Three families hire each other, the mistress of the marquisate accidentally offends the treacherous

At this moment, Cao, who was kneeling on the ground, was also frightened by Jiang Qingyue's throw.

I don’t understand what Jiang Qingyue is trying to do by making such a big fuss.

Do we really have to make a big deal out of this regardless of the consequences?

Jiang Qingyue is really crazy.

Cao regretted it. She felt that she should have left immediately instead of being controlled by Jiang Qingyue and letting her do whatever she wanted.

Now, everything seemed to be out of control, moving in a strange way, in a direction completely unknown to her.

It made her feel extremely uneasy.

The flowerpot was removed, and her whole body was exposed. Suddenly, all eyes in the garden fell on her, and she felt like she was stripped naked.

She gritted her teeth secretly, endured the humiliation, and looked at Jiang Qingyue.

"You asked me to kneel and I knelt, I wonder if you are no longer angry?"

Cao tried hard to ignore the gazes falling on her. Now that she had done it, she had to achieve her goal, otherwise her kneeling today would be in vain.

But when she saw Jiang Qingyue staring at her without saying anything, she had a bad feeling in her heart.

"You want me to kneel, and I have already kneeled. As the mistress of the house, I have lost all my face in front of you. No matter what I did, you should calm down. I was wrong in the past, I apologize to you, and I promise that I will never do that again in the future."

Cao suppressed her emotions and admitted her mistake to Jiang Qingyue in a very good-tempered manner.

Things have come to this, there is nothing she can do.

However, even though she had lowered her posture so much, Jiang Qingyue remained silent.

She didn't know what Jiang Qingyue was thinking, and her heart sank.

But the worst possible outcome was already like this, and she had already done it. There was no point in worrying about the rest, and thinking this way actually made her feel relieved.

She lowered her head and stopped talking, with an attitude of admitting her mistake.

Jiang Qingyue looked at her flexible appearance and remained expressionless.

She was holding a handkerchief, looking as if she was wiping away tears.

But still didn't speak.

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Cao didn't dare to speak either, but her heart was beating fast.

This scene is inevitably weird.

Everyone looked over here, lowered their heads and whispered.

This awkward scene did not last long, and soon, Princess Chen arrived.

After King Chen died, his son inherited the title of prince.

Princess Chen was from the Huaizhou Han family, a fallen aristocrat.

Have identity but no rights.

The old princess chose this person because, firstly, she didn't want to cut off the emperor's protection, and secondly, he was easy to control and would not harm the royal family's offspring.

If you choose a powerful family, there will be less care from the emperor, and the children of the concubine will probably not survive.

The old princess has seen a lot of things like this in the imperial palace in the capital.

There are gains and losses, and finally I chose Han.

Over the years, the palace has indeed been just as the old princess had imagined, with the emperor taking care of it and having many offspring.

Han behaved well and played the role of the princess of the palace, which was favored by the old lady. Although she was soft-hearted and easy to control, she was able to attend some occasions and her status was impressive.

From a distance, Princess Han of Chen saw Cao kneeling on the ground, and Jiang Qingyue in front of Cao was silently wiping tears.

This strange scene made her eyelids twitch.

She didn't care what the relationship was between the wife of the Jiang family and the newly promoted princess. She only knew that after Mrs. Jiang's kneeling, the flower-viewing banquet at Prince Chen's Mansion had become famous.

She suddenly felt resentful.

It's such a rare opportunity to hold a banquet, but something like this happened.

Does Mrs. Jiang know what she is doing?

No matter how big the matter was, why couldn't he go back home to discuss it? Instead, he had to make such a scene in Prince Chen's Mansion. He really didn't take Prince Chen's Mansion seriously.

Although he thought so, he didn't dare show it on his face.

She stepped forward and helped Cao up, with concern on her face:

"Mrs. Jiang, what happened? What happened? Why did everything go wrong?"

Princess Chen did not say the word "kneel" to save face for both sides.

As he spoke, he observed the expressions of the two men, and spoke impartially, neither favoring anyone nor blaming anyone.

She was the hostess of the banquet. Her appearance was not to give them justice, but to maintain the order of the flower-viewing banquet in Prince Chen's mansion.

Can't offend both sides.

Princess Chen came to help, and Cao stood up.

I didn't reply to Princess Chen, I really didn't know what to say.

She glanced at Jiang Qingyue and thought it would be best to let Jiang Qingyue take on this hot potato.

