Chapter 144 Rebuke

Not long after, the servant came back and replied, "Master, the third young lady is not in the house."

"What?" Taifu Liu frowned and asked, "Do you know where the third young lady went?"

"Hmph, Master Taifu is really good at acting. He hid the third young lady of your family in advance, and now he pretends to be so convincing!" Yuan Zining sneered and said sarcastically.

"Nonsense!" Imperial Tutor Liu angrily shouted, "I didn't even know about this before you came here, so how could I have hidden it? Besides, my Qing'er has always been well-behaved, how could she do such a thing? I'm afraid this is a mistake, right?"

"Master Taifu, I just said that the daughter of Master Chen from the Ministry of Public Administration admitted with her own mouth that it was Liu Xueqing who instructed her to spread rumors about my fiancée. Does Master Liu think that we fabricated the rumors and came to your mansion to blackmail you?" Huo Xifei said in a cold voice.

"No, no, but I need to know the whole story first!" Taifu Liu said hurriedly, "That's just your one-sided account. I need to ask my third daughter for the details."

"Alright!" Yuan Qifeng pondered for a moment. "We're not unreasonable people. We just hope that after asking Taifu Liu, he can give us a clear explanation. I, Yuan Qifeng's daughter, can't let others bully me like this."

"I will definitely give you an explanation!" Taifu Liu nodded.

"Taifu Liu!" Huo Lixiu said coldly, "I hope you can give us a satisfactory explanation. Otherwise, neither our Xuanping Marquis Mansion nor Yuan Dajiangjun Mansion will let this go."

"Don't worry, Lord Huo!" Taifu Liu responded quickly.

"Then we won't bother you any longer!" Yuan Qifeng and others stood up, said goodbye and left the Taifu Mansion.

After Yuan Qifeng and others left, Taifu Liu smashed several teacups in anger. Only then did he realize that Huo Xifei said that the girl from the Yuan family was his fiancée. Doesn't that mean that the Xuanping Marquis Mansion and the Yuan family are in-laws?

If things are really as Yuan Qifeng and others said, then Qing'er has caused great disaster to the Liu family. How will their colleagues in the capital view their Liu family in the future?

Thinking of this, Taifu Liu became furious and went to the backyard angrily.

"Look at how well you've raised your daughter!" Imperial Tutor Liu pointed at Madam Liu Xue and shouted, "She actually caused me such a big trouble outside that people came to my house to look for her."

"Master, what happened?" Xue looked puzzled. Normally, her master never asked about things happening in the backyard. Why did he scold her as soon as he came back today?

"What happened?" Taifu Liu asked angrily, "Don't you, as a mother, know what happened?"

"Master, what exactly is going on?" Xue was completely confused: "I really don't know!"

Seeing that Xue's words did not seem false, Imperial Tutor Liu took a deep breath and asked, "Where is Qing'er?"

"Shouldn't she be in her courtyard?" Xue frowned slightly and said, "It's almost time to light the lamps. I think Qing'er should have returned a long time ago. Didn't she go to the Meng Mansion to attend the flower viewing banquet today?"

"As a mother, you are so uncaring about your daughter that you don't even know if she is in the mansion!" Imperial Tutor Liu slammed the table and said, "I just asked someone to look for her, but Qing'er is not in the mansion at all."

"What?" Xue asked in surprise, "Where did Qing'er go?"

"How should I know?" Taifu Liu snorted coldly, "This girl must have gotten into trouble and dared not come back!"

After thinking for a moment, Imperial Tutor Liu instructed the servant, "Go and find the driver who took the third young lady out of the palace today. I have something to ask him."

"Yes!" the boy answered and hurried off to look for someone.

"Master, what happened?" Seeing the servant go to look for someone, Xue hurriedly helped Tutor Liu to sit on the Luohan bed, and personally brewed a cup of tea and handed it to Tutor Liu.

Tutor Liu took the tea, took a sip, and placed it on the table on the kang. He sighed deeply and told Xue about Huo Lixiu and Yuan Qifeng bringing their son to the mansion to question him.

After hearing this, Xue's eyes flashed: "I'm afraid it's a mistake!"

"I also hope it's a mistake, otherwise, Qing'er would be in big trouble!" Master Liu sighed.

"That's not right!" Xue frowned and said, "Even if that story is true, it should only be General Yuan who came to our mansion. Why did the Marquis Xuanping come to join in the fun?"

Imperial Tutor Liu glared at Madam Xue. "That's why I said this was a big deal. What do you think? That girl from the Yuan family is actually the fiancée of the Marquis Xuanping's son."

"What!" Xue stood up suddenly: "Doesn't that mean... doesn't that mean..."

"Hmph!" Imperial Tutor Liu snorted heavily. "So it seems that the girl from the Yuan family is actually the future mistress of the Xuanping Marquis's Mansion. Tell me, if this is true, will the Xuanping Marquis's Mansion let this go?"

"Then...then why not go to the palace and beg the Empress!" After hearing this, Xue became a little flustered and said hurriedly.

"Stupid!" Imperial Tutor Liu glared at him. "Go and ask the Empress to suppress the matter, and then let people say that I, Liu Heng, am a bad parent, and use this to pressure others?"

"Then, master, what should we do?" Xue was a little panicked. Tutor Liu didn't understand Liu Xueqing, but as her mother, she knew her a little. If someone said that Liu Xueqing would do such a thing, she would really believe it. She had done this before, but she was afraid of the power of the imperial concubine, so she could only swallow her anger and never let Tutor Liu know.

But who would have thought that this time he would be found directly at his house and the matter was reported to Grand Tutor Liu.

What should I do?

"What else can I do?" Imperial Tutor Liu snorted. "If this is true, I will have to give an explanation to the Xuanping Marquisate and the Yuan Mansion. I can't let my lifelong reputation be ruined by a daughter."

Xue was shocked: "Master, Qing'er is your biological daughter!"

Taifu Liu snorted and was about to speak when he heard the servant outside report back, "Master, the coachman is here!"

"Bring him in!" Taifu Liu ordered.

Seeing this, Xue quickly straightened her clothes and sat gracefully on the Luohan bed.

"Greetings, sir, and madam!" The driver bowed deeply as he came in.

"Get up!" Taifu Liu asked, "Where did the third young lady go after leaving the Meng residence today?"

"My lord!" the driver said hurriedly, "The third young lady went straight into the palace after leaving the Meng residence."

"Entered the palace?" Imperial Tutor Liu frowned. "Do you know the reason?"

"It's more than that, but..." The driver spoke hesitantly.

"But what?"

"But..." The driver glanced at Master Liu and whispered, "It seems the third young lady was beaten!"

"What!" Xue stood up suddenly when she heard it: "Why didn't you tell me when you came back?"

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