But this girl was quite stubborn. Despite being beaten so many times and having blood all over her face and mouth, she still refused to admit it, insisting that the hairpin had been stolen.
Just as the guards were at their wits' end, the door was pushed open.
Li Yu strolled in slowly, waving her hand. "There's no need for further interrogation. Princess Jin has already confessed that it was all that wretched maid, Li Zhi, who used these despicable methods to harm Princess Su in order to curry favor with her master. Fourth Master already knows the truth and won't severely punish Princess Jin. We just need to hand Li Zhi over to take the blame."
"What did you say? Princess Jin said I did it?" Lizhi was still trying to protect her mistress and stubbornly refused to admit it, but unexpectedly, her mistress shifted all the blame onto her in order to protect herself!
Lizhi was deeply disappointed, feeling that her loyalty had been misplaced. The pain in her body made her feel pathetic; how could Princess Jin, who had schemed so much behind her back, escape unscathed? If anything happened to her, Princess Jin wouldn't get away with it either!
Feeling wronged, Li Zhi cried out to Li Yu in anguish.
“Things are not as Jin Gege said at all. In fact, she instructed me to do everything. At that time, she gave me ten taels of silver as hush money for Song Shi and asked me to pass it on to Song Shi. However, I was too greedy and wanted to keep the silver for myself, so I gave the hairpin that she had once given me to Song Shi and kept the ten taels for myself.”
Her momentary greed became evidence against her later actions, and Lizhi was filled with remorse. But at this moment, she couldn't care less about anything else; she only wanted to expose all of Jin Minjing's crimes.
"And that time Zheng Lin met with Su Gege was also planned by Jin Gege..."
With a "do or die" mentality, Lizhi confessed everything in one go.
Li Yu listened silently, secretly admiring Fourth Master's brilliant idea. He had actually managed to sow discord between the two of them, bringing all the truth to light.
With the help of the pear branch and the evidence provided by Xin'er, there was both witness testimony and physical evidence. Jin Minjing, like a wilted flower, could no longer deny her innocence.
With things having come to this point, Hongli did not hesitate and decided to report to the emperor to expel him from the mansion. Su Yushan finally breathed a sigh of relief, secretly marveling that good and evil would eventually be rewarded, and even if it was a little late, it still avenged her previous humiliation.
Becoming a prince's maid is an honor for her family. If she is driven out of the manor, how will she live the rest of her life? She will be ridiculed and will find it difficult to establish herself again.
Kim Min-jung couldn't imagine such a situation. Panicked, she cried out, "Fourth Master, you can't send me away! I'm carrying your child!"
Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked. Su Yushan looked at Hongli in surprise, while Hongli found it laughable. "Pregnant? I haven't been to Pixia Pavilion for more than half a year. Where did you get pregnant? Jin Minjing, I think you are a habitual liar. You will tell any lie to protect yourself!"
“I’m not lying,” Jin Minjing said, having no other choice but to go all out. “You may not have been to Pixia Pavilion, but I have been to your study! Fourth Master, everything I’m saying is true, I am indeed pregnant!”
One problem after another, even an outsider like Lady Fucha felt overwhelmed, but as the Fujin (principal wife), she had to remain rational.
"Fourth Master, the matter of offspring is of utmost importance. Why not have a doctor take your pulse to determine the truth?"
At that moment, Su Yushan's mind went blank, completely unaware of what they were saying. She was only pondering Jin Minjing's words—"I've been to your study!"
What is this all about? Why has Hongli never mentioned it? What was Jin Minjing doing in the study? Did something really happen between them?
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