Chapter 252 - 251: Hitting a Wall
Liang Qiyuan climbed up from the ground, his eyes still defiant as he looked at Zhou Bingyi.
Zhou Bingyi softened his tone, speaking indifferently, "When Biyao first visited the Qi family, the family servant from Duke An’s Mansion hadn’t even arrived, nor was there any message. When she went the second time, the servant from Duke An’s Mansion had only arrived a quarter of an hour earlier than Shuyu and Biyao, which even surprised the Qi family. Moreover, Biyao had said that the first time she visited Qi Ye, she didn’t keep it secret from her sister-in-law and niece, the former disapproved, and the latter was even more averse to the matter."
Liang Qiyuan’s eyes flashed fiercely, as if that was exactly the case. Lady Liu had mocked more than once, saying that the daughter of a prefectural magistrate currying favor with an abandoned peasant wife was utterly unbefitting of an official family daughter’s status.
Zhou Bingyi stared at Liang Qiyuan, taunting, "What I can’t figure out is why Shuyu and Biyao, with their status as the children of a fourth-rank officer from the Prefectural Magistrate’s Family, would bother to lower themselves to socialize with Qi Ye. The result? No sooner had the two children left than you were ordering someone from their household to serve you refreshments at your mansion. Did I underestimate the high status of you, Liang Qiyuan?"
"I, it was the foolish acts of Lady Liu, I, I was unaware," Liang Qiyuan tried to make himself sound more innocent.
Zhou Bingyi sneered, "Sending your household servant to the Qi family’s snack shop to disrupt their business, was that Lady Liu’s idea too?"
Liang Qiyuan immediately replied, "Yes, indeed, I’ve even reprimanded Lady Liu for it, and all the servants in Lady Liu’s quarters are aware of this matter."
"Ha ha," Zhou Bingyi asked with a sardonic laugh, "Bribing the hooligans to create trouble at the snack shop, and later their relatives and ruffian friends swarming the Yamen to lodge complaints, must that be Lady Liu’s doing as well? Shall I help you plead, reopen the case and let you out, perhaps put Lady Liu behind bars to face charges instead?"