The Duke's Daughter is Reborn

An calmed herself down, looked at the old lady and the Duke, whose faces were as dark as a judge, and saluted, "Mother, Duke."

The old lady looked at An's pretending to be calm and said unhappily, "Tell me what shameful things you have done these days."

"Mother, I am innocent. I have never done anything to let down the Duke's Mansion in all these years.

If what mother said is what happened this morning, I hope mother can give her some time. She will definitely find out who is behind this.

Let's see who dares to mess up the Duke's Mansion behind the scenes."

What An said seemed to be an attempt to shift all the blame away from himself.

The old lady looked at An and snorted coldly, "Let's not talk about whether these things were instigated by you.

Just because these things happened to people right under your nose, don't you think there is something wrong with you?"

The old lady's tone was very impolite. An Shi also looked at the Duke's expression and found it unpleasant. She immediately knelt on the ground and begged, "Mother, you misunderstood. No matter what, it is the daughter-in-law's responsibility for what happened in Changshou Hall. I must be guilty of not knowing people well.

Ever since my daughter-in-law returned to the capital, she has taken over the affairs of Changshou Hall.

Now that something has happened to Changshou Hall, I hope mother will give her daughter-in-law a chance, a chance to make amends."

The old lady leaned back in her chair and glanced at her eldest son, her face still fierce. "Tell me, how much of these things did you participate in?"

Hearing the old lady's question, Yang Qi wanted to laugh.

The old lady's question clearly acknowledging that this matter was instructed by An, the only difference was the extent of An's involvement.

If An's brain had been slower, she would have fallen step by step into the trap that the old lady had prepared.

“The mother is innocent, the daughter-in-law has never been involved in these dirty things.

Such things that harm others and oneself will ruin one's reputation once they happen. How could a daughter-in-law do such things?

Moreover, since yesterday's dinner, my daughter-in-law's property in the capital has been in trouble one after another. The East China Sea pearls in the Treasure Pavilion were stolen, and Zhuangzi's horse suddenly went crazy and the village head's leg was broken."

Song Hongwen frowned and said the first sentence of the day in the upper room: "I remember that Zhuangtou is your distant relative."

Hearing the Duke's words, An's face immediately showed grievance: "Duke has a good memory. He still remembers such a small thing. Yes, the steward of my manor is indeed a distant relative of the An family."

After hearing what An said, Song Hongwen's face darkened. If it was just the Changshou Hall incident, it was very likely that An had planted the seeds of disaster in order to make some money.

But within just one day, problems occurred one after another in the industries related to An, which cannot rule out the possibility that someone was deliberately targeting them.

Is it someone in the palace, or his political enemy outside the palace?

His shrewd eyes swept over the people in the room one by one, and then Song Hongwen's gaze lingered on Aunt Yin for a while, and he said sternly: "The situation in the court is tense now, and the handling of the Five Stone Powder is a hot topic.

Now, more and more mansions have been implicated and brought down.

At this time, if there are some uncalm people in the mansion who try to bring down the Duke's Mansion and discredit it, don't blame me for being rude! "

Facing Song Hongwen's gaze, Yang Qi looked straight at him without a trace of fear.

In such occasions, everyone is competing with each other on their mentality, and Song Hongwen also uses this to judge whether there are problems with everyone.

I have already started to deal with An's affairs. Whether I can succeed in one go depends on how dedicated my "partners" are.

Seeing that she had successfully diverted the Duke's attention, An finally felt a little relieved.

Fortunately, fortunately, the Duke is most concerned about his own career now. As long as this matter is linked to the Duke's career, the Duke's focus will naturally be diverted.

Aunt Yin's eyelids twitched. She calculated the time and thought that the big gift she had prepared for An should be arriving soon.

After a cup of tea, the servant beside Song Hongwen quickly entered the room and whispered a few words to Song Hongwen. Then, Song Hongwen's face suddenly changed and he stood up immediately: "What? Let Doctor Bai take a look. Remember, no one must die!"

The servant walked quickly out of the house.

Song Hongwen looked at An and said angrily, "An, how many shameful things have you done in the name of the Duke's Mansion over the years? You even lent money privately!"

"What? Lending money at high interest." Everyone in the room changed their expressions.

This "lending money at high interest rates" is usury, lending money to others at extremely high interest rates.

Because "usury" is extremely harmful, it has been banned since the founding of the Tianyuan Dynasty.

“Bang, boom, boom.”

The old lady could clearly hear her heartbeat quickening. This An was not trying to drag down the Duke, she was trying to use the Duke's Mansion as a backup to convict her!

"Boss, how did you know that this vicious woman was lending money at high interest?" Could it be that this matter was revealed by someone?

The old lady's words were doubtful, hoping that the Duke would mention some rebuttal.

"How could he be shaken out? The borrower has already gone out of the mansion, saying that he really can't pay back the money, and now he is trying to commit suicide outside!"

If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's men were to hold on to this matter, my career would probably come to an abrupt end!

"What?" Everyone present said in unison.

Yang Lan, in particular, could no longer remain calm.

The previous events were only An's business. If things had really gotten out of hand, Dad could have divorced An or sent her to a nunnery. It wouldn't have been difficult to resolve the issue then.

But now, the matter of lending money at high interest has been exposed, and the people who came are targeting the Mansion of Duke Song, not the An family.

If this matter is not resolved properly, I'm afraid my father will also be implicated.

Although my father did not clearly state the reason for his promotion recently, my grandparents had already explained it to me clearly.

Dad has not made any contribution while in office, and does not meet the requirements for promotion either in terms of seniority or political achievements.

His Majesty's decree this time was probably based on the consideration that the father of the future Fifth Prince's wife should not have a low official position, so he made special arrangements. He was promoted twice in a row.

It can be said that all the happy events in the Duke's Mansion recently were due to Song Yanglan.

Now, these dirty tricks of the An family have not only ruined the An family, but also damaged their own reputation!

My grandmother once said that a qualified Crown Princess cannot have a single stain, otherwise she will become the target of attacks from everyone.

Yang Qi remained silent in the back, just watching the reactions of everyone in the room.