"Reporting to Master, and to the eldest young master, this servant came to see the second young lady after hearing that she had an accident."
Although they tried their best to keep the news under wraps, quite a few servants accompanied the group to Lingyin Temple that day, so it was inevitable that the news would be leaked. Therefore, it is not surprising that Granny Su would know about it.
However, even if Junyao claims she was framed, her reputation is already completely ruined!
Thinking of this, Prime Minister Meng frowned even more deeply. He glanced at Granny Su and sighed, "It's kind of you to go and help the Second Miss up!"
Fatal Blow (Part 1)
Thinking of this, Prime Minister Meng frowned even more deeply. He glanced at Granny Su and sighed, "It's kind of you to go and help the Second Miss up!"
As instructed, Granny Su went over and helped Meng Junyao to her feet.
Meng Junyao was puzzled. She hadn't paid any attention to Su Mama since she was kicked out of the Meng family. She originally thought Su Mama would go back to her home in the south, but she didn't expect that she was still in the capital and had come to visit her. Meng Junyao felt a little touched and guilty.
I was so cold to her, yet Granny Su was interested in me. It seems that after this incident, I should consider bringing Granny Su back to my side.
After all, she had helped him a lot in the past and knew a lot about him. Keeping her by his side would be beneficial in every way.
Thinking this, she smiled at Granny Su. Granny Su smiled back and whispered, "Second Miss, it's not that I'm criticizing you, but why do you keep harming the Eldest Miss? The Eldest Miss has actually treated you quite well. If you had behaved properly, you could have lived peacefully together."
The voice wasn't loud, seemingly a whisper to Meng Junyao, but it still clearly reached the ears of everyone else in the courtyard. Prime Minister Meng was startled, thinking he had misheard: "You... what do you mean by that? What do you mean by repeatedly harming Wan'er?"
"Ah?" Realizing her slip of the tongue, Granny Su hurriedly covered her mouth with her hand, but Prime Minister Meng was anxious: "Speak!"
Meng Junyao's expression changed drastically, and the Second Madam froze on the spot. She never expected that a Cheng Yaojin would suddenly appear out of nowhere, especially one who came specifically to ruin things.
Startled for a moment, he hurriedly stepped between Granny Su and Prime Minister Meng, saying, "What are you saying, Master? No one said anyone harmed the eldest young lady, did they, Granny Su?"
Because her back was to Prime Minister Meng, she held Su Mama's wrist and winked at her. Su Mama, however, looked frightened, trembling all over, and her knees buckled as she knelt down. "Master, spare me! I didn't say anything!"
Her trembling, flustered appearance only served to make things worse, arousing even more suspicion. Prime Minister Meng shoved the Second Madam aside and gave Meng Junheng a meaningful look. Meng Junheng understood, and with a swift movement, he held his long sword to Su Mama's neck: "Speak!"
Granny Su trembled all over, but at this point she had no choice but to bite the bullet. After all, she owed the young lady a favor, and if she didn't do a good job, she would lose everything.
What's more, the second young lady ignored her back then, and she hasn't vented her resentment yet!
She lowered her head, feigning reluctance, and began, "Actually... actually, the Second Miss has always hated the Eldest Miss, hated that she was born a legitimate daughter, so she has schemed against her countless times over the years. We won't go into the details of her childhood, but the Eldest Miss's drowning at eleven and her fall from the attic this year were both orchestrated by the Second Miss. Back when I was still serving her, the Second Miss once said that her greatest wish in this life was to get rid of the Eldest Miss and take her place..."
"Slap—" Meng Junyao panicked. Not knowing what to say in rebuttal, she could only slap her: "You bitch, what nonsense are you spouting! How dare you talk such nonsense and frame me! I've always treated you well!"
Fatal Blow (Part Two)
"Slap—" Meng Junyao panicked. Not knowing what to say in rebuttal, she could only slap her: "You bitch, what nonsense are you spouting! How dare you talk such nonsense and frame me! I've always treated you well!"
