A farmer's daughter who traveled through time: Marrying a sickly man

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 that Shen Lan had left without permission. It was only after Shen Nian came to him and told him that Liu had taken people to the ancestral hall that he came to take a look.

I thought Liu came to see Shen 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 caring about the love between husband and wife!

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 feel 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 Shen Lan, Liu, and the two maids who were beaten to check the room first.

Shen Nian asked Ningyue to go in and help!

He wouldn't trust anyone. What if Nanny Qin was also lying?

Shen Nian brought Ningyue with him when he came to the ancestral hall. At that time, he thought that Xia Tian and Shen Lan were in the ancestral hall, both girls, so it would be more convenient for Ningyue to be with him.

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!"

When Liu heard that even her right to manage the household was being taken away, she was about to open her mouth to defend herself, but was interrupted by Marquis Wu'an with a wave of his hand.

Marquis Wu'an said to Shen Lan with a gloomy face, "Shen Lan, you disrespected my sister-in-law and refused to mend your ways. You will be confined to your home for three months and ordered to copy the Heart Sutra two hundred times. You will be released when you repent."

When Shen Lan heard that she would be grounded for three months, she immediately refused to do it. "Dad, why are you so partial? I am your biological daughter. How can you side with an outsider?"

"Hmph, if you don't obey, I will put you under house arrest for half a year." Marquis Wu'an was getting impatient now.

Seeing that Marquis Wu'an was determined to side with that wild girl, the old lady was also a little angry. "My Lord, what's wrong with you? Is what Lan'er said wrong? You don't believe your own wife and daughter, but you actually believe an outsider?"

"Mother, this matter has been investigated very clearly, so you don't have to say anything more. Since the Xia family is already listed in our Shen family's genealogy, they are members of the Shen family. How can they be called outsiders?" Marquis Wu'an said to the old lady in a tough attitude.

Shen Nian stood by and watched the old lady and Shen Lan calling each other outsiders, his eyes cold.

Seeing Shen Nian standing there without saying a word, and Xia Shi not arguing, Marquis Wu'an said to the two of them in a gentler tone, "Boss, take Xia Shi back. You don't have to kneel in the ancestral hall, but you have to copy the Heart Sutra fifty times."

The two of them thanked Marquis Wu'an together, and Shen Nian took Xia Tian away first.

The old lady was not happy about this and said angrily, "My Lord, you really can't tell the difference between inside and outside!"

Marquis Wu'an didn't respond and directly said to Nanny Qin, "Send the old lady back and take good care of her!"

The old lady refused to leave and was forcibly sent back by Nanny Qin and others.

Marquis Wu'an then pointed at Qiuyue and the other two maids and ordered the guards, "That maid, give her twenty strokes of the cane, and these two, ten strokes."

When Qiuyue and the other two heard that Marquis Wu'an was going to beat them, they turned pale with fear and knelt down to beg for mercy, but Marquis Wu'an ignored them and just left.