Some skin was red as if burned by flames, with scabs that were about to heal but were still conspicuous.
This scene left everyone present deeply moved.
Qiaozhen cried uncontrollably.
“Madam, besides forcing me, the Fourth Young Master also likes to whip me and drip candlelight on me. If I resist, he will bite me hard.”
“I have been serving him and I am covered in bruises. I have begged him to give me a few days to rest, but he refuses.”
“Today, when I brought tea into the room, he came up with a new idea: to tie me up with a rope and whip me. I was so scared that I ran away, and that's why… I couldn't think straight.”
After she finished speaking, Qiaoxiu trembled all over, as if she had fallen into an endless abyss from which she could not extricate herself.
The room fell silent for a moment.
Ye Lanyin had expected Lin Shiming to make things difficult for the maid, but she never imagined he would be so perverted.
She frowned, about to speak.
"I think this lowly maid is good at framing people. Shiming is only ten years old, how could he do such a thing?"
"It was clearly you, maid, who tried to frame Shiming!"
After the old lady finished speaking, she angrily shook her cane, "It must be because you're unhappy with your status as a maid!"
Ye Lanyin interrupted her.
“Mother, would a maid risk her life to frame Shi’an? If someone hadn’t reported back to the maid’s quarters, Qiaoxiu would probably be dead by now.”
"Isn't this the end of the problem?"
For a moment, the old lady didn't know how to answer her.
No matter what, Lin Shiming is her grandson, and she can't let him bear such a bad reputation.
"Lanyin, this is such a small matter, is it really necessary to make it known to everyone?"
“Shiming is so young, how could he use such methods? She must have done it on purpose.”
Seeing the unreasonable old lady, Ye Lanyin turned her head to the Marquis of Zhenbei.
"As a man, Your Excellency should understand your perspective."
The Marquis of Zhenbei clenched his fists. He knew that Ye Lanyin would not let this go so easily. Over the years, she had managed the Marquis's mansion in an orderly manner, and there had never been any infighting among the maids or any suicides.
Even if I disagree today, she will continue to investigate, and things will probably get even worse then.
He took a deep breath, his voice filled with anger.
"Bring Lin Shiming here, and I will certainly take care of this matter for you."
"But Qiaoxiu, you are still a maid in our Marquis's mansion. The Fourth Young Master may be immature, but you are sensible. Do you understand?"
Qiaoxiu shrank back, not daring to speak.
[Mother, in our past life, when Aunt Huaxin was forced to marry Father, Lin Shiming secretly humiliated her.]
[Aunt Huaxin discovered she was pregnant. Fearing it would put you in a difficult position, she personally disemboweled herself. In the end, Aunt Huaxin bit off her tongue and committed suicide.]
[Waaaaah, Aunt Huaxin is so pitiful.]
Ye Lanyin felt a sharp pain in her chest, as if a hand was tightly gripping her neck, making it hard for her to breathe.
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