"Smack!"
Suddenly, a slap landed on the maid's face; it was Mu Rou'er.
"You audacious Zhu'er, still slandering the mistress of the house! Guards! Drag her away and beat her to death!"
Mu Rou'er's face was full of malice at this moment. She stared at Zhu'er, her eyes flashing with cold light.
She originally thought she could bring down the Chu family in one fell swoop, but she never expected things to turn out this way.
Now, she can only push Zhu'er out as a scapegoat to save herself.
"Auntie, Auntie, save me! I really didn't lie! Please, Auntie, save me!"
When Zhu'er saw Mu Rou'er's sinister expression, a wave of despair washed over her.
She kept begging Mu Rou'er for mercy, hoping she could save her life.
However, Mu Rou'er only gave her a cold look before turning her head away.
As soon as Mu Rou'er finished speaking, two guards suddenly appeared and dragged Zhu'er away.
These two bodyguards were sent by Consort Jin to protect Mu Rou'er, and they only obeyed Mu Rou'er's orders.
Upon seeing this, Zhu'er cried even more miserably.
She knew she was doomed...
"Hehehe... Drag her away and beat her to death? Mu Rou'er, have you forgotten your place? You think you can just drag her away and beat her to death like that? Are you trying to hide something by being so eager to deal with your personal maid?"
Sheng Lingtian stood in front of Zhu'er, preventing her from being taken away.
He looked at Mu Rou'er and questioned her coldly, his gaze sweeping over her like a sharp blade.
Mu Rou'er felt a chill run through her body as he stared at her intently.
Is Sheng Lingtian trying to get evidence to take action against her?
Sheng Lingtian actually dared to touch that woman for her sake?
"General, I know you're upset that my sister was wronged, but you can't blame me for this! I was just deceived by that lowly maid! Everyone saw it; it was Zhu'er who said she saw it..."
As she spoke, Mu Rou'er even shed a few fake tears, putting on a pitiful appearance.
"Shut up... Mu Rou'er, do you really think this general is stupid?"
Sheng Lingtian felt even more disgusted by Mu Rou'er's hypocritical performance. He interrupted her, snorted coldly, and said:
"Mu Rou'er! Stop pretending! Do you think I don't know what you're up to? You just want to use this opportunity to frame the Chu family and then take their place!"
But I never expected you to resort to such despicable means! My Sheng family can never tolerate a woman with such a vicious heart like you!
As he spoke, Sheng Lingtian was about to take the opportunity to kick Mu Rou'er out of the house.
He had long disliked Mu Rou'er, but since she was the biological daughter of Consort Jin, he had to give Consort Jin some face.
But now, the officials outside are eyeing him covetously, the emperor also has some complaints about his favoritism towards his concubines over his wife, and the old general Chu's former subordinates and the border soldiers all call him an ingrate.
All of this was detrimental to his control of the Chu family army. He thought that perhaps this was an opportunity for him to get rid of Mu Rou'er and avoid being held accountable by Consort Jin...
Most importantly, once Mu Rou'er leaves, he and Chu Lan might be able to go back to how things were before.
"Guards... throw Concubine Mu out of the General's Mansion..."
As soon as Sheng Lingtian finished speaking, a guard from the manor stepped forward...
"Sheng Lingtian, you really dare to touch me? Sheng..."
Mu Rou'er was being dragged away by the guards. She was shocked that Sheng Lingtian would actually dare to touch her for Chu Lan's sake.
The guests watching were stunned. Who was this Aunt Mu?
She was just a concubine, and she could only survive by relying on a man's favor. Now that she had made such a big mistake, it was already a mercy from Sheng Lingtian to kick her out.
She was even questioning General Sheng about how dare he do that.
no!
Let's just say, what reason does General Sheng have not to dare?
They felt there was even more to come hidden in this big melon!
This trip to the General's Mansion was worthwhile...
As everyone craned their necks to watch the spectacle, a dignified voice came from behind the crowd.
"Ling Tian, what are you trying to do? Rou'er is still your concubine, how can you treat her so lightly?"
Everyone turned around and saw Old Master Sheng, leaning on his cane, slowly walking in from the main gate of the East Garden.
His gaze was sharp as he stared at Sheng Lingtian, a hint of displeasure on his face.
Although Sheng Lingtian was displeased to see his own father intervene, he dared not disobey.
He could only suppress his anger and respectfully replied, "Father, she sent her maid to frame my wife. Shouldn't I expel her from the manor?"
"You say Aunt Mu did all this, but do you have any evidence?"
"Old Master Sheng asked in a deep voice."
Sheng Lingtian frowned upon hearing this. He had no evidence. But it was clear who had done it; did he still need evidence?
"No!"
Sheng Lingtian replied irritably.
"How can you convict Aunt Mu without any evidence? You're really confused! She... after all, gave you two excellent children. You want to kick Aunt Mu out of the house without any evidence? What will your children think of you?"
Old Master Sheng did not plead for Chu Shi for the sake of Sheng Ye and Sheng Moshi; he did it for the future of the Sheng family.
Yes, this incident could indeed be used as an opportunity to divorce Aunt Mu, but what would be the consequences?
Using the former subordinates of the Chu family army and the emperor as an excuse would indeed leave Consort Jin with no grounds for criticism.
But would Consort Jin be happy? Regardless of whether Prince Rui succeeds or not, as long as Mu Rou'er is driven out of the Sheng family, Consort Jin will not let the Sheng family have an easy time in the end.
Moreover, why did Consort Jin choose Sheng Lingtian and help him climb to this position? It was all because of Mu Rou'er.
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