A shrill scream pierced everyone's eardrums. Cai Die fell into the water in a sorry state.
In the face of life and death, all one's energy will be focused on survival. Cai Die had long forgotten what she had said just now. She swam to the shore skillfully and quickly.
She shed a few tears and looked around pitifully, hoping that someone would stand up for her.
But everyone looked at her strangely, including the eldest princess.
Princess Jiahe was the angriest. "Aren't you good at swimming? Why didn't you jump in to save Yu Huiyan just now?"
As soon as she said this, she suddenly realized something was wrong.
But the words had already been spoken and had sparked a lot of discussions. She was extremely annoyed, feeling more embarrassed than slapping herself in the face in public.
"The young mistress fell into the lake. This maid can clearly swim, but instead of saving her mistress immediately, she shouted about who pushed Miss Yu into the lake. It's as if she had rehearsed it in advance."
"That shout from Cai Die seemed like a deliberate attempt to lead us to subconsciously believe that Song Wanchu had ordered her maid to push Miss Yu into the lake."
"It is a bit strange. According to what you said, Song Wanchu might really have been wronged."
"The determined look in Song Wanchu's eyes when she jumped into the lake makes me believe that she was willing to risk her life to prove her innocence."
Although these people were just watching the show, they had sharp eyes.
Hearing these discussions, Cai Die realized that she had said the wrong thing. She looked at Yu Huiyan in panic.
What greeted her was not Yu Huiyan's comforting look, but a gloomy anger. Yu Huiyan's eyes were like knives stabbing at her.
"Cai Die, don't you think you should explain this to everyone?"
Shen Yuhe managed to gradually turn the situation around on her own.
Cai Die stammered and her eyes darted around, clearly showing her guilt.
"I... The incident happened so suddenly that I didn't see clearly. Su Yue was the closest to my mistress at that time, so I just assumed..."
The more she tried to explain, the more feeble her words sounded.
"Just now you were so sure that it was Su Yue who pushed Miss Yu. You changed your story really quickly."
As for the "victim" Yu Huiyan, she kept silent, wrapped herself tightly in the blanket, and trembled non - stop, as if she was still in shock from a great scare and hadn't recovered yet.
Naturally, she didn't have to try to save face and explain.
"You two, mistress and maid, really put on a good show!" Shen Yuhe mocked mercilessly.
She sneered and looked at Liang Yuzhou with bright eyes. "Second Master Liang, don't you know clearly who is lying and who is wronged?"
Whom Liang Yuzhou decided to believe had become the basis for people to judge who had a higher position in his heart, Song Wanchu or Yu Huiyan.
However, the person that everyone was focusing on remained silent. There was a hint of sharpness hidden in the corner of his eyes. It seemed that he casually glanced at Cai Die, but it made Cai Die shiver with fear.
Yu Huiyan noticed the subtle change in his expression and felt extremely uneasy.
Cai Die was her most trusted maid. His attitude towards Cai Die was actually his attitude towards her.
Cousin had started to suspect her from the moment Song Wanchu jumped into the lake to prove her innocence!
After saving Song Wanchu from the lake, cousin hadn't looked at her again. His eyes had never left Song Wanchu.
Among the people present, Princess Jiahe was the most confused.
Although Cai Die's guilt and panic had proven that the mistress and maid had staged a play together in an attempt to completely ruin Song Wanchu's reputation.
But Princess Jiahe just couldn't believe that her well - behaved and innocent niece was such a scheming woman.
"Huiyan!" She suddenly shouted, which startled Yu Huiyan. "Don't be afraid. With your aunt here, no one can wrong you! Tell them loudly that it was that bitch Song Wanchu who harmed you, right?"
Yu Huiyan was just planning to keep silent and play the pitiful card to get through this, but Princess Jiahe insisted that she accuse Song Wanchu.
Wasn't this pushing her head onto the chopping block?
"Jiahe, let's just end this matter here."
The eldest princess spoke up. "Huiyan is scared out of her wits and not in a clear mind. Someone, help Huiyan down. Give her a bowl of hot ginger soup and let her have a good rest after drinking it."
Obviously, she wanted to smooth things over.
"Your Highness, are we just going to let it go like this?" Princess Jiahe still refused to let it go.
"We can't just let it go like this."
Song Wanchu, who had been silent all this time, stood up, propping up her weak body. There was a determined light in her eyes.
The eldest princess had been tricked by Song Wanchu before, and her anger towards Song Wanchu had only increased. "What else do you want? Are you going to keep this up? This is the eldest princess's mansion. It's not a place where a concubine like you can throw a tantrum!"
"Yu Huiyan owes me an apology."
She couldn't just swallow her anger. She wanted to return all the humiliation and grievances she had suffered today.
Yu Huiyan trembled. She looked at Liang Yuzhou tearfully, as if she had been greatly wronged.
"Cousin, I didn't mean to wrong Concubine Song. I really didn't see clearly..."
In front of everyone, she couldn't apologize, let alone bow to Song Wanchu!
If she apologized and bowed her head, it would mean that she had slandered and framed Song Wanchu. How could she ever hold her head up among the high - ranking nobles in the future?
She prayed that Liang Yuzhou would be her last line of defense.
"Second Master Liang, the truth is clear. You've seen how some people fanned the flames and kicked Song Wanchu when she was down. You're her husband. Are you just going to watch her be wronged?"
Shen Yuhe spoke up for Song Wanchu.
However, Liang Yuzhou still remained silent. His thick eyebrows were tightly knitted, and he looked even more gloomy and cold than before.
Song Wanchu, the real victim of the frame - up, hadn't shed a tear, but Yu Huiyan started to sob, covering her chest as if she was in great pain.
"Cousin, my chest hurts so much!"
"Stop pretending. You only have a minor skin injury on your chest. If you had used the scar - removing ointment, that scar would have disappeared long ago!"
Shen Yuhe couldn't hold back her words and spoke quickly. The eldest princess's face twisted viciously, looking as if she wanted to kill someone.
"Miss Shen, you're being too nosy! For the sake of your grandfather, I won't argue with you, a naive girl. Isn't there anyone from the Shen family here? Why don't you take your young mistress away!"
From afar, Wen Congbai could feel the eldest princess's murderous aura.
His scalp went numb. He rushed out of the crowd and forcibly pulled Shen Yuhe away.
"Wen Congbai, you're going to be Liang Yuzhou's accomplice again!"
"Stop talking, my dear young lady. Are you tired of living?"
Wen Congbai whispered to her in a hushed voice and nervously glanced at the eldest princess.
Yu Huiyan's face turned pale. She staggered and was about to fall into Liang Yuzhou's arms.
A hint of nervousness flashed in Liang Yuzhou's eyes. He reached out to support Yu Huiyan. "I'll take you to rest."
"Wait a minute. She hasn't apologized yet!"
Song Wanchu didn't believe that Yu Huiyan was really having a heart attack.
She was the one who had really suffered from heart disease. She could tell at a glance that Yu Huiyan was pretending.
When the chest really hurt, even breathing would be painful, and it would be impossible to speak clearly.
Anger welled up in Liang Yuzhou's eyes. He glanced at Song Wanchu with the corner of his eye. His look was like a cold blade, cutting her all over with pain.
"Song Wanchu, that's enough!"