Chapter 503 The one who's got your backing has arrived?
Inside the room, a maid and a servant boy lay on the ground, both with bloodied heads, their fate unknown.
The third young lady of the Jiang family was bound hand and foot, sitting crookedly on the ground, staring at the crowd at the door with eyes full of terror.
Meanwhile, Madam Qinghe, Qiao Qinghe, stood inside the room, looking down at Jiang Yingluo.
Not far away, the Sixth Princess, Li Jingyue, was watching the show with great interest.
There was also a Lady Enping sitting on the other side, leaning against A Shuang, looking completely exhausted.
"Murder! Help! Murder!"
Someone shouted from the crowd, and then chaos erupted at the entrance.
However, the crowd was stopped by Qiao Qinghe's sharp shout.
"Shut up!"
Qiao Qinghe stood inside the room, her cold gaze sweeping over the crowd at the door. "The Sixth Princess and I are still here, what are you yelling about?"
Everyone seemed to only then realize Li Jingyue's presence, and they all fell silent.
Qiao Qinghe whispered to Li Jingyue for help: "Please trouble the Sixth Princess to arrange for people to guard the entrance of the courtyard. No one is allowed to enter or leave until the matter is resolved."
Li Jingyue nodded and quickly instructed the maids guarding the gate to stand guard at the entrance.
"Yingluo! My daughter!"
As if just recovering from her shock, Madam Qian rushed into the house, ran to Jiang Yingluo's side, knelt down, and hugged her tightly, saying with heartache, "How much suffering you've endured! My child!"
As he spoke, he began to pull at the ropes binding Jiang Yingluo's hands and feet.
But Ah Qin had tied the ropes in tight knots to avoid any accidents. Xiao Qian tried to untie them for a long time but couldn't, and instead, she pulled on Jiang Yingluo's clothes, causing her pain.
"Mom, you're hurting me!"
Madam Qian was instantly enraged and yelled at the maids outside the door, "Are you all blind? Don't you know how to get a pair of scissors?"
The maids, squeezed to the outside, stared blankly at the ladies blocking their way. They had no idea what was happening inside, and they dared not push their way through the noble ladies. Naturally, they dared not ask the noble ladies to make way for them.
So, everyone could only pretend they hadn't heard anything.
Madam Qian didn't really want the maid to come in; she just wanted an excuse to vent her anger.
Qiao Qinghe winked at Aqin.
With a gloomy face, Aqin went up and tore off Jiang Yingluo's rope.
Jiang Yingluo was startled when she saw Aqin approaching and instinctively shrank back.
Seeing her terrified expression, Xiao Qianshi, who had been holding back her anger for a long time, finally couldn't suppress it anymore and completely exploded.
As she helped her daughter up from the ground, she turned and glared angrily at Qiao Qinghe, demanding sharply, "Madam Qiao, what heinous thing has my girl done to deserve this?"
"I'm not dead yet! Yingluo did something wrong, so you had someone inform me. How could I not give you an explanation?"
"Do I need you to stay in my house and discipline my daughter for me?"
"To put it another way, it's fine if you want to teach her a lesson. But you're so old, you've seen more of life than she has. Even if she's done something really wrong, you should be more forgiving."
"How could they beat and kill her maids and servants, and then bind her hands and feet like a prisoner?"
"Do you even respect the Jiang family and the other distinguished guests present?"
After Ms. Qian finished speaking, she immediately received unanimous agreement from those around her.
"Mrs. Jiang is right. When children make mistakes, their parents or elders should be notified to handle the situation. Why did Mrs. Qiao take matters into her own hands and punish the child without saying a word?"
“That’s right, this is the Jiang residence. It’s really inappropriate to punish someone without informing the host after something happened.”
"Oh dear, wasn't Madam Qiao a bit too ruthless? I wonder if those two lying on the ground are still alive?"
...The crowd was buzzing with discussion.
Qiao Qinghe remained calm and composed, her gaze sweeping lightly over the crowd, over Min Pan'er, and over Jiang Yingluo, who was being protected in Xiao Qian's arms.
The moment Jiang Yingluo received Qiao Qinghe's gaze, she straightened her back and instinctively gripped Xiao Qian's clothes tightly.
Madam Qian couldn't help but feel heartbroken again. With tears in her eyes, she comforted her, "Don't be afraid, Mother is here. There are so many important people here. They can't hurt you anymore."
"Tell your mother if you have any grievances. Your mother will seek justice for you."
Madam Qian paused, then added, "Mother can't do it, but there are so many important people around. They will also seek justice for you."
After speaking, he looked at the crowd at the door with a wronged yet earnest expression.
The ladies at the door nodded in agreement. "Yes, Jiang family girl, just tell us what's wronged you. We'll stand up for you."
Hehe, it's impossible to make a decision. Who would dare to go against this guy?
However, it's still okay to listen to gossip and watch plays.
The scene before us clearly tells a story.
Although Qiao was unreasonable, he was not the type to start trouble.
There must have been a reason why she was so angry and took such drastic measures.
So, what exactly is this "cause"?
Everyone waited curiously for Jiang Yingluo to tell them about her grievances.
Jiang Yingluo glanced at the crowd at the door, shrank her neck, lowered her head, and desperately clung to Xiao Qianshi's clothes.
Her voice trembled as she whispered, "Mother, please don't say anymore. I'm fine, it's all my fault. I did something wrong, it has nothing to do with Old Madam Qiao."
Upon hearing this, Madam Qian was stunned. After a moment, her anger flared up again, and she turned to glare angrily at Qiao Qinghe, "Madam Qiao, what exactly did my daughter do to make her so afraid of you?"
In the past, Jiang Yingluo would complain to her if anyone wronged her, unless she was willing or it was just an act.
But now, she has witnessed her being wronged, yet she remains silent and won't let her ask about it.
That's absolutely outrageous!
If she hadn't been terrified, she wouldn't have been surnamed Qian!
Qiao Qinghe glanced at Jiang Yingluo, who subconsciously shrank back when she noticed her gaze.
"Heh, she's quite clever."
Qiao Qinghe chuckled and asked Xiao Qianshi, "Mrs. Jiang, do you really want to know what happened in this house?"
Before Xiao Qian could answer, Jiang Yingluo grabbed Xiao Qian's clothes again, tugged hard, and shook her head frantically, signaling her not to ask.
Then Mrs. Qian realized something. Could it be that revealing what happened inside would be even more detrimental to her daughter?
Otherwise, given his daughter's personality, why would he repeatedly stop her?
Just as Xiao Qian was hesitating, Min Pan'er suddenly asked, "Why is there a man lying in Third Sister's room?"
His voice was clear and bright, but his tone was full of shock and astonishment.
In an instant, everyone inside and outside the house, including the parties involved and the spectators, fell silent.
Anyone with eyes could see from the beginning that a servant was lying in the room, his life hanging in the balance.
However, everyone tacitly ignored this fact.
But Min Pan'er deliberately revealed the truth, forcing Jiang Yingluo to give everyone an explanation.
As a result, Min Pan'er was completely put on hold.
Xiao Qian's persistent questioning, the audience's spectator mentality, and Min Pan'er's probing question...
Jiang Yingluo had no way out.
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