Not only Aix, but Benjamin was also stunned.
When things got to this point, he understood the old lady's intentions just by thinking with his toes.
The old lady deliberately tripped Dick to help him.
Just look at the movement of the crutch when it is thrown out - there is an Ax between the old lady and Dick. It is not easy for the crutch to bypass Ax and hit Dick. If the old lady didn't mean it, it can only be said that the cane swing was too artistic.
The old lady definitely did it on purpose. She deliberately tripped Dick, allowing the chamber pot to hit him again. In this way, she is on the same side as Benjamin. If the Foer family wants to punish Benjamin, they must also punish the old lady, otherwise it will violate the so-called "honor of the nobility."
And it is impossible for these people to throw the chamber pot at the old lady. If something happens to happen, it is not a joke. What if the trouble comes to the church? To say the least, even if Aix dared to smash it, Claude would definitely not allow it.
Therefore, the Foer family could not punish the old woman, and naturally they could not find a reason to punish Benjamin.
All in all, the old lady took the advantage of her elders to the extreme and saved Benjamin's life.
Thinking of this, Benjamin was really relieved.
Fortunately, although my grandmother has a weird temper, she is more upright than his cheap father at this critical moment. Otherwise, I really don’t know how to escape this disaster. It seems that there are people in this world who know how to protect their shortcomings, and not all of them turn their elbows outward.
Be grateful, be grateful…
But Benjamin realizes it, and others realize it even more.
Looking at the expressions on the Foer family headed by Ax, one can tell that they definitely don’t want to swallow this.
"Duke Claude, the old lady is old and confused. She doesn't know what she is talking about. Of course we won't mind. But Your Excellency, you should also know how to handle this matter."
As soon as Aix opened his mouth, he aimed at the old-fashioned Duke Claude. It seems that he also knows that the old lady is very difficult to deal with, so it is better to leave her alone and start with Benjamin's father.
"Um… "
Claude looked confused, but did not answer immediately.
Seeing this, Benjamin's heart suddenly lifted again after he had just put it down.
These people are really haunted. Even after reaching this point, they still don't give in. You know, by doing this, Ax can be regarded as trying to sow discord within the Riise family.
I hope my father won’t really agree...
"What? You may think that I am old and my hands and feet are not very agile, but my mind is still very clear. I know how to deal with this matter, and I will never make a fuss about it."
Just when Claude was hesitating, the old lady next to him suddenly twitched her eyelids and spoke first, with a venerable look, but her words were unreasonable.
Claude was once again robbed of his words by the old lady, but he still did not have an attack. Instead, he remained silent, as if he did not intend to express his opinion on this matter, and he seemed to be letting the old lady do whatever he wanted.
Seeing this, Ax couldn't help but frown:
"Old madam, please stop making trouble."
"Making trouble?" The old lady seemed to have heard something strange, she looked surprised and looked innocent, "Count Aix, what do you mean? Aren't you the ones who came to our house to make trouble? Is it me who is making trouble? Count Aix, you have to be reasonable."
Ax seemed to be getting impatient and immediately retorted: "We are not the ones making trouble!"
After saying this, he seemed to realize his inappropriateness. So, he took a deep breath, calmed down his emotions, resumed his original smooth posture as a nobleman, and continued:
"Old madam, my child was a guest in your family and was bullied by your children. As his father, of course I must seek justice for him. What's more, your children made mistakes, and we will punish them on your behalf. , and by the way, I will help you educate him so that he will not do it again next time. If you don’t thank us, forget it, and you are still confusing right and wrong here. Old lady, who is the unreasonable person? "
"Is there such a thing?" The old lady looked even more surprised, and even showed a little confusion, as if she had really heard this statement for the first time, "Isn't it because we kindly invited Dick, the kid, to be our guest? Who? You know, this kid had a nocturnal disorder. He kicked that thing like a ball in the middle of the night. Not only did he hurt himself, but he also made our corridor so dirty. Seeing as it was an unintentional mistake on his part, We didn’t argue with you, how could you be so unreasonable?”
Snapped!
As soon as he said this, Aix seemed to be really angry. He slapped the table and stood up.
"you… "
His eyes widened and he pointed at the old lady, but the words were choked in his mouth and the fat on his face trembled. That expression was very similar to his son who was hit by a chamber pot last night and was speechless.
Everyone looked at each other, the atmosphere was weird, even Claude had a strange expression on his face, as if he wanted to say something. However, at this moment, the old lady looked back at Claude. Just a seemingly unintentional glance made Claude silent again, no longer inclined to speak.
She turned around and stood at the center of all eyes, but she still looked innocent and confused, as if what she just said was just a few ordinary household words.
Benjamin was even more stunned.
It seemed that this grandmother was taller and taller in the Riese family than he imagined... so tall that he didn't know where she was.
And... His serious and old-fashioned father, Claude, is actually a mama's boy
"Your grandfather passed away very early, and your father was basically brought up by her. In the early years, the Rise family actually relied on her to support it. According to some rumors you have heard before, she was the king's supporter. The status of the capital seems to be quite special, but I don’t know what it is exactly.”
The system also pops up and explains like in Japanese anime.
"You haven't said these things before." Benjamin complained silently.
