The Marquis of Zhenbei closed his eyes and slowly said, "Yesterday, she took advantage of the chaos in the crowd and set fire to the sacrificial altar. Today, I am giving her thirty lashes because of her!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the old lady suddenly looked at Zou Shuang'er.
"What? Wanqing set fire to the sacrificial altar yesterday?"
"Yes, His Majesty said it himself, and all the officials can testify. If it weren't for the daughter of the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review rushing into the fire to save people, her hands would be stained with blood by now."
"Outrageous!" the old lady exclaimed angrily. "How could Wanqing do such a thing for no reason?"
Zou Shuang'er felt a little guilty and didn't dare to look up at them.
Just then, Zou Wanqing walked in from the doorway and stood fearlessly in front of the group.
"Father, Mother, Grandmother, Wanqing started the fire."
"But Wanqing has no regrets."
The old lady's eyes were filled with sorrow.
"Wanqing, do you know that you almost killed your father?"
"He's my son! If anything happens to him, how will your grandmother live?"
She was held in Zou Shuang'er's arms and gritted her teeth.
“Grandmother, we were absolutely certain of winning the poetry competition yesterday. We were about to get the hundred taels of silver, but then I don’t know what happened, I was bewitched and accidentally revealed the truth.”
"If it weren't for Lin Rui'an, this wouldn't have happened. He insisted on competing with my elder brother, which caused him to lose the competition and ruin his reputation."
"In a fit of anger, the granddaughter followed them to the sacrificial altar, intending to burn them to death, but they escaped."
Zou Wanqing's face was contorted with rage, and her hands were clenched into fists.
"My granddaughter is furious!"
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