novelhk Chapter 205: Sophistry and Justice
Chapter 205: Sophistry and Justice
The color of Zhao Minshan's eyes changed several times, and his chest rose and fell, as if Zhao Fanglan was really the apple of his eye.
Finally, Zhao Minshan sighed deeply, as if he could tolerate Zhao Fangyu's heinous mistake, and acted like a loving father: "She is your sister after all..."
If an uninformed person watched this performance, he would probably think that Zhao Fangyu was the beloved daughter in the family, and that her father was willing to help cover up such a big mistake.
Zhao Fangyu felt amused in his heart and showed it on his face without trying to hide it.
She laughed at Zhao Minshan for still being like this, liking to coax her like an ignorant child. Did he think that she was some kind of daughter who would swallow her grievances and return to his arms again with just a little coaxing?
"Father may have forgotten that it is not my fault that my third sister is the way she is now. If father had brought her up properly, there wouldn't be so many problems in our family."
In a word, Zhao Fangyu tore to pieces the peace that Zhao Minshan had whitewashed.
A gust of wind came and blew open a thin window. Through the candlelight, one could see tiny dust particles in the air floating silently, as if it was Zhao Minshan's inexplicable and inexplicable persistence over the years.
It was as if he had been the Minister of Finance and then demoted quickly, and his brain had been eaten away by something invisible. He was so stupid that it was unbearable to look at him.
"If a child is not strict, it is the fault of the father. If a child is not strict, it is the fault of the teacher. The third sister is arrogant and will take someone's life if she does not obey her will. I am afraid that only the princess in the forbidden area can compare with her in such a big temper."
"My father said this many times when I was young. Now that I am married, my father's words are like the two stone lions in front of the door, unchanged."
With just two sentences, the lady was pulled out of the vortex of the storm.
Zhao Minshan left Zhao Fangyu speechless after hearing what he said, as if he was really old and his brain was not working well enough. He took a while to react before shifting his gaze to Meng Yanjiang who seemed like a transparent man beside him, calling him "Jiang brother" all the time.
The name "Jiang Ge'er" had not been used for a long time, and even Meng Yanjiang himself was stunned for a moment, but he soon reacted, walked out of the crowd, saluted, exchanged a few words with Zhao Minshan, and then turned the conversation back to Zhao Fangyu.
"But what did Yunxiang do?" Meng Yanjiang had a premonition the moment he saw the carriage coming to pick people up. He also asked Meng Yunxiang along the way, but Meng Yunxiang didn't say a word, like a saw-mouthed gourd.
Since the person has found the Zhao family's home, there must be 100% evidence, otherwise they would not have sent an airtight carriage in the middle of the night to bring Meng Yunxiang to the Zhao family.
Zhao Fangyu glanced at Meng Yunxiang, who was still keeping his head down and not saying anything, and his eyes couldn't help but turn cold.
"Today's incident has nothing to do with Second Cousin Meng, but now that Sister Yan Zhen is not around and Auntie is old, it's hard to deal with her, so I asked Second Cousin Meng to be a witness."
Meng Yangjiang understood in an instant that Zhao Fangyu was planning to bypass the Duke Li’s Mansion and deal with Meng Yunxiang directly.
In this situation, even if Li Shumin was invited, it would be useless. She was tied up tightly by everything in the Duke of Li's mansion, and there was also an old lady who supported Meng Yunxiang on top of her. It would be more convenient for Meng Yangjiang to come forward.
Zhao Fangyu took action to deal with the troublemaker Meng Yunxiang, and then went to the palace to deliver the news. The matter was already done, and even if the old lady had any more arguments, it could not shake the foundation of the family. There was Meng Yangjiang, Meng Yanzhen, and even Zhao Fangyu and Zhou Qinghe were involved. Li Shumin was unaware of the whole process, and at most he could only blame him for carelessness.
It was unintentional, how could it be prevented? Besides, the old lady herself didn't notice it, so how could she blame Li Shumin? Li Shumin was also an old man, and he couldn't cause any trouble.
"I don't know how I offended Miss Meng Er that day, so that Miss Meng Er still dislikes me for many years and tries every means to destroy me?"
"Zhao Fanglan can't speak or walk, it's all her own fault! Miss Meng Er redressed her indiscriminately, what a deep sisterly friendship."
"I just didn't expect that Miss Meng Er could meet my third sister so late because we have similar interests. They both want to catch me and cause trouble for me alone!"
"You disregard the friendship between the Zhao and Meng families and actually want to destroy the entire Zhao family to achieve your own path to fame? You are so stupid and vicious, it's ridiculous!"
"Sister Yan Zhen is still in the palace, raising a prince is so difficult that she can't even sleep at night. Little does she know that the Duke of Li's Mansion, which she wholeheartedly helps, has buried a disaster like you!"
Meng Yunxiang had been silent until this moment, when he slowly knelt down, but he did not kneel in front of Zhao Fangyu, but knelt down and kowtowed to the silent Madam in the hall: "If you want to accuse someone, you can always find a pretext. The innocent will be innocent."
"Yun Xiang has never brought shame to her family, and she will never bring disgrace to the Meng family."
Meng Yunxiang stood with her back straight and spoke righteously. If you didn't know her, you would think she was a kind of elegant person.
But everyone present had already passed around the letter that Zhao Fangyu handed to the eldest lady, which clearly recorded everything she had done.
Besiege Wei to save Zhao, this strategy is something that even Zhao Fangmo, who was still studying, knew.
Meng Yunxiang killed two birds with one stone. She not only surrendered to the third prince, but also got rid of Zhao Fangyu, whom she disliked. Once this plan succeeded, the entire Zhao family would use their corpses to build a ladder for her to rise to the top.
With such a vicious mind and such vicious means, he would be able to deal with the person he wanted to deal with completely without any intervention from himself.
If this method had not been used against the Zhao family, Zhao Fangyu might have even praised it, saying that this was a good use of the opponent's force.
But this force couldn't hit her.
She stood in front of Meng Yunxiang, bent down and slowly raised Meng Yunxiang's chin, then lifted her face little by little. Her dark eyes were deep and quiet, like a deep pool from which there was no escape, and one look at it would make one fall into it and never recover.
Zhao Fangyu's pretty face was frosty. Although she had changed her clothes, she still had the smell of blood on her body.
The smell is hard to get rid of and can’t be ignored if you get close.
Zhao Fangyu stared at Meng Yunxiang's facial features, looking her up and down, with a cold gaze, as if he wanted to see into Meng Yunxiang's heart at a glance.
Zhao Fangyu: To be fair, Meng Yunxiang is pretty good-looking. If she takes the right path, with such ruthless means, what can't she accomplish?
Even in the worst situation, I believe I can still live well by stepping on others.
But unfortunately, the ladder she chose was the Zhao family and Zhao Fangyu.
Meng Yunxiang's psychological quality is indestructible, countless times better than Zhao Fanglan's. Even when surrounded by so many people, he remained calm and had a firm gaze, as if he was really an innocent person who was wrongly accused.
Zhao Fangyu slowly stood up and threw the letter that had already been read by someone else in front of Meng Yunxiang: