Volume 1: Gathering Winds of Splendor Chapter 50: The Truth Revealed

  The little beast heard and hurried back under An Xin's feet. With a burst of energy, it jumped onto An Xin's legs.

  "Xin'er, little sister, this mouse is so cute, lend it to me for two days." Ling Yi's phoenix eyes met the small black eyes of the little beast on An Xin's leg, and he looked at it with great interest for a while, excitedly saying.

  "Can't you let me finish what I'm doing before you interrupt? Are you a reincarnated chatterbox?" An Xin glared at him, then swept her gaze around the courtyard with a clear and shallow look in her eyes. She spread out her hands innocently and said, "Animals aren't human, they don't have so many thoughts. What I can see, everyone else can see too. Am I framing anyone?"

  Everyone was silent and speechless, looking at An Xin again and then at Yun Mingyue. The former asked with a clear conscience, while the latter's face turned pale. Right or wrong, each had their own calculation in mind.

  "Miss Anxin, you can't just spit blood at people. Just because of a single mouse, you say I'm related to it? Isn't that too rash?" Yun Mingyue retorted, receiving the suspicious and disdainful gazes from the crowd, her eyes flashing wildly as she suppressed the intense panic in her heart.

  "Xin'er, it seems you need to bring out solid evidence, otherwise, people won't be convinced." Le Zheng Xi suddenly spoke up with a gentle smile, having kept his head down and remained silent from the start.

  "Which side are you on? The facts are already so clear, what more evidence do you need? If you don't understand, just continue being a mute!" Ling Yixue rebuked, glaring at Le Zhengxi with a stern tone.

  An Xin let out a faint sigh, evidence was not hard to find, but it was difficult to do the extremely time-consuming work of grinding water, every inch of time was worth an inch of gold, and now every hour she wasted was consuming a huge amount of wealth.

  "Mother, bring that little servant girl who bit me at the time!" Anxious and headache-ridden, he rubbed his forehead and spoke to Ling Susu, whom he hadn't spoken to in a long while.

  "At that time, no one saw it!" Ling Susu shook her head and said helplessly.

  "Then bring the second young master over and confront him directly to clear things up, so that everyone doesn't think I'm a bully who takes advantage of the weak and is an unreasonable evil woman." An Xin looked at Mrs. Ru with a complex expression, quietly not speaking, and resigned herself to her fate. This incident would be handled by then, and it was estimated that night would fall soon. Adding to the fact that she had slept for a whole day yesterday, she only had one more day of leisure time before following Yu Hua to Xuan Kong Temple.

  "The two young masters have already said that they were bitten by your pet, why must Miss Anxin trouble a child who has already been injured to run back and forth?" Yun Mingyue's voice was somewhat tense.

  "Do you understand the meaning of these four words: 'A thief's heart is always nervous'?" An Xin looked at Yun Ming, whose face was filled with terror and anxiety. The gentle and charming face had lost its usual elegance, replaced by a look of shock and panic as if a secret had been exposed.

  Ling Yi nodded slightly and cooperated with a "I understand, Your Majesty!"

  Yun Mingyue hastily reined in the emotions that had slipped onto her face, her beautiful eyes welling up with tears as she said, "General, I was just worried that Second Young Master's injured foot needed rest..."

  Her eyebrows were already furrowed into a "川" shape, and the annoyance in her heart couldn't be suppressed no matter how hard she tried. Jin Xi waved her hand and ordered, "Jin Nai'er, inform the servants in the manor who saw what happened at that time, if anyone can describe it to me completely and accurately, this young lady will reward them with a thousand taels of silver and immediately release them from their servitude!"

  A thousand taels of silver, the maids standing in the courtyard were moved in their hearts. For these slaves, it was a huge fortune, and apart from being a slave, it also meant that they were no longer lowly people, but ordinary citizens with a clear status, free to come and go as they pleased. Compared to a thousand taels of silver, freedom was even more exciting.

  "Miss, didn't madam say no one saw it?" Si Jin asked in surprise.

