The empress is pregnant, and the emperor's incense continues

Madam Zhuang knew very well that Meng Wen Yao didn't like Liu Ruyan, and naturally didn't like her either. Today's matter would probably end with both of them being beaten with fifty lashes. Anyway, as long as it didn't come to Chen Yanqing's attention, she was willing to resolve it any way she wanted.

But Meng Wen Yao didn't want to let a big matter be resolved into a small one. She was waiting for Chen Yanqing to come and deal with it. How could she possibly handle it herself?

She looked around and asked, "What is this?"

Fearing that there would be more trouble, Madam Zhuang hurriedly said simply, "It was Lord Xu's family. When the young master was in danger, it was Lord Xu who saved him. That's why we invited Lord Xu's family to live in the Zhuang Mansion."

"Oh~"

Meng Wenyao suddenly stood up and bowed to Lord Xu: "Thank you for saving my son, but Qianmo, why didn't you tell our family about such a big thing? We, as parents, didn't know about it. It's really rude that we haven't thanked you yet."

Xu Tongfu was also afraid that the matter would get bigger and bigger, so he said calmly, "Madam, you are too polite. It's just a small favor. Today, I am sorry that a misunderstanding has occurred between the young master and the concubines of your family because of my trivial matters."

The conversation turned to the conflict between Liu Ruyan and Nanny Zhuang. Meng Wenyao really didn't want to deal with it. She looked outside a few times and found that there was no sign of Chen Yanqing, so she had to talk about it again.

"Lord Liu, Madam Liu, it is really rude to ask you to come here so late. In fact, ever since your daughter came into our Chen Mansion, everyone in our Chen Mansion has treated her with great respect and has never wronged her in the slightest."

Madam Liu glanced at her daughter's swollen cheeks and her face flushed with anger: "Then please tell me, Madam, what happened and how to solve it?"

"Yes!"

Meng Wenyao looked at Madam Zhuang blankly, and asked in confusion: "Why did you hit someone?"

Madam Zhuang was stunned and said with a sad face, "Madam Liu was rude and insulted the guests. I only taught her a lesson to uphold the rules of our house."

"Then you can't hit people!" Meng Wen Yao expressed her opinion again.

"Yes, it's all my fault. Please punish me, Madam."

Nanny Zhuang admitted her guilt quickly. Meng Wen Yao didn't want to solve the problem so quickly, so she had to look up at Xu Qinglian again.

"Miss Xu, our aunt has no manners and insulted you with her rude words. Please don't take it to heart. How do you want us to apologize or compensate you?"

Zhuang Lanhe, who was hugging Xu Qinglian, listened to Meng Wen Yao asking questions left and right but not saying how to deal with the matter. She guessed that Meng Wen Yao did not have the ability to be the head of the family and was just trying to smooth things over.

She said coldly, "We are upright and have nothing to fear. We will not take Madam Liu's dirty words to heart. Please take care of your family's affairs."

She said so because she couldn't do anything to Aunt Liu. At most she could just apologize. But the more she dwelled on this matter, the greater the impact it would have. She now hoped that everyone would forget about it and stop paying attention to the frightened Xu Qinglian.

As long as the conflict between Aunt Liu and Madam Zhuang is resolved and everyone leaves, their family will not be affected too much.

Meng Wenyao was still thinking of finding some excuses when she heard Madam Liu impatiently say, "Madam Chen, your servant hit the master. Tell me how to deal with it. Don't say those useless things."

This was a very impolite remark. The mother of a concubine wanted to order the mistress of the house to do things. Meng Wen Yao's face immediately turned unhappy.

"Madam Liu was rude and insulted the guests. As the housekeeper of the mansion, it is only natural for Madam Zhuang to teach her a lesson. I don't think there is anything wrong with that."

"Meng Wen Yao, what nonsense are you talking about? I am your aunt and she is your servant. How can she hit me?" Liu Ruyan screamed immediately.

Meng Wenyao slammed the table and stood up, angrily saying: "Auntie is also a servant, and you didn't call me Meng Wenyao."

Liu Ruyan is usually suppressed by Meng Wenyao at home, but now there are so many people around, including her biological parents, how can she swallow her anger anymore?

She said dissatisfiedly, "You are targeting me on purpose. It is obvious that it was Madam Zhuang who committed the crime. You cannot enforce the law impartially. Let's go and ask the elder to judge the case. I just don't believe that there is no one in the Chen Mansion who can uphold justice."

At this moment, Chen Yanqing arrived late. He walked slowly through the gate, looked around and said in a deep voice, "Why are you looking for me to judge?"

Now, not only Liu Ruyan breathed a sigh of relief, but Meng Wenyao also breathed a sigh of relief. Chen Qianmo could no longer hide the affairs and people of the Zhuang Mansion.

She stood up and bowed respectfully, then led Chen Yanqing to sit down, and then she briefly recounted, "My husband, it was this Lord Xu who saved the young master, so the young master invited him to stay at the Zhuang Mansion. Madam Liu and Miss Xu had some misunderstandings and had an argument. Madam Zhuang wanted to teach Madam Liu a lesson, so she slapped Madam Liu in the face, and that's how it all turned out."

Liu Ruyan knelt down and looked at Lord Chen with burning eyes, thinking about the time when Chen Yanqing looked over and she cried and complained that Chen Qianmo and Miss Xu were having an affair, otherwise she would not have given away all the calligraphy and paintings of Tutor Zhuang and Chen Yanqing and asked Lord Xu to bribe them.

Unexpectedly, her neck was sore from lifting it, and Chen Yanqing did not even look at her. He only looked at Xu Tongfu and said in a deep voice, "Senior Brother Xu, long time no see."

Now, it was too late for Xu Tongfu to hide. He stepped forward and bowed, saying awkwardly: "Junior brother, I also came to the capital a few days ago and happened to save Master Ling. He invited me to stay at the Zhuang Mansion for a while. I wanted to reminisce about our past, so I moved in. But I know that you like quietness, so I didn't come to disturb you."

Chen Yanqing smiled and nodded, as a greeting to Xu Tongfu. He was not a warm-hearted person, so naturally he could not do something like holding his senior brother's hand and reminiscing about the past on the spot.

After a brief greeting, he lowered his head to look at Liu Ruyan and Aunt Zhuang who were kneeling. He first said to Liu Ruyan, "Miss Xu is a guest. It is wrong for you to humiliate her. Apologize to Miss Xu."

He then turned to Madam Zhuang and said, "As a servant, you can give advice, but you committed a crime by hitting Madam Liu. You will be punished according to the family rules."

After saying this, Chen Yanqing looked to the right at Lord Liu and asked, "Do you two have any objections to this?"

It was a small matter, and Lord Chen handled it personally. He just asked their daughter to apologize, and there was actually no grievance.

Lord Liu smiled and nodded: "The elder handled it correctly."

"I am not wrong!"

Just as the matter was about to be settled, Liu Ruyan suddenly shouted.

"She said with tears in her eyes, "I didn't insult him. I know I'm just a concubine. The young master will marry sooner or later. But the young master is entangled with someone unclearly. Can't I give him some advice? How can it be considered an insult?"