allonlinenovel Chapter 210 The truth comes out
Chapter 210 The truth comes out
"Some things should be said, and some things should not be said. You have to think carefully." After the competition between the two just now, the censor's wife guessed that they might have some minor conflicts, but she couldn't believe Qiao Yueru's words completely.
"Madam, what I said is true. It was Li Xiaoxiao who pushed me down. Please help me." Qiao Yueru got off the bed and kowtowed to the censor's wife. The moment she lowered her head, a hint of viciousness flashed in her eyes.
"Stand up and talk. Since the incident happened in my house, I will naturally handle it impartially."
Then the censor's wife looked at Li Xiaoxiao and said, "Miss Xiaoxiao, do you have anything to say about this matter?"
"Thank you, Madam, for giving me a chance to defend myself." Li Xiaoxiao looked at her gratefully, with neither arrogance nor servility.
"Qiao Yueru, if you say I pushed you, then may I ask, what was my motive?"
"You, you are jealous that I am prettier than you." Qiao Yueru was stunned. She didn't expect her to ask this, but she couldn't think of a better excuse for a moment.
When these words were spoken, everyone started to wonder if they had heard it wrong. With the way Qiao Yueru looked, how could she be so confident in saying that she was prettier than Li Xiaoxiao?
If Qiao Yueru didn't have those freckles on her face, she could be considered pretty, but she would be far from being good-looking. Besides, Li Xiaoxiao's looks could compete with Cheng Yuner's, but she was not on the same level as hers, so there was no comparison. Her excuse was invalid to anyone with a discerning eye.
"Qiao Yueru, have you ever looked in the mirror? Am I jealous of you?" Li Xiaoxiao laughed. She thought she was a little stupid before, but now she took back her previous words. She was not only stupid, but also extremely stupid.
"What do you mean?" Qiao Yueru didn't react for a moment.
"What I mean is that you are too ugly. I won't be jealous of you. This can't be the reason you say I pushed you. Try another one." Li Xiaoxiao smiled.
"You, you're just mad at me for competing with you just now." Qiao Yueru's eyes widened in anger. Li Xiaoxiao actually said that she was ugly in front of so many people. She was so angry that she was about to die.
"Qiao Yueru, brains are a good thing, but not everyone has them. Although you and I were the only ones present at the time, and you did fall into the water, this does not prove that I pushed you into the water. As the saying goes, whoever claims must provide evidence. Show me the evidence. If you don't have any evidence, then I'll ask Madam Yushi to do me justice. You've framed me."
Li Xiaoxiao looked at Qiao Yueru's angry expression and said word by word,
"How can I find evidence when it's just you and me? And you're targeting me everywhere. You have every reason to do so." Qiao Yueru was almost crying with anger. After hearing what Li Xiaoxiao said, those who had originally stood on her side suddenly changed their eyes when they looked at her.
Wang Qiuhuo stood at the door, far away, and obviously had no intention of speaking for her. What happened to her today? Why was everything she did not go smoothly?
"Okay, Qiao Yueru, the little girl is right. If you don't have any evidence, don't say that others pushed you. Let's end this matter here and don't say anything more." The censor's wife said coldly, and her eyes became more and more unfriendly when she looked at Qiao Yueru. She was the one who made the most noise at this banquet.
Qiao Yueru wanted to say something, but when she saw the Censor's wife's expression, she forced herself to hold it back.
At this time, Xiangling, the maid behind Cheng Yun'er, stood respectfully behind Cheng Yun'er, put the handkerchief in her hand into her sleeve, and then took it out, doing it back and forth three times.
"Husband, Madam, I have something to report." Just when everyone thought that this farce was about to end, a timid voice sounded. Looking in the direction of the voice, it was the maid of Madam Liu, the deputy envoy of the Ministry of Public Administration.
Madam Liu's face was full of suspicion. What could she possibly have to report? This maidservant had always been quiet, so what happened to her today?
"Oh, tell me what's the matter." The censor's wife looked at the little maid.
"I was not far from the lake just now, and I saw that it was the little girl who pushed Miss Qiao." The little maid respectfully saluted towards the censor's wife. Her voice was not loud, but everyone present could hear it clearly.
I didn't expect that this matter was about to come to an end, but there was such a big turn of events at this point. Not only others, but even Qiao Yueru was shocked, and someone stood up to testify for her.
Li Xiaoxiao calmly looked at the little girl who suddenly appeared. She looked timid and didn't seem to be lying. Qiao Yueru came to the Censorate with the help of others, so it was impossible for her to place someone here. The only explanation was that someone was deliberately targeting her.
Who could that person be? It could be Madam Liu, the Deputy Envoy of the Ministry of Public Administration. They met for the first time today and didn't say a word. It seemed unlikely. Li Xiaoxiao looked around inconspicuously and saw Cheng Menggu and Cheng Yuner standing side by side. The most likely candidates were them.
One is the daughter of the prime minister, and the other is the wife of a marquis. Placing a little maid in someone else's house is just a piece of cake for them. It is enough to know who did it. Even if she can't do anything to them today, one day, she will return it to them.
"Okay, since you said you saw it, then describe the situation in detail and why I pushed her." Li Xiaoxiao was sure that the little maid was definitely not at the scene, but was only brought here temporarily to frame her.
"I..." The little maid was very young and had never experienced this before. So many young ladies and ladies were looking at her. She was so scared that she fell to her knees. She didn't know what to say.
"Li Xiaoxiao, why are you scaring her?" Qiao Yueru said angrily.
"I just want her to tell me what happened. Why are you so nervous? Or are you worried about something?" As if seeing through Qiao Yueru's inner thoughts, Li Xiaoxiao sneered.
"You two don't need to argue anymore. I saw with my own eyes that it was Qiao Yueru who pushed Li Xiaoxiao. Li Xiaoxiao dodged and Qiao Yueru couldn't control her strength and ran into the lake. My two maids also saw it."
The one who spoke was Zhou Lingfei. The reason why she didn't say anything just now was because this matter concerned Qiao Yueru's face. After all, it happened in their house, and if it was made too big a deal, it would not look good.
But unexpectedly, a little maid appeared out of nowhere and came up to accuse Li Xiaoxiao, so she could no longer hide the matter.
"The two of us have been following the young lady and saw it with our own eyes." A maid behind Zhou Lingfei said.
Zhou Lingfei is the protagonist today, and her words carry a lot of weight, so the little maid on the ground is lying.
Hearing Zhou Lingfei's words, the little maid kneeling on the ground was so frightened that her whole body was shaking. She kept kowtowing to the censor's wife, and her head was red and swollen after just a few kowtows: "Madam, please forgive me, I was standing far away, and it might be because of the angle that I didn't see clearly."