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Shangguan Yan sneered. âYour analysis is reasonable. So youâve been keeping quiet just now because youâre thinking of how to slander me. Itâs a pity not to be a consultant since youâre so eloquent.â
Concubine Meng could feel that Shangguan Yan was angry. Her heart skipped a beat and she suddenly felt an inexplicable fear. Shangguan Yan was definitely not a pushover. Otherwise, she would not have subdued the servants. However, she was the concubine of the eldest branch and had never fought with Shangguan Yan, so she was not as afraid of Shangguan Yan as she was of Eldest Mrs. Xiao. However, after Shangguan Yan said a few words, she began to feel uneasy.
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Concubine Meng, who had made up her mind, clenched her fists and knelt on the ground. She said with an aggrieved expression, âSecond Madam, what do you mean? What do you mean by Iâm slandering you? Iâm just telling the truth. If you donât like to hear it, I wonât say it!â
Shangguan Yan snorted coldly. âYou were the one who wanted to say it just now. Now, youâre the one who doesnât want to say it. Who do you think you are!â
âI wouldnât dare.â Concubine Meng knelt down aggrievedly.
âYou said I did it. Whereâs the evidence?â Shangguan Yan asked.
Concubine Meng lowered her head. âThe kitchen is filled with Second Madamâs people. Where can I find evidence?â
Shangguan Yan suddenly sneered. âWhy donât I help you find it?â
Concubine Meng was stunned.
Shangguan Yan looked at the chef and said, âWho went to the kitchen today and who passed the dishes? Tell me in detail.â
âYes.â This was a matter of life and death, so the chef did not dare to be careless. From the first thing he did when he woke up and entered the kitchen, a few servants in the kitchen added to what he had missed.
Shangguan Yan said unhurriedly, âIn that case, the sweet potato leaves were made under Second Missâs orders?â
âYes.â The chef nodded.
Shangguan Yan said indifferently, âEldest Master Xiao was originally going to eat in Eldest Madamâs courtyard, but he changed to Concubine Mengâs courtyard at the last minute. His attendant even ignored your objections and took away the dishes on the stove, including the plate of sweet potato leaves that had just been stir-fried?â
The chef hurriedly said, âThatâs right. The eldest branchâs dishes arenât ready yet. Eldest Madam instructed us to cook for the second young miss first before cooking for the eldest branch.â
Shangguan Yan stroked the handkerchief in her hand. âCan I understand it this way? If Eldest Masterâs attendant didnât come and take the dishes without permission, then the sweet potato leaves that were served with croton would appear at the dining table of the Bluecloud Pavilion?â
Concubine Mengâs eyebrows twitched! Eldest Mrs. Xiao paused.
Shangguan Yan turned to look at Eldest Mrs. Xiao. âSister-in-law, even if Iâm a god, I didnât expect Big Brother to go to the kitchen to snatch food.â
There was no need for Shangguan Yan to say this. Eldest Mrs. Xiao had also understood it. That plate of dish was clearly targeted at the women of the Bluecloud Pavilion, and Shangguan Yanâs daughter-in-law was there. No matter how crazy Shangguan Yan was, she would not lay her hands on her daughter-in-law. Moreover, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that Shangguan Yan was very satisfied with her daughter-in-law.
If it wasnât Shangguan Yan, then only this slut was left!
The chef suddenly said, âI remember! Concubine Mengâs maidservant went to the kitchen to urge the dishes!â
âItâs indeed you!â Eldest Mrs. Xiao stood up, walked up to Concubine Meng, and slapped her! âB*tch! Itâs not enough that you harmed Ziyue once, youâre doing it again so quickly! It seems that you hate me and blame me for punishing your daughter, so you have to teach me a lesson!â
Xiao Yan was gone, and Xiao Ziyue was her only child. This b*tch could not bear to see her having a good life!
Concubine Meng did not expect that she had overlooked such a big flaw. Therefore, it was not unreasonable to say that the heavens had eyes. She crawled to Eldest Mrs. Xiaoâs feet with her swollen cheeks and said stubbornly, âMadam, I didnât!â
âGet lost!â Eldest Mrs. Xiao kicked her away.
Eldest Mrs. Xiao did not believe her. If she was a good person, she would not have seduced her husband back then. Her husband did not force her. She was willing to be a concubine and wanted to snatch her man!
Today, it was fortunate that the old man was blinded by lust and snatched the plate away by a freak combination of factors. Otherwise, who knew what would have happened to her daughter if it entered her stomach? Thinking of this, Eldest Mrs. Xiao even wanted to kill Concubine Meng!
Eldest Mrs. Xiao picked up the cup on the table and threw it at Concubine Meng. A bloody hole immediately appeared in Concubine Mengâs head.
Xiao Zilin was frightened. She cried and knelt down to hug Eldest Mrs. Xiaoâs leg. âMother! Auntâs innocent! Let her goâ¦â