Time Travel: The Noble Family-Chapter 554 - 214 Strategy Success (Part 1)

After Lady Mo left, the room suddenly became terrifyingly quiet.

Zhuang Ruolan pinched Yueyao’s quilt and then stared at Xiang Wei, "I remember you came from Marquis Jingning’s Residence, what did you used to do there?"

Xiang Wei stood with her head bowed, respectfully replying, "I was in charge of cleaning in the other courtyard before, the young lady thought I was very diligent, so she kept me by her side."

Zhuang Ruolan didn’t believe Xiang Wei’s words, "I want to hear the truth." A person Yueyao personally asked for, how could it possibly be a maid? Yueyao is not short of maids, I remember Yueyao said herself that what she’s lacking are capable people to protect her.

Xiang Wei naturally wouldn’t tell Zhuang Ruolan what she really did and evaded, "Young lady, rest assured, the young lady will not be in danger. Since I have been sent to protect the young lady, I won’t let her life be at risk."

After hesitating for a moment, Zhuang Ruolan said, "Does Yueyao know your background?" She wasn’t reassured with such an unknown person by her side.

Xiang Wei smiled, "The young lady naturally knows my background. Eldest Young Madam can rest assured, I will not harm the young lady. On the contrary, I will always protect her well because that is my duty."

Zhuang Ruolan didn’t continue the topic and asked, "Is Yueyao really not in danger for her life?"

Xiang Wei shook her head, "Replying to the Eldest Young Madam, after inducing vomiting, the things consumed were expelled mostly, and the remaining toxin in the body is light, so there won’t be danger to her life." Even without Doctor Zhang, Yueyao wouldn’t be in danger to her life. Doing this was only to cause Yueyao a bit of trouble. Of course, without this trouble, the objective couldn’t possibly be achieved.

Zhuang Ruolan won’t let Xiang Wei off so easily, "Since you are the person protecting Yueyao, why did you let Yueyao get poisoned?"

Xiang Wei gave a bitter smile, "I didn’t expect that someone in Lian Mansion would be so bold and reckless as to use poison. My martial skills are not bad, but I am not proficient with poison." After a pause, she continued, "Actually, I did suggest the young lady test her food with a silver needle before meals, but the young lady didn’t want to, saying the Kitchen Maid was given by the Old Madam, and she hasn’t been unkind to the Kitchen Maid, so she definitely won’t harm her. I also guard very strictly on regular days, just today I felt a bit unwell, and didn’t expect someone to exploit a loophole."

Zhuang Ruolan sighed softly, there’s only so long one can be a thief, how can one guard against a thief every day? If not this time, there surely would be a next time.

Xiang Wei then said, "Young lady, rest assured, this time the young lady is not in danger of losing her life, what we should be thankful for is that the person behind the scenes didn’t give the Kitchen Maid a fast-acting lethal poison. But who knows if she’ll be this lucky next time." Xiang Wei was suggesting to Zhuang Ruolan that Lian Mansion is a den of wolves, and they shouldn’t allow Yueyao to stay any longer, or else Yueyao would indeed be killed.

Zhuang Ruolan stood up and said, "You look after Yueyao." With that, she left.

The Kitchen Maid was locked in the woodshed, Xiang Wei had someone give her twenty heavy beatings, and later used methods to coerce a confession from the Kitchen Maid, so what Lady Mo saw was the Kitchen Maid with her back covered in blood.

Although the Kitchen Maid had been beaten, her mind was very clear. In front of Zhuang Ruolan, she begged Lady Mo for help, "Madam, please save me, Madam, please save me." fɾēewebnσveℓ.com

Lady Mo was so furious, she almost passed out.

Zhuang Ruolan’s face was grim as she said, "I wonder if Lady Lian has anything else to say?"

Lady Mo’s face was ashen, "I will certainly get to the bottom of this." She indeed wanted Yueyao dead, but she had not yet taken any action, not knowing who was really behind this. It would naturally be good if Yueyao died, but to frame her for it was utterly damning.

Zhuang Ruolan’s face was full of mockery. To let her get to the bottom of this was like letting the thief shout ’stop the thief’, she said coldly, "Then Lady Lian, take your time investigating."

Zhuang Ruolan had seen it clearly, Lady Mo clearly harbored ill will against Yueyao, and to her knowledge, Yueyao’s days in Lian Mansion were not easy.

Lady Mo wanted to take the Kitchen Maid away.

Zhuang Ruolan naturally thought of this as well and said sarcastically, "Lady Lian, feel free to question her in Lanxi Courtyard, but there’s no need to take her away. Who knows if anyone taken away will still come back." Zhuang Ruolan’s words were just short of saying outright that Lady Mo wanted to silence the Kitchen Maid by killing her.

Lady Mo was now filled with regret, had she known she wouldn’t have let Zhuang Ruolan come in. Knowing the matter was no trivial, she immediately instructed someone to inform Lian Dongfang.

Lian Dongfang arrived quickly, and he personally interrogated the Kitchen Maid, but unfortunately, the Kitchen Maid’s testimony was still the same, only identifying Lady Mo as the person behind the scenes.

Lian Dongfang was not Lady Mo, seeing the Kitchen Maid stuck to her statement and refusing to budge, he ordered, "Bring her whole family here to me." Lian Dongfang was the master in Lian Mansion, and even if he didn’t have the Kitchen Maid’s family’s deeds of sale, he could still dispose of them as he pleased.

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