Mo Zhaozhao insisted on seeing Xie Xuanrong, threatening to stay at the Xie Family until she met him.
Mr. Xie didnât dare let her stay, so he quickly sent for Xie Xuanrong, finally enabling the two to meet.
"Why did you stand me up on Qixi Festival?"
"Your servant just said you were meeting girls, Xie Xuanrong, is this true?"
This time, Jiang Zitang was truly angry and had prepared for the worst.
Even if it meant severing ties, she wanted to make things clear; sheâd rather die understanding. Because of this, she immediately asked two explosive questions that left Xie Xuanrong stunned.
"Ha, I stood you up? Are you joking?"
"It was clearly you who stood me up, and then avoided seeing me afterwards. Now, youâre pinning all the blame on me."
"Jiang Zitang, do you know how many times Iâve tried to find you these days?"
"What about you? What have you been doing? Flirting with your cousin, under the moonlit flowers. What, do you really want to marry that useless He Wenyuan?"
Jiang Zitang frowned, urgently asking, "You tried to find me? When? And you said I stood you up? But I was clearly waiting for you all night at Yin Yuan Temple. Where were you waiting for me? Could it be that Lingâer indeed conveyed the wrong message?"
"In front of Yin Yuan Temple?" Xie Xuanrong frowned tightly, "But your maid clearly told me to wait at Shuixin Pavilion by Moon Shadow Lake."
"..."
Next, they went through a round of verification and finally understood the situation.
It wasnât until Xie Xuanrong explained it thoroughly that Jiang Zitang knew someone from the Jiang Family was playing tricks between them.
The biggest suspect was Lingâer.
"After coming to this conclusion, cousin was very distressed, and I found it hard to watch."
Mo Zhaozhao shook her head, feeling heartache as she recalled Jiang Zitangâs expression at that moment.
"And what happened afterwards? Since Ah Tang discovered it was Lingâer sabotaging her relationship with Mr. Xie, how did she deal with Lingâer?"
"Cousin was overwhelmed with distress yesterday and had no other thoughts, fortunately for Mr. Xie, who suffered unjustly for so long. How could he swallow this anger?"
"His unwillingness to quarrel with cousin did not mean he would tolerate her maidâs actions against him. When he escorted cousin back home yesterday, he directly took Lingâer down."
"The Xie Family has plenty of ways to torment people. The maid fainted from fear and was tortured awake shortly after, unable to withstand even the duration of a cup of tea before confessing everything."
At this point, Mo Zhaozhao suddenly looked at Yun Wanyao with glowing eyes.
"Ah Yao, youâre incredible! You guessed everything right; the maid was indeed bribed to separate cousin and Mr. Xie, preventing cousin from marrying into the Xie Family."
"Ah Yao, how are you so amazing that you even guessed this? Why not guess who bribed the maid?"
Yun Wanyao: "..."
She wasnât that miraculous or amazing. She knew who it was, but it wasnât her guess; her little sister had told her.
"This, I really canât guess. After all, Ah Tang has so many admirers that if I could guess this, I could set up a stall on the bridge in the south of the city tomorrow."
"Set up a stall for what? To tell fortunes? Ah Yao, are you going to become a witch? Hahaha~"
Mo Zhaozhao seemed to recall something funny, laughing so hard she bent over. Yun Wanyao shook her head slightly and sighed softly.
She really couldnât understand what was so funny about this.
Peopleâs sources of joy are truly not the same!
"Princess, stop laughing. Weâre not done talking yet, quickly continue with the story."
"Alright, alright," Mo Zhaozhao gently patted her chest, collected her laughter, and continued, "You definitely wouldnât guess it, the one who bribed Lingâer is cousinâs auntâs worthless cousin."
"That useless person lacks ability but has plenty of schemes. He had long taken Lingâer into his chamber and promised that as long as she helped him marry cousin, he would elevate her to be his concubine."
"He also said marrying cousin was just for the Jiang Familyâs power, while he only loved Lingâer, who was his true love."
"The maid was bewitched by these sweet words, dreaming daily of becoming a noble lady equal to cousin, and took reckless measures to sabotage cousin and Mr. Xieâs relationship."
"Now, Lingâer was beaten by Mr. Xie to the brink of death, not sure if sheâll survive. Even if she lives, cousin wonât keep her, and that useless relative from the He Family..."