Mrs. Ruan sighed long and long: "Ruolan, you should call me Mrs."
"Grandma Ruan..." Qin Ruolan secretly exclaimed that something was wrong.
"I am the grandmother of the Ruan family, not the grandmother of your Qin family." Mrs. Ruan shook her head and sighed, "I was wrong. I was wrong back then."
Ruan Geng slapped his hand heavily on the armrest of the chair: "Chen Wanyu, you and Qin Ruolan made trouble for nothing, created rumors, and did not hesitate to destroy the century-old reputation of the Hou Mansion, and even ruined Mianmian. Can you plead guilty?"
"Old Marquis, Wanyu admitted that she failed to discipline Ruolan, which caused her to not understand the rules and talk nonsense." Chen Wanyu looked aggrieved, "But what you said is really an injustice to my daughter-in-law."
"Old Marquis, Old Madam, Ruolan was frightened just now, and she made such nonsense out of desperation. It was really not intentional." Qin Ruolan excused herself by avoiding the important matter.
"What nonsense?" Ruan Mianmian laughed, "Qin Ruolan, didn't you brag that you were the one who restored the Rubik's Cube?"
"Nothing, I haven't heard of it at all." Qin Ruolan denied it flatly.
Mrs. Ruan turned to Chen Wanyu with a serious face: "What about you? Do you have anything to say?"
"This matter has nothing to do with me." Chen Wanyu denied without hesitation.
Ruan Geng snorted coldly: "It seems that you two are determined not to die until you reach the Yellow River."
Ruan Mianmian shook her head: "Auntie, I've given you a chance, but it's a pity that you are stubborn."
Chen Wanyu's heart skipped a beat. Now she didn't dare to treat Ruan Mianmian's words as childish words. What she said must have meaning.
Ruan Geng clapped his hands, and Grandma Yun walked in from outside with several ladies.
After giving a salute, Aunt Yun introduced that these ladies were all from the palace of the ministers, including Fang Dawei and Lin Shen, two daughters of the ministers.
Qin Ruolan suddenly fell to the ground. She recognized all these people. She did not have a deep friendship with the ladies in the aristocratic circle in the capital, but she was considered to be close friends with these few. She relied on their oral communication
Rumor-mongering.
It turned out that Ruan Geng ordered a thorough investigation, and Ruan Yi and the others soon found out the truth.
Whether it was the first rumor or the second rumor, they were spread from Chen Wanyu and Qin Ruolan. It was indeed them who were behind the scenes.
These young ladies were specially invited today just to confront them face to face. The young girls started talking to each other one by one.
"That's right, it was Qin Ruolan who took the initiative to talk about it at first.
"Yes, we heard rumors that the person who solved the first Rubik's Cube was a grandson of the Ruan family."
"I remember it was at Princess Jing's flower viewing party. We were curious and asked who in the Ruan family had solved the Rubik's Cube."
"The Madam of the Assistant Minister said they were not the three brothers from Tiandao Academy, and she also said they were not Ruan Xiao, His Royal Highness's companion."
"We thought about it and found that there are only a few juniors in Ding'anhou Mansion. So we tentatively asked Qin Ruolan if she was her?"
When Qin Ruolan heard this, she defended herself and said, "I didn't say it was me."
"But you didn't deny it either."
After a few words, all the smart people present understood it. It turned out that someone was out of vanity and pretended to be someone else.
Madam Ruan smiled and said, "Thank you for your help, ladies. Aunt Yun, please order them to be sent back to the house safely, and prepare a small gift for each of them to express your gratitude."
"I don't dare to accept it, Old Marquis, Old Madam, we will leave first."
Before leaving, several ladies waved their sleeves in Qin Ruolan's direction with disdain.
Before, Qin Ruolan was like a chicken and a dog ascending to heaven, always arrogantly pointing fingers at them, and they reluctantly interacted with her due to pressure from her family.
Now I know that everything is a lie, and with their propaganda, Qin Ruolan will fall from the clouds to the bottom in less than half a day.
Chen Wanyu and Qin Ruolan lowered their heads as if their strength had been drained.
Ruan Mianmian was shorter, and although they lowered their heads, she could still see the hatred in their eyes.
"There is no need to say more now. I can't tolerate your quibbles." Ruan Geng changed the topic, "Then let's talk about why you two tried to frame Mianmian again and again in front of several adults today?"
Zhou Yunning stood up suddenly: "What? Is there such a thing?"
Zhou Yunning knelt down and kowtowed heavily: "Old Lord Marquis, Old Madam, you have to make the decision for our mother and daughter. We are so worried every day that we cannot live a peaceful life. Otherwise, you can expel Mianmian and I from the Hou Mansion.
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During these days, the embroidery sent out by Zhou Yun Ning Ming Shuang'er sold for a lot of money. Coupled with Ruan Mianmian's brainwashing, her thinking was very different from the past, and she was very confident that she could support her daughter.
There has been no news for several years, and the possibility of Ruan Qi's survival is slim. Besides, even if he does come back, if he has her in his heart, he will be able to find their mother and daughter even in the ends of the earth.
"Yun Ning, what are you talking about?" Mrs. Ruan was anxious, "Mother Yun, help the third lady up quickly."
"Third daughter-in-law, you got up first. You are the daughter-in-law of the Ruan family, and Mianmian is the granddaughter of the Ruan family. You two, mother and daughter, are not allowed to go anywhere. You should stay in the house." Ruan Geng turned his eyes to the other two kneeling on the ground.
People, "It's not you who will be expelled from the Hou Mansion."
Mrs. Ruan nodded knowingly, whether the old Marquis made it clear or not, it was just that the affairs of the family members in the inner house had to be handled by themselves.
"Qin Ruolan, you are not from the Ruan family, I can't use family methods on you." Mrs. Ruan's face was full of disappointment, "I am done with you and the Ruan family, and I am done with this old woman. Go back to the Qin family and let the Qin family go their own way.
Let me punish you."
"Old madam, I won't go back, I won't go back." Qin Ruolan was absolutely unwilling to go back to the Qin family.
The mother is the concubine of the Chen family, and the Qin family is a small businessman. With Chen Wanyu taking care of her, the Qin family is living a good life.
Although Qin Ruolan was young when she left home, she was deeply impressed by the life the Qin family lived. How could she go back to the Qin family, which didn't even have a servant to serve?
Chen Wanyu took Qin Ruolan's hand: "Old madam, I regard Ruolan as my own daughter from the bottom of my heart. Please be merciful. You can beat or punish her, but don't send her to the Qin family."
"She is from the Qin family." Mrs. Ruan responded firmly.
Gu Qingrou said: "Yes, sister-in-law, Ruolan is a guest and has lived in our house for several years. Even if she is a relative of your mother's family, we have to have a head to entertain guests in the Marquis Mansion."
"Shut up, Gu Qingrou, it's not your turn to speak here." Chen Wanyu raised her voice.
Gu Qingrou stood up angrily and just as they were about to refute, Ruan Zhu next to her coughed lightly. She clenched her hands to suppress her anger and sat down again angrily.
Hey, I didn't expect that the second uncle was quite tough. The second aunt, who was always chirping, was actually afraid of him. In comparison, the eldest uncle was obviously much more cowardly. Ruan Mianmian was amazed.