Chapter 199 Liang's Investigation
When Mrs. Liang came in, no one noticed, because whenever there were any banquets or gatherings in the mansion, she was always the one who was busy in and out.
However, this time she came in and sat down directly, and then asked Prime Minister Xia, "By the way, Mr. Xiang, have you investigated the fire in the side room on the day of the wedding?"
Jin Guogong might as well let her suddenly mention this matter, with a gloomy face, he scolded: "Second Madam, it's not appropriate to bring up this matter today, let's talk about it later."
Mrs. Liang smiled slightly, with an indescribable coldness in her smile, "Why is it inappropriate? Since everyone is here today, we should talk about this matter."
Ximen Xiaoyue took a look at Second Master Ximen. Second Master Ximen knew about this later, because she told him afterwards that Prime Minister Xia would recommend him as the servant of the household department after this matter was endured.
Second Master Ximen came back and talked with Duke Jin, Duke Jin was also very satisfied with Ximen Xiaoyue's decision, because the servant of the household department is a fat job, and he can lose a lot of money in a year.
The most important thing is that Hubu's promotion has always been very fast, and Hubu Shangshu has reached a certain age. As long as there is Prime Minister Xia's sponsorship, the Hubu's assistant is temporary, and Hubu Shangshu is the ultimate goal.
It has been a long time since Jin Guogong's family has reached the second rank.
Shangshu is a senior official of the second rank, which is a big leap forward for the Duke's Mansion.
The boss is doomed to be worthless, after more than 20 years of being around, he is just a idle job in the Yamen, he only hopes that someone will come out, not to mention sacrificing the Liang family, even if it is the sacrifice of the boss, he is willing.
"Master Xiang, how is the investigation going?" Seeing that he didn't answer, Liang asked again.
Prime Minister Xia said with a complicated expression: "Second Madam, don't worry, this matter has been handed over to the Yamen for investigation, but it is preliminarily concluded that it should be an accident."
Liang sneered, "Since someone from the yamen is investigating, then it's time to ask this concubine. After all, my concubine and Miss Xia were also in the fire that day."
Everyone was shocked when they heard this.
The prime minister's mansion caught fire on the day of the wedding banquet, and everyone present knew about it, including the Taibao.
However, because only one body was carried out from the fire scene, and it was finally confirmed that it was Xia Quan, and although some people said that Xia Zian and Liang Shi were inside, Xia Zian appeared when the fire was about to be extinguished, so many people thought that , they had left the side house when the fire started.
After hearing what Mrs. Liang said, the old lady knew something was wrong, Mrs. Liang was about to turn against her.
She hurriedly smoothed things over, "Okay, today is a good day, it's rare that everyone is here, and Mr. Taibao is here too, so don't just talk about unpleasant things."
Duke Jin gave Mrs. Liang a look, showing that he was very displeased as the head of the family, "Go down and see how the lunch preparations are going? You are in charge of the affairs of the mansion, and you are always decent. Since you are inviting your son-in-law today Don't lose the face of the Duke's Mansion."
Jin Guogong praised Mrs. Liang in front of everyone, thinking that she has always been good-faced, and after hearing this, she should know how to measure it.
However, it is clear that today's Mrs. Liang doesn't care about oil and salt. She raised her head and looked directly at Ximen Xiaoyue, "When the side room caught fire, Miss Xia and I were preparing to return the gift, but it's strange to say, Ever since I drank a glass of wine poured by the maid beside the old lady, I became weak all over, and after entering the side room, I couldn’t even stand up, do you think it’s weird?”
The old lady was startled suddenly, "What did the second lady say? Are you saying that the old lady was poisoned?"
Mrs. Liang smiled sullenly, "Old madam, don't sit on your own. After all, besides drinking, I also ate a lot of food."
Master Taibao knows that Mrs. Liang is an unyielding and pungent person, but she has always maintained the face of the Duke's Mansion very much. To her, everything in the Duke's Mansion is everything to Mrs. Liang, and she doesn't want this face today Keep on making trouble, is there really something hidden?
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However, he has always been calm, so now he only looks at Mrs. Liang, but does not speak, waiting for the development of the situation.
Ximen Xiaoyue said softly: "Second Aunt, do you have any misunderstandings about Xiaoyue? The fire was actually an accident. Who knew that the fire dragon suddenly collapsed? Everyone didn't want this to cause a fire, and Second Aunt did not Did you escape too?"
Mrs. Liang snorted, "I escaped, but do you want to hear how I escaped?"
Prime Minister Xia and the old lady both wanted to know about this matter, but they definitely couldn't talk about it now.
The old lady looked at Jin Guogong, "Grandpa, I feel very guilty about the fire that almost hurt the second lady, but it was really an accident, no one wanted to hurt the second lady."
After finishing speaking, she got up and saluted Mrs. Liang, "Second Madam, don't blame me. I will apologize to you. It's really unexpected, and it's beyond human control."
Lord Jin suppressed his hands and said, "No one blames the Xiangfu, so don't worry about it, old lady."
After finishing speaking, he scolded Mrs. Liang angrily with a sullen face, "Okay, don't say any more, the person is still alive and hasn't suffered any injuries, so forget about it, the old lady has personally apologized to you, what else do you want?"
However, Mrs. Liang continued, "There are three people trapped in the side room. I, Miss Xia, and Xia Quan, the housekeeper of the Xia family. At that time, I felt dizzy and weak when I entered the side room. Mother went to pour water for me, so Xi Niang avoided disaster. Butler Xia Quan was going to leave, but at that time, neither the eldest lady nor I knew that there was going to be a fire outside, so I asked him to stay and help me count, Xia Quan Quan was unwilling, and in order to leave the side room, he even picked up a chair to hit the young lady. His eagerness to leave aroused the suspicion of the young lady and me. There was no fire outside at that time, but the sound of fire dragons passing by, and the sound of gongs and drums Just when the gongs and drums were at the door, Xia Quan opened the door and was about to rush out. The eldest lady took a chair and threw it at him. It just hit his leg, broke his leg, and he couldn't run. When the fire came , he could only crawl on the ground, begging us to save him, and saying that he was just following orders and he did not set the fire.”
When Liang Shi said this, her body trembled. She couldn't forget the pain and struggle when Xia Quan was burned. Her eyes were full of shattered panic and despair.
He was rolling on the ground like a fire bug, and there was a wailing sound in his mouth. At that time, she was already on the silk, and Zian dragged her up. She looked down from the beam and saw him raise his hands, and shouted at Zian. : "Miss, save me, this servant knows I've made a mistake, this servant is only following orders."
"Enough, shut up!" Jin Guogong suddenly stood up and said sharply: "Since the three of you are in the fire and Xia Quan was burned to death, how are you going to get out alive? Are you obsessed and want to join forces with outsiders to deal with it?" Duke's Mansion? Remember clearly that Duke's Mansion is your home, so how much did Xia Zi'an and Yuan Shi do to you? You actually betrayed Duke's Mansion?"
Mrs. Liang laughed coldly, "Telling out the Duke's mansion? It's a big crime. When my father heard this, did he hear me say something bad about the Duke's mansion? The matter of the fire was a big deal with the Duke's mansion." what is the relationship?"