"It is precisely because the Second Miss has treated me well that I must advise you: good and evil will eventually be rewarded. Aren't you afraid of retribution for all the bad things you have done to harm the Eldest Miss?"
Seeing stars after being beaten, Granny Su became even angrier. Although she had been highly trusted by Meng Junyao in the past, she had suffered a lot behind the scenes. Otherwise, she would not have secretly stolen things to sell, simply because she couldn't get any benefits from Meng Junyao.
In comparison, the young lady is much kinder to others and much smarter, so as long as she is willing to use her brain, Meng Junyao is no match for her.
"You're talking nonsense! I didn't harm Meng Wan, Father! Don't listen to this vile servant's ramblings! I didn't! I was just confused this time and that's why I attacked my sister. I've never intended to harm her before! Ah—"
With a slap, she collapsed to the ground, her lip split open and bleeding. She raised her hand to wipe it, and the pain brought tears to her eyes. But she didn't care about that now. She hurriedly got up and grabbed Prime Minister Meng's wrist again: "Father, you have to believe me! Mother, please say something for me!"
The second wife was also stunned, never expecting her daughter to be so vicious. For a moment, she didn't know how to react. At this moment, Prime Minister Meng was furious and kicked Meng Junyao away again: "I want to believe you, but Su Mama is your confidante. Do you think her words are false?"
Admittedly, he might not have believed those words if they had come from someone else, but everyone in the mansion knew that Su Mama was Meng Junyao's confidante, so how could he not be shocked to hear them coming from Su Mama's mouth?
His second daughter had been harming her own sister all along, and he was completely kept in the dark!
How terrifying...
"No, that's not how it is..." Meng Junyao panicked completely. The situation before her was completely unexpected, and she didn't have time to make any countermeasures. She could only keep shaking her head desperately.
Prime Minister Meng ignored him and turned to the servants guarding the gate, saying, "Prepare a carriage and send her away immediately."
Meng Junyao howled like a wolf. The meaning of being sent away was self-evident. Far from the capital, far from the Prime Minister's residence, sent to that remote home in the south, but this was not the life Meng Junyao wanted.
"I'm not going! I'm not going anywhere!"
But would Prime Minister Meng still give her a choice? She was so vicious that she even tried to harm her own sister, yet she pretended to be harmless on the surface. Would he dare to keep such a person by his side?
"Take her away!" With that order, accompanied by a series of wailing cries, the second madam collapsed limply to the ground, her head lolling to the side as she fainted.
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The mansion was in chaos. On one hand, someone took Meng Junyao away, and on the other hand, a doctor was invited to the mansion. Once everything was settled, Meng Junheng came out of the second madam's courtyard.
The family had always been peaceful, and he never expected such a thing to happen. Although he was not close to Junyao, he had watched her grow up. He never expected that she would frame Wan'er.
Wan'er...
Is everything alright?
Worried, he felt he had to go and see for himself to feel at ease, so he turned and headed towards the Bamboo Pavilion. Unexpectedly, just after leaving the garden and taking a few steps, he saw two figures walking side by side from the wall on the other side of the garden. They were too far apart to see clearly, but because they were so familiar, he recognized them at a glance.
His eyes flashed, and his brows furrowed.
How did they end up together?
The eldest brother becomes suspicious (Part 1)
With this question in mind, Meng Junheng headed towards the Bamboo Pavilion. At that moment, Meng Wan was sitting by the window, clearly having already heard about Meng Junyao's matter. A genuine smile radiated from the corners of her lips, which she couldn't stop.
The fact that her father sent Meng Junyao away meant that he was truly heartbroken this time. So, he probably wouldn't care about her life or death anymore.
A feeling of unbridled joy welled up inside her; it was the most exhilarating she had felt in years. She touched her lower abdomen, her eyes gleaming with a subtle, radiant light.