Chapter 1192 - 1198: Scratching One’s Face (2)
Lady Bai, filled with disappointment, said, "That piece of meat has already been tucked into her stomach, what use is it to ask her again? It is merely a way to shift the blame onto the doctor, saying that the contraceptive soup was ineffective. How would she admit to her manipulations? This woman clearly is not of a kind sort; it must be only the blinded by lard who would see her as pure and kind!"
Mo Zili stood in the middle of the room, his head buzzing, unable to believe that the girl, who exuded an aura of scholarship and a pride of solitude, could be a woman of deep schemes!
"Where is she? I wish to ask her myself. I need her to tell me directly!" he murmured repeatedly, looking utterly dejected.
Zhao Fuyin laughed and said, "Duke of the Country, This official has been here for half the day; I shall take my leave now. However, as you see, the damages incurred by Mi Fangzhai when it was smashed..."
He then turned to Mo Zili with a smile, "Young Master Li, no offense, but when this official arrived at Mi Fangzhai to investigate, the shopkeeper and waiters there—and even the customers present at the time—all unanimously stated that The Honored tried to forcibly buy rouge that was already purchased by a concubine of the Huo Family. When she refused to relent, The Honored flew into a rage, flaunting the name of Duke Li Guo’s Mansion and even had his servants assault her. Overpowered, her maids and servants fought back. During the altercation, thousands of boxes of rouge powder at Mi Fangzhai were shattered, accumulating losses up to tens of thousands taels. The shopkeeper, distressed and crying, begged this official to seek justice for him. Thus, about this compensation, might you consider discussing it with Young Master Huo?"
At this point, Mo Zili initially wished not to believe it, but remembering her pregnancy, his disbelief wavered once more.
He clutched his wound and said with a disheartened expression, "Thank you, Master Zhao, for your efforts. I shall handle the compensation myself."
With Zhao Fuyin having accomplished the task given by the Empress Dowager, he chuckled, "Young Master Li is too polite. Since that is settled, this official shall now depart."