Upon hearing Chu Qing's words, the Duchess of the State turned deathly pale in an instant, yet she still stubbornly retorted, "You... What do you mean?!"
Chu Qing curled the corners of her lips, her eyes full of playful amusement. "You should understand what I mean, right? Well, I'm really too lazy to bicker with you. I'm planning to return to the mansion today. Concubine Xu, if you have any grievances, we can talk about them slowly when we get back."
After saying that, Chu Qing neatly led the remaining people out of the room.
...
"Auntie!!!" Xu Xin panicked and crawled to the Duchess of the State's side. She hugged her leg and cried out,
"Auntie! That bitch Chu Qing must have known something! If she tells the prince, I'm done for! Auntie! What should I do! Auntie!!!" Seeing the Duchess of the State remaining silent, Xu Xin became even more panicked and shouted, "Auntie! You can't abandon Xin'er! Auntie! Xin'er will be completely ruined like this!"
"Shut up!" The Duchess of the State suddenly slapped Xu Xin across the face, then said harshly, "Before it's the last resort, you've already scared yourself like this? Is this how your mother taught you? There are only her maidservants around Chu Qing. Even if she says it's black, you have to insist it's white!"
Xu Xin was a bit dazed from the slap by the Duchess of the State. Then she covered her face and said, "Auntie..."
"Come closer and listen to me!"
...
Chu Qing packed her things and prepared to return to the mansion. During the packing process, she only sent a message to Xu Xin.
Whether Xu Xin would go back or not was up to her.
So, when Chu Qing was about to get on the carriage, she saw Xu Xin, who had already packed up, coming over.
Chu Qing watched expressionlessly as she got on the carriage, then was helped by Lvluo and got on the carriage too.
Everyone rushed back to the prince's mansion overnight.
...
Wei Ying was originally going to go to sleep when suddenly someone reported that the princess and the others had returned.
Wei Ying frowned, feeling that something must have happened. Then he quickly walked to the door.
Before he could say anything, Xu Xin, who got off the carriage, suddenly knelt on the ground. Then, with a determined look on her face, she said,
"Your Highness, Xin'er is sorry for you! Xin'er's body is no longer pure! From now on, Xin'er can no longer serve you. You must take good care of yourself!" After saying that, Xu Xin suddenly rushed towards the pillar at the door.
Wei Ying was stunned for a moment, then a dark look flashed in his eyes.
Chu Qing stood still, unmoved, and the mocking smile on her lips grew deeper.
Just as Xu Xin was about to hit the pillar, Qiangwei, who was standing beside, rushed up and grabbed her.
All in all, Qiangwei stopped her in time.
Chu Qing watched them like they were clowns and almost couldn't hold back her laughter.
Qiangwei hugged Xu Xin tightly and cried, "My lady! Why do you want to do this to yourself! It's clearly not your fault! You were also framed! It's clearly..."
"Qiangwei! Don't say it! Whether I was framed or not, whether something really happened or not, I'm already... no longer clean..." At this point, the despair in Xu Xin's eyes deepened.
Finally, Wei Ying couldn't help but speak in a deep voice, "What exactly happened?"
"Your Highness! You must avenge my lady!"
"Qiangwei! Don't say it! If you say it again... If you say it again... I'll abandon you!"
"My lady! Even if you abandon me, or... even if I die here today, I must clarify what happened. I can't let you suffer such humiliation for no reason!"
Chu Qing watched the sad scene of Xu Xin and her maid and couldn't bear to interrupt. So she patiently waited for them to continue.
Seeing that Chu Qing didn't interrupt them, Wei Ying said indifferently, "What exactly happened? Hurry up and tell me."
Hearing Wei Ying's words, Qiangwei then sobbed and began to speak,
"While our lady was resting, someone drugged her and knocked her out. Then... someone stuffed a strange man into our lady's room! Then... then... The princess... The princess brought... the Duchess of the State and other ladies from various mansions into the room... and said that our lady had an affair with someone!!! Our lady clearly didn't do anything!!! Please, Your Highness, make a fair judgment and clear our lady's name!"
Since most of the people invited by the Duchess of the State were on good terms with the State Duke's Mansion, through intimidation and bribery, those ladies and young misses had already unified their statements.
As for Shangguan Zhen, the Duchess of the State had found out that she had once had a conflict with Chu Qing, and Chu Qing had even visited the Shangguan Mansion. So, Shangguan Zhen would definitely not side with Chu Qing.
After all, everyone thought that apart from being rich, the Chu family had almost nothing. Naturally, these powerful people would not be afraid of them.
Therefore, Qiangwei was very firm when she spoke and wasn't worried at all that the truth would be revealed.
After hearing this, Lvluo was so angry that her voice trembled as she scolded, "You... You are distorting the truth!!!"
But Qiangwei ignored Lvluo's reaction. After she finished speaking, she kowtowed several times until her forehead was bleeding before she stopped.
Wei Ying's brows twitched, and he felt a headache.
He didn't mind wearing a cuckold himself, but if someone else did this to him, it really touched his bottom line.
However...
He didn't believe that Chu Qing would do such a thing. Therefore, Wei Ying didn't make a hasty judgment. Instead, he looked at Chu Qing and said without showing any emotion, "Do you have anything to say?"
Chu Qing looked up at Wei Ying and wasn't angry because of his reaction. After all, as a man, it was already good that he could still maintain some rationality after hearing such things. She couldn't be so sentimental as to ask Wei Ying if he believed her. She didn't expect Wei Ying to blindly believe her without her saying anything.
After all, she wasn't a silly girl who only valued love.
Therefore, Chu Qing clapped her hands with a smile and slowly walked to the side of Xu Xin and her maid,
"Sister, you acted this play quite well. You've made progress."
Xu Xin suppressed her anger and said sadly,
"Sister, I've always regarded you as my sister, but you've treated me like this. In the end, you still say I'm acting! I... I..." As if she couldn't continue, Xu Xin buried her head and cried.
Chu Qing gave her a cold look and sneered, "This act of accusing the innocent and distorting the truth should not be your own idea, right? Did your dear aunt come up with this idea for you? After all, with your brain, you should not be able to come up with such a method. If the prince were more muddle - headed or if I were more stupid, your plan might really succeed. But..." Chu Qing paused for a while, then looked up at Wei Ying and continued, "I have witnesses."
"The princess's witnesses are just Lvluo and Liuxin! They are your maidservants, so they will naturally side with you!" Qiangwei straightened her body and said angrily.
Chu Qing burst out laughing, then said slowly, "It's true that they are my maidservants, but at the same time, they are also the prince's people!" At this point, she looked at Wei Zhi, who was still disguised as "Liuxin".
"What do you think, Wei Zhi?"
After all, the people personally arranged by the prince would not easily help Chu Qing distort the truth!
Both Xu Xin and Qiangwei were stunned in disbelief.