An ugly girl starts off, then becomes a beauty

As spring turns from midwinter, frost and dew can still be seen everywhere in the entire Chang'an city. As the sun sets, even though the red sun is setting over the lake and seems to still be warm, the places away from the sun are already freezing cold.

In the back room of Jingsi Residence, several servants whitewashed the moss growing from the base of the wall. A row of maids in embroidered skirts carried bamboo baskets across the corridor and entered the courtyard of the Hall of Disputes for the first time, but they only stopped in front of the front gate and did not enter the Hall of Disputes.

As the chief servant of the Right and Wrong Hall, Yang Xian had already greeted two waves of masters while standing outside the door.

The former is the fourth wife of Jingyuan, and the latter is the second wife of Wuyuan.

The weather has been bad these days, and there has been a constant draft in the corridor. The servants coming and going all hurried past with their hands clasped together, and the conversations in the house were drowned out by the wind.

He was about to ask someone to close the gate when he saw two tall figures hurrying towards him from the distance in the corridor.

"My Lord, Grandpa is talking inside." After he finished speaking, he smelled a strong smell of alcohol on the Marquis.

"Send the word in, I want to see my grandfather."

"My Lord, please wait until Grandpa calls you..." He seemed a little embarrassed.

Why do I say that? It's because the first person to come was the fourth lady. After only half an hour, the contents she told were terrifying to everyone who heard them. Once the things inside were spread out, the two mansions would be in turmoil. What's more, these dirty things also involved the Marquis. I don't know what kind of madness Zhang got, she actually said that the eldest son and the second young master's wife had an affair. When Yang Xi thought of what Zhang said just now, his back was still cold.

As he was thinking, he couldn't help but look up at the marquis in front of him, and he came back to his senses quickly. This was the courtyard of Feitang, and there was a servant delivering a message to him. No wonder he rushed over as soon as the incident happened.

Nie Ce closed his eyes and pondered. When he was about to think of what to say, the sound of the wind in the corridor stopped and a slightly louder voice from inside could no longer wait to come out.

"You still don't recognize me, Sang Ling. Where is your frivolous attitude in front of me?"

"Why should I admit something that didn't happen?"

He no longer cared who was standing in front of him, he took a step forward and pushed the door open.

The main hall of the Hall of Right and Wrong was always bright and clean, but today it was a little dim. Only a few beams of pale yellow light were reflected on the stone wall in the front hall. Looking around, the figures behind the bead curtain were clear, but the two people kneeling were not visible from the front. Mr. Nie was facing the door, and the expression on his face was not clear.

Nie Ce's palms were sweating, "Grandfather."

"How did you get in?" The old man's voice didn't sound too serious. Nie Ce clenched his fists slightly, lifted the bead curtain, and saw Sang Ling looking back, but Zhang Shi didn't dare to look back.

"This matter..." He wanted to say something to defend her, pursed his lips, and found that he had no idea where to start.

My grandfather didn't know from the beginning that if he wanted to explain everything in it, he really didn't know where to start. Or, even if he said everything, the result would not be satisfactory.

"I don't think Xuanwen knows anything about this." Zhang said suddenly with her back to him, "If I hadn't seen this by accident, who would have known about this kind of scandal?"

Nie Ce was stunned. Before he could say anything, he saw Zhang tilt her head and said, "At that time, my second niece's wife was still wearing my eldest nephew's jade ring. If you don't believe me, just ask someone to search my second niece's wife's room and you will know."

Things like jade rings were not mass-produced in this era. Those who wore them were either rich or noble, and the ones worn by nobles were not all the same. The higher the status, the rarer the ornaments. Young masters of noble families like Nie Guang also had things on them that were unique in the world. If they were found in someone else's hands, unless they were stolen, they could only be given privately.

Sang Ling held his breath and said nothing. The room was completely quiet, and Nie Da naturally turned his attention to Sang Ling.

It was the end of the Shen hour and the time to light the lamps. Yang Xian waved to the servant who was about to go in to deliver the lamps. Just as he was about to mouth the order "come back in a quarter of an hour", he heard a voice from inside.

"its mine."

As soon as Nie Ce's words came out, everyone in the room was shocked.

Sang Ling once again set his sights on the fellow. He smiled to himself, "My grandson has long been attracted by your ornament. That's why I borrowed it, hoping to find someone to make an identical one."

As he said this, he actually took out the jade ring from his arms. Sang Ling couldn't help but frown.

How come Nie Ce got this thing?

Zhang Xian had not expected this, and blurted out, "This is clearly a gift from Nie Guang and Sang's affair."

As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of hurried footsteps was heard, and Zhang's back was hit and he was kicked to the ground.

Not long after Sang Ling was called, Nie Da had already asked someone to call Nie Guang.

As soon as he stepped into the main hall, he heard Zhang's words and was undoubtedly furious. "What nonsense are you talking about?!"

If it weren't for the fact that this was a place of controversy and the old man was sitting on the steps, Zhang would have had a hard time surviving.

Zhang Shi obviously didn't expect Nie Guang to be so kind. When she heard this, she panicked subconsciously, but in a moment, she clenched her teeth again. Since she had decided to tear her face apart, she had nothing to be afraid of him anymore. She stood up and knelt to Grandpa Nie, "Every word of your daughter-in-law is true!"

Nie Da rubbed the heater in his hand and looked at Nie Guang, "What's the matter with your jade ring?"

Nie Guang had just woken up from his sudden anger. He glanced around the room and saw the thing in Nie Ce's hand at a glance. It was exactly the thing he had given to Sang before - how did it end up in Nie Ce's hands?

Could it be that he had already discovered it?

Nie Guang's body couldn't help but stiffen, and he couldn't help but glance at his grandfather who was kneeling on the head. He saw that he was staring at him. In just that moment, he felt even more unsure. Before coming here, he only knew that someone was suing Sang on behalf of Zhang, but he didn't know what it was about. However, seeing that his grandfather called him again, he could tell from his toes that Zhang must have gone crazy.

But I didn't expect Nie Ce to be there too, holding the jade ring...

If it was just Zhang who said this, he would be able to explain it clearly, but if Nie Ce got involved——

"Big brother." Nie Ce waited until Nie Guang looked back at him tremblingly before he raised the thing in his hand. "This thing was borrowed from you a few days ago. I want to make an identical one. Is it right?"