Mama Qing drew a deep breath. "Old Madam had someone drug your dinner with a sedative, and also some... aphrodisiac..."
At those words.
Liu Wan shuddered all over, staring at Mama Qing in utter disbelief.
Her lips trembled as she asked, "A-and then?"
"Then Old Madam ordered an assassin to take you to the Ninth Prince's Residence under cover of night..."
Crash!
The teacup in Liu Wan's hand suddenly fell to the floor and shattered.
In truth, she had already begun to suspect it halfway through Mama Qing's account.
Even now, hearing the news with her own ears, she still found it hard to accept!
To save her own grandson, Old Madam had not hesitated to destroy the chastity of a woman sheltered within the inner chambers.
She struggled to conceal the fury and shock in her eyes and pressed on. "And after that?"
Mama Qing said, "The next day, you and the Heir Apparent appeared in the room together. He couldn't remember clearly either, and he always believed Miss Wanwan was his daughter."
"Only Old Madam and I knew that, for the Heir Apparent to return unharmed, you and the Ninth Prince must have done the deed..."
At this point, Mama Qing began to feel afraid.
She had never seen Liu Wan wear such an expression. Liu Wan held herself rigidly in check, the fury in her eyes contrasting so starkly with the calm on her face that it sent a chill through Mama Qing.
Mama Qing said, "I regret it too! That assassin was my nephew. Old Madam has since had his tongue cut out and his tendons destroyed. If I hadn't pleaded desperately, my nephew would have died long ago!"
It was precisely because of this that Mama Qing had lost all loyalty to Old Madam.
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