After saying that, Juying hurriedly went to open the door, intending to check the situation, but she met the gaze of a purple figure in the distance!
Upon hearing the Grand Tutor's words, Qin Qing deduced that there must be an important figure in the backyard. The moment he saw Juying, his heart lit up, he pouted, looked over with pleading eyes, and rushed over without hesitation, shouting as he did so!
"Grandma! You must do me justice!!"
The old lady heard the voice clearly from inside the house, her lips twitched, and she immediately realized something.
"Juying, close the door! I need to rest..."
Juying was about to close the door when she heard this, but she was a few seconds too late. Qin Qing rushed over, panting, but her eyes were very bright.
The servants behind her never dreamed that a woman who looked gentle and plump could run faster than a rabbit. They could only watch helplessly as she stopped Juying from closing the door!
Seeing the old lady's displeased expression, all the servants were terrified and immediately knelt down to pay their respects!
Qin Qing, however, seemed to see a savior and clung tightly to the door, refusing to let Juying close it.
Juying had never seen such a shameless woman before, and they immediately locked in a tense standoff, the two secretly competing with each other, until the old lady sighed.
"Alright! Juying, come in first."
Upon hearing this, Juying suddenly let go, and Qin Qing almost fell over. Then, she followed her in excitedly.
"Grandma, you must do me justice! I was just telling the truth, and that Grand Tutor Liu wanted to kill me on the spot! My life is so miserable! I just risked my life to tell you that the white jade coral is poisonous. I deserve some credit, but that Grand Tutor Liu wants to kill me without even asking any questions! Waaah... I'm innocent!!"
Liu Taifu, who rushed over, was extremely anxious. Behind him, a group of officials, who seemed to enjoy the spectacle, followed him uninvited. Their families followed closely behind, their faces full of anticipation for the show, which infuriated him.
In fact, in this situation, other officials and guests should have taken their leave as soon as possible. However, Liu Taifu was usually arrogant and conceited, and always put on airs like a high-minded scholar. Some people had long been disgusted by him, and now that they had finally found something to laugh at him, they were naturally unwilling to let it go.
But when they followed, they saw the old matriarch! Everyone immediately became embarrassed and tense…
Not for anything else, but for the name of this old lady! Rumor has it that the old lady almost became the Crown Princess of Qi in her youth, but she fell in love with a man named Qiu Sheng and refused the position. Instead, her friend married the Crown Prince, who then held her in his heart for decades…
As a result, his status rose accordingly. It can be said that most of the glory of the Grand Tutor's family was brought by the Old Lady. Not to mention that the Old Lady had a close relationship with the current Queen Dowager of Qi and was one of the few important figures in the entire Qi Kingdom that could not be offended!
Qin Qing was unaware of this, but she knew that her intervention had saved the old lady's life. Based on her observation, this seemingly fierce and unapproachable old woman still possessed the most basic qualities.
So she took a gamble, hoping that the old lady would help her out of consideration for her earlier intervention.
As it turned out, she made the right gamble! Although the old lady disliked trouble, she was lenient with her savior!
Grand Tutor Liu heard his nonsense and slander from afar, and was furious. He walked over angrily, first bowed to the old lady, and then said with a furious expression.
"Mother, this madwoman just spoke rudely to her son. Don't listen to her nonsense! I'll send men to arrest her right now!"
He was about to order his men to arrest him when Qin Qing tried to escape again, but then he heard a heavy tapping sound from a wooden stick.
"Enough!"
This roar was more effective than the gavel, and everyone in the room was immediately stunned, lowering their heads and not daring to look at it again.
The Grand Tutor stared blankly at the Old Madam, seemingly unable to believe that his mother would actually protect this crazy woman! The Old Madam, however, was not ambiguous at all, frowning and looking at him with displeasure.
"Look at you! A dignified Grand Tutor, over several decades old, yet so impulsive, panicking and becoming a complete mess at the slightest thing! What kind of behavior is this!"
Liu Taifu suddenly snapped back to his senses and subconsciously looked at the group of people watching the show behind him. Only then did he realize that he seemed to have done many irrational things today because of his anger!
He was immediately shocked and knelt down.
"Your son was wrong! Please forgive me, Mother!"
Seeing his expression, the old lady relaxed her brows, took a sip of tea, and said.
"What just happened? Why did you kill...the Qin family!"
As he spoke, he glanced at Qin Qing. Upon hearing this, Grand Tutor Liu was about to complain, but suddenly couldn't recall the specific reason why he wanted to arrest this woman, so he could only hesitate for a moment before speaking.
"This woman spoke rudely to my son, which was extremely offensive to the Grand Tutor, and she also disrupted the banquet! That's why my son sent people to arrest her."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Qing was the first to express his dissatisfaction, saying directly.
"Madam, you can ask him why I spoke rudely? Why was my attitude so bad? And I didn't disrupt the banquet at all."
The old lady looked at the Grand Tutor, who then remembered his behavior and stammered for a long time, unable to speak.
Seeing this, Qin Qing snorted coldly and turned her head with a wronged look on her face.
"When Grand Tutor Liu heard that you had left your seat in anger, he rushed over in a rage. Before anyone could explain, he slapped Miss Liu across the face. His words were so vile that it was hard to describe. It's unbelievable that he would treat his own daughter like that. He even tried to arrest me after I said a few words to him... Everyone present can attest to this!"
Qin Qing spoke with such confidence that she even dragged the families of the officials behind her into the fray as witnesses, leaving the old matriarch with no choice but to believe the truth of her words!
The officials and their families: "..." They're just there to watch the show, not to testify!
Then she looked up directly at Liu Piaorou in front of the crowd. Under the light, the clear handprint was faintly visible. The old lady was stunned for a moment, and then she shouted.
"Rou'er, come here..."
Liu Piaorou was stunned for a moment. After hesitating for a moment, she walked over with tears in her eyes. The closer she got, the clearer her eyes became. After all, he was her only granddaughter and the only bloodline of the Liu family. How could she not feel heartache? Then she frowned and looked angrily at the Grand Tutor on the ground.
"You unfilial son! What have you done? What does my leaving the banquet early have to do with her? Not to mention that something happened at the banquet, why are you blaming Rou'er? Why don't you ask your only concubine in the backyard?! With the mistress gone, she is the only elder. How could you blame a little girl who has just come of age!"
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