Chapter 464 A Family of纨绔 (Wán kù, a spoiled and dissolute family) Causes the Death of the Entire Court (17)

Now Qinghe has become the target of everyone's criticism.

Qinghe, kneeling on the ground, gritted her teeth, her whole body trembling and her face filled with determination.

Even though she knew in advance that this would be the scene, she still had no choice but to expose all these sordid things.

Miss was determined to kick her out. She had originally hoped that Granny Zhou could help take care of her in the Jin family so that she wouldn't starve to death after leaving the mansion.

But to her surprise, the old nanny ignored her completely after she left the mansion.

Qinghe also threatened her that she would tell the lady everything they had done over the years.

But the old hag said with complete confidence, "Madam will never believe your one-sided story," which utterly shattered Qinghe's hopelessness.

She and Xiao Wu had already secretly pledged their lives to each other in the manor, but when she fell into trouble this time, even Xiao Wu instantly changed his attitude and colluded with everyone in the Begonia Garden to turn against her!

Over the years, they have used this method to drive away many disobedient servants and maids. Relying on their large numbers, they have been able to confuse the public and act lawlessly in the Begonia Garden!

Qinghe never imagined that she would one day fall to this state!

Thinking of those servants who had been driven out, some of whom wanted to come back and expose the crimes, she knew that her one-sided story could not stand against the entire Begonia Garden. In the end, she knew that her fate would only be more tragic.

Just when Qinghe thought her life was completely over, the young lady who had kicked her out sent someone to bring her back!

Faced with this hard-won opportunity, Qinghe would never let go, no matter what.

Already filled with hatred and eager to make a name for herself in order to save her life, Qinghe has now completely broken ties with the people of Haitangyuan.

Upon hearing that the people from Haitangyuan were still planning to use the same old tricks to turn the tables and make her the target of everyone's anger, Qinghe couldn't wait to turn around, grab Jinshu's skirt, and cry out.

"Miss, Miss, everything I said is true! Qinghe wouldn't dare lie. None of these people in Haitang Garden are sincere towards you. They're all just trying to get something out of you!"

Especially Granny Zhou, don't let her status as your wet nurse fool you; all these years she's treated you like an inexhaustible mountain of gold and silver, deceiving you and your spouse all along!

A massive bolt of lightning struck down with earth-shattering force.

This completely stunned the previously pitiful Granny Zhou.

She never expected that the maid who had been kicked out would come back and talk nonsense here!

"If you keep spouting nonsense, I'll tear your mouth apart! This old servant has worked hard all my life, when have I ever done anything like this? Don't you dare make false accusations!"

Qinghe pointed directly at Granny Zhou's nose, her voice even louder than hers.

"I'm spouting nonsense? How many people have you used this trick on? Sister Cuizhu, Sister Hongzhu, and Little Fei were all driven out by you using this trick because they didn't listen to you!"

"You used to be able to act so arrogantly here because Miss trusted and tolerated you, and didn't hold these petty squabbles against you. Now that Miss has seen your true colors, do you think you can still come here and pretend to be masters with your two lazy, good-for-nothing grandsons?!"

Qinghe truly lives up to her reputation as the granddaughter-in-law chosen by Granny Zhou. With just her quick wit, she's capable of taking on everyone else in the room on her own.

Others may have loud voices, but her voice is even louder.

Granny Zhou was old, and after crying and wailing for so long, she no longer had the strength to confront her.

Now, even though Madam Jin trusted Granny Zhou so much, she could tell there was something wrong with the situation.

Granny Zhou still tried to argue her way out of it.

"Madam, don't listen to her nonsense! She's just resentful after being kicked out, and she's deliberately trying to sow discord and frame this old servant!"

Mrs. Jin looked at her coldly.

"Whether I'm framing you or not, I know what I'm doing! Qinghe, continue! Tell me everything you know. I'm here today, let's see who dares to lie!"

Having been a businesswoman for many years, Madam Jin's iron-fisted demeanor immediately intimidated Granny Zhou, who was about to throw a tantrum.

Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu fell completely silent, lying on the ground pretending to be dead.

Qinghe shrank her neck and glanced at Jin Shu.

At this moment, Jin Shu said calmly.

"Tell me everything you've seen and done. Everyone here is here to witness it. As long as you confess, I won't hold you accountable for what you did before. After you leave this mansion, I'll find you a good family to marry into."

Qinghe believed him.

It's impossible for her to stay in the manor any longer; she can accept getting married.

Now that things had come to this, she couldn't care less about anything else. She knelt on the ground and watched as Madam Jin recounted everything she had seen and experienced since she entered the mansion.

“Every servant or maid who entered the Begonia Garden was pulled into a room by Granny Zhou for a private talk.”

Those who listened to her could stay, while those who disobeyed were kicked out that very night under various pretexts.

Granny Zhou said that she was the true mistress of Haitang Garden, so her food and drink must not be inferior to those of the young lady.

Because I was obedient, she arranged for me to be the young lady's personal maid. So I knew that the bird's nest that the young lady ate every day was just the scraps that she picked out and cooked with white fungus and rice porridge.

All the real, large pieces of bird's nest ended up in the bellies of Granny Zhou and Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu!

That's not all. Every day, the small kitchen prepares food for the young lady, and much of it consists of dishes that Granny Zhou has left over. Taking advantage of the young lady's blindness, Granny Zhou tampers with the dishes without any restraint.

Of the five taels of silver allotted for food each day, it was considered a lot if ten taels were spent on the young lady! The rest of the money was all taken by Granny Zhou!

In addition, once a young lady receives a gift from the madam or master, I will keep the items she brings back in the cabinet for safekeeping.

She dared not touch the precious jewelry, but she sent me out of the manor to find a coppersmith to replace the gold with copper and the silver with iron. Anyway, the madam wouldn't care, and the young lady wouldn't see it.

As for the money she saved, she went even further, embezzling thirty taels out of the fifty taels monthly allowance!

besides……"

Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu stole Jin Shu's things and took them out of the mansion to give to prostitutes. Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu were cunning and embezzled money, causing the pavilion to leak constantly.

Whenever Miss noticed anything amiss, she would deliberately throw stones in her path, and after Miss fell, she would throw a tantrum and then complain to Madam Jin, making Madam Jin mistakenly believe that Miss was being unreasonable again.

As she listened to these tales, Madam Jin's eyes widened, her breathing grew heavier, her hands gripping her sleeves turned completely white, and she trembled so much that she could barely stand.

In the end, it wasn't Qinghe who finished speaking, but Granny Zhou who cried out that she was wronged, interrupting her.

Jin Shu intended to clean all of these things up completely, so she wouldn't leave them any way out.