Three families hire each other, the mistress of the marquisate accidentally offends the treacherous

"I...I didn't."

Cao felt a little guilty after being exposed. Although she quickly adjusted her mentality, she was facing the prime minister of a country, and the fleeting abnormality was easily captured.

"I am only worried about my daughter."

Cao knew clearly that she could be a mother who was indifferent to right and wrong, but she would never be aware of her daughter's wrongdoings.

Ji Yunzhi seemed not to hear and sighed:

"Miss Jiang is pregnant."

As soon as these words fell, the air became tense in an instant.

It was originally good news, but since the word "elopement" was mentioned, this matter cannot be carefully considered.

Cao once again contributed superb acting skills:

"What? Lan'er is pregnant.

"God bless you, this is great news. It's great, great, you've been married for three years, and Lan'er finally has good news."

Cao's words and deeds were trying to put the blame on Ji Yunzhi.

Jiang Shuo frowned and said nothing.

The person in front of me is no ordinary person.

Instead, they all have considerable weight in front of the emperor and are important figures in the court.

Every word he said cannot be judged by common sense.

He and Cao had been married for twenty years, and by now, he had already noticed something strange about Cao.

The reason why he did not stop it was that for him now, the Cao family was his pathfinder in facing the prime minister.

Judging from the Prime Minister's performance, what he said is probably true.

Now, what he wanted to see was the prime minister's true intentions and his attitude towards this matter.

He then knew how to deal with it.

Regardless of whether Jiang Peilan did anything wrong or not, the first thing he had to do was not to fall out with the prime minister because of Jiang Peilan.

The second is to protect the reputation of the Jiang family to the greatest extent possible and to keep his own official position.

The Prime Minister would not have any conflicts with him because of this matter.

Be careful of yourself.

And you can't be too flattering on the surface, you have to solve the matter in a decent manner.

Ji Yunzhi said nothing and let Cao perform.

There was a slight look of displeasure on his face.

Cao did not dare to take it lightly at all and tried hard to play the role of a loving mother who knew nothing.

She has been managing the harem for so many years that she is very adept at telling lies with open eyes.

Kneel down directly in front of Ji Yunzhi:

"My Lord Prime Minister, I am a woman with little influence, and I don't know what to say to appease your anger.

"The Prime Minister must have misunderstood Lan'er. Lan'er would never do anything to let the Prime Minister down. Please tell me where Lan'er is and let me see her.

"There is no such thing as a couple without conflicts. It will be fine if they talk it out. Don't let a small thing ruin your relationship. It's not worth it."

"It's understandable that Madam Jiang is defending her daughter, but now, Madam Jiang is crying wolf and blaming others, which is inappropriate."

Ji Yunzhi didn't ask her to get up and let her kneel there. For some reason, Jiang Qingyue felt a little relieved when watching this scene.

It turns out that the mistress who is so high and mighty in the Jiang Mansion also has moments like this.

She watched the whole process.

When Cao came to his senses later and thought about how he had humiliated himself in front of the person he once looked down upon the most, he wondered if he would bang his head against the wall out of shame.

She seemed to understand somewhat the purpose of Ji Yunzhi's invitation.

He seemed to be... venting his anger for her.

Jiang Qingyue glanced at Ji Yunzhi and quickly lowered her eyes.

Ji Yunzhi's voice rang in my ears:

"Mrs. Jiang said so much and wanted to admit that she hid Miss Jiang because she didn't believe that Miss Jiang eloped with someone."

Cao lowered her head: "Of course I don't believe it."

Ji Yunzhi sighed, making it hard to understand his mood. He spoke slowly, "Miss Jiang is about a month pregnant?"

"Ah..." Cao was stunned for a moment, then shook her head in disbelief:

"No, no, no, it's impossible. Absolutely impossible."

Ji Yunzhi: "Originally, I didn't want to talk about the truth of this matter, but for the sake of Lord Jiang's reputation, I also wanted to save some face for the Jiang family.

"But now, Madam Jiang is being unreasonable and unyielding, and she is even biting back. I have no choice but to speak the truth, otherwise I will be charged with a false crime."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Jiang Shuo.

Jiang Shuo glanced at Cao and immediately replied:

"Your Excellency the Prime Minister would not lie. My wife is worried about Lan'er, so I said something rude. Please forgive me, Your Excellency the Prime Minister.

"However, this matter is of great importance. The Prime Minister said so, but there is evidence. To be honest, I don't believe that Lan'er would do such a thing. But if Lan'er really did something wrong, then the Jiang Mansion will definitely give an explanation to the Prime Minister's Mansion."

