"Ah!!!"

A shrill scream pierced the noisy atmosphere.

The air suddenly solidified.

The hall fell silent, and the guests who were attending the ceremony all looked over.

Even Liang Ruowei, who was about to be wed, was so shocked that she lifted her veil…

Shen Zongyuan widened his eyes in extreme horror as he looked at his mother.

On the main seat, Madam Qiu was huddled up, her wrinkled old face burned red, with many blisters. The steam from the boiling water still floated in the air, as if to cook the flesh.

Qin Yiliu stumbled up from Madam Qiu, met Madam Qiu's distorted lips from the burn, and retreated in fright.

Yu Qingwu quickly supported Madam Qiu, frowning and shouting to Madam Xu, "Aunt, what are you still standing there for! Quickly get some cold water!"

Reminded by her, Madam Xu also came back to her senses, glared fiercely at Qin Yiliu, and hurriedly instructed the maid, "Quick, quickly fetch some cold water."

For a time, the hall was in chaos.

Besides Madam Qiu’s wailing, there were also the guests' discussions.

However, this time they were not discussing Yu Qingwu who had seduced the crown prince, nor Liang Ruowei's remarriage as a widow, but Qin Yiliu, who had always been known for her virtuousness and dignity.

Qin Yiliu was completely dumbfounded. With red eyes, she looked at Shen Lin in extreme panic, then at Shen Ke, and finally at Xie Jin Yan.

Xie Jin Yan ignored her and only went forward to help Yu Qingwu lift Madam Qiu up.

He also instructed his attendant, "Quick, summon the imperial physician!"

Soon, Madam Qiu was helped into the inner room.

The wedding continued under the auspices of Old Ning Wang, but Shen Zongyuan was no longer in the mood to get married, and Liang Ruowei was even more furious.

After the banquet, the two went directly to Madam Qiu's room.

After being diagnosed by the imperial physician, and with the timely application of cold water, although Madam Qiu's face was covered with blisters, fortunately, it was not completely disfigured. However, her mouth was crooked from the burn, and now she couldn't say a word. She just lay on the bed, glaring angrily at Qin Yiliu, mumbling as if she was scolding someone.

Qin Yiliu stood in front of the bed with tears in her eyes, at a loss.

Shen Zongyuan glared at her coldly, then sat down by the bed and comforted Madam Qiu softly, "Mother, don't worry, the imperial physician said that your burn is not serious and will heal after some time."

After saying that, he looked at Qin Yiliu and said in a gloomy voice, "Eldest daughter-in-law, come out."

"Eldest son, and all of you, come out too."

After saying that, Shen Zongyuan stepped out of the inner room.

Leaving an old nanny to serve Madam Qiu, everyone else followed him out.

With a thud, Qin Yiliu knelt down in front of Shen Zongyuan as soon as he sat down.

With two lines of clear tears, she said sadly, "Father, I... I didn't mean to. I just saw that the weather was cold and wanted to bring a bowl of hot tea to Grandmother to warm her body."

"But..."

She wiped her tears, slowly looked at Yu Qingwu sitting beside Xie Jin Yan, her eyes full of resentment, but with a frightened expression, stammering, "But as soon as this daughter-in-law walked over, she didn't know what tripped her, and that's why she spilled the hot tea on Grandmother's face."

In other words, she deliberately tripped her to splash Madam Qiu?

A quick reaction, and a good fabrication.

It's a pity…

Yu Qingwu took a sip of tea, glanced at Qin Yiliu's red hands, and sneered, "Eldest cousin, are you sure you were tripped, and not deliberately splashed?"

"Yu Qingwu! Stop falsely accusing others!" Shen Lin interrupted her angrily.

Shen Ke also maintained Qin Yiliu with a gloomy face, "Cousin, eldest sister-in-law has always been the most filial to Grandmother, why would she hurt Grandmother for no reason?"

"So, what second cousin means is that I deliberately tripped eldest cousin to hurt maternal grandmother?" Yu Qingwu raised her eyebrows, looked at Qin Yiliu, pointed to her red hands, and sighed helplessly, "Whether I deliberately tripped eldest cousin is debatable, but, are you sure that eldest cousin's bowl of hot tea was really for maternal grandmother to drink?"

"Uncle, aunt, little aunt, and cousin, take a look, how badly are eldest cousin’s hands burned?"

Hearing Yu Qingwu's words, a flash of light appeared in Qin Yiliu's eyes, and she subconsciously shrank her hands into her sleeves.

This action undoubtedly revealed her guilt.

Madam Xu's face darkened, she stepped forward and grabbed Qin Yiliu's hands, and frowned when she saw the redness.

Shen Zongyuan's face also became even more unsightly, and he said angrily, "Eldest daughter-in-law, why did you hurt Grandmother?"

"Father, even if Liu'er's hands are burned red, that doesn't prove that she deliberately burned Grandmother, does it?" Seeing his father attacking his wife, Shen Lin hurriedly stepped forward to defend her.

As he spoke, he walked in front of Qin Yiliu.

Qin Yiliu immediately leaned into his arms, crying like a pear blossom in the rain, shaking her head repeatedly, "Father, I really didn't deliberately hurt Grandmother, I just..."

"If it wasn't deliberate, who would bring such a bowl of scalding tea for no reason?" Xie Jin Yan, who had been silent all along, suddenly opened his mouth as Qin Yiliu was crying enthusiastically.

His eyes were mocking as he sneered at Qin Yiliu, "Qin, if it were an ordinary person, they would have been scalded to the point of crying and yelling long ago, could it be that your skin is different from ordinary people?"

"What? Is it bullhide?"

Xie Jin Yan curled his lips, his smile was beautiful, but also chilling.

Qin Yiliu froze slightly, without answering.

Shen Lin darkened his face, glanced at Yu Qingwu unhappily, and retorted in a deep voice, "Your Highness the Crown Prince, Liu'er said just now that it was because the weather was too cold and she wanted to warm Grandmother's body, who would have thought that she would be used by someone for no reason, and instead end up scalding Grandmother?"

So, the meaning is that he wants to place the blame on her?

Dream on!

Yu Qingwu smiled faintly, didn't answer him, only deliberately instructed Liang Ruowei's maid, "You, go pour a pot of boiling water."

Hearing this, the maid was stunned for a moment, and looked up at her master.

Liang Ruowei couldn't wait for Madam Xu and her children to have some trouble, so she immediately nodded to the maid.

Before long, the maid came in with a pot of steaming boiling water.

Yu Qingwu leaned back in her chair, lazily pointed to the few teacups on the table, and ordered, "Pour a bowl and take it to the eldest young master to drink."

With a clatter, the maid had just picked up the teacup when she was scalded and immediately let go.

The fierce collision echoed in the room, the teacup instantly shattered into several pieces, and the hot mist in the air instantly sprinkled on everyone's faces. Just the heat alone could make people feel the scorching heat.

Looking at the maid's hands, they were also red, but obviously not as red as Qin Yiliu's.

It seems that Qin Yiliu was just afraid that people would see that she deliberately brought a bowl of scalding hot tea, so she didn't use a tray, or other things to insulate it, but unexpectedly, she was too clever for her own good.

Seeing this scene, the panic in Qin Yiliu's eyes became even more intense.

Yu Qingwu took the maid's hand and walked up to her, compared them slightly, and ridiculed, "Eldest cousin is indeed filial, but, are you sure that such scalding tea is something that people can drink?"

Saying that, she went to the table again and poured another bowl.

Holding it on a tea tray, she smiled and handed it to Qin Yiliu's mouth, "Didn't eldest cousin say that boiling water is good for warming the body? Come, warm up."