The whole family died tragically? The eldest daughter is the most powerful in the capital after her

Lin Ruoxuan nodded slightly, her tone calm but full of majesty: "If Madam Jiu really believes that the Tibetan mastiff took the initiative to hurt people, then please produce evidence. If there is no evidence, and Qiu Ge'er just acted willfully, I think he should pay some mental damages to my Tibetan mastiff. After all, my pet was also frightened by his anger."

When Madam Nine heard Lin Ruoxuan's rebuttal, her face turned pale and she snorted angrily, gritting her teeth and said, "Ruoxuan, you are being so unreasonable. It's obvious that you don't want to take responsibility, so you make excuses to me!"

Lin Ruoxuan ignored her accusation and just glanced at her coldly. Then she turned to the servant standing in the courtyard with a sharp gaze and a tone that left no room for doubt: "You were all there at the time. Now tell the truth. If anyone dares to hide anything, I will sell him out directly."

The servants shuddered at her cold tone and bowed their heads, saying, "Eighth Miss, please spare us. We dare not hide anything."

One of the older servants stepped forward tremblingly, raised his head and said, "My dear Eighth Miss, it was Brother Qiu who saw the Tibetan mastiff locked in a cage and threw stones at it. Afterwards, Brother Qiu felt that it was not enough, so he simply opened the cage and wanted to see a good show. Unexpectedly, the Tibetan mastiff got scared and rushed out, which led to the subsequent disaster."

When Madam Nine heard this, her face instantly turned pale. She glared at the servant angrily and said angrily, "What nonsense are you saying! It's just a few servants talking nonsense. How can we believe their one-sided words?"

Lin Ruoxuan sneered and said slowly, "Qiu'er is naughty by nature, and everyone in the mansion knows it. Now that everyone is talking about the same thing, it is the truth. Aunt Jiu, what else do you have to say?"

Although her voice was not loud, it revealed an invisible pressure.

Madam Jiu was so angry that her face turned red. She almost lost her mind and shouted angrily, "So what! Even if Qiu Ge'er opened the cage first, your Tibetan mastiff hurt someone. This is a fact. Don't you need to bear any responsibility? My son wants justice. What's wrong with that?"

Everyone was stunned when they heard such unreasonable words. They looked at each other, showing some helplessness and embarrassment.

The other ladies in the family all frowned secretly, but due to their status, they could only whisper: "Ninth brother's sister, today we are here to add makeup to Ruoxuan and celebrate. Such a noisy scene is really not in accordance with etiquette..."

Madam Nine was unwilling to let him go easily. Her eyes were fierce and she gritted her teeth as she continued, "What do you mean by adding more dowry and celebrating? Am I, as a mother, going to swallow my anger when my son was bitten like this? If she doesn't give me an explanation today, I will never give up!"

Seeing the situation becoming increasingly stalemate, Sun Rong sighed, stepped forward with a hint of helplessness, and slowly said, "Ninth sister-in-law, please stop making a fuss. It was indeed Qiu who was ignorant in today's incident. Ruoxuan also has a point. How about this, I will pay the compensation."

Seeing that she was relieved, Madam Nine forced a smug smile on her face, nodded and said, "It's rare that my sister-in-law is so considerate, but I must take these five thousand taels of silver back to nurse my son back to health."

Sun Rong nodded slightly and calmly instructed the housekeeper, "Go to the accounting office and withdraw five thousand taels of silver and give it to Madam Nine."

The butler quickly took the order and left. After a while, he took out the banknote and handed it respectfully to Madam Nine with both hands.

Madam Nine took the banknote and her expression eased a little, but she still glared at Lin Ruoxuan with some dissatisfaction and snorted coldly, "I hope that Miss Eight will discipline this beast in the future and not hurt innocent people again."

Lin Ruoxuan smiled coldly and said calmly: "Aunt Jiu, don't worry. As long as there is no one in the house who deliberately provokes it, my Tibetan Mastiff has always been docile and will never hurt anyone for no reason."

When Madam Jiu heard the thorn in her words, her expression changed and she glared at her fiercely, but she knew she couldn't argue any further.

After the farce was over, the make-up banquet began.

The other families knew that they came to add makeup today, ostensibly to congratulate Lin Ruoxuan, but in fact, to get closer to her.

Especially after this marriage was finalized, Lin Ruoxuan, as the future daughter-in-law of the Gu family, has a bright future. Who wouldn't want to take this opportunity to build a bridge of family affection with her?

However, Lin Ruoxuan never showed up during the banquet, which made several ladies secretly dissatisfied.

They looked at each other, and although they didn't show it on their faces, they were blaming Madam Nine in their hearts.

If she hadn't caused that Tibetan Mastiff incident, Lin Ruoxuan would not have failed to show up, and everyone could have taken the opportunity to show off in front of her. But now, everything has been messed up by Madam Nine.

During the banquet, the Sixth Wife sighed slightly, turned her head and complained to the Fourth Wife beside her: "This is a good day to add dowry and celebrate, but who knew that the Ninth Brother's wife would be so ignorant and turn a good wedding into an awkward occasion."

Upon hearing this, the fourth lady frowned slightly and echoed in a low voice, "That's right. Ruoxuan has always been sensible. She didn't show up today. I'm afraid she was dissatisfied with the unreasonable behavior of the ninth brother's wife. Alas, everyone came to add makeup. I wanted to take the opportunity to show off in front of Ruoxuan, but it really spoiled the fun."

Madam Nine listened to the whispers of several people. She was already unwilling in her heart, and now she was so angry that her face turned blue.

She snorted coldly, brushed off her sleeves and said stiffly, "I was just seeking justice for my son, but I didn't realize I was hindering your 'big business'."

The Sixth Lady shook her head helplessly and said nothing more.

The banquet finally ended in this subtle atmosphere.

Everyone stood up to say goodbye. When they were about to leave, Lin Ruoxuan still did not show up. She only asked her maids Hong Ya and Lu Qiao to bring the prepared gifts to the ladies.

Lu Qiao smiled softly and said, "Ladies, I have specially prepared some small gifts as a token of my appreciation. I hope you will not dislike them."

The ladies were somewhat surprised when they saw the gift boxes held by the two maids.

The appearance of the gift is exquisite and elegant. The delicate silk wraps the elegant gift box, exuding an unconventional charm.

Hongya distributed the gift boxes to everyone with a smile. Each lady took one and her mood improved slightly.

The sixth lady opened the gift box and saw ten elegant round fans neatly arranged inside.

Each fan is embroidered with colorful floral patterns, which are delicate and elegant in color. Various blessings are also carefully engraved on the fan bones, which have extremely auspicious meanings and are obviously specially prepared.

She couldn't hide her joy and praised with a smile: "The Eighth Miss is indeed thoughtful. This fan is both exquisite and generous, just suitable for the girls in the family to use."

Upon hearing this, several ladies nodded and praised it highly.

Madam Nine also received a gift box, and saw ten round fans inside. Although she was unwilling, she couldn't say anything in the face of the admiration of the people around her.