"Are they all dead?" he roared. "Hurry up and rescue Aunt Ye!" But he refused to go into the water himself.
The old women looked at each other, then glanced at the lady, before finally going into the water to rescue the person.
Ye Jiaoniang was pulled up by two strong old women. Before she could even stand up, she was slapped hard across the face with a "smack".
Qiao'er glared at her angrily, her eyes seeming to want to devour Ye Jiaoniang alive. "Who gave you the audacity to push Madam into the water!"
She was already very strong, and with such a forceful slap, Ye Jiaoniang immediately bled from her mouth and nose, and her cheek swelled up.
"I don't……"
Ye Jiaoniang's eyes were blurry with tears, she was soaking wet, her mouth and nose were bleeding, and her cheeks were swollen. She looked extremely pitiful.
"You didn't?" Qiao'er roared in fury. "Are you saying that Sister Emerald and I are blind? You vicious woman!"
She was still angry as she spoke, and raised her hand to hit him again, but her wrist was grabbed tightly.
It is Yin Wenxiao.
Lord Bo was, after all, a man, and when he got angry, his strength was terrifying. Qiao'er's wrist burned with pain.
"You audacious servant, who gave you the courage to strike your master?"
Qiao'er's wrist ached and her face turned pale, but she gritted her teeth and remained silent, angrily saying, "What kind of mistress is she? What kind of concubine would dare to push the mistress into the water? Is the Lord blind?!"
"You insolent servant!" Yin Wenxiao coldly threw her hand away. "Guards, drag this insolent servant away and beat him to death!"
"..."
The maids and servants looked at each other in bewilderment. The two servants who had come with Yin Wenxiao also dared not move, for Sister Qiao'er was the lady's dowry maid.
Beaten to death... Has the Earl gone mad?
"Lord." Qin Sheng trembled with cold, her clothes disheveled, but at this moment she was surprisingly calm.
"Does Your Excellency think I pushed Concubine Ye into the water, or did she push me?"
Yin Wenxiao looked at her, then at Ye Jiaoniang, who was disheveled and tearful. For some reason, the scales in his heart tipped in Qin Sheng's favor.
He said, "It was just an accident. Madam, where did you get these conspiracy theories? You should go back and bathe and change quickly."
Qin Sheng… Yin Wenxiao subconsciously felt that she wouldn’t do such a thing.
As a noblewoman of noble birth, she is extremely well-mannered and would never do something so tasteless.
Besides, if Qin Sheng wanted to do something to Jiao Niang since she entered the manor, he would have done it long ago. Why wait until now?
That's Jiao Niang...
Yin Wenxiao frowned subconsciously, but didn't know what to say. He was about to tell them to go back and bathe and change.
But Qin Sheng said, "Lord, you may not know, but I've always been one to hold grudges, both in the past and now."
"..."
After speaking, she slowly took a few steps forward until she stood in front of Ye Jiaoniang.
Ye Jiaoniang was somewhat flustered. She forced a smile and looked up, asking, "What do you mean by that, Madam?"
"I've seen your clumsy tricks before when I was young in the palace." Qin Sheng glared at her coldly. "If you want to frame me, you'd better see if I agree. If I want to push you down, I will do it openly and honestly, just like this."
Ye Jiaoniang panicked, wondering if Qin Sheng had gone mad.
How dare she?
Qin Sheng grabbed her arm and pushed her hard in front of Yin Wenxiao. With a "plop," Ye Jiaoniang fell into the water again.
"..."
Everyone was stunned by this scene. No one expected that the usually gentle and dignified lady would so easily push Aunt Ye into the water in front of the Earl and a group of servants.
By the time Yin Wenxiao realized what was happening, Qin Sheng had already walked away with her two maids.
"Help---Help me!" Ye Jiaoniang struggled and thrashed in the cold water, swallowing a lot of dirty water.
"What are you standing there for?" Yin Wenxiao snapped out of his daze and roared, "Hurry up and get them out of here!"
The old woman who had rescued the woman earlier went back into the water and pulled Aunt Ye out.
...
The Yin family was almost turned upside down.
The servants dared not keep it from Madam Yin, and as soon as the guests left, they reported everything to her.
When the news reached Zhefang Courtyard, Qin Sheng had just finished eating the water chestnut cake that Granny Yu had brought over.
Caiyue whispered, "I heard that when the old lady found out that you actually pushed Aunt Ye into the water in front of everyone, she was so angry that she fainted."
She said with some worry, "Madam, you were really impulsive today. I'm afraid the old lady and the prince will..."
The old lady's attitude towards Concubine Ye these past two days has been puzzling, and Madam's actions today clearly show that the old lady's heart is biased towards Concubine Ye.
"What are you afraid of!" Qiao'er retorted angrily. "It was clearly Ye Jiaoniang who pushed Madam first, and you won't even let Madam return it?"
Caiyue sighed, "Let's not talk about this for now, but as for the old lady... I heard that two doctors have come."
"Cough cough cough---"
Qin Sheng covered her mouth with her handkerchief and coughed for a while, then instructed Emerald: "Perfect timing, go to Songliu Courtyard and tell them that I fell into the water today and have been coughing non-stop since I came back. Ask the old lady to send a doctor over to take a look at me."
"???"
The maids exchanged bewildered glances, and finally Qiao'er couldn't help but burst out laughing. "Madam, aren't you being a bit too mean?"
She grew up by her mother's side, and her mother, who was sometimes outspoken, never scolded her.
Jade smiled and said, "This servant will go right away."
The old lady was in good health, but after this incident, she didn't know which side to take, so she simply 'fainted'.
Jade actually went to the old lady's place to "borrow" a doctor, and as soon as the doctor left, the news spread out of Zhefang Courtyard.
It is said that the lady was pulled into the water by Aunt Ye today, and she has been coughing incessantly and has developed a high fever.
Rainbow Courtyard.
The maid Min'er came in from outside and saw Aunt Mei drinking soup. The soup was old duck and ham soup, which had been simmering on the stove for almost two days. It was delicious and nourishing.
Although the old lady disliked Aunt Mei very much, she did not skimp on Aunt Mei's food, clothing and daily necessities at all after Aunt Mei became pregnant.
"Auntie."
Min'er hurried in, "I heard that Madam is ill. Let's go see her and let her know how you feel."
"I'm not going." Xue Mei gently wiped her lips with a handkerchief.
She looked up at Min'er: "Silly girl, Madam is probably in a bad mood right now, why are we rushing over there?"
Min'er asked doubtfully, "But if the Lord didn't go, and you don't go either, then what about the Madam—"
"You really are stupid." Xuemei poured herself a cup of tea and rinsed her mouth. "Why do you think the old lady fainted and then the madam fell ill?"
Min'er suddenly realized, "Ah, Auntie means that Madam is faking illness?" She was so frightened that she quickly raised her hand to cover her mouth.
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