"A-Actually, there is nothing wrong with Marquise Hua Yang's courtyard!" The geomancer wanted to clear his name and couldn't be bothered with anything else. "I said what I said because I was greedy and wanted for more money! In fact, Marquise Hua Yang's courtyard is fine, and she was not a bad omen! Everything that happened in the mansion has nothing to do with her!"

"What?" Madam Dowager stood up in rage. "Are you saying that you were lying?!"

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