After the cannon fodder father and daughter married into the family, the whole family regretted it

"It was my fault that I didn't discipline my subordinates well enough. The maidservant was impatient and accidentally tripped Miss Fang. I'm hiding here to apologize."

Lan Yingying looked at Fang Nanzhi and suppressed the reluctance in her heart.

"I'm sorry, Miss Fang."

When Mrs. Ke saw Lan Yingying, although she didn't like her, she didn't want to pursue the matter.

"Forget it, it seems it's all a misunderstanding..."

"Madam Chen, a maid tripping someone might be a misunderstanding, but a wasp stinging someone is not."

"The Chen family garden is famous for its elegance, and Madam Chen is also a well-known flower lover. Could it be that the servants in the mansion are lazy and never clean the garden? Or that they would allow a beehive to grow here?"

Qian Fengping was aggressive and refused to give in.

Mrs. Ke was somewhat dissatisfied. In the past, the wife of a mere ninth-rank official would not even have the qualifications to talk to her.

Now you're asking her about it?

After all, a woman who is unfaithful to her husband and does not observe her chastity and who openly marries a son-in-law is vulgar.

Although the customs of this dynasty were relatively open and the court agreed to widows remarrying, it also encouraged women to remain chaste.

The Ke family was very strict in this regard. Ke's elder sister had been a widower for twenty years and had always lived in seclusion, serving her parents-in-law, observing the code of conduct for women, and even receiving a chastity archway issued by the imperial court.

Therefore, women from the Ke family are always more popular in marriage.

Which man doesn't want a woman who is loyal to him and devotes her life to him?

The daughter of the Ke family was proud of her chastity, so naturally she looked down on a woman like Qian Fengping, who not only married for the second time but also went against the norm and married a man into her family, hoping to dominate him.

She was about to lose her temper and send Qian Fengping away when Mrs. Wang spoke.

"That's right, Madam Chen. I only have one daughter. She attended the banquet and ended up like this. If you try to be sloppy, I won't tolerate it."

"How could such a coincidence happen in the world? Miss Fang tripped and fell, and then she was hit by a wasp."

The ladies expressed their opinions one after another.

Ke knew that this matter would not end well.

She looked at the maid in green.

Lan Yingying endured the pain and felt extremely panicked.

She had finally made her presence known among the nobles of the capital, and she didn't want to mess it up.

"Xing'er, what's going on?"

The maid trembled: "I didn't know, I was catching butterflies and accidentally tripped someone."

As she said this, she kowtowed.

"I beg Miss Fang to forgive my mistakes."

Her head hit the bluestone slab, making a crisp sound, which showed that she had used all her strength.

If Fang Nanzhi were to hold on to the maid's unintentional mistake in public, it would be seen as her being difficult and intolerant.

The little girl smiled gently: "You are wrong. What's the point of kneeling to me? It's you sisters who are stung by the wasp."

She didn't mention the incident of someone tripping, but only said that someone was stung by a wasp, in order to bring the conflict to everyone.

But these two things happened one after another. Who would believe that it was a coincidence and there was no connection?

Qian Fengping said calmly, "Madam Chen is still too kind. Shouldn't she arrest this maid and the gardener together for trial?"

Mrs. Ke's face darkened. "Madam Qian, you've overstepped your bounds. This is my Chen Mansion."

Qian Fengping smiled and said, "Okay, if Madam Chen is reluctant to take action, I can send someone to report it to the authorities. Injuring so many officials' families at once is a major case. I believe the Jingzhao Prefecture will be able to get to the bottom of it."

She was neither humble nor arrogant, her eyes were bright, and she seemed to have no worries.

Mrs. Ke remembered that the Fang family did like to report to the authorities.

Especially Fang Yin, who was obviously an official appointed by the court, but whenever he encountered a problem, he would go to Jingzhao Prefecture, showing that he didn't care about his face at all.

