"Fifth Young Master's Madam, Madam wants you to come over." The maid went to Shi Xuanting's room to pass on the message.

Shi Xuanting was ordered by Madam Wang to be under house arrest early in the morning. She stayed in the house like a headless fly and had a tantrum all day. If she had not dared to disobey Madam Wang, she would have rushed out to settle the score with Gu Wanzhou.

As soon as the maid finished speaking, she rushed out like the wind.

Although she hadn't gone out for the whole day, she knew everything that happened outside. She knew exactly what she had done, so she concluded that Gu Wanzhou had caused what happened today.

But just by asking a few beggars for a few steamed buns, Gu Wanzhou caused such a heavy loss to the Duke's Mansion. Gu Wanzhou, just wait and see.

It would be strange if your mother-in-law would forgive you.

Shi Xuanting walked to Linhui Hall with high spirits.

As soon as she stepped into the door, she wiped her tears and cried, "Mother-in-law, I am innocent. I was framed. You must seek justice for me."

Shi Xuanting cried and swayed as she threw herself in front of Mrs. Wang, looking aggrieved and complaining.

"Stand still!" Mrs. Wang had a cold face and a look of hatred in her eyes.

She was very angry today.

When I woke up in the morning, I heard that the outer area of the mansion was full of people. This is the mansion of Duke Dingguo, who would want to find trouble in the mansion?

After finding out what happened and reading the notice, I almost fainted.

It turns out to be one of our own.

How could she not recognize Ji Nanzheng's handwriting? Fortunately, she was the mistress of the house who had seen big scenes, and she immediately figured out the clues. Ji Nanzheng couldn't have tricked Shi Xuanting for no reason. And who else could make Ji Nanzheng take action personally, except Gu Wanzhou?

Isn't the matter clear now? Shi Xuanting offended Gu Wanzhou, and it was not an ordinary matter, otherwise Ji Nanzheng would not have made it so big.

She first arranged for people to deal with the emergency outside the door. Since it was caused by her own people, the signboard of the Duke's Mansion could not be smashed no matter what, and those people outside the door had to be dealt with decently.

As for the culprit Shi Xuanting, she didn't have time to settle accounts with her, and knowing that she was a narrow-minded person, she was worried that she would cause trouble, so she directly put her in solitary confinement.

She was already exhausted after a busy day. When she saw Shi Xuanting coming in and complaining about her injustice, she really wanted to kick her out if she didn't need to find out the reason.

"Framed you? Who framed you? Why don't you name someone?!" Mrs. Wang said angrily with a frown.

"It was Gu Wanzhou. It was Gu Wanzhou who framed me." Shi Xuanting stood up, demanding an explanation.

When Mrs. Wang heard her say Gu Wanzhou's name, she knew that she was right. This guy had indeed offended Gu Wanzhou.

He even turned the blame around, which made Mrs. Wang even angrier.

"Why would she frame you for no reason? Or was it you who offended her?" Mrs. Wang was furious.

"I didn't..." Shi Xuanting said without much confidence.

Madam Wang looked at Shi Xuanting's maid coldly: "Tell me, what did she do?"

The maid looked at Shi Xuanting, but she didn't dare to disobey Madam Wang, so she said tremblingly, "The young lady did visit Miss Gu yesterday..."

"My cousin was humiliated by Gu Wanzhou in Juxian Building and jumped into the water when she got home. I was so angry that I just went to argue with her." Shi Xuanting immediately said, "I didn't do anything. I didn't know she was so vicious."

"Is it really just for this?!" Mrs. Wang asked in a pressured tone.

She didn't believe it at all. If it was just this little thing, Ji Nanzheng wouldn't have made a big fuss.

"Also, I just found out yesterday that she is actually the major shareholder of Juxian Building..." Shi Xuanting knew that she couldn't hide the fact that she asked Gu Wanzhou for money, so she told him. Anyway, no one could prove that she was the one who asked the beggar to get the steamed buns from Gu Wanzhou.

