Chapter 58: If one plan fails, come up with another
Lan Xiyue's voice was as cold as ice, and her eyes were as sharp as swords as she stared directly at Mei'er who was kneeling on the ground.
"No? But the owner of Tuberose knows you. Should I call you over for a confrontation?"
Mei'er's body trembled even more violently, her face turned pale, and her eyes were full of fear. She originally thought that the eldest lady would not come back alive, so she did not disguise herself.
Lan Xiyue curled her lips. His psychological endurance was so low, yet he dared to do bad things. He was shaking like a sieve. The owner of Tuberose had already reported to the underworld, so how could he confront him?
Lan Zhenrong's face was as gloomy as water, and he glanced at Mei'er sternly.
"Still not telling the truth?"
Yun Qing's eyes revealed a bit of sharpness. She glared at Mei'er and cursed in her heart: This bitch, what a fool! She actually hired a killer and didn't even pretend. How stupid!
"Yes, Mei'er, why don't you tell the truth and don't implicate your sister."
Lan Xiyue looked at Yun Qing with a half-smile. He was threatening people so openly. Did he think she couldn't hear it?
Hearing this, Mei'er suddenly looked up at Yun Qing, her eyes filled with despair. However, when she saw Yun Qing's warning look, the last bit of struggle in her heart completely collapsed.
Her eyes seemed to say: If you dare to speak nonsense, you will bear the consequences.
Mei'er's body softened, and she knelt on the ground, her voice trembling: "It was this servant. The servant was scolded by the young lady last time, and she was filled with hatred, so she wanted revenge."
"Really? But five thousand taels, how can a slave like you afford it?"
Mei'er's eyes were empty when she heard this, as if she had lost all her soul: "I stole the lady's banknotes."
Yun Qing was horrified when she heard this. She pointed at Mei'er and angrily scolded, "You damned girl! I've treated you well, but I never thought you would do such a thing! Master, it's all my fault for not disciplining you properly. I almost hurt Yueyue."
Lan Zhenrong waved his hand, his face livid: "Come here, drag this bitch away and beat her to death!"
Two guards immediately came forward, lifted Mei'er up and dragged her out of the yard.
Mei'er's crying and begging for mercy gradually faded away and finally disappeared into the night.
Lan Zhenrong glanced at Lan Xiyue, and said with a hint of warning: "It's getting late. Let's end this matter here. You should stop running around all day and stay in your own yard and wait for your marriage in peace."
After saying this, Lan Zhenrong flicked his sleeves and strode away, leaving Lan Xiyue standing alone in the yard.
Lan Xiyue sneered in her heart. This scumbag father, couldn't he see how Mei'er, a maid, could hire someone to kill her just for a trumped-up thing?
And let her wait for marriage? Who wants to get married?
Yun Qing looked at Lan Xiyue and said softly, "Yueyue, you were frightened today. It's all my fault for not disciplining the maid well. This kind of thing won't happen again in the future."
Lan Xiyue just looked at her coldly without saying a word.
Lan Lingrou had a smile on her lips that seemed gentle but actually concealed a sharp edge. Her eyes were like the water in a pond in late autumn, cold and complex, fixed on Lan Xiyue's calm and composed face.
"Big sister, Mei'er really deserves to die. She actually hired someone to kill you. Mother was kept in the dark and had no idea about it. Don't be angry."
Lan Xiyue looked at them with a half-smile, "I'm not angry. Anyway, I'm unharmed. It's you, Auntie, who lost five thousand taels!"
When Yun Qing heard Lan Xiyue's words, although she felt hatred in her heart, she still maintained a decent smile on her face.
"Yueyue, this won't happen again. You were frightened today, so just have a good rest. We won't disturb you anymore."
After saying that, she gestured to Lan Lingrou to leave with her.
Lan Xiyue looked at their backs as they left, her eyes dark and unclear.
Chuchun and Chuxia looked their young lady up and down with worry, "Miss..."
Lan Xiyue raised her hand gently to stop them from talking, then turned to look at the elderly Nanny Liang beside her, with a hint of tenderness in her eyes.
"Nanny, you're not feeling well. Go back to your room and rest."
When Madam Liang heard this, her eyes turned red and she shook her head, her voice choked with sobs.
"I am much better now, but you, young lady, have encountered such a dangerous thing. Why didn't the master investigate it properly and just deal with Mei'er?"
"My aunt is the daughter of the Duke of Protectorate. How could my scumbag father fall out with her for me?"
Nanny Liang looked at Lan Xiyue with heartache, her wrinkled hands gently stroked her shoulders, her voice filled with endless love and helplessness.
"Hey, Miss, the Duke of Huguo's Mansion is also your maternal grandfather's home."
"Who told me that my biological mother is no longer with us?" These words are as light as a feather, yet as heavy as Mount Tai, weighing heavily on people's hearts.
Chuchun and Chuxia exchanged worried glances, but didn't dare to say much.
Lan Xiyue glanced at their worried eyes and waved her hand, "Alright, I'm fine. It's getting late, everyone go down and get some rest."
After saying that, Lan Xiyue returned to her room.
Yun Qing returned to Furong Courtyard with a grim expression, "Where's the master?"
Lu Er whispered, "Madam, the master has gone to Hong Yi Niang's yard."
Yun Qing's face instantly darkened, her usually gentle eyes now gleaming with an undeniable chill. She clutched the handkerchief tightly, her fingertips turning white from the strain.
Lan Lingrou, standing by, was even more furious. "Mom, is Father... Lan Xiyue, that bitch? How could she be so lucky? She couldn't be killed like this and came back unscathed? Mom, I want her dead."
Yun Qing gently patted the back of Lan Lingrou's delicate hand, her movements gentle but powerful. Her eyes were complex, showing both love for her daughter and a deep calculation.
"Rou'er, don't worry." Yun Qing said slowly, "Mom was also angry about what happened to you before, and I lost my mind. Now that I think about it, instead of killing her outright, it would be more satisfying to make her live a life worse than death."
"Life is worse than death?" Lan Lingrou frowned slightly when she heard this, and a hint of doubt flashed in her eyes.
A barely perceptible sneer curled up Yun Qing's lips. She leaned close to Lan Lingrou's ear and whispered in a voice only she could hear, "Did you know that your third cousin contracted syphilis a while ago? Your second aunt kept this a secret, and your grandfather and his family are still completely unaware of it. It was only during my last visit that I stumbled upon this secret."
Lan Lingrou was shocked when she heard this. Her third cousin was actually infected with syphilis? A fierce light flashed in her eyes, as if a raging fire was burning.
She clenched her fists tightly, her nails digging deep into her palms, but she felt no pain at all.
"Mom, just let her marry my third cousin!" Lan Lingrou squeezed every word out between her teeth. "I want Lan Xiyue to suffer a fate worse than death!"
The mother and daughter smiled at each other, hiding their endless hatred and calculations towards Lan Xiyue.
Lan Lingrou turned and left. After returning to her yard, she sat alone in front of the window. The moonlight shone on her face, reflecting a cold smile.
When Lan Lingrou thought about waking up that morning and finding herself sleeping in the arms of a servant, her eyes became as cruel as if they were filled with poison.
Although she did not lose her virginity, the shame and humiliation pierced her heart like a knife, leaving her in excruciating pain.
"Lan Xiyue! It's all your fault!" Lan Lingrou snorted coldly, "I'm going to let you taste what it's like to live a life worse than death! Wait until you marry my third cousin, and then you'll just have to wait! I'm going to let you know what true despair and pain are!"
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