Chapter 118: Unraveling the Mystery
"Slave, slave really didn't..."
Liu Ye lay on the ground and cried bitterly.
"My dear Miss, I admit that I did neglect my duty. But I didn't tamper with the soup. I didn't even open the lid! If you don't believe me, you can ask Sister Lu Guo. She saw me at the time. I was talking to someone there."
At the beginning, she refused to admit that she had neglected her duties. On the one hand, she was afraid of being held accountable, and on the other hand, she wanted to save face and did not want others to know about her ambiguous relationship with Liu Gui.
But now this man turned his back on her and said in a categorical tone that they had only spoken twice and there was nothing more. Liu Ye knew that she had made a mistake.
He simply tore off his daughter's face and invited witnesses to come out to prove his innocence.
"Green fruit?"
Jiang Wan's voice suddenly became much deeper.
"Miss, Lu Guo is still serving the Second Miss. How about I go and call her over now?"
Hongzhu's face also looked ugly. She didn't know how this matter would involve the little sisters?
The two of them had come from Maocheng with their master. Not only were they from the same hometown, but they were also personal maids to the young ladies of the mansion. Their master was also very kind and never mistreat their servants. It could be said that as long as they didn't seek disaster, their lives were actually quite smooth. But now that Lu Guo was involved in this kind of trouble, it was really disheartening!
The lady is extremely important in the eldest daughter's heart. If Lu Guo really did anything wrong, she would probably not have a good ending.
Although she was worried, Hongzhu was very clear-headed because loyalty to the master was the first condition for becoming a confidant.
"You don't have to go. Ask Wang Bao to go. Go out and tell Ma Fei to take his men and search the entire mansion thoroughly!"
"yes!"
Hongzhu turned around with a heavy heart and went out to pass on the message. About half an incense stick of time later, Lu Guo was brought to the front yard. Along with him was Jiang Han, who looked particularly grim.
"sister."
"Well, sit there and listen."
Lu Guo kowtowed politely and replied respectfully.
"I have greeted the young lady. What Liu Ye said just now was untrue. At 9:00 PM, I did come from the path by the pond, but I did not stay there.
My master asked me to go to the kitchen to get chestnut cakes. I took a shortcut to save time. How could I stop there to eavesdrop on who was having sex with whom?
Liu Ye's words are clearly groundless accusations, Miss, please understand!"
His words were well-reasoned and sounded reasonable. Jiang Han nodded in confirmation.
"Sister, it was indeed me who asked Lu Guo to go to the kitchen to get some cakes."
Jiang Wan ignored his sister and just stared at Lu Guo's eyes.
Although her timeline was correct, the attentive Jiang Wan saw the flash of guilt in the other person's eyes when his second son was speaking.
As soon as Liu Ye heard Lu Guo's voice, she distanced herself from the matter and quickly started to defend herself.
"My lady, I, your servant, have not said anything private to anyone else. When I saw Sister Lu Guo, I quickly turned around and went back to the corridor. I even greeted her. Is that Sister Lu Guo?"
"Yes, Liu Ye did run over to me in a panic after seeing me, and she did say something to me. But I don't know what she did after that."
“I didn’t do anything!!”
At this time, even a fool could hear clearly that the bitch Lu Guo had no intention of speaking for herself! Liu Ye was almost mad with anger. If she was not afraid that the eldest lady would kick her again, she really wanted to rush over and strangle the bitch Lu Guo to death!
"I have no past or present grudges against you. When have I ever seen you fail to respectfully call me Sister Lu Guo? Why are you unwilling to speak up for me?"
Luguo lowered her eyebrows, and her voice was as steady as usual. A girl of few words, she was particularly credible when she expressed her loyalty.
"I am a servant of the Jiang family, so I should tell the truth to my master. If I don't know something, I don't know it. I can't talk about personal relationships casually."
"you……"
"Liu Ye, shut up!"
After Jiang Wan finished scolding, he looked at Lu Guo again.
"I remember that you also signed a living contract?"
"yes."
"When Hongzhu entered the mansion, she cried uncontrollably. She was particularly reluctant to leave her family. You seemed quite open-minded at the time?"
"I am not as lucky as Sister Hongzhu. She is the eldest daughter of a scholar and has been pampered since she was a child.
It was because the world was in a bad state and her parents were seriously ill and her younger siblings were young. If she had not had no other choice, she would definitely not sell herself.
But I am different. My father sold me when I was little for gambling money. I have long since severed all ties with those people. So what is there to cry about?"
Lu Guo's answers to questions were very reasonable, but Jiang Wan immediately found the loophole.
"Were you sold as a child? Then how did you get from a human trafficker into our Jiang family? How did you manage to sign a living contract?"
"...I was working for the previous family and was later released. However, the world was in turmoil, and a weak girl like me couldn't survive out there. I heard that the master of the Jiang family was kind, so I came to the Jiang family, just to find a place to stay."
"Green Fruit, do you think I believe it?
You're not even 17 years old this year. Did your previous owner have such kind hearts that he reincarnated a bodhisattva? He bought you home when you were little, fed you, taught you to read and behave, and finally released you to fend for yourself?
Who was your previous householder?
explain! "
Jiang Wan slammed the table hard, making a loud bang that frightened Lu Guo so much that cold sweat broke out on his forehead. After all, he wasn't a carefully trained spy, so how could he have such good concentration?
"Slave girl, slave girl didn't lie!"
The obvious tremor in her throat made many careful people immediately hear her panic.
Hong Zhu pursed her lips uncomfortably and sighed inwardly. "How foolish of you! How has the Jiang family treated you badly? How dare you betray your master?"
Jiang Han was completely stunned. This was the first time she had experienced such a betrayal. She was stabbed by her closest maid and almost killed her own mother and brother!
"Why are you doing this? Have I ever treated you badly? I've never been harsh on you, why are you doing this?!"
A petite figure rushed over and grabbed Lu Guo's arm. Jiang Han's tears fell down.
"Sister Lu Guo, didn't you say I was the best to you? Didn't you say you would always be with me, and that you would accompany me to get married, have children, and grow old together? Why did you betray me? Why?!"
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