The Peach Blossoms White by the Village Edge

Chapter 115: Old Case

Qu Qingjiang did not press further and only said, "So, you expect me to seek revenge based solely on your account?"

Liao Min shook her head. "Yue Yao Fang is inherently envious and has committed many wrongs, offending many people. Someone will deal with her in due course. The reason I'm telling you the truth is to prevent Yue Yao Fang from coming to you for help later, and you being unaware would only aid the person who harmed your mother."

Having finished speaking, Liao Min nervously looked up at Qu Qingjiang. Seeing her expression remained calm and her eyes deep and inscrutable, Liao Min dared not say more and could only wait silently for Qu Qingjiang's response.

After a moment, Qu Qingjiang said, "You won't be able to keep your visit from Yue Yao Fang."

With so many people from the Yue family present, all eyes were on them. As soon as Qu Qingjiang opened the door, news of this would reach Yue Yao Fang immediately. She might deny everything she had done, which would render Liao Min's efforts futile.

Liao Min said, "Do you think she didn't come today because she didn't want to? It's because she couldn't."

Qu Qingjiang made an ambiguous sound and then opened the door to return to the main hall.

In the main hall, the Yue family members were already anxiously waiting, eager to understand what was happening. Emotionally, they leaned towards Yue Yao Fang, but Liao Min's account was compelling enough that they were also swayed by her logical arguments.

They were well aware that Yue Jizhu had been highly anticipated by the Yue family. Had it not been for his severed fingers, he might have achieved even more than Yue Yao Fang. Additionally, places where embroidery materials were stored typically had strict rules against bringing open flames to prevent accidental fires. Yue Jizhu would have known this and wouldn't have been careless enough to bring an open flame. Therefore, if the fire deemed an accident was indeed caused by someone, it was likely Yue Yao Fang, who stood to benefit the most from it.

Yue Yan Fang spoke in a deep voice, "When Father investigated the cause of the fire years ago, he learned that it was because my elder sister often embroidered late into the night, breaking the rule of not having open flames. Although my elder sister wasn't present, the fire somehow started. So even my elder sister believed it was her own fault."

Liao Min said, "As the younger brother of the legitimate mother, you should know that her nature was meticulous and cautious. Even if she left a lamp, she would have ensured it was extinguished before leaving. Regardless of her reasons for not contesting the matter afterward, it cannot be denied that Yue Yao Fang brought the open flame inside and accidentally started a fire. Furthermore, after the fire began, she fled out of fear, never calling for help or attempting to extinguish the flames until smoke and flames were discovered by everyone... She not only harmed the legitimate mother but also caused the Yue family's years of hard work to go up in smoke. Knowing these truths, will you still favor her? Can you justify this to your own elder sister?"

Yue Yan Fang frowned, and Qu Qingjiang interrupted Liao Min, "Just state what you know. It's our responsibility to judge the right and wrong, not to stoke the flames."

Reluctantly, Liao Min recounted how she had developed three new embroidery techniques, how Yue Yao Fang had gradually claimed them as her own, and details of her overhearing conversations between Yue Yao Fang and Yue Yan Jie.

Finally, she said, "How you verify this is up to you. I've only come to inform you of the truth."

With that, she prepared to leave. The Yue family members did not want to let her go, but Qu Qingjiang did not stop her.