The Dreamer in the Spring Boudoir

Chapter 33: The savior arrives in time

Ning Yuxuan had said that he would investigate yesterday's matter, so everyone that had been on the stone bridge last night came to Feiyu Courtyard this morning.

Wen Wan's complexion had greatly improved. Marquis Moyu had probably successively coaxed her last night. However, when her gaze turned to Nie Sangyu, Ji Man felt that the female lead had changed. Wen Wen had originally been the fortunate female lead that had received everything without even having to ask for it, but she had interfered and taken away part of the female lead's halo. Wen Wan's heart was most likely feeling a sense of unfairness and staring to hate her.

Even if a woman was a Holy Mother, she would become angry when her fundamental interests were disturbed. Moreover, Wen Wan could be considered a somewhat careful person. Ji Man almost suspected that Ning Yuxuan was deliberately using her as a way to provoke Wen Wan, so that Wen Wan would learn to keep herself away from the other women and not be bullied by them.

Wen Wan started by saying, "I was walking in the front with the two honored concubines yesterday, so we naturally couldn't have turned around and pushed Qing-er. The people that were following behind the two honored concubines, go and stand in the same position you were in."

Ji Man pursed her lips and was the first person to walk to the center of the courtyard. At that time, Liu Hanyun was standing to her right and Mu Shuiqing was standing to her left. They were followed by Wen Wan's servant girl, Tanxiang, Qi Siling's servant girl, Songlan, and Qian Lianxue's servant girl, Dangzhu. Further behind them, it was Nie Sangyu's servant girl, Muxu, Mu Shuiqing's servant girl, Banxia, as well as Liu Hanyun's servant girl, Chunpi.

No matter how anyone looked at it, Nie Sangyu had been in the most suspicious position. She had been in the best position to push Mu Shuiqing into the water.

Wen Wan determinedly looked at them for a long time before she turned her head to look at Marquis Moyu and said, "We're all sisters. It wouldn't be good for your servant to make any guesses. My lord, please make the decision instead."

Ning Yuxuan glanced at Nie Sangyu before he pursed his lips and asked the servants in the back, "At that time, who moved? Or, did anyone feel someone next to herself move? All of you, close your eyes and point. No one is allowed to open her eyes. Otherwise, you'll be driven out of this household."

This was actually a pretty good method. It allowed the people that were afraid to speak to also act as witnesses. Ji Man silently praised him and also closed her eyes.

Ji Man heard the faint sound of sleeves being raised behind her. While she waited for Ning Yuxuan to order everyone to open their eyes, she whole-heartedly believed that she wouldn't be wrongly accused. However, when she finally opened her eyes, she saw that Ning Yuxuan was looking at her with an extremely harsh gaze.

"What?" Ji Man didn't understand. When she turned around to look, all of the servant girls were standing in place with their heads lowered.

"I can listen to your explanation." Marquis Moyu pursed his lips and said, "Why did you push Qing-er into the water?"

She pushed Mu Shuiqing into the water? Ji Man widened her eyes. She incredulously turned her head and glanced at the servant girls behind her. It was such a large group of people. It couldn't be that they had all pointed at her, right?

After being surprised for a short period of time, she calmed down again. There were five servant girls behind her. At least three of them had past enmity with her. Why had she thought that they would say the truth instead of harming her?

Ji Man smiled, turned around to look at Marquis Moyu, and said, "My lord, if you were this servant and stood in such a conspicuous spot, would you push Master Qing into the water? What's the benefit to me if she loses her child? First, I'm not the main wife. Second, I've never received any genuine feelings from you. Other than harming myself, what will I get by doing this?"