HLnovel Chapter 289 Raise your head, I'll take you back.
Chapter 289 Raise your head, I'll take you back.
"Lu Yangyang! What are you doing!"
Madam Sheng frantically caught Zheng Ziqian, who had fainted from the pain, and cried out in alarm, "Ziqian, Ziqian, what's wrong? Someone, someone, call a doctor!"
Then he lunged at Lu Yangyang viciously: "How could you be so cruel? I'll fight you to the death!"
Lu Yangyang kicked her away, "You concealed Zheng Ziqian's health condition, framed an innocent person, and almost caused a death. Aren't you vicious?"
"If you want to settle scores with me, go ahead. I haven't settled this score with you yet. But you'd better understand that when you're prepared to harm others, you should also be prepared for the consequences of failure."
"Also, whoever gave you the idea, you should hold them responsible! I don't mind going to court to get this straight!"
After saying that, she turned around and walked to the Second Madam and Sheng Yunjiao's side, bent down, and carried Sheng Yunjiao on her back. "Lift your head, I'm taking you back."
Sheng Yunjiao nodded, her eyes red, then hugged Lu Yangyang's neck. Her gaze swept over the whispering crowd. She had been terrified, terrified of so many things, terrified that her life would be ruined here. She had been so stupid. How could she have forgotten that someone as smart as Yangyang wouldn't be so easily drugged? Even if there was a problem, she shouldn't have gone to find someone alone.
Looking back now, those two maids had clearly been watching her all along, deliberately saying those things to let her hear them when she passed by, in order to guide her, and she was so stupid as to fall for it.
It almost killed me.
In that short time, it felt like an incredibly long period of time to her, like she had died and come back to life, but it also felt like she had fallen into another hell. She was really afraid of dying, and even thought that it would be better to just die.
But she clearly did nothing wrong, so why should she be afraid?
She lay on Lu Yangyang's back, raised her head, and fearlessly met everyone's gaze.
As she reached the door, Sheng Yunjiao glanced at Madam Song and said, "By the way, Madam Song, when I was led here, I overheard two maids talking. One of them, Ping'er, said that she had followed the Second Miss's orders to drug Yangyang. She also asked Madam Song to help her ask your Second Miss what she meant by this."
Madam Song's expression immediately changed drastically. She never expected that this big scandal would involve her family. She hurriedly said, "Today's incident was due to our poor hospitality, which allowed someone to take advantage of us. Princess and Fourth Miss, please rest assured that I will investigate this matter thoroughly and give you an explanation."
Sheng Yunjiao nodded: "Just don't forget, Madam Song."
Lu Yangyang carried Sheng Yunjiao out the door. The Second Madam stopped and said to Lu Yangyang, "Yangyang, please take Jiaojiao back with you first. I will go and talk to your mother. I still have things to take care of here. After I finish taking care of them, I will go and pick Jiaojiao up."
Lu Yangyang replied, "Okay."
After Lu Yangyang and Sheng Yunjiao left, the Second Madam turned around and said to Madam Song, "Madam Song, this matter concerns my daughter. I will not let it go until I understand the truth. Since we are going to interrogate her, I would like to trouble you to bring your Second Miss and those two maids over now for the interrogation."
Madam Song originally intended to wait until everyone had left, then send someone to deliver a gift to settle the matter. However, she did not expect the second wife to be so persistent. Since such a big incident had occurred at her residence today, she had no choice but to intervene.
So they quickly called for someone to bring Cheng Shujin and the two maids over. Ping'er was none other than Cheng Shujin's maid, and the other maid was named Xiangcao, a lowly maid who worked in the kitchen.
When Cheng Shujin was brought over, she was still confused. She was in a bad mood today. She had vented her anger by scolding Cheng Ruoxue, but afterwards she was trembling with fear, worried that Cheng Ruoxue would come after her. Suddenly being called over and facing her mother's cold and stern face, she was so frightened that she trembled before she could even vent her anger.
"Mother, what do you want to see me about?" Cheng Shujin asked, a little uneasy.
Madam Song pointed at the two maids kneeling on the ground and said, "You know these two, right? They said they listened to you and went to drug Princess Yangyang. Is that true? Tell me the truth."
Cheng Shujin's eyes lit up immediately, and she even forgot to look at Madam Song's expression, excitedly asking, "Is that so? What about Lu Yangyang? How is she now? Hahaha, she deserves it! Who is the man she's with? Someone as ugly as her is lucky to even have anyone want her. She should be thanking..."
Madam Song, unable to bear it any longer, stepped forward and slapped her: "I told you to tell the truth! Not to spout nonsense!"
Madam Song was almost driven mad by her daughter. Because the girl looked like General Cheng, she was spoiled by General Cheng and the old lady since childhood. As a result, she became arrogant and lawless, always trying to outdo others and causing trouble. Not only was she stupid, but she was also being used without even realizing it.
Cheng Shujin was stunned by Madam Song's slap. Seeing that there were other ladies present, she felt even more embarrassed and shouted, "Mother, why did you hit me? Did I say something wrong? That Lu Yangyang deserved it. Who told her to be so annoying? I hate her, so what!"
"Shut up!" Madam Song slammed her hand on the table and shouted.
Cheng Shujin rarely saw her mother lose her temper, but when she did, it was never a good thing. Startled, she finally came to her senses. "I... I don't know. I had a fight with Lu Yangyang before the banquet started, and Cheng Ruoxue... my eldest sister told me to go back to the courtyard and wouldn't let me come out. I really don't know what happened."
Hearing this, Madam Song finally breathed a sigh of relief and glared at her fiercely.
He turned to the Second Madam and apologized: "Second Madam, did you hear that? Although this girl is a bit reckless, she doesn't have any bad intentions. As for who bribed these two girls, after a few dozen lashes, they'll surely tell us. Guards, drag them away! Fifty lashes each! We'll stop when they confess. If they don't, we'll just beat them to death!"
The two maids were immediately dragged out, and after only a dozen or so strokes of the cane, they confessed everything. It turned out that Ping'er had been bribed by Madam Sheng, firstly for money, and secondly because she knew her mistress disliked Lu Yangyang and wanted to stand up for Cheng Shujin so she could curry favor with Cheng Shujin.
After everything was explained clearly, Madam Song handed the two maids over to the Second Madam for disposal. She also sent generous gifts to apologize and delivered gifts to each household, telling them to keep quiet and not mention the matter again.
Only then did the second wife leave.
As soon as she stepped into the Duke of Sheng's mansion, she was told that the Duke of Sheng and Madam Li were waiting for her.
As soon as the second wife walked outside Old Madam Li's courtyard, she heard the commotion inside.