Seeing this, the onlooking neighbors grew even more suspicious, and someone urged, "Young Master Wang, you must explain yourself quickly, lest we only hear one side of the story and wrongfully accuse you."
Wang Youbao first looked gratefully at An Jing, then clasped his hands and said, "Everyone, it's like this, I'm sure you've heard before that my second uncle's legitimate second son, my cousin Wang Youtao, was adopted by my father. At that time, my father was confused, but later when he came to his senses, he returned Wang Youtao to my second uncle's care. Wang Youtao, coveting my father's assets, was willing to be adopted, and when the adoption failed, and he didn't receive any part of my father's estate, of course, he bore a grudge and several times—"
"Who harbors a grudge? Who covets your dad's property? You're slandering me!" Wang Youtao cursed at the top of his lungs.
