In my past life, I was buried alive! Reborn, I'll overturn the capital.

Chapter 93 Breaking the Face

When Jiang Chuchu woke up again, there was no one else around, only Jiang An and Madam Lu, who looked worried, and Jiang Qingyue, who was sitting idly to the side.

That's right. After Jiang Chuchu fainted, the Emperor and Empress left. Jiang Qingyue stayed behind under the pretext of waiting for Jiang Chuchu to wake up so she could personally escort them out of the palace. The Emperor and the others agreed, which led to the current scene.

"Father, Mother!" Jiang Chuchu couldn't help but cry. She had schemed and plotted, but how did she end up in this state?

"You...you really are...foolish!" Originally, Madam Lu wanted to say that she was too impatient, but then she remembered that Jiang Qingyue was still there, so she changed her tune, "How could you do such a thing?"

"Mother, I don't want to be a concubine! How can I, a young lady of the Prime Minister's mansion, be the lowest-ranking concubine? I will be laughed at by everyone!" Jiang Chuchu felt as if the sky had fallen.

The position of Fengyi was undoubtedly an insult to her.

"Alright, stop crying. You're the one who caused this mess, aren't you shameless!"

Jiang An was getting impatient with Jiang Chuchu's crying and wailing, and the Prime Minister's Mansion had lost all face.

"I didn't! Father, I didn't do it, why won't you believe me!"

If the position of Fengyi was unacceptable to her, the lack of trust from others was an even greater blow to her.

"It's Jiang Qingyue, it's all Jiang Qingyue's fault!"

However, Jiang An and Madam Lu were somewhat skeptical and remained silent.

Jiang Qingyue couldn't help but laugh, and instantly everyone's eyes turned to her.

"Jiang Qingyue, you did this on purpose!"

Jiang Qingyue stopped pretending this time. It was too tiring to keep acting insincerely with them. It was time to stop.

So Jiang Qingyue readily admitted it, smiling and shrugging, "That's right, I did it on purpose."

“You…” Jiang Chuchu didn’t expect Jiang Qingyue to admit it so readily, and she didn’t know how to react.

"Jiang Chuchu, you must be feeling terrible today, right? But isn't this the same tactic you used on me before? Making me suffer the condemnation of everyone step by step, while you stood by innocently as the victim. Now that the roles are reversed, you can't stand it?"

“Jiang Qingyue, you…we’re all family, how can you hold such a grudge?” Madam Lu never expected Jiang Qingyue to say such a thing.

"Heh, it seems the Prime Minister's wife is very magnanimous. I hope that one day in the future, someone will appear and take your place, causing you to be condemned by everyone and your name to be spread far and wide, and you will still be so magnanimous."

Jiang Qingyue's words were full of sarcasm, leaving Madam Lu speechless for a moment.

"Even if you're dissatisfied, you can't use such despicable means to frame Chuchu!" Jiang An hadn't expected that this matter was really related to Jiang Qingyue. "You're also a member of the Prime Minister's household, you should understand the principle that we all share the same fate. Now, immediately admit your mistakes to His Majesty, and I will still acknowledge you as my daughter. Otherwise, I will disown you!"

"Hahahaha~" Jiang Qingyue laughed instead of getting angry, "If my methods are despicable, why don't you ask what good things your good daughter has done?"

I was framed and forced to stay alone in a small courtyard. Jiang Chuchu had people attack me, intending to ruin my reputation. If I hadn't met the Prince of Qin, I wouldn't be standing here today.

When her first plan failed, she used the excuse of making me change clothes to drug me, intending to have a man defile me so that His Majesty and others would catch us in the act, ruining not only the marriage but also my reputation in the palace. Why don't you say her methods were despicable?

Jiang Qingyue recounted all the good deeds Jiang Chuchu had done on the spot.

Jiang An looked at Jiang Chuchu in shock.

No, how could his good daughter do such a thing? It must be fake!

However, when he saw the guilty look in Jiang Chuchu's eyes, he knew that Jiang Qingyue was probably telling the truth.

He couldn't help but stagger back a few steps, dejected and unable to accept the fact.

"You're talking nonsense!" Jiang Chuchu retorted, though she was not entirely in the right.

"Whether I'm talking nonsense or not, only heaven and earth know. Do you want to know where the person you're looking for is? Should I have someone bring him here so you can confront His Majesty?" Jiang Qingyue looked at Jiang Chuchu with a half-smile. She knew that Jiang Chuchu wouldn't dare to do so.

As expected, Jiang Chuchu's eyes darted away. "You...who knows if you bribed someone to frame me?"

Although Jiang Chuchu said this, her voice grew softer and softer.

"Jiang Chuchu, things have come to this point, there's no use in pretending anymore. I'm just returning a part of what you did to me, and you can't even handle that?"

Besides, look at all the cruel things you've done to me, yet I've helped you!

Jiang Qingyue felt that although her methods were not honorable, she had still accomplished a good thing!

"Haven't you always been in love with His Highness the Crown Prince? I was the one who brought you two together, shouldn't you thank me?"

"That's nonsense! You're the one who ruined me. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have ended up as a mere concubine. I should be the secondary consort! I must tell His Highness the Crown Prince and make him stand up for me!" Jiang Chuchu remained unrepentant, believing that she had done nothing wrong.

Jiang Qingyue didn't expect her to admit her mistake. "Alright, go ahead. By the way, I'll also call that person out, and we'll go to the Crown Prince's place together to discuss right and wrong."

Jiang Qingyue was not afraid of Jiang Chuchu at all. Now, Jiang Chuchu was just at the end of her rope.

"Alright, Qingyue, things have come to this point, you should stop. Chuchu made a mistake, and she has paid the price. Why are you still pursuing this?"

Madam Lu originally wanted to speak up for Jiang Chuchu, but she had nothing to say because she also felt guilty on Jiang Chuchu's behalf.

"Madam Prime Minister!" Jiang Qingyue suddenly called out to Madam Lu with a meaningful tone, making her heart skip a beat.

"Don't be so quick to stand up for Jiang Chuchu. You've done plenty of good deeds yourself!" After saying that, Jiang Qingyue glanced at Jiang An, who was frowning beside her, then leaned closer to Madam Lu and whispered in her ear:

"Eighteen years ago, have you forgotten the good deeds you did?"

Jiang Qingyue's words made Lu Shi feel as if her blood had frozen from head to toe in an instant. "What...what nonsense are you talking about?"

Mrs. Lu was in a state of extreme panic.

Did Jiang Qingyue know something? No, impossible. She was just born then, how could she know?

Did someone tell her?

Madam Lu felt very uneasy, especially when she saw Jiang An scrutinizing her, which made her even more afraid to speak.

"So, you should stop thinking about Jiang Chuchu and focus on yourself first. What's meant to happen will happen..."

Jiang Qingyue's distant voice echoed in Lu Shi's ears, making her feel as if she were being watched by a vengeful ghost, unable to move...

She didn't even know when Jiang Qingyue left.

Seeing Jiang An and Jiang Chuchu both looking at her with puzzled expressions, Madam Lu didn't dare to say anything more. "I... let's leave the palace quickly, lest... His Majesty gets angry!"

After saying that, she didn't care about Jiang An and Jiang Chuchu, and quickly left the house, as if something was chasing her...