The cousin's family is extremely wealthy; she deserves to be a concubine.

Ignoring the questioning looks from the crowd, she continued, "When I first met this Third Young Master Pei, he was still Miss Jiang's head maid."

Upon hearing this, Madam Jiang's expression immediately changed. "Miss He, watch your words!"

“My son has countless servants around him. Even if he can’t have a large group of servants with him today because of entertaining guests, it shouldn’t be as you say, with only one man by his side!”

"I'm being lenient with you because you're a guest in my home today, but you mustn't push your luck. If you can't prove your innocence, don't try to drag my child down with you!"

After saying that, he glanced at Madam Shen, the unspoken question being, "Is this how you teach your cousin who is staying at your residence?"

There is absolutely no sense of discipline here!

Shen looked embarrassed, but after glancing at He Zhizhu beside her, she suppressed the urge to support Hua Sirong.

Madam Jiang snorted coldly, but Hua Sirong was not intimidated. She smiled and looked at Madam Jiang.

"I was originally able to escape with my maid, but in doing so, only Miss Jiang and Pei San, the fake maid, were left in that remote place."

I kindly reminded Miss Jiang to go back and find the Madam and ask her carefully why she was given such a maid who looked like a man.

Miss Jiang then said that this fake maid was someone Miss Qinqin had temporarily borrowed to serve her.

Miss Jiang, am I lying?

Jiang Yilan dared not look at Hua Sirong anymore, out of shame and anger.

Madam Jiang couldn't sit still any longer. "Lan'er, is it really true?"

Is this Pei San really someone Qinqin placed next to you?

She even made a grown man dress up as a woman and pretend to be a maid?

Jiang Yilan did not answer. Madam Jiang, unable to bear forcing her own child, turned her anger towards Miss Qin and her daughter, saying, "You two have lived in my Jiang residence for seven or eight years, enjoying good food and drink. I don't expect you to remember the kindness of our adoption, but I beg you not to harm my child!"

Madam Jiang wanted to say something, but both were her children, and she was speechless for a moment.

The main problem was Madam Jiang's murderous gaze, which made even the old lady want to avoid it...

Qinqin pressed down on her mother, who was about to speak, and blocked her way. "I also learned by chance that Guard Pei and Sister Rong were in love, but because of the Marquis's obstruction, the two lovers could not meet."

I was young and lost my father at a young age. I often saw my mother crying all alone, and I felt sorry for her.

Only then did he boldly borrow a maid's clothes for Guard Pei to change into, and also asked his cousin to cover for Guard Pei.

My original intention was simply to use the excuse of our ancestor's invitation to send Sister Rong away, creating an opportunity for the two of them to clear up their misunderstandings. I had no intention of disturbing anyone else, and naturally, I wouldn't want to bother the other distinguished guests in the garden.”

Qinqin's mother, a fiercely protective mother, also stepped in at the right time, saying, "Sister-in-law, Qinqin is still a child. What bad intentions could she possibly have?"

She simply couldn't bear to see couples separated in this world.

Besides, Pei Huwei is young and handsome, and following the Second Prince, he has a promising future.

The He family's cousin was just an orphan girl from a merchant family; she should be grateful that she could marry a government official.

My daughter, Qinqin, did something good to help others achieve their goals, so how could my sister-in-law blame her?

And Lan'er, Lan'er is also a good girl, just as kind and generous as my Qinqin."

Madam Jiang looked at Old Madam Jiang, and seeing the old lady nodding with a smile, she was immediately filled with anger.

In the past, we just thought of it as adding a couple more sets of bowls and chopsticks to the house. These two, big and small, could make the old lady happy, so we just thought of it as raising two amusing pets for her, just for fun.

Even after she learned that the two men had impure intentions, with her watching over the inner quarters, she knew they couldn't cause any trouble.

Who would have thought that this little joke would almost escalate into a major incident?

Madam Jiang also felt some resentment towards the old lady. When that White Lotus first came to the mansion, she had also set her sights on the master, but unfortunately, Madam Jiang was too shrewd, and the master was clueless about romance, so the White Lotus ended up returning empty-handed.

Then they set their sights on the unmarried Mr. Jiang. For years, the mother and daughter tried to please Mrs. Jiang, employing a roundabout tactic, hoping to win her over from the perspective of her own mother.

But, well, that's just how unlucky it is.

Madam Jiang was easy to talk to and coax, but she would never say a word about her youngest son, Mr. Jiang's, marriage.

Elderly people can be easily fooled and misled, given away with all sorts of good things.

But there's one thing she'll never make a mistake about: her youngest son's marriage.

This time, after much difficulty, Master Jiang finally returned from his business trip. Da Bailian was getting old, and her own daughter was growing up and getting married.

In particular, it is said that this time, Mr. Jiang took special care of one of his brothers' daughters, and the girl had already come of age.

The two white lotuses couldn't sit still any longer. They knew that there were so many people in the world who took care of others, but in the end, it was all about taking care of their own beds!

Besides, young lady, even if the White Lotus is very proud of her looks, she wouldn't dare say she can compare to a young girl in her prime.

Isn't that just being impatient? He thought that at the plum blossom banquet, he would ruin Hua Sirong's reputation in front of the old lady, so that the old lady would never agree to let a woman with a tarnished reputation marry her youngest son?

The idea was wonderful, but the other party was a merchant's daughter who was staying in the home of a powerful and wealthy person. Shouldn't she have grown up to be timid and petty? How could she argue so forcefully in front of all the noble ladies in the capital?

The White Lotus duo are also a bit flustered, especially since Madam Jiang has actually stepped in to start a fight.

Da Bailian has a psychological trauma from this sister-in-law and only hopes that her sister-in-law can be lenient towards Qinqin for the sake of the Jiang family's reputation.

Before Madam Jiang could speak, the onlookers couldn't hold back any longer.

"Good heavens! The Jiang family has produced an empress who was once the mother of the nation. How could they be so unruly and allow a male outsider to accompany them without permission!"

"This cousin from the He family was unlucky; that's why she was alone and got tricked."

"What scheming? Didn't you hear that girl say that Guard Pei said they were in love, which is why he agreed to it?"

"Pah, what 'helping'? I don't think that girl Qin has a single word of truth in her mouth. We should carefully weigh who is telling the truth and who is lying."

"..."

For the sake of the family's reputation, Madam Jiang could not let this matter be overlooked.

She sternly rebuked Jiang Yilan, "It is understandable that you care about your relationship with your cousin Qinqin."

But today's matter concerns the innocence of the He family's cousin; this is no small matter, and you must not continue to cover it up for others!

Tears welled up in Jiang Yilan's eyes, and she pleaded, "Mother."