webnovelfull Chapter 119 Xue Qing in Danger
Chapter 119 Xue Qing in Danger
When Madam Wang saw her husband's gaze shift, she turned pale with fright and quickly shielded her youngest daughter.
"Master, why are you back so late? Is everything alright at the academy?"
When Lady Wang saw the Left Prime Minister walking out of the courtyard with a livid face, she was so frightened that she quickly told her youngest daughter to hide the portrait.
Lady Wang was pacing anxiously in the room when she suddenly saw the Left Prime Minister walk in from the courtyard, his face ashen. A chill ran down her spine; she knew things might have been exposed. She quickly gestured to her youngest daughter to hide the portrait hanging on the wall. The daughter glanced nervously at her mother, then swiftly went to the wall, took down the portrait, rolled it up, and hid it behind her back.
Madam Wang took a deep breath, trying to calm herself, but her hands still trembled slightly. She approached the Left Prime Minister, a forced smile on her face: "Prime Minister, what brings you here?" The Left Prime Minister looked at her coldly, his eyes filled with anger and disappointment. He didn't answer Madam Wang's question, but walked straight to the wall, pointed to where the painting had originally hung, and asked, "Where is that painting?"
Madam Wang's face turned pale, and she lowered her head in silence. Seeing this, the Left Prime Minister's anger flared even more: "Fine! How dare you do such a thing behind my back! What exactly is this painting?" Madam Wang bit her lip, finally mustering the courage to raise her head: "Prime Minister, that painting…it was actually a gift I prepared for you. I know you've always loved landscape paintings, so I specially commissioned a painter to create this for you. I just hadn't had a chance to give it to you yet…"
The Left Prime Minister, unconvinced by Madam Wang's explanation, sneered, "Hmph, do you think I'd believe you? This is clearly evidence of your affair! Tell me, who is that man?" Madam Wang stared wide-eyed at the Left Prime Minister in disbelief, "Prime Minister, how can you frame me like this? I am utterly loyal to you, without a single disloyal thought!" The Left Prime Minister roared, "Loyal? If you were truly loyal, why did you hide this painting from me? And when you had your youngest daughter hide the painting just now, your eyes darted around, clearly you had something to hide!"
Lady Wang felt incredibly wronged, tears welling in her eyes. "Prime Minister, you've misunderstood me. I really haven't done anything to wrong you, please believe me!" The Left Prime Minister frowned, lost in thought. He knew Lady Wang was always honest and upright; could it really be that he had misunderstood her? Just then, his youngest daughter ran over and hugged his leg, saying, "Father, don't blame Mother. That painting was truly a surprise Mother prepared for you. I can testify!" Looking at his youngest daughter's innocent face, the Left Prime Minister's doubts gradually dissipated. Perhaps, he really had been too suspicious…
The Left Prime Minister looked at Madam Wang with a puzzled expression, feeling that something was amiss, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
The Left Prime Minister stared at Madam Wang with suspicion, thinking to himself, "Madam Wang seems rather strange today!" His sharp eyes scanned her from head to toe, trying to find a flaw in her expression and demeanor, but he couldn't find one. The doubt shrouded his mind like a fog, leaving him completely baffled.
The Left Prime Minister couldn't help but recall his recent encounters with Madam Wang, each time leaving him with a vague sense of unease. However, he couldn't quite pinpoint what the problem was.