"Qinger, what’s wrong? How did you fall out of the carriage?"
"Ah, wuwuwu!"
Situtu Qinger had fallen out of the carriage, her hair and clothes were in disarray, and there was a large bruise on her forehead. She looked utterly distressed. As she ca back to her senses and noticed the crowd around her pointing and whispering, a deep sense of humiliation washed over her. Overwheld, she burst into uncontrollable tears.
"Don’t cry, tell Auntie, what exactly happened?" Auntie Tang, who was a clever woman, had since adjusted her address after everyone learned that her claim as General’s Wife was fraudulent.
Situtu Qinger glanced at the crowd pointing fingers around her, and in a mont of heated impulse, she imdiately turned and cried out to Xuexue, who was just stepping off the carriage: "Auntie, it was her! She pushed !"
As soon as she said this, the crowd erupted with surprise.
No one had expected the legitimate eldest Miss of Situ Mansion to be so malicious. She had just returned from the countryside and already laid a hand on her own sister.
Amidst the murmuring and whispers.
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Auntie Tang reacted swiftly, instantly wailing loudly at Xuexue: "Miss! How could you be so heartless? No matter what, Qinger is your sister! How could you push her off the carriage? If sothing had happened to her, how would you expect to go on living, ahaaaa...!"
With that, she began sobbing hysterically.
Situ Yongjie supported the Old Madam as they approached, his face darkening as he saw the crowd pointing at Auntie Tang. His General’s Mansion, a prominent na in the court, now had its won treated like a public spectacle. Naturally, this infuriated him.
The Old Madam, a proud woman herself, looked utterly mortified at the scene.
"Jiejie, quickly take this woman away. Don’t let others laugh at our General’s Mansion."
"Yes." Situ Yongjie released the Old Madam’s arm, squeezed through the crowd, and stepped toward the wailing Auntie Tang. "What are you doing here?"
"Old Master, you’re here just in ti. Please, judge this matter for us!" Upon seeing Situ Yongjie, Auntie Tang seed to have spotted her Savior, throwing herself forward and clinging tightly to his leg.
"What are you doing?" Frowning ever deeper at her actions, Situ Yongjie’s patience was visibly thinning.
"Miss is trying to harm Qinger! You have to stand up for Qinger!"
"What’s really going on?" Skeptical of Auntie Tang’s claims, Situ Yongjie turned to Xuexue, his eyes filled with doubt. He hoped she would explain herself clearly in front of everyone, rather than silently taking the bla.
Xuexue sighed and shook her head in resignation. "I didn’t push her. She fell out of the carriage on her own."
No sooner had she spoken than Auntie Tang shrieked: "Miss, how can you be so cruel? Normally, we endure all the bullying you bring upon us three without a word, as long as it doesn’t endanger our lives. But now, you’ve gone too far! Are you trying to force us mother and daughter to our deaths?"
Faced with Auntie Tang’s tirade, Situ Yongjie looked increasingly vexed.
"Alright, alright. Enough yelling in front of a crowd. We’ll discuss this when we get back to the mansion."
"No! Old Master, you clearly favor Miss. Once we return to the mansion, this matter will definitely be brushed aside. If you don’t give us a fair resolution today, we won’t move from this spot!"
In recent days, so much had happened. Auntie Tang, once a dignified and elegant lady, had completely degenerated into a shrew.
Indeed, anyone would struggle to accept a fate as cruel as hers—falling from the position of a legitimate wife to that of a re concubine. There was no motivation left to maintain appearances.
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