I was wondering in my mind whether I should cry for a while now.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Princess Chen's expression changed, and she looked at Jiang Qingyue again:

"My lord, what happened?"

It was not that she wanted to ask, but things had developed to this point and there had to be a reasonable reason to give an explanation to the people present and also to the old princess.

As Princess Chen, she will be fully responsible if anything happens today.

As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Qingyue took off the handkerchief from her eyes, revealing a pair of red eyes from crying, and she burst into tears while covering her eyes with the handkerchief.

While crying, she said:

“Please forgive me, Princess, I just couldn’t help it.

“I just arrived at the banquet and was sitting drinking tea when Madam Jiang came over.

"She knew that I had collected evidence that she had murdered my mother, and she told me not to hand over the evidence no matter what.

“But as a child, how could I not seek justice for my biological mother who was framed?

"But Madam Jiang threatened me, saying that if I produced the evidence, she would ruin my reputation.

"I really didn't expect her to do this..."

At this point, she looked at Cao with tears in her eyes and said loudly:

“Even if Madam Jiang did this, I would still hand over the evidence to the Jingzhao government office and ask the Jingzhao prefect to give my mother justice.

"I am afraid of ruining my future and my reputation. A woman's reputation is so important. Madam Jiang's kneeling is like roasting me on the fire. But compared with my mother's justice, these are nothing.

"If I have evidence but cannot bring justice to my mother, then my life will be meaningless.

"Mrs. Jiang has made a wrong calculation. I will never give up on seeking justice for my mother just because of your threats."

Jiang Qingyue cried, her tone filled with indignation, looking straight at Cao, with a look of being determined to die rather than surrender.

There were discussions all around:

"How could this be possible? A mistress harmed her concubine, and now she is kneeling down to threaten a concubine."

"Mrs. Jiang usually looks elegant and decent, how could she do such a thing?"

"Alas, you can only know a person's face but not his heart. How can you tell? Some people are one thing on the surface and another behind the scenes."

"The princess is pitiful."

"It's a good thing that she said it. If she didn't know what happened, she would be drowned by the spit of those who don't know."

The discussions around were getting louder and louder, with all kinds of things being said, and every word reached Cao's ears.

Cao was dumbfounded.

what happened?

What did Jiang Qingyue say?

How...how could this happen?

When did he become related to Lin's, and how did he get involved in Lin's affairs?

Lin's death was indeed related to her, but...

How could this be?

Why are you talking about this now...

Cao didn't react, her eyes full of confusion.

But she had a hunch that there was something wrong with this matter. Jiang Qingyue would not say such a thing at this time for no reason.

But...why? And there was no sign at all before.

Moreover, the idea of ​​kneeling was also something she thought of on the spur of the moment. She brought it up casually in order to force Jiang Qingyue. There was no way Jiang Qingyue would be able to associate it so quickly.

unless……

Unless Jiang Qingyue actually knew the truth about Lin’s death all along.

She had been looking for an opportunity, and today she found it, just in time to take advantage of the situation, digging a hole and waiting for her to jump in...

When Cao thought of this, alarm bells started ringing in his heart.

If everything was really as she thought, then Jiang Qingyue was not a madman who was just venting her emotions. She had done this with premeditation and was leading herself into the trap step by step.

She had prepared everything and was just waiting for this opportunity. Once the opportunity came, she would mercilessly set a trap for her and leave her nowhere to escape.

When Lin died, she thought she had handled the matter cleanly, but nothing can stop a trace.

If Jiang Qingyue had sufficient evidence, she would never have been let go and would not have waited until now.

They must have found some evidence, but it was not enough to convict her, so they needed an opportunity to make her unable to hide and bring Lin's death to the surface.

She looked at Jiang Qingyue suddenly.

Seeing Jiang Qingyue covering her eyes with a handkerchief, crying, and talking in a clear and logical manner about something that had never happened, acting as if it were real, she was already 80% certain in her heart.

Such careful thinking, such bold traps. Such decisive and ruthless means. How could she not see it?

I thought Jiang Qingyue was a brainless woman who could be coaxed.

She hated herself so much. She hated herself for not seeing it earlier. If she had seen it earlier, she wouldn't have been so passive. She put herself in a completely passive situation.

Cao noticed the strange looks from all around her and regretted it so much that she cursed Jiang Qingyue in her heart.

