Chapter 116: Chances Given

Chapter 116: Chances Given

"You little venomous woman, you bring disaster wherever you go!" Aunt Huang's sister-in-law, upon seeing her, rushed forward to curse, "Not content with harming my child, you even bring disaster to the Marquis' mansion! How could your parents give birth to such a wicked girl? May heaven strike you down and send you to the eighteenth level of hell!"

Huang Yue was so frightened that she tried to back away, but her uncle, who stood nearby, couldn't stop his wife from giving her several harsh kicks.

Huang Yue's innocent face, which had once evoked pity, was now streaked with tears like pear blossoms in the rain.

This time, no one in the courtyard felt any sympathy for her.

The last time, when she had framed Lu Lingyun over the small millstone, people still pitied her. But they soon realized that the small millstone was a deadly weapon, and they had been deceived by her tears!

Such a scheming person could no longer earn anyone's sympathy.

Thinking of her usual frail appearance and the viciousness in her heart, everyone felt a chill of disgust.

Every gaze cast at her was filled with contempt.

Amidst the unsupportive gazes of everyone, Huang Yue hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy, "Madam, please save me! I will never dare again! I beg Madam to save me!"

Lu Lingyun looked down at the prostrate Huang Yue, who was frantically kowtowing, and asked, "Do you admit it?"

"Little Yue admits it, admits it. The silver hairpin was stolen by me, and the red flower... I have no grudge against Aunt Qiu; I had no reason to harm her. Please, Madam, see through this clearly!" Huang Yue gritted her teeth.

"It's because the person you wanted to harm wasn't Qiu Ling, but Xing Dairong!"

Lu Lingyun looked down at her coldly, "You're still stubborn. You didn't know that their meals were sometimes switched, so you drugged Xing Dairong, mistakenly giving it to Qiu Ling. Your method of crime and the remaining red flower in your small millstone—how long do you plan to keep lying?"

Lu Lingyun slammed the indenture contract on the table, and Huang Yue trembled like a leaf, "Madam, Madam, I..."

"I gave you chance after chance. If you had admitted it once, I would have instructed the slave trader to sell you more leniently and find you a better place. Since you are so obstinate, you are only bringing this upon yourself!"

At this point, Huang Yue could no longer hold out, "Madam, Little Yue admits it!"

"I did it all!"

"The silver hairpin was framed, the red flower was mine. I initially intended to drug Aunt Xing, not to harm Aunt Qiu. Madam, please forgive Little Yue this one time!"

With all the evidence laid out before her, Huang Yue no longer had the audacity to lie or argue. She wept bitterly, confessing to all her crimes.

Those around her, hearing her admit to each and every wrongdoing, looked at her with disdain and revulsion.

"I thought she was a good person and spoke to her intimately!" Xiaoqin spat, "She probably listened to something and then brought disaster to our Marquis' mansion!"

When Xiaoqin invited Huang Yue over last time, she treated her like a sister on the way back!

"Knew she wasn't a good person, always crying and trying to gain sympathy from the men in the household!"

"And framing others for stealing her silver hairpin, how shameless can she be! Spit!"

"Aunt Qiu never provoked her, yet she caused her to miscarry! How wicked can her heart be!"

"Didn't hear her admit it, she originally wanted to harm Aunt Xing, but laughably gave the wrong dose and framed Aunt Xing! Causing everyone in the mansion to misunderstand Aunt Xing!"

"Bad, truly bad!"

"Since she came to our Marquis' mansion, there has been no peace, a complete household stirrer!"

Listening to the servants' indignant voices, Lu Lingyun knew it was time to clean up the atmosphere and set the household rules straight. She waved her hand, "Drag her away and sell her!"

Chances had been given to Huang Yue, once, twice, thrice, and even when they first met, she had advised her to behave.

But this girl had ambitions higher than the sky, causing trouble repeatedly, poisoning, framing, and harming others.

Lu Lingyun could tolerate the women in the inner chambers bickering and gossiping, using petty tricks, but she absolutely would not allow such a dangerous element in her courtyard.

If she didn't set things right today, she wouldn't be fit to be the lady of the Marquis' mansion.

With Lu Lingyun's command, the slave trader, eyes gleaming with interest, lifted Huang Yue, "What a fine appearance, she would fetch a good price in a brothel!"

Hearing she was to be sold to a brothel, Huang Yue cried even harder, but she had no choice.

The indenture contract was signed voluntarily by her; even if she wanted to buy herself out, she couldn't.

Huang Yue regretted it deeply. She looked around the courtyard, pleading for help, looking at her uncle and aunt, wailing for assistance.

Her uncle frowned, hesitating to speak, but was held back by his wife, who spat in disgust, feeling a sense of revenge.

For killing her three children and making her barren, this vicious and lowly creature deserved this fate!

And she, who was originally a free person, not lacking money or goods, had lowered herself to become a slave, all for the sake of wealth!

Signing her own indenture contract, she had pursued wealth with single-minded determination, and now, she was reaping what she sowed, deserving every bit of it!

As Huang Yue was about to be dragged out of the courtyard by the slave trader, a man walked in.

Seeing Cheng Yunshuo return, Huang Yue mustered all her strength to break free from the slave trader's grip and ran towards him, "My Lord, save me!"

She clung to Cheng Yunshuo's leg, crying and smearing her tears and snot all over him.

"What happened?"

Cheng Yunshuo, seeing the chaotic scene, immediately frowned.

"My Lord, Madam is going to sell me to a brothel!" Huang Yue clung tightly to Cheng Yunshuo's leg, "Please, My Lord, save me!"

Cheng Yunshuo looked at Lu Lingyun, his brows furrowed, but he didn't react with anger or accusation. He simply asked, "What did she do?"

He knew Lu Lingyun's character; if she had taken this step, there must be a reason.

Lu Lingyun's gaze turned cold as she heard this. "I have already found out that the silver hairpin in Ling Long’s room and Aunt Qiu’s miscarriage due to the red flower were both orchestrated by Huang Yue."

Her words were concise and to the point.

Cheng Yunshuo's brows knitted into a frown after hearing her words.

At his feet, Huang Yue pleaded desperately, "Young Master, Little Yue was only momentarily confused. I only wanted you to look at me more often. Please save my life, Young Master, for all the days I have served you faithfully. Don’t send me to a brothel!"

A moment of hesitation flickered across Cheng Yunshuo's face as he looked at the weeping Huang Yue. "Lingyun, perhaps we shouldn’t sell her to a brothel. We could find her a better place through a broker."

"Yunshuo, I have given her several chances, but she has not taken them," Lu Lingyun replied.

One is one, and two is two. As the lady of the house, her authority must be maintained. Minor issues could be overlooked, but today’s matter was serious. If not dealt with properly, others would come to Cheng Yunshuo for favors, undermining her control over the household.