Liu stumbled and ran toward Old Lady Zhu, carrying Xixi in her arms. Her face was deathly pale, and she had even forgotten to put on her shoes.
"Eldest daughter-in-law, what's wrong?"
When Old Lady Zhu saw Liu's disheveled appearance, she hurriedly stepped forward and embraced her daughter-in-law, anxiously asking her questions.
With a look of terror on her face, Liu hugged her daughter and hid behind her mother-in-law, pointing at Zhu Shengan who had chased after her from the room.
"Mother, my husband is acting strangely. He's like those pirates who attacked the cargo ship; he's not thinking straight."
Upon hearing the sound, Old Mrs. Zhu looked at Zhu Shenghua, whose face was gloomy as he rushed through the corridor, and instinctively shielded her daughter-in-law behind her.
"Boss, what are you doing?"
Zhu Shengan suppressed his anger and pretended to be aggrieved as he went up to complain to Old Lady Zhu.
"Mother, I don't know what's wrong with Liu'er. I told her I wanted to help her take care of Xixi, and she ran out like a madwoman."
That's not true at all. The way Father yelled at Mother just now was terrifying.
[It's like she's been poisoned; Xixi doesn't want to stay with a father like that.]
Thinking of how terrifying Zhu Shengan had looked just now, Xixi was so scared that her whole body trembled, and she cried out in grievance.
Her crying attracted the attention of the others in the room, and they all came out to check on her.
Hearing the sound, Liu looked at her daughter and anxiously shook her arm, "Xixi, don't be afraid. Your mother and grandmother are here. No one will hurt you."
Grandma Zhu's face also turned pale because of Xixi's crying. She walked up to Zhu Shengan with a sullen face.
"Boss, did someone say something to you that makes you so wary of Xixi?"
She had long noticed something was wrong with her son; the eldest son was most fond of his daughter.
Back when he was in Beijing, he often praised Zhu Yanyan for being smart and cute. Now he finally has a daughter.
How could he bear to be harsh with the only girl in his family?
Faced with his mother's sudden questioning, Zhu Shengan seemed a little guilty, his eyes darting away from his mother's gaze, and he denied it in a low voice.
"No, Mother, what nonsense are you talking about?"
"Regardless of what this person told you, I'll take this opportunity to tell you about what happened on our journey."
Grandma Zhu had originally planned to tell her son about the dangers they encountered on the road after everyone had settled in, but now it seemed she had to do it earlier.
Let him know how sensible his daughter is, how well-behaved she is in such a harsh environment, something even adults can't do.
When Sun and Tao saw that their mother-in-law was going to stand up for Xixi, they hurriedly pushed their husbands forward, asking them to say a few good words for Xixi as well.
Led by Old Lady Zhu, the group arrived at the front hall of the mansion, where Old Lady Zhu recounted the events and people they had encountered along the way.
It took several hours to recount how he escaped danger, how he discovered the betrayal, and how he was hunted down.
Zhu Chenfeng, Zhu Haotian, Chen Xiang, and the others were also there to defend Xixi's innocence, all feeling sorry for the baby girl who was only a few months old.
Despite everyone's earnest attempts to comfort Xixi, Zhu Shengan heard only various excuses made to absolve the little monster.
"Enough. As a daughter of the Zhu family, isn't it normal for her to be sensible? Why is it such a big deal in your eyes?"
"You keep saying that Yan Yan's family framed you, but haven't you ever considered that someone is deliberately sabotaging our Zhu family and trying to break us up?"
Old Mrs. Zhu never expected that her once proud son would now believe the witch's one-sided story.
Disappointed and powerless, she slammed her hand on the table and retorted loudly.
"Zhu Shengan, do you believe everything Zhu Yanyan says?"
Zhu Shengan was stunned by Old Mrs. Zhu's voice and stared at his mother for a long time before squinting at her.
"Mother, how did you know Yan Yan was with me?"
“Brother, the whole courtyard smells of Chinese medicine. You’re not injured, and we just arrived. You should know very well who this medicine is for.”
Sun was also very disappointed with Zhu Shengan's behavior at this moment. She helped Tao into the front hall and sighed.
Despite the facts before him, Zhu Shengan still didn't think he had done anything wrong, and even believed that his family members had now reached the point of being mentally unstable.
"Nonsense, could it be someone else who is sick?"
"This is the General's Mansion. Who has such influence that they can get medical treatment here? Brother, Zhu Yanyan is no good person!"
Zhu Chenfeng couldn't stand his elder brother's stubborn behavior any longer and stepped forward to explain his wife's statement.
Zhu Shengan couldn't listen any longer and stood up angrily, "Enough, stop talking, I have my own judgment."
"Big brother..."
"Stop talking."
Zhu Haotian originally wanted to persuade his older brother again, but was interrupted by Old Lady Zhu.
Zhu Shengan was too lazy to waste any more words on his irrational family members. He flicked his cloak and decisively turned to leave the front hall.
Seeing Zhu Shengan's drastically changed demeanor, Liu cried sadly, "Mother, what should we do? This man is not my husband at all."
“That’s right! There’s no way my older brother would talk to Mother like that.” Zhu Chenfeng also felt that his older brother had changed a lot, as if he were a completely different person.
Old Mrs. Zhu pondered for a moment with a serious expression, then turned her gaze to Mrs. Sun and asked softly.
"Third son's wife, what do you think?"
Upon hearing this, Madam Sun turned to look at Zhu Shengan, who had already walked away. She pursed her lips in a conflicted manner, but swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth.
Old Mrs. Zhu noticed her daughter-in-law's predicament, sighed, and said, "It's alright, whatever the outcome, I can accept it."
“Mother, I see that my eldest brother’s eyes are dark and his lips are blue. These are signs of poisoning. I don’t know much about poisons and I’m not sure.”
Upon hearing this, Madam Sun glanced at Old Madam Zhu, a hint of unease in her eyes, and quietly explained the situation.
After confirming that her son had been poisoned, Old Mrs. Zhu pursed her lips and pondered for a moment before suddenly standing up.
"We must confirm the truth about the eldest brother's illness. Second brother, third brother, and Lord Chen, you all need to find a way to capture the eldest brother. Third brother's wife, you need to find a way to confirm whether the eldest brother is really poisoned."
Everyone was also worried about Zhu Shengan's change. After hearing what Old Madam Zhu said, they looked at each other and nodded, then quickly got up and left the front hall.
With her eyes red and swollen, Xixi looked at the departing figures of her uncles as she heard the sound. After sniffling, she looked up at her mother.
After discovering that her mother was crying, she could only close her eyes and sob sadly, trying to soothe herself to sleep.
Perhaps she was frightened by her father, she unknowingly drifted off to sleep.
Back in her room, Xixi angrily went to the projection wall, quickly turning her little hands around, her expression serious as she searched for clues about Zhu Yanyan.
Soon she saw Zhu Yanyan in the picture, lying weakly in bed, with Zhu Shengan sitting by her bedside feeding her medicine.
"Yan Yan, how do you feel after taking this medicine?"
Zhu Yanyan frowned as she finished drinking the Chinese medicine, coughed weakly, glanced outside the courtyard, and said curiously.
"Uncle, is that Xixi and the others here?"
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