The merchant's rebirth led to the complete downfall of the Marquis's mansion.

Chen Mansion

The banquet had already begun in the front courtyard, and Qin Yao led Liu Qingping to the female guests' table.

The two had just sat down and were discussing the shop when they heard a commotion.

The two looked in the direction of the sound and saw several servants pulling at them.

The guests were in a flurry of activity, all getting up to come and see what was going on.

Qin Yao frowned as she looked at Jiang's mother and Jiang Shi, whose hair had been pulled and was disheveled among the servants.

It was the first time Liu Qingping had ever seen such a scene, and she was very excited to go and take a look. Qin Yao followed her for a few steps, but stopped some distance away from them.

The two were fighting fiercely; it wouldn't be good if they got hurt.

The two of them went over and overheard what Jiang had said.

"You heartless wretch, how dare you treat my son like this! I'll fight you to the death!"

As she spoke, she began to struggle again, trying to pounce on the other person.

Not to be outdone, Jiang's mother spat first.

"It was clearly your son who bullied my daughter! How dare you turn around and accuse me! If you don't give us a satisfactory answer today, I'll expose everything you've done!"

Son? Sharon Chan?

Qin Yao wanted to listen more, but the two of them were pulled away by Chen's father who had rushed over.

Aunt Shen arrived at this moment, calmed the guests down, and had everyone take their seats again.

Although they only understood half of what they heard, everyone was guessing that Sharon Chan, who had not yet appeared, must be the first to be implicated.

Secondly, there was the Jiang family woman.

Jiang's mother had four daughters, but only Jiang Qianqian lived permanently in the Chen family mansion.

"Sister Qin, what is bullying? What did that young master Chen do to make Mother Jiang so angry?"

Qin Yao was speechless. What could she say?

He could only shake his head, feigning composure.

Among them were many who overheard those words. The young ladies might not understand, but there were also wives among them!

They were smiling knowingly at that moment.

Qin Yao had a general idea in her mind.

Jiang Qianqian was determined to marry into a higher social class. Now that her scheme has been exposed, she can no longer marry Young Master Yu. Therefore, marrying into the Chen family is not a bad option.

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backyard

Jiang had gone mad. She fought with her mother for a while, and when she was pulled back, she still made a scene. Only after being slapped by Chen's father did she quiet down.

He simply turned and knelt down beside Chen's father.

"Master, you must stand up for Minzhi!"

"Hmph! Brother-in-law, not to be rude, but the situation is very clear now. Minzhi must take responsibility for Qianqian!" Jiang's mother said to Chen's father without even looking at Jiang Shi on the ground.

The Jiang brothers also arrived. They had already explained the situation to their two younger sisters on the way, so naturally they wanted to support their mother.

They all agreed with their mother's statement: why should they even consider a brother-in-law who is a scoundrel and a brother-in-law of the Chen family's legitimate son?

However, their younger sister was quite clever. Seeing that her aunt and Chen's father had fallen out and the relationship between the two families was broken, she stepped in and not only got herself out of trouble, but also helped them consolidate their support.

Having weathered so many storms, Chen's father was not about to draw conclusions based on just a few words. He glanced around at everyone present; they were all there!

"I will verify the facts! From this moment forward, no one is to leave this compound without my order!"

Before anyone else could react, Chen's father strode away, and those who tried to follow were stopped by the servants.

On the male guests' side, with Chen Jinzhi and the housekeeper watching over them, nothing happened. However, on the female guests' side, Aunt Shen was having some trouble keeping up.

After the incident of Jiang Shi and Jiang's mother getting into a fight, they couldn't sit still any longer and started subtly asking Aunt Shen questions.

Aunt Shen had no idea, and even if she did, she would never tell anyone about her family affairs.

Therefore, she kept joking around with the ladies.

After the banquet, Aunt Shen felt more tired than she had ever done in her entire life.

She finally breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the guests off.

It was at this moment that she learned from the old woman what had happened in the backyard.

"Oh my god! What should we do?" Aunt Shen was pacing anxiously, clutching her handkerchief.

"Aunt? This... the master will decide. We... it's none of our business!" the old woman said, puzzled.

Aunt Shen exclaimed in urgency, her voice filled with anxiety.

"It's none of our business, but the master's eldest son is in trouble! They'll suspect me first! Oh dear! Why did this have to happen of all times!"

The old woman then understood what she was worried about.

Aunt Shen was a concubine that the old lady assigned to the master after the current Jiang family entered the household.

