Chapter 48: Gaining the Upper Hand

  Han Jiangxue's rebuttal was truly incisive, and Han Jing couldn't help but secretly cheer for his sister. The others in the hall had different expressions, clearly not expecting that the usually low-key eldest miss would be so sharp and direct when she finally spoke up.

  What's more, this remark is extremely unpleasant to hear, yet it's also impossible to pick out any major flaws in it. Even some of the servants who are not involved in this matter think that Miss has her reasons, and Miss and Master have their own difficulties.

  As a result, Liu was naturally left with a red face and ears, opening his mouth to refute but unable to utter a sound, clearly aware that whatever he said would be unbeneficial to himself.

  Han Jiangxue saw the situation and didn't bother to reason with Liu anymore, nor did he leave any room for her to prepare a rebuttal. Instead, he turned to continue questioning Han Feng, who was in a difficult position in front of his wife and daughter: "Father, my daughter has evidence that can completely prove that this matter has nothing to do with my brother, and that my brother is being framed by someone on purpose. I don't know if you also think like mother that it's nonsense for me to clear my brother's name?"

  Seeing his own daughter was about to die, her mother had been moved out. Han Feng naturally couldn't help but comfort the child a little. After hearing that the child mentioned having evidence, he sighed and waved his hand to indicate Liu Shi, who had been pushed by his daughter and had lost all face: "Forget it, don't bother with this matter anymore. Let the child say a few words from the heart, it's nothing. As parents, we should have some tolerance."

  When Liu heard Han Feng's words, she naturally knew that Han Feng's emotions at this time were obviously biased towards her daughter. Even saying in public that she had no tolerance was even more infuriating to her.

  She clearly knew that such a bias, once started, would be extremely unfavorable to today's affairs. So she furrowed her brow, wiped away tears, and said with great grievance: "Sir, are you blaming me for not having the magnanimity to tolerate this child? Am I not doing all this for your sake, for the sake of this family? All these years, have I ever wronged these two children in any way? You tell me! Even if I've been so meticulous, I still get criticized no matter what I do. This is wrong, that's wrong, and in the end, it's all my fault... Am I easy to deal with?"

  As for Liu's tears, they fell like a string of pearls that had come undone, dropping continuously, as if she wanted to pour out all the hardships and grievances of so many years at once.

  Ms. Liu was originally quite pretty, and with good maintenance, a woman in her thirties had a youthful charm, this appearance of being wronged to the point of tears was like a pear blossom in the rain, pitifully beautiful.

  Han Feng felt a pang in his heart, and suddenly thought that what he had just said was not quite right. He wanted to speak up to comfort her, but was interrupted by his daughter.

  Han Jiangxue could naturally see that Liu was doing this on purpose, and also understood what kind of person her father was - someone who was soft-hearted and easily swayed by emotions. How could he possibly watch as Liu openly used such tactics in front of him?

  "Is mother going to complain to father that we siblings bullied you, or that the Han family has wronged you all these years?" Han Jiangxue coldly questioned: "What's the big deal? It's just a matter of letting you speak less at this time when there are many rumors. You have to cry and make a scene in public like this, isn't it obvious that you want us siblings to be accused of being unfilial again?"

  "No, of course not!" Liu was almost choked by Han Jiangxue's sudden rebuke and had to put away her expression. She did have such thoughts, but she absolutely couldn't let Han Jiangxue say it out loud, so she swallowed her anger and could only explain in a good tone first.

  Forcing down the hatred in her heart, Liu Shi publicly defended herself: "Xue Er, you're also being too extreme. How could I possibly have such thoughts? I just..."

  "But is it just a feeling of grievance?" Han Jiangxue smiled lightly and took over Liu's words, saying: "I don't know what grievances Mother has as the mistress of the Han family? Is it that my father has wronged you in some way? Or is it that I and my elder brother have wronged you in our daily lives? Or perhaps it is the Han family that has wronged you?"

  As Han Jiangxue said more and more, she went to a bigger place. Liu's family suddenly felt even more unwell, subconsciously wanting to put out the flames of war on this side first, but found that the other party did not give her such an opportunity at all.

