Chapter 733 - 731 Under the Bright Appearance
Indeed, as General Shi and His Highness Prince Yu and others settled in the drawing-room, a sharp-tongued little maid repeated Grandma Wang’s message from the backyard, and Jiang Yifan’s expression immediately turned solemn.
He rose to his feet, bowed deeply to Shi Zongyi, and said with a heavy tone, "General, this matter, you must help this official and my fiancée obtain justice. Our future life entirely depends on you. If a word of today’s incident were to leak, my fiancée would only have death as her path, and I, myself, would have no face to live in this world."
Shi Zongyi instantly stiffened. Jiang Yifan and his wife’s future depended on him? He couldn’t be that important, could he?
Jinrong, Lian Gui, and Zhao Gang immediately averted their gazes, unable to bear witnessing the honest reaction of Shi Zongyi.
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The ladies and old ladies in the backyard were actually reluctant to meet with men from outside, but there was no way to communicate with the women of the Ye Family, especially the two fierce guards at the Second Gate and the back door. It seemed that without Xinyan’s consent, the Second Gate wouldn’t open.
According to Madam Liu’s explanation, aside from bloodshed on the spot, there was no other solution. Mainly because the two formidable guards were led by the protectors of Duke An’s Mansion, and it was clear that Miss Ye was determined to drag down women from other families at all costs.
The female relatives in the backyard had no choice but to place their hopes on that Imperial Top Scholar from years past, the young man named Jiang, who had delved into the court, should know what’s important.
Including Old Lady Li from the Han Mansion and Old Madam Pei, the Deputy to the Cabinet Minister from the Liu Mansion, several old ladies sat with gloomy faces in the main seats of the spacious main hall at the back of General’s Mansion.
The rest, such as Madam Liu, Madam Jiang, and Madam Yin, sat in seats on the right side towards the bottom. Both Madam Yin and her sister-in-law Madam Sun, although sitting on the same side as the other ladies, distinctly kept a slight distance from the rest, both with troubled expressions.