Contentment with modest wealth

Chapter 326 Cruel
"That's impossible!" Jin retorted shrilly. "My brother would never do such a foolish thing!"

"So you're saying I'm framing you?"

When Madam Yan asked this question, Madam Jin was stunned.

As the matriarch of the Yan family and as the mother-in-law, it's highly unlikely that she would fabricate such a thing to frame someone.

"What happened?"

Lu Ying's voice rang out from the doorway.

Yan Liang suddenly turned around, his gaze fixed on her.

Lu Ying glanced at her, then quickly went to Madam Yan's side: "Sister-in-law, what has happened this time that has made Mother so angry?"

"What a mess the Jin family has made!"

Madam Yan then pointed sharply at Madam Jin.

At this moment, a maidservant came over and whispered to Lu Ying to explain the whole story.

After listening, Lu Ying gently comforted Madam Yan: "Perhaps there is something untrue about this matter? Since it was someone from the manor who caught it with their own eyes, then bring the person over for questioning and we will know the truth."

"Shut up!" Jin suddenly yelled at her sharply, "Stop trying to sow discord and kick someone when they're down!"

Lu Ying glared at her: "Why are you accusing me again, sister-in-law? You said your brother couldn't possibly do such a thing. Aren't I just giving you a chance to clear your name?"

"Sister-in-law!" Yan Liang stepped forward.

Madam Yan glared at him: "What do you want?"

Yan Liang pursed his lips tightly, glanced again at Jin Shi, who was still glaring at Lu Ying with red eyes on the ground, but gritted his teeth and remained silent.

Madam Yan sneered, "Bring her up here! Go and call the Jin family members over as well. Today I'm going to make sure she dies knowing why!"

Yan Liang said in a deep voice, "If Father finds out that Mother has made such a big fuss, it will be of no benefit to us!"

Lu Ying said, "But it's already become common knowledge. Even if Father doesn't know now, he will find out sooner or later. Instead of trying to hide it, we should quickly find a way to clarify this matter and give Father an explanation."

Yan Liang raised an eyebrow and looked at her: "Come out with me!"

Lu Ying glanced at Madam Yan and walked out.

Upon reaching the courtyard gate, Yan Liang suddenly turned around: "You've come at just the right time, and you've got a lot of ideas today."

Lu Ying slowly raised her eyes: "Then, in your opinion, elder brother, how should I behave?"

Yan Liang's gaze lingered on her face for a moment, then he let out a heavy snort.

Lu Ying sighed: "You don't suspect that I'm trying to harm her, do you?"

Yan Liang frowned and remained silent.

She held one hand out in front of him, then rolled up her sleeve, revealing a section of her jade-like arm covered in bruises and welts!
Yan Liang looked at her in surprise.

"One of his pleasures these days is to find all sorts of ways to humiliate me. I can't even improve my own situation, so how could I possibly have the ability to command the Shen family to do what I say?"
"What kind of person is Mr. Song? If I could mobilize him, would I need to suffer all this?"

"Even if I really have such ability, I didn't send Master Jin, did I?"
"I hate her, but you have to be reasonable!"

Yan Liang looked away, his tense expression relaxing.

Although Madam Yan presented a host of reasons to prove that the Jin family's betrayal of the Yan family was not impossible, Yan Liang still felt that conclusive evidence was lacking. In other words, the Jin family might have been framed.

Now, the only person who hates the Jin family the most is Lu Ying. With these successive incidents, he can't help but think that way.

but--

"Send everyone in!..."

At this moment, the shouts of the servants could be heard from ahead, and the guards who had been summoned were entering the courtyard one after another.

Yan Liang glanced back again and whispered, "Go back to your room and put some medicine on." Then he hurriedly went into the courtyard.

……

The Yan family is in complete chaos, and the Shen family isn't much better off!

Lu Jia was woken up early in the morning by Qinghe and the others, who said that Mr. Song and Grandpa Wu had arrived.

After quickly tidying up, Lu Jia went to the front yard, where she saw Song En and Wu Qingshan, the eldest son of the Wu family, running in looking disheveled.

After hearing their explanation of the whole story, Lu Jia was stunned!
So Lu Ying used her to pull off a big deal?
A few days ago, she had someone file a complaint against the Jin family in the yamen, and then she had Wu Qingshan show up at the yamen. I heard that Yan Liang was in a hurry to run around because of this.

Lu Jia knew, of course, that this was just adding a few more pieces of firewood to a burning fire. Her goal was to push the Embroidered Uniform Guard to act, since the Shen family couldn't have a presence in the military pay case.

Unexpectedly, Lu Ying actually wanted to burn them to ashes!

Lu Jia may not know much else, but doesn't she know all the intricacies of the Yan family's inner quarters?

Despite Madam Yan's powerful position in the Yan family, it is thanks to Yan Liang's assistance and the marriage alliance with the Lu family that she has secured.

The Jin family has a rebellious streak, which will directly affect Madam Yan's status. How to deal with the Jin family is another matter. Under the current circumstances, even though Madam Jin is the mother of her two grandsons, in order to maintain her voice in the Yan family and in front of Yan Shu, she absolutely cannot let Madam Jin live any longer!
The saying goes, "The son is like an ironclad vessel, but the daughter-in-law is like a flowing river." On the contrary, the Jin family's situation is already unclear, so what can they say about it?

Therefore, unless the Jin family can obtain conclusive evidence to prove that Lu Ying and Lu Jia framed her, Madam Yan will absolutely not tolerate her!
How could the actions of someone from the prestigious Shen family be allowed to fall into the hands of others?
Lu Ying's actions were ruthless; she avenged herself in no time.

With the elimination of the Jin family, the glory that Jin Huai and his son had earned for their family through their connection to the powerful and wealthy would be severed, inevitably causing turmoil within the Jin family! This would be a perfect opportunity for Lu Jia and his group to make their move!
The only downside was that this incident caught us somewhat off guard.

Before this, no matter how much the Yan family regarded the Shen family as a thorn in their side, the Shen family had only made a clear statement when they stood up for Lu Jia.

Everyone knows that Song En was someone close to Shen Qingzhou, and that Lu Ying had secretly tricked her into a trap, which meant that the Shen family had also become involved in the Jin family's affairs.

Therefore, this matter is very likely to cause some trouble.

Lu Jia frowned for a moment, then looked at Song En and the other man: "Sir and Brother Wu, you have worked hard, but things have come to this point, and we cannot let this opportunity slip away. Please find the light boat as soon as possible and devise the next strategy!"

The two waved their hands repeatedly, saying it was nothing, and then went their separate ways to meet up with Shen Qingzhou at the yamen.

Although Lu Ying's move brought some trouble to the Shen family, it was ultimately beneficial.

She never agreed to join forces with Lu Jia, so it's already quite good that she's managed to do this much.

Since we have different paths and cannot work together, how can we expect more from her?

After seeing Song and Wu off, Lu Jia sent guards to the Lu residence. At this time, if they wanted to find out news about the Yan family, they could only ask Lu Jie to take action.

At the same time, she sent someone to call Shen Zhui back.

The incident has just occurred, and the Jin family may still be hoping for the best and are observing the situation. However, once the Yan family has made a decision on how to deal with the Jin family, the Jin family will not be able to sit still any longer.

She wanted to see if, at that point, they would choose to continue crawling on the ground, begging the Yan family for forgiveness, or devise another plan.