In the courtyard, there were many maids and servants, while Zhou's father, the master of the Marquis's mansion, sat at the head of the table.
As the night passed, his complexion didn't improve much.
The thought of how he had been seen in such a disgraceful state by so many people yesterday made him look terrible.
He looked at Bai Mianmian, who was kneeling on the ground crying with tears streaming down her face, with a sinister gaze, without feeling the slightest bit of pity.
This woman ruined his future and the future of the Marquis's mansion.
The thought that he would never be able to touch a woman again made Zhou's father even more furious, wishing he could skin Bai Mianmian alive.
"Guards! Beat him! Beat him hard!"
As soon as she finished speaking, two servants helped Bai Mianmian onto a stool.
"Today I will show everyone what happens when you bewitch your master."
"That's what Zhou's father said coldly."
"My lord, spare me! I didn't do it!"
Bai Mianmian was sobbing uncontrollably. She was perfectly fine yesterday, but it was Zhou's father who pounced on her and did those indecent things to her. Now, however, he was accusing her of seducing him.
Mr. Zhou didn't listen to any of this. He had no memory of what happened yesterday. He only knew that he was drunk at the time, and then Bai Mianmian appeared.
He was like he had lost his mind and couldn't control himself at all.
He had someone check his food from yesterday but found nothing wrong with it, so the problem must lie with Bai Mianmian.
He didn't care how the other party did it, but he had to get revenge.
Seeing that the servants hadn't moved, he shouted:
"What are you all standing there for? Why aren't you making a move?"
As soon as he finished speaking, two servants were about to attack with sticks, but Zhou Shiyuan rushed over and stopped them:
"etc."
Zhou's father was already furious because Zhou Shiyuan had brought Bai Mianmian back. In his opinion, if Zhou Shiyuan hadn't brought her back, none of this trouble would have happened. Now that Zhou Shiyuan dared to stop him, his face immediately turned even uglier.
"What? You want to plead for her?"
As soon as Zhou's father finished speaking, Bai Mianmian looked at Zhou Shiyuan with tears in her eyes, silently pleading for help. She knew that only Zhou Shiyuan could save her today.
She is innocent, and her husband will surely believe her.
Bai Mianmian was full of hope, but when their eyes met, she only saw coldness and disgust in Zhou Shiyuan's eyes.
Bai Mianmian's heart sank immediately.
At this moment, Zhou Shiyuan had already withdrawn his gaze and spoke:
“Father, I don’t mean to plead for her, but what happened yesterday was indeed strange, and we should investigate it thoroughly.”
"This woman is the key to this matter. If she dies, the matter will be left unresolved, and how will Father's injustice be cleared?"
Zhou Shiyuan didn't sleep a wink yesterday. He knew that if word got out about what happened yesterday, the Yongning Marquis's mansion would never be as favored as it once was.
The only way is to prove that my father was wronged and that someone was framing him.
He knew without a doubt that this matter was related to Yuan Zhao, and now he needed to figure out how to implicate Yuan Zhao.
Thinking of this, he spoke:
“Father, interrogate all the servants who served you yesterday thoroughly. I refuse to believe we won’t get anything out of them.”
Yuan Zhao had just stepped into the courtyard when she heard this, and she nodded in agreement, saying:
"What the young master says is correct."
"Then let's proceed with the interrogation, starting with those close to my father-in-law."
"Father-in-law drank wine yesterday. Who served him?"
Upon hearing this, the two servants beside Zhou's father immediately knelt down.
"Yes, I am a slave."
Yuan Zhao glanced at the two of them and slowly said:
Why didn't you take your father-in-law back to his room to rest?
"The Marquis felt extremely dizzy halfway through, so he went to the pavilion to rest."
The two servants quickly replied.
Upon hearing this, Yuan Zhao nodded and then turned to look at Bai Mianmian, who was pinned to the bench:
And you? Why were you there yesterday?
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