novelden Chapter 325 Admit your mistake
Chapter 325 Admit your mistake
The two girls' eyes met unexpectedly. Su Qingchan's eyes were full of surprise, while Xiao Huanyan's eyes held a hint of guilt.
But she didn't want Su Qingchan to see that she felt guilty, so she turned her face away awkwardly and looked at the noble ladies with cold eyes.
"You all call me your sister, yet when I fell into the water, not one of you came to my rescue. On the contrary, it was Miss Su who tried to pull me out."
The noble ladies were speechless after being rebuked by Xiao Huanyan's words, and they all lowered their heads, not daring to meet her gaze.
The noblewoman named Han Yue, dressed in a pale yellow dress, bit her lower lip tightly, her face flushing red and then turning pale.
After hesitating for a moment, she gritted her teeth and tried to argue, "Sister Xiao, the situation was urgent at the time, we were all panicked and didn't react in time..."
Xiao Huanyan snorted coldly, interrupting her: "Panic? So you just watched me die?"
"They always said they had a deep bond with me, but when it really came down to it, they just watched me die."
"I have come here today to tell you that we no longer need to have any dealings with each other."
Han Yue's face turned pale and then red. She wanted to explain herself again, but Xiao Huanyan waved her hand dismissively, not wanting to hear another word from her.
The noble ladies around them were all silent, their heads bowed so low they wished they could bury them in the ground, and none of them dared to utter a sound.
Lady Anguo and the other duchesses watched this scene with mixed feelings.
Lady Anguo sighed softly, breaking the slightly awkward silence: "Today's farce is truly astonishing."
"I don't know how your family usually teaches you."
"Not only did he fail to help his friend in his time of need, but he also tried to shift the blame onto innocent people."
"If this matter gets out, what will become of your family's reputation? It might even implicate your sisters and relatives."
Several noble ladies were so frightened by these words that they fell to the ground.
Lady Anguo couldn't help but sigh again, "I will tell your elders the whole story. We will discuss how to handle it and then decide."
"As for your framing of Miss Su..."
Xiao Huanyan suddenly spoke up, "You should apologize to Miss Su."
Su Qingchan was slightly taken aback, her eyes trembling involuntarily, revealing obvious surprise.
The noble ladies were unwilling.
But the moment they met Xiao Huanyan's cold gaze, their hearts trembled.
Xiao Huanyan is holding a grudge against them!
Fearing that Xiao Huanyan would hate them even more, the noble ladies quickly bowed to Su Qingchan and apologized, "Miss Su, we are sorry, we were wrong, we shouldn't have framed you."
Su Qingchan didn't say anything and turned her face away.
It is clear that he has not accepted their apologies and has no intention of forgiving them.
Seeing that the matter had been resolved satisfactorily and that Xiao Huanyan was unharmed, Lady Anguo finally felt relieved.
One by one, the people in the front hall left, leaving only the Duchess of Anguo, Xiao Huanyan, and Su Qingchan.
Lady Anguo said to Xiao Huanyan, "I have failed to entertain you properly this time. Miss Xiao has caught a cold. Please go back to your residence and rest well."
Xiao Huanyan smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, Madam. I would like to say a few words to Miss Su before I go back."
Lady Anguo was somewhat surprised and worried.
Xiao Huanyan is Consort De's niece, and the plum blossom painting incident was probably something Xiao Huanyan deliberately did to make things difficult for Su Qingchan.
Did she stay to make things difficult for Su Qingchan?
Xiao Huanyan seemed to have seen through what the Duchess of Anguo was thinking, and said softly, "Don't worry, Madam, I won't make things difficult for Miss Su."
Since she had spoken so bluntly, the Duchess of Anguo could not refuse and looked at Su Qingchan.
Su Qingchan smiled at the Duchess of Anguo, "Godmother, there's no need to worry."
Lady Anguo then left.
Only Su Qingchan and Xiao Huanyan remained in the front hall.
Su Qingchan spoke first, "What does Miss Xiao want to say to me?"
Xiao Huanyan stared at her for a long time before saying, "Yu Wan asked me to be your witness."
Su Qingchan's eyes flickered.
It turned out that Sister Yu had helped her again.
"Don't think that just because I testified for you, I'm letting bygones be bygones regarding your Su family's wrongful accusation against your cousin, Prince Yong. One thing at a time, I still look down on you."
Su Qingchan never expected to hear such words from Xiao Huanyan.
wronged?
She actually thought her brother had wronged Prince Yong?!
Su Qingchan laughed angrily, "Injustice? How does Miss Xiao think that my brother wronged Prince Yong?"
"The evidence against Prince Yong for harming an innocent pregnant woman is conclusive; how can you say he was wronged?"
Xiao Huanyan frowned. "What evidence? Those are all fabricated by you to slander my cousin, Prince Yong."
Su Qingchan took a deep breath, trying to calm the anger in her heart.
Looking directly into Xiao Huanyan's eyes, he said, word by word, "Second Miss Xiao, all the evidence is presented with witnesses and physical evidence; it is not fabricated out of thin air."
"The abbot of Huangjue Temple can testify to the fact that Prince Yong harmed a pregnant woman, and the guards who helped him transport the body can also testify. How can you erase these facts with just a slanderous remark?"
Xiao Huanyan was slightly taken aback. Hearing Su Qingchan's confident words, she couldn't help but feel a little doubtful.
But soon, she thought of something and spoke up in rebuttal.
“Those people must have been bribed by your Su family, otherwise why would they help you slander my cousin? My cousin, Prince Yong, has always been kind and generous, how could he do such a heinous thing?”
Su Qingchan seemed to have heard something extremely absurd and laughable.
I felt both sorrow and anger.
"Kindness and generosity?"
“Miss Xiao, there’s no smoke without fire. If Prince Yong really didn’t do these things, no one can wrong him!”
Xiao Huanyan's expression froze, though a slight wavering appeared in her heart.
Su Qingchan no longer wanted to say anything more to her.
She turned to leave, but then heard Xiao Huanyan say behind her, "I don't believe my cousin, Prince Yong, really did such a thing. I will find out the truth about this. If I have truly wronged you, I will apologize to you!"
Xiao Huanyan is not someone who cannot distinguish right from wrong!
Su Qingchan didn't react much, only pausing slightly in her steps.
He then left without stopping.
She went to the room where Yu Wan was.
Xiao Huanyan called her maid to help her into the carriage, saying, "I'm not going back to the manor; I'm going to the palace to pay my respects to my aunt."
The maidservant thought she was going to complain to Consort De, so she quickly smiled and said, "Those people treated you like that, Miss. You should ask Consort De to teach them a lesson."
Xiao Huanyan, however, was lost in thought with her eyes vacant and did not listen to what the maid said.
Meiyuan Guest House.
Su Qingchan stood at the door, raising her hand to knock but then lowering it again and again for a long time before finally letting it hang down.
She turned to leave, but the door suddenly opened from the inside.
A cool, clear voice reached her ears, "Since you're here, come in."
Su Qingchan's heart skipped a beat.
She knew that voice all too well.
It's him.
Sister Yu's husband, Yun Shang.
Su Qingchan didn't even raise her head, not daring to look at him again, and only responded softly.
Yun Shang watched her enter the house, step over the threshold, and close the door.
Inside the room, Yu Wan frowned as she watched Su Qingchan slowly walk to the bedside, and went straight to the point, "Su Qingchan, did you enter the Yong Prince's mansion to take revenge on the Yong Prince?"