He's a good person, just a bit too cowardly.

I'm afraid of this and I'm afraid of that.

He has some skills and can read, but he doesn't dare to speak outside the home.

Just as the old woman was about to offer some comfort, someone came over and invited Aunt Shen to the backyard.

When Aunt Shen saw this, she realized that the man suspected her, and she was filled with anxiety, but she had no choice but to go along with him.

In the backyard, servants knelt on the ground, while Chen's father sat in the main seat.

Jiang Qianqian, who looked unwell, was also helped out.

Since Sharon Chan is currently unconscious, we have no choice but to ask her, the person directly involved, first!

Mr. Chen: "Tell us in front of everyone! What happened last night?"

Jiang Qianqian looked like she was about to cry, and lowered her head in embarrassment.

Seeing that she remained silent for a long time, Madam Jiang asked anxiously, "Tell me! Did your mother do it? Tell me!"

As he spoke, he glared at Jiang's mother with hatred. Jiang's mother was not to be outdone, and the two began to exchange glances.

"Uncle, Aunt, I...I don't know either." Tears streamed down Jiang Qianqian's face. "I wasn't quite convinced last night and was about to rest when someone knocked on the door. When I opened it, I saw my cousin..."

At this point, Jiang Qianqian couldn't help but burst into tears, "He reeked of alcohol, I don't know how much he drank... and then..."

Jiang Qianqian turned around and threw herself into her sister's arms, bursting into tears.

Mr. Chen's face remained expressionless, but Mrs. Jiang was certain it must be Mrs. Jiang.

"It must be you! What did you feed my son? And you two too!" Madam Jiang glared angrily at the Jiang brothers. "Did you take him out for drinks?"

Jiang's speculation was not entirely unfounded. After all, the Jiang brothers had informed their son about their visit to Qujing, and their son had gone out drinking with them several times.

"Alright! Uncle Fu!" Father Chen interrupted Madam Jiang, signaling the steward, Uncle Fu, to step forward.

"Master, I have inquired and found that no one went out through the main gate or side gate last night."

"Hmm! Where's the kitchen?"

Aunt Fang, the old lady from the kitchen, stepped forward. "Master, I delivered food to each room as usual last night, but a little maid came over and said she wanted to add two dishes for the eldest young master."

Mr. Chen had everyone around Chen Minzhi called over, but after asking around, they still couldn't find the girl who had added the dishes.

Aunt Fang panicked and hurriedly knelt down, "Master, I didn't lie!"

Mr. Chen waved his hand, signaling her to stop, and then had the housekeeper take Aunt Fang to identify the person.

Everyone was waiting, except for Jiang Qianqian, whose fists clenched until her fingertips turned white.

Aunt Fang quickly found the little girl she had mentioned. When she came in, everyone was stunned. Was this Jiang Qianqian's maid?

"No! It wasn't me, I didn't do it!" The little maid knelt on the ground and cried out that she was innocent.

Father Chen remained silent. The steward stepped forward and said, "Tell the truth, or you, a mere maid, will be living under the Chen family's rules and won't live to see the sun rise tomorrow!"

The little maid looked at the steward in terror; disobedient servants were all to be beaten to death!

The maid turned to look at Jiang Qianqian, who seemed to sense something and spoke before the maid could:

“Hongyuan hasn’t been serving me in my room for a long time. I’ve been alone all this time! If someone were with me, things wouldn’t be like this…”

The little maid, Hongyuan, also burst into tears, looking at Jiang Qianqian with a heartbroken expression.

"Miss, you can't do this! You said you'd make me your concubine after you marry the eldest son!"

"You bullshit!"

"So it was you, you little bitch!" Jiang was initially shocked, but now she was both surprised and furious. She took two steps forward and slapped Jiang Qianqian across the face.

Her movements were so fast that no one could react in time. Jiang Qianqian took several solid blows, and her originally pale face was covered with red marks.

Chen's father immediately ordered his men to search Hong Yuan's belongings. Upon inspection, they discovered that they were merely sleeping pills.

Jiang didn't care; she was the one who had the drugged, otherwise how could her son have gotten into trouble?!

Besides being angry, Chiang also felt like a joke.

She felt sorry for Jiang Qianqian and wanted to give her more of her savings, but what did she get in return for her pity?

Jiang Qianqian has actually set her sights on her son!

Jiang deeply regretted her actions; she had let a wolf into her house!