However, the moment Liu Mama collapsed, her terrified eyes struck her heart, making her instantly realize her predicament.
In the entire general's mansion, the one who most wanted to harm her and kill her was none other than the second concubine.
She was clearly drugged last night, and that drug was the very one that Second Aunt had originally instructed her to give to the eldest young lady.
Only she knows the truth about these things.
Therefore, her only option now is to testify against the second concubine, hoping that she can rely on the eldest young lady in the future and have a better life.
Upon hearing Xianglong's words, a collective sigh rippled through the entire courtyard, but everyone lowered their heads, no longer daring to look in their direction.
The concubines and mistresses, who had already heard the news and dared to come, were also standing there watching the spectacle.
The surrounding trees and branches swayed in the wind, but the atmosphere was deathly still.
"Xianglong, what nonsense are you spouting?" The Second Aunt's usually impeccable and tactless expression finally changed.
“What I said, doesn’t Second Aunt know very well?” Xianglong refused to back down.
She now seems to have gained immense courage.
The second concubine frowned, a hint of fierceness flashing in her eyes. She glanced at Xie Lingqin, then at the surroundings, took a few steps forward, and raised her hand.
"Smack."
The crisp sound of a slap landed lightly on Xianglong's face.
"It's one thing for you to be so promiscuous, but I only refrained from dealing with you immediately because you've been in the General's Mansion for so many years. And yet you dare to frame me."
Xianglong wiped the blood that had instantly flowed from the corner of her mouth and glared at her second aunt with resentment. "Second aunt, do you dare say that you didn't tell me to poison the eldest young lady?"
After these words were spoken, an eerie silence fell over the entire courtyard.
"You bitch, I'll tear your mouth apart today."
The second concubine's face contorted with rage, and she was about to step forward when Xie Lingqin "laboriously" stopped her. "Second concubine, let's talk this out. Sister Xianglong is just accusing you. As for the truth, we can just ask Father to investigate."
"Check? Xie Lingqin, get out of my way, or I'll make things difficult for you."
Xie Lingqin was pushed by her second aunt and fell lightly to the ground.
"Oh, Miss, what's wrong?" Zihe immediately rushed forward to help her up.
Xie Lingqin gasped in pain but waved her hand dismissively, saying, "It's nothing, it's alright."
"You slut, I'll tear your mouth apart and see if you'll still talk so recklessly." The second concubine completely ignored Xie Lingqin and instead began to grope the incense burner.
Xie Lingqin immediately called to the guards and maids in the courtyard, "Quickly, pull Second Aunt away! Someone, go and inform Father!"
"...Yes, yes, yes."
The maids were stunned for a while, and were about to report it, but were suddenly stopped by the second concubine.
"Stop right there!" The second concubine shouted angrily, glaring at Xie Lingqin. "Xie Lingqin, if you let Xianglong talk nonsense again, you'll lose your life."
That's enough.
A furious shout.
General Xie strode in with his guards, glanced around, and finally fixed his gaze on Second Aunt Liang. "Who do you think you are, daring to kill her?"
"She" refers to Xie Lingqin, of course.
Second Aunt was flustered and trembling. She didn't understand why she had acted so impulsively. She immediately stepped forward, feeling extremely wronged. "General, General, you've come. Don't listen to this Xianglong's nonsense. She, she must have conspired with the eldest young lady to frame me. It's true."
"Look at the state you've become!" General Xie flicked his sleeve and took a step back.
"General, you've finally arrived. It was her, Second Concubine. She said she had successfully made you obey her and put me by the Eldest Miss's side to monitor her. At such a good opportunity, she gave me poison and told me to poison her. Second Concubine even said that as long as the Eldest Miss died, she could become the legitimate wife, and the Second Miss would be the legitimate daughter. However, I couldn't bear to do it, so I secretly threw away the poison." Xianglong cried as she spoke. "But I never expected, I never dreamed, that Second Concubine would treat me like this, even dragging others down with her."
Xianglong's words were heartbreaking, more unjust, more bitter, and more aggrieved than those of Dou E.
Not to mention Xie Lingqin, even Zihe standing to the side couldn't help but twitch her eyelids.
This incense burner is quite the actress; with all those tears, if she and her mistress didn't know the truth, they might have thought she was innocent.
Mingming, the second aunt didn't give her poison; she secretly switched it.
It's not that she didn't poison the food, it's just that the young lady didn't eat the poisoned dish.
Xianglong doesn't care about anything else now; all her hopes are on Xie Lingqin and General Xie. She has no time to think about why Xie Lingqin didn't die even though she had poisoned her.
All she knew was that only by implicating the second concubine and bringing her down could she have a chance to turn her life around.
"General, you must do justice for me! I have been in this general's mansion for so many years and have never done anything wrong!" Xianglong cried out in near despair.
"General, don't listen to this vile woman's nonsense, I didn't do it!" the second concubine cried as she retorted, "General, believe me, I didn't intend to poison the eldest young lady."
Yes, you just wanted to make me wish I were dead, so you drugged me.
However, the medicine was replaced by Xianglong.
Ha, those two are really interesting.
You want to drag me down with you, but I want to bring you down.
"Shut up."
Finally, General Xie was clearly provoked, and the veins on his forehead bulged as he looked at the two of them, saying, "What kind of behavior is this, you two?"
"From this day forward, you are stripped of your stewardship and confined to your room. You are not to leave the house without my permission. Anyone who disobeys will be expelled immediately."
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