Du Haoran turned his head again and asked Nie Boyi, who was standing behind Nie Zhongkun: "Nie Wugongzi, do you know when you and Ye Niang entered the house separately to start competing?"

  Nie Bao Yi thought for a moment: "At the beginning of Si." This matter can be known by asking Ye Zhuo, and there is no need to fabricate false time.

  "Oh?" Du Haoran seemed to smile but not quite, "Then please ask this lady, where did you get this spring medicine from and how did you add it to the incense?"

  As soon as this was asked, Nie Zhongkun and Mrs. Nie couldn't help but furrow their brows at the same time.

  Tang's face suddenly became flustered. This matter wasn't something she had done, so how would she know how to administer the medicine? Moreover, it was only within half an hour's time. Although her face showed panic, in her heart she secretly rejoiced, finally having the opportunity to survive, she naturally wouldn't be foolish enough to think of a lie, but also didn't dare to randomly agree, fearing that Mrs. Nie would settle accounts with her afterwards. Her mouth opened and closed for half a day, without saying anything conclusive.

  When Du Haoran asked again, she was forced to answer hastily: "It's... it's just sprinkling the medicine powder on the incense and then rubbing it..."

  "How many did you make?" Du Haoran asked again, pressing on.

  "Just... just this one, there's no more. Old slave... old slave only wanted to make Ye young lady lose face, didn't think of harming Master Du. Master Du please spare old slave's dog life." Tang Yaoyao knocked her head repeatedly.

  Du Haoran's mouth hooked a hook, stretched out his hand to take the incense from Yang Jianxiu's hand and put it in front of Nie Zhongkun: "Uncle Nie, take a look, is this medicine powder sprinkled on the incense? And this woman really understands Nie Wugongzi's thoughts, she actually knows he wants to use an hour's worth of incense."

  Nie Zhongkun glanced at the incense and his expression became even more unpleasant. In fact, he didn't need to look; he already knew that Tang Yiniang's lie was full of holes and couldn't withstand scrutiny. The incense sticks used by the Nie family were not made by the Nie family themselves but were specially ordered from a famous incense shop outside. The well-made incense sticks were hard, smooth, and impossible to add any ingredients to. Moreover, it was impossible for Tang Yiniang to go out and order incense sticks in just half an hour. Therefore, Tang Yiniang's words were obviously a lie.

  Nie Bo Yi, who was standing on the side, heard Du Hao Ran's last sentence and couldn't stand still. Now that Tang Gu Gu is no longer a scapegoat, it should be him next. He felt a deep sadness rising from his heart, filled with boundless indignation towards Nie Zhong Kun and his wife - for covering up their daughter's foolishness, they could sacrifice the lives and reputation of these people at will.

  But thinking of his own family situation, and then thinking of his parents who still had to rely on Nie Zhongkun's couple for food, Nie Boyi's indignation gradually dissipated, leaving only deep sorrow.

  Fortunately, Tang Baozi took the blame. He would have lost his life; while he took the blame, only his reputation would be damaged and he would receive corresponding punishment, but not to the point of losing his life. Thinking so, Nie Bo Yi let out a deep breath and looked up at Nie Zhong Kun.

  As expected, Nie Zhongkun slowly spat out three words: "Nie Boyi."

  "My nephew is here." Nie Bao Yi took a step forward with some solemnity.

  "You're saying that this is not your deliberate attempt to frame Ye girl, just because she defeated you in that competition and let everyone in Nanshan Town know that you were defeated by her, so you harbor resentment?" Nie Zhongkun's face was gloomy, almost dripping with water.

  "Alright, Master Nie." Gu's family was already impatient with the conversation. She still had to rush back to Nan Shan Town and didn't have time to argue with the Nie family. Who did this? Ye Zhuo had already told her clearly. Seeing Nie Zhongkun bringing up Nie Boyi again, she directly intervened: "I think this has nothing to do with Master Nie Wu. Last time he was defeated by my granddaughter, except for defeating her again in a fair fight at the Jade Carving Competition, there's no other way for him to regain his reputation. Does he need to use such despicable means to harm her? The first person suspected would be him. Doing this will only make his reputation worse, not worth it. So, I think you should stop asking, the one who harmed my granddaughter, although I'm an old woman with little experience, after asking my granddaughter earlier, I can guess a bit. Wasn't someone trying to poison her two days ago? It's no surprise if they tried again this time. You just need to find that person and ask them, it'll be clear who's most suspicious. Why waste so much time here?"

  As soon as these words came out, no matter how good Nie Zhongkun and Madame Nie's endurance was, they couldn't help but change color suddenly. Nie Weiyue gave Ye Zhuo a laxative, which Nie Weiyue had already publicly acknowledged in front of everyone. Gu Shi said this, and she had already pointed her finger at Nie Weiyue's face, which was no less than giving the Nie family a loud slap in public! They spent so much effort and did such things just to show everyone an attitude, to give them a step down - even if everyone knew who did it, through Tang Huanhuan and Nie Boyi coming out to confess, they should know the Nie family's attitude. As long as they didn't want to tear their faces with the Nie family, they would acknowledge it and give each other some face. But this old lady from the Ye family jumped out like a fool, directly pointing at the target, forcing the Nie family into a corner, leaving no room for retreat. How could the Nie family tolerate such audacity with their power?