Ji Yunzhi nodded:

"Master Jiang is still reasonable."

The Prime Minister deliberately pointed out this sentence, which was neither light nor heavy, and made Cao feel depressed again.

Lord Jiang was reasonable, but Mrs. Jiang was not. Fortunately, her explanation of worrying about her daughter was reasonable.

As long as Ji Yunzhi has no evidence, Jiang Shuo will only say a few words to her at most.

It doesn't matter.

However, when she saw the next person who entered the room, she was dumbfounded.

Ji Yunzhi asked the housekeeper to invite the person waiting outside.

Jiang Shuo recognized him at first sight. This was the doctor from the Jiang Mansion.

He had a bad feeling in his heart.

The look he gave Cao was filled with anger and was extremely sharp.

Ji Yunzhi seemed not to see it and asked:

"Doctor Liu, the last time Miss Jiang came back home, she was not feeling well, but you were the one who treated her."

The doctor kowtowed tremblingly and said, "I am a commoner, in reply to the Prime Minister."

"Tell me, what are the symptoms?"

"Miss Jiang is suffering from morning sickness."

"How long have you been pregnant?"

"About January."

"Does Madam Jiang know?"

"I know. Madam Jiang was right beside me. Later, Madam Jiang gave me ten ingots of gold and told me not to tell anyone else. She also told me to leave the capital."

He originally did so, but when it comes to life, a promise made for money is not worth mentioning.

"Okay, you go down."

"Yes, thank you, Prime Minister." The doctor wiped his sweat and walked out as if he had been pardoned.

Ji Yunzhi looked at Cao:

"Mrs. Jiang, do you have anything else to say?"

Cao was completely stunned and his head was buzzing.

The appearance of Doctor Liu made everything she had just done seem like a clown.

It turned out that Ji Yunzhi knew everything from the beginning, but he still pretended not to know.

Faced with this kind of thing, he was able to control himself so well.

He could even present evidence bit by bit and patiently watch her lie with her eyes open.

She always thought that Ji Yunzhi had no substantial evidence because no man could endure such an insult.

If there is evidence, it will be presented to them at the beginning and they will be asked to explain.

but.

She finally realized how stupid she was. She was trying to guess the thoughts of a prime minister with the mind of a woman in the inner chamber.

The person in front of her was a prime minister, but she was so arrogant that she put on a big show.

She had a sense of being stripped naked.

Cao was uneasy...

Besides being embarrassed in front of the Prime Minister, she also couldn't imagine how Jiang Shuo would look at her after all this.

She always showed a different face in front of Jiang Shuo.

At this time, she didn't dare to look up at all, as if she could already feel Jiang Shuo's gaze on her.

She lowered her head, not wanting others to see her evasive look out of guilt, and she gritted her teeth to speak up for herself:

"Master, it's unfair. It didn't happen at all. I don't know why Doctor Liu said that."

At this time, she had already been exposed in front of Ji Yunzhi, and there was no way to save it. She could only try her best not to lose Jiang Shuo's trust.

No matter what, she will protest her injustice.

As long as Jiang Shuo still believed in her, no matter what happened, she would still be the mistress of the Jiang Mansion when she returned.

Ji Yunzhi said nothing and watched Cao's performance quietly.

His action today was to target the Cao family.

The last time he went to the villa, he mentioned that the Jiang family had expelled her from the family tree. When she mentioned the Cao family, her expression was not right.

After he returned, he asked someone to investigate it thoroughly.

That’s why today’s incident happened.

In addition, this incident was used to test Jiang Shuo's bottom line.

Jiang Shuo was the Minister of War and had considerable influence in the court. He had also built his own network of relationships over the years.

Today, he was going to use this matter to create a gap.

Pry Jiang Shuo out of that position little by little.

Jiang Shuo cares a lot about his reputation.

Then he tears off his hypocritical skin.

He had a clear purpose for today's event.

First, we must create trouble for the Cao family.

Second, it is to ruin the Jiang family’s reputation.

Three... to sever ties with Jiang Peilan legitimately.

"Mrs. Jiang, please stop pretending. If Doctor Liu isn't enough, I have other evidence.

"If Madam Jiang is not convinced, then you can show my true colors to Lord Jiang one by one."

Cao's crying stopped abruptly.

His eyes were panicked.

All the acting seemed pale and powerless at this moment.

She wanted to beg for mercy and looked up at Ji Yunzhi. When she saw the leisurely look in his eyes, she was so scared that she got goose bumps all over her body.

