Hearing this, Song Yuanzhu came to her senses and hurried forward, saying, "Sister, are you all right? It's all my fault. I shouldn't have sent you to this room to rest when you fainted. When you were unconscious, a strange man came in. Sister, you didn't suffer any losses, did you?"

["Listen, this is my good mother and sister. Such a clumsy way to harm me."] Could it be that she had been blinded by greed in her previous life and had been deceived by them for twenty years?

Song Qingyu smiled coldly. "Sister, what are you talking about? Just now, I was just blinded by the wind, so I found a place to rest for a while. I have never been here before. How can you say that?"

Upon hearing her words, Song Yuanzhu was at a loss for words. Song Yuanzhu was not sure whether she knew something or not. However, since the stage had been set up today, Song Qingyu had no choice but to get away with it.

"Sister, why are you lying? You weren't feeling well just now. It was Bai Wei and Bai Lan who helped you into this room to rest. Now that you deny it, could it be..."

As she spoke, she covered her mouth with her hand as if she had said something wrong. Her eyes kept darting back and forth between Song Qingyu and the burly man lying on the ground.

Princess An happened to hear the news. At this moment, she came with the doctor of the Princess An's Manor. Obviously, she wanted to treat the injured first.

"Were you the one who injured him?" Princess An questioned Song Qingyu majestically. It was upsetting that someone would cause such a scene at a banquet out of the blue.

If it were an ordinary woman, she would probably be trembling with fear at this moment, but Song Qingyu was not afraid.

"Please check it out, Princess An. After I came to the Princess An's Manor, I was obsessed with the beauty of the mansion and had never been to this sideyard."

"Oh?" Princess An was noncommittal.

"The moon-leaf peonies in the mansion are swaying in the water light by the lake. They are so beautiful."

Only then did Princess An believe it. It was the first day that the moon-shaped peony was planted in the waterside pavilion. There were not many people at the banquet who knew about it. This girl must have seen it with her own eyes before she could say it clearly.

The waterside pavilion was far away from here. In a short period of time, it was impossible for Song Qingyu to hurt people here and then go to the waterside pavilion.

"Sister, why did you lie?"

Song Yuanzhu opened her eyes wide. Since she did not know anything about the moon-shaped Peony, she did not know that Song Qingyu had cleared her name with just one sentence.

"Bai Wei sent you here, but you denied it. If something really happened, you don't have to hide it. Just tell me. Our mother will definitely seek justice for you."

Seeing that Song Yuanzhu was still unwilling to give up, Song Qingyu gave her an evil smile and said, "Sister, you don't have to blame me for this groundless thing. This person is not dead. You will know the truth after asking him."

Song Yuanzhu felt as if her heart was beating like a drum. Did her sister really have a backup plan?

No, it was impossible. Song Qingyu had always been as stupid as a pig. She believed whatever Song Yuanzhu said. It was impossible for her to see through their plan. It must be a coincidence that she was safe and sound this time.

But it didn't matter. Did she think everything would be fine if she wasn't in the room? The coachman had already been told how to explain everything. If Song Qingyu wanted to ask, just let her do it.

The imperial physician of the Princess An's Manor had stopped the bleeding, but unfortunately, the man's eyes couldn't be cured.

Song Qingyu felt very happy. In her previous life, it was this coachman who tarnished her innocence. He accused her of seducing him and ruined her reputation. Today, it was lucky for him that she could only destroy his eyes.

The coachman knew that he would never see anything again, so he burst into tears and said in an anxious tone.

"Princess An, you have to uphold justice for me. I received a love letter today, which said that she had admired me for a long time and asked me to come to the side yard to get close to her. I came over and wanted to persuade her, but I didn't expect that she would hurt my eyes before I did anything. Princess An, please uphold justice for me!"

"Tell me, who is that person!" Song Yuanzhu said excitedly. Without waiting for the Princess An to ask, she hurriedly interrupted.

However, everyone's attention was on the coachman, so no one cared about her rudeness.

"The lady said she was the personal maid of the Miss of the Minister's Manor!"

As soon as these words came out, the crowd burst into an uproar. Song Yuanzhu looked at Song Qingyu with a disappointed expression. "Sister, the witness is here. Do you still want to argue?"

However, Song Qingyu tilted her head and smiled at her as if nothing had happened. "Sister, what you said is so strange. I'm not the only Miss from the Minister's Manor. Sister, you are also the Miss."

Song Yuanzhu felt her blood rush to her head. How dare Song Qingyu was! ["How dare she slander me in public? Song Qingyu, how dare you!"]

"Sister, how can you slander me so casually? I just want to find out the truth. Since you did something wrong, you should apologize to this person. You don't even have the courage to apologize. I'm really ashamed to recognize you as my sister!"

Her righteous tone was even more sincere than that of the leading actress of the cinema.

Without looking at her, Song Qingyu bowed to Princess An again. "May I ask him, Princess An?" Princess An nodded slightly.

"You said that you were blinded by a lady as soon as you arrived. Did you see what she was wearing?"

"I saw it. That lady was wearing red clothes!"

Song Qingyu pretended to look down at her clothes and then glanced around.

What a coincidence! There were so many noblewomen present, but only Song Yuanzhu was wearing a maroon-colored folding dress!

Song Qingyu looked over in surprise. "Why is my sister the only one dressed in red? Could it be that the person admires him and the lady he's dating is..."

She wanted to say something but stopped on second thought. She deliberately left everyone with room for imagination.

Everyone present looked at each other in dismay. What a twist of events.

"You wicked girl, Yuanzhu has given you her all heart. How dare you slander her! You are so vicious. How could you want to marry into the

Zhou family? Wishful thinking!"

