The coachman was completely frightened by these dignified words. He knew that if he didn't make clear himself today, not to mention his life, even his whole family would be killed by Princess An, so he made up his mind at once.

"I'm telling the truth! After this lady asked me out, she turned her back on me. It's dark in the room, so I can't see what she looks like. I only know that she is wearing red clothes and stabbed me with a hairpin on her head. Your Grace, if you don't believe me, you can see if this hairpin is hers!"

Upon hearing that, Song Yuanzhu stared at Song Qingyu complacently.

Although Song Qingyu was smart, she still left behind such evidence hurrying to escape! Everyone could tell at a glance that it was she, Song Qingyu, was meeting this lowly coachman in private today. In less than a day, Song Qingyu would lose her reputation and become a famous slut in the capital. She would no longer be the eldest legitimate daughter of the Minister's Manor. The title of the eldest legitimate daughter should belong to Song Yuanzhu!

However, Song Qingyu was not as flustered as she thought. Seeing that the doctor of the manor took off the hairpin and asked someone to wipe it clean, she even smiled slightly.

Princess An asked someone to bring the light closer and looked at it carefully.

Song Yuanzhu and Zhou Bao'er watched the scene excitedly, as if Song Qingyu had been convicted and forced to kneel on the ground to suffer their humiliation and slaps.

After a while, Princess An suddenly looked up in shock and said fiercely, "Guards, bring Song Yuanzhu here!"

Song Yuanzhu instantly turned pale with fright. What was going on? Before she could defend herself, the young male servant of the Princess An's Manor had twisted her arm and dragged her to Princess An.

Wang Yingxue watched the show for a long time and finally became anxious.

"Princess An, it's Song Qingyu who hurt people. It has nothing to do with Zhu'er. Princess An, did you catch the wrong person!"

Princess An coldly grabbed the hairpin and threw it at the feet of Wang Yingxue. Her voice seemed to be coated with poison. "This coachman said that the lady who hurt him was dressed in red. At the scene, only Song Yuanzhu is eligible. The words 'Zhu' are clearly engraved on the weapon. There are both witnesses and physical evidence. Do you still want to deny it?"

How could this be?

Everyone looked down and sure enough, the inner side of the hairpin was engraved with the word "Zhu".

Song Qingyu smiled slightly. On her birthday a few years ago, Song Yuanzhu gave her outdated jewelry as a birthday gift. She had always regarded this as a witness of their sisterhood and had always kept it carefully. It was ridiculous that even the original owner of this jewelry had long forgotten such a simple and inconspicuous hairpin.

In her previous life, she had brought this silver hairpin with her on the day of her death. In this life, she would use it to send her good sister to the prison!

At this moment, Song Yuanzhu finally realized that how difficult it was when Song Qingyu could not defend herself. Song Yuanzhu shouted in a panic, "I have given this hairpin to Song Qingyu a long time ago. It's her, she hurt people with this hairpin! Bai Wei clearly told me that she saw Song Qingyu lying in bed when the coachman came in. She was raped and then hurt him!"

In a hurry, Song Yuanzhu told the whole story. What a cruel sister! She bribed a servant to rape her sister. She was worse than an animal!

Hearing this, Princess An became even angrier. She had thought that it was just an affair, but she didn't expect that Song Yuanzhu would dare to frame others in such a dirty way at her banquet.

If she succeeded, people would only say that Princess An's Manor was not strict enough in management in the future, and the coachmen in the manor dared to have an affair with the young ladies who attended the banquet. It was a dirty place. She would lose her reputation. At this moment, she wished she could strangle Song Yuanzhu to death!

Hearing this, Song Qingyu looked very sad.

"It turns out that it's Sister Yuanzhu who had a private meeting with the coachman and was angry and hurt people. No wonder you said that when you accused me just now as if you had seen it with your own eyes... Well, there were many times that you've done something wrong and asked me to take the blame for you since you were a child. I spoiled you so much that you didn't even know how to restrain yourself in Princess An's Manor and made such a big mistake!"

