Before Liang could say anything, Duke Jin angrily said, "What else can she say? She has been wondering who wants to harm her all day. The fire was an accident. It is obvious that the Xiangfu would not harm anyone in our Duke's Mansion. What good would this do for the Xiangfu? If, as she said, it was to kill the eldest daughter of the Xiangfu, it is even more ridiculous. Not to mention why a father would want to kill his own daughter, even if he wanted to kill her, there is no need to design such a big fire. No one with a brain would think like this. Moreover, after our Xiaoyue got married, it was agreed that she would be a co-wife, but Xia Zian refused to kowtow or offer tea. According to the rules, she could have been taught a lesson directly. Why did she have to set the fire secretly?"
Boss Dao and Xiao Sun stood outside the door, listening to the people talking in the inner room.
After listening to the words of Duke Jin, Boss Dao asked Xiaosun softly, "This old guy is really annoying. Will he bully the young lady?"
Xiaosun said softly, "Yes."
Boss Dao was silent for a while, then whispered softly, "Once."
"What?" Xiaosun was confused and imitated him.
"Three times. You have to bully me three times before I have to take action." Boss Dao said in a low voice.
Xiaosun poked his waist and said, "Don't move. In this kind of situation, you should not act without the young lady's order, so as not to ruin the young lady's business."
Seeing Xiaosun's serious words, Dao Lao Da nodded quickly, "I understand, I understand."
In the inner room, the Grand Guardian showed no displeasure at the Duke of Jin's interruption, and said with a pleasant face, "Let's put aside the matter of kowtow for now. I know something about what happened on the wedding day. Let's talk about the business first and then discuss right and wrong."
He looked at Ximen Xiaoyue, "When serving tea, people from your mother's family are usually not present. How did the Second Madam know that Miss Xia didn't respect you?"
Ximen Xiaoyue was stunned for a moment. "I don't know where Second Aunt heard this. Maybe the servants told her. I don't care much about this. We are a family after all."
Zi'an smiled slightly. Ximen Xiaoyue had completely forgotten what she had just said. She told the Second Madam about the lies because she felt uncomfortable. If a person makes up a lie, he will feel guilty, and guilt will lead to trouble.
The guard did not expose her, but asked again in a friendly manner: "You said you had advised the Second Madam not to seek revenge on the eldest daughter of the Xia family. How did the Second Madam respond to you?"
", Second Aunt said that she couldn't be forgiven and that she had to be taught a lesson no matter what." Ximen Xiaoyue said.
Taibao nodded and stroked his beard again, "When the fire started, it was the time for the fire dragon to swim, right?"
"Yes, that was when the fire dragon came. Many young men and women followed the fire dragon. Lady Chen's granddaughter was nearly burned by the falling fire dragon. Fortunately, she had practiced martial arts since she was a child and had quick reactions." Ximen Xiaoyue said, holding her chest and looking frightened.
"Oh, the old lady's granddaughter is Chen Liuliu, right? I remember this girl. She was indeed a reckless child. So she didn't get burned later, right? This is too dangerous. How come you didn't take any safety measures when dancing with the fire dragon in your mansion?" the guard asked with concern.
Ximen Xiaoyue heard that he was concerned about Chen Liuliu, so she hurriedly said, "It's okay, Fifth Lord, don't worry, she's fine. But there are a lot of people following the parade, and most of the maids in the mansion are running over. If something really happens, the mansion has a way to deal with it."
The old lady listened and sat back down, but the more she listened, the more uncomfortable she felt. She felt that the questions asked by the guardian were very gentle and not sharp, but made people feel that he was setting a language trap.
She wanted to alert Ximen Xiaoyue, so she said, "Xiaoyue, you should get up first. The government has already investigated this matter. Those who are innocent will be innocent. There is no need to say too much. Everyone knows it in their hearts."
The guardian raised his eyes and looked at the old lady with a smile, "What the old lady said makes sense. Those who are innocent are innocent. There is really no need to pay attention to those gossips. Besides, we are all family. Now that the unpleasant things have passed, why not just let it go, okay?"
When he asked this question, he was looking at the Duke of Jin.
Although the Duke of Jin wished that the matter would stop, but now that things had come to this, and Liang had raised so many doubts, if he didn't make things clear, he didn't know what the elders in the clan would think of the Duke's Mansion.
Therefore, he felt it necessary to say something more, especially now that they had taken control of the overall situation and Taibao did not believe Liang's words. If he did not take advantage of today to resolve this misunderstanding, it might be brought up again in the future.
So the Duke of Jin stood up and saluted, saying, "Grand Guardian, our Ximen clan has stood in the capital for more than 200 years. We have a clean name and a high reputation. We have never been involved in any dirty or shady things, so we are very loved by the people. Although the fire happened in the Prime Minister's residence, the Second Madam accused me of being connivance, which I cannot tolerate. Since the Grand Guardian has already asked questions, you might as well ask more questions, so that the Second Madam will be convinced."
The guardian said in embarrassment: "Today is the Duke's Mansion hosting a banquet for his son-in-law. It should be a very happy thing. Why do you have to bring up these unpleasant things again and again?"
Ximen Xiaoyue also said, "Fifth Lord, to be honest, I have no disrespect towards Second Aunt. Second Aunt stood up for me and hurt the servants of the Prime Minister's Mansion and framed Miss Zi'an. I cannot escape the blame, so I am here to apologize to Second Aunt."
After saying that, she turned around and kowtowed to Liang, three times in a row, each time making a loud bang.
After she finished, she raised her head, tears welling up in her eyes, and said in a choked voice, "Second Aunt, I am very grateful to you for standing up for me, but I really didn't let anyone harm you, let alone poison you, so don't listen to other people's slander."
Well, because of the slander from others, Zi'an felt like his back was full of holes, as if he had been poked by someone.
Alas, she sighed imperceptibly. The real show had to start soon, otherwise she would feel sleepy.
The guardian also acted like a peacemaker and said to Liang: "Yes, this matter should just be over. You are too impulsive. How can you really go to settle accounts with the eldest daughter of the prime minister's mansion just because Xiaoyue complained to you? This is their family affair anyway. If she did something wrong, the old lady and the prime minister will handle it. Why do you, an outsider, have to interfere?"
No one involved in the incident noticed the trap in Taibao's words, but Zi'an did.
Today she finally knew what a master was.
She believed that it would not be long before she would be implicated.
Ximen Xiaoyue wiped her tears and said, "I'm sorry, Second Aunt, can you forgive me, okay?"
Liang looked at her, as if she believed her words, "You really didn't have someone poison me to burn me to death in the side room?"
"No, really not." Ximen Xiaoyue said.
The grandfather reached out and pulled the two of them up, saying in a friendly manner, "Okay, get up. This matter is over. The Second Madam was injured, and wasn't Xiaoyue also injured? Just as the Prime Minister said, it was all an accident. Since it is an accident, it cannot be controlled."
Liang stood up and said a little embarrassedly, "I'm sorry to have troubled you. It's all my fault that I was suspicious. I felt dizzy and thought someone was trying to harm me."
The old lady and Prime Minister Xia looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that they had been worrying too much. What kind of trouble could the Liang family cause? It was just a farce.
(End of this chapter)