Honglian was stunned, then bowed slightly and said in a deep voice, "Yes." She knew that the master was really angry this time. Aunt Jiang would never be able to raise Duan Maochuan again. This is really retribution in this life. How did grandma say that? If you don't seek death, you won't die. This woman framed grandma, isn't she seeking death? How about it? Now that she has ended up like this, even if she doesn't die, it's better to die than to live, right?
“No… don’t…” Aunt Jiang understood Duan Tingxuan’s intention instantly. She was so frightened that her soul flew out of her body. She hugged Duan Maochuan tightly in her arms and said in a sad voice: “Since Master doesn’t care about the life and death of us mother and son, just use a rope to strangle us to death. Let us die in peace, which is better than separation of mother and son and letting my brother suffer. Wuuuu…”
"Shut up." Duan Tingxuan's eyes widened, pointing at Aunt Jiang and sternly said, "Didn't you hear what the imperial physician Han said that day? If Nuannuan hadn't induced Chuan'er to vomit, he would have died by now. At that time, Nuannuan did her best to treat Chuan'er without avoiding suspicion. Who else could do this except her? You keep saying that you are Chuan'er's mother, but you do things that are ungrateful and even teach Chuan'er to frame and lie. What do you think? Should you die? What qualifications do you have to raise Chuan'er?"
When he said this, he bowed to Old Lady Fang again and said in a deep voice, "That half bowl of ice cream was because my grandson was angry, so he ate it in Chunfeng Garden to cool down his temper. But before he could finish eating, the emperor urgently summoned me to the palace, so I hurried to go there, and the ice cream was left there. Before Nuannuan could clean it up, Meiyue Tower caught fire, so she hurried there. Chuan'er went to Chunfeng Garden afterwards, but the two little girls Cong'er and Hua'er didn't pay attention, so they let him eat the ice cream and gave him hot tea. This is how the root of the disaster was planted."
Before he finished speaking, Shi Yurou also stepped forward and said hurriedly, "Big brother is right. When I came out of the old lady's courtyard that day, I happened to go to Chunfeng Garden to visit. I saw my sister-in-law coming from the direction of Meiyue Tower at the door. I asked and found out that Meiyue Tower had a fire. I saw it clearly at that time. As soon as my sister-in-law entered the door, Chuan Ge'er ran out of the house. My sister-in-law hugged him and asked him when he came? She also asked him why his brothers didn't come. I think my sister-in-law doesn't have the ability to predict the future. She didn't know that I would happen to go there. Even if she was pretending, she couldn't pretend to have such a coincidence."
Shi Yurou really didn't want to testify, but she also knew that this was her last chance. Since Duan Tingxuan had rushed back to intervene in this matter, Aunt Jiang was no longer a concern. The most important thing was that Duan Maochuan was too young, and Aunt Jiang could cry and make a scene in front of others to cover for him, but in front of Duan Tingxuan, this trick didn't work at all. As long as the young marquis lied like that, Duan Maochuan, a four-year-old kid, would have to tell the truth, and by then, she would have no chance to show off. It would be better to stand up now, maybe she could sell herself well.
As expected. Then Liu Min said beside him: "You kid, if there is such a thing, why didn't you say it earlier?" This is to give Shi Yurou a way out and let her explain. Since it is sold well, it must be sold thoroughly. As the saying goes, a good person should be good to the end. This pretending to be a good person should also be pretended to the end.
Shi Yurou said quickly, "It was a mess just now, and my daughter-in-law was confused. She didn't know the cause and effect, so she didn't dare to interrupt rashly. It wasn't until my elder brother said so that I remembered what happened that day, so I quickly told him."
Duan Tingxuan glanced at her without saying anything. He turned his gaze to Duan Maochuan, looked at him solemnly and asked word by word: "Chuan'er, have you forgotten your father's teachings? Why did you lie?"
"I..." Duan Maochuan's face turned pale with fear, and his body kept shaking. Even Su Nuannuan couldn't bear to see it. When she was about to step forward, she saw Duan Tingxuan suddenly turned his head and looked at her. So she sighed, and finally didn't say the words of pleading.
"I... I didn't lie..." Duan Maochuan's childish voice was already trembling. Before he finished speaking, his father narrowed his eyes and said in a colder voice, "Even your second aunt has testified, and you still don't repent?"
“I… I…” Duan Maochuan’s face suddenly turned red, then pale, and he suddenly burst into tears, crying out breathlessly, “Don’t… don’t kill my aunt, wuwuwu… don’t kill my aunt…”
"What did you say to Chuan'er?"
Duan Tingxuan looked at Aunt Jiang with anger in his eyes. No one knows a son better than his father. He knew his third son's temperament too well. If Aunt Jiang hadn't used some terrible words to scare him, the child would never have refused to give in until now. He was obviously forced to cry loudly.
Aunt Jiang looked at her son's collapsed appearance. After all, he was her own flesh and blood. Her heart ached as if a knife was cutting it. She hugged Duan Maochuan and said sadly: "Master, don't force me, brother. I admit that I was the one who taught him to lie. I told him that if he refused to lie this time, not only would he die, but I would also die. That's why he gritted his teeth and refused to let go. Master, if you want to kill me or shave me, I will accept it. I only ask that you, for the sake of my brother's youth, don't hand him over to the eldest lady. Don't let my brother Chuan suffer and die." When she said the last sentence, she couldn't help but burst into tears.
"What a jerk." Old Madam Fang was so angry that she was shaking all over. She was about to order people to drag Concubine Jiang away and punish her severely. Suddenly, Su Nuannuan said softly, "Old Madam, calm down. Although Concubine Jiang did something wrong, please forgive her this time because she did it for Chuan Ge'er."
"I don't need your pleading. It's just false mercy." Aunt Jiang suddenly raised her head, glared at Su Nuannuan and shouted with gritted teeth.
Before she finished speaking, Su Nuannuan suddenly turned around, her eyes full of anger, pointing at her and sternly said, "Shut up. Whether it's fake compassion or real compassion, it's not your turn to judge me. What do you think you are? In order to frame me, you even taught Brother Chuan to lie. Do you think this is good for Brother Chuan? Do you think you are a good mother just because you kowtow and bleed? Idiot, you are being used as a gun without knowing it. Why do you think I said this for you? If it wasn't for the last moment when I saw that you still had a trace of conscience as a mother, would I care whether you live or die? Instead of showing off your eloquence now, you might as well open up your wooden head and think about how to teach Brother Chuan well."
No one expected that Su Nuannuan, who seemed calm and composed when she was framed just now, would suddenly explode with anger. Even Aunt Jiang was stunned. She moved her lips and wanted to refute, but she couldn't say a word.
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