When Marquis Wu'an arrived, he saw that the two maids guarding the door were not guarding the door properly, but were leaning on the door to look inside. He was dissatisfied and frowned and coughed.
The two maids were startled by the sudden sound behind them. They turned around and saw that it was Marquis Wu'an and the prince. Their faces turned pale and they knelt on the ground, "Marquis, Prince."
Wu Anhou frowned, "Why are you looking inside instead of guarding the door properly?"
"My lord, no, I didn't see anything." The two maids crawled on the ground, their voices trembling.
Marquis Wu'an saw that something was wrong and was about to ask something when he heard a noisy sound coming from the ancestral hall. His face instantly turned ugly.
Shen Nian also heard the voice coming from the ancestral hall and looked at the two maids coldly, "Open the door."
The two maids quickly got up and opened the door with trembling hands. Marquis Wu'an took the lead and walked in.
Xia Tian, who was still hiding from Liu, heard what Wu'an Hou said. When the two of them entered the door and were about to reach the entrance of the ancestral hall, he exposed a flaw and let Liu's whip touch his arm.
"Ah, mother, please spare me. I am really innocent. I really didn't hit anyone!" Xia Tian covered his arm that had just been hit, dodging while shouting, his eyes fixed on the movement at the door.
When Marquis Wu'an and Shen Nian walked in, the first thing they saw was Liu hitting Xia Tian's arm with a whip, and then continuing to chase and beat him.
Wu Anhou's face instantly turned pale, and he shouted angrily, "Stop it!"
The whip that Liu was raising was frightened by the sudden angry shout and fell to the ground with a "crack".
When I turned around, I saw that it was Marquis Wu'an who came.
I was stunned and didn't know how to react.
Xia Tian also pretended to have just seen the two of them, and immediately took two cautious steps towards them, saluted Wu An Hou, and said, "Dad." After saying that, he secretly glanced at Wu An Hou.
Qiuyue and the other two maids knelt on the ground with pale faces, lowered their heads and their bodies trembling.
It’s over. Why are the Marquis and the Prince here? They must have seen them surrounding Xia Tian just now. They will definitely be punished this time!
Seeing that it was Marquis Wu'an who came, Shen Lan immediately ran to him and complained, "Dad, you came at the right time. That damn girl, no, that sister-in-law just beat us up. You have to take charge of this for us."
Shen Nian, with a gloomy face, quickly walked to Xia Tian's side, took Xia Tian's hand and asked, "Where did you hit? Let me see."
Xia Tian covered his arm and cried, "My son, my arm hurts so much, my lady wants to beat me to death."
"Don't be afraid, I'll see who dares!" Shen Nian said in a cold voice.
This is outrageous. I thought it was just a punishment of kneeling in the ancestral hall, but I didn't expect to see Liu beating people as soon as I entered the door.
If he hadn't asked Muchen to come over and take a look secretly, he would probably still be in the dark!
Marquis Wu'an ignored Shen Lan and walked directly towards Liu, asking sternly, "Liu, what were you doing just now?"
A trace of panic flashed in Liu's eyes. Seeing Marquis Wu'an asking questions, she forced a smile and said, "My Lord, Xia is disrespectful to her elders. I am teaching her a lesson."
Then she thought, yes, that damned girl had dared to kick her just now. It was really disrespectful. She immediately regained her confidence and said angrily, "My Lord, Xia Shi actually fought with me just now, so I taught her a lesson."
"Yes, Dad, my sister-in-law really hit me and Mom just now. My face and stomach still hurt!" Shen Lan also came over to help Liu prove it.
After hearing what the two of them said, Xia Tian spoke aggrievedly, "Dad, I really didn't hit anyone. I was kneeling in the ancestral hall copying scriptures.
As a result, at the beginning, the third sister kicked over her table and things in anger, and then left without saying a word.
After waiting for a while, Qiuyue and I came back. Qiuyue cleaned up the table and things for my third sister. Mother came in with the court doctor, and then mother said that I was the one who beat my third sister.
I was really copying scriptures all the time. My mother said I hit someone, but I didn't admit it. So she asked Qiuyue and others to beat me. I fought back and didn't let Qiuyue and others hit me.
Then my mother let them catch me and teach me a lesson herself. I felt wronged, so I just…hid.” Xia Tian said this half-truthfully, and glanced at Liu with a hint of fear.
When Chen Lan heard Xia Tian say this, she immediately pointed at him and retorted, "You're lying. It was you who beat me, so I went to my mother to make the decision for me."
"Dad, I really didn't hit my third sister."
Marquis Wu'an's face was as gloomy as water as he ordered the guard standing at the door, "Go and get the palace doctor."
When Liu heard that Marquis Wu'an was going to call the court doctor, she felt a little panicked, but she still pretended to be calm and walked forward, "My Lord, what Lan'er said is true, otherwise I wouldn't be so angry and teach Xia a lesson."
Marquis Wu'an looked up at Shen Lan's smooth, fair face, his expression becoming increasingly grim. "Where did your sister-in-law hit you?"
Shen Lan quickly pointed at her face and stomach, "Dad, she slapped me and kicked me."
Marquis Wu'an stared at Shen Lan's face and said nothing.
Liu then remembered that there were no visible marks on the outside of where Shen Lan was hit, and she quickly explained to Marquis Wu'an, "My Lord, the palace doctor said that Lan'er suffered internal injuries."
It would have been fine if Liu hadn't explained. Once she did, Marquis Wu'an's expression turned even uglier. He had thought it was Shen Lan who was lying, but he hadn't expected that even Liu would dare to lie to him so blatantly. "Humph, do you think this Marquis is stupid?"
Internal injuries? How could a weak woman like Xia Shi, who didn't even know martial arts, cause internal injuries to someone? Even if she did, it should be external injuries.
They were so careless even when lying. Was it because they thought they had the old lady's support and it would be difficult for him to punish them that they were treating him like a fool so blatantly?
This time no one can stop me!
"Dad, I'm telling the truth. My face is still burning with pain." Shen Lan felt very aggrieved when she saw that Marquis Wu'an didn't believe her.
Liu knew that Marquis Wu'an didn't believe them, but she had no choice but to pull Qiuyue over. "Look, Marquis, it was Xia who slapped Qiuyue in the face. She actually dared to hit my maid in front of me. She has no manners at all."
"Qiuyue wanted to hit me, so I fought back. As the wife of a prince, do I have to stand there and get beaten by a maid?" Xia Tian said indignantly.
Qiuyue's face was half red and swollen, and she shrank her neck and didn't dare to look at Wu'an Hou.
Shen Nian said in a cold voice, "This is what it looks like after being beaten."
Marquis Wu'an narrowed his eyes slightly, glanced at Qiuyue, then at Chen Lan, and finally at Liu.
Liu was stunned. It turned out that this damn girl was waiting for her here?
She said she hit Lan'er, but Lan'er didn't look hurt at all. She said she hit Qiuyue, but that just proved that what she said was inconsistent.
This is not right in any way!
Thinking of this, Liu turned around and glared at Xia Tian, "So you set a trap for me, didn't you?"
Before Xia Tian could say anything, Wu Anhou could no longer bear it and said, "Shut up!"
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