Yan was the woman with wide eyes who almost killed Yu Tanqi.
Mrs. Xie thought that Jiang Xuan was the mastermind behind the scenes and did everything so flawlessly. If it weren't for the irrefutable evidence, she wouldn't have dared to believe that this seemingly gentle and elegant girl in front of her could have such a vicious mind.
"You were indeed cautious and didn't show up in person, so these two men didn't know you, but they both knew your personal maid.
You let your personal maid find one of the men, give him some money, and ask him to find Yan, give her some money and let her work as a servant in the Chi family. Tell Yan that as long as she kills someone, she will be given a large sum of money and protected to leave Chen County.
However, Yan's murder attempt failed, and fearing exposure, you instructed another personal maid to find another man and kill him to silence him. You acted with impeccable care, yet you didn't realize that anything you did would leave a trace.
These two men are not stupid people. They left evidence that they had seen your personal maids. You can ask your two personal maids if they are missing a pair of earrings and a pair of bracelets.
Every word that Madam Xie said was well-reasoned. Pei'er, the maidservant beside Jiang Xuan, looked at her young lady's trembling body, gritted her teeth, knelt down with a thud, and kowtowed for mercy.
"Thank you, Madam. This was all my idea. My young lady was not aware of it. Her bracelet and handkerchief were given to me as a reward. The reason she said they were lost was just to protect me.
Madam Xie, you know that my young lady and Miss Yu have a very good relationship. How could my young lady want to kill Miss Yu?"
Pei'er's decisiveness in taking the blame made Jiang Xuan secretly relieved, and she finally had a chance to catch her breath.
However, the incident happened suddenly, and she couldn't help but panic, and it was difficult for her to calm down and think of a solution.
What should I do? Why was it discovered?
"What a loyal servant he is." Madam Xie slammed the table hard, scaring Jiang Xuan and Pei'er.
"Then tell me, what has the audacity of a slave like you to murder my Tan Qi?"
Pei'er was so frightened that her body was shaking. She rushed to help Jiang Xuan and argued back without thinking of a good reason. "Your servant... Your servant..."
Jiang Xuan suddenly pointed at Pei'er, with an expression of disbelief and heartache: "Pei'er, I miss you serving me since you were young, so I treated you with kindness and thought I had treated you well.
You usually say bad things about sister Tan Qi. Although I am unhappy, I can't bear to scold you. I didn't expect you to be so bold as to hire someone to kill someone!"
Pei'er knocked her head to the ground: "I was bewitched for a moment, it's all my fault..."
Madam Xie watched the master and servant act out with cold eyes.
Jiang Xuan looked at Madam Chi, tears welling in her eyes. "Aunt, you have to believe me. Don't you know what kind of person I am? I never thought there would be such a vicious maid by my side. Fortunately, Sister Tan Qi is fine, otherwise I would be to blame."
Madam Chi hesitated and looked at Madam Xie. "Perhaps there really is something else going on. I've watched Xuan'er grow up, and she doesn't seem like someone who could do such a thing."
Jiang Xuan is her niece, so she should naturally stand on Jiang Xuan's side. After all, if the news of Jiang Xuan hiring a killer gets out, not only will she have to die to atone for her crime, but the reputation of the entire Jiang family will be affected.
To save Jiang Xuan is to preserve the reputation of the entire Jiang family.
But Madam Xie was able to become the mistress of the Xie family in Chen County, so how could she be an easy person to get along with?
Madam Xie looked at Jiang Xuan and sneered, "I originally wanted to show some mercy to you and the Jiang family. Since you refuse to plead guilty, don't blame me for being ruthless. I will hand over all the evidence to the government."
She stood up and said coldly, "Mrs. Chi, the friendship between our two families ends here."
"Mrs. Xie, wait a minute." Mrs. Chi was startled and stood up quickly, but she couldn't call out to Mrs. Xie who didn't even turn her head.
Jiang Xuan collapsed to the ground, panicked, her mind full of what to do and why this happened.
No, that's not the case. She didn't show up herself and there is no evidence to prove that she hired someone to commit the murder.
Besides, isn’t Yu Tanqi still alive?
Mrs. Chi looked at Jiang Xuan with complicated eyes. She didn't believe what Mrs. Xie said at first, but now seeing Jiang Xuan's reaction, there was still something she didn't understand.
But she still couldn't believe it and asked, "Xuan'er, tell me the truth, was it really you who did it?"
Jiang Xuan suddenly looked up at her, trying to act weak and pitiful, her eyes reddened and she was about to cry: "Aunt, don't you believe me? Sister Tan Qi and I have a very good relationship. How could I want to kill her? There is no reason, right?"
After all, she was her niece whom she had seen grow up, so Mrs. Chi was still unwilling to believe that Jiang Xuan was a vicious person. However, Mrs. Xie had already developed a gap with her, which made her feel bad and she couldn't help frowning.
Seeing that Madam Chi still seemed to believe him, Jiang Xuan quickly said, "Aunt, I'm suspected of hiring a killer. Please don't tell my cousin. He's about to go to Beijing for the exam, and I don't want him to be distracted and worried."
Madam Chi nodded: "Don't worry, I won't let Li'er know what happened today."
Chi Li is the hope of the Chi family. Now is the most critical moment for him. Mrs. Chi will not allow anyone to influence him.
She looked at Jiang Xuan with a more complicated look, and suddenly found that the girl in front of her seemed completely different from her childhood.
"Xuan'er, I remember you loved wearing brightly colored clothes when you were little. Why don't you wear them anymore after you grow up?"
Jiang Xuan didn't understand why, but she still said carefully: "My cousin said that I look good in green clothes. I think so too, so I like to wear green clothes."
"Really?" Mrs. Chi didn't say anything else, but thought of Yu Tanqi, who also liked to wear green clothes.
Mrs. Chi remembered that after Yu Tanqi came to the Xie family at the age of eleven, Chi Li would mention her to her every time he saw her.
Mrs. Chi also knew Xie Lin when she was young. She felt pity for this girl who lost her mother at a young age, and told Chi Li to take good care of her and treat her like a younger sister.
Yu Tanqi was taught personally by Madam Xie. She is well-educated, polite, gentle and lovely.
She was also very beautiful, and anyone who saw her would feel pity for her.
When did Mrs. Chi start not wanting Chi Li to get close to Yu Tanqi again?
Mrs. Chi looked at Jiang Xuan who stood up with the help of the maid, and she realized it belatedly and felt a little creepy.
Mrs. Chi only gave birth to one child, Chi Li, and she valued and was proud of him very much.
Jiang Xuan always said these words inadvertently, making her think that Chi Li was not interested in studying because of Yu Tanqi, so she controlled the number of times Chi Li went to Xie's house to see Yu Tanqi.
Even if she couldn't stop Chi Li from going to the Xie family to see Yu Tanqi, Mrs. Chi would let Jiang Xuan go with him to prevent Chi Li from being alone with Yu Tanqi.
Mrs. Chi was shocked to find that she seemed to have never really understood her niece.
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