Ni Yueshan looked calm and fearless, feeling that he was innocent.
Ni Gaofei looked at Tian You with displeasure: "Is today's incident another farce?"
"Dad, the identity of that flower thief today is probably best known to me, my eldest brother!"
"Your elder brother?" Ni Gaofei questioned. Has Ni Hongbo been here?
"Yes, eldest brother is back. He must have heard that Concubine Tian and Second Sister were bullied at home, so he came back. However, it just so happened that when eldest brother came back, he saw Concubine Tian trying to commit suicide."
"Big brother, without saying a word, connected everything and put the blame on me. Big brother even picked up a knife and wanted to kill me."
Ni Yueshan looked at Tian You coldly. Even though they were both kneeling, Ni Yueshan's eyes were too cold and his demeanor was too calm.
Tian You knelt on the ground and cried, looking more and more embarrassed.
"What's going on?"
Ni Hongbo is Ni Gaofei's biological son and only son. When Ni Gaofei heard that Ni Hongbo had returned, his focus naturally changed.
"Auntie Tian, is it you who should say this, or me?"
Ni Yueshan looked at Tian You steadily, with no panic in his eyes, only the desire to enjoy the show.
Tian You, however, looked puzzled and bewildered: "What is Yue Shan talking about? Your elder brother is not at home, what should I say to him?"
Is Tian You denying that Ni Hongbo is back today?
Ni Yueshan raised the corners of his mouth slightly, what a surprise!
Ni Gaofei always felt that the two were playing dumb, and he was unhappy: "Stop beating around the bush and hesitating!"
"My eldest brother rushed back from the palace today and saw Concubine Tian trying to commit suicide. He must have heard some news in the palace and thought I was forcing Concubine Tian to die. So, as soon as he returned, he drew his sword against me and wanted to kill me!"
"Then the flower thief appeared and saved me with a stone. Aunt Tian immediately accused me of having an affair."
"However, my eldest brother's loyalty to the country is stronger than anything else. He chased after the flower-stealing thief, and Aunt Tian personally led people to chase and kill me. When Dad came back, he saw what happened next."
Ni Yueshan explained the matter clearly, and Ni Gaofei gradually understood.
He rubbed the jade ring on his thumb. "Auntie Tian, why did you say Hongbo didn't come back? Don't you know?"
"Master, Yueshan is talking nonsense. Hongbo has never come back!"
Tian You is so sure, could it be that Ni Hongbo will never come back?
At the gate or on the way back to the Prime Minister's Mansion, Tian You sent someone to stop him, and then asked Ni Hongbo to return to the palace quickly?
Then the claim that she was being hunted by Ni Hongbo is indeed not true.
Tian You had already made all the calculations and did not think that if Ni Hongbo left the palace and took a knife to kill her, he would definitely be punished by Ni Gaofei.
No matter how many people came to see Ni Hongbo, it was useless because the servants in the mansion all obeyed Tian You...
Ni Yueshan understood what was going on and felt depressed. Was it really necessary to go through so much trouble to deal with her?
Ni Yueshan knelt on the ground and insisted, "Big brother would abandon Tian Yi Niang and me for a flower-stealing thief. This is enough to prove that Big brother is an upright person and would never help Tian Yi Niang to lie."
"Dad, you can send someone to the palace to ask my eldest brother whether he has returned and whether he has come to kill me with a knife!"
Ni Gaofei's thoughts raced as he gradually understood what was going on.
He stood up and said, "In the past, the inner chamber was peaceful, and I only needed to attend to the affairs of the court and do my job well. Now it seems that it was all wishful thinking!"
"I have already understood what happened today."
Tian You was confused. Got it? Did he understand now?
Under Tian You's puzzled gaze, Ni Gaofei reminded him, "Today, when I came back, I stepped on a stone. If it were an ordinary stone, it wouldn't be unusual. But the stone is round, smooth, and extremely hard. It's not an ordinary stone, but one commonly used for hidden weapons!"
"Yue Shan just said that the flower thief saved her with a stone. Doesn't this fit in perfectly? Tiles fell from the roof. Who in the mansion was on the roof?"
This question was directed at Tian You. How could Tian You have noticed these details?
She only wanted to have someone stop Ni Hongbo. Even if Ni Yueshan filed a lawsuit today, she could not produce any evidence and her confession could not be consistent. Naturally, she would just lie and talk nonsense in front of Ni Gaofei.
"Master, you heard it too. She admitted that the Flower Thief saved her!"
So it’s not an affair?
Ni Gaofei just felt a headache. Couldn't Tian You just be honest and save him the worry?
"Do you think the Flower Thief was attracted by her looks? Why did he help Yueshan? Because Hongbo was attacking her, right?"
Tian You was dumbfounded. How could they have come back to this? She also indirectly admitted that Gu Hongbo had indeed attacked Ni Yueshan first, and the flower thief had only come to her aid...
Ni Gaofei just felt tired: "I originally thought that you had been punished by the family, knew the pain, and knew to restrain yourself, but you are still thinking about internal strife!"
Tian You's face turned pale. "Master, I just want Yue Shuang to come out! It's so cold in the ancestral hall. There's no food, and she's forced to kneel. How can she bear it? If she gets married in the future and catches the cold, how can she have children?"
Ni Yueshan's mouth twitched and he looked away.
"Father, for the sake of peace in our family, I hope you can handle this matter impartially!"
Ni Yueshan knelt on the ground and asked for the decision.
Ni Gaofei sighed deeply, "Madam Tian has refused to change her ways despite repeated warnings. She doesn't know how to restrain herself, and even ordered the servants in the mansion to act as accomplices to the evil! She knew it was wrong, but she didn't stop or warn them! You should just forget about the affairs of the mansion!"
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