They've all separated, so what does it matter to me if they get poorer and poorer?

Chapter 298 Let's Tell the Truth
Master Zeng didn't believe it.

Mingzhu couldn't possibly be like this!
Granny Zhu cried even harder, her voice tinged with the desperate struggle for survival and the predicament of someone caught in the middle: "It really was the eldest young lady's order! Otherwise, why would this old servant do such a thing? I serve the madam every day and frequent the Zeng family; I could never have known that the third young lady was pregnant!"
Master Zeng gritted his teeth.

He had no rebuttal.

Granny Zhu might not know anything, but Cuixiang was Mingzhu's personal maid, so she must know everything.

Master Zeng glared fiercely at Cuixiang: "Tell me, what exactly happened! If you dare to lie even a single word and I find out, I'll take your life!"

"Master, spare me! Master, spare me!"

When Cuixiang was captured and interrogated in Liangjia Village, she had already broken down. When Granny Zhu admitted and begged for mercy, how could she withstand it?

She certainly knew far more than Granny Zhu.

Cuixiang talked on and on, starting from when Zeng Mingzhu, having received instructions from Young Master Qi, personally went to Liangjia Village to invite Xu Zhichun to a banquet. At that time, when she saw Zeng Xiaoyan vomiting, she suspected that she was pregnant. Later, she asked someone to inquire and confirm whether it was true.

After that incident, Zeng Mingzhu didn't think about it for a while.

Cuixiang initially thought she had forgotten, but unexpectedly, she suddenly remembered yesterday and ordered her and Granny Zhu to go to Liangjia Village today.
Xu Zhichun added fuel to the fire with a cold laugh: "We didn't really think much of it at the time, just assumed Xiao Yan had eaten something bad and was having an upset stomach. We didn't expect Miss Zeng to have taken notice back then. It's a pity it was her; if it were anyone else, they would have definitely reminded her. As for her, well, heh!"

"Oh, by the way, that day Miss Zeng invited me to the Bright Moon Restaurant the next day, saying that Master Zeng and Young Master Zeng wanted to discuss business cooperation with me, and I actually believed it. I never imagined it was all Miss Zeng's conspiracy, ha!"

Cuixiang suddenly looked up: "So, so it was you who harmed our young lady that day!"

Master Zeng's eyelids twitched violently, and his gaze toward Xu Zhichun was filled with hostility.

Xu Zhichun scoffed, "Do you think that's possible? I simply didn't drink the tea that your young lady had drugged, and I pretended to faint to try and leave. But then a masked uninvited guest suddenly appeared. I don't know who he was. I only know that the person looked at the young master of the Qi family with a very unfriendly gaze. I was more than happy that he didn't make things difficult for me, so I didn't dare to look or ask any questions. What happened after I left, I don't know, and I don't want to know."

Master Zeng was skeptical, but he basically believed it.

After all, he still couldn't understand how Xu Zhichun could have such great ability to handle this matter so cleanly.

If she really had that ability, would she still be stuck in the countryside?

If so, it makes sense.

Besides, it's impossible to fabricate something so convincingly.

It's normal for his son-in-law—his ex-son-in-law—to have rivals and enemies. They're a wealthy family, after all.

Despite feeling extremely annoyed with his eldest daughter, with an opportunity right in front of him, Master Zeng couldn't help but ask, "Does Madam Xu still remember what characteristics that person had?"

Xu Zhichun smiled faintly: "I was terrified at the time and can't remember anything. Don't ask me, Master Zeng, I don't know anything."

She made it clear she wasn't going to get involved in this mess.

"This matter is not my fault. Miss Zeng harmed others but ended up harming herself. She can only blame herself. But Xiao Yan is completely innocent. She herself has been unable to conceive, so she is taking her anger out on Xiao Yan? So vicious and so audacious, she actually sent her servants to plot against her and harm her. She treats human life like dirt. What a fine Miss Zeng, what a fine Zeng family!"

Cuixiang's face was deathly pale, her lips trembling as she couldn't speak. She could only sob and kowtow on the ground, pleading, "Master, spare me! Master, spare me! This servant dares not disobey the young lady, please spare me!"

Master Zeng was so angry he felt like vomiting blood. Rebellious daughter! Rebellious daughter! What a tragedy!

"Shut up! How is Xiao Yan now?!"

"Dr. Jiang said she should rest in bed and not move around too much for the next two or three months. She's still taking medication to prevent miscarriage. We'll see how it goes in a few days." Mr. Zeng took a deep breath. "I will give her an explanation for this matter."

Xu Zhichun: "Then please keep your word, Mr. Zeng. Otherwise, the Liang family and I will not hesitate to seek justice through other means."

"What do you want to do?"

"That depends on what Master Zeng does."

Master Zeng shook his head with a bitter smile. He was utterly disappointed in Zeng Mingzhu. Would he really protect her?
He wants to teach her a lesson more than anyone else right now!

That good-for-nothing.

Upon hearing that Liang Lizheng and the others had gone to his home, Master Zeng immediately returned.

Xu Zhichun and the others followed.

Cuixiang and Granny Zhu were also brought along.

The Zeng family mansion was bustling with activity at the moment.

Liang Lizheng and the others did not tell Madam Zeng, Zeng Mingzhu, Xu Zhichun and others that they had taken Cuixiang and the other two to find Master Zeng. When Madam Zeng and her daughter saw them, they were first startled, but when they found that Cuixiang and Granny Zhu were not there, they assumed that the two had cleverly escaped and were hiding somewhere, so they were relieved.

What's there to be afraid of?
With no witnesses and no physical evidence, what's there to be afraid of?
Does that mean they'll just accept whatever the Liang family says?
What a joke!
Who would be so stupid?

Madam Zeng looked down on her with disdain, sneered repeatedly, and launched into a full-blown tirade of sarcasm.

From the hints given by the Zeng family, Zeng Mingzhu learned that Zeng Xiaoyan had experienced a miscarriage and was lying down to rest, and it was hard to say what would happen next. She felt both relieved and dissatisfied—why didn't she miscarry on the spot?

She disliked the Liang family even more now.

Relying on the lack of witnesses and evidence, Zeng Mingzhu was extremely arrogant and domineering, aggressively confronting the Liang family and deliberately saying very unpleasant things.

According to Aunt Liang afterwards, it was so infuriating that people wanted to beat her up on the spot.

Just as Zeng Mingzhu was being incredibly arrogant and deliberately saying some very vile, despicable, shameless, and brazen things to anger the Liang family, Xu Zhichun and others arrived with Master Zeng.

Master Zeng heard these words clearly, which only fueled his already intense anger.

His disappointment with Zeng Mingzhu reached its peak at this moment.

The Liang family clearly didn't come to the wrong person; she was the one who did it. It's one thing for her not to admit it, but what was she thinking? How could she lie so arrogantly and shamelessly?

Is she really a well-mannered legitimate daughter who has been raised with excellent manners since childhood and has the demeanor of a lady from a prominent family?

Old Master Zeng suddenly had the illusion that he was a fool.
Wrong, wrong.
Maybe it was wrong from the beginning.

Master Zeng's blood boiled, and he stormed in, yelling, "Zeng Mingzhu, shut up!"

Everyone was shocked.

When Zeng Mingzhu came to her senses, her first reaction was to put on a pitiful act and tearfully complain to her father, accusing the Liang family of falsely accusing her.
In front of Xu Zhichun and other people in the know, Old Master Zeng's face burned with embarrassment.