  "Enough of your nonsense! The other day's incident was just Moon's anger towards Ye's careless words, and the punishment she gave her was just a childish tantrum. I've already apologized to Ye and explained everything. Since then, they haven't had any issues, so how could it be Moon's doing? Besides, my daughter may be mischievous, but she's been raised in a respectable household with education and upbringing. How could she possibly give someone an aphrodisiac? You'd better not rely on your age and ignorance to spout such nonsense. If you continue to slander my daughter's reputation, I'll have no choice but to take you to the authorities and charge you with defamation! I won't let it slide!"

  Nie Zhongkun also let out a timely cold snort and gave Ye Yiqi an intimidating glance.

  Ye Yuqi was taken aback when he heard Guan's words. This old lady from his family, although having a bad temper, was someone who knew what was proper and never took the initiative to speak out of turn in front of him. What happened today that she dared to say such bold words? However, it only took an instant for him to come to his senses, thinking that Ye Chou must have instructed Guan on something, which was why she was so bold and reckless.

  He felt at ease, knowing that his granddaughter had made up her mind to make a big fuss. So he ignored Nie Zhongkun's glance and sat there calmly, expressionless, without saying a word, letting Guan Shi and Nie Furen confront each other.

  These issues were discussed in the house next door, and Guan's wife had a war of words with Nie's wife. At this time, Guan's wife seemed particularly magnanimous. As soon as Nie's wife finished speaking, she raised her eyebrows, sighed, and waved her hand: "Forget it, you are Mrs. Nie, what you say is what it is. I am just a poor old woman, I don't dare to offend the Nie family, that's not something to be taken lightly."

  This remark made Ye Yuqi's face stunned again. To say that the temper is hard, Guan Shi and Zheng Manwen are also comparable. When her temper comes up, no matter who you are, she must scold you until you can't speak before it's over. But how did she come out with a posture of tearing her face with Nie's family, but said such a sentence and then retreated and surrendered?

  Ke Guan's words "yield" made Nie Zhongkun and Mrs. Nie so angry that they were overturned.

  What is "whatever you say goes"? What is "the poor old woman of our family dare not offend the Nie family"? Isn't this clearly saying that the Nie family relies on their power and influence to try to turn black into white and vice versa? And yet, she said this right after Mrs. Nie's words, and on the surface, it seems like she has softened up, making it impossible for others to stand up and argue with her again.

  However, Nie Zhongkun as the head of the Nie family is not a simple person. Since Guan's family no longer insists on saying that it was Nie Weiyue's spring medicine, he pretended not to understand her implicit meaning and turned to Du Haoran: "Haoran, what do you think?" The attitude of the Ye family is not important, Du Haoran's attitude is the most crucial.

  Du Haoran slowly stood up, walked to Nie Zhongkun and Mrs. Nie, cupped his hands and said: "Uncle Nie, Auntie Nie, I have been here for a year, thanks to your care, I would like to thank you both for taking care of me." After finishing, he bowed deeply.

  Nie Zhongkun felt a sense of foreboding as soon as he heard this, and stood up to support Du Haoran with one hand, saying in a slightly reproachful tone: "Haoran, what are you doing? You call me Uncle, so we're family. What's the need for such courtesy between family members? If you keep this up, Uncle will get angry."

  Du Haoran's face revealed a wry smile: "Although it is called calling Nie Lao Ye one voice uncle, but this is actually a thick-faced high climb. In the mansion for so long, Haoran should also say goodbye."

  Nie Zhongkun and Mrs. Nie suddenly changed their faces. Nie Zhongkun said in a deep voice, "Hao Ran, what do you mean by this?"

  "Uncle Nie, don't worry too much, I mean it literally. After all, my surname is Du, and I can't stay in the Nie family forever. Moving out to buy a house and start my own household is the most normal thing to do. It's inevitable that we'll move eventually, so why not just move now?"

  Nie Zhongkun's gaze was fixed on Du Haoran, trying to read his thoughts from his face. However, Du Haoran's expression was unreadable, and his eyes met Nie Zhongkun's calmly, without evasion, making it impossible to discern any clues. Nie Zhongkun had to ponder Du Haoran's words again, and finally, as if he had discovered something, his eyes lit up: "Buying a house and opening a mansion? Haoran, are you thinking of getting married?" As he said this, he turned his head to glance at Zheng Shi and Ye Yuqi, then turned back to ask, "But do you want to marry Miss Ye?"

  Thank you baby 1m7 for the peace amulet and Sidereel, Bing Wenyinlan's pink ticket!