  "For over a decade since Mother married into the Han family, Father has not taken any concubines, and even the two maidservants are your dowry. Apart from us siblings, there's only one son and one daughter born to Mother. Doesn't Mother think that such a husband is good enough for you? Since Mother married into the Han family, my brother and I have always respected you as our own mother. Whenever someone said anything slightly unfavorable about you, we siblings would be the first to defend you. Isn't this non-biological son and daughter treating you well enough? For all these years since Mother married into the Han family, the entire household's financial rights have been in your hands. Even for matters related to business outside, Father has never excluded you, and even the appointment of important personnel like the accountant was made according to your opinion. Don't you think that the Han family is good enough for you? Is there still something that makes you feel wronged?"

  Han Jiangxue's words became more fluent and her tone more serious, finally directly pointing out: "If Mother still feels wronged and thinks it's not easy to stay in the Han family, then I really don't know how high Mother's expectations are for us! And whether the so-called efforts you've made are really worth such high expectations!"

  Every word and sentence is a fact, every word is objective. Han Jiangxue directly wiped out Liu's small mind with a single stroke, making it clear to everyone that no one owed anything to Liu, and Liu had no reason or excuse to complain here.

  At this moment, everyone was stunned. Not to mention Han Feng's incredulous stare at his own daughter, even Liu herself was refuted to the point of being speechless, completely unaware of what to say, and could only measure Han Jiangxue with an unfamiliar gaze that was beyond belief, her heart truly resentful to the extreme.

  She knew that Han Jiang Xue, this stinky girl, was getting more and more formidable, but she never thought it would be to such an extent. With just one sentence, she was left with no room for direct rebuttal at all.

  After being stunned for a moment, just as Han Jiangxue seemed to want to say something, Liu's reaction finally came over.

  She had to cut off the topic abruptly: "Xue Er, you're getting further and further away. Just now I only advised you not to speak to your father like that, but you brought up a whole pile of so-called reasoning to tell me. It seems that as your mother, I'm nothing in your heart anymore."

  "Mother is indeed good at talking, and with just a few words, all the problems have become mine! But I want to ask my mother face-to-face, earlier I clearly said that there was evidence to prove that my brother was wrongly accused, but Mother jumped out to interrupt and complain, crying and making a fuss, diverting attention away from the issue. What does this mean? It seems that we siblings are nothing in your eyes! Is it that you never wanted my brother to clear his name?"

  Han Jiang Xue ruthlessly pointed out the most critical thoughts of Liu's, and at the same time, she was also pointing out the problem for everyone, especially her own father who had a soft spot.

  Liu's face turned red with embarrassment, and when she looked around again, she found that many people were staring at her strangely because of Han Jiangxue's words, even Han Feng was doing so, which made her even more anxious. She quickly explained to Han Feng: "Master, it's not like that, how could I possibly..."

  "Alright, let you say a few less words. You don't listen and want to argue with the child over some trivial matter? What kind of motherly behavior is this?" Han Feng no longer had any intention of comforting her, and with an unpleasant expression, he glanced at Liu Shi, indicating that she should not speak further: "Since I agreed earlier to let Xue Er handle this matter first, then naturally she has the right to act according to her own ideas. Whether it succeeds or not, I have eyes to see and a heart to judge, no need for you to worry excessively!"

  As soon as this was said, Liu's face fell even more, knowing that she had already been put at a disadvantage and couldn't afford to clash with Han Feng again like she did with Han Jiangxue. So she could only force herself to swallow her anger for the time being and remain silent, but between her eyebrows, a hint of killing intent that was usually well-hidden and never revealed appeared.

  Han Jiangxue did not neglect Liu's subtle changes in expression, this kind of Liu was rarely seen by her, but it was still far from enough.

  Just wait and see, this is just a warm-up, the good show has just begun!

  "Xue Er, you said you have evidence to prove your brother's innocence. What is it? You can say it now." Han Feng, from the bottom of his heart, hoped that his son was innocent after all. Which father would want their child to be so useless?

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