"You even said that you would say a few good words for me in front of the young master. Even if I can't become a concubine, being a maidservant is better than being a sickly personal servant for the rest of my life!"
Ni Yueshuang's eyes widened as she knelt down in front of Ni Gaofei: "Dad, Yueshuang didn't do that. Dad, you must not listen to this maid's nonsense!"
"There are witnesses and evidence, and the motive for harming people is all there, and you are still trying to argue?" Ni Gaofei slammed his palm on the table, causing the teacup to be knocked over and half of the tea to spill.
Ni Yingying, who was standing beside her, also knelt down in fear, "Please calm down, Dad!"
"Dad, Yueshuang really didn't do that. Yueshuang is innocent. How could Yueshuang have the guts to murder Auntie? Dad, Ni Yueshuang shouldn't have done that!"
She began to kowtow, looking as if she had suffered a great deal of injustice.
"You made a mistake, and I didn't want to punish you severely. Aunt Tian was punished for you before. I thought you would understand the punishment your mother had endured and would restrain yourself. But I didn't expect you to be so unrepentant and even worse!"
Ni Gaofei is going to be punished!
Ni Yueshuang's expression changed to something interesting. "Dad, this must be Madam's trick. She wanted to frame Yueshuang, so she used this trick to let the maidservant beside her frame me!"
Ni Gaofei stood up in an instant, looking at Ni Yueshuang with a look of dismay. He gritted his teeth and said, "Your aunt has always been a peaceful person. You say it was your aunt who framed you?"
Ni Yueshuang stopped begging for mercy, then looked at Ni Yueshan and pointed at her: "That's her, she was so cruel, she harmed Auntie, framed Yueshuang, and then bribed Xiutao to slander Yueshuang and prove her guilt!"
"You keep saying it's slander. Show me the evidence! Explain why your elder sister framed you."
"She, she...she's jealous of my beauty! She's jealous of my good reputation while still unmarried, and she's jealous of the fact that I'll marry someone rich or noble in the future!"
Ni Yueshan almost choked on the saliva in his mouth. Ni Yueshuang could also think of such words.
Ni Gaofei was so angry that his face turned blue. "Someone, come here! Drag the Second Young Lady away, give her thirty lashes with the ruler, and make her kneel in the ancestral hall for three days. She's only allowed to bring water in, but no one is allowed to visit her. She's also confined to her house for three months!"
Then he walked out, and it was obvious that he was very angry!
Ni Yueshan looked at Ni Yueshuang with sympathy in his eyes: "If you had done nothing, everything would have been peaceful and you could have rest easy, but you chose to stir up trouble and suffer the consequences!"
After Ni Yueshan finished speaking, he walked away.
Ni Yueshuang was filled with resentment: "Ni Yueshan, it's you, you framed me!"
Ni Yueshan entered Miao Yuan's room. After the doctor learned the cause of the poisoning, he prescribed a prescription for Miao Yuan. After taking the prescription, Miao Yuan felt much better and regained consciousness.
When she saw Ni Yueshan, Miao Yuan smiled with relief: "How is it going?"
Although her face looked sick, it still couldn't hide her delicate features and extraordinary temperament. Ni Yueshan always felt that this sickly girl seemed a little different.
"Xiu Tao followed Ni Yue Shuang's advice and attacked you, mother."
Miao Yuan sat on the bed, a faint smile on her pale face: "Silly child, she has no interest in harming a sickly person like me."
Ni Yueshan was stunned. "But Xiutao did accept Ni Yueshuang's bracelet. Xiutao also testified personally. It was also discovered that Xiutao was interested in my brother..."
"It was your aunt's idea. She doesn't want to see your second sister relying on that pretty face, ahem, to hang around at various banquets again!"
Ni Yueshan was a little surprised. He originally felt sorry for Miao Yuan's body. When he touched Miao Yuan's cold fingers, he thought how good it would be if she was okay. But Ni Yueshan never thought that all this was actually designed by Miao Yuan.
"Aren't you afraid that you might be damaged and die soon, or even actually die because of this?"
"Don't worry, I know what to do. It's a pity that Xiutao has been with me for so many years, but she really cares about the eldest master. If I don't get rid of her now, she will be a nuisance in the future!"
Ni Yueshan's pupils contracted. "But why did she listen to her mother and testify against Ni Yueshuang?"
"Her family is in dire straits and needs help. I promise her family will have enough food and clothing, and that her brother will be able to take the imperial examinations. Why won't she obey me?"
Ni Yueshan was not very familiar with Miao Yuan, but the servants in Miao Yuan's courtyard were obviously neglectful of Miao Yuan, but Miao Yuan didn't care at all. Ni Yueshan thought Miao Yuan was a weak woman who was not interested in worldly affairs, but it turned out that there was no such thing as a simple woman in the Xiang family.
Seeing that Ni Yueshan didn't say anything, Miao Yuan held Ni Yueshan's hand and continued, "I am plagued by illness and don't have the energy to plan for your future, but the Second Prince is a good candidate. You must seize the opportunity."
Ni Yueshan frowned, Jing Yuchen...
She's going to the palace banquet tomorrow...?
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