But Master Wang merely glanced coldly at Aunt Zhao and asked, "I'm asking you, are you the owner behind Zuichunlou?"
"I... I didn't..." Aunt Zhao opened her mouth, wanting to deny it.
Master Wang retorted, "Three years ago, Zuichunlou was originally called Chunfeng Restaurant. You said the restaurant wasn't doing well and told me to close it down. You also said the feng shui of the shop was bad and told me to sublet it, so I sublet it at a low price. I never expected that this shop would end up in your hands. So you've been scheming to take my money all along?"
"My lord, it's not like that! I have served you with all my heart! I have served you for many years, please, for the sake of our years of affection, save me!"
"I cannot go with them. They will surely torture me to extract a confession. How could I endure such torture? I would be beaten to death!"
Aunt Zhao grabbed onto Master Wang's robe, weeping uncontrollably.
But it did not arouse even the slightest pity from Master Wang.
Because he hates being schemed against the most!
Having been in business for many years, he was always the one scheming against others, never the other way around! But now, not only has he been schemed against, but the one scheming against him is none other than his most beloved concubine!
Without any hesitation, Master Wang kicked Aunt Zhao aside and strode down the steps.
Seeing this scene, Shen Yuan couldn't help but sigh. It turned out that Master Wang wasn't reluctant to punish Aunt Zhao, but the things Aunt Zhao did to Liu Shi didn't really harm Master Wang's interests, so he could turn a blind eye.
But if Aunt Zhao threatens Master Wang's interests, he will kick her away without hesitation.
A man's tenderness, pampering, and affection...
They are all fleeting fireworks and bubbles, unreliable and untrustworthy.
Seeing that Aunt Zhao had been kicked away by Master Wang, the yamen runners immediately stepped forward, grabbed Aunt Zhao who had fallen to the ground, and bound her hands and feet, putting heavy iron chains on her.
Once a glamorous and powerful woman in the mansion, Aunt Zhao was reduced to a prisoner in an instant, and the servants in the mansion looked stern.
They looked at each other, each reading what the other was thinking in their eyes.
Aunt Zhao is about to fall from grace!
"Master! This servant is guilty!" Zhao's personal maid suddenly knelt down in the courtyard and kowtowed several times to Master Wang: "This morning, when Zhao learned that Madam was about to give birth, she sent this servant, along with Dazhuang and Shitou, to tie up the midwife! This servant did not want to hide this matter, but this servant was afraid of being sold by Zhao, so I dared not speak out. Please forgive me, Master!"
"Master, Shi Tou and I didn't want to throw the midwife and Cui'er into the dry well in the backyard. It was Aunt Zhao who threatened us with our parents' lives! We had no choice but to do it. Please forgive us, Master!"
"Master, not only did Consort Zhao deliberately send Madam nourishing soup to make her pregnancy difficult and labor complicated, but she also used this trick to kill Consort Yun and her child! The concubines in the manor have been unable to have children for the past few years, and that's also her doing!"
"..."
The servants of the wealthy man's mansion knelt in the courtyard, listing Zhao Yiniang's crimes one after another.
Master Wang's face grew increasingly grim.
He pointed at Aunt Zhao, his hand trembling in mid-air from extreme anger.
"I always thought you were a gentle, virtuous, sensible, and considerate woman, which is why I brought you into my home. I never expected that I would bring back a cold-blooded and ruthless black scorpion. Zhao Hefang, you are truly vicious! You have harmed my wife and my child. You wicked woman, you will die a horrible death!"
"Master, they only came out to slander me because they saw I was in trouble! They're talking nonsense, you can't believe them. Master..." Aunt Zhao still wanted to beg for Master Wang's protection, but Master Wang didn't even look at her again.
The bailiffs dragged Aunt Zhao out of the courtyard. She struggled all the way, her clothes were in disarray, and she looked as disheveled as a stray dog.
Seeing her aunt being dragged away, Zhao Chunhua rushed forward angrily, shouting, "Let go of my aunt! Aunt, you can't leave! What will my sister and I do if you leave? Where will we eat?"
Zhao Chunhua grabbed Aunt Zhao's leg, and when the yamen runner saw her obstructing him, he kicked her.
Zhao Chunhua was kicked to the ground, and the back of her head hit the stone wall of the moon gate, killing her instantly.
But Shen Yuan didn't see this scene. After Aunt Zhao was dragged out, she and Granny Liu went into Liu's room.
Cui'er had already lit the stove, and the room was warm and cozy.
With two pillows propped up behind her back, Liu Shi was half-lying, half-sitting on the bed. She had already heard the gist of what had happened outside the courtyard. When she saw Granny Liu and Shen Yuan enter, she couldn't help but bow and say, "Granny Liu, the suffering you've endured today is all my fault for being incompetent. I'm truly ashamed and don't know how to face you two!"
Granny Liu said, "We have accepted Madam's apology and gratitude. Let bygones be bygones! There's no need to bring it up again!"
Liu replied, "Yes."
The baby in the bassinet suddenly whimpered twice and slowly woke up.
Liu hurriedly called the wet nurse in and took the child to breastfeed.
Shen Yuan suddenly thought of something and asked Cui'er to bring paper and pen. She wrote down a prescription: "This is a prescription for stopping breastfeeding. Since there are wet nurses in the manor, Madam can use this prescription. After three doses, the chest pain will be gone."
Thank you!
After Liu received the prescription, the wet nurse fed the baby.
Liu took the child from the wet nurse and held him in her arms. Suddenly, she looked up at Shen Yuan and said, "Miss Shen, your appearance today saved my son's life. You are his lucky star! I wonder if you could bestow a name upon my son!"
Shen Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Children's names are usually chosen by their parents, teachers, or respected elders in the family. It's not my place as a junior. But if Madam doesn't mind, I can give the eldest young master a nickname, like... Snowball, how about that?"
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