Without giving it much thought, Chen hurried forward and politely asked, "Chief, why are you here?"
Upon hearing this, Ji Nian, the head of the Ji clan, asked gloomily, "Why are we here? If we hadn't come, would you have left your insane old woman in the old house to fend for herself?"
Chen's face jumped.
not good!
This is the time to bring punishment.
Chen quickly explained, "Patriarch, what you said is wrong. How could I dare to throw the old lady into the old house to fend for herself?"
"It's really because there have been too many things going on in the Marquis' Mansion recently. As a daughter-in-law, I can't take care of the old lady, so I had no choice but to send her back to the old house."
Chen forced out a flattering smile, "After all, there are so many clansmen in the old house, they can take good care of the old lady."
"Do you think I will believe it?" Ji Nian snorted coldly. "When the old lady took her here, she was in good condition. But within two days, she became unconscious. I want to ask you, what did you do to your mother-in-law to make her become like this?"
Upon hearing this, Chen's face changed instantly, and she quickly defended herself: "Clan leader, what are you saying? The old lady is my mother-in-law, what can I do to her?"
Once the label of unfilial mother-in-law is put on her, she won't be able to explain herself even if she has ten mouths.
What's more, she is not Shen Ningyuan, who is fearless and has the support of the Shen family behind her.
"Then tell me, why did the old lady, in her delirious state, keep shouting about the misfortunes of her family as soon as she returned to the old house?"
Ji Nian continued to attack.
Chen's face was bitter as she continued to explain, "This... I definitely don't know. The old lady has only been here for less than two days. How could I know? Why would she be complaining about the family's misfortunes?"
Seeing her like this, Ji Nian frowned slightly, "Could it be that the old lady's becoming like this really has nothing to do with you?"
Chen quickly shook her head. "I swear, this has nothing to do with me. Clan leader, you must believe me!"
Having said that, Ji Nian couldn't say anything else, so he asked, "Then tell me, what kind of stimulation did the old lady receive after coming to the capital?"
"Clan leader, this matter... is hard to say." Chen said cautiously.
Ji Nian's expression turned cold. "Humph, what's so hard to say? If you don't say it, then I'll just assume you did something to your mother-in-law!"
"Okay, okay, I'll tell you, I'll tell you." Chen quickly waved her hand.
Afterwards, he gritted his teeth and told everything about Madam Ji's entry into the palace.
After listening to it, the surroundings became very quiet.
Not only Ji Nian was stunned, but even the Ji family members gathered around the old lady were stunned.
Everyone stared at Madam Ji in amazement, as if they were looking at a monster.
Ji Nian was the first to come to his senses. He held his forehead and sighed, "This... it's all over. The image of our Ji family in His Majesty's heart is completely ruined!"
As he spoke, Ji Nian looked at Old Madam Ji, his eyes filled with despair.
Then he pointed the finger at Chen, angrily accusing her, "You clearly knew that your mother-in-law was mentally ill, and that the imperial edict from the previous dynasty was nonsense. Why did you still bring her into the palace?"
Chen was unhappy about being accused without reason.
"If I knew she was insane, would I let her into the palace?"
At this point, Chen also began to get angry.
Turning his attention to Ji Nian and the Ji family, he said, "I was just wondering, why didn't you inform us that the old lady was hysterical and delirious? You left me and the Marquis in the dark."
When Ji Nian heard this, his eyes widened instantly. He pointed at Chen and scolded her, "You're talking nonsense! As soon as the old lady fell ill, we immediately sent the news to you, but we haven't received a reply from you. I also want to tell you that as children, how can we not pay attention to our parents' health?"
"I can swear that we haven't received any news!" Chen said righteously.
At this time, Nanny Hai suddenly reminded her, "Madam, the letters from the old house have always been delivered directly to the Marquis's study by the servants. Could it be that the Marquis was too busy and missed these letters?"
Upon hearing this, Chen nodded seriously, "You're right, it's possible."
Then, Chen looked at Ji Nian and said loudly, "Did you hear that? The letters coming from the old house are all read by the Marquis. They have nothing to do with me."
"You really haven't read those letters?" Ji Nian hesitated, "If you had, such a big thing wouldn't have happened."
Ji Nian wanted to say something more, but was interrupted impatiently by Chen, "Alright, His Majesty hasn't bothered with us yet, so let's not keep pursuing this matter."
"You're right." Ji Nian nodded, "That's the truth."
At this moment, Chen suddenly looked at the Ji family members behind Ji Nian, frowned, and asked, "As for you, you are just escorting the old lady back to the capital. A few people would be enough. Why did you come with such a large group?"
As she spoke, Chen's tone became less polite. "I'm afraid you guys didn't come here just for the old lady's matter, did you?"
After hearing what Chen said, Ji Nian's face suddenly froze, and a hint of embarrassment disappeared in an instant.
Not only that, the other members of the Ji family looked at each other, and their expressions became as embarrassed as Ji Nian's.
Seeing the strangeness of these people, Chen's face darkened instantly.
She knew it wasn't that simple!
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