Phi-Fic Chapter 191 Protecting Weaknesses
Chapter 191 Protecting Weaknesses
Jiang Lige shook his head in disappointment, but there was no displeasure on his face. "In that case, I'll leave everything to Grandmother."
Seeing Jiang Lige relent, Tang immediately approached Old Madam Xu and said with a sweet smile, "Mother, to be fair, let the housekeeper go and invite someone."
After all, this matter concerns the reputation of the Xu family, and cannot be taken lightly. Old Madam Xu also felt that there was no one more suitable than the housekeeper, so she nodded and ordered, "Go and invite the housekeeper."
After Madam Xu gave her instructions, the maid responded and left the main hall.
Who would have thought that after sending people to invite them for a long time, the housekeeper and his party did not show up.
Everyone in the room was wondering what was happening when they saw the housekeeper being beaten black and blue. He was dragged into the house and thrown into the hall.
Then he did not hide or evade, but stood straight in the hall.
Ning Yunxiao was wearing a dark blue auspicious cloud brocade robe, which was obviously a very low-key color, but it was made to look extremely flamboyant by his stunning face.
Madam Xu looked at Ning Yunxiao silently, then asked, "Who are you?"
Before Ning Yunxiao could answer, he was interrupted by the butler who was lying on the ground with a bruised face and nose.
"Old Lady, Madam, you have to stand up for me! This man came out of nowhere and beat me up without any explanation. It's okay for me to suffer a little injustice, but I'm afraid this man is coming for our Xu Mansion!"
Good guy, he starts to sow discord as soon as he opens his mouth.
Ning Yunxiao's face showed no sign of embarrassment when he heard this. Instead, he stepped forward gracefully and performed a standard Southern Chu etiquette. "I am Ning Yunxiao, the Crown Prince of Sheng Lingzhao's Palace. Greetings to the old lady."
The name "Ning Yunxiao" sounded familiar to Old Lady Xu, but she couldn't remember where she had heard it.
Just as she was thinking about it, she saw Jiang Lige come forward with a smile and added, "Grandma, the prince is my future husband and your grandson-in-law."
Hearing this, Old Lady Xu remembered who Ning Yunxiao was. She was about to tease her granddaughter by saying she was "unreserved", but she saw the two of them smiling at each other in the hall, which made the tall man blush silently.
Seeing this scene, Madam Xu couldn't help but smile, and the solemnity on her face disappeared.
"He's so beautiful." Old Madam Xu smiled with satisfaction and personally helped Ning Yunxiao to his feet. She then asked, "How old is the prince now? Who are the other family members? Has he entered the officialdom yet?"
"..." The housekeeper looked up at the sky in silence, then let out another roar as a reminder, "He hits people like this just after entering the Xu Mansion. Could it be that this prince is dissatisfied with his marriage to our princess?"
After the housekeeper's provocation, Madam Xu's expression immediately darkened. "The prince has come from afar, so he must be an honored guest. Was there any way in which we failed to provide adequate hospitality upon his arrival at the mansion, leading to this misunderstanding?"
Ning Yunxiao revealed a hint of doubt, "Is this really your housekeeper?"
Madam Xu nodded, "That's right."
"To be honest, Madam Madam, I was just buying cakes for the princess at the back door of your mansion when I saw this man stealthily chatting with someone at the door. He even gave me a lot of money. I thought he was some thief, so..." Ning Yunxiao said this and patted his head in frustration, "If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have been so harsh."
Jiang Lige was startled as if waking from a dream, and asked in surprise: "You hit him?"
"Uh……"
Ning Yunxiao was just hesitating about how to explain to Jiang Lige when the housekeeper yelled again, trying to speak up and argue for himself.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Lige was even faster than him. He rushed to Ning Yunxiao in two steps and said nervously, "Ning Yunxiao! Why did you hit him for no reason? Be careful not to hurt yourself!"
Being watched by so many people, Ning Yunxiao felt a little embarrassed. He lowered his voice and explained to Jiang Lige in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Manzhu did it, don't worry."
Jiang Lige was still furious and said with a curled lip, "There must not be a next time!"
other people:"……"
The butler was even more speechless. The smug smile on his face froze after hearing the first half of the story. He didn't know how to comment for a moment.
I was the one who got beaten, but the one who was cared for was Ning Yunxiao. What's wrong? Is he uncomfortable?
Fortunately, Madam Xu had lived to such an age that she had experienced all kinds of storms. It took her only a moment to digest the fact that "Jiang Lige was protecting his own people" and she brought her thoughts back to her senses.
"So, this must be a misunderstanding?"
The housekeeper's cloudy eyes rolled around, and he was about to admit defeat when he saw Ning Yunxiao slowly take out a letter and hand it directly to Madam Xu.
"At the time, I thought it was a thief passing on some confidential information of your house. Now it seems that it is a letter from your house. I'm sorry, I will return the letter to its rightful owner. As for the housekeeper, I will talk to you later..."
"evil creature!"
Before Ning Yunxiao could finish his serious apology, Madam Xu yelled angrily, grabbed some cakes on the small table and threw them at the housekeeper.
"I see that each of you is truly determined to cover the sky with one hand. You won't stop until you destroy our Xu family's century-old foundation!"
The housekeeper had already cried out inwardly when he saw the letter, and now he was trembling like a sieve, kowtowing repeatedly, saying, "Old Madam, please forgive me!"
Madam Xu's face was as dark as ink at this moment. She turned her head and pointed at the Tang mother and son, "Kneel down!"
Tang was originally watching the excitement with a gloating mood. Before she could react to what was happening, she suddenly heard such a scolding, and then the letter in Madam Xu's hand was thrown at her.
The letter that the housekeeper handed over was not any other letter, but a letter instructing the ruffians outside to go and ask Mei Shuang and others to "change their words" in order to deceive Madam Xu.
To put it simply, this was Tang's way of protecting his son.
But to put it in a broader sense, it was the Tang family who deceived their superiors and subordinates and put the entire Xu family on the spot. It was no wonder that Old Madam Xu was so furious.
Seeing this, Jiang Lige stepped forward and helped Madam Xu, comforting her.
"Books often say that children of aristocratic families are most prone to extravagance and arrogance, and this is clearly not an isolated case. Fortunately, it was discovered early, so there's still room for maneuver. Grandmother, please don't let this affect your mood. Find out the truth, handle it properly, and prevent more people from being affected by this. That's the most important thing."
"Li Ge is right." Upon hearing this, Madam Xu's expression brightened. She pulled Jiang Li Ge to sit at the head of the table and said in a deep voice, "Tell me the truth, and I will handle it appropriately. Otherwise, if I find out, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Although Tang was the mistress of the Xu family, the power in the mansion had always been in the hands of Old Madam Xu. Now that this matter was exposed by Ning Yunxiao, the housekeeper did not dare to argue at all and immediately confessed everything in order to protect himself.