Chapter 517: Made by the Second Miss
When Duke Anguo heard the doctor's words, he glared at the servants who were serving Song Zhenzhen with a dark face, and an infinite chill appeared on his cold face.
"Is this how you serve the young lady? You were so careless that you let her eat peanuts by mistake. Since you don't care about your master so much, you don't have to stay and serve her."
Upon hearing this, the servants knelt down in panic and begged for mercy.
"Please be merciful, my Lord. I know I was wrong."
They are also wronged.
The eldest daughter has been allergic to peanuts since she was a child. She didn't know it at first until she had a few rashes, the last time so serious that she almost lost her life. Only then did she find out that the eldest daughter cannot touch peanuts at all. From then on, everyone was extra careful and not a single peanut was allowed in Jinhua Courtyard. Who knew that something went wrong again today.
"Hmph." Duke Anguo snorted coldly, hitting everyone's heart like a heavy hammer, making people even more uneasy.
Song Zhenzhen said at the right time: "Dad, they served me very well. This was an accident. Don't blame them."
This plea immediately moved the maids.
Song Zhenzhen has always been good at winning people's hearts.
When Duke Anguo heard his daughter pleading for mercy, he thought about how Song Zhenzhen had been served by them for so many years. If they were all replaced at once, the new servants would definitely not be able to serve her well. So he followed Song Zhenzhen's words and said, "Since the eldest lady pleaded for you, I will spare you this time. If there is a next time, I will show no mercy."
"Thank you, Lord, for your kindness, Miss, for your kindness."
"I wonder when the young lady started to have the rash?" asked the doctor.
Song Zhenzhen thought for a moment and said, "It's about 3 p.m."
Doctor: "Did you eat anything in the last hour or so?"
Song Zhenzhen's eyes flickered, and she pursed her lips tightly, not immediately answering the doctor's questions.
The doctor couldn't help but wonder.
Suddenly, Liu Xiang's angry voice sounded. She looked like she was defending her master and gritted her teeth and said, "Miss, I told you there was something wrong, but you didn't believe me. You only ate this one piece of dessert in the whole afternoon..."
"Liu Xiang, stop talking." Song Zhenzhen quickly interrupted Liu Xiang.
Liuxiang was unwilling, but had to listen to her master and turned away angrily.
There was too much information in the unfinished words of the two people, and Duke Anguo couldn't help but frown.
Lu Xiang stood behind Song Yanjun with an obedient look, her thin red lips slightly raised in a sarcastic arc.
"Zhenzhen, let Liuxiang explain clearly, what snacks?" Duke Anguo looked at Song Zhenzhen and said.
Song Zhenzhen bit her lip in embarrassment: "Dad, I will pay attention next time. Please don't pursue this anymore."
"Don't worry about it. I must find out the truth about this matter today." The more she said this, the more the Duke of Anguo would not give up: "Liuxiang, if you don't explain it clearly, you don't have to serve the young lady."
Liu Xiang was horrified and knelt down hurriedly after hearing this: "Duke Anguo, calm down, I will speak."
"Liu Xiang..." Song Zhenzhen shouted in a deep voice.
Liu Xiang looked at Song Zhenzhen stubbornly, with an appearance of being loyal to her master: "Miss, you want to protect Miss, but does Miss think about you? She is clearly trying to hurt you on purpose."
"Don't talk nonsense. Sister Xiang'er is not that kind of person. She...she must have done it unintentionally."
Liu Xiang said bitterly: "Miss, can't you see it? If Miss was really unintentional, why didn't she explain anything after hearing the doctor say you were allergic to peanuts and what you ate in the afternoon?"
"This..." Song Zhenzhen was speechless for a moment.
Duke Anguo was completely stunned when he heard this: "What's the matter with Miss Guan?"
Song Yanjun also frowned in confusion, not knowing what he was thinking of, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.
Lu Xiang's shocked eyes wandered between Song Zhenzhen and Liu Xiang: "When did I harm Sister Song?"
Seeing that Lu Xiang was still pretending to be stupid, Liu Xiang said angrily, "Second Miss, don't pretend. You sent a plate of cakes this afternoon, saying that it was to thank the eldest lady for her hard work in organizing the banquet for you today. I later asked the kitchen staff and they said that you, the second lady, made it yourself."
"You're talking nonsense. I didn't make this snack." Lu Xiang said angrily.
Song Zhenzhen: "Sister Xiang'er, it's okay, I don't blame you."
He looked magnanimous and forbearing.
But the implication of his words clearly indicated that he agreed with Liu Xiang's words, that the snacks were made by Lu Xiang, and that he put peanuts in them deliberately to harm her.
Duke Anguo frowned silently. He didn't believe that Lu Xiang would do anything to hurt Zhenzhen, but it was a fact that Zhenzhen was allergic to the snacks. Liuxiang also said with certainty that someone in the kitchen saw Lu Xiang making the pastries with their own eyes, but Lu Xiang said that the pastries were not made by her.
"I'm afraid there is some misunderstanding here. Come, call the people in the kitchen." Duke Anguo ordered.
As soon as he finished speaking, Song Yanjun, who had been silent, suddenly spoke.
"Dad, there's no need to ask. Xiangxiang is telling the truth. The snacks sent to Zhenzhen were not made by her."
Song Zhenzhen's confident expression began to crack after she heard Song Yanjun's words, and her dark eyes were filled with surging jealousy.
"Brother, I know you want to maintain the harmony between us sisters, but I am also your sister. Why are you biased and only want to help Lu Xiang without caring about my life or death?"
She suppressed the anger in her chest, and her voice trembled slightly.
Lu Xiang said anxiously: "Sister Song, you misunderstood. Big brother is not partial..."
"Shut up. You don't have to pretend to be kind." Song Zhenzhen glared at Lu Xiang fiercely. She was no longer gentle and kind as she was just now. Her expression looked a little distorted because she was too angry and jealous.
Lu Xiang, Lu Xiang!
What on earth did this bitch do to my eldest brother? It was only one day, but my eldest brother completely disregarded the years of relationship between them and sided with Lu Xiang without a second thought.
Looking at Song Zhenzhen like this, Song Yanjun was shocked and forgot to speak for a moment.
Lu Xiang was frightened by Song Zhenzhen's fierce tone. She bit her lip weakly and lowered her head, not daring to make another sound. She looked pitiful as if she had been wronged but dared not refute. The next moment, tears fell to the ground like beads that had broken off the string.
The sound of soft sobbing brought Song Yanjun back from shock.
His face darkened slightly, and he looked at Song Zhenzhen with some displeasure, as if he was meeting this sister for the first time.
"The snacks you ate were brought back from Wufangzhai by me."
"What?" Song Zhenzhen looked at Song Yanjun in disbelief when she heard that.
Song Yanjun: "Xiangxiang did make some snacks, but she came to me first before sending them to you. After she finished making them, she accidentally heard that you seemed to be allergic to peanuts, so she came to confirm with me. When she found out that she couldn't send them to you, she was a little disappointed. Before I went back home, I went to Wufangzhai to buy snacks for you and Xiangxiang, so I asked her to keep the ones she made and I would send the ones I bought to you."
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