But she can't make a big deal out of it, otherwise she will really offend people.

Besides, who among the wealthy families doesn’t have their dirty laundry to keep public?

"Yes, if Madam Chen can't find out, you can ask Jingzhao Prefecture to come."

I don't know when Meng Lan came over. Her smile was bright and generous, but it made people feel cold.

"My senior brother's niece has suffered a great injustice. I'm afraid I can't do this without an explanation."

Well, she will be her niece in the future.

Meng Lan was originally watching a play with the ladies, but after a while, she left to meet Fang Yin...

Well, it’s not good for engaged men and women to meet each other all the time. When they finally have the chance, they always have to say a few words secretly.

It was only after she finished her date that she learned that something had happened in the garden.

Mrs. Ke softened her expression and forced a smile: "Ms. Meng, Madam Qian misunderstood. That's not what I meant. This matter really needs to be investigated."

"Miss Lan, today's incident has affected too many people. This lady has no choice but to investigate. I can only discipline the maid on your behalf."

Lan Yingying bit her lip. She didn't have Fang Nanzhi's courage to confront a lady with an imperial decree.

He nodded for a long time but didn't say anything.

In fact, Ke didn't care about her opinion.

Someone had already captured the maidservant and the servant who took care of the garden, tied them up on a bench, and started beating them.

"If you tell the truth, you might still have a chance to survive. If..."

"Wow, wow, it's unfair, ma'am. I know nothing about it."

"It's unfair, it's unfair to me."

After ten strokes of the cane, there were ghosts howling in the garden.

The maid in green was the first to give up.

"I confess, I confess. It was the young lady who told me to find a way to make Miss Fang crash into that pot of peonies, but I really don't know anything about the beehive."

Lan Yingying felt cold all over and her face was pale.

"No, no."

"Miss Lan, you'd better tell me the truth, otherwise I will send someone to the Jin Mansion." Mrs. Ke's face was gloomy.

A merchant girl is restless even when she comes out to visit guests. What does she want to do?

Lan Yingying was in a panic and could not go to Jin's house.

She was originally a dependent, the niece of her aunt, not even a proper cousin.

If she got into trouble, the Jin family would not protect her, but would probably just dislike her.

"My husband is adulterous. I didn't mean to do that. I just wanted to teach Miss Fang a lesson. Oh, by the way, the peonies were sent by the Third Princess. It was Miss Zhiyi who reported Su Wo to the police."

The more nervous she became, the more Lan Yingying had an idea and remembered Chen Zhiyi's previous provocation.

Mrs. Ke's face turned ashen, and her cold and ruthless gaze fell on the concubine's daughter.

Chen Zhiyi clenched her handkerchief tightly, but her face was filled with astonishment.

"What do you mean, Miss Lan? I'm the host, and since you're not playing with everyone else, I want to entertain you and introduce you to the flowers and plants in the garden. Is there anything wrong with that?"

Yes, isn’t it normal for the host to entertain guests and explain the garden layout and the origins of the flowers and plants?

On the other hand, Lan Yingying, with her sinister mind, actually plotted to have the little girl from the Fang family destroy the Third Princess's flowers. Did she want her to offend the Third Princess?

"If you hadn't lured me, how would I have dared to do it? I didn't do anything about the hive."

Lan Yingying became anxious.

Chen Zhiyi looked at her in disappointment and shock.

Instead, it is convincing.

Only Fang Nanzhi stared at her and felt something was wrong.

Mrs. Ke lost her patience and said, "Well, since Miss Lan doesn't want to talk, let's go to the guest room and rest for a while until someone from the Jin Mansion comes to pick us up."

This means house arrest.

Immediately, a maid went towards Lan Yingying, and the latter became anxious.

"I admit that I was the one who had Fang Nanzhi taught a lesson, but I didn't make the beehive. How could I have brought the beehive in without anyone noticing and put it on the tree when I first came to the Chen residence?"