She suddenly looked up: "I...I failed to dissuade my sister, it's my fault!"
The old lady narrowed her eyes, her cold gaze piercing Tianyun: "I knew you were a troublemaker."
"You're twisting the truth!" Lingqi exclaimed angrily, pointing at her.
"Cousin, are you... saying something that will lead to my being drowned in a pig cage?" Tears streamed down Tianyun's face as she sobbed, "There were so many onlookers at the teahouse that day. It wouldn't be difficult to find witnesses. Are you really going to stick to this story, cousin?"
With everyone in the teahouse watching, she had no way to lie.
These words contained a hidden warning, and Shangguan Jingyi felt so guilty that his hands trembled. After a quick thought, he dared not make any more false accusations.
Both sides have their own version of events, and it's clear to anyone with eyes that whoever shows weakness first will have their argument fall apart.
The youngest daughter cried uncontrollably. Shangguan Ming felt heartbroken. Ignoring his mother's dark face, he said sternly, "Jingyi is my second brother's daughter. I can't scold her too much. It would be better to send her back to Wei County to be disciplined by my second brother."
Keeping her in the house would have been a simple matter of adding another pair of chopsticks. But since she has impure thoughts, has caused the youngest daughter so much distress, and has damaged the youngest daughter's reputation outside, then let her go.
Shangguan Jingyi pinched her palm until it turned blue, her heart filled with fear. She rushed out and knelt at Shangguan Ming's feet, tears streaming down her face, and said, "I was wrong, Uncle, please don't send me back, Jingyi really knows she was wrong!"
Sending her back to Yu County is her Achilles' heel.
If she were truly sent back to Wei County, it would be impossible for her to climb back to the capital. The rest of her life would only be spent as a concubine to those filthy pig butchers, hastily ending her remaining days.
No, absolutely not!
Such a bleak life, with an end she could see at a glance, what was the point of her living?!
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