  "There must be people who have seen something, they're just afraid of Princess Mingyue's revenge after the fact. Pass down my order, I believe someone will come forward! An Xin raised her head to look at the sky, glanced at the position of the rising sun, and wasted half a day for no reason. Yun Mingyue is really detestable."

  "Follow your heart and do as you say, I, General An, guarantee that anyone who speaks the truth will not only be spared from punishment but also ensured of their safety!" An Liancheng said with a hint of impatience in his voice.

  Si Jin Si Yan heard the words and immediately retreated, taking large strides to leave and convey An Lian Cheng's orders.

  "Xin'er, little sister, why are you so sure your mouse won't bite people?" Le Zhengxi asked with a dim gaze.

  "I used to call it midnight to bite the big mouth, but it just took a bite and spat it out! It even gestured to me that it was too disgusting!" An Xin recalled the past, with a beautiful smile on her delicate face, stroking the soft fur, and chuckled.

  "Who is Big Mouth Pa?" Ling Yihen asked, raising an eyebrow and forever neglecting the point of the matter.

  "Little brother who grew up with me since childhood." An Xin chuckled and teased, raising her eyes to see Ling Yi's eyes widening in shock, his face looking like he had swallowed a dead fly, couldn't help but burst out laughing. "Haha, gotcha! I live in a temple, of course Big Mouth is a bald monk! The atmosphere was so tense, I just made a joke to ease your suppressed emotions."

  Everyone was still reeling from the first half of her sentence when she left them speechless again with the second half.

  "Nine years ago, your aunt was seriously ill and needed a quiet place to recuperate. Is she much better now?" Ling Yi Hen suddenly remembered that he had only been concerned about An Xin and had forgotten to ask about Ling Su Su's illness, feeling ashamed, he hastily asked with concern.

  An Liancheng raised an eyebrow, his gaze at Ling Susu's eyes mixed with a hint of teasing, but deep down he was extremely lost. He had lost nine years that could have been spent with his wife and daughter, which would be an irreparable regret.

  "Have you recovered? How have the past nine years been treating your father, the king?" Ling SuSu glared at An Lian Cheng before shifting her gaze to Ling YiHen, speaking warmly.

  "Father King often mentions Empress Dowager, saying he misses you very much." Ling Yihen said with a smile.

  "He'll think I'm weird, it's obviously you who coaxed me into coming." Ling Susu shook her head and smiled lightly, clearly not believing.

  Ling Yi Hen was just about to say a few good words for his father, when he saw Si Jin and two others bringing several maidservants walking towards them. He couldn't help but call out in surprise, "Xin Er sister, your guess wasn't wrong! Someone really did see us, and now they're being brought over by your maid!"

  Everyone followed Ling Yihen's line of sight and looked over, and indeed, in addition to Si Jin, there were three maidservants following behind them with their heads down.

  Yun Mingyue's already anxious heart sank to the bottom of the valley, her face turned white in an instant, and a look of terror was written all over her face.

  "Miss, General, three maidservants said they saw the situation at that time!" Si Jin reported.

  "Hmm, it's beyond my expectations. I thought having one would be good enough!" An Xin looked at the three people who were bowing and smiled, asking, "Tell me, what happened? After you're done, take your silver and let me go to sleep! Don't waste everyone's time."

  "Miss Anxin, I was just passing by and heard Mistress Mingyue tell Second Young Master that you bullied Ruhua and wanted to drive her out of the mansion. At that time, Second Young Master would not have a mother anymore. So, Mistress Mingyue suggested that Second Young Master go kill your pet to avenge Ruhua." One of the melon-faced maids spoke up first.

  "Oh? And then?" An Xin's lips curved slightly as she smiled.

  "The slave girl also saw it, Mrs. Mingyue ordered her dark guard to catch the mouse, beat it up and put it in front of the second young master, then the second young master picked up a branch and whipped the mouse, later, the mouse bit the second young master!" The plump maid continued.

  "The maidservants can also testify, and indeed they are!" The last maid, seeing that the others had already spoken, hastily opened her mouth to add.

  Digression

  Hmm, there will be a small ** tomorrow.