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

Chen Yanqing looked at Meng Wenyao in confusion and asked, "Is there something else going on?"

"Well, I got the news quite late. They had already started fighting when I came in. I can't explain it clearly." Meng Wenyao ignored what she overheard in the yard.

With so many people watching, Chen Yanqing just didn't want to deal with trivial matters, so she could only helplessly say: "Madam Zhuang, what did Aunt Liu advise you to do? Did you beat her?"

Madam Zhuang looked back at Xu Qinglian and said in defense, "The young master was grateful for Lord Xu's kindness, so he took Miss Xu and Master Xu to visit the capital for a few days. Aunt Liu said that Miss Xu and the young master had an affair, which ruined their reputation! I stopped Aunt Liu in order not to be disrespectful to the guests."

Chen Yanqing nodded after hearing this and said to Liu Ruyan again: "Liu, you misunderstood. Qianmo and the young master and young lady of the Xu family are just having a normal relationship. Don't think too much about it."

How could she be overthinking? Even if they were normal friends before, if he often stayed at the Zhuang Mansion, and Meng Wenyao was clamoring to propose marriage, how could Liu Ruyan believe that they were in a normal relationship?

"Lord, Madam Zhuang is simply avoiding the main point. Ever since the Xu family moved into the Zhuang Mansion, Madam Zhuang has often sent women's belongings from the young master's private storeroom to the Zhuang Mansion. Isn't this to please Miss Xu?"

"And young master, in order to find an official position for Lord Xu, he even took out the calligraphy and paintings of your Grand Tutor and the Minister and asked Lord Xu to take them as gifts. With such enthusiasm, doesn't it mean that you are attracted to their daughter?"

"Liu Ruyan!" Chen Qianmo was so angry that he almost strangled Liu Ruyan to death.

He was still thinking that the matter would soon be resolved, the matter of the Zhuang Mansion had been resolved, and he would not have to meet the Xu family secretly in the future.

He never thought that Liu Ruyan would reveal this matter. He looked at Chen Yanqing in horror, and saw Chen Yanqing slowly looking up at Xu Tongfu.

Xu Tongfu was sweating profusely, and said in a panic: "This aunt may have misunderstood. Qianmo gave me two paintings because I am the disciple of the master and the senior brother of the junior brother. Those two paintings are just a thought. How could they be used as gifts? If you don't believe me, I will go back to my room and get the two paintings."

Chen Yanqing looked at Xu Tongfu's guilty expression, thinking that they had been brothers for many years, and nodded calmly: "Of course I believe in you, brother. Liu, you misunderstood."

"what?"

Liu Ruyan collapsed. It was her idea to give paintings and calligraphy as gifts, and Chen Qianmo agreed with it. Could it be that after the paintings were sent to Xu Tongfu, he actually kept them and didn't give them away?

She secretly hated herself for being too hasty. She should have waited until Xu Tongfu took office before making it clear. By then, she would have been sure that the two paintings had been sent out.

No, she didn’t see the two paintings. What if Xu Tongfu had already sent them away?

She said anxiously, "Lord, those two paintings have been sent out for several days. Since Lord Xu still keeps them in the mansion, why don't you take them out and let us have a look."

Xu Tongfu panicked. He knew that Chen Yanqing had always been fair and almost indifferent. What if he really asked him to take it out? Wouldn't he lose all his face in this life?

At this time, Xu Qinglian suddenly fainted.

"Qinger!"

Xu Tongfu quickly picked up Xu Qinglian and went out, and all the Xu family members followed him out, leaving Liu Ruyan at a loss.

Chen Yanqing glanced at Chen Qianmo coldly and said, "Go back home."

After all this confusion, the matter was somehow understood.

After returning to the mansion, Nanny Zhuang supported Chen Qianmo and wanted to go back, but was dragged directly to the study by Chen Yanqing's men.

"Your Majesty!"

Madam Zhuang almost collapsed to the ground after hearing this fierce roar. She was anxiously circling outside the study. When she saw Meng Wenyao, she immediately knelt down and said, "Madam, please go in and speak for the young master. After all, he is your son in name only. How can a mother stand by and watch when a child does something wrong?"

This made Meng Wen Yao, who was planning to watch the fun, shudder. She then remembered that she was a mother and it would not be nice to just stand by and watch. Regardless of whether it was true or not, she would go in and pretend to comfort the child, which was also a show of her motherly heart as the mistress of the house.

She took a deep breath and said, "You guys wait outside first, I'll go in and try to persuade them."

Pushing the door open, before Chen Yanqing could speak, Meng Wenyao hurriedly said, "Calm down, Elder. It's normal for a child to make mistakes. You should teach her well. Scolding like this will inevitably scare her."

These words from a child made Chen Qianmo feel a chill down his spine.

Chen Yanqing originally wanted Meng Wenyao to leave directly, but when she heard Meng Wenyao using her identity as the child's mother to persuade her, she felt that she had to save face for Meng Wenyao no matter what.

"He's so old, how can he still be a child? And he made such a big mistake. He just wanted to piss me off to death!"

"Calm down, old man. Calm down."

Meng Wenyao approached Chen Yanqing and gently helped him calm down, but in Chen Yanqing's eyes, this was no different from seduction. He glared at Meng Wenyao and said, "Sit still and don't make trouble."

After being teased by Meng Wenyao, Chen Yanqing calmed down a lot. Thinking about the complicated entanglement, he was speechless to Chen Qianmo.

"Since Xu Tongfu saved you, why didn't you tell me and took him to live in the manor without my permission?"

Now that the truth has been exposed, Chen Qianmo can only tell the truth.

"After he saved my son, my son heard that he was my grandfather's disciple and said he wanted to go to pay homage to my grandfather. I asked him to go to the Zhuang Mansion, but I didn't expect him to agree. As for my father, I know he doesn't like to make friends with others. I thought that Uncle Xu would stay for a few days and then leave, so there was no need for my father to go out of his way to make a deal with him."

Chen Yanqing couldn't say anything was wrong with this approach, as he didn't like dealing with people anyway.

But when he thought about the calligraphy and painting, he became furious again and said angrily: "Where are the calligraphy and painting? Why did you give him calligraphy and painting and let him bribe?"

"There is no father. You misunderstood. It was Lord Xu who said that he often missed the Master and father and was unable to see their belongings. That's why I sent them two paintings. They are definitely not for bribery. Lord Xu is definitely keeping them well and will not use them for bribery."

Chen Qianmo's explanation seemed ridiculous to Chen Yanqing. If he had not been dragged by the Minister of Personnel to see the two paintings and calligraphy, he would have really believed that what Chen Qianmo said was true.

But in a blink of an eye, he felt that what Chen Qianmo said might be true, but Xu Tongfu had evil intentions and deceived Chen Qianmo, and secretly took the calligraphy and paintings to bribe.

He sighed and said, "You are still young and don't know how treacherous people are. The two paintings and calligraphy have been sent to the Minister of Personnel by Xu Tongfu. I saw it with my own eyes."

"what?"

Chen Qianmo thought that the matter could be smoothed over like this, but he didn't expect that in Chen Yanqing's eyes, it was a blatant lie.

He said aggrievedly: "Father, I don't know about this."