Translator: Misty Cloud Editor: Misty Cloud
Not only was it too much, itâs simply malicious!
The young misses and young masters were disgusted and one after another, turned to look at Helian Wei Wei. Each of those hateful eyes wanted Wei Wei, this evil girl, to be punished without a secondâs delay!
âAccused wrongly?â Wei Wei smiled, her voice neither anxious nor slow. âWhether you were accused wrongly is not up to you to say, a witness is needed.â After saying this, she looked up, turned to Head Abbot Fang Zhang and curtsied. âGreat master, ever since this commoner entered the temple, my heart has been disturbed. After I received this package of jewelry, I immediately asked that young master who followed by your side to help me perform a blessing, in order to pray for blessings and ward off evil spirits. I didnât expect that this would become the proof of my innocence. Is it possible to ask the young master to come now?â
What? !
Little Lian couldnât believe it as she looked up, that little face full of tear stains instantly paled!
Retired Emperor knitted his brows and didnât say anything.
Head Abbot Fang Zhang saw Wei Weiâs eyes turn towards him, steadily and calmly, professing to have been pure and honest, peaceful and unmoving. He felt that this matter was quite interesting, so he laughed. âOf course itâs possible, Wu Dao, you go call Wu Fan over here.â
âYes, Abbot Fang Zhang.â The novice monk accepted the order.
Soon, he brought a person back.
âAbbot Fang Zhang, were you looking for me?â
âIâm not the one looking for you. Itâs this female benefactor whoâs looking for you.â
The novice monk followed the direction of Fang Zhangâs gaze. After he saw that it was Wei Wei, his fair and clear face became bashful. âFemale benefactor, itâs you.â
âItâs me.â Wei Wei placed her palms together and bowed in respect. âYoung master, please look at the things on the ground. Are these the jewelry Iâve asked you to bless.â
The young novice monk didnât know why sheâd asked this. As he looked at the jades and bracelets scattered on the ground, he couldnât help but sigh. âAmitabha. Having been blessed, theyâve become blessings from Buddha, how can female benefactor not cherish them this way!â
âYoung master, you misunderstood. Itâs not that she didnât treasure them. Someone wanted to frame her, so they bumped into her on purpose, and even insisted that these things were stolen by her.â
A deep, thoughtful voice echoed by the side of the door.
Everyone looked over and only saw Hei Ze, who hadnât spoken before, lazily leaning on the wood door, with hands crossed at his chest, as he looked up with a level gaze.
Once Hei Zeâs words dropped, not only did Little Lian shake all over, even Chen Wen Wanâs complexion became pale as she took a large stride backward.
Why!
Why did Young Master Hei speak on behalf of that girl!
The young novice monk stared blankly and intuitively answered. âThese were all things that this benefactor.â Saying this, he pointed at Little Lian, then pointed at Wei Wei. âGave this female benefactor. At the time, I was fasting outside the room and personally saw it. How did it become stealing?â
âThen, in other words, someone indeed lied, and even kept saying that theyâve been accused wrongly without honor, nor shame.â Hei Ze was wearing a smile thatâs not a smile as he glanced at Little Lian. âThis maid of Madam Su really broadened my horizons.â
Clang.
The jade bracelet in Little Lianâs hand dropped, forcibly broke into pieces on the ground, as her pupils trembled. With great effort, she suppressed the flustered appearance on her face.
Sheâd never thought that this girl would, in the moment that she barely left, she already asked someone to have these jewelry blessed!
This...was this still that same uncivilized girl who didnât understand anything?
How did she possess such profound shrewdness!
Little Lian lifted her head and looked over, only saw Wei Wei smiling lightly looking back at her. Within that gaze, there wasnât any bit of a smiling expression.
Suddenly, she seemed to understand something, as an unprecedented fear flashed through the depths of her eyes.
No, it couldnât be.
She couldnât possibly be that clever!
Yet the things that Wei Wei had done made her couldnât help but think that!
Since this girl had already asked the novice monk to bless the jewelry, then just now, why didnât she immediately ask the novice monk to come identify these jewelry instead of having her called to testify first.
Not until after sheâd lied according to the madamâs prior instructions did that girl say that actually, sheâd already have someone bless these items early on!
Was she overthinking it?
Why did she feel that everything, everything was a scheme Wei Wei deliberately set up!
In order to beat them at their own game, she had them all gathered here!
Otherwise, from the beginning, Wei Wei couldâve called the novice monk over to prove her own innocence. She simply didnât need to be superfluous like the way sheâs been!
Thinking up to this point, Little Lian indescribably shivered from head to foot. Her body trembled as she looked at Wei Wei, a look that appeared as if sheâs looking at a demon!
However, Chen Wen Wan, who hadnât experienced these schemes before, still hadnât seen through the situation and only turned towards Hei Zeâs direction to take a look. Her white teeth tightly bit on her red lips. âIsnât the Young Master jumping to conclusions too quickly in saying that? The novice monk said that heâd performed blessings on behalf of Younger Sister, but whoâs there to witness it? That pitiful maid even said that the jewelry she brought were different ones, also without anyone witnessing otherwise. How can we say that sheâs lying and not someone else whoâs being deceitful.â
Hei Ze didnât even get a chance to speak.
That novice monk became angry and declared with a red face. âBenefactor, monks donât act with deceit. Iâm a Buddhist disciple and disdain telling lies to cheat people! If you donât believe this, you can ask Abbot Fang Zheng. As long as an object has been blessed, a faint smell of sandalwood will remain.â
âHa ha ha, this disciple of mine is correct.â Head Abbot Fang Zhang laughed heartily, then immediately bent over to pick up a jade bracelet from among the group, held it up to his nose and smelled it. âIt indeed has been blessed.â
The novice monk turned towards Chen Wen Wan and fiercely harrumphed, as if heâs saying you can slander me, but you canât slander my Buddhistâs integrity! Monks donât tell lies!
After they saw this scene, everybody became silent. Their gaze couldnât help but turn towards Little Lian, a maid who after she delivered the jewelry, sheâd lied.
Everybody werenât fools. They naturally guessed that this matter wasnât so simple.
Looking at Helian Jiao Er, they also started to surmise.
How could Helian Jiao Er accept this kind of looks. âPowâ, she turned her hand over and slapped Little Lianâs face, with an appearance of disappointment towards Little Lian, and spoke with trembling lips. âItâs too bad that my mother trusted you as much as she has, how could you, how could you speak without thinking!â
That slap was even more ruthless than the one from Wei Wei.
When Wei Wei slapped her, she didnât intend to slap her speechless. After all, in this show, Little Lian was not the main character.
After Helian Jiao Er made her move, a humming noise from martial qi sounded out.
Little Lianâs entire face became swollen, the corners of her mouth spilled blood. Donât mention opening her mouth to speak, even maintaining her kneeling position had become somewhat difficult. She also didnât dare to say anything, and only unceasingly knocked her head on the ground, beseeching Retired Emperor to be merciful. âItâs this maid whoâs failed to live up to the miss and madamâs expectations. Itâs just that the eldest miss ordinarily had such a fierce temper that this maid canât put up with it any longer. Thatâs why I lied.â
Wei Wei listened calmly, as she curved her lips up emotionlessly. So she wanted to suggest that Madam Su and Helian Jiao Erâs innocent?