Chapter 17
Prime Minister's Mansion.
There was a sound of porcelain shattering in the house, and the maids next to them did not dare to say anything.
Mrs. Xue's face turned pale and she roared angrily: "Corruption! It's really a crooked person! How much face has the Prime Minister lost because of her? She is still bullying the Marquis's Mansion now!"
Xue Lanzhi, who was kneeling on the ground, quickly said: "Grandma, please calm down. The fourth sister may not have calmed down yet, so..."
"Do you still want to talk to her?! She has never heard of your consolation?"
Xue Lanzhi lowered her eyes, her nose was red, and she looked aggrieved.
"Grandma, it's my fault. If I had married into the Marquis' Mansion, the fourth sister would not have been like this."
Before the two of them finished speaking, the door was suddenly pushed open by someone.
Looking through the sound, I found that it was the prime minister Xue Hanlin!
Xue Lanzhi was shocked and quickly stood up to greet her: "Grandfather, when did you come back?"
At this moment, Xue Hanlin's face was extremely ugly, and Mrs. Xue immediately told Xue Hanlin about what Xue Jiangli did.
Without saying anything, Xue Hanlin also heard some rumors.
His expression was stern, and his turbid eyes were full of killing.
Seeing this, Xue Lanzhi spoke.
"Grandfather, don't be angry. It was Ye who mortgaged the shop and refused to pay off the debt. The fourth sister helped her stand out and offended Miss Xiao again. She privately reported to the official and arrested Miss Xiao in the yamen.
This matter cannot be entirely blamed on the fourth sister, she..."
"Aren't she blamed her? Xiao Shuyue was also the daughter of the Marquis' Mansion after all, so she sent her to the yamen like this. What's the face of the Marquis' Mansion?
This makes others think of our prime minister’s mansion?!”
Little did they know that Xue Zhibai was standing outside the door at this time.
He did not enter the house, but instead listened clearly to the words inside.
When Xue Lanzhi said that, Xue Zhibai's face was slightly tightened and she frowned in disbelief.
Will Lan Zhi add fuel to the fire and make her grandfather and the others even more angry?
Moreover, this sounds like a defense for Jiang Li, but it also implies that Jiang Li did something wrong. Is it true or false?
The next moment, Xue Lanzhi quickly stood up and volunteered.
"Grandfather, I'll go and persuade the fourth sister privately to bring her back! Otherwise, I won't be sure what happened again when I'm outside."
"stop!"
Xue Hanlin stopped and slapped the table.
"No one is allowed to bring her back! Since she keeps saying that it has nothing to do with the Prime Minister's Mansion, I want to see that she can still make a fortune outside without the protection of the Prime Minister's Mansion!"
Xue Lanzhi had a secret joy on her face, but she didn't know that this expression was seen by Xue Zhibai through the gap in the door.
He was slightly stunned, thinking that he had read it wrong.
How could Lan Zhi look gloating on her face, the gentle and lovely Lan Zhi look like she is gloating?
In the blink of an eye, Xue Lanzhi's expression suddenly turned into anxiety again.
"Grandfather, the fourth sister is also from our prime minister's mansion, we..."
Before she could finish her words, Xue Hanlin's eyes were blocked.
Mrs. Xue sighed deeply, held her hand, and spoke lovingly.
"Lan Zhi, grandmother knows that you are kind-hearted and can't bear to let something happen to your family, but you must also see the situation clearly now.
Xue Jiangli has long ignored the face of the Prime Minister's Mansion and has no sisterly feelings for you. If you protect her, it will only drag you into the water!
Now she and Xiao Hanqing are separated, and she is still showing up to run a shop, even slapping the Marquis's mansion in the face in public. She is afraid that she will implicate you and your brothers in the future. It is really a misfortune for the family!"
Xue Lanzhi quickly comforted her: "Grandma, don't worry, if I can't get married, I won't marry you and stay with my grandmother for the rest of my life."
With her words, Mrs. Xue's face improved a lot.
However, when she walked to the other courtyard, she saw Xue Zhibai standing on the corridor with a tense face.
She jogged over with a smile on her face and was very gentle.
How could there be a gloating expression just now?
"Brother? Why are you here?"
Xue Zhibai stared at her and asked a question.
"Why didn't you tell grandfather just now that Li'er rebelled because Zheng Liangchun and Xiao Shuyue colluded with bullying?"
Hearing this, Xue Lanzhi's face froze.
Unexpectedly, Xue Zhibai heard it just now.
But soon she realized, returned to her former expression and said with grievance.
"Brother, do you think I didn't say it on purpose? My grandfather was angry just now and didn't give me a chance. And I just wanted to plead for my fourth sister, but I didn't think so much about it."
"Brother, why don't I go and talk to my grandfather now!"
"Forget it! Even grandfather doesn't listen now."
After all, it was a foregone conclusion that Lin Er embarrassed the Xiao family in public.
I have to say that Xue Jiangli is really reckless! No matter what, we have to distinguish which matters is more important.
He shook his sleeves and left, feeling restless all day.
Even dreaming of Xue Jiangli when he was young.
In that snowy garden, Li Yi'er happily stepped on the snow. When she saw him, she ran over with joy and ran into his arms like a little rabbit.
"Brother!"
"Li Yi'er likes his elder brother the most."
"Big brother, this is the first time Li Yi'er has made a sachet, I will definitely give it to you!"
"Brother, look, the kite of the squid is flying higher than you!"
...
Among the elder brothers, Xue Zhibai's hand tightly grasped the corner of the quilt.
He didn't know when the lively and cute little rabbit seemed to have disappeared.
Did she lose it herself or did she run away?
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On the other side.
What happened in the shop was passed back home.
When Xue Jiangli and Fangchun were packing the shop, He Cheng and Ye came one after another.
Seeing the mess on the ground, He Cheng's face changed drastically and he was about to go out with a gun.
Ye immediately stopped him: "Cheng'er, what do you want to do?"
"I'll go to smash Zheng Liangchun's pawn shop!"
"Second cousin!"
Xue Jiangli quickly opened his hands to block his way.
"Do you want to go to the yamen to get beaten? The matter has been solved, so there is no need to go, let alone Zheng Liangchun is going to be suffering."
"Yes, don't be impulsive. It's not too late now. Come and help Li'er clean up the shop."
He Cheng's heart gradually calmed down.
He felt very uncomfortable just by imagining a woman named Xue Jiangxi when facing such a scene of being questioned.
She was still involved because of her own affairs.
So he showed guilt on his face, but he couldn't let go of his stubbornness, so he had to ask Fangchun awkwardly: "Li Yi'er was not injured today, right?"
Fangchun saw at a glance that he was caring for the lady, so she opened her voice and responded to the lady.
"Don't worry, the second young master, my lady has nothing to do. Instead, she sent all the people who were looking for trouble into the yamen!"
He Cheng quickly signaled her to whisper, but it still reached Xue Jiangli's ears.
She came over with a smile and joked.
"My second cousin wants to care about me, just be more straightforward! What's the point of being embarrassed about this?"
He Cheng was speechless. At this moment, he suddenly took out a booklet from the pile of old books.
Unlike those thick official books.
"What's this?"
As soon as the words were finished, they opened.
Xue Jiangli was shocked! He rushed over and said, "Wait!"
But it's too late.
He Cheng looked at the vivid and fragrant picture on the first page and instantly felt like he had taken a hot potato, throwing the booklet out with a hot body!
Chapter completed!