Chapter 353 - Insistence by Jerk and Bitch (2/2)

“You are the one spouting nonsense. All these objects belonged to Grandma. She paid for them and did not tell anyone to save her face.” Of course, Mo Xueyan refused to admit her crime and insisted. She did not believe that Mo Xuetong could provide a single piece of evidence as n.o.body would be able to prove if Grandma did give Mo Huawen silver privately or not.

So what if Mo Xuetong refused to admit it?

“How does second sister prove if these objects belong to Old Madam? If you cannot prove it, does it mean that you are framing Father by having an alliance with Mingguo Manor.” Mo Xuetong smiled as her eyes turned even more eerie and cold, bringing a chilly atmosphere that suffocated everyone.

She was teasing and taunting her!

That expression angered Mo Xueyan immensely. Without even thinking about her words, she lashed out, “I can’t prove it, but can you prove what you said? Mo Xuetong, even if Uncle did not admit that Grandma gave him the money, we would not know who was speaking the truth. We cannot just a.s.sume that Uncle was telling the truth but Grandma was lying. Just based on the evidence of bribery, I know that Uncle must not be an honest man, and could very much lie about such stuff.”

A bloodthirsty murderous intent appeared on his face. He had originally wanted to let Mo Xueyan off because of her blood relations with him but he did not expect her to be so rude and unforgiving.

“Second Miss Mo, there is so need to be so angry. Give me the booklet and I shall send it into the palace, and Sir Mo will know whether your accusation is true.” You Yuelian had no patience for such nonsense. His goal today was to obtain the booklet. Under the uncomfortable stare of Mo Huawen, he merely wanted to complete his task and leave.

Even though he was the son of a concubine, he was born in Mingguo Manor and was doted on by Duke Mingguo, living a rich life since his birth. He had seen many places before and even though he acknowledged the precious nature of the objects, he knew that it was not the time to be concerned about that, as his primary task was to frame Mo Manor.

“Stop, Second Young Master You!” Mo Huawen shouted to stop him.

“Do you not think that it’s messy to just have this conversation between us two families! Come, bring those officials from the Ministry of Justice in.” Mo Huawen sn.i.g.g.e.red as he stopped You Yuelian with his hands.

The servants outside sent those officials from the Ministry of Justice, who had been invited by Mo Huawen, into the garden.

After Mo Huawen greeted them, he prepared chairs for them to sit down.

Seeing his composed demeanor, You Yuelian thought that something was amiss as he looked around, frowning. The matter was totally different from what he imagined it would be like.

Mo Xueyan, however, was completely unaware of the difference as she laughed at their demise. “Mo Xuetong, looks like your death will come sooner with so many people proving your crime. I shall await your execution when all your belongings shall be mine.”

Her state of arrogant drew disdainful looks from the few officials. They looked at You Yuelian and sighed, thinking that it was a pity for him to marry such a woman. However, this state showed that this famous and prestigious son of Mingguo Manor was not so legitimate too, proving the rumors wrong.

Old Madam felt embarra.s.sed too and tugged Mo Xueyan’s sleeves, signaling for her to shut her mouth.

“Since everyone is here already, I shall let Second Sister see my evidence.” Mo Xuetong smirked and received a piece of paper from Mo Lan’s hands before pa.s.sing it to Mo Huawen. Mo Huawen looked at it before pa.s.sing it to the nearest official.

The official looked at the paper before frowning and turning to look at the antiques and furniture outside the house. He didn’t speak, but instead, he smiled mysteriously before pa.s.sing the paper to the next official. The next official seemingly smiled out of mockery before pa.s.sing the paper to the next person. The paper was circled around before it was pa.s.sed back to Mo Huawen, and everyone roughly understood the situation.

a.s.sistant Minister Qian of the Ministry of Justice sat in the middle. He raised his head to look at You Yuelian before asking gently, “Second Young Master You, are these the reason why you are here? Is Mingguo Manor really that interested in the miss’ dowries? Or is there another reason?”

Interested in Mo Xueyan’s dowries, thus he ran over excitedly to move them after hearing the existence of his dowries here. Those were the meanings implied behind the official’s words. You Yuelian always had a good reputation other than what happened with Mo Xuemin a few days ago, and many believed that he was being framed then as well. After returning to his house, Duke Mingguo didn’t say much as well.

He was unable to endure the insult after being asked directly if he came here just for the dowries, especially when Official Qian implied that he was working with Mo Xueyan to frame Mo Huawen, a crime that he could not admit anyway.

He mustered his courage and reb.u.t.ted, “Officials, Second Miss Mo told me that she could not move the objects herself as she was afraid that Mo Manor would stop here. Thus, she asked me to come and help. Is that unacceptable?”

Of course, they were not breaking the law. However, this was an abnormality to the norms and customs of marriage, especially for a young aristocrat. His actions make others wonder if he was really a n.o.bleman.

“How could Second Young Master You just believe that these items belonged to you just based on Second Young Miss Mo’s words, and hence decided to s.n.a.t.c.h it from Sir Mo’s manor?” Official Qian was an interrogation master and lured him gently on with his question.

“I naturally believed in what Second Miss Mo said.” You Yuelian was sly even though he did not believe that they could prove that Mo Xueyan was lying. As long as Old Madam insisted on her claim, Mo Huawen’s words would prove nothing. Even though the paper that they pa.s.sed around made him uncomfortable, he decided that it was a lure for him to deliberately expose himself!

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