freenovelworld Chapter 266 We were prepared!
Chapter 266 We were prepared!
Is Duanmu Chuze trying to make his own home more lively than usual? Or does he not believe that the old lady is involved and that he can stand up to her on his own?
"Alright, the child is back now, let's go back to the manor first." Mu Chang'an advised, and with a wink, Mu Xin Nuan understood, so she helped Li Shi walk into the courtyard.
Since there was still Prince Chang Le present, the group naturally went to the front hall.
To the old lady's surprise, she saw the old master as soon as she entered the front hall, which made her pause and her expression turn somewhat unpleasant.
The old master simply sat there drinking tea, but the storm raging on his face was all too clear. The old lady hesitated for a moment, just as she was thinking about whether to sit down in the main seat on the other side of him, when she saw the old master suddenly stand up. “Welcome, Your Highness. I was unaware of Your Highness’s arrival. I am sorry for not welcoming you properly. I hope Your Highness will forgive me.”
The old lady then remembered that a prince was also traveling with her.
Prince Chang Le and the old master sat in the main seats, while the old lady sat in the lower left seat, looking uneasy.
The old lady glanced at Liu Mama, who was standing with her head bowed at the door. She couldn't understand it either. She had never sent Liu Mama to bribe any doctor, so why did the doctor insist that Liu Mama had given the money?
Moreover, the old lady sent someone to ask her last night, and the answer was the same. It is obvious that Granny Liu has been framed!
The old lady's eyes flickered. It was obvious that Qinglian was acting under Mu Xinyao's orders! Although Mu Xinyao vehemently denied it, who would believe her? But what about Granny Liu?
The old lady was somewhat uncertain. Should she try to protect her? If she really couldn't, then it would be better to just kill her. Over the years, she had been by her side and knew quite a few of her secrets.
If she were to side with the Li family, then something truly terrible would happen!
However, the old lady sighed with some reluctance. After all, she was an old woman who had been with her for many years. After that incident, she had few people left who could be of use. Over the years, only Granny Liu remained.
Jin recounted the whole story. With Prince Chang Le and the old master present, she dared not show favoritism to either of them, fearing that she might cause further trouble.
After listening to her account, the old man had already formed a general conclusion in his mind.
"How dare you collude with outsiders to harm my Ah Nuan? Have you lost your minds?"
Although the old man rarely lost his temper, when he did, it was like a thunderclap, inspiring fear in everyone from the bottom of their hearts.
"Father, please don't be anxious. Ask slowly." Mu Chang'an advised, then looked at Mu Xinyao with a dark face, "You tell me, is this matter related to you?"
Mu Xin Nuan shook her head repeatedly and knelt down on the ground with a thud. "Father, although I am born out of wedlock, I have learned etiquette and manners over the years. Moreover, my mother and sister have always treated me kindly. How could I possibly do such a thing to my sister? Please see the truth, Father."
Upon hearing this, Qinglian remembered Liu Mama's hint from last night and quickly crawled two steps on her knees, saying, "Master, it was Miss, it was the Second Miss who told me to do this. Otherwise, how would I have the audacity?"
Mu Xinyao was startled, but only on the surface. The disdain in her eyes could not be hidden from Mu Xinnuan!
Mu Xin Nuan had long anticipated that Mu Xin Yao would use this opportunity to get rid of Qing Lian, so how could she not have made preparations?
"Fine, since you say I sent you, then let me ask you, who else was present at the time?"
Qinglian's eyes darted around. "Qinghong was there too! Qinghong was there at the time."
Upon hearing that she was mentioned, Qinghong immediately knelt down beside Mu Xinyao.
"So you are Qinghong?"
"Yes, sir."
"Then you tell me, what exactly happened?"
"Reporting to Master, at that time, the eldest young lady sent Granny Yu to deliver some excellent scar-removing ointment. I took the ointment intending to give it to the second young lady, but unexpectedly, Qinglian snatched it away and said something like, 'How could the eldest young lady be so kind? Perhaps she put something harmful in it.'"
"You're talking nonsense! I didn't!" Qinglian interrupted her hastily.
Qinghong remained unhurried, merely glancing at her. "Do you dare say you didn't snatch that box of ointment from my hands? Do you dare say you didn't deliberately try to curry favor with the Second Miss?"
Qinglian was momentarily speechless. She had indeed snatched the ointment from Qinghong's hand and had indeed smiled smugly at her, but that did not mean she would go and provoke the Second Miss!
"I... I did take the medicine from your hand, but I didn't say anything provocative!"
Such an explanation is really rather weak and unconvincing!
If it weren't for deliberately trying to please Mu Xinyao, why would she need to do this? They're both head maids of the Second Miss, why bother competing with each other?
"Continue!" Mu Chang'an's voice had turned cold.
"Reporting to Master, the Second Miss said that the Eldest Miss would not harm her, but Qinglian said that one should always be wary of others. She also said that it would be better to have a doctor examine her. Later, seeing that the Second Miss was somewhat hesitant, I chimed in, saying that the Second Miss is currently taking medicine, and having a doctor check to see if there are any adverse reactions would be inappropriate. Even if the Eldest Miss found out, she wouldn't be at odds with the Second Miss. After hearing my words, the Second Miss ordered Qinglian to find a doctor."
"You mean the Second Miss sent Qinglian directly?"
Qinghong thought for a moment, "Reporting to Master, at first, the Second Miss only said that she was going to fetch a doctor, and did not say that Qinglian had to go. It's just that Qinglian used to do these kinds of errands, so as soon as the Second Miss gave the order, Qinglian went directly."
After hearing what the master and servant had said, Qinglian wished she could tear Qinghong's mouth apart!
"You, you're talking nonsense! It was clearly the Second Miss who told me to bribe the doctor, Qinghong, you'd better watch out for your retribution!"
Qinghong remained unmoved, only her face paled slightly. "Qinglian, you have repeatedly framed Miss. Before, you secretly revealed Miss's whereabouts to Granny Liu, and Second Miss didn't blame you, thinking it was just something you mentioned unintentionally. But I never imagined that this time, you would collude with Granny Liu to harm Second Miss—no, you were planning to harm Eldest Miss! You just didn't expect that Headmaster Zhao and the others would come, thus exposing your scheme! Qinglian, how dare you, a traitor, say that others are being punished?"
Qinglian's face turned deathly pale, and cold sweat poured down her forehead!
Liu Mama's body went limp, and she fainted on the ground, motionless.