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"Mother, Aunt Li has taken care of the Duke Palaces for so many years, yet she has never committed any grave mistakes. If she lets someone else interfere for no reason, where would Aunt Li put her face?"

An Yingcheng had just finished speaking, the old lady's face immediately became gloomy.

The atmosphere in the hall also froze at that moment, and only Aunt Li and An Lingyi were smiling from the bottom of their hearts.

The old mistress' gaze was burning but there was a look of disbelief on her face.

She raised her three sons by herself and understood their temperament very well.

The eldest was the most filial of them all, to stand up against him for the sake of an aunt?

She was surprised and disappointed, mixed with an almost imperceptible amount of anger.

"Boss, what did you say?"

The moment An Yingcheng said that, when he saw the Old Mistress' expression, he immediately regretted it.

His mother had worked so hard to raise him, to protect him from the machinations of the women in the palace, and to help him sit on the throne.

But when he thought back to how Aunt Li suffered yesterday, how he was clearly about to be bullied by a servant, yet he still advised him not to go against his mother, and to listen to his mother.

How could he bear to see such a woman being bullied on her head by Aunt Wei?

"Mother, your son believes that Aunt Wei has been in the side courtyard for so many years, and is not familiar with the situation in the Duke Palaces. If you were to rashly let her take control of the Duke Palaces, it would definitely be a mistake, and it would be better for you to let the Aunt Li take charge of these chores.

The Old Mistress had wanted to use this matter to teach Aunt Li a lesson, but she did not expect that the person involved, An Zun, who was the most filial son, would actually jump out to speak up for him.

The old mistress' chest was heaving up and down as her face alternated between green and white. It was obvious that she was infuriated.

Upon seeing this, Madam Wang immediately spoke out, "Old madam, do not be angry, what Big Brother said makes sense. If you anger yourself to death, then I will be proud."

As for who the villain she was referring to was, An Lingge was well aware.

Not long ago, the Aunt Li designed this Madam Wang so that it could produce a small fortune in the Parasol House. Then, he wanted to blame it on her.

After that, Madam Wang would occasionally cause trouble for the Aunt Li. Although it would not be able to move her foundation, it would still cause her trouble, and Madam Wang would not tire her out.

An Lingge looked towards Aunt Li and saw the latter's expression as expected.

She thought for a moment and was even more certain of her guess.

Yesterday, Aunt Li had purposely pretended to faint and lured his father over. Most probably, he had cried for help and pretended to be wronged.

Furthermore, his father's words earlier were filled with dissatisfaction towards the Aunt Wei. It must have been something Aunt Li had said that caused his father to be so disgusted with the Aunt Wei.

An Lingge's eyes were deep and serene, yet her beautiful face had a hint of a smile, "That's right grandmother, father is trying to reason with you, don't be angry, let's discuss this matter properly."

She paused for a moment, then shot Aunt Li a meaningful glance, "Furthermore, Aunt Li fainted yesterday after returning from your courtyard, it is normal for father to feel sorry for her."

The old mistress loved peace and quiet, so she had no idea that something like this had happened yesterday.

Hearing An Lingge's words, her expression became even sharper.

No wonder my boss dared to come out and contradict me today. It turns out that it was the Aunt Li that was behind this!

Aunt Wei's face revealed a look of understanding, but at the same time, her heart was a little sad.

She looked at An Yingcheng's still elegant face. At that time, she was by his side and was captivated by his handsome demeanor. When the princess was pregnant with the Hereditary Prince, she recommended herself to the prince and became her concubine.

But when the princess passed away, the Aunt Li forcefully entered the Duke Palace. He held the entire Duke Palace in one hand and even openly and secretly suppressed her, causing her to have no choice but to avoid him. In the end, she used a scheme to get into the Duke's bed after the Aunt Li gave birth to An Ling far away.

But from then on, Aunt Li treated them as thorn in her eye, and wished that she could escape from them as soon as possible. Only then did she remember to leave the side courtyard, and even the First Miss and Hereditary Prince did not dare to pay attention to them, lest they attract the attention of Aunt Li.

It could be said that the Aunt Li's methods were extremely brilliant, but it was not completely so. It was only because the Prince was biased towards her that he believed her words. He turned a deaf ear to her excuses, and did not see her sincerity at all.

In all these years, the man she loved had never once looked at her directly.

Aunt Wei was depressed in her heart, her expression somewhat sorrowful. She looked at An Yingcheng, her eyes actually carrying an unprecedented determination.

"Yesterday, the Aunt Li invited the Taoist into the house, and the moment that Taoist opened his mouth, he directly slandered First Miss as a calamity. If it wasn't for First Miss being extremely intelligent and knowledgeable, exposing that Taoist's true appearance, a young lady who hasn't left the pavilion yet would have had to carry such a mark on her body. That's why she punished the Aunt Li. Prince, since you are supporting the Aunt Li at this time, why not ask her what she did yesterday? "

When she said this, everyone in the hall looked at her in surprise.

Aunt Wei was the most timid and cautious, otherwise, he would not have voluntarily ran over to the side yard to hide for so many years.

If it wasn't for the young miss who couldn't stand it and recommended her to the madame in front of her, Aunt Wei would have brought An Lingyu to stay in the side courtyard until he died of old age.

Such a timid person, actually dared to choke on An Yingcheng?

An Yingcheng's expression became even more complicated. He had previously brought Aunt Wei up as his concubine, but because Princess An was pregnant at that time, coincidentally she became his woman. That was why he gave her this position.

After that, the Aunt Wei used a scheme to impregnate his child, causing him to feel extremely disgusted with this person. She felt that the Aunt Wei was the kind of evil woman who would use any means possible to achieve her goal.

So he quickly accepted Aunt Li into his mansion, and let Aunt Li take charge of all of his household's affairs.

When he heard that Aunt Wei had volunteered to go to the side courtyard, he was still thinking that this was a trick of the Aunt Wei. However, after a while, he had really forgotten about this person.

However, he remembered that the Aunt Wei had always been obedient to him.

He couldn't tell what he was feeling at the moment, so he just stood there in a daze.