"Think about it, how could there be no charcoal in Juxian Building? She clearly set up a trap to trick me, and I was just so angry..."

"What about you?" Ji Nanzheng's voice suddenly sounded at the door. "What are you thinking?"

"You didn't know she still had charcoal, but you emptied it. Are you planning to let her freeze to death in Yijin Pavilion?" Ji Nanzheng said as he walked in. He already had a certain amount of oppressive aura, and at this moment, his aura was even more intimidating.

Everyone saw that this momentum was clearly to settle accounts with Shi Xuanting, and they were filled with doubts. The third sister-in-law and the eldest sister-in-law exchanged a look that said "this matter will not end well".

Shi Xuanting was frightened by Ji Nanzheng's aura.

Summoning up the courage, he said reluctantly, "Even if I am wrong, it is a personal grudge between me and her. Why is she so cruel when she comes after me? She makes the entire Duke's Mansion work so hard. Look how exhausted my mother-in-law is."

"She simply holds a grudge against our Duke's Mansion and is taking this opportunity to take revenge."

She herself did not dare to oppose Ji Nanzheng, and intended to pull Mrs. Wang to the same side with her.

"Bring the person in." Ji Nanzheng ordered outside.

He would not waste his breath talking nonsense to Shi Xuanting.

As soon as he finished speaking, a one-eyed middle-aged man and a little beggar were brought in.

No one knew what was going on. Shi Xuanting felt a chill in her heart.

The maid went back and described the appearance of the writer and the little beggar. Putting these together, wasn't it intended to expose what she had done?

He looked at the maid again, who looked guilty with her head down. What else could he doubt?

My heart felt so cold.

"Tell me, what did she ask you to do?" Ji Nanzheng pointed at Shi Xuanting's maid and said to the two people who came in.

When the maid saw Ji Nanzheng pointing at her, she lowered her head and turned away in fear.

"Turn around." Mrs. Wang shouted coldly, and the maid had no choice but to turn around.

The one-eyed man looked at it carefully and said, "This girl asked me to write a couplet. The gist of it is: Anyone who is homeless can go to No. 32, Nanquanfang at noon today and get five white steamed buns for free."

After the one-eyed man finished speaking, Ji Nanzheng looked at the little beggar again.

The little beggar had never been to such a luxurious place. He huddled up tightly and trembled as he said, "Girl... give... me some money so that I can spread... spread the news that I can get steamed buns at Nanquanfang."

Ji Nanzheng showed Madam Wang and the Duke the notice of Shi Xuanting which had been taken down by Jiang Bei long ago.

There are witnesses and evidence, what else is there to not understand?

Shi Xuanting didn't react until then, "Fourth brother, it was you, you wrote that notice?"

"it's me."

It's really him.

He helped Gu Wanzhou to harm himself?

Shi Xuanting looked at Ji Nanzheng in disbelief, and at the same time, her heart seemed to be struck by something.

I originally thought that Ji Nanzheng was just helping Gu Wanzhou expose me, but I didn't expect that he would actually harm me himself.

Shi Xuanting couldn't stand it anymore and cried, "Fourth brother, how did I offend you? Even if I was wrong, you could give me advice or punish me, but why did you help outsiders to harm me?"

She really cried this time. First, she felt wronged. After all, they were family, but Ji Nanzheng didn't even show any mercy. Second, she felt guilty for offending Ji Nanzheng.

"I've said before, Wan Zhou is not an outsider, she is still the fourth sister-in-law, you are the one who ignored my words." Ji Nanzheng watched Shi Xuanting acting with cold eyes.

"This is a warning to you, and it will be the last time." Ji Nanzheng said coldly.

"Mother, you chose the daughter-in-law for my fifth brother. Please decide for yourself."

He came here to restore the truth of the incident and express his attitude towards Gu Wanzhou.

As for the punishment of Shi Xuanting, he would not do it and would leave it to Madam Wang.

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