Chapter 304 Min Hui Brings Up Old Grudges
Soon, a group of people rushed out from all directions and surrounded Madam Min and the maids following behind her.
Min Qiaoshi glanced at the tightly closed courtyard gate, then at Wang Zhangshi and Min Hui, whose expressions had changed.
"I didn't expect you guys to be such good actors."
By this time, Madam Min Qiao had realized that all the arguing and debate was just a ploy to dispel her doubts and lure her into a trap they had already set.
"Ha, Min Qiao Shi, your good days are over!"
Wang Zhangshi looked at Min Qiaoshi with a smug expression, her lips curling into an undisguised look of schadenfreude.
Min Qiao glanced at the dozens of people who had surrounded her, sneered, and said disdainfully, "I don't believe you dare to kill me."
"The Marquis of Xuanping's residence knows that I was summoned here."
"If something happens to me here, do you think you'll be the ones who get away with it?"
Wang Zhangshi was about to say something more, but Min Hui stopped her with a look.
Min Hui stepped forward, his face grim, and said coldly, "Madam, you are too kind. I invited you here only because I have something I want to confront you about face to face."
As he spoke, he stepped aside to make way for her: "It's freezing cold, let's go inside and talk."
Min Qiaoshi didn't climb any further; she simply stepped over Min Hui and went straight into the house.
After everyone entered the main room and took their seats, Madam Min Qiao spoke first: "Tell me why you tricked me into coming here."
Madam Min Qiao was direct, and Min Hui was equally straightforward, asking bluntly, "May I ask, Madam, do you still remember the day the family divided?"
Madam Min was slightly taken aback. "What happened on the day the family divided?"
Min Hui sneered, "Madam, it's pointless to pretend to be stupid now, isn't it? Back when the family was divided, didn't you use my mother's 'handwritten letter' and my father's 'letter of divorce' to coerce me into dividing the family?"
"It's only been less than two years, surely the old lady hasn't forgotten so quickly?"
Upon hearing this, and recalling the 'Hua Conglin' that Min Hui kept in the mansion, Madam Min Qiao immediately understood Min Hui's purpose in tricking her into coming here today.
"Oh, so you're here to dredge up old grievances!"
Madam Min Qiao rolled her eyes at Min Hui with disdain. "You've already seen your mother's letter. You must know your background very well. I gave you face back then because of your uncle and your deceased mother."
"What, what else are you dissatisfied with now?"
Min Hui gave a bitter laugh. "I'm ungrateful? Madam, ask yourself honestly, am I ungrateful? Or are you all just too shameless?"
"It's clearly you who twisted the truth, slandered my mother first, forced me to separate from the family, and ruined my future. Yet you still pretend to be kind and benevolent. It's truly disgusting!"
"Turning black into white? I'm very curious, how exactly are we turning black into white?"
Madam Min glanced at the people in the room. "Where is Hua Conglin, whom the Marquis of Annan's mansion found for you? Bring him out."
"I want to hear what he said to you that makes you so self-righteous."
Min Hui didn't want to waste any more words with Min Qiao Shi, so he gestured for someone to call Hua Conglin, who was already waiting nearby, in.
"I, Hua, have come to pay my respects to the Madam." The upright, white-haired old man bowed to Madam Min Qiao.
Madam Min glanced at him. "You're Min Hui's biological father?"
Hua Conglin quickly bowed and clasped his hands in a gesture of respect, saying in a flustered manner, "Madam, please be careful with your words. I have no relation to Master Min."
Madam Min nodded, "It's alright, what are you doing running out here?"
Hua Conglin choked, awkwardly twitching his lips, before saying, "Third Master Min summoned me here only to prove his deceased mother's innocence."
Madam Min looked at Hua Conglin, "Are you really Hua Conglin?"
Hua Conglin nodded, "Absolutely genuine."
