Fierce Consort

Chapter 69.2

Uncle Peng's voice was very calm and steady, but these words gave everyone the feeling he was looking down on them.

That's right. It was just his personal opinion. A mere steward of the Zhenguo Duke Estate was already so arrogant and disdainful. As the Zhenguo Duke's only daughter, why would Shen Yi Yao have to drug a...errr, ant? If she truly had malicious intentions, there were a thousand ways she could have Concubine Pei die without a proper burial.

Actually everyone here understood that Shen Yi Yao had fallen into someone's scheme. But since her weakness was seized, things weren't so simple.

The old madam's face was the color of pig liver. "After all this back and forth, your Zhenguo Duke Estate is still suppressing others with your status!"

Uncle Peng cupped his hand, "Old madam is wrong about her compliments."

They had intended on him taking the initiative to discuss terms, but what should they do if he didn't play along?

He wasn't disputing things. You have your proof, and he has his arguments. They relied on the one point: we don't believe our household's miss would do anything bad!

Perhaps, maybe Shen Yi Yao truly didn't do it. But the point was would the old madam allow it? Would Yan Ting?

This matter was no longer just Concubine Pei's alone!
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Everyone's mind raced swiftly.

As expected of the Zhenguo Duke Estate. A mere steward was so hard to deal with. How should they deal with this annoying attitude?

Could it be they really had to shed all pretences and force them to give an explanation? The old madam was a little resentful of such insensible people. Couldn't they be a bit more obedient? Why be so difficult and make trouble?

But since the curtains were already raised on this performance, she had to continue singing until the end.

Luckily she was elderly and was also a woman. It was suitable for her to continue playing the villain. Even if they really "reconciled" someday, she could just pretend everything was well again as she became muddled in her old age. It was normal for old people to be muddled. It was fine as long as the husband wasn't "muddled".

She cast Uncle Peng a glance and sneered: "A steward like you can't make decisions for the masters, right? I won't speak further with you. Have someone from the Shen household come. If you don't give our Weiyuan Marquis Estate an explanation today, it's also fine to not have such a daughter-in-law!"

The hall was silent enough to hear a pin drop.
Uncle Peng cleared his throat and said: "I think I forgot to mention something--" He revealed a rather troubled expression. "The lord duke is angry at the miss, and his anger hasn't faded yet. I think your noble estate should be aware of this matter. The lord duke is old and his temper is short. If the old man doesn't give the word, no one in the estate dares to get involved in the eldest miss's affairs. When this matter was reported, the lord duke said three things."

He paused and spoke again: "The first thing: he doesn't believe his own daughter would do such a thing. The second thing: since Shen Yi Yao married into the Yan household, the Shen household won't get involved in her matters. The third thing: if your Weiyuan Marquis Estate truly determines that this matter was done by Shen Yi Yao, then get rid of her. He definitely won't say anything about it."

Shen Yi Yao's body swayed, and she couldn't help but start trembling.

These words cause countless ripples.
Today's matter was truly outside of everyone's expectations. It was full of twists and turns, surprising everyone.