After saying that, she burst into tears sadly.

Then she lifted the hem of her skirt and knelt in front of Wang Yingxue to apologize. "Mother, it's not my sister's fault. I did have spoiled her too much. Please forgive my sister. If you want to punish me, do it!"

Wang Yingxue and Song Yuanzhu were so angry at her words that they pointed at her and trembled all over, unable to say a word.

At this moment, Song Yuanzhu was terrified. She struggled and shouted, "Don't slander me! This has nothing to do with me. It's all your fault!"

Of the two sisters, one was extremely beautiful with tears in her eyes. She felt extremely distressed that her younger sister had done such a wrong thing. One of them shouted hysterically and pushed the blame to the elder sister.

There was no need to judge in the manor. The onlookers already had a plan in mind. They secretly sighed that Wang Yingxue was indeed a stepmother. Song Qingyu must have had suffered a lot in the manor. The mother and daughter were obviously used to bullying Song Qingyu, so they didn't know how to restrain themselves in Princess An's Manor. They dared to frame her.

At this time, Princess An looked at Song Qingyu with full pity. She stepped forward and helped her up. "It's my fault for not teaching them well enough to let the servants frame you at will. Fortunately, you are alert and prove your innocence. Otherwise, I would have blamed you wrongly."

Song Qingyu raised her head and squeezed out two lines of tears. She looked at Princess An with admiration. "Thank you for proving my innocence, Princess An. Otherwise, I would rather die."

Princess An pinched Song Qingyu's hand tenderly and took off the jade-green-eyes hairpin from her hair. She tucked tit into Song Qingyu's black hair and said, "How can a young girl dress so plainly? I'm here today, so I'll naturally uphold justice for you and won't let you be wronged."

Song Qingyu looked flattered, as if she had never worn such precious jewelry.

Everyone looked at Wang Yingxue and Song Yuanzhu. One of them was wearing a full set of ruby head-ornaments, and the other was wearing a small phoenix crown made of gold and gems. They looked extremely precious, but for the daughter of the original wife, she was...

Princess An felt even more disgusted. "Today is my annual peony banquet, but you secretly met the coachman at my banquet and maliciously hurt him. After being discovered, you even framed your own sister..."

Princess An was about to punish Song Yuanzhu when someone interrupted her. It was right the Minister of Ministry of Revenue, Song Huishu.

Wang Yingxue had already sent someone to call Song Huishu over, saying that Song Qingyu had been caught having a private meeting with someone. She wanted him to see his precious daughter's dirty side, but Wang Yingxue didn't expect that it was Song Yuanzhu who would suffer in the end.

Wang Yingxue hated Princess an and Song Qingyu so much, but at this moment, she had to treat Song Huishu as her life-saving straw.

There was no other way. If Princess an were to punish the Yuanzhu, it would be impossible for the Yuanzhu to survive in the Capital!

"Wait a minute, Princess An. There may be any misunderstanding?"

When Song Huishu arrived with his men, he heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that Song Qingyu was standing there safe and sound. It was not like she had been caught in a secret meeting as his wife had said. Unexpectedly, he saw Song Yuanzhu kneeling on the ground in the blink of an eye. He was shocked. "What's going on?"

He stared sternly at Song Yuanzhu.

Being stared at by her father, Song Yuanzhu was scared out of her wits. She was not afraid of Princess An. As long as she returned to the Minister's Manor, she would still be the legitimate Miss of the Minister's Manor with her father's support.

But if her father knew what she had done and was disappointed with her, he would no longer plot for her. Then she would really lose everything! She was so shocked that she burst into tears.

However, Bai Wei knelt on the ground with a plop and kowtowed to apologize. "Master, please forgive me. Princess An, please forgive me. It's all my fault. It has nothing to do with Miss. I made an appointment with the coachman to meet here. This hairpin is Miss's favorite. A few days ago, it was rewarded to me because I did a good job. What happened today has nothing to do with her!"

