The white-clad "female ghost" stepped aside, revealing her face; she was a young maid.

Now, how could Xiao Su not understand what was going on? Ignoring the pain in her face, she quickly got out of bed and knelt on the ground, saying in a panic:

"Mother, Master, no, no, I was just scared and said it all. I didn't harm my sister or Aunt Lin." She turned and pointed at the maid who had just played the "female ghost": "You dog of a servant, how dare you dress up as my sister and play tricks! Tell me, what are your intentions? Who ordered you to harm me like this!"

At this moment, a clear, cold female voice rang out: "Little Su, you just admitted it yourself, how could it be false? I'll have someone recall it for you."

Song Anxin and Lin Taohua walked in. Lin Taohua's face showed both heartache and resentment. The First Madam... the First Madam was so good...

When Madam Su saw that it was Song Anxin again, she was so angry that her teeth itched. Why, why is it this Lady Hui again!

Then, when she saw Granny Qi and Yan Xiuhua walking in behind her with their heads down, her expression immediately changed.

As if guessing something, Madam Su immediately shouted, "Granny Qi, why are you only arriving now? Where were you just now?! How could you let this dog of a servant come into my room to play tricks? You failed to protect your mistress properly! Guards, drag her out! Drag her out too! And drag that maid beside her out as well..."

The room was silent, and no one answered Xiao Su.

Granny Qi looked up at Madam Su with eyes as still as a pool of water and said, "Madam, have you forgotten? It was you who bribed this old servant and Granny Yan to add musk, safflower... to the eldest young lady's pregnancy-preserving medicine and meals. You said that if we added these medicines in the last month of the eldest young lady's pregnancy, even if she bled, it would be considered as premature labor. As long as we destroyed the medicine residue, we would definitely not be able to trace it back to the old servants."

After doing it once, I dared not do it again. It was you, Madam, who said that even if the young lady was kind and forgave me, the old lady would beat me to death if she found out. But you are different. When you marry me, I will still be a first-class nanny and I will have a large sum of money. So I decided to go with the flow and follow you, Madam.

After Granny Qi finished speaking, Yan Xiuhua said with some resentment, "Madam, you are really heartless. My aunt, Granny Yan, took the blame for framing Aunt Lin, and you still had her beaten to death. You even tried to kill me to silence me."

"Weren't those medicinal herbs the ones you told me to put into Aunt Lin's and the former Madam's pregnancy-preserving medicine and tonics? You said you'd find me a good husband and make me a wife, but you want me dead? Well, you won't have it easy either! I've kept all those herbs."

A large bag of medicinal herbs was thrown on the ground. Master Liu's teeth were almost ground to powder as he said, "Little Su, what do you have to say now? If you hadn't admitted it yourself, I wouldn't have believed you were such a vicious and scheming woman! Jinxiu even told me you were the most gentle and kind person, which is why I married you. Now I truly regret it!"

Madam Su was furious, her eyes blazing with the rage to tear Qi Mama and Yan Xiuhua apart.

She had painstakingly built this up, and now everything was about to be ruined, all because of those two damned lackeys who betrayed her!

The more Xiao Su thought about it, the more resentful she became. She completely tore off her disguise and pounced on Qi Mama and Yan Xiuhua.

"You two treacherous bastards, I should have killed you and Granny Yan long ago. How dare you conspire with them to scheme against me! Ah! I'll fight you to the death!"

The servants quickly went to pull it apart.

After recovering, Madam Su looked at Little Su with such hatred that she wanted to tear her apart. She pointed at Little Su on the ground with great distress.

"Jinxiu treated you like her own sister, begging me to take you under my wing and make you the legitimate daughter of the Su family. And yet you still schemed against her like this! Is your heart made of stone? How could you be so heartless!" She pounded her chest, her face full of indignation. "Jinxiu... Jinxiu, it's all my fault! It's all my fault! I blame myself for raising you to be too kind-hearted, I blame myself for not seeing through this wicked woman's heart..."

Little Su sat slumped on the ground, her hair disheveled and her eyes downcast, letting out a contemptuous laugh:

“Ha, Su Jinxiu…” She suddenly raised her head, her eyes filled with madness and resentment: “I have lived in Su Jinxiu’s shadow my whole life. Mother, you loved and cared for me only because Su Jinxiu pitied me.”

My lord, you married me because I looked gentle and kind, and most like Su Jinxiu! I was the one who met you and fell in love with you first, yet you took a liking to Su Jinxiu at first sight. I schemed to kill her and marry her into the household, and now I have to pretend to be Su Jinxiu. Who will even know who I, Su Jinmei, am?!

"Hahaha, hahaha..." Little Su laughed maniacally, "Good, good, I, Su Jinmei, finally don't have to pretend anymore... Haha... Yes, I am such a vicious person, I wish everyone in this world would die! Haha..."

Little Su laughed and then tears streamed down her face.

Looking at her with eyes full of resentment, Master Liu said, "Madwoman! Madwoman! Su Jinmei! You madwoman, if anyone should die, it should be you, you madwoman! Give me back my Jinxiu!"

Madam Su's eyes were filled with sorrow: "Master, why do you still think so much about my sister? I did all this for you! My sister doesn't love you as much as I do. If she weren't the eldest daughter of the Su family, you would have married me in the first place."

"Shut up! I've never had you in my heart. You're not even one ten-thousandth as good as Jinxiu. If it had been you from the beginning, I would never have married you."

Madam Su's heart clenched suddenly, and she forced a sad smile: "Heh, all my scheming over the years has turned out to be nothing but a joke." She looked up at Master Liu with a sorrowful gaze, "Master, no matter what, I, Su Jinmei, am truly in love with you. Please treat Mingjie well."

After saying that, she suddenly stood up and slammed her head against the headboard. Blood gushed from her head, and Xiao Su collapsed to the ground.

The people inside the room were immediately alarmed, and the servants rushed up to check.

"Madam, Master, Madam has passed away."

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Two carriages were parked in front of the Liu residence at dawn.

"Thank you, Madam Hui, for finding out who murdered my daughter. If it weren't for you, I would still be kept in the dark by that viperous woman. I will always remember your kindness, Madam Hui. If there is anything I can do to help you in the future, please send someone to the Su family in Qi'an County."

After last night, Madam Su's face was full of vicissitudes and sorrow.