Now he completely believed what Xia Tian said. The man was just copying scriptures in the ancestral hall, but Liu came here to frame him without caring about the face of the mistress of the house.
Originally, he was a little suspicious, thinking that Liu, as the mistress of the house, would not arbitrarily accuse Xia. Xia must have done something to cause Liu to disregard her status and personally beat someone up.
The court doctor's words now confirmed Liu's unreasonable behavior.
Even if the Wu'an Marquisate was dissatisfied with the Xia family, who came from the countryside, they would not be so blatant as to treat them as non-human beings.
It seems that Liu has been in the position of mistress for too long, which has made her a little arrogant and she doesn't even care about the reputation of the Wu'an Marquis' Mansion.
Marquis Wu'an had a chair moved to the courtyard of the ancestral hall, where he would settle the case today.
He was afraid that his ancestors would be angry to death when they saw these unfilial descendants.
As a result, Nanny Qin had not arrived yet, but the old lady came over in a hurry.
It turned out that it was Qiuyue who took advantage of Marquis Wu'an's inattention to invite the old lady.
When Marquis Wu'an saw the old lady coming, his face turned bad. He glanced at Qiuyue who was following behind the old lady, and he understood everything!
Originally, he didn't know about Shen Lan's unauthorized departure, but Shen Nian came to him and told him that Liu had taken people to the ancestral hall, so he came to check.
I thought Liu came to see Chen Lan because she loved her daughter so much, but I didn't expect that she came to cause trouble for Xia.
Not only did he not admit his mistake, he also sent his maid to invite the old lady over. He wanted the old lady to put pressure on him and show leniency to them.
Then don’t blame him for not thinking about the love between husband and wife later!
Marquis Wu'an asked the old lady with a gloomy expression, "Why is mother here?"
The old lady also replied with a bad face, "I heard that someone was so incredible that he even beat his own daughter."
Wu Anhou was silent for a moment, then said in a firm tone, "Mother, I am educating my own child, please don't interfere!"
When Shen Lan saw the old lady coming to support her, she burst into tears, "Grandma, why did you come just now? My father wanted to beat me to death. Grandma, Lan'er is in pain!"
Shen Lan's crying made the old lady so distressed that she became even angrier.
Holding Nanny Zhang's hand, she walked to the chair where Marquis Wu'an originally sat and sat down. Then she said to him with a cold face, "Don't let me interfere. Fine, then I'll sit here and watch you teach me. I'll see if you can wrongfully accuse them and their daughter to death."
"Mother! When did I wrong them?" Wu Anhou asked with a headache.
"Hmph! Let's get started!" the old lady urged with a stern face.
Seeing that Marquis Wu'an's chair was occupied by the old lady, the guard went to move another one.
Marquis Wu'an sat down, and Nanny Qin also arrived.
"Madam Qin, Madam and Shen Lan just said that Xia Shi beat them. Please go to the room and help them check if the beating is serious. Also check the two maids as well."
After giving the order, Marquis Wu'an pointed at the two maids who had been kicked by Xia Tian and said to Nanny Qin.
"Yes, Marquis!" Nanny Qin heard what the guard said on the way here. She didn't ask anything this time and replied respectfully. Then she took Chen Lan, Liu, and the two maids who were beaten to check the room first.
Shen Nian asked Ning Yue to follow in and help!
He wouldn't trust anyone. What if Nanny Qin was also lying?
Ningyue was brought with her by Chen Nian when she came to the ancestral hall. At that time, she thought that Xia Tian and Chen Lan were in the ancestral hall, both of them were girls, so it would be more convenient for Ningyue to be with her.
I didn’t expect it to come in handy!
When Nanny Qin saw Ningyue following her, her eyes darkened, but she said nothing.
It is understandable that the prince does not believe her!
After Nanny Qin finished her inspection, they left the room and saw that Liu's face looked pale.
Just as Nanny Qin was about to report the results of the examination, the guard came in and said that the doctor who was called in from outside had arrived.
After all, this is an ancestral hall, and it would not be appropriate to let outsiders in. Marquis Wu'an simply asked everyone to move to the next yard.
When the doctor came in and saw so many people, he thought the patient was seriously ill. After greeting them, he quickly took the pulse of the two people. After taking the pulse of the left side, he turned to the right side, but he found nothing.
Although he was puzzled, he told Marquis Wu'an the results of the examination truthfully, "My Lord, the Madam and the Young Lady are in good health and are not sick."
"Are you injured internally?" asked Marquis Wu'an.
"No." The doctor shook his head.
"Okay. Thank you." After saying that, he asked the guard to take the doctor downstairs to collect the medical fee.
Nanny Qin then stepped forward and recounted the results of her examination, "My Lord, I didn't find any marks of beating at the locations mentioned by the Madam and the Third Miss. However, the two maids did have bruises on their stomachs."
"Okay, I understand." Marquis Wu'an nodded.
Then he said to Liu with a gloomy face, "What else do you have to say?"
Liu felt bitter, knowing that she would have a hard time defending herself. She even doubted herself. Could it be that she really fell because she used too much force just now?
But she clearly felt a force coming from behind that caused her to fall, and her lower back was still hurting badly. This couldn't be fake.
The most likely possibility is that the damn girl is up to something, but now, no one believes her. After all, there is nothing where she was hit!
"My Lord, Madam, I really fell because of that kick from Xia. Otherwise, my lower back wouldn't hurt so much. Lan'er is in the same pain, too. Her stomach hurts just as bad."
Liu decided to stick to her guns, otherwise she would be accused of wrongly accusing her daughter-in-law and she would be too embarrassed to go out in the future.
Anyway, she doesn't admit it, and no one dares to say anything about her openly.
Marquis Wu'an had long known that Liu would say this, so he didn't waste any time talking to them and directly announced the punishment. "Liu, as the mistress of the household, you are not treating everyone equally. Then you should reflect on this in your own courtyard. The management of the household will be temporarily handed over to my second brother and his wife!"
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