The book has no strength, the female supporting role just wants to survive

Chapter 284: Enemies Meet, a Life-and-Death Battle

Mrs. Zhang didn't expect Jiang Tunan to be so shameless. She didn't care that this was the Xiao Mansion and started questioning him directly.

"Ms. Jiang, I want to ask you, why did you cause Qi'er to suspend her studies for three months?"

Jiang Tunan:?

Looking at Mrs. Zhang's attitude, and the way Zhang Qi was crying in her arms, if someone who didn't know the truth saw it, they might really think that she had deliberately framed Zhang Qi.

"I don't understand what Madam Zhang means."

Jiang Tunan looked innocent, which made Zhang Qi very angry. She anxiously tugged at Mrs. Zhang's clothes. Mrs. Zhang patted her lightly a few times and told her to calm down.

"Ms. Jiang, you falsely accused my Qi'er of bullying her fellow disciples and had her reprimanded in front of so many people in the Discipline Hall. She was also punished by being suspended from school for three months. Do you want to deny this?"

Xiao Huaimin was watching anxiously from the side, but Zhang Yi hadn't spoken a word since he came in, so it was almost always the women who were talking. As a man, he couldn't interrupt, otherwise the Zhang family would accuse him of favoring his cousin.

What does this sound like? Of course he will favor Nan Nan. Do you really want him to speak for Zhang Qi who only knows how to cry and make a fuss?

Facing Mrs. Zhang's accusations, Jiang Tunan had a face full of question marks. She put one hand on her forehead, looking as if she was thinking hard.

Xiao Mingrui restrained the coldness in his eyes. Looking at Jiang Tunan's expression, he knew that she was about to start a fight, so he started to act as a supporting role.

"What's wrong with you, cousin? Are you feeling unwell?"

Jiang Tunan sighed that Xiao Mingrui really knew how to act according to circumstances, and said in distress,

"No, I just know every word that Madam Zhang said, but when they are put together, I can't understand them."

The implication is: Look at what you are saying?

Madam Xiao spoke calmly,

"Just tell me the truth. After all, she is our cousin of the Xiao family. How can anyone give her such a title so easily?"

Jiang Tunan spoke in a soft voice.

"Okay, auntie, let me take a break. I feel a little dizzy because of the hat that Madam Zhang threw at me."

Mrs. Xiao nodded slightly, but the slight smile in her eyes showed that she was indeed in a good mood at the moment.

Mrs. Zhang's surname was Meng, and the most prominent official with the surname Meng in Kyoto was the Duke of Rong's Mansion. This Mrs. Zhang did have some relationship with the Duke of Rong's Mansion.

The current Duke Rong had a younger brother, but he died very early, leaving behind only a son and a daughter. Later, Duke Rong raised the two children, one of whom was Madam Zhang, and the boy was Meng Yunshan, the national defender general who now guards the northern border on behalf of the Yun family.

However, Madam Zhang was only the daughter of a concubine, and her relationship with her brother Meng Yunshan was not very close, otherwise she would not have married Zhang Yi, who was only a sixth-rank official at the time.

However, Mrs. Zhang was from the Rongguo Mansion after all, and Zhang Yi relied on the relationship between his wife and the Meng family to successfully climb up to the position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of War.

Madam Zhang grew up in the Rongguo Mansion. She considered herself to be of noble status and had the support of the Rongguo Mansion. Before she got married, she often clashed with Madam Xiao, also known as Ji Xinhui. Later, after the two of them got married, they calmed down a little.

However, today, because of Zhang Qi's matter, the two of them met again. It can be said that when enemies meet, they are particularly jealous of each other, so Mrs. Xiao's attitude towards Jiang Tunan was much better today.

Xiao Mingrui knew that his mother had always had a bad relationship with Mrs. Zhang, so he was not worried that Jiang Tunan would suffer.

To exaggerate a little, even if it was really Jiang Tunan's fault today, Madam Xiao would turn a blind eye and deny it. Anyway, it is impossible for her to bow her head in front of Madam Zhang, not to mention that Jiang Tunan is the one who is right. Why doesn't Madam Xiao take the opportunity to suppress and ridicule him?

"What a smooth-talking mouth you have!"

Madam Zhang was really angry now. She came here today to call for an explanation. She thought that Jiang Tunan was just a country girl and should be easy to control. She didn't expect that she was such a good talker.

"Mrs. Zhang, you are too kind. Tunan has been a smart child since she was young, otherwise I would not have brought her all the way to Kyoto."

Madam Xiao smiled so kindly that Jiang Tunan almost couldn't hold it in. He wondered if Madam Xiao had taken the wrong medicine today.

Xiao Mingrui stood beside him with a look of "as expected". Xiao Mingxu looked at him in confusion, only to see Xiao Mingrui utter a few words softly.

"Mrs. Zhang, formerly known as Meng Yu."

Xiao Mingxu suddenly realized that the wife of the Minister of War was Meng Yu, his mother's enemy when she was young.

I still remember that when Xiao Mingxu was just old enough to remember things, he often heard Ji Xinhui and Nanny Hua saying bad things about Meng Yu behind closed doors in their room. But later, when Ji Xinhui found that her son could understand what others said, she became much more restrained.

"It looks like today is stable."

Xiao Mingxu sighed and said that although Ji Xinhui looked gentle on the surface, she actually had a strong desire to win, so it would be difficult for Mrs. Zhang to gain an advantage this time.

“I didn’t expect that after so long, Madam Xiao is still the same as before, and she hasn’t changed at all.”

Mrs. Zhang looked unfriendly.

"Why, are you here to reminisce about the past?"

Madam Xiao glared back unwillingly.

Jiang Tunan felt that the war suddenly turned into one between Madam Xiao and Madam Zhang. Although the situation was tense, Jiang Tunan wanted to laugh.

"Ji Xinhui, after all these years, you are still so annoying."

"Same here, you're not much better."

The two ladies looked at each other, their eyes gleaming with fire and lightning, and neither Xiao Huaimin nor Zhang Yi expected this sudden change.

"Ji Xinhui, I know you envy me for having both a son and a daughter, but you don't have to be so jealous that you ask your niece to frame my daughter."

"What a joke? I'm jealous of you. Why should I be jealous of your daughter? Jealous that she was suspended from school for three months? And your son, I don't even want to talk about it."

Madam Zhang gnashed her teeth and stared at Madam Xiao fiercely.

"What's wrong with my son? My son is handsome and has won the recognition of the Imperial College teacher at the age of ten!"

Ji Xinhui lowered her head and chuckled, then looked up and forward. Jiang Tunan saw a kind of confidence in her eyes that was determined to win.

"Compared to your son, right? Then I have something to say."

"My eldest son is the champion of martial arts, my second son is a scholar, my third son is handsome, and my fourth son is a handsome man!"

Jiang Tunan: It’s amazing! This is the first time I see Mrs. Xiao with such a vivid expression.

Everyone:......

Xiao Mingxu: Just...hard praise.

Meng Yu was embarrassed for a moment, but quickly adjusted his mentality.

"Are you talking about your eldest son who won the martial arts exam but ended up being a coach for a few years? Or your second son who failed the imperial examination but came back to join the government? Or your third son who idled around all day? Oh, by the way, what does your fourth son look like?"

Jiang Tunan was extremely shocked. It turned out that the person who knows you best is your enemy.

The two brothers Xiao Mingrui and Xiao Mingxu looked at each other.

It was very sudden and I was scolded immediately.

Xiao Mingrui: It’s my fault for being too low-key.