An ugly girl starts off, then becomes a beauty

Coming to Wuyuan today is Zhang’s last move to survive.

After what happened last night, she felt some resentment in her heart and even thought about taking Nie Guang with her to end it all, but she suppressed these thoughts for the time being as she believed that she had not reached the end of her road yet.

Since Nie Guang is unwilling to change his mind, let the Sang family girl change her mind.

She didn't believe that Sang family would really do this for Nie Guang. Sang's daughter married Nie Ce. Even if Nie Guang was stronger, he couldn't compare to the younger Nie Ce. Sang's daughter and Nie Guang were just a fleeting love affair. If she started from her, there might be a turnaround.

"What do you mean?" The Sang family girl's smile was gone. Zhang smiled softly, "Why do you think I was so close to you when you first entered the mansion? It was just that I was instructed by him to go into Wuyuan and do something." She raised her head and looked around the roof beams of the hall.

"You were going to drink the poisoned wedding wine. I never thought you would get together with Nie Guang now. You are so stupid!" Zhang lowered her gaze back to normal.

Sang Ling then looked into her red eyes and asked, "What do you mean by poisoned wedding wine?"

"You still don't know anything. The maid you brought from your mother's home was not raped and killed at all. On your wedding day, Nie Guang poisoned the wedding wine, intending to kill you and Nie Ce. It was your maid who was nosy and took the wine pot away, and was drowned in the well by his men. If it weren't for your own people who stopped you, you would have been killed by him long ago. Now that you know all this, do you still want to be with him?"

Even though she already knew the answer, when she was once again exposed nakedly in front of her, Sang Ling still couldn't control her regret and self-blame. She felt her hands hanging on her knees trembling. If, if she hadn't asked Ya Nu to go out to fetch water that night; if she hadn't allowed herself to marry into the Nie family before her wedding, would Ya Nu still be alive and well in this world now?

"It's just your one-sided story. How can I believe it?"

Zhang smiled softly, "I don't know what my sister-in-law told you. But if it was really raped and murdered by that servant, I think there are many doubts. The well is behind this house." She pointed directly to the back room and said in a stern tone, "We are both married women. You and I know what happened on the wedding night. After the ceremony, the groom entertained the guests outside, and the bride and her maid waited in the wedding room. If one of them went out, the room would be very quiet. What's more, she was raped and murdered right behind the room. How could you not know when you were in the wedding room? Even if you didn't know, there were people coming and going in the front and back yards of the wedding room. Why didn't anyone notice it?"

Yes. - Sang Ling silently repeated this in her heart. She had already seen through these obvious unreasonable things, but what did it matter if she knew them? Even if the murderer was right in front of her, she would still have to think hard to seek a little so-called justice.

"That person is quite skilled." Zhang continued, "How could a skilled person in the two mansions be assigned to the backyard? Those warriors and servants are either guarding the outer courtyard or in the servants' quarters in the third courtyard. The only reason he could be hiding here is that someone on top deliberately arranged it."

After saying all this in one breath, Zhang seemed to have finally let out a breath of anger. "Who do you think in the entire Marquis's Mansion would use such a domineering and cruel method? The second sister-in-law is eager to send her family members to Xuanwen's pillow and take back the power of the family as soon as possible; the third sister-in-law has never taken care of anyone else except her son? The perpetrators can't be the old man and the eldest sister-in-law."

"What about you?" Sang Ling narrowed his eyes.

Zhang sneered, "My nephew's wife, you have been married into this mansion for some time. Don't you know the status of your fourth uncle's family here? Apart from the empty title of Fourth Madam, have Grandfather and Sister-in-law ever given me any power? How could I find someone with such skills by myself, who could escape from Sister-in-law and her bunch of old servants, and sneak into her son's yard on the wedding night to kill someone?"

Zhang's words were well-reasoned and there was nothing wrong with them. The early spring breeze shook the curtains in front of the lamp. The person behind the desk showed a hint of mockery on his lips, "Aunt, since you are so close to my eldest brother, why are you saying this to me? If you want to win him back, shouldn't you go and negotiate with him?"

Unless they have already argued about it a long time ago, but after several rounds of entanglement, it ended up being fruitless.

Hearing this, Zhang's eyes became empty. She stammered for a moment, as if she wanted to answer, but in the end she said nothing.

Sang Ling added the last bit of fire to the burning firewood and whispered, "It's impossible for me to be separated from him."

"Why?" Zhang felt as if a huge stone on her chest was sinking into the well, and the splashing water soaked her whole body.

"Fourth aunt, my elder brother and I have already exchanged our feelings. It is impossible for us to separate because of your instigation." Sang Ling said coldly, "As for what you said here today, I will also tell my elder brother exactly as it is."

"You!" All Zhang's words were blocked in her mouth.

Before coming here, she had already calculated all the possible outcomes. She expected that with Sang Nu's intelligence, it would take a long time to get entangled with her, but as long as she explained all the reasons, she believed that Sang Nu would give in anyway.

Since it might not involve her own life, how could she not have a grudge against Nie Guang?

Or was she just showing off? Sang Nu had been so proud for so long, she would not give up easily. Zhang thought for a while, and then she leaned on the table with her hands, "I didn't come here today to argue with you. You can believe it or not, but I just can't bear to see you being deceived."

"Fourth aunt, you are wrong." Sang Ling's eyebrows were gentle, and she said slowly, "Even if big brother has hatred in his heart, it is ultimately directed at Xuanwen. If there really comes a day..." She paused, her hands tightly twisting the gauze in her sleeves, "If there really comes a day when Xuanwen is gone, big brother will protect me. After all, I am a woman, and there is no way I can threaten him."

Zhang was stunned. She had never thought that Sang Nu would actually choose Nie Guang over Nie Ce. What did she like about Nie Guang? Why would she go to such lengths?!

"You are more vicious than I thought. Xuanwen is your husband!"

"It's getting late, and it's time to pay respects." Sang Ling quickly wiped the sweat off his palms and didn't want to say anything more. Wei Chu judged the situation and stepped forward to help. Zhang had no choice but to stand up quickly and said quickly, "Nie Ce will be a high-ranking official in the future. Sang Ling, why do you still want to hold on to A Guang?"

"How can one tell what's in a person's heart? Fourth aunt, isn't it the same for you?" After the Second Young Master's wife finished speaking, she walked to the corridor. A "dong" sound came from the fire bell, which made people panic. Zhang had to chase after it quickly, but unfortunately the servants around her jumped up even faster, and two of the men even stood directly in front of her.

"Sang Ling, think about it carefully." She had no choice but to raise her voice and try to remain calm.

But Sang Nu only looked back at her and said, "Go and talk to your elder brother about the rest."