"Confess?" Sun Chan froze, as if struck by lightning, unable to move. "Confess to what crime? I'm asking you, what crime do I confess to? Who taught you to say these things? Who taught you to say these things!"

Sun Chan was devastated and went into a frenzy. "Is it Gu Jiangli? Or the eldest young master? Who taught you to say that?! Answer me!"

Sun Chan kept shaking Hongxiu's shoulders, as if she wanted to swallow Hongxiu whole.

"No one taught me, that's the truth, Second Madam! Don't you and Young Master Wuyou both think that Young Master Nanyu doesn't have the ability to enter Baiwen Academy? You said he's not worthy, only Young Master Wuyou is worthy."

"Young Master Wuyou came up with this plan to harm Master Song, and you agreed to it! Isn't this a conspiracy between you and Young Master Wuyou?"

Sun Chan slightly opened her mouth, her face a riot of colors, looking extremely ugly.

Exhausted, she collapsed to the ground, staring blankly at Hongxiu.

This was a servant who had been by her side since she entered the manor.

She really didn't expect that she would be so easily defeated by Hongxiu's words.

"So that's how it is... so that's how it is..." she murmured weakly.

She hadn't figured it out yet. The Giant Serpent was clearly put into Gu Jiangli's box by Wuyou, but now it was in her own box.

The Guanyin statue has always been managed by Hongxiu. It would have been impossible to replace it without Hongxiu's involvement.

In other words, after Wuyou put the giant snake into Gu Jiangli's box, it was immediately replaced by Gu Jiangli's people, and then Hongxiu personally put it into the gift box she had prepared.

“So that’s how it is…” Sun Chan’s eyes reddened, and she couldn’t hold back her tears. “You’re one of theirs…”

She was filled with remorse, not because of Hongxiu's betrayal, but because she had trusted the wrong person.

She actually kept a spy by her side for so many years.

She still doesn't know how many things Hongxiu has been hiding from her.

Thinking of this, she felt a surge of strength: "Tell me! What else are you hiding from me! What else have you been doing behind my back! You bitch! What else have you been doing behind my back!"

Sun Chan's voice was hoarse as she pounced on Hongxiu, pinning her down and wrapping her arms around her neck menacingly, as if she were about to send her to her death.

"Enough! Sun Chan! Stop going crazy!"

The city lord couldn't help but shout, and two servants rushed up and pulled Sun Chan away.

Hongxiu sat up, coughing incessantly. She lowered her head, her gaze sinister, and said:

"Lord of the City, please spare my life for the sake of my many years of loyalty to the City Lord's Mansion. The Second Madam and Young Master Wuyou are both my masters, and I cannot refuse their orders! Replacing the highly venomous snake with a giant snake that can still be cured is the only thing I can do for Master Song..."

The city lord sighed and looked up at the roof beam.

This is so embarrassing.

Every word Hongxiu uttered caused the City Lord's Mansion to lose face.

What made him feel most ashamed was Sun Chan's behavior.

In front of Master Song from the capital, their city lord's mansion had made such a fool of themselves. How could they possibly maintain their standing in the city after this?

Thinking of this, he couldn't wait to drag Sun Chan out and Wuyou out as well, so that Master Song would never have to see these two shameful people again.

He hurriedly apologized to Master Song: "Master Song, the City Lord's Mansion injured you today and allowed you to hear these filthy words. It is my fault for not managing my subordinates properly. This is all a joke made by Wuyou and my daughter-in-law because they are ignorant. Please don't blame me."

"No! No!"

Wuyou shouted desperately, "No! Hongxiu is lying!"

"What else do you want to argue about?" The city lord was furious, his expression fierce.

But Wuyou was not intimidated. He straightened his back and said firmly, "Hongxiu is lying! I never thought of taking Master Song's life! Neither my mother nor I have ever said that Master Song is blind! It's all made up by her!"

"Enough, Wuyou. Are you implying that you were the one who ordered Hongxiu to go up the mountain to find snakes to present to Master Song?"

Wuyou was taken aback, then said, "So what if it is! I didn't want Master Song to die! It's just a mildly venomous snake. As long as there's a doctor around, I'll be fine after being bitten! Besides, that snake was originally supposed to be in Nanyu's box. I was framed. They framed me!"

He roared as he pointed in the direction of Gu Jiangli and Jiang Huaizhi.

His words made the city lord sway, and he almost fainted while holding his forehead.

Wuyou continued talking, "I did find a poisonous snake, but I didn't put it in Zi's gift box. Instead, I put it in the box that Nanyu brought! He is not worthy of Baiwen Academy. I just wanted to disappoint Master Song with Nanyu. So what? No one will die! What's so great about it that you're making such a fuss!"

“Grandmother, Grandfather, didn’t you also want me to enter Baiwen Academy? Isn’t everything I’ve done fulfilling your wishes? Haven’t you always said that Nanyu is no match for me in any way?”

"I only had a chance because Master Song disliked Nan Yu! What did I do wrong!"

Wuyou roared stubbornly, firmly believing that she was right!

The city lord held his forehead, his chest heaving violently, and cold sweat pouring down his forehead.

When he looked at Wuyou, his arrogant and unaware face reignited the anger in his chest. One hand rose uncontrollably high, and then suddenly rose again.

In the blink of an eye, the slap landed on Wuyou's face, making a loud, crisp sound.

"You're absolutely a bastard!!!"

The city lord used all his strength in that slap, and Wuyou was sent flying half a zhang away, crashing to the ground with a dull thud.

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