The door of the General's Mansion guest room was reopened, and the butler and Po Feng stood guard outside the door, while Liao Tai Tai was deliberately left inside.

  "Mother, you go out first, I have something to discuss with Master Hou privately." Xiang had just made a scene, thinking that Xie would not come to bother her again. As a result, an hour later, he returned again, and his face was much better than before. This gave Xiang some confidence in her heart.

  Xie Xun raised his hand and gestured to Liao Mama: "Mama, stay behind. I'm afraid that when the time comes, we won't be able to make ourselves clear again."

  Ding! Qin Xiang and Nainai were both stunned.

  "I heard everything I should and shouldn't hear today. There's just one more thing that needs to be verified with you." Xie Houye's anger had indeed dissipated, and his usual cold demeanor returned. But Quanxiang looked at him, her heart still racing with fear. What did he want to verify? Could it be that he even doubted that matter?

  "Master Hou, what Qin Miao just said is not true. It's all her nonsense. You mustn't believe it... Besides, how could I play a trick on that innocent little life? He's so small and pitiful after all... I..." The woman was as gentle as water, with tears in her eyes, which was the most heartbreaking thing to see. From the moment she entered the building, she had been following and learning from him, it was simply effortless, with perfect timing and control.

  Now, after a while of quiet contemplation, she had also been thinking for a while. Men are the most tender-hearted, especially those like Xie Yan who seem cold but are actually kind. After being together for so many years, every time wasn't it her who had him wrapped around her finger? Therefore, as for the position of Madame Hou, she was originally extremely confident and had planned out every step to get there. Unfortunately, a merchant's daughter who didn't play by the rules appeared.

  "Was it nonsense? I'll just have someone verify. No need for you to discuss this with me here. There's only one thing... On that day in Ziwei Lane, I woke up early and was lying in your room. You and I... did we actually consummate our marriage?" Xie Lin suddenly realized that he still had a vivid memory of the terror from that morning, and even he felt awkward about it, let alone Qin Miao who had been so infatuated with him back then. So today, no matter what, he had to ask clearly.

  Qin Xiang suddenly softened and was supported by Lao Tai Tai, before she slightly regained her senses. What's going on today? Are we settling the final account? Heaven!

  "Master Hou, why are you saying this? Am I still capable of deceiving you with my daughter's chastity? You're also my benefactor who saved my life, how could I...” Xiangxiang's body was still trembling as she struggled to calm herself down.

  Xie Xuan's eyes paused for a moment, and suddenly he thought of something else. It was something that he had paid attention to but hadn't deliberately asked about, after all, the situation at the time wasn't suitable for taking advantage of it to interrogate the young lady. But now it's different.

  "That day, I vaguely remember, there was no fallen red (leaves). You instead told me"

  That day, she woke up with her clothes disheveled. It was also the first time she had done something so reckless and hadn't thought it through carefully. Unexpectedly, Lord Xie had taken note of it. Yet all these years, he hadn't mentioned a word to her about it. Qingxiang was flustered and at a loss for what to do, unaware that she was on the verge of rubbing a hole in her sleeve.

  At this time, Liao's mother saw that Xie Yun did not care about the girl's face at all, and directly opened the door to see the mountain. She knew that everything was useless now.

  The old woman immediately knelt down and kowtowed heavily to Xie Xu, before speaking: "Master Hou doesn't need to ask the young lady any more questions, I'll tell you what really happened."

  "Auntie! How can you!" Xiangxiang pushed Lao Lao to the ground and desperately tried to cover her mouth. Unfortunately, this made Xie Yun's unclear five parts become eight or nine parts.

  He immediately called Bao Feng in and took Ya Ya aside alone, not allowing Xiang Xiang to touch her.

  "Speak up if you have something to say. As long as it's the truth, I'll handle it fairly and won't make things difficult for you. All I want is the truth."

  Lao Lao suppressed the bitterness in her heart and stopped looking at Qingxiang, slowly saying: "Master Hou saved Miss from water and fire back then, I am grateful for that. Now that Miss has done something wrong, I also cannot shirk my responsibility. But I still beg Master Hou to consider the face of the Liu family, do not make things difficult for Miss, let her have a good place to go."

