"Of course I really believed it." Aunt Jiang smiled slightly and whispered, "Speaking of which, it's not our fault. I haven't thought about pulling Grandma Lan down so quickly, but she is eager to die and wants to use this matter to frame the eldest grandmother. Now that I have said something in front of grandma, we are really cleared of all charges. This time, Grandma Lan has confirmed her reputation of framing the eldest grandmother, so it is natural that she harmed Grandma Yun. She hopes that this plan can kill two birds with one stone. What a logical thought. If you were the eldest grandmother, would you still have any other doubts?"
Rong Er also laughed, quietly gave Aunt Jiang a thumbs up, and whispered, "Mrs. Lan is of course clear in conscience, so she is not afraid of exposing this matter, but how could she know? This is basically Aunt Jiang opening the pocket for her. It would have been a bit troublesome to trap her, but unexpectedly she would seize the opportunity and actually pushed herself in."
Aunt Jiang sneered, "Mrs. Lan is very familiar with this kind of thing. In fact, Mrs. Yun is also an old hand at it. Every time they harmed someone over the years, why would they be willing to take the lead? They always played some tricks of borrowing a knife to kill someone and watching the fire from the other side. I have followed Mrs. Yun for so many years, and I have learned nothing else but this. I thought it would never be my turn to use such means in my lifetime, but I didn't expect that the only time I used it, it would be the most cruel one, killing Mrs. Yun. Well, there is retribution, and I will bear it. As long as my brother Chuan is safe, I am willing to accept any outcome."
Rong'er said quickly, "Don't blame yourself, Auntie. It was originally Madam Yun who was too bullying. Auntie just had to fight back. Otherwise, none of us would have survived. Just from what happened with Chuan'er, can't you see that Madam Yun is cruel? If it weren't for this, I wouldn't risk my life to follow Auntie to do this. But I don't know what to do next. As for Caisang, when will she stand up?"
Aunt Jiang said, "We can no longer control the development of this matter. Although Cai Sang is honest, she is not stupid. Let her seize the opportunity and act accordingly. Tell her that as long as she follows my instructions, I will definitely pick her out."
Rong Er said softly, "Yes. I understand." Then she stood up and went out, saying to the little girl in the corridor, "Go to the kitchen and see if dinner is ready. Auntie said that Master Ming's share is here. The eldest mistress is pregnant, and Master has many things to tell her. Master Ming will stay with us tonight."
The little girl agreed and went out. At the gate, she happened to meet Duan Tingxuan coming in. Seeing that her master looked unhappy, the little girl did not dare to speak, and hurriedly bowed and ran away.
Duan Tingxuan naturally didn't want to bother with a maid, so he hurried into the room and saw Su Nuannuan curled up on the couch, lost in thought. He hurried forward and asked, "Why are you here? Be careful not to crush the child. Did you just come back from the old lady? How is the old lady?"
Su Nuannuan stood up, looked at her husband and said, "I know everything that happened before. What does the Earl Chengming Mansion say?"
Duan Tingxuan knew that he couldn't hide this from Su Nuannuan, so he said calmly, "What can I say? I promised to find out the cause of Ran Yun's death. Give them an explanation."
"They just listened?" Su Nuannuan was a little bit unconvinced, but she saw her husband said proudly: "I have said so much, what else do they want? It is true that death is the greatest thing, but it is not so great that it is invincible. My words still have some weight."
"So... are you really going to investigate?" Su Nuannuan sighed and asked softly. As expected, Duan Tingxuan said murderously: "Investigate, of course we have to investigate, including the last incident with Chuan Ge'er. If we continue to tolerate it, what will Anping Marquis' Mansion become? A hell on earth?"
Su Nuannuan smiled bitterly and said, "Have you ever thought about this? Xu Ranyun is already dead. If we investigate thoroughly, how many people will be left in your room?"
"As long as you are still here, it's fine." The young marquis's eyes flashed with murderous intent: "Nuan Nuan, I don't have the same daughter's thoughts as you. I just feel that since Ran Yun is dead and her death is suspicious, I have to give her justice. How can I let a woman who can cruelly kill people continue to stir up trouble in the backyard of the marquis' mansion?"
Su Nuannuan nodded. In fact, she wanted to ask in her heart, "What would you do if I killed Xu Ranyun?" Fortunately, she had not lost her mind and was not so crazy as to commit suicide. Not to mention that such words would cause unnecessary suspicion. Even if Duan Tingxuan really suppressed this matter for her, a man who disregarded the law and justice in the name of love, is he the one she likes? So such words are just like the stupid question "If your wife and mother fall into the river at the same time, which one would you save?", which is useless except for causing rifts.
Outside, Honglian asked for permission to set up the meal, and Duan Tingxuan agreed. Then she continued, "Master Ming and Master Chuan went to eat in Aunt Jiang's room. Master Chuan stayed with Master Ming. When the two little guys went to Aunt Jiang's room, Master Ming had stopped crying. I vaguely heard Master Chuan and Master Ming say, 'That's right, men don't cry easily.'"
Duan Tingxuan and Su Nuannuan both nodded with relief. Su Nuannuan then said to Honglian, "Let Mingge stay with Aunt Jiang. Let your grandfather go and bring Qinjie back in person later..." Before she could finish, Duan Tingxuan said, "Qinjie has gone to her mother's place. You don't have to worry."
"Oh, okay." Su Nuannuan felt relieved and had dinner with Duan Tingxuan. Although they were worried, they still ate their fill. It was not easy to get to the bottom of the matter in such a muddy water. If they were not full, they would not have the energy to investigate the case.
After dinner, Su Nuannuan told Xu Ranyun that she couldn't stand eating lotus roots. Xue Zhilan learned about this from Aunt Jiang and told Duan Tingxuan, but the young marquis said with a gloomy face: "Lan'er has already talked about these things in the afternoon. Humph! She thinks she is very smart and points the spearhead at Wanfang, but in fact it is aimed at you. How do you know that she didn't do such a heinous thing herself, and then she was determined to push it onto you?"
Su Nuannuan tilted her head, her eyes sparkling, and smiled faintly: "If I have such an idea, I will inevitably have a preconceived idea."
Duan Tingxuan glared at her and whispered, "Are you not sad at all?"
"I'm not sad." Su Nuannuan's eyes widened: "You think I should be sad? Have you forgotten? What did I say to you at the beginning? I said that I hated the murderer who killed Chuan Ge'er in order to frame me. Could it be that Xu Ranyun's death can cover up the fact that she is as vicious as a snake? To be honest, I am even a little fortunate. If she didn't die, would Chuan Ge'er, or even our child, die in her hands one day in the future? This kind of woman is crazy. The only sadness I have is for Ming Ge'er and Qin'er. Her? Haha! Excuse me for telling the truth, I really am not sad at all."
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