After the guards dragged the wailing second concubine out, all was quiet, and no one responded for a long time.

The scene took a sudden and unexpected turn; the reversal was too rapid for them to react to.

As for that man, General Xie directly ordered him to be escorted to the Prefect of the Capital.

The Vice Minister, of course, didn't linger any longer and grabbed his wife, fleeing the General's Mansion as if they were escaping.

"Lingqin, I'm sorry you had to suffer today. If you hadn't had doubts about this beforehand and told me, I would have had people investigate beforehand, and I'm afraid..."

General Xie then looked at Xie Lingqin with a hint of shame on his face. His words made everyone understand the whole story.

"It's alright, Father. I only overheard it by chance when I left the manor last night. Although I couldn't hear the whole thing, I never imagined that they would even bring up barbarians in order to frame me and my maid."

It turns out that Xie Lingqin had anticipated all of this and had told General Xie in advance. No wonder... In other words, the scene before was just a self-directed and self-acted performance by the second concubine and her accomplices.

"What does the general mean?" The wise king was still not quite clear.

“Alas, Your Highness, Marquis Zhongyong, and all of you, I’ve made a fool of myself in front of you. The other day, something happened in the manor that’s hard to explain now. So, last night, Lingqin came to my study and said she felt uneasy because when she went out with her maid, she accidentally saw the wife of the Minister and the wife of the Vice Minister and overheard their conversation, so…” General Xie sighed.

Everyone was then relieved; so the poisoned wine was actually made by the second concubine herself…

The infighting among these high-ranking families is commonplace, and it's an open secret.

Beside her, Tridacna was clearly still in the dark, looking at Xie Lingqin, "So, Miss, the red mole on your wrist..."

Xie Ling gestured for her to relax before saying, "Perhaps it was seen by Second Aunt or someone else by accident, so let's use this incident as an excuse."

Upon hearing this, the giant clam's eyelashes trembled slightly, and it finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Xie Lingyu's face was deathly pale.

General Xie simply looked at her without blaming her, but for her mother to be driven out like this was a slap in the face, and how would others view her in the future?

If I had known better, I wouldn't have used the term "barbarian" to make things difficult.

At first, I thought this would put Xie Lingqin to death, but now...

It was precisely because barbarians were involved that my father was so ruthless.

No, this won't do. I can't let Xie Lingqin get away with this.

Absolutely not.

She still has a backrest. Yes, Xie Lingqin, don't be so smug.

Meanwhile, Li Junru clenched his fists in shock. He had initially thought Xie Lingqin was doomed, but it seemed...

...

Meanwhile, on the long street, a carriage was traveling along the road leading to the General's Mansion.

"Young master, we're running out of time. Let's take a shortcut, though it's a bit out of the way."

"Do as you say, otherwise, Father will surely scold me again."

"yes."

The coachman pulled the carriage around and turned onto a very dark and secluded path.

"Whoa." They hadn't gone far when the coachman suddenly pulled the carriage to a stop.

"What's wrong?" The boy inside the car was clearly displeased.

"Young master, someone is here."

"Young master, young master... you must stand up for me, you must stand up for me..."

With a chorus of voices, the curtain was lifted, and the young master alighted from the carriage. He frowned upon seeing the girl kneeling before the carriage, then looked on in surprise, "Miao Qiao?"

"Waaah, young master, it's me!"

"What happened to you?"

Miao Qiao's face was swollen and red, and her whole body was injured. She was no longer the beautiful girl she used to be; she was extremely disheveled and in a sorry state.

"Waaah... Young Master... I'm done..." As soon as Xie Danling asked this question, Miao Qiao's tears immediately fell like pearls from a broken string.

"Tell me, who injured you so badly? I'll avenge you."

"Young master, it's...it's the young lady..."

"Young Miss? Xie Lingqin?"

"She...she not only tricked Second Concubine into losing her position as a concubine, but also made me lose my virginity and forced me into the Ministry of Works' mansion. But Young Master Xu...has been tormenting me, and the maids are not kind to me either, sob sob sob..."

"Xie Lingqin, you even went after Miaoqiao, you..." Xie Danling frowned, her hands clenched tightly. Looking at Miaoqiao, who was covered in injuries, she felt a pang of pity. She immediately ordered her men to lift Miaoqiao onto the carriage.

"No, no, no... Young Master, leaving like this will cause you trouble. This servant must return to the Minister's residence." Miao Qiao said, struggling to get up and heading forward.

Xie Danling stared, gritting her teeth. "Xie Lingqin, you're truly wicked to the core." Then, Xie Danling shouted, "Hurry up and return to the manor!"

"Yes, young master."

Meanwhile, in the shadows, Miao Qiao, who had already gone far away, timidly poked her head out. Only after the carriage had disappeared from sight did she look at the person beside her with a mixture of fear and anticipation. "My lord, I have done as you said. Now, can you help me get revenge? Can you let me become Young Master Xu's wife?"

In the darkness, a dark figure was shrouded in a huge black cloak.

"Okay," the man said with a smile, as he raised his hand and quickly and accurately grabbed Miao Qiao's neck.

Miao Qiao opened her eyes wide in disbelief, trying to struggle, but fate did not give her a chance.

With a crack, Miaoqiao's body fell to the ground.

"Want to be the legal wife? You can still do it even if you go to hell." The man smiled sinisterly, then lowered his head, grabbed Miaoqiao's foot, and dragged her away.

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