Jin Yue sat down and took a sip of tea in a leisurely manner.
She, who had been so domineering just now, actually gave people a sense of tranquility after years of quiet growth.
"You said so, then throw the frying pan away!"
Liuzi chuckled: "Okay."
"No." Everyone looked at him in shock, their hearts almost beating out of their chests.
With a "plop", the little boy held by Liu Zi fell directly into the oil pan.
"Wow wow wow..." The little boy was so frightened that he cried loudly.
The little boy's mother suddenly burst out with strength, pushed away the person who was suppressing her, rushed to the edge of the oil pan and picked up the little boy.
"Jin Yue, you don't deserve to die well, you..."
The cursing in his mouth suddenly stopped, because he realized in hindsight that when he picked up the child, he realized that the oil pan was not hot.
The little boy stopped crying, and the woman reached out to test the bubbling hot oil pan.
"Warm." She was shocked.
Lao Zhen's face darkened, she was frightened again by this bitch Jin Yue.
The old Marquis angrily swore and cursed his granddaughter, and his words instantly got stuck in his throat, unable to go up or come down.
"What is this? Is it warm?" Madam Hou went over to touch it unbelievingly, and sure enough it wasn't hot.
Meng, who was hurriedly supported by two maids, breathed a sigh of relief.
"Let's go back. The eldest lady is capable, so there's no need to worry."
Jin Yue walked over, put her Qian Qianyu hands, which were as white as jade, into the oil pan and stirred it, then gave Lao Zhen a nasty smile.
She explained: "Vinegar is added to the oil. It looks like it's boiling but it's not hot at all."
Everyone who was frightened by Jin Yue's tricks were dumbfounded.
While Jin Yue took the handkerchief from Wang Keer and wiped his hands, he said to the old marquis: "Grandpa, please send it to the government for investigation!"
"No." Lao Zhen immediately knelt down and begged for mercy: "Master, you can't send me to the government. For Shiro's sake, you can't send me to the government either!"
When Shiro was mentioned, the old marquis became even more angry.
He slapped Lao Zhen angrily and said angrily: "Bitch, do you still have the nerve to mention Shiro? Why did my poor Shiro end up with a vicious woman like you who is greedy and plots against his family."
Mrs. Lao Hou also scolded fiercely: "Bitch, the Hou Mansion has been in deficit all year round. I thought it was due to poor management, but it turns out that it all went into the pocket of you, a bitch."
Mrs. Zhen knew that her face was on the ground, and she could only pretend to be pitiful and weak at the moment.
"Master, I know I was wrong, please spare me this time..."
Seeing that the old Marquis did not speak, the old Zhen family said again: "Sir, we have a law in Chu. If an official or a direct relative of an official commits a crime, he will be sentenced to lax management of the family. If I go to jail, my son will be ruined." Woo..."
This is the biggest weakness of Mr. Lao Hou. He cannot ruin his son's future because of Lao Zhen.
He kicked the begging Lao Zhen aside fiercely, then looked at Jin Yue and said, "Girl Yue, your two uncles are innocent."
Jin Yue said nothing. She believed that the fourth uncle was innocent, but there was no way that the second uncle was innocent.
Seeing that his granddaughter was silent, the old Marquis added: "Don't let the family scandal be publicized. You can deal with the bad things inside yourself. What's more, she only embezzled the family's money and did not cause any harm to the family."
She had no intention of reporting to the government. Even if she wanted to kill Lao Zhen, it would not implicate the Hou Mansion, let alone her fourth uncle.
Thinking of her previous life, when her fourth uncle was beaten to death in order to save herself, her heart surged with overwhelming hatred for King Jinyang and Yan Ruoshu again.
"Grandpa, this matter is entirely up to you."
The old Marquis nodded with satisfaction. His granddaughter is a sensible person who knows how to advance and retreat.
He said: "Ms. Zhen, please return all the money you have earned from the Mohou Mansion over the years."
Mr. Lao Zhen lowered his head and gritted his teeth unwilling to give in, but he could only agree: "Yes."
"Humph, I will spare you for the sake of my two sons. From now on, you will move to your small Buddhist hall. You are not allowed to step out of the temple to eat fast and chant sutras."
When Lao Zhen heard this, he suddenly raised his head: "Master, are you going to put me under house arrest?"
"I just want you to shut up and think about your mistakes, cultivate your moral character, and pray for your son. If you don't want to, will you be divorced and returned to your parents' home?"
Mrs. Lao Zhen sighed in her heart, but she cried and said on her face: "I am so old now, where can I still have my mother's family?"
Having said this, she hugged the old Marquis' calf and cried: "Master, you know that when I was young, I could have a better place, but I love you, master, so I am willing to be your equal wife. I am willing to be shorter than my sister by one head..."
Saying this, the old Marquis really softened his heart. His tone became less harsh.
He sighed and said: "Okay, don't cry. Fortunately, you are just greedy for money and have no other serious faults. Otherwise, I will never let you go."
"That's what the master said."
"Let's think about it behind closed doors for three months, return all the money and property of the Marquis Mansion, and let this matter be over."
"Yes." Lao Zhen lowered his head, hiding the unwillingness and resentment in his eyes.
Just when everyone was about to leave, Jin Yue said: "The matter here has been solved, there is still another matter outside, waiting for you, grandfather, to solve it."
Only then did the old Marquis remember the Zhang family who were causing trouble outside the Hou Mansion, and hurriedly led his people to the door.
When Jin Yue turned around, Lao Zhen had already regained his composure and asked, "Girl Yue, I never noticed you were so scheming before."
"Really? She's far worse than your granddaughter."
Lao Zhen gritted his teeth in hatred, but he pretended very well and said: "I just want to know how you know? And how did you find that man?"
It was impossible for Jin Yue to tell Lao Zhen that she was born different from ordinary people and could communicate with animals.
In her previous life, she thought it was an ominous magic technique, so she purposely refused to use it. But in this life, even if she possessed a demon, she would drag all the people who harmed her to hell to accompany her.
"Do you think everyone around you is really available?"
Jin Yue said this deliberately to make Mrs. Zhen suspicious and doubt how interesting the people around her were.
Mrs. Huan stopped talking and went directly to her small Buddhist hall.
"Meow..." A white cat walked over gracefully, and Jin Yue picked it up and smoothed its fur.
Ke'er smiled and said, "The cat kept by Mrs. Huan is actually very close to the young lady."
Jin Yue just smiled and didn't say a word.
The Zhang family was causing trouble, and the old Marquis directly complained to Dali Temple.
He was already very angry. He couldn't handle the family members, but he couldn't bear it outside.
Later, Dali Temple determined that Zhang Changqing's death in prison was purely accidental and had nothing to do with gold and jade.
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Three days later, according to the agreement, Lao Zhen returned all the money that had been stolen.
In the treasury, the old Marquis returned the dowry that each of them had given to the Marquis to tide over the difficulties as requested by his granddaughter.
But when he saw Meng's dowry, the old Marquis was confused.
