Tianliangyuan

Chapter 24 can't just end like this!

Actually, Miss Qi's clothes weren't badly damaged that day; only a small section of her arm was exposed, but the important parts weren't exposed at all.

Xu Zhaozhao thought that the Qi family were civil officials and that their relationship with the Jiang family was complicated. So, she naturally thought that she should build a good relationship with the Qi family.

“Actually, Miss Qi doesn’t need to be so extreme. We all saw what happened that day. Miss Qi did not do anything immoral. Besides, she was the victim. The Jiang family and the Duke of Su’s mansion should give an explanation. How can she belittle herself and let that villain benefit?”

the wicked?

Yu and Wang Ruolan exchanged a glance, both seemingly lost in thought.

Although they did not witness the events of that day, they inevitably harbored suspicions about the Jiang family.

They simply didn't believe that the vicious dog had escaped on its own because it wasn't properly locked up!

They were even less convinced that this matter had absolutely nothing to do with the Jiang family.

“Zhaozhao, what you say makes sense, but people’s opinions are a fearsome thing. Moreover, the Jiang family is powerful, and everyone knows that the Emperor favors Consort Jiang. The Jiang family has been thriving in recent years and is gaining momentum. We must not let a few words ruin our family.”

Yu was just trying to persuade them, after all, the Jiang family had produced a prime minister and had a grand tutor there to keep things under control, so who would dare to question the Jiang family?

"Thank you for the reminder, Madam."

Seeing that she showed no dissatisfaction, Madam Yu was relieved.

Wang Ruolan, however, was slightly worried: "The trouble caused by the Jiang family is really baffling. It can't be because they're targeting Sun Qian, can it?"

Even Madam Xie couldn't understand this matter.

After all, Sun Qian was disfigured!

But the problem is, Sun Qian's identity is not prominent and she has no other interests involved, so why would the Jiang family deliberately try to harm her?

The Qi family is the same; although they are not staunch supporters of the Jiang faction, they at least do not have major conflicts.

This whole mess has created conflict even when there wasn't one.

Of the two daughters, one was injured and the other was frightened. It seemed that Sun Qian's situation was the most serious, but it was precisely Sun Qian's situation that was the easiest to resolve.

On the contrary, the matter of the second young lady of the Qi family is more difficult to handle.

To put it bluntly, the Qi family is more confident than the Sun family. The Qi family currently has three officials of the fourth rank or above, and even Grand Tutor Jiang does not dare to underestimate the Qi family.

“Yun’er is the same age as you. You can play together more often when you have free time. This child is a bit shy, so Zhao Zhao, you’d better help me take care of her.”

"Second Madam, you are overthinking it. Sister Yun'er is quiet and gentle, and she has the demeanor of a noble lady at first glance."

After exchanging compliments, the matter was considered closed.

After this incident, the relationship between the Xie and Xu families became even more harmonious, and the elders of the Xie family were increasingly satisfied with Xu Zhaozhao.

The fact that Sun Qian was disfigured was ultimately not kept from her.

In fact, when Sun Qian felt the waves of pain on her face, she knew things were going to get bad, but she kept hoping that things would get worse. It wasn't until she heard the imperial physician tell Xu Lin that there was no way to remove the scars that Sun Qian went crazy. She not only smashed things in the room, but also cursed Xu Zhaozhao from time to time.

Xu Lin was unaware of her and Jiang Ning's plans.

But now that we've picked up some clues, we naturally can't let it go.

"You all go down."

Xu Lin comforted Sun Qian and then slowly guided her to talk about it.

When Xu Lin learned that Jiang Ning was the one who started all of this, she was so angry that her fists clenched.

What a remarkable Jiang Ning!

This person is truly treating their daughter like a useless pawn.

"You're saying Jiang Ning gave you that thing? She gave it to you personally?"

"No, it wasn't that. Jiang Ning sent someone to bring it over. Mother, it must be Xu Zhaozhao who harmed me! I clearly put that thing into her purse, so why did that vicious dog attack me?"

Xu Lin glared at her. At this moment, she really couldn't drag Xu Zhaozhao into this, otherwise, Sun Qian would only have one way out: death.

"Someone, bring over everything that Miss wore that day."

"Yes, ma'am."

After Xu Lin had someone examine it carefully, they found a small cloth bag inside a purse that had been torn open.

The servant carefully untied the thread, revealing a few soft dog hairs inside. Upon touching them, the servant exclaimed, "Madam, this should be the puppy's puppy hair."

Xu Lin glanced at the small cloth bag, which was no bigger than a peanut. It was truly remarkable that Jiang Ning could come up with such a vicious plan.

Since Sun Qian's incident, both the Jiang family and the Duke of Su's family have indeed sent people to offer apologies, but it was only the stewards who did so, and the heads of the household did not show up.

It's obvious without even thinking that they look down on the Sun family and aren't afraid at all that the Sun family will make a big fuss about this!

Xu Lin will not tolerate being used and looked down upon like this!

Xu Lin did not act rashly; she was waiting for an opportunity.

The servants came to report back, having also found out the details about the Duke of Su's mansion and the Jiang family.

"Madam, that vicious dog was locked up because it offended the Crown Prince's wife. But I heard it was because the dog had just given birth to puppies and was protecting them. Unfortunately, Madam was close to the puppies at the time, so the dog barked at her and frightened the Crown Prince's wife."

Later, the vicious dog was brought into the Jiang family's house. It was clearly locked in an iron cage, which was very sturdy. If someone hadn't used a key to open the cage, the vicious dog would never have escaped and hurt people.

As for the strand of lanugo we found, we can confirm it came from a puppy, but as for who got it and how it ended up in the Jiang family's hands, I'm not capable of finding out.

If you can't find out, that's the right thing to do.

If even the servants of the Sun family could uncover such confidential information, then Jiang Fu would no longer need to be the wife of a prince.

“That’s good, this information is enough. I’ll go back to the Marquis’s residence and keep a close eye on Miss. Make sure she doesn’t cause any more trouble. If she asks, just say I went to seek justice for her.”

"Yes, ma'am."

Xu Lin wanted revenge, or rather, she wanted the Jiang family and the Duke of Su's mansion to offer some benefits to the Sun family. She couldn't do it on her own, so she set her sights on the Marquis's mansion.

If the Marquis's mansion could step in, it would be much easier.

The old lady sat on the soft couch, turning her prayer beads in her hand, and remained silent for a long time.

Xu Lin's mouth was dry from talking, and she drank two cups of tea in a row, but her mother still didn't budge, so she couldn't help but get a little anxious.

“Mother, Qian’er’s face has been ruined. At such a beautiful age, she has suddenly become an ugly woman. What will happen to her marriage in the future? I don’t expect her to be able to recover completely, but the Jiang family and the Duke of Su’s mansion should at least make an example of her, right?”

The implication was that she would not give up until the benefits were sufficient.

The old lady raised an eyebrow: "You want them to choose a suitable husband for Sun Qian?"

Slightly embarrassed by the question, Xu Lin said nervously, "I'm actually not sure either, but this matter can't just be left like this!"