Chapter 43

How dare you talk back?

Mrs. Xiao fell into the chair, her face terribly gloomy, her hands tightly gripping the armrests of the chair, and then gradually began to tremble.

Xiao Shuhuai knew that his mother was suspicious of him, but he couldn't say anything, so he knelt in front of Madam Xiao and said anxiously.

"Mother, mother, I'm not like that. It was Jiang Zhiyu who really pushed me down. I didn't fall down on purpose. I scolded Jiang Zhiyu, but Jiang Zhiyu scolded me the same way."

Madam Xiao looked up.

When the people who came heard what Xiao Shuhuai said, anger appeared in their eyes, and even the courtesan who was not worthy of being on stage looked at him with a hint of contempt.

No one stood on Xiao Shuhuai's side.

Mrs. Xiao knew that either Jiang Zhaoying was too powerful, or the facts were really as they said, and everything was her son's fault.

But she couldn't believe that her well-behaved and studious son could be such a person behind her back. Fortunately, she thought she had done a good job in disciplining her children.

"Mrs. Xiao, why don't you send someone to the academy to ask him how he is doing?"

Mrs. Xiao's eyes moved, and Xiao Shuhuai's face turned pale. Seeing him like this, Mrs. Xiao's expression became strange, and disbelief turned into disappointment.

"This was done by Xiao Shuhuai and was not fair. Madam, I am here to apologize to you."

Just saying.

The servant came to report that Lord Wang of Shuntian Prefecture had arrived.

Everyone's faces were very interesting now. Madam Xiao asked someone to go and welcome Lord Wang in, but as soon as he came in, he found that the atmosphere was not right. With his many years of experience in handling cases, he naturally knew that there must be a reversal.

"Madam Xiao, do you want to continue? If you continue, I will arrest you."

"No."

Madam Xiao shook her head and bowed to Lord Wang with a guilty look on her face.

"There is a misunderstanding here. I have figured it out now. If the Crown Prince's wife wants to report to the police, I have nothing to say."

Lord Wang looked at Jiang Zhaoying, who shook her head slightly. Lord Wang also didn't want to get involved in the disputes between these noble families, so he turned and left.

"Sheng'er, go get my two new sets of headwear and give them to the Crown Prince's wife."

"No need, Madam Xiao."

Jiang Zhaoying was about to refuse, but Mrs. Xiao insisted.

"You said earlier that something was wrong in the yard, but is that true? If it is true, this is the fee I paid for your help. I don't like to owe anyone."

"That's good."

Jiang Zhaoying nodded, then walked out of the main hall and carefully inspected the Xiao Mansion.

“Is there a well to the northwest?”

"yes."

Madam Xiao's face changed slightly. Jiang Zhaoying had never been to the Xiao Mansion. Since she could tell that, it meant that she had some ability.

"Dig out the things in the well, bury them properly, and then fill it up. Also, dig a foot deep under a big tree in the west. There must be something there."

Having said this.

Jiang Zhaoying bowed to Madam Xiao.

"Madam Xiao, I have already repaid what I owe you. From now on, there will be no more connection between the two houses."

Madam Xiao had no idea of ​​the deeper meaning of Jiang Zhaoying's words, she just nodded seriously.

"Okay, no more arrears."

Jiang Zhaoying got a satisfactory answer and then turned around to talk to everyone.

"The rain has stopped, let's go."

Everyone was slightly startled, and when they walked out of the main hall and looked up, they saw that the rain had indeed stopped.

Yu Shishi turned her head and looked deeply at Jiang Zhaoying. She prided herself on her outstanding looks and charm, but in front of Jiang Zhaoying, for some reason, she always felt inferior to her.

Feeling a little depressed, Yu Shishi walked in front, and the group left the Xiao Mansion.

"Stop right there."

Everyone turned around.

Xiao Shuhuai rushed over with an angry look on his face, glaring at Jiang Zhaoying hatefully.

