Allure of a Country Maiden-Chapter 411 - 408

Only after the First Prince carried his consort away did Xiao’er say to Liang Yanli, "Concubine, you believe that my mother intentionally caused the First Prince’s consort to fall. May I ask what proof you have?"

"The neatly cut rope is the best evidence." Liang Yanli held up the rope in her hand and shook it.

Xiao’er nodded, "That’s right! This can indeed serve as evidence. I examined the rope earlier and noticed a trace of green at the cut, which proves that it was indeed cut by someone with the scissors from this flower room!"

"If the Lady of Rui’an County also thinks that Lady Marquis Shengping deliberately cut the rope, then that simplifies matters..." ƒreewebηoveℓ.com

"Don’t be so hasty, Concubine!" Xiao’er interrupted Liang Yanli’s words: "I only meant the rope was indeed cut by someone using the room’s scissors, but the person who did it was not my mother, but someone who was standing behind her at the time."

Upon hearing this, the faces of all the ladies present changed color. The few ladies standing next to Mrs. Liu, as if they were facing a flood beast, quickly moved away.

Each person was thinking, "Where was I standing then? And where was Lady Marquis Shengping standing? I don’t seem to have been standing next to Lady Marquis Shengping!"

Hearing Xiao’er’s words, Liang Yanli looked subconsciously at Qiluo, only to find Qiluo staring at her anxiously.

Her heart thumped.

Xiao’er glanced at Liang Yanli, then laughed and said: "Yang Mei, tell the Concubine who the real culprit is!"

"Yes, Miss!"

Yang Mei lifted Qiluo’s right hand, revealing the pair of scissors she was holding.

Some people recalled that Qiluo was indeed one of the people standing behind Mrs. Liu just now.

Then their glances at Liang Yanli changed!

If there was anyone in the world who didn’t want the First Prince’s consort’s child to be born safely, it would definitely be the First Prince’s Concubine!

Those present were somewhat skeptical about Mrs. Liu intentionally causing the First Prince’s consort to fall, but when it came to Liang Yanli, they immediately believed it.

There was no other way because most families have concubines, and they themselves are always on guard.

"Earlier, I saw this maid approaching my lady. A small part of the scissors peeked out from under her clothes. She quickly cut through my lady’s pearl bracelet in one go. I immediately went up and pressed her acupoints. At first, I didn’t understand why she cut through my lady’s bracelet, but once the First Prince’s consort fell, I understood."

"You’re talking nonsense! Qiluo wouldn’t deliberately cut Lady Marquis Shengping’s bracelet! You’re trying to frame her!" Liang Yanli’s face turned pale, but she didn’t admit it.

"There’s only one pair of scissors in the flower room, and that pair of scissors still had some green plant juice on it as it was just used to cut flowers by the First Prince’s consort, so that’s why the cut of the rope in your hand is slightly green! Human testimony, physical evidence, the proof is irrefutable, what else can you say!"

Yang Mei unblocked Qiluo’s acupoints.

Xiao’er looked at Qiluo: "Qiluo, you intentionally approached my mother and cut the bracelet in her hand. Was it something your master ordered you to do?"

Qiluo closed her eyes, understanding that there was no way she could defend herself now. She was certain to die today!

She opened her eyes and said, "The First Prince’s consort always makes things difficult for our concubine and her maids in the Prince Mansion. I’ve hated her for a long time and wanted to find a chance to retaliate. If something were to happen to the First Prince’s consort within the Prince Mansion, everyone would definitely suspect it was the concubine’s doing, so I didn’t dare harm her there. But when I saw the Lady of Rui’an County arguing with the First Prince’s consort, I finally saw my opportunity and committed the crime. The concubine knew nothing about all this."

Facing Qiluo’s confession, Liang Yanli’s face was full of shock: "Qiluo, how could you do this? The consort was only trying to educate us, for our own good. How can you harbor such resentment?"

"The concubine has been kind to me, so I can’t bear to see the First Prince’s consort treating her like this."

Xiao’er looked indifferently at this touching scene between the mistress and her servant.

At that moment, the First Prince rushed back.

Xiao’er said, "First Prince, the real culprit has been found. It’s Qiluo, the concubine’s maid. Qiluo has confessed to her crime. This is a matter of your household. How to deal with Qiluo is up to you, First Prince."

The First Prince’s face turned pale while looking at Liang Yanli, thinking how incompetent she was, for not handling such a simple matter properly, and that she created a bigger problem instead. He found it outrageous that out of everyone present, she chose to frame the Lady of Rui’an County, who was the most difficult to deal with!

Had anything happened to Lan Yue at Marquis Shengping’s mansion, the Marquis himself would have been partly to blame. But now, the Lady of Rui’an had pointed out that it was their own internal disputes and wanted to frame Lady Marquis Shengping, making it hard for him to insist on holding the Marquis’s Mansion accountable!

If he were to insist on holding Marquis Shengping’s Mansion accountable, he figured he would be accused by the Sixth Prince that they had staged a drama in order to frame Marquis Shengping’s Mansion!

"Someone, beat this servant to death for me!"

"Hold on, First Prince. I don’t care how you punish your maid, but please take her back to your mansion for punishment. Ah, I faint at the sight of blood!" Punishing the maid to death in her home?! She didn’t want her place to be dirty!

A person who has been on the battlefield faints at the sight of blood? Who would believe that!

After hearing that, the First Prince’s face turned even uglier! He originally planned to just pretentiously punish her, at best he wanted to leave Qiluo’s unjust soul in Marquis Shengping’s mansion before killing her. He didn’t expect the Lady of Rui’an County to not give him face and reject him outright.

"Great Elder Brother, Lady Marquis Shengping and Lady Rui’an have suffered such great grievances, and you are just going to let it go like this?"

Hearing this, the First Prince was so furious he felt like he was going to explode. He clenched his fist, his veins clearly visible.

Grievances? He didn’t see them at all! He himself was far more aggrieved!

"What do you mean by this, Sixth Brother?" Did he expect a Prince to apologize to a subject’s wife? Where should he put his face then!

"Your concubine has to kneel down and apologize, and as for you, First Prince, you have implicated and almost accused Lady Marquis Shengping and Lady Rui’an of a crime against royal blood because of your household’s internal affairs. So, at the very least, you should compensate each of them with one hundred and eighty thousand liang of gold to calm them."

Upon hearing this, the First Prince almost burst a blood vessel in rage!

Shameless! Utterly shameless!

One hundred and eighty thousand liang of gold to calm their nerves! Are Lady Marquis and Lady Rui’an still humans? Their bodies could not possibly be that valuable!

"Make my Concubine kneel down and apologize? Sixth Prince, did you misspeak? Are they even worth it?" Upon hearing this, Liang Yanli’s voice became even more strident!

"Yang Liu, hit her!"

Yang Liu quickly stepped forward and started slapping Liang Yanli’s face. She struck so quickly that Liang Yanli couldn’t even scream out.

"Stop!" The First Prince shouted, his face turning an ashen color.

Yang Liu carried on regardless.