Master Yun was over fifty, with white hair on his temples. He frowned at Yun Xuelan and the maidservant in the water, "Didn't they say that the eldest lady pushed Lan'er into the water? Where is the eldest lady?"
The maid had water in her ears and was dizzy. She wiped her face and said, "It should be under the water."
"Underwater?"
Master Yun was shocked and said, "Go down and save them quickly."
Fortunately, the lotus pond was not big, and Yun Man was fished out in a short while.
I don’t know if it was because she choked on too much water, but her face was pale, her eyes were closed, and she was unconscious.
Master Yun said angrily, "What's going on?"
Lvzhi, the maidservant beside Yun Xuelan, fell to her knees with a flutter. "To answer the master, it was the eldest lady. She had an argument with our young lady and pushed her into the water."
The eldest lady immediately agreed, "Absurd! There's a distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children, and yet she's actually committing an act of disrespect."
But Master Yun was a little doubtful, "What about Yun Man?"
Wrapped in a cloak, Yun Xuelan pretended to blame herself, "Daddy, it's Xuelan's fault. Xuelan shouldn't have let Luzhi ask for help. Big sister got angry and jumped into the lake when she saw me."
"The eldest lady must have resorted to the tactic of self-torture to avoid punishment." The eldest lady turned to Master Yun and said, "Sir, the eldest lady is so scheming at such a young age. She really has to be punished."
“Cough cough cough…”
Yun Man slowly woke up. Her hair was mostly loose and draped over her body, wet. Her eyes were red as she struggled to pay her respects to Master Yun.
Seeing her so miserable, Master Yun raised his hand to stop her, but he couldn't help scolding her, "Yun Man, you are really outrageous. You bully your sister and even want to jump into the lake to avoid punishment."
Yun Man was stunned, her eyes filled with disbelief. "Daddy, what did you say? It was clearly my second sister and Luzhi who pushed me into the water, how did it become me who jumped into the lake?"
Master Yun saw that she didn't look like she was lying, and he became suspicious. But the eldest lady didn't allow her to argue, and said sternly, "You are such a good girl, you actually confuse right and wrong. Have so many of us wronged you?"
"Yes, big sister, even if you are afraid of father's punishment, you can't talk nonsense." Yun Xuelan added fuel to the fire.
Yun Man struggled to her knees. "Please understand, Father. How could I, a daughter, push two people into the water by myself? Besides, since Luzhi was already in the water, why didn't you rescue my sister? Why did you stay in the water with her, waiting for Father and Madam to come?"
“…”
Faced with Yun Man's questioning, Luzhi didn't know how to answer and could only look at Yun Xuelan for help.
Master Yun saw the clue and asked again, "Lan'er, was it your elder sister who pushed you into the water?"
At this point, Yun Xuelan could only insist, "Yes, it was my sister who pushed me into the water when I wasn't paying attention. As for Luzhi, she wanted to save me, but she was frightened by my sister and froze there for a moment."
Luzhi nodded repeatedly, "Yes, that's right."
Su Man asked suddenly, "Then how did Lu Zhi get into the water?"
Luzhi blurted out, "It was you who kicked me." After saying that, she felt like something was wrong and closed her mouth.
A smile flashed across Su Man's eyes. "Why don't you guys think about it again? Why did one of you say I pushed you into the water, while the other said he went in to save someone? It's so inconsistent."
Then she turned to Master Yun and said, "Father, today my daughter and my maid Xiaochun were admiring the lotus flowers by the lotus pond, but my second sister suddenly came over and sent Xiaochun away. Then my second sister and Luzhi worked together to push my daughter into the water. When she struggled, she accidentally pulled them down with her, and they held her head underwater."
"You're talking nonsense!" Yun Xuelan was furious.
Su Man continued to speak, "If Dad doesn't believe me, you can call Xiaochun to see if she was ordered by my sister to deliver the things."
Master Yun was a little convinced when he saw Yun Man's messy hair. Seeing Yun Xuelan still trying to argue, he angrily scolded, "That's enough. You bully your sister and you still have the nerve to defend yourself."
Seeing that things were getting increasingly out of control, the eldest lady knew that she could no longer argue about this matter today. She pretended to be a peacemaker and advised, "Sir, it's just a quarrel between two daughters. You say I'm not and I say she's not. Why bother asking so clearly? Let it go."
Although Master Yun was convinced that Yun Xuelan had bullied Yun Man, Yun Man had been raised outside after all, and could not compare to Yun Xuelan who had always been at his side. Naturally, he favored Yun Xuelan and said, "Family harmony is the most important thing. You two young ladies are actually imitating that street shrew and arguing here. How disgraceful! Go back to your rooms and reflect on your mistakes. If you cause trouble again, I will not forgive you!"
Yun Xuelan wanted to argue again, but seeing the lady winking at her, she had no choice but to lower her head and said, "Yes."
After the mistress and Master Yun left, Yun Xuelan pointed at Yun Man and started cursing, "You bitch, you actually distorted the truth and slandered me!"
Su Man stood up from the ground and patted the dirt off her knees. "Who is it that's trying to confuse right and wrong? Second sister knows the answer. You deliberately sent my maid away, didn't you just want to frame me? What's the matter? You're so angry because you can't frame me?"
When Yun Xuelan saw that Yun Man, who was always timid, dared to talk back to her, she immediately became furious and raised her hand to hit her.
The palm with the wind was heading towards Su Man's face, but she intercepted it. She held Yun Xuelan's arm and sneered, "God is so kind that he can even let you be included in it. It really is God's kindness that is good for life."
Yun Xuelan couldn't break free and started cursing, "You country bumpkin from a remote village! I'm the legitimate daughter of a wealthy family. If you dare to lay a finger on me, I'll make you pay!"
Su Man glanced at the lotus pond behind her and smiled brightly, "Second sister is too angry, you should calm down."
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