Chapter 313: Death to Show One’s Will
"…What is my husband talking about? I…fell into a well? Hiss…"
"Don't you remember?" Minister Cao was also stunned, and was very scared. "When I rushed back, you were already at the bottom of the well! If Master Qingyun hadn't found you in time, I'm afraid... Oh! I can't even imagine the consequences!"
"Master Qingyun?" Madam Cao's eyes fell on Yun Qingqing, her expression slightly changed, "Could this be the Master of Tianming Pavilion, Master Qingyun?"
Yun Qingqing nodded slightly.
Mrs. Cao's expression suddenly lit up with joy. She sat up immediately, grabbed Yun Qingqing's hand and said eagerly:
"Finally I have the chance to meet you! I am Shen Shiqin, a little girl who has admired you for a long time. I didn't expect that you would be saved by me today. It's really... it's a great fate!"
Yun Qingqing: “…”
Minister Cao was directly pushed aside by his wife, and he coughed and laughed dryly:
"Master, my wife has been in awe of you ever since she heard about your deeds. It was she who suggested that we go and seek advice from the Tianming Pavilion."
"Hey, let's not talk about this for now!" Shen Shiqin pulled him, "Why don't you quickly ask the servants to prepare water and clothes so that a lot of people can change clothes and take a bath! You are so negligent!"
Minister Cao then realized that he had been busy taking care of his wife. Master Qingyun was still wet all over, so he quickly called for his servants to prepare things.
"No need to bother."
Yun Qingqing raised her hand and cast a cleansing spell, and her whole body immediately became refreshed, which made the Cao couple's eyes light up.
He is worthy of being the legendary Master Qingyun!
The two looked at each other and thought that it seemed that what they wanted was finally possible!
Yun Qingqing looked at Shen Shiqin with a serious expression:
"Put aside the other things for now and think carefully. What was the last thing you remembered before you passed out?"
Shen Shiqin obeyed her orders at this time, and immediately recalled carefully and said:
"It seems... there's nothing special about it, it's just..."
Her words were suddenly interrupted.
"Madam! Madam, what's wrong with you?"
A maid suddenly ran in at the door, her face full of anxiety and worry.
The maid rushed to the bed as soon as she entered the room. She paused when she saw Shen Shiqin sitting up. Then she rushed over, crying and laughing, and pulled her to look left and right.
"I'm glad you're okay! When I walked in, I heard them say that you fell into a well. I was so scared! What on earth happened? You were sleeping soundly before I went out to buy groceries. How could you have fallen into a well?"
Hearing the maid say this, Minister Cao's face became serious and he asked in a deep voice:
"Baozhu, are you telling the truth? Was there anything unusual happening to your wife before you left?"
"Yes, sir." Baozhu nodded.
Shen Shiqin rubbed her temples and nodded:
"Yes, I remember now. In the afternoon, I had some sweet soup as usual. Then I felt a little sleepy and fell asleep. When I woke up, it was now..."
"Could it be that someone broke into our home and committed a crime when we were not paying attention?" Minister Cao said in shock, "Master, you must help us find the criminal. If we let him go unpunished, my family will never live in peace again!"
Yun Qingqing shook her head.
"It wasn't an outsider who committed the crime. When I rescued her at the well, I noticed that she had been drugged. Now I know clearly that the drug was put in the sweet soup."
She looked at the maid named Baozhu with a sharp gaze.
Baozhu's face changed and she immediately cried out that it was unfair!
"Who are you? I have never met you before, why are you framing me so viciously?"
"Master, Madam! Absolutely not! How could I possibly harm you! You can't just listen to her one-sided words! You know best what kind of person Baozhu is!"
Shen Shiqin was so shocked by this sudden situation that she was speechless for a moment. She looked at Yun Qingqing's cold face, then looked at the personal maid who was trying to explain herself, and said hesitantly:
"Master, Baozhu has been with me for several years. He has always been diligent and capable, and has never made any mistakes. Is it possible that... there is some misunderstanding?"
"There is no misunderstanding." Yun Qingqing said mercilessly.
"You, a maid, have fair skin, a deep philtrum, a round and thick chin, red ears and a white face. You have high eyebrows and lustful intentions, and your eyebrows are full of complicated lines. You have a face that is good at using sex to achieve your ambitions."
"It's true that she's hardworking and capable, but it's also true that she's trying to harm you."
As she spoke, Yun Qingqing pinched her fingers a few times, turned her gaze towards Minister Cao who was lost in thought, and said calmly:
"I think you should understand whether what I said is right or not. This maid offered herself to you half a month ago, right?"
As soon as the words came out, Baozhu's face turned pale.
Minister Cao almost choked on his own saliva, and hurriedly looked at his wife and explained:
"Ahem... Ah Qin, please don't misunderstand me. I rejected her on the spot and ordered her to be sold out if she does this again! I have never done anything to let you down!"
"Really?" Shen Shiqin's fans looked at him carefully.
"It couldn't be more true!" Minister Cao wanted to swear to the heavens.
But Chen Shiqin no longer looked at him, but turned to look at Yun Qingqing. When she saw her nod, she immediately stopped doubting her husband and began to examine Baozhu.
Baozhu knelt down on the ground and threw herself at her feet, saying with tears in her eyes:
"Madam, please don't misunderstand me. I just saw that the master was worried because he had been married for many years without an heir. I was worried that the master would take in a concubine and neglect you, so I came up with this desperate plan!"
"I have always thought that if I could get pregnant with your child, I would bring him to your knees and raise him. I would just serve you wholeheartedly as I did before and that would be enough!"
"I shouldn't have kept this from you, but Madam has always been as close to Baozhu as a sister. I was worried that you felt that Baozhu was wronged, so I thought of explaining it to you after the matter was settled... Madam, I really have no second thoughts about you! It is even more impossible for me to harm you!"
Minister Cao was stunned when he heard the maid's crying, and then his expression softened a little.
"Does this girl have such thoughts? Madam, although I will never betray you, what Baozhu did is..."
Shen Shiqin glared back at him.
She turned to Yun Qingqing and said:
"Master Qingyun, what do you say? I only believe your words now!"
Yun Qingqing said calmly:
"As for offering herself to the master of the house, it's obviously fake if she just says it with her mouth."
"Otherwise, she wouldn't have used the drugged sweet soup to knock you out, and then, relying on her youth and vigor, she wouldn't have secretly carried you to the well and thrown you in!"
"You are slandering me!" Baozhu stood up suddenly, glaring at her with red eyes, "I don't think you are a master at all, you are just a swindler and a troublemaker!"
“Don’t be rude to the master!” Shen Shiqin said sternly.
"Madam!" Baozhu looked at her with red eyes and said in a shrill voice, "You and I have been master and servant for so many years. Baozhu believes that she has served you diligently and attentively, and has never had any second thoughts! I didn't expect that you would rather listen to the slander of outsiders than to believe me!"
"Since you insist on accusing me of murdering others without any evidence, Baozhu can only die to prove her innocence!"
As she said that, she gritted her teeth and slammed into the beam!
The Cao couple were shocked, but it was too late to stop the man!
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