Xie Ruotong followed Song Yanqing back to the Song Residence.
Along the way, no one spoke a word.
The atmosphere was chilling to the extreme.
They reached the Song Mansion.
Ming Yufang was somewhat anxious at the gate, and upon seeing Xie Ruotong return safely with Song Yanqing, she truly erupted, "Xie Ruotong, are you trying to scare me to death?! I told you to wait outside for me properly, where did you go? I thought something had happened to you! Even if you needed to go somewhere, you should’ve at least sent someone to pass on a message to me!"
From Ming Yufang’s perspective, she indeed had reason to worry.
Therefore, she could accept Ming Yufang’s reprimand.
She replied, unflinching, "Didn’t I have Fei Cui inform you that I was going to the Ancient Medical Hall?"
Ming Yufang was taken aback.
She turned her head and glared fiercely at Fei Cui.
When she had come out earlier, she only saw Fei Cui.
Fei Cui was even weeping and wailing, saying the young madam had disappeared.
Unjustly accused by Xie Ruotong, Fei Cui immediately became frantic, "No, the young madam didn’t say where she was going! The young madam asked the servant to buy her a sugar figurine, and then she disappeared, she really didn’t tell the servant..."
"Fei Cui!" Xie Ruotong’s expression darkened, "Who told you to lie!"
Fei Cui stared directly at Xie Ruotong while shaking her head continually, "No, the servant did not lie, the young madam really didn’t..."
Xie Ruotong seemed too lazy to waste words with Fei Cui.
She went straight to Fei Cui and pulled out a piece of paper from the sleeve pocket of her clothes.
On the slip of paper were the bold words, "I’m off to the Ancient Medical Hall to fetch some medicine. Xie Ruotong."
Fei Cui’s face turned green as she looked at the slip of paper.
She had not noticed when the young madam had placed it on her at all.
Ming Yufang’s face also turned extremely ugly as she looked at the slip of paper.
"How dare you, you impudent servant, what are your intentions!" Ming Yufang was furious.
Fei Cui promptly knelt on the ground, "Madam, the servant didn’t lie, the servant doesn’t know how this piece of paper ended up on her..."
The weeping and wailing at the gate of the Song Residence was quite disgraceful.
Xie Ruilin also came out from inside.
Seeing Xie Ruotong return safe and sound, her expression clearly became even more unsightly.
Could it be that Qin Shuyang... hadn’t succeeded?!
She had even deliberately sent people to help Qin Shuyang, knowing that man Qin Shuyang couldn’t be trusted.
Sure enough, if it weren’t for the blow that she orchestrated, Qin Shuyang would have been duped by Xie Ruotong.
But Qin Shuyang had already taken Xie Ruotong away.
How could Xie Ruotong have returned ?
"Shut your mouth!" Ming Yufang didn’t want to hear Fei Cui’s explanations at all.
Today’s sudden disappearance of Xie Ruotong almost drove her to a heart affliction, so naturally, she wanted to vent her anger.
"Someone come, drag Fei Cui down and give her fifty slaps in the mouth!"
"Madam, please spare me, madam, please spare me!" Fei Cui begged as she kowtowed on the ground, terrified.
"Mother-in-law." Xie Ruotong spoke up.
Fei Cui thought the young madam was going to plead for her.
She hastily knelt beside her, "Young madam, please spare me, young madam, please spare me, the servant dares not do it again."
Xie Ruotong cast a glance at Fei Cui.
Fei Cui felt a chill down her spine from that one look of Xie Ruotong.
She suddenly realized in her heart.
The young madam framed her because she had drugged the young madam and had been informing the concubine...
She must have been discovered by the young madam.
Fei Cui trembled with fear.
Xie Ruotong addressed Ming Yufang, "After punishing Fei Cui, drive her out of the Song Residence. A maid who errs must be taught a proper lesson."
Thinking back to her frenzy when she couldn’t find Xie Ruotong earlier, she too wished she could kill this wretched girl.
"After the beating, chase Fei Cui out of the Song Residence." Ming Yufang ordered.
"No, madam, please no, Fei Cui was sold into the Song Residence from a young age by her parents, she will have nothing if she leaves now, Fei Cui admits her mistake, admits her mistake..." Fei Cui cried heartbreakingly.
"Drag her away." Ming Yufang was indifferent.
"Concubine, concubine, I beg you to save me..." Fei Cui suddenly turned and crawled towards Xie Ruilin. Thıs content belongs to 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡⚫𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢⚫𝘯𝘦𝘵
She had yet to fully understand the ins and outs of the situation.
And Fei Cui had entangled her.
She couldn’t help but fear the moment Fei Cui would expose her.
Xie Ruilin quickly said, "Those who do wrong must be punished."
Tears filled Fei Cui’s eyes, her longing eyes looking at Xie Ruilin.
Xie Ruilin gave Fei Cui a look.
The look clearly told Fei Cui she would figure something out.
Fei Cui dared not say more.
The servants dragged Fei Cui away.
Xie Ruilin whispered something to Yuele at her side.