I am wronged
"Miss Liu, please hurry up and catch up with me. The Prime Minister has been waiting for you for a long time. If you hurry up, he might get angry."
Qian Jue urged again, and he turned around to see that Liu Meishuang had fallen a little far behind.
Liu Meishuang's palms were covered in sweat. She hurriedly took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat off, and smiled flatteringly, "Guard Qian, do you know why the Prime Minister is looking for me?"
"I don't know. The Prime Minister didn't tell me. I was only responsible for bringing Miss Liu Xing over. When you see the Prime Minister, you should know why he wants to see you."
Qian Jue pretended to be ignorant. He could see that Liu Meishuang was afraid.
If he had known this earlier, why would he do this and provoke the Prime Minister to make a big fuss? He knew that this was a sign of impending trouble in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and Liu Meishuang was in trouble.
"Xuechen, why did you call me here?"
Liu Meishuang hurried into the main hall and saw Fu Xuechen's eagle-like sharp eyes with flames burning in them. She lowered her head and stammered for a long time before she uttered a word.
"Liu Meishuang, what good things have you done behind my back? Why don't you confess the truth?"
Fu Xuechen was furious and stood up, pointing at Liu Meishuang's nose.
The pair of sharp eyes made Liu Meishuang's back hair stand on end, and big beads of sweat rolled down her forehead. Fu Xuechen had never called her name so directly before, and this was the first time Liu Meishuang saw Fu Xuechen so angry.
"Xuechen, I didn't do anything. I was wronged. You have to believe me and don't listen to the instigation of those two outsiders."
Liu Mei's back was soaked with sweat. She denied loudly and defended herself, knowing that once the allegations were confirmed, Fu Xuemei would never let her off easily. She had not forgotten the purpose of her visit to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
She couldn't let this go to waste. She still dreamed of marrying Fu Xuechen and becoming the wife of the Prime Minister of the dynasty, so that she could hold her head high in front of all the noble ladies in the capital and make those girls from aristocratic families flatter her.
"Qian Jue, go call Yun Xiu over. I don't believe your personal maid doesn't know about the stupid things you did!"
Fu Xuechen didn't want to waste time talking to her, so he simply asked Qian Jue to bring Yunxiu. He clearly remembered that Yunxiu was the maid chosen by Liu Meishuang, who had taken a liking to her when she first came to the position of Prime Minister.
"Yes, Prime Minister."
Soon, Yunxiu was brought here by Qianjue.
"Yunxiu, tell me the truth, did Liu Meishuang go out of the house to find someone to harm Miss Su? If you don't confess the truth in front of me, I will send you to the prison and let the inmates torture you to extract a confession. But can you withstand the torture..."
Fu Xuechen's eyes were as cold as an icy pond, and his gaze was fixed on Yunxiu, as if it could penetrate her heart.
"Your servant... Your servant and I pay our respects to the Prime Minister. Please spare my life. I will tell you anything."
Yunxiu's body was shaking like a sieve, and she immediately surrendered and knelt down to beg for mercy.
Yunxiu had heard of that prison before. The torture methods used there were notoriously cruel. She was a weak woman. Not only would she go in upright, but she would also come out sideways. Her skin would be peeled off and even her hands and feet would be injured.
Although Qi Jinqian is disabled, his family background is there. A lean camel is bigger than a horse. As a lowly maid, she can hardly be a servant in any family, let alone get married.
Fu Xuechen's scrutinizing eyes swept over, and his questioning voice was like a slap in the face, "Did Liu Meishuang bribe someone to harm Miss Su?"
"To reply to the Prime Minister, it is indeed so. Miss Liu, having been rejected by the Prime Minister that night, became resentful of Miss Su and sent this servant out to bribe someone to discredit Miss Su, which I did."
Yunxiu knelt on the ground, not daring to look directly at the murderous look in Fu Xuechen's eyes. After all, she was also an accomplice, helping Liu Meishuang to harm Su Qingli. Now that Fu Xuechen was pursuing the matter, she could not escape.
Fu Xuechen asked back, "Liu Meishuang, do you have anything else to say?"
Liu Meishuang brought up the relationship between them, trying to divert her attention and buy herself some time. "Xuechen, you and I have known each other since we were young. Do you believe I would be this kind of person?"
"It's true that I know you, but people change. We've been apart for seven or eight years. How can I know if you've become more vicious?"
Fu Xuechen deliberately emphasized the pronunciation of the last five words. The evidence was right in front of him, but Liu Meishuang was still quibbling.
"Xuechen, Yunxiu lied. How could I possibly harm Miss Su? She has already left the Prime Minister's Mansion. Even if she were still there, I would never harm her. You must not trust this maid's words."
Liu Meishuang burst into tears. She planned to put all the blame on Yunxiu and make Yunxiu her scapegoat.
"Miss Liu, how could you do this? I have served you for some time, and now you are turning your back on me and treating me like an abandoned child?" Yunxiu was disheartened upon hearing this.
She didn't expect that Liu Meishuang was so cruel. In order to protect herself, she pushed her out as a scapegoat. She regretted choosing Liu Meishuang as her master.
She thought Liu Meishuang was a potential stock and was more likely to become the future mistress of the Prime Minister's Mansion than Su Qingli. It was not until the end that she suddenly realized that a master with corrupt character like Liu Meishuang was a taboo.
Besides, the Prime Minister himself is in charge of the Prime Minister's Mansion. If Liu Meishuang acts like a troublemaker, she is digging her own grave!
"Yunxiu, you are responsible for your own actions. Why are you trying to blame me? I treat you well on a daily basis. Tell me, who bribed you to drag me down with you?"
Liu Meishuang pretended to be calm. Her belief that she had to stay in the Prime Minister's Mansion and be Fu Xuechen's legal wife drove her to smear others without hesitation. Only by putting the blame on Yunxiu could she continue to stay with Fu Xuechen.
Fu Xuechen frowned in annoyance. He was tired of this dog-eat-dog scene and didn't want to watch Liu Meishuang continue her performance.
"Qian Jue, go and bring Qing Zhu here quickly. She is Miss Su's personal maid. Let her tell us about this master-servant couple."
Qian Jue responded and immediately brought Qingzhu, who was working, to the main hall for confrontation.
"Master Prime Minister, when my young lady was in the Prime Minister's residence, Miss Liu tried to harm her many times. I beg you to uphold justice for my young lady. These hands of mine are the evidence. Ever since you divorced my young lady, Yunxiu and Miss Liu, the master and servant, have taken turns torturing me. They hate my young lady so much!"
Qingzhu stretched out a pair of hands covered with blisters and raised them high. Some of these blisters were red with blood, looking very scary, as if someone had tortured them.
Qian Jue walked in and took a closer look. The slender hands were covered with blisters, which was shocking. "Master Prime Minister, Qingzhu's hands are indeed the result of torture."
"Every word I said is true. I hope the Prime Minister can understand it."
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