Seeing that she was on the verge of being cornered, in a panic, Madam Jiang couldn't help but cast a pleading look at Granny Yun. Just a moment ago, Granny Yun was still on her side, helping her to scold Yun Xi.
"Madam! You must believe that your daughter - in - law is innocent, right?"
"Now Yun Ni is still in prison. I couldn't possibly harm my own daughter!"
Seeing Madam Jiang suddenly approaching her, Granny Yun watched the stones flying towards them and immediately hid behind Mama Zhang. Looking disgusted, she shouted:
"Mama Zhang, don't let her come near!"
The stones didn't have eyes. If one accidentally hit her, it would be a disaster!
Madam Jiang froze in place. So, the old lady had finally given up on her!
Facing the angry crowd, even though Madam Jiang was protected by the maids and mamas, she was still beaten into a sorry state. She tried to hide in the courtyard, but Yun Xi ordered the gate to be closed.
Watching Madam Jiang scurrying around with her head in her hands, Yun Xi felt a faint sense of satisfaction in her heart.
"You said Cui'er committed suicide out of guilt. Currently, the local government really has no evidence to convict you. But what about Yue'e's matter? Did someone else frame you too?"
After Yun Xi finished speaking, the woman who had helped the old woman out of the carriage earlier suddenly walked into everyone's sight.
"Yue'e? Who is she?"
Muttering this unfamiliar name, Madam Jiang felt a strange tug in her heart. She stared directly at the suddenly - appeared woman.
Because the lights were dim and the woman had always kept her head down, no one noticed her appearance. It wasn't until she pushed aside the hair covering her face that they saw the hideous scar on half of her otherwise pretty face!
The woman walked up to Madam Jiang. With a pair of almond - shaped eyes just like Madam Jiang's, she stared at her coolly and said softly:
"Mother, your daughter has searched for you so hard! You haven't forgotten that when you were fifteen, before entering the music and dance troupe, you were married twice to a butcher and gave birth to a daughter, have you?"
As soon as Yue'e said this, everyone gasped in shock.
Even Granny Yun's expression changed drastically. She staggered and almost lost her balance.
Looking at the woman in front of her who, despite her severe burns, bore a striking resemblance to herself, Madam Jiang's pupils dilated. She was extremely shocked!
"Mother, why are you looking at your daughter like that? As if you're looking at a ghost."
"Right. Back then, you were afraid that Father and I would hold back your future, so you sent someone to burn down our house, trying to kill us and erase your embarrassing past!"
"That's why I have this scar on my face!"
Yue'e smiled faintly, but her face was full of mockery. She reached up to touch the hideous burn scar on her face, making the scene look extremely strange.
"You must be wondering how Father and I managed to survive your assassination, right?"
"Because we heard the conversation of those people and knew it was you who wanted to take our lives. So, we've been searching for you for twenty years, and finally, we've met you! Aren't you even a little bit happy?"
Yue'e took step after step towards Madam Jiang, but Madam Jiang desperately stepped back, staring at Yue'e in front of her in horror.
"What are you talking nonsense about? I don't know you at all!"
Hearing Madam Jiang's words, Yue'e laughed sarcastically. She pointed to her own face and said:
"It doesn't matter if you don't know me. Do you recognize this face?"
Yue'e reached up to cover the scar on her face, leaving only half of her pretty face. In comparison with everyone, she looked exactly like Madam Jiang as if they were carved from the same mold. She resembled Madam Jiang even more than Yun Ni, the second young lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
"If you still have doubts, Mother, your daughter can immediately do a blood - relation test with you. Anyway, there are so many people here to witness it!"
Yue'e added calmly, as if it were the last straw that broke the camel's back!
Facing the irrefutable evidence, even a cunning person like Madam Jiang no longer had the courage to prove herself in public.
Madam Jiang's silence was equivalent to confirmation. Granny Yun immediately felt dizzy. Supported by Mama Zhang, she barely managed to stand still.
She regretted ever insisting on keeping Madam Jiang. She even wished she could slap herself hard!
Yun Xi glanced at this side from the corner of her eye. Seeing the old lady on the verge of collapse, she didn't feel the slightest bit of sympathy.
She originally wanted to save a bit of face for the Prime Minister's Mansion and didn't plan to publicly judge Madam Jiang. However, since she had been forced to this point today, she had no other choice.
She just hoped that this big "gift" for her grandmother would satisfy the old woman from the bottom of her heart!
"That's enough!"
The angry scolding and sarcasm from the crowd came like a tidal wave, as if stabbing at the old lady's heart with daggers one by one. The face she valued most was completely shattered at this moment!
Unable to bear it any longer, she covered her chest and roared angrily:
"This poisonous woman's matter has nothing to do with our Prime Minister's Mansion! It's all because of her own evil deeds. She deserves it. She deceived all of us!"
Granny Yun looked extremely disgusted. Not wanting to see Madam Jiang anymore, she said to Constable Li:
"Constable Li, please arrest this poisonous woman quickly! I don't want her to continue to stain the reputation of our Yun family!"
This old lady was scolding her own granddaughter just a moment ago, but now she had turned her spearhead. Constable Li had a cold expression on his face, but he still said respectfully:
"Madam, she is a third - rank gentlewoman. Please forgive us for not having the right to detain her for the time being. You'd better wait for our lord's judgment before making another decision."
Through today's incident, he had almost seen clearly the inner workings of the Prime Minister's Mansion. No wonder the Princess Yongning would rather bear the reputation of being rebellious and insist on moving out of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
This family was simply ruthless!
Yun Xi naturally also knew that with Madam Jiang's current status, she couldn't be easily thrown into prison. But her actions today had completely torn off Madam Jiang's disguise.
After that, she left Madam Jiang to be dealt with by her grandmother and the Empress Dowager. It was only a matter of time before Madam Jiang went to prison!
"Thank you, Constable Li and everyone, for your help today."
Yun Xi slowly bowed to them, then walked up to the old woman holding Cui'er's body. She squatted down and said in a solemn voice:
"Please accept my condolences. The bad guys will eventually be punished, and Cui'er's soul can rest in peace."
Unable to bear seeing Cui'er's grandmother heart - broken and on the verge of fainting, Yun Xi personally helped the old woman up. After getting the consent of the local government, she ordered someone to bring a coffin for Cui'er and simply buried her.
After the onlookers left, Granny Yun immediately ordered someone to tie up Madam Jiang and slapped her hard several times. She didn't seem like an old woman in her sixties at all in terms of strength.
It wasn't until Madam Jiang's lips were bleeding and two of her teeth were knocked out that Granny Yun said with a cold look in her eyes:
"Don't think that just because you're a third - rank gentlewoman, no one dares to touch you! You dared to make our Yun family lose face. You're going to die anyway!"
"Take this disgraceful thing away!"
At the old lady's order, the maids and servants immediately stepped forward to hold Madam Jiang and pushed her onto the carriage.
The old lady was just about to scold Yun Xi, but when she turned around, she heard the courtyard gate slam shut right in front of her!
Hearing the scolding at the gate, Yun Xi sneered:
"The inside is rotten. What's the use of face?"
She still had many important things to do in her life. She didn't want to waste any more time on these people!