Chapter 518: Shooting Yourself in the Foot
With each word Song Yanjun spoke, Song Zhenzhen felt a loud bang in her mind, as if something collapsed.
"So Zhenzhen, do you think big brother wants to hurt you on purpose?" Song Yanjun looked at Song Zhenzhen with a gloomy gaze, with an indescribable emotion flowing in his eyes.
Song Zhenzhen panicked and shook her head violently: "No... No, everyone, you won't hurt me."
Her voice trembled and her heart sank.
"Then why are you allergic?"
Song Yanjun stared at Song Zhenzhen without blinking, his voice low and hoarse with a hint of coldness.
Even though I didn't see Song Zhenzhen's intention clearly at the beginning, now that things have developed to this point, there is nothing I don't understand.
This is a play performed and sung by Song Zhenzhen herself.
He used his own life to plot against Lu Xiang.
When Duke Anguo heard his son's words, he suddenly came to his senses and looked at Song Zhenzhen in disbelief: "Zhenzhen, you..."
He wanted to ask her why she did that?
Song Yanjun's questioning was like a sharp dagger stabbing into Song Zhenzhen's heart, causing blood to flow.
Why do allergies occur?
Because she hated Lu Xiang and was afraid that she would steal the favor of her father and elder brother, she plotted against her.
As long as my father and elder brother saw her vicious side, they would drive her out of the Song family.
And she is still the only lady in the Song family.
But now she has become the vicious person.
She ate the peanuts on purpose in order to frame Lu Xiang.
Is it a coincidence?
Song Zhenzhen looked at Duke Anguo and Song Yanjun in panic, and the uneasiness in her heart gradually spread.
Lu Xiang's low voice sounded at this time: "Godfather, I'm sorry, I didn't know that Sister Song didn't like me, I... I will go back to the Lu family now."
Having said that, without waiting for Duke Anguo and Song Yanjun to speak, she wiped away her tears and ran away quickly.
The figure at night is somewhat sad and distressing.
"Xiangxiang..." Duke Anguo came back to his senses and hurriedly raised his legs to chase after her.
Song Yanjun: "Dad, I'll go after him."
Song Zhenzhen watched Song Yanjun chase after Lu Xiang without even looking at her. She felt a fishy-sweet taste in her throat and was almost so angry that she vomited blood.
Liuxiang watched as the situation suddenly got out of their control and her face turned pale and she was unable to come back to her senses for a long time.
Seeing that Lu Xiang had severely criticized the eldest lady before leaving, the expression of the Duke of Anguo became even uglier. Liu Xiang suddenly shuddered and rushed to a maid, grabbed her hand and scolded: "You are such a slut, you have deceived the eldest lady and me. Didn't you say that these were sent by the second lady?"
As she spoke, Liuxiang turned her back to Duke Anguo and winked at the maid.
Song Zhenzhen looked at Liuxiang's actions, and after a moment's pause, she suddenly came to her senses and asked blankly, "Liuxiang, what's going on?"
"Miss, I deserve to die. I believed Hua Zhi's words and thought that the Second Miss wanted to harm you. I didn't personally verify it and misunderstood the Second Miss. I caused her to be wronged and caused the Duke and the Crown Prince to misunderstand you."
At this point, not only did the dirty water not get splashed on the second young lady, but it got the eldest young lady into trouble. The only thing they could do was find someone to take the blame and get the eldest young lady out of this quagmire.
Otherwise, if she loses the trust and favor of the Duke and the Crown Prince, the eldest daughter will be completely suppressed by the second daughter in this mansion.
Hua Zhi's tears of grievance welled up in her eyes. She wanted to argue, but when she met Song Zhenzhen's warning gaze, she could only bite her lip tightly.
"How could it be? Hua Zhi, why did you do this?" Song Zhenzhen looked at Hua Zhi with great sorrow and shook her head as if she couldn't believe that her maid would do anything bad to her.
Hua Zhi closed her eyes, her long eyelashes trembled slightly, as if she had made some decision.
When she opened her eyes again, the little maid's eyes were full of resignation to her fate. She knelt down in front of the Duke of Anguo in despair and said, "Duke, I deliberately sprinkled peanut powder on the cakes to frame the second young lady. The eldest young lady was unaware of this and thought that the second young lady wanted to harm her."
Duke Anguo stood with his hands behind his back, staring at Hua Zhi with a chilling gaze: "Why did you do this?"
Hua Zhi gritted her teeth and said, "Today, I accidentally bumped into the Second Miss, and she scolded me. I was unwilling to accept this. I am the eldest lady's person, and the eldest lady has never beaten or scolded me. The Second Miss just came to the Anguo Mansion and she was showing off. What right did she have to scold me? Even if I was wrong, it was the eldest lady who disciplined me. I was unwilling to accept this, so I wanted to frame the Second Miss."
Duke Anguo was furious: "You bastard, you are not happy with the second young lady, but the eldest young lady is very kind to you. You just don't care about her safety. You sprinkle peanut powder in the cakes even though you know she is allergic to peanuts. Aren't you afraid of killing the eldest young lady?"
Hua Zhi's face turned pale. She kowtowed to the Duke of Anguo and begged for mercy: "I deserve to die. I beg you to spare my life, my lord. I know I was wrong."
"Hmph, such a proud and arrogant servant cannot be supported by the Anguo Mansion. He is resentful after the master scolds him a few times. He is simply vicious. Come, drag him away and give him a hundred lashes."
When Hua Zhi heard this, her eyes were filled with fear and she subconsciously looked towards Song Zhenzhen.
One hundred lashes of the cane. Even if the Duke hadn't ordered her execution, she wouldn't have survived.
"Dad, Hua Zhi was confused for a moment. I hope you will show mercy." Song Zhenzhen looked at Hua Zhi with reluctance and said.
"Zhenzhen, you don't have to plead for this cruel maid."
Song Zhenzhen choked.
She didn't feel sorry for Hua Zhi, but she was afraid that Hua Zhi would not be able to bear it after a few beatings and would sell her out.
Having already shot herself in the foot, she no longer dared to gamble on whether Hua Zhi was tough enough.
Although she holds the lives of Hua Zhi's family in her hands, who can guarantee that she will not do something crazy when she is on the verge of death?
So Song Zhenzhen couldn't let Hua Zhi be beaten to death by Duke Anguo.
If you have to die, you have to die quietly.
A faint light flashed across her eyes, so fast that it was imperceptible.
"Dad, Hua Zhi has served me for so many years. We have a long-standing friendship as master and servant. I believe she is not a vicious person. She may have acted on impulse today. Give her a chance to correct her mistakes."
When Hua Zhi heard this, she begged for mercy: "Please spare my life, my lord. Please spare my life, my lord. I was bewitched for a moment and will never dare to do it again."
Duke Anguo's face was gloomy and he looked at Song Zhenzhen with a puzzled expression.
Song Zhenzhen's heart was beating fast. She suppressed the uneasiness in her heart and tried hard to act pitiful as she was being tricked by the maid.
After a while, the cold voice of Duke Anguo was heard.
"Since you are unwilling to punish her severely, I will spare her life, give her fifty strokes of the cane, and sell her off."
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