Princess Chen frowned when she heard Jiang Qingyue's words:

"This...maybe it's a misunderstanding."

Jiang Qingyue cried, "Princess, this is not a misunderstanding, just now she gave me 80% of her dowry in order to shut me up.

"I have the written document, and Mrs. Liu has served as a witness. Mrs. Jiang also gave me the bracelet that Mrs. Cao gave her when she got married as a token of trust.

"I was intimidated by her nice words and didn't dare to say anything, but then I thought about it and realized that something was wrong, so I wanted to return these things to her.

"Mrs. Jiang refused to accept it and threatened me by kneeling down. I didn't agree, so that's why the scene just now happened. I really have no choice..."

Jiang Qingyue started crying again as she spoke.

Princess Chen frowned and could only step forward to offer a few words of comfort.

Jiang Qingyue is a distinguished guest personally invited by the Imperial Concubine, so they absolutely cannot neglect her.

After this happened, she wanted to tear Cao apart.

Little did he know that Cao, who was standing beside him, was biting her teeth to pieces.

She never expected that giving away 80% of the dowry was like setting a trap here.

She used her own things to hit her own feet, how could she not hate him.

Cao had no way of expressing her suffering.

She paid 80% of her dowry and knelt down to Jiang Qingyue in public.

It’s possible that I might be interrogated like a criminal later on.

What had she done wrong to deserve this?

Princess Chen looked at the crowd behind her and her eyes fell on Madam Liu.

"But that Mrs. Liu?"

She pointed at the person and asked Jiang Qingyue, who nodded.

Princess Chen immediately asked, "Madam Liu, is what the princess said true?"

When this question was asked, everyone around looked at Mrs. Liu.

Mrs. Liu's heart skipped a beat and she hated Cao to death.

If she had known this would happen, she would never have been willing to serve as a witness. Now she might even be involved in a lawsuit.

What handkerchief friendship? From this moment on, they are strangers.

With so many people watching, Mrs. Liu had to come out.

According to Princess Chen's questions, he told her everything that had just happened.

Although there is no mention of Lin's death, it is a fact that Cao gave 80% of the dowry, and it is also a fact that she used the bracelet given by her mother as a token of trust, and it is even more of a fact that there was a written document.

Apart from the reason Jiang Qingyue just gave, no one could think of any other reason that could make Cao willingly do those things.

Compared to Cao's silence, Jiang Qingyue's words seemed more reasonable.

The discussion became louder and louder, and Princess Chen, in keeping with the principles of fairness and justice, gave Cao a chance to speak.

"Does Madam Jiang have anything to say?"

Cao was looking at Madam Liu, and when she saw that Madam Liu was not looking at her, she already understood why Jiang Qingyue had specifically asked Madam Liu to be a witness.

Because she had already anticipated this scene, she wanted to make Madam Liu turn against her and make this close friend of many years alienate herself from her.

So vicious...

She trembled with her lips, not knowing what to say. She didn't expect things to turn out like this.

No matter what, she cannot acknowledge human life.

"It's all a misunderstanding."

She hesitated for a while before saying this.

But just as he finished speaking, he heard someone ask:

"If it's a misunderstanding, why do you kneel down to Miss Jiang and give her a dowry?"

The latter one makes sense, but the former one doesn't make sense at all.

At this point, Cao finally understood clearly:

Jiang Qingyue had been leading her into a trap from the beginning to the end. No matter what she said at this time, the other party would have something to refute.

At this moment, Cao was certain that he was in trouble, both confusedly and clearly.

Naturally, she could not admit to Lin's affairs. Human life was at stake. If she admitted it, it would be only natural that a person should pay with his life.

But if she denied it, she really couldn't explain why she had just done all that.

She thought about it, and suddenly an idea came to her mind.

She looked at everyone:

"Lin's death has nothing to do with me. But it's understandable that the princess blames me because it's related to the people around me.

“I originally thought that since Lin had passed away, I would compensate the princess a little as a token of my appreciation.

“I do have some selfish motives, I want to protect the person next to me, because she is my wet nurse who grew up with me.

"But now, no matter how much I say, it is useless. Killing someone means paying with one's life. This day will come. Now I will hand her over to the princess and let her deal with her as she pleases."

As she spoke, she pushed the wet nurse behind her out.

One is her wet nurse, the other is her biological daughter. Cao knows very well which one is more important.

Although she was reluctant, she had to make a choice.

So we had to sacrifice the wet nurse.