  "If Master Hou agrees, I will definitely give you the truth and not deceive you." After finishing speaking, Lao Niu gave Xie Yan another bow.

  "I promise you," Xie Yun said.

  The old lady finally put her mind at ease and told Xie Yun about the events of that day and afterwards, only omitting the part about breaking the wind.

  Originally, Xie Yun had placed Qin Xiang in the Ziwei Alley, and Qin Xiang had always wanted to devote herself to Xie Yun, seeking a better way out for herself. Unfortunately, no matter how she hinted or showed her intentions, Xie Yun remained unmoved, treating her with an ordinary heart. So Qin Xiang thought of putting medicine in the tea water, taking a risk and making a move. But that night, something unexpected happened - Xie Yun took the medicine but still had no reaction to her body, so she could only pretend that they had slept together and force Xie Yun to acknowledge it.

  After entering the mansion, she used the same method again to pretend to be pregnant, but there was no reaction. Therefore, Qinxiang always thought that Xieyan had a hidden illness, otherwise why would even the aphrodisiacs in the building be useless.

  In order to really get pregnant, she could only find someone else to do that kind of thing. That's how Baofeng was born. But Liao Yanyan didn't say a word about it. After all, using medicine is one thing, but having an affair and confusing the child's ancestry is another matter altogether.

  Xie Xuan's heart had already guessed seven or eight tenths, but after listening to it, his forehead was already bulging with blue veins, and his fingers were pale white. It's really a case of regretting not doing so earlier...

  At this moment, Qin Xiang had completely declined like ashes, without any vitality. All things were exposed by Liao Tai and Pan Tuo, and there was no attempt to refute even a little bit.

  "Qin Xiang, I had someone bail you out for the sake of our relationship. Who would have thought that it would bring about such trouble? You and your husband are now estranged, and the household is in disarray. Now that the truth has come to light, you can no longer stay in the manor. Although we've known each other for a while, I don't want to see you suffer in the future, so I'll arrange for someone to escort you out of the manor soon. However, that's all I can do - I, Xie Lin, won't be able to give you anything more, nor am I willing to. Do you have any objections?"

  This was the greatest concession he could make, after all, as a loyal minister. But apparently, Qingxiang did not think this was Xie Zhen's benevolence.

  "Hehe...... hehe......" She slowly got up from the ground, trembling and pointing at Xie Yan, with no guilt in her eyes, but instead anger.

  "Thanks, Your Excellency. This is to drive me away, isn't it? Hehe... Yes, with my current status, I shouldn't blame you for looking down on me. But I used to be a young lady from a prestigious family, why should I be treated like someone who can be summoned and dismissed at will? You hid me in the Ziwei Alley, if I hadn't stripped naked and climbed onto your bed, were you planning to keep treating me like an object and leaving me there forever? Have you ever thought about what I truly wanted? In terms of looks, talent, which aspect did I lose to that Qin Miao? She's just a merchant's daughter, yet she became the lady of the Hou Manor. Why should I, a thousand-gold worth lady from the Liu family, have to hide in the shadows and not enjoy the wealth and luxury of the Hou Manor?"

  Xie Xuan finally understood the words Qin Miao said to Quanxiang in the end, and they were actually so reasonable.

  "Your origin is of no concern to me, I have never looked down on you. But now it seems that Qin Miao's words are indeed reasonable, whether you exist or not is truly unimportant and unworthy. There is no need to say more, my words end here, you can do as you please."

  If it weren't for the trust of old friends, Xie Yan would have left long ago. Being able to drag on until now is really a strange act of kindness. But she, in her wealth and nobility, has become too obsessed, truly four words: beyond salvation!

  But he never thought that his kind act back then would get him into so much trouble. Was it Xiang's deep scheming or was he just helping a tyrant?

  As he walked out of the hotel room door, he couldn't help but touch the brocade box in his pocket. At this moment, he missed his wife more than ever.

  The things of the past were so absurd and ridiculous, it's laughable to the extreme!

  No wonder she resented herself, it served her right.