I was a housekeeper in ancient times

"What? Why are you here so soon?"

When she heard this, she felt like she had heard bad news and almost fell down.

Nanny Yang asked the maid who was answering the question, "Did you bring anyone with you?"

The maid replied, "No, the Lord of Huiyang County only brought the maids and servants with him."

Madam Lu didn't believe it, "Didn't she bring anyone with her?"

"No."

Old Madam Lu and Nanny Yang looked at each other in bewilderment. Old Madam Lu was even more unsure of the purpose of County Lord Huiyang's visit. Could it be that she really wanted to lock up Master Hu Wu?

Nanny Yang said, "Master Hu Wu has already betrayed you, so the Lord of Huiyang County must know about it. I guess the reason I came here this time is to get an explanation from you, Madam."

Madam Lu's face turned pale, thinking about how serious the consequences of this matter would be. She was the one who hid Sister Fan, and no matter what reason she came up with, Huiyang County Lord and the first wife would not believe it.

Fortunately, she always prepared for a rainy day. Even if things had come to this point, there was still room for recovery. "Have you found the person?"

Nanny Yang said, "They are on their way."

She nodded, changed her clothes, and went to meet the Lady of Huiyang County.

At this time in Shuangxiyuan, Huiyang County Lord and Yu Muyan were discussing how to deal with this matter.

The Lady of Huiyang County said disdainfully, "Humph, I always say that the stepmother is cruel and good at pretending. When Xuan'er was alive, who wouldn't say she treated him well? But I know that it was just a facade, not sincere. Look, it hasn't been long since Xuan'er left, and she's already attacked Fan'er. Fortunately, Fan'er was found. If she wasn't, where would you go to cry? No matter what you say this time, you have to make them explain it clearly."

In fact, Huiyang County Lady had not expected that it would be Qi Motai who found Fan Jie'er. She asked Qi Motai privately, and Qi Motai just said that he found Fan Jie'er by chance while hunting.

How could she believe that they would go hunting in such a remote village and stay there for only a few days?

This time Qi Motai came back, but he was not home. She thought Qi Motai was busy with something, but she didn't expect that he was going to look for Fan Jie'er.

She thought, it couldn't be that Yu Muyan asked Qi Motai for help, right? But she also knew Yu Muyan's personality, and she would never ask Qi Motai for help.

What's more, she asked the people who served Qi Motai, and they all said that Qi Motai had never met Yu Muyan.

She also asked Yu Muyan indirectly, and Yu Muyan also said that she had never met Qi Motai.

How did Qi Motai get involved in this matter? He also asked her to come to the Lu family and ask for an explanation from Madam Lu.

"What are you going to do?"

"I, I don't know either. What good can it do for them to give an explanation? Sister Fan has suffered so much. They are so vicious that they even dared to attack Sister Fan."

"Well, that's why I told you to be independent. You are so timid, people will inevitably look down on you. It's also because you are too naive and don't have any defenses. You think nothing will happen at home. Little did you know that sometimes it is your own family that are the most ruthless."

"My aunt is right. I was too naive before and didn't know how to take precautions. When Fan Jie'er's father left, my heart was in turmoil and I didn't take care of..."

As they were talking, Madam Lu and Mrs. Ding came.

They didn't try to be vain and spoke frankly, sending all the servants away.

How could Lin Weiqiao miss such a critical moment? She stood at the door, listening to the noise inside. She wanted to know what Madam Lu was going to say this time.

The Lord of Huiyang County was drinking tea leisurely. "You two came really quickly. When Sister Fan disappeared, I didn't see you guys so anxious."

Madam Lu's face froze, and she pretended to be calm and said, "Why do you say that, Lord? Sister Fan is my own granddaughter, how can I not be anxious?"

"In a hurry? You hid Sister Fan and made Sister Yan anxious and worried. If you hadn't found her in time, how long would you have kept it a secret? Old Madam, you really put on a good show for us."

"What are you talking about, Lord? I didn't hide Sister Fan."

How could Yu Muyan sit still? As a mother, if she couldn't protect her own flesh and blood, she would be a complete failure. "Old Madam." She didn't even call Madam Lu "mother", which showed that she was really heartbroken.

"We have all the evidence. Do we have to take this to court before this old lady will admit it?"

Lin Weiqiao outside the door nodded with satisfaction. Yu Muyan finally stood up this time. Madam Lu was really stubborn and refused to admit it even at this time.

Then, Madam Lu was heard to act like a mother-in-law, "How dare you! Yu, you are slandering your mother-in-law."

Huiyang County Lord said, "Don't worry, old lady. Let's put aside whether Yan Jie'er is slandering or not. That Mr. Hu Wu is the one who really slandered and spread rumors about the old lady. He said that the old lady asked the Hu family to hide Fan Jie'er, and also said that you are a distant relative of the old lady. Of course I don't believe it. The old lady is kind-hearted, and Fan Jie'er is her granddaughter. How could she do such a thing? I will have her arrested and sent to the government."

Madam Lu held on to the handrail tightly. She certainly couldn't admit it. Once she admitted it, she would be accused of harming her granddaughter. Although she wouldn't be punished, it would ruin her reputation and make her lose all face.

She was so old that she could not stand such humiliation, so even if she had to be thick-skinned, she would never admit it.

Unfortunately, Mr. Hu Wu is still in the hands of the Qi family. The Qi family will not let him go unless she settles the matter.

She couldn't offend the Qi family, and the Hu family was her relative. She was caught in a dilemma and was so anxious that she was sweating all over.

Huiyang County Lord chuckled a few times and deliberately asked, "Is the old lady hot? Why are you sweating so much? Do you want to open the window for some fresh air?"

Ding looked at Madam Lu in embarrassment. Even Madam Lu couldn't come up with an idea, so how could she say anything? The only thing she could do was to wipe the sweat off Madam Lu's face.

Madam Lu was already impatient, and Mrs. Ding was making things worse. She was so angry that she yelled, "Behave yourself!"

Ding was so frightened that she just sat there doing her best and didn't dare to say a word for a long time.

Old Madam Lu gasped and rolled her eyes, trying to feign illness to fool the crowd, but then she remembered that Fifth Master Hu was still in the hands of the Qi family, so she rolled her eyes back again.

Lin Weiqiao, who was listening outside the door, felt very happy, but she didn't get to see with her own eyes the frustrated look on Madam Lu and her daughter-in-law's face.

At this time, Madam Yang came with a Taoist nun in her forties or fifties and shouted outside the door, "Madam, someone is coming."

After opening the door, Lin Weiqiao closed it and followed him in.

Everyone present was paying attention to the Taoist nun, and no one paid attention to her. She stood beside Yu Muyan tactfully. She wanted to see what Madam Lu was up to.

The Taoist nun greeted everyone one by one, quite politely.

The Lord of Huiyang County said, "The old lady is confused. What is the point of inviting the Taoist priest to come at this time?"