vstars Chapter 158 Clues
Chapter 158 Clues
"Favoring concubines over wives and mistreating legitimate sons and daughters are serious crimes. Father-in-law, do you have any evidence? If you don't have any evidence, you can't make things up. This is framing and slander."
"Evidence?" Su Yusheng pushed the sword forward a little more, the tip already pressed against Liu Xueying's face. Liu Xueying gritted her teeth, forcing herself to remain calm, but her gaze was fixed on the sword tip...
"You'll have to ask your former favorite concubine, now your wife, for proof."
Su Yusheng's gaze fell on Liu Xueying's face, and he sneered: "This face of yours doesn't even look that beautiful to me, so how come it has you bewitched like a ghost? Could it be some kind of sorcery?"
"The reason I came back in such a hurry is because I obtained evidence. It was she who, when my Wan'er was pregnant, tried every means to nourish her, causing the baby in her womb to grow too big and resulting in a difficult delivery."
"It was also she who instructed someone to give Wan'er a bowl of blood-activating tonic soup when she was weak and bleeding after giving birth, causing Wan'er, who was already out of danger, to suddenly bleed to death."
Liu Xueying stared wide-eyed at Su Yusheng in disbelief.
how come?
She thought she had kept the events of that year very secret, so how did Su Yusheng find out?
And he claims to have obtained evidence?
How could that be? She handled that matter perfectly well back then.
But if he had no evidence whatsoever, how could he dare to rush into the mansion and point a sword at her?
Countless thoughts raced through Liu Xueying's mind, but the moment Ye Qinghao looked at her, she immediately adopted a tearful expression.
"My lord, I am innocent! My wife and I were very close friends back then, how could I do such a thing?"
Su Yusheng sneered, pressing the flat of his sword against Liu Xueying's face and gently patting her: "Yes, my Wan'er is kind and treats you concubines very well, but who knows that not everyone can be truly sincere with each other."
"Before you cry foul, you'd better think carefully about whether you really covered up all the traces back then?"
"Are you waiting for me to throw the evidence in your face before you confess?"
“Let me tell you, I know exactly what you’ve been doing all these years. And the reason I resigned from my post in Tongxin Prefecture and rushed back is to avenge my daughter and my granddaughter.”
Have all traces been cleaned up?
Liu Xueying clenched her hands tightly in her sleeves. Although she was favored in the past, she had never truly taken control of the household like she did now.
Could it be that I've really made a mistake somewhere?
Otherwise, how could Su Yusheng know so clearly?
Liu Xueying felt a little uneasy, but she still forced a smile: "Lord Su said he has evidence in his hands. I don't know where Lord Su got the evidence from, but I can never confess to something I didn't do."
"Lord Su, why don't you present the evidence to us? So that even if I die, I can die knowing the truth clearly."
Ye Qing'an narrowed his eyes, now somewhat believing what Liu Xueying had said at Xingguo Temple.
Everything she did before was just a show of weakness, a way to find out who had betrayed her.
After all, someone who can remain unfazed under Su Yusheng's pressure must truly possess some skill.
"A provocation?" Su Yusheng scoffed. "Since you've asked, I'll show you another way. That bowl of angelica, donkey-hide gelatin, and venison soup passed through the hands of those people before finally reaching Wan'er. Did you know that?"
"Did you really deal with all the people you bribed back then? Didn't you ever consider that the people you bribed might have guessed that you would discard them after they had served their purpose, and therefore told others some things in advance?"
Liu Xueying's eyes widened, and she felt a slight chill in her chest.
"As for the real evidence and witnesses, I will naturally not hand them over now. I will hand them over directly to the Emperor. Then, let everyone in this world see just how vicious you are."
Su Yusheng raised his eyes and looked at Ye Qinghao again: "And you, you certainly don't know nothing about what happened in the backyard. She is the murderer who killed Wan'er, and you are the accomplice."
Ye Qinghao clenched his fist in his sleeve, and Ye Qing'an noticed that a faint blue light was emanating from it.
Ye Qing'an narrowed her eyes, her grip on the window frame tightening slightly.
Just as the tension between the two reached its peak, hurried footsteps suddenly broke the standoff.
The visitor was the steward of the Ye family. Upon seeing the scene before him, he couldn't help but silently wipe away a bead of sweat: "Lord Su, Lord Su! The Emperor has sent someone to request that Lord Su enter the palace immediately."
Su Yusheng ignored him, and the sword in his hand shone brighter.
"Lord Su! The eunuch sent by the palace is already waiting outside the door, waiting for you to go into the palace to report. He has already made a trip to the Su residence..." The steward raised his hand to wipe the fine sweat from his forehead, urging him repeatedly.
Su Yusheng chuckled and abruptly sheathed his sword, but the tip grazed Liu Xueying's face, leaving a bloody mark.
“Alright, since the Emperor has summoned me, I will go before him and explain this matter properly.”
After saying that, he ignored Liu Xueying, who was hurriedly raising her hand to touch her face, and Ye Qinghao, whose forehead veins were bulging and who was clearly on the verge of anger, and simply turned and left.
After Su Yusheng left the main courtyard, Liu Xueying suddenly collapsed to the ground, looked down at her hands, and when she saw the bloodstains on them, her face turned pale.
However, she couldn't care less about that anymore. She hurriedly crawled to Ye Qinghao's side and hugged his leg.
"Master, master, you must do me justice!"
"I have truly not done any of the things that Lord Su mentioned."
"I have no powerful family to back me up, nor any support. How could I possibly do such a thing? How could I dare?"
"Lord Su has slashed my face. I have suffered this undeserved calamity for no reason. I am truly wronged. I beg you, sir, to do me justice and clear my name."
Ye Qinghao lowered his head and squinted at Liu Xueying for a long time.
Liu Xueying felt increasingly uneasy under Ye Qinghao's gaze, but she gritted her teeth and said, "Master..."
Ye Qinghao bent down, his face ashen, and grabbed Liu Xueying's chin with his hand: "I don't want to investigate what exactly happened back then, and I'm too lazy to investigate..."
Before Liu Xueying could catch her breath, she heard Ye Qinghao continue, "But if you don't clean up your mess and drag me down with you, then I won't tolerate you either."