As soon as Nanny Cui entered the east room and saw Mei'er kneeling on the ground, she knew something was wrong.

Logically speaking, Mei'er should have been dead by now! How could she appear here...

Nanny Cui was afraid of being infected by Mei'er, so she didn't visit Mei'er in person these days. However, she went to Luoguxiang to inquire and was relieved when she heard that Mei'er was sick. Because once someone is infected with the "Seven-Day Hibernation" disease, the possibility of survival is very small.

Unexpectedly, Mei'er is not dead!

After a brief shock, Aunt Cui decided immediately that no matter what Mei'er accused her of, she would never admit it. No one could put the blame on her and her aunt without any evidence.

When Aunt Cui denied this, Mei'er panicked and said quickly, "Madam, I didn't lie, it was Aunt Cui..."

Aunt Cui spat at her, "Who told you to talk nonsense in front of the Madam?!"

"Madam, you are wise." She wiped her eyes with her sleeve and said innocently, "My aunt has been ill for a while, and I have been serving her all the time and never left her side."

"Yes, Madam, Madam." Aunt Jiang's eyes were wet, and her slender white jade fingers wiped the corners of her eyes, as pitiful as a willow in the wind. "Madame Cui is the kindest woman, how could she do such a thing? I can vouch for Madame Cui."

"You slut!" Chu Lingxiao shouted coldly at Mei'er, "You are talking nonsense and stirring up trouble here."

"No." Mei'er said in a panic, "My Lord, I am not talking nonsense."

Chu Lingxiao snorted coldly and pressed, "Then did you see with your own eyes that Madam Cui went up to the rockery and did something to it?"

Mei shuddered, shrank back, and said timidly, "Yes..."

Chu Lingxiao asked: "Can you explain it again in detail?"

"I saw Madam Cui walking near the rockery, and not long after, the fourth young master climbed up the rockery, and then he fell down." Under Chu Lingxiao's intimidation, Mei'er spoke intermittently, "Later, Madam Cui found me and told me not to talk nonsense..."

"What color clothes did Madam Cui wear that day?"

"red……"

"red?"

"No, it's green!" Mei'er stared at Aunt Cui, who was wearing a green bodice, and immediately changed her words incoherently.

"Mom." Chu Qianhuang, who had been sitting quietly on the side, suddenly spoke up, "Could it be me that Mei'er saw that day?"

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There was silence all around.

Shen, Madam Tai, Chu Lingxiao and others all looked towards Chu Qianhuang.

Chu Qianhuang continued, "I went to the rockery that day. And I was wearing a red dress."

Shen looked at Chu Qianhuang with deep eyes, "Sister Huang, what are you doing at the rockery?"

Chu Qianhuang said calmly, "I was originally painting on the second floor of Bixiao Tower. Later, I saw the beautiful forsythia flowers near the rockery. I was in the mood and wanted to pick some to bring back."

"I also dropped a purse beside the rockery, luckily my second sister picked it up."

"I spent a long time embroidering the peony on that purse. Fortunately, I didn't lose it."

As she spoke, Chu Qianhuang's bright smile was tinged with the shyness of a little girl. "I told you about this before. You laughed at me for always being rash in doing things."

When she said that, Shen suddenly remembered that Sister Huang had indeed told her that her purse almost fell out.

"The Imperial Concubine recently gifted me a box of pearl flowers. I specially picked one for my second sister as a way of saying thank you to her." Chu Qianhuang said again.

Shen looked at her daughter with tenderness and love.

When she looked at Mei'er again, there was a hint of suspicion and speculation in her eyes.

Mei'er was a little at a loss and a little nervous.

At this moment, Chu Lingxiao shouted loudly, scaring Mei'er so much that she trembled.

"Your servant...your servant..." Mei'er was in a state of confusion.

Originally, she only saw a figure that resembled the eldest girl, but the more she thought about it these days, the more she felt that she had seen it wrong. The eldest girl was the fourth young master's biological sister, how could she possibly harm the fourth young master!

Moreover, the one who bribed her with the money to keep her mouth shut was Madam Cui, who was also Madam Jiang's person.

Mei thought about it and concluded that it must be Nanny Cui who wanted to harm the Fourth Young Master. All she had to do was to insist that it was Nanny Cui who she saw that day.

But I never expected that the eldest girl would admit it first.

Mei'er felt even more confused.

Facing Chu Lingxiao's questioning, she became more and more incoherent. Sometimes she said that she did not see the man's appearance clearly, and sometimes she said that it was Nanny Cui who gave her hush money and asked her not to talk nonsense.

"That's enough." Chu Lingxiao looked at Shen and sneered, "Is this what you call a witness?"

"Just because of this slutty maid's confusing talk, Madam has concluded that it was Madam Jiang who wanted to harm Mu-er. This is too hasty. I wonder what Madam's intention is?"

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Chu Lingxiao almost said it directly, Shen was deliberately framing Aunt Jiang.

The atmosphere in the room became tense.

Nanny Cui, who was kneeling on the ground, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The lady frowned and said in a hasty manner, "Ah Xiao, Ah Zhi must have been deceived by this girl, and it involves Mu Ge'er. The mother and son are closely connected, so she was confused for a while."

"This matter ends here. Ah Zhi, what do you think?"

In the Madam's opinion, it would be better for everyone if the matter were just resolved.

Her distant niece has always been very well-behaved. How could she allow the servants to do such a heinous thing?

It’s all the fault of that lowly maid named Mei’er who deliberately framed and sowed discord!

"Don't worry, mother." Shen was still calm and composed, with the composure that would not change her expression even if the sky was falling.

She put down the teacup and glanced at Mei'er who was kneeling on the ground and shivering. She had already figured out in her mind that this girl was just being too clever in the whole thing.

As if feeling Shen's gaze, Mei'er lowered her head even more.

Shen secretly sighed and continued, "I have something here that I would like to ask mother to take a look at."

As she spoke, she raised her eyes and looked at Chu Lingxiao who was a few steps away.

Under the gaze of these sharp phoenix eyes, Chu Lingxiao's momentum seemed to be weakened.

"My Lord, please come and see it, or you will say that I have wronged Madam Jiang. Ha." Shen sneered and said casually, "I am a superior Marquis' wife, so I would not wrongly accuse a lowly concubine."

Upon hearing this, Aunt Jiang clenched her fists in her sleeves, and a hint of viciousness flashed across her half-closed eyes.

She sobbed softly, "Madam, that's not what the Marquis meant. You misunderstood."

"It's my fault. I shouldn't have..."

"Shut up." Shen interrupted her calmly, "You have no right to speak in front of this lady."

Aunt Jiang shrank her slender shoulders and slightly raised her pretty little face. Her eyes were soaked with tears and she looked very pitiful.

Shen ignored her and just said, "Madam Chen."

Nanny Chen took a few steps forward and respectfully presented a piece of silk paper to the lady with both hands.

When she saw the silk paper, Matron Cui's face turned pale instantly, as if she had seen a ghost.

(End of this chapter)