After returning to the yard, Fang Rushuang felt uneasy.

She knew that today's incident was of great importance and any carelessness would cause an uproar.

Recalling the last birthday, Qin Shizhao had vowed to come back and spend the night with her, but in the end he changed his mind because of an unintentional remark from someone else.

That day, she was alone facing a table full of delicious food, her heart filled with endless loss and bitterness.

During every festival, Qin Shizhao would always prepare gifts for them.

However, as the legal wife, she always ranked behind the concubines.

After her aunt had picked out the rest, it was her turn.

This kind of treatment made her position in the Qin Mansion so embarrassing.

Ever since she married into the Qin family, she has long been accustomed to all kinds of injustice, but what happened today made her feel unprecedented pressure.

Aunt Liu knelt on the ground, begging with tears streaming down her face: "Madam, please make the decision for me!"

Fang Rushuang gently helped her up, a trace of pity flashing in her eyes: "If you are really innocent, I will naturally clear your name."

However, having said that, she was not completely sure.

After years of living together as husband and wife, she knew Qin Shizhao's character very well.

She knew that once Qin Shizhao made up his mind, it would be difficult to change it.

Just then, Qin Suling walked in.

When she saw the conversation between her mother and Aunt Liu, she couldn't help but feel a little confused.

But she knew that her mother treated her well, so after she went forward to greet her, she asked, "Mother, why don't you plan ahead and make preparations for both situations?"

Fang Rushuang was slightly stunned when she heard this, and then looked at Qin Suling: "What do you mean by two preparations?"

Qin Suling leaned close to her mother's ear and whispered her thoughts in a low voice.

After hearing this, Fang Rushuang's eyes flashed with approval. She knew that what her daughter said was true. This was indeed the safest way at the moment.

Qin Shizhao stepped into the dormitory with heavy steps, the anger in his heart raging like a storm.

His face was so gloomy that it seemed like water could drip out of it, his eyes flashed with a cold light, and he coldly ordered the servant beside him: "Go, ask the lady to come over, I have something important to discuss with you."

After a while, the gate was gently pushed open and Fang Rushuang walked in slowly.

There was a hint of worry on her face, but she still maintained a dignified demeanor.

Soon after, Nanny Liu came in, escorted by several servants. She knelt on the ground, her trembling hands clenched tightly, her eyes full of helplessness and pleading.

"Master, I am really wronged!"

Nanny Liu kowtowed and wailed, her voice filled with despair.

Qin Shizhao glanced at her coldly, his tone full of unquestionable majesty: "You evil servant, how dare you talk about your master behind his back, you are so bold! How can my Qin Mansion tolerate a villain like you!"

Fang Rushuang saw this and stepped forward to persuade him softly, "Master, why don't you listen to her explanation? Maybe there is something else going on."

Qin Shizhao frowned, looking extremely impatient: "I have been busy all day, how can I have the leisure to listen to your nagging. As the master, I still have the power to deal with a servant. Since I have decided to expel this evil servant from the mansion, then do it."

Seeing Qin Shizhao's firm attitude, Fang Rushuang could not bear it, but she could only continue to persuade him: "But Master, Nanny Liu has served me for decades. I hope Master will give her a chance to explain for the sake of our past relationship."

Qin Shizhao's eyes flashed with cruelty, and he said firmly: "Just do as I say and drive this evil servant out of the house!"

Fang Rushuang wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Qin Shizhao: "Madam, there is no need to say anything more!"

Then, Qin Shizhao turned to the servant beside him, with a fierce look in his eyes: "Before expelling her from the mansion, cut off her tongue first! I want everyone to know what kind of punishment will be given to those who talk about the master behind the Qin Mansion!"

Upon hearing this, Aunt Liu was horrified and begged for mercy again and again: "Master, I am really innocent! I am really innocent!"

However, her plea seemed so pale and powerless in front of Qin Shizhao.

The servants came forward and dragged Madam Liu away. She cried out in tears, "Madam! Madam, save me!"

Fang Rushuang couldn't bear it and tried to plead for Aunt Liu: "Master..."

However, before she could finish her words, Qin Shizhao interrupted her with a wave of his hand: "Madam! There is no need to say anything more!"

Soon after, the miserable wails of Madam Liu were heard from the backyard. The sound was particularly harsh in the silent night.

When Qin Shizhao heard the wailing, his expression remained as cold as ice.

Qin Suyu, on the other hand, looked as if she was seeking revenge, with a gleam of satisfaction in her eyes.

Fang Rushuang couldn't bear it and frowned, but she could do nothing.

Soon, a servant brought a blood-stained object that looked like a tongue.

Qin Shizhao felt uncomfortable after taking a look at it, and waved his hand and said, "Take it away!"

He glanced at the servants in the room, and said with a cold warning: "Did you see that? This is the fate of those who make irresponsible remarks behind the Qin Mansion's back! If anyone dares to do it again, this will be his fate!"

The servants trembled with fear and knelt down and kowtowed: "We would never dare!" The whole yard fell into deathly silence.

……

On the edge of the capital, in a quiet suburb, Nanny Liu lowered her head and knelt down devoutly to Fang Rushuang.

Her face was filled with gratitude, and every action she took was full of sincerity, without any perfunctory or hypocritical attitude.

If it weren't for Fang Rushuang's protection, her tongue would have probably become a pool of blood under Qin Shizhao's cruel means.

Thinking back to the scene just now, Nanny Liu's heart was still beating fast.

She was roughly dragged into the woodshed by the two servants. Before she could beg for mercy, Qin Shizhao's men had already drawn their sharp blades and pressed them against the root of her tongue.

The fear at that moment was like an icy cold current that ran through her whole body and almost suffocated her.

However, at that critical moment, a figure appeared like a spring breeze. It was the lady's personal nanny, Nanny Chen.

She held two heavy bags of silver and faced the two servants calmly.

After her negotiation, the servants accepted the silver, and out of consideration for the lady's face, they finally only took half a pig's tongue as a substitute and let Madam Liu go.

And Madam Liu, under the protection of the people arranged in advance by the Madam, quietly left the dangerous place.

She stood in the suburbs, her heart filled with emotion.

The lady's life-saving grace was like the warm sunshine in winter, making her, an old woman who had worked as a servant in the marquis's mansion for decades, feel unprecedented warmth.

With tears in her eyes, she said in a trembling voice: "Thank you, ma'am, for saving my life!"

Fang Rushuang gently helped her up with a gentle smile on her face: "We have been together as master and servant for many years, why do you have to be so formal?" She handed Liu Ma a bag of silver, "Take this silver, it's enough for you to return to the countryside and enjoy your old age."

However, Madam Liu resolutely pushed back the silver and pleaded with tears in her eyes, "Madam, I have no way to repay your kindness. I cannot accept this silver!"

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