Upon receiving an affirmative answer, Madam Min Qiao was stunned and opened her mouth wide. "Isn't Hua Conglin Wang's lover? Isn't it inappropriate for you to come forward and confirm Wang's innocence?"
"Moreover, the Marquis's mansion has already covered up your affair. Are you jumping out now to prove Wang's innocence or to expose Min Hui's true parentage?"
"Are you trying to help Min Hui, or are you trying to harm him?"
At this point, Madam Min shook her head, looking at Min Hui with an expression as if he were an idiot, "You fool, wouldn't it be better to just keep your background a secret? Why do you have to make yourself miserable?"
Min Hui's face immediately turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
Seeing this, Madam Wang Zhang quickly jumped out and retorted, "Madam Min Qiao, you don't think that the tricks you used to play can still fool us now, do you?"
"I'm telling you, you're dreaming!"
“We already know the truth. The letter my sister-in-law wrote was actually forced upon her by you!”
"Don't think we don't know that back then, in order to deny Min Hui's status as the legitimate son and to make way for your son, you used Hua Conglin and Min Hui's lives to coerce my sister-in-law into writing that letter!"
Madam Min Qiao looked at Madam Wang Zhang in surprise, then at Min Hui who was filled with resentment, and finally fixed her gaze on Hua Conglin. "Is this the story your master made up?"
Hua Conglin remained calm and said with an upright expression, "I don't know what the Grand Madam is talking about."
"All I know is that my relationship with Master Min's mother, Madam Wang, is purely platonic. Although we have feelings for each other, we have never crossed any lines."
"After Wang married into the Marquis's family, we lost contact. It wasn't until she had been infertile for many years that she contacted me again, asking me to help her collect some rare medicinal herbs to help her recuperate while I was traveling around as a镖师 (bodyguard/escort).
“If you count the days, I was traveling out of town on a delivery mission when Wang was pregnant with Master Min. The other guards from the same agency as me can testify to this.”
"Later, I heard that Ms. Wang had successfully become pregnant and given birth, so I left the capital and had no further contact with her."
"I thought that as the lady of the Marquis's mansion, and having given birth to a son, she could live a life of peace and comfort."
"So, I haven't inquired about her for all these years, nor have I returned to the capital."
"Who would have thought that a few days ago someone would find me and tell me about Wang Shi and Master Min. That's why I returned to the capital."
Madam Min nodded. "The story is very well-crafted. Are you finished?"
Hua Conglin frowned. He could tell that Madam Min Qiao did not believe his explanation.
Min Hui glared at Min Qiaoshi with resentment, "You coerced my mother into writing that self-destructive book, which caused her to die of depression."
"Madam, is there anything else you wish to say?"
Madam Min Qiao couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh. "You actually believe this person's nonsense?"
"If I don't believe him, why should I believe you?" Min Hui said through gritted teeth, "My mother treated you well, yet you ruined her reputation and stole my title. Do you have any conscience?"
Madam Min Qiao sneered, "Min Hui, you're not a three-year-old anymore. This person was sent by the Marquis of Annan's mansion. What does the Marquis of Annan's mansion have to do with me? Anyone who isn't blind or deaf should know that."
"This person claims to be Hua Conglin, but is he really Hua Conglin?"
"Heh. Let me tell you, the real Hua Conglin, your biological father, was killed by Min Ji twenty years ago."
"Do you think Min Ji would let your mother's lover live until now?"
"Min Hui, use your brain!"
Min Hui's face was ashen, but his expression was extremely manic. "Grandma, Madam Min Qiao, the one who really needs to use your brain is you!"
Do you think I haven't thought about any of these things you're talking about?
"Do you think I don't know that the Annamite Marquis's family wants to use me?"
"Do you think I tricked you into coming here today just to confront you?"
It was only at this point that Min Qiaoshi realized the seriousness of the problem.
She narrowed her eyes and asked in a deep voice, "So what exactly do you want to do?"
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