This pearl is like it's gone mad.
No one had to restrain her or beat her, so she just started singing and talking to herself.
This made Madam Wu feel nervous.
Madam Wu called to her two daughters-in-law, "Quickly, listen to what she's saying! Where is Lord Wu? Where did Lord Wu go today? Such a terrible thing has happened at home! Quickly, send someone to invite Lord Wu back!"
When Pearl heard that they were going to invite Sun Ce back, she laughed even harder.
It's like being on drugs.
"To tell the Grand Madam and the other ladies the truth: what happened today was a stroke of luck for Young Master Shao and Madam Gu. Alas!"
Okay, Pearl stopped talking at this point.
This made Xu very anxious.
Xu went up to her personally, and having some martial arts skills, she slapped Pearl across the face, instantly breaking her skin.
"If you say another word or pause, I'll tear your mouth apart! Even if you have Madam Qiao behind you, or even if you have Cao Cao or Emperor Cao Cao behind you, if you do something bad, I'll still skin you alive."
The Xu family is so domineering.
No wonder she was able to control Sun Yi.
Pearl being slapped is much more normal.
"Madam Xu, please don't be anxious! Madam, Madam Xie, ladies, please don't be anxious! I, Pearl, am just a lowly maid. What I do is all done under someone else's orders, isn't it?"
Okay, she just got slapped, so tell her not to say half-hearted things.
Pearl paused again.
Xu raised her hand to slap her again.
Madam Wu was furious. She pointed at Qiao Jingjing and said, "You come here! You've been watching the show all day. How could you be left out of this? Come here! Kneel down."
Qiao Jingjing came over.
I didn't kneel.
At this point, Pearl turned the conversation towards Qiao Jingjing.
"Madam, you can't let Pearl take the blame for what you've done, can you? The Grand Madam and all the ladies are here today, wouldn't it be better if you explained things clearly together? You asked me to go to the water's edge! You said that someone would push Young Master Shao and Madam Gu into the water, and you asked me to keep an eye on them and make sure no one rescued them!"
Madam, Pearl would never do such a heinous thing!
Even if you are favored by Lord Wu, this is a matter of life and death, so please don't blame me.
You want to harm Young Master Shao, to make him relocate your future child's place? Pearl would never do such a thing!
Pearl laughed heartily for a while, then made up a story.
The ladies of the inner quarters especially loved to hear such stories.
They are also particularly willing to believe it.
It has a nose and eyes, but many loopholes.
However, Madam Wu couldn't interfere.
Doesn't that make sense?
Her eldest daughter-in-law, Hou Gu Shi, was pushed into the water by a nimble man. Her maid, Zi Mi, was also knocked unconscious. Her wet nurse and A Shao were also pushed into the water. The wet nurse was so frightened that her teeth were chattering and she couldn't speak. Now even Da Qiao's maid has jumped out to testify.
If Da Qiao didn't do this, then who else could it be?
Madam Wu detested this kind of infighting within the household.
They disregarded the family's reputation and its fate.
"I'll make you kneel down!"
Madam Wu scolded Qiao Jingjing:
"After committing such a mistake, how dare you stand here and talk to me?"
If Bo Fu comes back, will you have the face to face him? Bo Fu doted on you, loved you, and trusted you so much. For so many years, he thought about how hard you were living in Lujiang and insisted on marrying you, but you killed his only son.
Da Qiao, I was so wrong to trust you!
I've never liked you! But unfortunately, my son does.
There's no way to win! I can't argue with him.
I was fooled again by your docile act the other day! I never imagined you had such a vicious heart!
Fortunately, Ah Shao and Madam Gu are both alright today. If anything had happened to them, how would I punish you? Could you atone for your own life?
Come on!
"What are you two sisters-in-law afraid of her for? Bring her over here."
Before Xie and Xu could come over and drag her away, Qiao Jingjing took a step ahead.
She walked up to Madam Wu and kowtowed deeply.
Then he stood up on his own.
"Madam, please calm down! There are still many doubts about this matter. Madam, could you please listen to Da Qiao's words and give Da Qiao a chance to prove her innocence?"
Madam Wu still had an angry expression on her face.
"This isn't someone from your room? She's already come out and said so, what excuses do you have?"
Qiao Jingjing laughed.
"Speaking of whose house is this Pearl? I think that everyone in the whole mansion, from the Grand Madam to Madam Gu, and then to the Second and Third Sisters-in-law, probably knows more about this Pearl than I do."
She's not mine!
She had previously served the former Madam Gu.
After the former Madam Gu passed away, the latter Madam Gu arrived. She served the latter Madam Gu for half a month, after which the latter Madam Gu placed the pearl in my room.
"Madam, Second Sister-in-law, Third Sister-in-law, if you were to have a servant do a very meticulous task for you, one that would result in punishment if discovered, and I currently only have Pearl and Jade Plum by my side, should I send Pearl or Jade Plum?"
How could we possibly send Pearl?
They're not fully grown yet.
Mrs. Xu said, "What Sister-in-law Qiao said makes sense."
Qiao Jingjing added, "Today I was in my room, engrossed in working on agricultural manuscripts. Lord Wu said that spring is coming and it needs to be expedited. A Xiang came to visit me, but I didn't keep her."
Ah Xiang went to see Madam Gu again. Madam Gu took Ah Shao and Ah Xiang to play by the pond.
"Madam, I've been busy completing the tasks assigned by Lord Wu; how could I possibly have the energy to find out where they went?"
Even Xie had doubts.
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