klisemfg Chapter 135 Who taught you these things?
Chapter 135 Who taught you these things?
Qiao Qingshu smiled and took two steps forward,
"You hold such a grudge against me?"
A hint of fear flashed across Qiao Qingle's face, but she quickly concealed it.
But the youthful and naive look was very obvious to Qiao Qingshu.
Her eyes darted away.
"No, no, no, I didn't!"
Qiao Qingshu took two more steps closer.
"You put something in the white fungus and lotus seed soup last night, didn't you?"
Seeing that Qiao Qingshu had discovered it so alertly, her feigned composure instantly crumbled.
Being young and inexperienced, despite his deep thoughts, he still showed his timidity.
She retreated hastily.
"I...I, it wasn't me, I didn't, big sister, you're framing me."
Her rebuttal was tinged with guilt, and she didn't even dare to look Qiao Qingshu in the eye again.
Qiao Qingshu stopped her approaching steps and slowly spoke,
"What good will it do you if I die? The Qiao family has no right to speak for you anyway."
After carefully examining her third sister again, Qiao Qingshu sighed.
“If you explain yourself clearly, I will naturally not blame you. But if you continue to hide things from me, you will be beaten half to death today, if not killed.”
How dare a concubine's daughter plot against the legitimate daughter? If this were to be exposed, would Qiao Qingle even be able to survive?
What decent family would dare to take her in the future?
Qiao Qingle was also frightened and her face turned red. She knelt down in a panic, and tears immediately streamed down her face.
"Big sister, I...I was just confused! I know I was wrong, I'll never do it again!"
Qiao Qingshu swept her gaze coldly over and said chillingly,
"That's not what I want to hear."
Qiao Qingle sat kneeling, her lips pursed, looking utterly dejected.
"I... I'm just afraid that my eldest sister will arrange a marriage for me... My second sister has such great talent, yet my eldest sister betrothed her to a poor scholar."
"I can't compare to my eldest sister in looks, and I can't compare to my second sister in talent. With these conditions, I'm really scared, I'm afraid!"
Qiao Qingshu raised an eyebrow.
What are you afraid of?
"I'm afraid my older sister will also arrange a marriage for me, and the family she's betrothed to might not even be as good as that poor scholar surnamed Zhou!"
"I don't want to live that kind of impoverished life! I don't want to!"
"I really couldn't think of any other way, so I resorted to this desperate measure."
Qiao Qingshu found it utterly ridiculous.
"You think you can marry into a wealthy family after you've killed me?"
The third sister stiffened her neck and stubbornly insisted,
"At least I won't marry someone as bad as my second sister!"
Qiao Qingshu couldn't help but laugh out loud. She pointed at her third sister's nose.
"You, you're incredibly stupid!"
He turned to Xia Zhi and gave her instructions.
"Go and fetch Aunt He for me."
Upon hearing Qiao Qingshu say she was going to call for help, Qiao Qingle immediately panicked, standing up in fright and shouting.
"No, no! Big sister, please don't disturb my aunt."
Qiao Qingshu shot her a dagger with her eyes.
"Do you want me to carry you to see Father and Grandmother?!"
"idiot!"
Seeing that the third girl still didn't understand what was going on, Xia Zhi explained to her in a low voice.
"Third Miss, Eldest Miss is going to be lenient with you. If this matter were to reach Second Master and Old Madam, you would be in serious trouble, if not dead. Now Eldest Miss is only calling Aunt He, which means she is going to let you off the hook."
Qiao Qingle's panicked expression calmed down a little. She hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not reach out to stop Xia Zhi.
When Xia Zhi invited Aunt He over, he had already explained the whole story to her on the way.
Therefore, as soon as Aunt He entered the door, she rushed towards Qiao Qingle.
Before Qiao Qingle could react, two slaps landed on her, one on each side.
Aunt He flew into a rage and reprimanded her!
"Your Majesty!"
Since Qing Le was born, she had never seen her mother so angry.
Her mother was usually so gentle and weak that a gust of wind could blow her away, but now she was hitting her with such force.
Her eyes flashed with terror, and she knelt down with a thud.
Two more slaps landed hard, and Aunt He could no longer suppress the anger in her eyes.
"You've really got some nerve! You even dare to harm young women! Who taught you to do this?!"
"I always tell you to behave yourself, be quiet and sensible, but you ignore it all. All you do all day is eat, drink and have fun. If you don't cause trouble, I won't say anything to you! But you're so reckless as to do something like this. I just want to beat you to death to feel better!"
Slap after slap landed loudly on Qiao Qingle's face, instantly swelling her tender little face and drawing blood from her lips.
Qiao Qingshu winked at Xia Zhi, who quickly stepped forward to stop Aunt He.
Aunt He was stopped, but she was so angry that she trembled. She turned around and knelt down in front of Qiao Qingshu, and slapped herself twice.
"Young lady, it's my fault for not raising her properly! I've spoiled Le'er rotten! I deserve to die! I deserve to die!"
As she spoke, she continued to slap herself repeatedly. Qiao Qingshu quickly stepped forward to stop Aunt He.
"Auntie, what are you doing?"
Aunt He's eyes were filled with guilt, and they were brimming with tears.
"Young lady, she tried to kill you, so she deserves to die!"
"Whether you report it to the authorities or handle it privately, I have no objection."
Qiao Qingle looked at her aunt in disbelief, clearly not expecting that her aunt, who usually doted on her, would say such a thing.
She shouted angrily.
"Auntie! I crawled out of your belly! You should protect me!"
"How could you let Qiao Qingshu kill me!"
Aunt He's face was full of disapproval and resentment.
"I was originally a maid who came with the Second Madam as part of her dowry. Even if I become a concubine, I am still the Second Madam's servant. Le'er, how many times have I told you to respect the Eldest Miss? The Eldest Miss is the most honored person in the Qiao family! You must protect your eldest sister with your life."
"How dare you harm your elder sister! How am I supposed to face my young lady in the underworld after I die?!"
Qiao Qingle's face contorted, and she shouted excitedly,
"You're a servant, but I'm not! I'm the rightful mistress of the Qiao family! I'm the third young lady of the Qiao family!"
"Your self-degrading is your business, what does it have to do with me!"
Qiao Qingle was still talking back, so Aunt He got angry and stood up, swung her arm and slapped her across the face.
The slap sent Qiao Qingle staggering back several steps before she lost her balance and fell to the ground, knocking out one of her teeth.
Xia Zhi hurriedly called in two old women to pull the two apart.
Qiao Qingshu never expected Aunt He to react so strongly; she thought Aunt He would at most kneel down and cry.
This action also shows that Aunt He is truly loyal to her mother, Bai Chanzi, but the children she has given birth to are not so sensible and well-behaved.
Qiao Qingshu's original intention in inviting Aunt He was to give Aunt He face and forgive her third sister this time, but she was not allowed to do it again next time.
But Aunt He was thinking of the worst possible outcome: sending Qiao Qingle to see the authorities or to be executed.
Qiao Qingshu gently helped Aunt He up and comforted her softly.
“Auntie, I called you here to make this a small matter. You’ve been very good to me, and I won’t report this to the authorities because of you.”
Aunt He's large tears fell in large drops; she was in great pain.
“I originally thought this child was just a little slow-witted, but I didn’t expect her to be so vain and materialistic, and so ungrateful. It’s my fault, I didn’t raise her well.”