaoyue said softly, "Second Aunt, do you have any misunderstandings about Xiaoyue? The fire was actually an accident. Who knew that the fire dragon would suddenly collapse? No one wants this to cause a fire, and didn't Second Aunt escape?"
Liang snorted, "Yes, I escaped, but do you want to hear how I escaped?"
Prime Minister Xia and the old lady both wanted to know about this matter, but they definitely couldn't tell them now.
The old lady looked at the Duke of Jin and said, "Duke, I feel guilty about the fire that almost hurt the Second Madam, but this was really an accident. No one wanted to harm the Second Madam."
After saying that, she stood up and bowed to Liang, "Don't blame me, Madam. I apologize to you. It was an unexpected incident that is beyond human control."
Duke Jin held his hands and said, "No one blames the Prime Minister's Mansion, old lady, don't worry about it."
After that, he angrily scolded Liang with a sullen face, "Okay, stop talking. The person is still alive and not injured. Forget about the past. The old lady has apologized to you in person. What else do you want?"
Liang started talking to herself, "There were three people trapped in the side room, me, Miss Xia, and Xia Quan, the housekeeper of the Xia family. When I entered the side room, I felt dizzy and weak all over, so Miss asked the bride to pour me some water, so the bride escaped. Butler Xia Quan was going to leave, but Miss and I didn't know that there was going to be a fire outside, so we asked him to stay and help keep count. Xia Quan didn't want to, and in order to leave the side room, he even picked up a chair to hit Miss. His eagerness to leave aroused the suspicion of Miss and me. At that time, there was no fire outside, but we heard the sound of a fire dragon passing by, and the gongs and drums were loud. Just when the gongs and drums were just at the door, Xia Quan opened the door and rushed out. Miss picked up a chair and threw it at him, which happened to hit his leg and broke his leg. He couldn't run away. When the fire came over, he could only crawl on the ground, begging us to save him, and said that he was just following orders and the fire was not set by him."
When Liang said this, her body began to tremble. She could not forget the pain and struggle that Xia Quan felt when he was burned by the fire. Her eyes were filled with broken fear and despair.
He rolled on the ground like a firefly, wailing. At that time, she was already on the silk, and Zi'an dragged her up. She looked down from the beam and saw him raise his hands high. He shouted to Zi'an: "Miss, save me. I know I was wrong. I was just following orders."
"That's enough, shut up!" Duke Jin stood up suddenly and said sternly, "Since the three of you were at the fire scene and Xia Quan was burned to death, how did you get out alive? Are you obsessed with joining forces with outsiders to deal with the Duke's Mansion? Remember, the Duke's Mansion is your home. How much benefit did Xia Zian and Yuan give you? How dare you sell out the Duke's Mansion?"
Liang laughed coldly, "Selling out the Duke's Mansion? What a serious crime. Father, have you ever heard me say anything bad about the Duke's Mansion? What does the fire have to do with the Duke's Mansion?"
(End of this chapter)