3358 Devilish Tactics

This Madam Zhongli was truly laughable. Did she think everyone else was an idiot?

As early as after Madam Chen's provocation at Nanxinyuan, Mo Lian had sent people to investigate and had already learned that Madam Chen was merely a pawn, instigated by Madam Zhongli, who was hiding behind the scenes, to cause trouble.

From that day on, Mo Lian secretly deployed the You Ting Guards, stealthily infiltrating the General's Mansion and keeping a close watch on this madam.

Her every move, every small action, was all seen by the young couple. And she still thought her meticulously laid plan was flawless and perfect?

She was simply an idiot!

Today, as soon as Madam Luo came to provoke, Qiao Mu knew what she was going to do next.

That's why she repeatedly looked at Madam Luo with meaningful eyes...

So, Jia Lu's claim of not knowing the Crown Princess was all an act.

How could he not know her? To ensure the plan's success, Madam Zhongli must have described her appearance to Jia Lu countless times before.

"Take her away," Mo Lian said coldly.

His grandfather's birthday banquet still needed to continue. As for their private matters, they could invite the Grand General to the Mu residence to discuss them slowly.

The Grand General didn't demur. Upon learning of his wife's predicament, he hurried to the side hall with his people.

By this time, Madam Ma's hair was disheveled, and she was slumped on the ground in utter disarray.

Next to her, Madam Luo was equally disheveled, completely drenched in cold water. She shivered, clinging to Madam Ma, her eyes darting nervously, looking at Qiao Mu and Crown Prince Lian with extreme fear.

These two were simply devils!

They didn't waste any words; they immediately ordered several buckets of ice water to be brought in and poured over the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, soaking them like drowned chickens, leaving them so embarrassed they wished they could shriek.

However, they dared not.

The atmosphere in the side hall was terrifyingly oppressive at this moment.

The Crown Prince sat in the center, his eyes coldly fixed on them, as if looking at two corpses.

When Grand General Zhongli arrived with his eldest son, Zhongli Ping, he saw his wife looking like a shivering drowned chicken.

Madam Ma and Madam Luo, seeing them, seemed to have found their saviors and couldn't help but cry out.

"Master, Master!" Madam Ma crawled forward, but before she could reach the Grand General's feet, she was glared back harshly by him.

Mo Lian directly ordered someone to throw the blood-stained confession letter in front of Grand General Zhongli, saying indifferently, "Grand General, how do you think this matter should be handled?"

Grand General Zhongli's hands trembled slightly as he took the blood letter and glanced at it. As if struck by lightning, he turned and glared fiercely at Madam Ma.

He quickly lifted his robes and knelt, "Your Royal Highness, Crown Princess, please forgive this humble subject."

His son, Zhongli Ping, also hurriedly knelt down, his head bowed, appearing very honest and loyal.

"Grand General, you've been quite sociable recently," Mo Lian looked at him with a half-smile, sizing him up, "Within the court, there's Prime Minister Chen befriending you, and outside the court, you have many friends from the martial world. Now, even Prince Jia Lu of the Manbang Tribe is your honored guest, willingly risking his life for your wife."

"I was unaware that the Grand General's influence was so vast."

"Perhaps you've become a bit too arrogant, Grand General?"

Cold sweat trickled down Grand General Zhongli's head. His head was bowed low, and he barely managed to squeeze out a few words from between his trembling teeth, "This... this old subject deserves death for his crimes."

"I received a secret letter," Crown Prince Mo looked at Grand General Zhongli with a smile, "It says that in your empty villa in the city's outskirts..."