allonlinenovel Chapter 208 Putting the blame on
Chapter 208 Putting the blame on
The old lady's expression froze, and she didn't expect that the matter would involve Su Qingyu again.
"You're just talking nonsense. Is she the one who can frame the head wife of the Shen family?"
The old lady expressed her position with one sentence, which was also a disguised support for Su Qingyu. This was what she was thinking. She didn't believe that Su Qingyu would do such a thing.
When Mrs. Chen heard what the old lady said, she felt a little unhappy and secretly blamed the old lady for being partial.
"Mother, since a maid saw what happened, why not call her in and ask."
"If you really intentionally wronged your three siblings, you will never be spared lightly."
Mrs. Chen sounded like she was planning for Su Qingyu. Those who didn't know it thought they were as close as sisters.
Su Qingyu put down the tea cup with a faint smile and said, "Mom, what my sister-in-law said is true, why not call someone in and ask. Others can't be wronged for things I haven't done."
The old lady nodded, no matter what the truth was, it must be interrogated first.
Not long after, Aunt Zhao walked in with a maid of sixteen or seventeen years old.
"My slave, the warehouse maid Anlan, is here to pay tribute to the old lady."
After An Lan came in, he knelt in the middle of the hall. Judging from her appearance, she is an honest and honest girl.
"What did you say you saw? Tell the old lady the truth again." Grandma Hua said.
Anlan knelt on the ground respectfully and spoke.
"The third lady came to the warehouse the morning before yesterday. She gave Steward Qinglian a box of spices and told her to find a way to use it for Aunt Xiang."
"The slave was packing things inside at that time and overheard it."
"Just now, I heard that the eldest lady and Aunt Xiang had a miscarriage, and I remembered what happened that day. It was a matter of human life, and I didn't dare to hide it, so I quietly told the two nuns."
Mrs. Chen looked at Su Qingyu, "Third brother and sister, have you been to the warehouse the morning before yesterday? If not, you just need to tell me where you were that morning."
Su Qingyu chuckled, "I actually went to the warehouse the morning before yesterday and talked to Qinglian about the storage of materials."
The other party was scheming and naturally kept an eye on when she would go to the warehouse. Fortunately, Qinglian was smart, otherwise it would have taken a lot of effort to remove suspicion from this matter.
When Mrs. Chen heard what Su Qingyu said, she looked at the old lady in embarrassment.
"Mom, there is a witness now, and the three younger siblings are in charge of the warehouse. In addition, she and Aunt Xiang have an old grudge."
"My daughter-in-law asks her mother to deal with it impartially. If necessary, Qinglian can be interrogated."
After saying that, she looked at Su Qingyu sadly, "Third brother and sister, what did Wu'er do to make you angry, and you want to do this to her?"
"If you have any grievances against me, why would you attack my daughter and unborn grandson? You are so cruel, my poor grandson."
At this time, Mrs. Chen had tears in her eyes, feeling pitiful and helpless.
Li Chaoyun stood up and walked to Mrs. Chen's side, whispering to the side, "Don't get excited, mother, you are not in good health. No matter who did it, grandma will make the decision for you."
Su Qingyu sneered in her heart, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law acted quite similarly.
In fact, she wronged Chen, and Chen really wasn't acting. She angrily scolded Su Qingyu, but she secretly regretted and blamed herself in her heart. When I cry, I really cry because I feel sorry for my daughter and even more for the unborn child.
Mrs. Chen cried and looked at the old lady again, obviously still waiting for the old lady's answer.
Naturally, the old lady would not conclude that Su Qingyu did this just because of a maid's words. But because there were witnesses, Su Qingyu was the most suspicious.
After thinking for a while, he made a decision.
"One maid is not enough to correct the wife of the Shen family. This matter needs to be investigated again. We will wait until we have interrogated other people in the warehouse and found out the source of the spices."
Although Mrs. Chen was unhappy when she heard this, she didn't show it on her face. She had long expected that the old lady would say this, and she knew in her heart that An Lan could not move Su Qingyu.
"Mom, this matter needs to be investigated for some time. My daughter-in-law thinks that until the matter is investigated clearly, the third brother and sister can no longer take care of the house. What does mother think?"
Su Qingyu's fingers that were clasping the armrest of the chair unconsciously suddenly paused. Is this Chen's purpose?
It would be best if we could use this to bring her down. Even if she couldn't be brought down, we would still have to give her a reputation as a frame-up for the heirs. Most importantly, take the stewardship away from her.
If her predictions were good, they should want Li Chaoyun to succeed her.
The old lady hesitated after hearing what Chen said. In terms of emotion and reason, what Chen said made some sense. Before the matter was clarified, Su Qingyu was really not suitable to take care of the middle feeder.
But the old lady didn't want to touch Su Qingyu's housekeeping rights. Firstly, she believed in Su Qingyu's character, and secondly, Su Qingyu was a good housekeeper. It would be a struggle to change someone else.
Seeing what the old lady was thinking, Mrs. Chen continued: "This is also temporary, why not let the second younger brother and sister take care of it for a few more days? Although she has made many mistakes before, she is still capable."
The old lady immediately retorted: "Forget it about your second brother and sister, my place was not clean during those few months when she was the housekeeper."
Mrs. Chen knew that the old lady would say this, and continued: "Well, let's do this. The princess used to help the housekeeper in the palace. Why don't we leave it to her first, and I will help on the side."
"If she is the housekeeper, our negotiations with the Rong family will be simple."
Having said this, Mrs. Chen walked up to the old lady again and spoke in a voice that only the two of them could hear.
"Mom, the county manager's house is fine. She has always had a close relationship with the royal family. For the Shen family, it is good for her to be the housekeeper."
The old lady pondered and said nothing. Chen's words certainly made some sense. But the old lady still preferred Su Qingyu, the housekeeper, so after Chen finished speaking, she did not express her position.
Mrs. Chen was a little anxious. She went through a lot of trouble just for this stewardship. No matter what happens today, I must persuade the old lady to relent.
"Mom, if the third brother and sister are such big suspects, it stands to reason that they should be locked up first."
"If she continues to manage the house, I will be the first to be unconvinced. My poor grandson and the heirs of our eldest family are all gone for no reason."
"She is so cruel and ruthless, do you still want to protect her and condone her?"
Chen said these words a little loudly, and took out the handkerchief to wipe the corners of his eyes.
She looks like a wronged daughter-in-law, waiting for her eccentric mother-in-law to seek justice.
The old lady said in a deep voice: "This matter still needs to be investigated in detail. When you say that about your three younger siblings, it's a bit..."
Before he finished speaking, he heard a man's clear voice coming in.
"Sister-in-law is really good at framing others."
Immediately afterwards, the maid lifted the door curtain, and Shen Zhixiu walked in with a gloomy expression. Following behind were Shen Zhiheng and Shen Zhao, both of whom looked unhappy.
After entering the door, Shen Zhixiu didn't even wait to salute the old lady, but looked at Chen with a cold face.
"Sister-in-law framed the heirs of the Shen family, but also implicated the heirs of the Rong family."
"After making a big mistake, I didn't want to repent, and I still tried to blame my wife."
"Sister-in-law, tell me, who is so cruel?"