Song Qingyu showed a sarcastic smile on her face. What a loyal servant. Did she think that she would be unscathed if she came out to take the blame for Song Yuanzhu? It depended on whether Song Qingyu agreed or not.

A wronged expression appeared on Song Qingyu's face. "Bai Wei, I've always respected you because you're the most important maid of Yuanzhu. Since you're the one who did this, why did you insist on pushing the blame onto me?" She asked.

Bai Wei was instantly speechless, and Song Huishu had an angry expression on his face. "You're such a bad servant. How dare you frame Miss? How dare you?"

Hearing that Song Qingyu did not want to let Song Yuanzhu go, Wang Yingxue frowned. If Song Qingyu continued to ask, it would be harmful to her, and her master would not let her go.

Thinking of this, Wang Yingxue pointed at Bai Wei angrily. "How dare you, a bold maid, hold a grudge against you because of Miss's harshness? You even want to defend yourself after making a mistake. With a cunning daughter like you, I don't think your parents are good people. Our Song's Manor doesn't dare to keep you here anymore!"

When Bai Wei heard Wang Yingxue threaten her with her parents, she didn't dare to take any chances. She immediately looked up at Song Huishu and cried, "I was stupid and took the wrong path. I wanted to frame First Miss with this matter to take revenge on her for what she had done to me in the past. I didn't expect to suffer the consequences myself. It's all my fault. First Miss, I apologize. Please forgive me. If you don't want to forgive me, I'll apologize to you with my life!"

As she spoke, she took off the hairpin and stabbed it into her chest.

"Someone's dead! Bai Wei committed suicide!"

"Whether she committed suicide out of fear of punishment or took the blame for someone else, now dead person could tell no tales."

"Unfortunately, the Song Family's First Miss, who was originally innocent, was splashed with dirty water by a servant."

It was said that it was the maid's own idea, but everyone present knew that without her master's order, how could a servant have the ability to slander First Miss.

"Look at how wide-eyed she was when she died. Could it be that she died with her eyes open?"

Song Yuanzhu was not very likable because of her arrogant behavior in daily life. There were many young ladies from official families who did not get along with her. At this moment, when she revealed such a scandal, everyone was talking about her.

Princess An also heard everyone's discussion. Princess An pitied Song Qingyu, who had lost her mother at a young age and was making a living under her stepmother. When Princess An saw Song Qingyu's sharp chin, her eyes were particularly bright and attractive. Princess An took her hand and comforted her. "You are a good lady. What happened today scared you. I feel sorry for you. Come to Princess An's Manor more often in the future."

Everyone envied Song Qingyu for being so lucky as to win the favor of Princess An.

King An was one of the only two princes with a different surname in Dachu Country and was deeply trusted by the emperor. Princess An had a deep friendship with both the Queen Mother and the Empress. Princess An valued Song Qingyu. She was sure to have a meteoric rise in the future!

Song Qingyu smiled gratefully at Princess An, her eyes slightly red and even more pitiful.

At this moment, she did not cry to complain about her grievances and difficulties. Instead, her reaction made Princess An to think highly of her. "Thank you for your preference, Princess An. It's Qingyu's responsibility to discipline my younger sister. Qingyu, don't feel wronged."

After a pause, Song Qingyu looked at Zhou Bao'er and saw that she was still arrogant at the moment.

At this moment, Zhou Bao'er should apologize to Song Qingyu, who had wronged Qingyu without distinction between right and wrong. However, since Zhou Bao'er had always looked down upon Qingyu, who had clung to her brother shamelessly, how could she be willing to lower her head in front of others.

Song Qingyu could only lower her head in grievance. "Bao'er has always had a good relationship with Yuanzhu. That's why she slandered me indiscriminately just now. In the end, it's all my fault for not teaching them well enough."

This reminded everyone of the bet just now, especially those who hated Zhou Bao'er. They immediately began to kick up a fuss.

"You slandered First Miss Song just now, Zhou Bao'er. You even bet that if she wasn't the one who hurt people, you would kneel down and slap yourself 30 times. Now that the truth is revealed, you should fulfill your promise!"