"I'm not lying. He was the one who pushed me into the water."

Jiang Zhaoying lowered her eyes and smiled faintly, then bowed to Yu Shishi and several young masters.

"Thank you all, see you all next time."

"Don't leave. You all have a part in wronging me. Tell me clearly why you are harming me like this."

Xiao Shuhuai rushed to them, opened his arms, and tried to stop them, but everyone ignored him, snorted, turned around, got on their carriage and left.

Xiao Shu was filled with anger and had no place to vent it. He clenched his fists and growled in anger.

"Why are you trying to hurt me? Why?"

His mother's disappointed look just now made his heart tremble.

Jiang Zhaoying looked at his hysterical anger and smiled faintly.

"You did it on the first day, why can't I do it on the fifteenth?"

This was an admission that she was harming herself. Xiao Shuhuai pointed at Jiang Zhaoying and his chest heaved with anger.

"Xiao Shuhuai, I am not a soft-hearted person. If you touch a hair on my head, I will cut off a piece of your skin!"

Without looking at Xiao Shuhuai anymore, Jiang Zhaoying brought her people into the carriage.

Bang……

Xiao Shuhuai kicked the thing in front of him far away and watched them angrily as they got on the carriage and left.

After thinking about these things clearly, Xiao Shuhuai knew that he had been tricked by Jiang Zhaoying. He felt cold all over for a moment. Just as he was about to turn around, four servants rushed out of the mansion. Xiao Shuhuai was about to speak, but who knew that the servants would pick him up and rush into the mansion...

Xiao Shuhuai struggled violently. It was obvious from his posture that his mother's stick was ready! !

In the carriage.

Jiang Zhiyu looked at Jiang Zhaoying in a daze. He didn't know what was going on. His sister seemed different. She used to be gentle and obedient, but now, she had become extremely sharp.

"elder brother."

Jiang Zhaoying looked at Jiang Zhiyu.

"No matter what you do in the future, you must tell me first, and only do it if I say it's okay."

"kindness."

"You've heard what those people outside have said about you. You're really unlearned and have no knowledge at all. Your aunt told you that you can live a carefree life whether you study or not. That's true, but is it really good to be mediocre? Do you like it?"

"And what about the notebook our mother left for you?"

"My aunt accidentally fell into the charcoal fire and burned."

When Jiang Zhiyu said this, he covered his head with his hands and dodged as he spoke, fearing that Jiang Zhaoying would slap him.

However.

After waiting for a long time, the slap didn't fall. Jiang Zhiyu looked at his sister through his fingers, then his face changed drastically and he said hurriedly in panic.

"My aunt didn't do it on purpose. She didn't do it on purpose."

“Pah…”

The slap finally landed on his face.

When Jiang Zhaoying lowered her eyes, tears began to fall.

"That was written by our mother herself. It contains many principles for teaching you how to be a good person and do good things. That was the only thought our mother left for us. Don't you know that?"

"Why are you always so stubborn? I've told you that my aunt has no good intentions. She wants to spoil you and make you accomplish nothing. She has always wanted to give birth to a son to inherit our family business. Why don't you listen to her?"

Jiang Zhiyu covered his swollen face, his eyes red, and stammered in grievance.

"Then she has never given birth to a son."

"How dare you talk back!"

Jiang Zhaoying's anger suddenly flared up. Jiang Zhiyu slid down from his seat, looked up at Jiang Zhaoying and choked up.

"I didn't mean to talk back."

"Go down."

Whenever Jiang Zhaoying saw him defending his stepmother, she felt furious and as if a knife was stabbing her heart.

It didn't matter that she was selfish, it didn't matter that she only cared about Jiang Fuqin and Jiang Fuxiao, it didn't matter that she wanted to monopolize the power of the Jiang family, and she even pretended not to see that her aunt had withheld a large sum of property.

but.

However, she secretly colluded with the Song Marquis Mansion to commit murder for money, causing the deaths of everyone around her.

How could she bear this?