An Nuan of course knew very well what kind of chemical effect Tong Zhitong's words had caused.
She was also very clear that her current behavior would ruin all the good impressions she had made in the Ye Family.
But.
Reliving a lifetime.
She had never thought about wronging herself again.
Not even a little bit.
She said, "I'm not trying to prove my own innocence, because I don't need to prove it. I know you won't believe Pan Mila's death has nothing to do with me. I just want to tell everyone the truth of who was really responsible for Pan Mila's death. This matter is not that important to me, but it is very important to all of you."
Yun Yuqing didn't say anything, but her face was already showing some impatience.
She had always thought An Nuan was honest, kind and virtuous.
She had also sincerely accepted her as a daughter-in-law when her son wanted to marry An Nuan. Besides, their family didn't have too many rules when it came to love. They had always advocated freedom and would not interfere too much with the younger generation's feelings. As long as it was someone the child liked, once they entered the Ye's door, they would be treated like their own child.
Even Tong Zhitong, whom she had never really liked, she could reluctantly accept in a friendly manner. However, An Nuan at this moment completely ruined all her good feelings, and she even felt some resentment.
An Nuan saw the emotional changes on Yun Yuqing's face. She continued at her own pace, "This matter has to do with Jingjing."
"What do you mean?" Lu Jiaru was slightly more cheerful. Hearing An Nuan say this, she hurriedly asked.
"Pan Mila's death has to do with Jingjing," An Nuan repeated, repeating the truth directly, "It was Jingjing who killed Pan Mila."
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Yun Yuqing couldn't hold back anymore. "How could Jingjing, who liked Pan Mila so much, kill her? An Nuan, mom really likes you. I also feel very guilty about this incident. But if you keep deliberately stirring up trouble like this, I will really get angry."
"I have evidence," An Nuan was much calmer in the face of Yun Yuqing's anger.
Yun Yuqing looked at An Nuan.
An Nuan raised her voice a little towards a corner of the hall, "Qinqin, come out."
Qinqin came out nervously.
"Qinqin, tell everyone what happened," An Nuan said gently.
But Qinqin was still shocked.
Her body kept shaking.
Everyone looked at Qinqin, somewhat puzzled.
Suddenly, Qinqin knelt down in front of everyone, "It was me, I killed Pan Mila!"
Everyone was shocked.
Ye Luping reacted first. He couldn't accept it at all that his precious daughter was being slandered like this.
He slapped the tea table in front of him hard in anger. He looked furious.
Qinqin was so frightened her face turned pale.
She couldn't speak for a long time.
"Don't I know what kind of person Jingjing is? How dare you slander her like this? Don't bother working as a servant for the Ye family anymore. Get out of here!" Ye Luping yelled loudly.
The others didn't even dare to breathe loudly.
After all, they hadn't seen him lose his temper like this in so many years since Ye Luping stepped down.
"Master, I'm not lying, I'm really not lying. It really was the young miss who told me to do it. It really was..." Qinqin kept crying out.
Ye Luping didn't listen at all.
No one listened.
No one would believe that Ye Jingjing was capable of doing such a thing.
So at that moment, Tong Zhitong mocked again. She said, "An Nuan, you can come up with anything to clear your own name. You even got the servant to lie for you. Keep on lying, and blame it on Jingjing. Tsk tsk, you're even more despicable than I thought."
An Nuan looked contemptuously at Tong Zhitong. She said, "Are you afraid that once I clear my own name, your ego can't take it?! After all, you really ate a belly full of dumb losses back then."
"You!" Tong Zhitong was so angry her body was shaking.
An Nuan didn't even glance at Tong Zhitong. She said to Yun Yuqing, who was obviously also angry, "Mom, I know it's hard for you to believe this matter. I didn't want to bring it up originally. But I feel that if I don't say it, it would truly harm Jingjing."
"What evidence do you have?!" Yun Yuqing's tone was much colder, as if she didn't want to waste words with An Nuan.
An Nuan walked over to Qinqin and said, "Take out the evidence."
Qinqin still seemed hesitant.
When she met An Nuan's eyes, she finally made up her mind.
She said, "Last night, right before the young miss was going to sleep, she suddenly told me to kill Pan Mila. She didn't tell me why she wanted me to do this. She just told me to kill Pan Mila without anyone knowing, throw the body into the swimming pool in the backyard, then tomorrow morning bring the corpse to her room. I tried to refuse at first, but the young miss insisted. She didn't seem to be joking. She threatened that if I didn't do it, she would fire me. So I compromised for the sake of keeping my job..."
"What about the evidence?" Tong Zhitong asked coldly.
Qinqin looked at Tong Zhitong in fright. She was already in a state of panic. Being suddenly interrupted like this, she didn't know what to say next.
An Nuan's expression changed slightly. "Although she is a servant, please show her some respect and let her finish speaking."
Tong Zhitong's face was extremely ugly.
An Nuan was mocking her for not respecting the servant?
Fine.
She wanted to see what tricks An Nuan could pull out!
The warning she gave An Nuan yesterday to be careful of that slut Ye Jingjing was not out of kindness. It was just an offhand remark to watch her make a fool of herself.
An ordinary person really was no match for a woman like Ye Jingjing!
"Qinqin, please continue," An Nuan gently reminded her.
Qinqin nodded and started over, "Although I compromised, I was still very confused. I really didn't know why the young miss would want to kill Pan Mila for no reason. Pan Mila didn't seem to have done anything wrong, and it couldn't have been because she scratched the third young master. With so many questions and uncertainties, I was worried that if I really did kill Pan Mila, and if the young miss was just venting in a bad mood last night, she would hold me accountable if she regretted it after sobering up. I wouldn't be able to clear my name even if I jumped into the Yellow River. So before getting ready to kill Pan Mila, I went to the young miss's room again to confirm with her, and recorded our conversation."