Chapter 81 Is this how you face your father?

Jiang Zhi, along with Steward Liu and several maids and servants, hurriedly pushed open the door and went inside.

One glance is enough to make you gasp.

"This...this...how could this be?!" Butler Liu turned around repeatedly to avoid suspicion, not daring to look any further.

The maids and servants around them also cried out in surprise.

Inside, on the bed, three people lay motionless.

Wang Yuru was unconscious, her clothes half off, her bare arm resting on a strong man's head, and one of her smooth legs wrapped around another strong man's waist!

Several inexperienced maids blushed and covered their eyes in embarrassment.

Wang Yuru's trusted confidante, Granny Song, seemed to have been struck by lightning. She screamed and rushed forward, "Madam, Madam, what's wrong? Please wake up!"

The woman on the bed twitched her brow slightly, and finally woke up with a soft moan.

"What's going on? Why are so many people gathered here?" She hadn't quite grasped her situation yet, looking around at the crowd with a slightly bewildered expression.

"Aunt Ru, how can you do this to Father?" A calm yet chilling voice pierced through her ears.

Wang Yuru was startled, recalling what had happened before she lost consciousness. She slowly looked down and saw two burly men.

She screamed, as if her head had been struck by a heavy hammer, and frantically pulled the blankets on the bed to cover herself. "Get out! Who let you in? Get out of here, all of you! I'm going to kill you!"

"Wang Yuru!" A loud shout rang out from the doorway.

Jiang Zhengting, who rushed back after receiving the news, stood panting at the door, his eyes bulging and veins throbbing on his forehead. "You bitch, how dare you do such a thing behind my back!"

"Master, Master, I was framed! You know me, how could I possibly betray you, Master!" Wang Yuru cried out in protest.

"Aunt Ru, how are my sister and brother supposed to face people in the future if you do this? Sigh!" Jiang Zhi sighed softly and took away the maids and nannies who had just come in.

The show has already gone this far, so she's no longer the main character.

When they came out, they could still hear Jiang Zhengting's furious shouts and Wang Yuru's desperate pleas.

Jiang Yunqian arrived just then. Seeing the scene inside, she immediately realized something and grabbed Jiang Zhi.

"You did it, didn't you? How vicious of you to frame my mother and ruin her reputation! What exactly do you want to do?"

She glared at Jiang Zhi as if she wanted to devour her alive.

Her mother had already told her that she would teach Jiang Zhi a lesson tonight and that no matter what happened, she should never leave her Xia Yin Yuan.

Having learned her lesson last time, she was smarter this time and waited until the fire was extinguished before coming out. Little did she expect to witness her mother's shameful act.

That's absolutely embarrassing.

Jiang Zhi slowly pulled her sleeve out of her hand. "Let me give you a piece of advice, sister: don't make things up without evidence."

"You wretch, you're the one who started this mess! I'm going to teach you a lesson today!"

Enraged, she reached out and slapped Jiang Zhi across the face.

But someone grabbed his wrist tightly, and he could no longer move.

"If Miss Jiang dares to lay a hand on me again, I will throw you out of the mansion." The merciless voice came from above.

Jiang Yunqian looked up and was surprised to see the cold and handsome face she had been dreaming of. She almost thought she was dreaming.

"Young Master Xie, what brings you here?" She immediately blushed with embarrassment.

It was dark and crowded earlier, and she was so focused on looking at her mother that she didn't even notice that Prince Xie was also there.

Did he come to see her on special occasion after hearing that the Jiang residence had caught fire?

Thinking of this, her heart felt as sweet as if it were mixed with honey.

Xie Qi didn't even bother to glance at her, and disgustedly released the hand that had been gripping her wrist.

"Young Master Xie, there are too many people here, why don't you come to my courtyard for a while? I'll make you some tea myself." She was full of hope, even forgetting about her mother.

Xie Qi simply said coldly, "No need."

Ignoring Jiang Yunqian's expression, she lowered her head and softly asked Jiang Zhi, "Your Chuntang Garden is temporarily uninhabitable. What are your plans for the future?"

Jiang Zhi said, "The residence that Her Majesty the Empress bestowed last time is not far away. I will go there to stay for a while and move back after Chuntang Garden is renovated."

"Why go through all this trouble?" Xie Qi looked at her intently. "Your new residence has no maids to serve you, not even guards. What if a villain breaks in at night? Why don't you come and stay at my Marquis of Wuyi's residence for a few days? You can keep my mother company and talk to her. She keeps mentioning you lately."

Jiang Zhi shook her head and declined, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness, but I am an outsider and it is inconvenient for me to stay in the Marquis's residence. I will visit the Lady of Wuyi Marquis when I have time."

After all, she still needed to take inventory of the items in the storeroom and sort out her mother's dowry.

The Jiang family has misappropriated my mother's dowry for so long; it's time to return it to its rightful owner.

It would be too troublesome to stay at the Marquis of Wuyi's residence.

“Why don’t we stay at the Shen residence for a while?” Shen Ci’an suggested. “His Majesty has granted me two separate houses. One of them has been empty and is right next to the Shen residence, separated only by a small wall. If anything happens, I will know quickly and we can look out for each other.”

"Tch, what can you possibly do to take care of her? You'd be lucky if you could even manage your own affairs," Xie Qi couldn't help but scoff.

Jiang Zhi's eyes lit up.

She originally planned to live in her own house and hire some maids and guards.

However, she was, after all, a woman, with no one to help her, and with a large dowry, she was easily coveted by others.

If we stay near the Shen residence for a few days as a temporary measure, and then move out once everything has settled down, it would be a reasonable expedient.

Thinking of this, she asked, "Won't this be too much of a bother for you?"

Shen Ci'an shook his head, "The courtyard was originally empty. I should thank you for moving in and bringing some life to it."

“Then I won’t stand on ceremony with you, Master.” Jiang Zhi smiled, pursing her lips.

Alarm bells rang in Xie Qi's mind.

If he lived next to the Shen residence, wouldn't Shen Ci'an be able to take advantage of the proximity and see Jiang Zhi every day?

This was different from the previous times when Shen Ci'an stayed at the Jiang residence.

With a man and a woman alone and no elders around, who knows what Shen Ci'an might do?

“No, Miss Jiang, how can you stay there? If you are worried about the inconvenience of staying at the Marquis of Wuyi’s residence, I have several houses in excellent locations in the capital. I can have them cleaned and you can move in first thing tomorrow morning.”

"Your Highness has helped me enough, how could I possibly bother you again?" Jiang Zhi politely declined. "I can stay at the Master's residence. Anyway, I'll be moving back to Chuntang Garden after the renovations are finished, so I won't trouble Your Highness."

"Jiang Zhi, who do you think you are? Prince Xie kindly took you in and you're not even grateful?" Jiang Yunqian, who had overheard everything, immediately exclaimed in surprise.

If only I had told my mother to burn down her Xia Yin Garden too, maybe she could have stayed at the Marquis of Wuyi's mansion for a while.