Zhou Bao'er, the younger sister of Zhou Chengling, rushed out aggressively. In the previous life, this girl loved to talk about that she was not a virgin. Her tone was vicious and unbearable. In this life, Song Qingyu didn't intend to give in to her.

"The marriage was decided by the ancestors of the two families in front of the Sage Emperor. Now that you want to break off the engagement, can Miss Zhou make the decision alone? To tell you the truth, I, Song Qingyu, don't really want this marriage. Since you are so arrogant, don't let me wait too long. In the next few days, I will wait for you to bring all the gifts to the Song's Manor to break off the engagement!"

Zhou Bao'er blushed at her words. Seeing this, Song Yuanzhu hurriedly supported Zhou Bao'er. "Sister Zhou, don't say that. Although my sister's reputation is ruined today, she and Chengling are betrothed to each other in belly. If the Zhou family doesn't marry her, how will my sister survive."

She couldn't wait to put the blame on Song Qingyu and pretended to care about her sister.

"Sister Yuanzhu, you are too kind. No matter how kind you are, you can't speak up for such a slut. Not only did she meet the coachman in secret in the Princess An's Manor, but she also hurt him. This is not an ordinary crime!"

Song Qingyu glanced at Zhou Bao'er and Song Yuanzhu with coldness in her eyes. What a pair of friendly sisters. ["It's a pity that Song Yuanzhu is destined to ruin her reputation in this life. Let's see if you can still be as harmonious as you are now."]

"Miss Zhou is really the current Mr. Bao. Not only does she have a dark face, but her ability to judge cases is also the same as Mr. Bao's."

The people of the Zhou family seemed naturally honest and upright. It was fine if he was a man. Unfortunately, Zhou Bao'er was a girl with a dark face. Usually, she hated people talking about her skin color. At this moment, she was furious.

Song Qingyu did not give her a chance to speak. "Miss Zhou is so sure that I am the murderer. Do you dare to bet with me? If Princess An really thinks that I am the murderer, I will ask Zhou Chengling to break off the engagement!"

Zhou Bao'er was stunned while Song Yuanzhu was overjoyed. Her mother had given Song Qingyu a lot of face in the mansion just for this marriage. If Song Qingyu really broke off the engagement, wouldn't she be manipulated by others in the manor in the future?

"Sister, don't act on impulse," Song Yuanzhu said hypocritically.

Zhou Bao'er immediately realized that Song Qingyu must be playing hard to get. Did she think that Zhou Bao'er wouldn't dare to expose Song Qingyu's viciousness by talking about marriage? But she won't satisfy her. "If you want to bet, let's do it. If you are the one who hurt the man, not only will you break off the engagement, but you will also kneel in Princess An's Manor and slap yourself 30 times!"

Upon hearing Zhou Bao'er's words, Song Qingyu sneered and thought, ["This woman is so cruel. Not only does she want me to break off the engagement, but she also wants me to be disgraced."]

"On the contrary, if Princess An finds out that I am not the murderer and unjustly accused, Miss Zhou will be slapped 30 times."

As soon as Song Qingyu said this, Zhou Bao'er faintly felt that something was wrong, but her IQ and temper made her agreed unexpectedly. She immediately stared at Song Qingyu fiercely and nodded. "Well, if it has nothing to do with you in the end, I'll kneel in Princess An's Manor and slap myself 30 times. On the contrary, you should do that yourself!"

Now everyone's eyes were focused on the coachman. The two noble ladies had made a bet for him. Everyone was eager to know the final result.

When the coachman heard Zhou Bao'er say that he was a victim, he immediately had an idea. He knelt on the ground with a plop and asked Princess An to redress an injustice for him.

Song Yuanzhu suddenly walked up to Princess An and looked at Song Qingyu with concern.

"Please don't be angry, Princess An. My sister didn't do it on purpose. There must be a misunderstanding. Maybe she was just in love and hurt someone because she was confused. Please don't blame my sister, Princess An."

Song Qingyu glanced at Song Yuanzhu with a sneer. Her half-sister was really sharp-tongued. How could she convict her of a crime with just a few words.

When the coachman heard this, he started to panic. When the maidservant came to her, she only said that she wanted him to help teach a lesson to the maidservant of the Minister's Manor. If he had learnt earlier that the lady was not a maidservant but a Miss, he would not have dared to do such a thing even if he was given a mountain of gold, let alone money.

Now, if it was confirmed that he'd humiliated the daughter of the minister, he would probably be punished to die without an intact corpse in the end!

Thinking of this, he could only follow the words of Song Yuanzhu and put the blame on Song Qingyu. He covered his eyes with one hand and kowtowed.

"Please uphold justice for me, Princess An. I remember this lady's voice. She seduced me and asked me to have a secret date here. She thought that I was just a coachman and couldn't marry her. She was afraid that I would tell others about the secret meeting and poke my eyes with a hairpin!"

Song Yuanzhu heard this, and her eyes lit up. This coachman was not too stupid.

Song Qingyu squinted and thought, ["The coachman is trying to frame me. Does he really think I'm a pushover?"]

"You said I seduced you. Then tell us, what do I look like?"

The coachman was immediately at a loss for words. With a flustered expression, he stammered for a long time before saying, "Your skin is very white... your eyes... eyes..."

He hemmed and hawed, unable to utter a complete sentence.

At this time, the madams and ladies around began to look suspiciously at the coachman. He said that he was dating with someone in secret, but he couldn't even tell the appearance of the person. Obviously, he was talking nonsense.

Princess An looked at him with disgust in her eyes. How could there be such a servant who intended to frame a guest's innocence at the banquet in her mansion. If this was spread around, people would say that Princess An's Manor was a place to hide evil spirits?

"Who ordered you to break into the backyard and frame Ms. Song!"