Disposition

"You're talking nonsense!"

Zheng Shi was furious; Lingxiang actually still had the prescription from back then!

In front of the Old Madam and so many relatives from the West Lin Residence, how could she allow herself to bear the reputation of being a murderous stepdaughter!

"How could I possibly prescribe medication to treat spotting? One wrong move and I could lose my baby... If Yun Jiao had been carrying a boy, or if I had injured my body, I would have regretted it so much!"

Zheng Shi twisted her handkerchief, glaring fiercely at Lingxiang. She didn't know who was behind this brat's orders, but if she thought she could ruin her, she was still too naive!

Lingxiang retorted with her eyes, gritting her teeth, "Madam, didn't you say that if your injury is too minor, the manor won't send the Eldest Miss away? You said it has to bleed."

"You were afraid the Eldest Miss would actually bump into your stomach, so you even told me to kick Eldest Miss away..."

It was her first time doing something like this, and she didn't know her own strength, kicking the Eldest Miss hard and injuring her.

This is her greatest sin.

Zheng Shi gave a cold laugh, "Lingxiang, how could you talk such nonsense?"

"The Eldest Miss is my stepdaughter. If something happens to her, and she's been raised in my Courtyard, I might not be able to explain myself!"

"According to you, I'm not harming the Eldest Miss, I'm harming myself!"

"How could there be such a foolish stepmother in the world? I had only been married to the old man for a little over a year at that time. Would I be so stupid as to do such a thing?"

Lingxiang: "I... I..."

That's exactly what Madam instructed her to do back then! She was told to devise a plan to drive the Eldest Miss away!

Looking at the dumbfounded Lingxiang, Zheng Shi suddenly realized what was going on and quickly turned the tables. "Oh! So you drugged me when I was bleeding. I knew the Eldest Miss was only four years old and had only bumped into me, how could she be bleeding?"

"You were so eager to become the master's Concubine back then, weren't you? You harmed me first, and now you're trying to harm me again!"

"Looks like I was right to send you to your fate!"

Lingxiang was speechless.

She never expected that even with all the evidence right in front of her, Zheng Shi could still turn black into white.

Lingxiang stood up and said sadly, "Madam, I really can't do anything about it if you insist on saying that."

"I am but a servant girl, how dare I plot against the Madam to win favor?"

She glanced at the Young Madam Madam the two households and Old Madam Lin, "... I would never, after more than ten years, walk into a trap to harm Madam."

After saying that, she clenched her fists and rushed towards the pillar in the Side Room.

If living won't explain it all, then I'll die to prove them wrong! Consider it atonement.

Old Madam Lin immediately ordered the servants, "Hold her back!"

The servants grabbed Lingxiang and pulled her back. She didn't actually crash into the car, but she cried until her body went limp.

It's hard to doubt what she said; who would wait more than a decade to seek death?

Zheng Shi was very embarrassed, and her eyes also reddened as she wiped away her tears with a handkerchief.

She looked quite aggrieved.

He already hated Lingxiang to death. It's been more than ten years, why is she still going back to Jiangqian to cause trouble!

After a moment of silence, Old Madam Lin instructed, "Bring her here."

The servants helped Lingxiang kneel down before the Old Madam again.

Old Madam Lin looked at her and said, "Regardless of whether it's true or not, the fact remains that you kicked the Eldest Miss, and the Lin Residence's punishment of you is not wrong."

Lingxiang's hair was all messed up, but she still nodded.

If she weren't bewitched, how could she have agreed to do something harmful to her Madam!

The bad things she's experienced over the years are retribution for the bad things she's done.

Old Madam Lin continued, "... I also believe you really want to die."

Lin Huabin and the Zheng Shi couple both changed their expressions.

The people of West Lin Residence couldn't believe it; how could the Old Madam say such a thing!

This is absolutely impartial!

Lingxiang's eyes widened as she looked at the Old Madam: "Old Madam... this servant..."