She suddenly realized that she had underestimated the prime minister.

How could she forget: This is the prime minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He is not an easy person, and she can easily fool him.

Cao panicked.

This time I was really panicked.

Finally I faced the reality and there was no room for resistance.

There was a voice in her heart telling her that if she begged for mercy, there might be hope. If she treated others as fools, she would surely end up miserably.

She gritted her teeth and kowtowed twice to Ji Yunzhi:

“Please show mercy, Prime Minister.

"Lan'er... she must have been bewitched."

Ji Yunzhi interrupted her directly:

"So, you finally admit that Miss Jiang is having an affair?"

Cao closed her eyes and tears fell:

"Yes."

"Miss Jiang is one month pregnant, you know."

"……Yes."

"You asked Doctor Liu to leave the capital and bribed him with a large sum of money because you knew that the child in Miss Jiang's belly had nothing to do with me?"

"Yes."

Cao didn't dare to struggle anymore.

Answer honestly.

But Ji Yunzhi had no intention of letting her go.

"So, when you first came in, I said that Miss Jiang was missing, had eloped with a servant, and was pregnant. All those things you said were intentional."

"……Yes."

"You deliberately threw dirty water on me, deliberately said something unbearable about me, and in order to exonerate Miss Jiang, you deliberately lied with open eyes and put the blame on me."

Cao bit her lower lip tightly, closed her eyes in resignation, and answered with difficulty:

"Yes."

She never expected that Ji Yunzhi would be so unkind.

Strictly speaking, she is still his mother-in-law.

It would be fine if she just admitted it, but why did she keep asking me to confirm those words again and again?

She had a kind of visual illusion that she was being dragged out and whipped after she died.

Ji Yunzhi didn't give her any face at all.

He didn't care at all about the kindness Jiang Peilan had shown him in marrying him for three years.

It's really... too much.

Cao was ashamed and angry. Now she was asked so aggressively that she felt a little annoyed, but she didn't dare to show it.

She was indeed wrong about what happened today.

Finally, Ji Yunzhi stopped asking.

Looking at Jiang Shuo: "Master Jiang, do you have anything to say?"

"I have nothing to say."

Ji Yunzhi retracted his gaze: "Yes, Mrs. Jiang has said everything she needs to say."

Jiang Shuo's heart sank.

He pushed Cao out as a pathfinder, so he didn't stop it. Ji Yunzhi saw it at a glance and cooperated with him to finish the play.

He felt a sudden chill on his back.

The prime minister in the past was a child of destiny, talented, capable, and resourceful, and he was not afraid of any of the civil and military officials.

But after all, they are young and inexperienced, and they still have some control after years of scheming in the court.

And now, with such a big thing happening, the Prime Minister was still so calm and composed, dealing with them, he couldn't get any clue at all.

He had to admit that after three years of immersion and baptism, the Prime Minister was no longer the same person.

He changed the subject and said:

"No matter what, the most urgent thing is to find Lan'er. If the Prime Minister has any news, please inform me."

"nature."

Ji Yunzhi immediately asked someone to bring all the witnesses and evidence that could prove Jiang Peilan's elopement.

"Miss Jiang got a travel permit in the name of her maid.

“That day, Miss Jiang was going to burn incense, and not long after, her maid came to report that she had mistakenly entered the forest and could not be found.

"When the real person arrived, they only found her tattered coat and a gold hairpin she wore when she got married, which could prove her identity.

"In order to avoid being discovered, she only carried a small amount of silver bills with her, but she wore several more pieces of jewelry than usual, and each piece was expensive.

"This is the news about the groom. He originally sold himself into the mansion, and the mansion also had his indenture, but more than a month ago, Miss Jiang returned the indenture to him..."

Ji Yunzhi finished explaining everything one by one.

Cao's face turned pale and she was unable to speak.

From the moment the golden hairpin appeared, she knew that everything was true.

This golden hairpin was put on Jiang Peilan's head by her own hands when she got married.

But Jiang Peilan doesn't like the patterns on it and rarely wears it.

I actually wore it while burning incense, and it ended up falling to the ground.

The intention is obvious.

She closed her eyes and tears fell.

Jiang Shuo's face also didn't look good.

Besides the fact that what happened to Jiang Peilan was true and made him lose face, he also still hadn't figured out what Ji Yunzhi meant.

Ji Yunzhi spoke again.

"Master Jiang, do you feel that what Miss Jiang did is exactly the same as the Imperial Concubine's fall off the cliff?"

Hearing this, Jiang Shuo's expression suddenly changed.

He cursed loudly:

"idiot."