"Oh, it's all minutiae. It's just a simplified version of memory. How can I explain so many things? You are really in trouble." The system said casually.
“…”
Benjamin's heart showed no fluctuation, and he even lost the desire to complain.
Returning to reality, Aix was still speechless by the old lady's words, so the old lady showed her "irrational and unforgiving" side again, pursuing the victory and adding more to the camel's body. straw:
"Come, Benjamin, tell Count Aix quickly what you saw last night. Don't let the Count be kept in the dark."
Benjamin was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized that his acting skills were on the line.
He looked a little aggrieved, a little cowardly and innocent, and a little stubborn, and said: "I... I just woke up last night and was a little hungry. I wanted to find something to eat, and I met Foer. Mr. Foer seemed to be in an abnormal state at that time. He was probably suffering from nocturnal symptoms. He was holding that thing in his hand. I just wanted to wake him up, but who knows, he tripped on his own, and then... Then... Everyone has seen what happened.”
As he spoke, he thought to himself: My acting skills are getting better and better.
Such a shameless person really scares me!
On the other side, after hearing Benjamin's words, Akers immediately recovered his ability to organize language and shouted sternly: "You lied!"
Benjamin immediately showed a weak expression, as if he was about to cry from fright:
"I... I don't, it's really like this."
The old lady also stood up immediately, adding help to the fire and adding insult to injury: "How could the count not believe it? Is there another hidden secret in this matter? Oh, where is Dick? Ask him what happened last night. The truth of everything is also Only Dick knows."
Where is Dick, ah, where is Dick
Dick in that smelly shit pile.
Aix glanced at Dick again, who was unaware of his identity. The fat on his face was trembling, and his eyes were about to burst into flames.
"Oh, why did I just remember it?" The old lady also glanced at Dick and suddenly showed a "sudden realization" expression, "I seem to have heard someone say that people cannot remember things when they are sleepwalking. How can this happen? Well, there's no point asking Dick. Count Aix, I think there's no way to solve this unsolved case, and I'm very sorry about that."
Killer.
Benjamin wanted to applaud. If the old lady had been messing around before, then these few sentences hit the mark. Sleepwalkers are not awake. Dick actually didn't know who hit him with the chamber pot. He just woke up and saw Benjamin, so he thought so.
But in fact, no one saw the moment Benjamin threw the chamber pot. In other words, Benjamin alone has the final say about what happened last night. Even if others suspect it, no one can falsify it.
He said it was Dick who smashed it in, so it was Dick who smashed it in there himself.
Poor Dick…
After the old lady's words, Aix felt like a bucket of cold water had been poured on him, and he slowly realized this. He looked at Dick lying in a puddle of feces, and then at the old lady with a sympathetic face. The fighting spirit in his narrowed eyes gradually dissipated like a deflated rubber ball.
Several other members of the Foer family also looked at each other, all looking angry but helpless.
Finally, Akers gave in.
"Old Madam, Your Majesty the Duke, we will meet again at the reception next month. I hope you will be as energetic as you are today." His voice was dull, like a tiger in a cage, "Let's go."
Under his orders, several members of the Foer family looked frustrated and began to clean up the fainted Dick and prepare to leave.
"Wait, how could you just leave like this? This is not good." Surprisingly, the old lady tried to persuade her to stay again.
Aix, who was about to reach the door, turned around with a suspicious look on his face and said nothing.
"You didn't know what was going on, so you brought that thing to our living room and smashed it, leaving these filthy things everywhere in our living room. As a noble family, shouldn't you apologize to us properly? ? I'm trying to be reasonable with you, do you think that's the case?" The old lady said slowly, without sounding the slightest bit of blame, but rather convincing with reason.
Aix was suddenly angry again, and several other members of the Foer family were even more angry.
"Old madam, do you think we are easy to bully?"
The old lady covered her mouth in surprise, with an innocent look on her face: "How is that possible? I think this is a very reasonable request. Just apologize. We can settle this matter privately and don't go to the church. . Think about it, what would the Pope think of your Foer family if he knew about this? I am also thinking about you, so as not to embarrass you outside. Don’t you think so?"
When they heard the words "His Holiness the Pope", everyone in the Foer family, including Ax, showed a look of panic.
After the old lady finished speaking, the anger on their faces disappeared without a trace.
If the trouble comes to the church... Benjamin thought to himself, if the bishop wants to use him, he will definitely be on his side. In fact, this dispute for the Foer family is no longer tenable. No one can prove that it was Benjamin who threw the chamber pot. The Foer family came here to make trouble unreasonably. The Riser family was willing to keep it secret to give them face. Bringing the matter to the church would definitely be beneficial to the Reese family.
Benjamin understands this truth, and Aix naturally understands it too. He looked at the old lady, the expression on his face changed, but finally settled into a trace of bitterness:
"Old madam, you are a little too unreasonable in this way."
When the old lady heard this, she rolled her eyes innocently. Suddenly, she showed a natural smile. She looked as kind and harmless as the old lady who was defrauded of her pension by a drug seller in her previous life.
She said: "I am an old woman who is almost 70 years old. I am unreasonable."
“…”
I tell you about my age, you tell me the truth. I'll tell you the truth, you tell me your age.
Ax looked devastated.