Old Madam Lin raised her hand to interrupt her, "You don't need to say anything more."

She said calmly, "The truth is easy to verify. You weren't the only one involved back then."

"You are now a released servant of the Lin Residence. However, based on what you have said and the 'evidence' you possess, even if you take it to the authorities, you cannot accuse your master of any crime. You don't need to cause trouble at the Lin family anymore."

I appreciate your remorseful heart...

Old Madam Lin turned to her eldest daughter-in-law and said, "Take good care of her, give her some money, and let her live a good life."

The Eldest Madam bowed her head and said, "Yes."

Old Madam Lin asked Lingxiang, "Do you have anything else to say?"

Lingxiang blinked blankly; she was speechless!

Lin Huabin frowned and stepped forward. "Mother."

How could we let such a person out? If word gets out, how will the Zheng Shi face anyone?

He, as the father, will also bear the reputation of being unkind.

Lin Huabin said meaningfully, "Mother, I think what Madam said makes a lot of sense. Did you act too hastily? Please think about it again."

Old Madam Lin closed her eyes briefly.

Zheng Shi doesn't seem like the type to do something so foolish.

But if there are other reasons, then it's hard to say.

Let's see if what Zheng Shi wants is even more audacious than she is!

"Yun Wan, come here."

Old Madam Lin opened her eyes, called Lin Yunwan to her side, and affectionately took her hand. Ignoring Lin Huabin, she said, "Good child, all these years... you've been the only one who has suffered."

"I know you didn't harm your stepmother. Madam bleeding during your wife's pregnancy has nothing to do with you."

"You shouldn't have stayed in the countryside; you should have grown up with your sisters in the mansion, learning music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and needlework..."

"It's because we, as elders, haven't done a good job."

Lin Yunwan's heart warmed. "Old Madam, a junior should not blame an elder..."

But the Old Madam actually took the blame herself.

Even Miss Lin's biological father wouldn't go to this extent!

Old Madam Lin held her hand tightly and smiled slightly.

Zheng Shi's face froze.

What does the Old Madam mean by this? Is she implying that she was mean to her stepdaughter? It seems she's directly accusing her of harming her stepdaughter?

But she dared not contradict the Old Madam; after all, she was her mother-in-law!

She couldn't possibly prove her innocence by dying like Lingxiang did; she was the Second Branch Madam of the East Lin Residence! How could she possibly do something so shameful, like a servant?

However, the way people in West Lin Residence looked at her was different now.

The Mistress of West Lin Residence smiled as she looked at Lin Yunwan and said, "I knew this child was exceptionally beautiful, unlike other girls. Her character is also excellent."

This means acknowledging what Old Madam Lin said.

The Second Branch's Eldest Miss is innocent!

The claim that she was cruel from a young age was all fabricated by her stepmother to frame her.

"Stepmother is stepmother, she's too cruel."

Someone in the West Lin Residence said in a low voice, though the people in the East Lin Residence couldn't hear it, but everyone was thinking the same thing.

Lin Yunjiao stepped back, her face deathly pale.

How could that be!

It was clearly Lin Yun Wan who bumped into her mother's belly, preventing her from being born.

How did it become her mother harming Lin Yun Wan...? Impossible! The Old Madam must be mistaken. Lingxiang is lying; how could the Old Madam believe a servant who has been punished?

Lin Huabin's face turned red.

With so many people in the clan watching, how could Mother handle this situation!

Where does he put his face?

My mother is always like this; she cares for him the least.

"Mother..."

Lin Huabin lowered his head and lowered his voice.

Old Madam Lin slammed her hand on the table. "What else do you want to say! What kind of father are you!"

That's too harsh. We should save face for the Second Master.

The Old Madam had thrown another tantrum. The First Branch Madam stood up and whispered to the children, "Everyone, go out."

Everyone else went out together. Nanny Fan pulled Lin Yunjiao out as well, while Zheng Shi knelt on the ground, not daring to move.