Chapter 739 - 662, The Tree Grows Branches_1
After Yan Zhigao and Yan Wenxiu returned to the estate, they first went to pay their respects to the old Madam Yan to ease her mind, and then they went back to their respective courtyards without immediately seeing the other members of the household.
Madam Li personally attended to Yan Zhigao as he washed up, and during this time, she told him everything Daohua had found out in detail.
When Yan Zhigao heard that his recent imprisonment was all thanks to his younger brother, his eyelids twitched violently several times.
Although he was out of trouble now, as the head of the household, to have been arrested in front of so many people and confined in the provincial jail for a night—those who didn’t know the reason would surely speak ill of him; his reputation among his subordinates and the common people was bound to be affected.
Madam Li glanced at Yan Zhigao’s complexion and waited until he had some food before she asked, "Does the old master know about the second brother... accepting bribes outside?"
Hearing this, Yan Zhigao was startled and stared at Madam Li with wide eyes, "What accepting bribes?"
Madam Li sighed and showed Yan Zhigao the evidence Daohua had gathered from the Li Family and her brother’s place.
Yan Zhigao quickly flipped through the documents, his complexion growing paler by the page, until at last his hand began to shake, "This damned fool, is he trying to kill me?!"