"What right do you have to lock me up?"
Chi Ling'er has been locked up for more than ten days. The two old people have not shown their faces since they locked her up.
She didn't know how her daughter was doing, and she hadn't heard from Qingqing in the past few days.
Today, Chi Ling'er finally saw Old Madam Chi. She was so angry that her eyes turned red. She had worked like a slave for the Chi family for so many years, but she never expected that she would end up like this without any investigation.
And with her locked up, what will happen to the shop's business? Will it be handed over to that good-for-nothing Chi Hongcai?
Madam Chi walked in calmly, with Old Master Chi standing behind her. Neither of them looked well.
"Ling'er, over the years, have I ever mistreated you?"
Madam Chi spoke slowly, asking in a deep voice.
"Haven't you ever mistreated me? Then why did you lock me up?"
Chi Ling'er stared intently at her mother, her expression stubborn yet aggrieved: "I've worried and worked so hard for this family all these years, and in the end, all I get is to be locked up by you?"
Hearing this, Old Master Chi sneered: "Worrying and struggling? What was the shop like when your mother gave it to you?"
"You've been managing it for over ten years, what's the shop like now?"
Chi Ling'er lowered her head in shame, speechless when the topic of the shop came up.
Her abilities were limited, but she never slacked off.
Over the years, she has worked hard to build good relationships with people outside and expand her shop's business, but who could have imagined that she would suddenly encounter a disaster?
"But I have never slacked off."
Chi Ling'er felt even more aggrieved when she thought about everything she had sacrificed over the years.
"Never slacked off? Ling'er, I've told you more than once what's most important in the embroidery workshop?"
"It's technology, it's your technology. But over the years, has your technology improved?"
Hearing Madam Chi's words, Chi Ling'er said aggrievedly, "I know I'm not very talented. I've tried my best. You all know that no matter how hard I try, I can never become a top-notch embroiderer."
"You can't be, but someone in our family can!"
Old Madam Chi looked at her coldly and said, word by word, "When you were little, I told you that Qiao'er was extremely talented and that it was only a matter of time before she surpassed me in her future achievements."
Hearing this, Chi Ling'er broke down even more: "Mother, I am your daughter. I have been by your side all these years. I have done all the things you didn't want to do, and you still care about her!"
"I know I'm not as talented as my sister, but I've really tried my best!"
"Besides, it's me who has been sacrificing for the family all these years, not my sister! I know you've started to look down on me just because you found my sister!"
"I knew it! Why did you suddenly lock me up? It's not to make way for your youngest daughter's position, is it?"
With a loud "smack," a slap landed hard, making Chi Ling'er's vision go black.
She turned her face to the side, and when she turned her head back, there was a trace of blood at the corner of her mouth: "What? You're getting angry now that I hit the nail on the head?"
She raised her hand to wipe the blood from the corner of her mouth, and smiled bitterly: "I just don't understand, they're all your children, why should all the good things be given to her!"
Madam Chi was physically and mentally exhausted. She never expected that her eldest daughter's misunderstanding of them would be so deep.
"Is this how you see me? Ling'er, have I ever mistreated you or your daughter all these years?"
"Chi Ling'er, I don't know what you're thinking. You were so young when your sister disappeared. How could you be so vicious?"
"Qiao'er was only a little girl back then. She always stood by your side, calling you 'sister' over and over again. How could you bear to sell her to human traffickers?"
Chi Ling'er was stunned for a moment, not expecting that her mother actually knew about this.
She stared in disbelief in her mother's direction: "You..."
"You dare say you didn't do your sister's disappearance?"
"No, it wasn't me!"
After the initial shock, Chi Ling'er quickly calmed down.
Almost twenty years have passed since that day. Even if Yunniang remembers what happened back then, so what?
Does she have any evidence? No, if she dares to spread rumors, we can sue her for defamation.
"Qiao'er has already remembered what happened before."
Madam Chi stared intently at her eldest daughter, desperately trying to see even the slightest hint of guilt on her face.
Unfortunately, she underestimated Chi Ling'er.
“I know she’s your darling right now, and you believe whatever she says. But I really didn’t sell her.”
“I can go and confront her. If there is evidence, I am willing to go to jail.”
Chi Ling'er looked at Old Madam Chi with a firm expression. She was certain that no one could prove that she was the one who did it.
"Hehe, Ling'er, are you so sure that there were no flaws left in what happened back then?"
"Let's leave aside how Qiao'er disappeared back then, and talk about how your father and I were poisoned."
Hearing this, Chi Ling'er became even more nervous. She had poisoned the two old men, and that person had said that the poison was very deadly. Once it took effect, a person would die silently within a few days.
She didn't choose the kind that kills instantly, partly because she was afraid of being suspected.
Although she is now in charge of the Chi family, don't forget that the two old women still have a son.
Chi Ling'er didn't want to let someone else benefit from her if Chi Hongcai found something on her.
Unfortunately, plans can't keep up with changes. Despite all her calculations, she never expected that the two old men would still be alive.
Did they discover the poisoning beforehand? But didn't that person say there was no antidote for his poison?
It seems that I've been scammed.
Chi Ling'er wished she could strangle that person right now; there's no way to cheat someone like that.
She's going to be screwed over by that guy.
But thinking about these things now is useless; I need to figure out how to get through today's events first.
"Mother, what are you saying? I don't understand."
Hearing this, Old Madam Chi almost laughed out of anger.
If her eldest daughter had put this much effort into business, their Silk Pavilion would have become incredibly successful long ago.
"Oh, you mean the poison that your father and I got has nothing to do with you?"
Madam Chi raised an eyebrow, looking at her daughter with amusement.
"You've been poisoned? Are you alright? When did this happen? Where's the doctor? Call the doctor right away!"
Chi Ling'er shouted nervously. Seeing that she didn't seem to be faking it, Old Madam Chi's eyes darkened. It seemed that she had underestimated this daughter.
"Think it through carefully yourself!"
Knowing that she would never admit it even if she were beaten to death, Old Madam Chi couldn't be bothered to look at her eldest daughter's pretentious face anymore.
"Mom, are you alright? Quickly call the doctor, you must!"
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