Chapter 814
Shen Jun's men went there in person and finally managed to invite the old lady over.
When the old lady arrived, her face was extremely gloomy, and she glared at Shen Jun fiercely as soon as she arrived.
She took her seat at the head of the table with composure, adopting the airs of an elder from the Marquis's household, and asked, "Why did you call me here in such a hurry?"
"Such a big commotion in the manor, how could Mother not know?" Madam Zheng was somewhat surprised. "Zhao Zhao has been poisoned. We searched the manor but couldn't find anything, so we wanted to invite Mother to come and take charge."
This is a major matter concerning everyone in our household. After all, if someone can poison Zhaozhao, they might poison us in the future. It's best to investigate thoroughly to avoid sleepless nights later.
The old lady sneered, "Now you know to ask me to take charge, what were you doing earlier?"
The entire household was firmly controlled by Madam Zheng. The old lady couldn't get involved in anything normally, and even had to wait for Madam Zheng to send money over monthly as a matter of course. Now that something had happened and she remembered Madam Zheng, the old lady naturally seized the opportunity to say a few more words.
“Zheng, how can I entrust the family affairs to you when you are so incapable of handling things?”
"And Zirong, this is not the time for you to be at home. Why aren't you going to court? Don't you trust me with things at home? Be careful not to delay important matters!"
The mother and son exchanged a glance, neither of them speaking, but instead listened obediently to the old lady's rambling.
While the old lady was rambling on and on, a group of guards from the Prince's Mansion walked toward her courtyard.
This old lady is the most senior member of the Marquis's family. They couldn't search the place before because she was in charge, but now that she's not here, they won't let this opportunity pass them by.
But before they could even enter the courtyard, an old woman suddenly strode over and blocked their way.
One of the old lady's confidants came to stop them, exuding a certain imposing aura: "Who are you people! How dare you trespass into the old lady's courtyard?! How dare you?!"
The head of the guards bowed to her expressionlessly: "I am here on the orders of the Prince and Princess to search for poisons. Please cooperate."
"Cooperate? Bah!" The old woman nearly spat in the face of the guard leader. "This is the Marquis's residence! There are no poisons here that you're looking for! Nor is this a place where you can run wild! Get out of here now!"
The guard leader frowned.
This old woman is truly rude; she doesn't seem like someone who serves the old lady of the Marquis's mansion at all. She's more like a shrew from the countryside.
"We are here on the orders of the Prince and Princess. We must search this courtyard today, no matter what. Please forgive us!"
They even went to the Zheng family and Rongxi Hall.
Of course, they didn't do it themselves, but watched as the servants of Rongxi Hall did it themselves.
If the people in the old lady's courtyard cooperated, they could do it that way too, but it seems they'll have to do it themselves now.
"Don't even think about it! What kind of creature dares to run wild in our Marquis's mansion? They even searched our old lady's courtyard! This is outrageous!"
The head guard was accompanied by several elderly women. When they saw Granny Li acting like this towards the other women, they immediately frowned and said, "Our young mistress has had an accident in your mansion. No matter what, even if it's the old lady's courtyard or the Heavenly King's courtyard, we will search it without hesitation. Get out of the way!"
Huo Yue and Zhong Jie gave a firm order to thoroughly investigate the entire Marquis's residence.
When it comes to Huo Zhao's life, they don't care about saving face.
But Granny Li remained unyielding, and even the servants and guards behind her began to grab their weapons.
Just at this critical moment, Zhou's mother arrived.
Upon seeing Zhou Mama, Granny Li waved to her repeatedly as if she had seen a savior, saying, "Zhou Mama! You must come and judge this! These men dare to try to enter the old lady's courtyard! They are too arrogant! Go and tell the old lady and the Marquis to get rid of them immediately!"
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