Princess Xilan's Residence.
Lin Shikang and Princess Xilan were restless.
"Report..." A servant ran in from outside.
"How did it go? Tell me quickly!"
"We failed! General Cen, Lady De'an, Su Murong, and the entire Xie family have all entered the palace!"
Princess Xilan and Lin Shikang were immediately disheartened.
Lin Huihui cried out in fear, "What do we do now? Dad, godmother, what do we do now? Waaah..."
Anning was also anxious and flustered: "This time, my royal uncle will definitely not let me off easily, Mother, what should we do?"
Princess Xilan got angry as soon as she saw the two of them: "Why didn't you do this earlier?"
"The emperor will definitely send someone to summon us to the palace. You must deny it to the death and say you don't know anything, understand?" Lin Shikang said.
No sooner had they finished speaking than a eunuch arrived and summoned them to the palace.
Lin Huihui used to yearn for the palace, but now all that remains is a deep sense of fear.
"An Ning!" Upon seeing An Ning, Xie Tong, despite her limp, felt an urge to rush over and beat An Ning to death.
Madam Xie grabbed the furious Xie Tong and said, "Don't be rude. Everything is decided by the Emperor and Empress."
Xie Tong glared angrily at An Ning.
An Ning lowered her head, feeling somewhat guilty.
"Greetings, Your Majesty; greetings, Your Majesty the Empress."
"Xi Lan, An Ning, do you know your crimes?"
"Xi Lan does not know what crime she has committed. Please enlighten me, Your Majesty."
"Bang!" The Emperor slammed his teacup down in front of her. "Even now, you're still trying to deny it!"
Lin Huihui was already too frightened to lift her head when she first saw the emperor's face, and now, seeing the emperor's anger, she trembled even more.
"Anning, did you write a letter to Yang Sisi and Yang Qinqin in the name of the Xie family's daughter, inviting them to the plum garden?" the emperor questioned in a deep voice.
"No...no."
"If you do not tell the truth today, you will all be punished for deceiving the emperor!" the emperor said sternly. "Anning, I will ask you one more time, did you use the Xie family's daughter's name to invite them to the plum garden?"
Anning was so frightened that she cried.
"Don't think that crying is the end of it!" The Empress now has a lot of complaints about Anning.
Immediately afterwards, the person who had delivered the letter to Er Ya and San Ya appeared in front of An Ning.
An Ning and Lin Huihui were shocked.
"Aren't you going to say anything? Hmm?"
"It was Lin Huihui who came to find me; she asked me to make the appointment!"
Uncle, I... I only made an appointment for her, I don't know anything else. She said she tried to meet her two sisters several times but failed, so she asked me to think of a way, and if she put in a good word for me, we could make up.
I was afraid I wouldn't be able to get the two Yang girls to come, so this was the only way I could think of. I don't know anything else.
All eyes turned to Lin Huihui.
Lin Huihui was so frightened that she couldn't speak.
Now that things have come to this, Xi Lan Gong knows that the only way to get An Ning out of trouble is to pin the blame on Lin Huihui.
“Huihui, I love you like my own daughter. Why did you have to harm Anning? Last time, Anning only attacked the two girls of the Yang family because you encouraged her. You have already caused her to be punished. Why do you have to drag her down with you?”
I know you're jealous that your two younger sisters are doing better than you, and I know you're jealous that Sisi became a village lady, and that she's engaged to Cheng Yilin, while you can only be a second wife to a merchant family. You're resentful, but you're blood sisters! Anning is your adopted sister! How could you do this?
Faced with Princess Xilan's accusations, Lin Huihui's eyes widened in disbelief.
Is this the godmother who has always cared for her so much?
"Godmother, why..."
Yang Cui watched all this with a cold eye. She was not surprised by Princess Xilan's act of sacrificing Lin Huihui.
Of course, Lin Huihui was not wronged. Anning had already been confined to her home and demoted to a commoner. If Lin Huihui hadn't come knocking on her door, Anning would probably have kept quiet for a while.
“Anning has already realized her mistake. If you hadn’t come to her, how could Anning have helped you find a way to arrange a meeting? You’re resentful, but don’t you think about it? You’re not a virgin, and your family background isn’t good. If it weren’t for me, your godmother, you wouldn’t even have the chance to be Zhuang Wenjie’s second wife.”
Although the Zhuang family was a small business, they had a good family tradition, and Zhuang Wenjie was handsome and had the title of Xiucai (a scholar who passed the imperial examinations). His ex-wife died in childbirth, and Zhuang Wenjie only had one daughter who was one year old. Considering Lin Huihui's background, marrying Zhuang Wenjie was a step up for her.
Princess Xilan had put a lot of thought into her marriage.
Lin Huihui was surprised that Princess Xilan suddenly changed her expression and even revealed on the spot that she was not a virgin.
What happened that night was her nightmare!
Provoked by Princess Xilan, Lin Huihui also lost her temper: "Yes, I am jealous of them. We were born of the same parents, so why am I looked down upon everywhere? Why am I the one who is bullied and humiliated? Why can they live such a smooth life?"
After saying that, Lin Huihui glared at Princess Xilan and hysterically shouted, "And you! You kept saying you treated me like your own daughter, but when things were exposed, you pushed all the blame onto me. What do you think your daughter is?"
I told her I was going to deal with Er Ya and San Ya, but I couldn't get them to come out. Without saying a word, she imitated Xie Tong's handwriting and even bribed a servant of the Xie family to deliver the message. Do you think she didn't know what I was going to do?
She knows!
Otherwise, you wouldn't have sent assassins to kill Lin Chunmei after your plan failed! You think I'll shoulder the blame alone? Dream on!
"Your Majesty, Lady De'an, you both heard that, didn't you? She is the mastermind!"
Yang Cui angrily said, "Even if she was the mastermind, without An Ning's help, Er Ya and San Ya would never have been able to get out! This isn't the first time An Ning has framed my children. I just want to ask, what irreconcilable hatred do we have against you that An Ning would repeatedly harm my children?"
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