Xiao Wen was so angry that tears welled up in her eyes. She ignored Min Hu and turned her head to the old lady and said, "He's not her own child, so no matter how much I try to warm him up, he won't be able to keep him warm. Mother-in-law, everyone knows how I treated him. Look at me now. In his eyes, I'm not even as respectable as a servant."

Her words frightened several illegitimate sons and daughters, and they all stood up quickly.

The old lady was also puzzled by her grandson, who was usually as gentle as jade and never showed his emotions on his face. Why did he not even give his stepmother a little courtesy today?

Minhu added, "Madam, there's no need to worry. You'll know why I'm like this when my father returns home."

Xiao Wen was feeling unwell, her hand holding the handkerchief turning pale. She winked at a maid, who looked at her and walked out the door.

Min Hu saw them but ignored them. It was too late to do anything now. He started joking with the old lady, saying that Min Jia had also returned to the capital and was staying in the Princess Nanyang's mansion because he wanted to accompany the Princess Nanyang's great-grandson.

Madam Min had already heard about Chai Zixiao's situation and asked in surprise, "They say that the child was kidnapped to a beggar's den and later rescued. Could it be that you saved him?"

Minhu smiled and said, "It can't be said that I saved him. However, the child and Jia'er got along very well. He stayed at my house most of the time when he was in Ningzhou Prefecture."

Old Lady Min was even more surprised and asked, "Jia'er is getting along well with the young man from the Chai family? Isn't she... unable to speak?" She didn't say anything and Min Jia was dumbfounded.

Minhu smiled and said, "Jia'er's illness has completely recovered. She can talk and laugh again, and she also remembers her mother and many other things."

While drinking tea, he glanced at Xiao Wen again.

A flash of surprise appeared in Xiao Wen's eyes, but then she calmed down.

The old lady was even happier and said with a smile, "Very good. Send someone to bring her back quickly. I miss her." She looked Minhu up and down and said with a smile, "Good boy, you have gained weight and are in good spirits. Are you not suffering from insomnia now?"

Minhu smiled and said, "Miss Xu's method is very good. My grandson's insomnia is completely cured."

While they were talking, several masters and officials from the lower yamen came in one after another.

Minhu exchanged greetings with them, then smiled at the old lady and said, "Grandma, don't worry. Jia'er doesn't want to see certain people, and she doesn't want to hear people scolding her mother. We'll take her back after we finish some things."

Xiao Wen finally found a way to strike back and sneered, "Could it be that after An Shi did something so shameful, she still insists on having others speak well of her? If she doesn't, then I'll be wronged."

Minhu's face turned completely cold, and he said, "Madam, please be careful with your words. An has never done anything shameful. She is a good woman. I want to clear her name today. Back then, I didn't understand people's hearts and kept her to serve you, but I left her with the root of the disaster that cost her her life. I feel sorry for her. She was mistreated when she was alive, and she carried the bad reputation for so long after her death. I feel sorry for Jiaer too, for letting her bear so much pressure at such a young age, so that she no longer speaks and no longer trusts anyone..." When he said the last part, his voice was a little choked.

Minhu's words shocked everyone in the room. With the exception of the second master and his wife, the fourth master and his wife, the fifth master and his wife, the eighth master and his wife, and the ninth master and his wife, everyone else quickly stood up and left.

The old lady had already seen that her grandson had a purpose in doing so, so she didn't say anything.

Xiao Wenshi was in turmoil, not knowing where she had been discovered. But she held on, tears of grievance shed, and shouted, "Minhu, no matter how high your official position is, you can't just turn black into white with your two mouths. You should explain it clearly. Such unclear and murderous innuendos are easy to be misunderstood." She said to the old lady, "Mother-in-law, I swear to God, you and the master have seen how I am doing as a stepmother. In order to be devoted to him, I didn't think about having my own children for ten years. When I wanted to have children, I couldn't. I raised him carefully. He passed the imperial examination and got married and had children. He became a third-rank official. He has become more and more disgusted with me, his stepmother. He lied with his bare teeth, and every word hurts my heart."

After saying that, she covered her mouth and burst into tears, sobbing and saying, "It's hard to be a stepmother."

"What a noise! ​​What a nonsense!" A voice like a loud bell came, it was Minister Min who returned.

Xiao Wenshi cried and begged the Minister of Min again, "Master, you have trampled my old face into the dust, you must make the decision for me."

Min Hu stood up and saluted the Minister of Min, then said to the old lady, "Grandmother, my eldest aunt has come to the capital from Shaanxi. She is waiting in the carriage outside the mansion with my sixth uncle and aunt. In addition, several witnesses have also arrived..."

Although Master Wen Liu was also born out of wedlock, he and Xiao Wenshi had a different mother.

Old Lady Min looked at the stunned little Wen, who had already stopped crying. She knew she must have done something bad and had been caught by the Min household. She nodded and said, "Please invite in Madam Wen, Master Wenliu, and Madam Wenliu. Let those people in as well." She then said to the Second Master and the others, "The Fourth Master will stay. You all can go back."

The fourth master of Min is the old lady’s biological son, and the others are all illegitimate children.

Min Hu gathered all the witnesses. Both Minister Min and Min Hu were experts in investigating cases. In just one hour, they found out how little Wen accidentally learned that Madam Wen had given her a fertility-destroying drug, how she transferred her hatred to Min Hu, framed An, and provoked Min Jia.

At first, Xiao Wenshi denied everything, but when she could no longer deny it, she knelt on the ground and begged the Minister of Min, recounting her merits and grievances, how she respected her husband, how she was filial to her elders, and how she cared for the small Min family and her illegitimate children. After learning that she would never be a mother, she felt so much sorrow and despair that she could not get rid of so much hatred that she took revenge on Anshi. Anshi's suicide was an accident, and she did not want Anshi to die...

Minhu said angrily, "You accused An of that crime and pushed her to her death. I admit that my grandmother was wrong to do that, but you can't take revenge on the innocent An. She was only sixteen years old when she married into our family. She was virtuous, well-mannered, and filial to her elders. But you treated her badly and framed her like that, forcing her to death. That's not enough, you also want to harm Jia'er, and even my future wife and children. A wicked woman like you is not worthy of being a wife of my Min family."

He overstepped his authority and said something he shouldn't have said.

Old Lady Min also shed tears. She said, "An was a pitiful child, so gentle and kind, yet she died like that. And Jia'er, who used to be such a bright child, was made stupid and can't even speak. Alas, it's our Min family who has let them down." She then scolded Little Lady Wen, "You evil woman, it was the Wen family that brought disaster upon you. How dare you bring disaster upon our Min family? My eldest son and I relied so heavily on you, and my eldest grandson was so filial to you. If you had spoken out about your grievances, you would have earned our sympathy and respect, but instead you vented your hatred on the innocent An and Jia'er..."