Qu Shuangyue looked at her and said, "Jiang Xinrou, I gave you a chance just now, but you didn't cherish it."

Jiang Xinrou still wanted to play the victim, but Qu Shuangyue pointed at the man with sores and said, "You tell her what she did."

The man stammered, "She gave me two hundred taels of silver and told me to sleep with Lin Xiuyan."

"She also said that as long as I sleep with Lin Xiuyan, I can become a son-in-law in the Lin family. Even if Master Lin and Madam Lin disagree, they will have no choice but to accept it."

"Because she would have her maid bring people over to catch us in the act, so that everyone in Chongqing would know that I had slept with Lin Xiuyan."

Jiang Xinrou shrieked, "That's not true! You're making baseless accusations! Do you have any written evidence or proof of what you're saying?"

The man shrank his neck and said, "You told me verbally at the time, but there's no evidence."

"You have no such evidence, you're just talking nonsense!" Jiang Xinrou grabbed Qu Shuangyue's sleeve and said, "Auntie, he's talking nonsense!"

"My cousin and I have been close since childhood, how could I do such a thing!"

Qu Shuangyue slowly pulled her hand away, looked into Jiang Xinrou's eyes and said, "Do you think I'm an idiot?"

When Jiang Xinrou saw her like this, her heart sank to the bottom.

Qu Shuangyue said, word by word, "He has no grudge against you, so why would he slander you?"

Jiang Xinrou: "..."

Qu Shuangyue continued, "For me, as long as I know the truth, that's enough. As for other evidence, I don't need it."

"Because I watched you grow up, I know how cunning you are and how careful you are in doing things."

Jiang Xinrou's eyes widened in disbelief upon hearing this assessment: "Auntie, you always praise me for being smarter than my cousin..."

“In terms of intelligence, ten of you wouldn’t be as good as Yan’er.” Qu Shuangyue took a deep breath and said, “I’m only saying this because I’m afraid you’ll feel uncomfortable, like you’re living under someone else’s roof.”

“I’ve always believed that people have self-awareness. From childhood to adulthood, you and Yan’er have been learning the same thing at the same time. When did you learn it faster than her?”

"It's just that Yan'er is usually not very focused and can't sit still. In order to beat her, you spend a lot of effort every day learning things that she can learn in a minute."

"Yan'er sees how hard you're working, so she's just going along with it. But after a while, are you really going to think she's not as good as you?"

Jiang Xinrou: "..."

Whether she wants to admit it or not, she has to admit that she can't learn anything as quickly as Lin Xiuyan.

Qu Shuangyue pointed at the man with sores and said, "This is not a courtroom. As long as I believe him, he is the evidence."

"I didn't turn you over to the authorities, but I couldn't bear the shame of that."

"You've always wanted to marry Zhou Chenyang, I'll grant your wish!"

"But you are not worthy to take Yan'er's dowry when you get married, nor are you worthy to leave my Lin family!"

Jiang Xinrou struggled to run out of the room, hoping to gain Qu Shuangyue's sympathy and fight for more things for herself.

She never imagined that instead of gaining more for herself, she would lose even more.

This time she really cried: "Auntie, I really didn't do such a thing, I was really framed!"

"Shut up!" Qu Shuangyue's voice rose sharply. She was already quite powerful internally, and her shout caused dust to fall from the corner of the room. (www.cascoo.net)

Her voice echoed throughout the entire room.

Jiang Xinrou was startled. Qu Shuangyue took a deep breath and said, "As long as I'm not an idiot, I can tell the difference between a biological daughter and a niece."

"You're still trying to sow discord between us at a time like this? You're incredibly stupid!"

She called out, "Yan'er, come in and talk to me."

Lin Xiuyan walked in and said, "Mother..."

Qu Shuangyue looked at her and said, "You did a great job this time. There's no need to show mercy when dealing with shameless bitches!"

Lin Xiuyan was taken aback, unsure which matter Qu Shuangyue was referring to.

Qu Shuangyue didn't explain, but clenched her fist at Jiang Xinrou: "I'll give you five breaths. Get out of here. I never want to see you again."

Jiang Xinrou's face was extremely pale. Her eyes rolled back and she fainted.

Qu Shuangyue's forehead veins throbbed; she loathed this behavior and really wanted to kick Jiang Xinrou away.

Seeing her like this, Lin Xiuyan knew she was about to take action, so she quickly hugged Qu Shuangyue and said, "Mother, don't be angry!"

"She's pregnant. If something happens to her now, who knows what bad things she'll say about her mother outside!"

"As for the dowry, it doesn't matter, just give it to her!"

Qu Shuangyue's eyebrows were furrowed into a deep frown when Lin Xiuyan gave her a wink.

Qu Shuangyue knew that her daughter was full of mischievous ideas when she wasn't being naughty, so she immediately had someone take Jiang Xinrou back to her room.

As soon as Jiang Xinrou left, Qu Shuangyue said, "You knew she was faking fainting, so why didn't you let me kick her out?"

Lin Xiuyan took Qu Shuangyue's hand and said, "Mother also said that my cousin has always liked to compete and be outstanding since she was a child."

"If you kick her out now, and she causes any trouble, won't we be left to clean up her mess?"

"Instead of doing that, it's better to keep an eye on her and prevent her from causing any trouble."

Lin Xiuyan knew that although Qu Shuangyue was angry with Jiang Xinrou, Jiang Xinrou was, after all, her own sister's daughter, and she couldn't really ignore her.

Jiang Xinrou has never been one to be trifled with; she's bound to cause trouble if she goes out.

Therefore, keeping Jiang Xinrou in the Lin family mansion was the right choice.

Qu Shuangyue thought about it and realized that it made sense. She sighed, "But I feel uncomfortable giving her all of your dowry."

Lin Xiuyan raised an eyebrow slightly: "She wants to use my dowry to get married? She's dreaming!"

"I had already figured out what to do beforehand, to let her be happy for a few more days."

Looking at Lin Xiuyan in front of her, Qu Shuangyue suddenly felt that Lin Xiuyan had matured a lot in just over a month.

Moreover, Lin Xiuyan's calm and composed demeanor at this moment is very similar to that person's.

Her feelings were mixed for a moment.

Lin Xiuyan praised Qu Shuangyue: "Mother is really amazing! She found the person my cousin hired to harm me so quickly!"

Qu Shuangyue said calmly, "I didn't find this person; Xiao Ye found him."

Lin Xiuyan: "..."

After she finished speaking, she called out from behind the curtain, "Xiao Ye, come here for a moment."

Lin Xiuyan: "!!!!!"

Ye Junfei is here too!

Ye Junfei stepped out from behind the curtain and gave Qu Shuangyue a gentle and refined bow.

Qu Shuangyue reached out and patted his shoulder twice, saying, "This time, I owe you a lot for helping me find this person. Otherwise, I might have been deceived by Jiang Xinrou again."

She was very clear about this matter; she had genuinely treated Jiang Xinrou as her own daughter.

Without concrete evidence, if Jiang Xinrou cries in front of her, she might soften her heart and hurt Lin Xiuyan's feelings.