Time is limited, Xin You is not ready to show off.
The flower strings swayed in the wind, and her voice was very soft: "I remember how I fell off the cliff."
Duan Yunling was stunned for a moment, panic appeared on his face, and he subconsciously turned around and ran away.
A hand grabbed her wrist, slender but strong.
"Cousin Ling, don't make any noise. Look who's coming."
Following Xin You's line of sight, Duan Yunling saw a very familiar figure walking towards the pool.
"Sister!" She blurted out, looking at Xin You in surprise, "Did you know that eldest sister would come here?"
"That's not true. I think the garden is deserted in the afternoon, so it's safer to make an appointment here."
Xin You's calm answer made Duan Yunling put aside his doubts.
They arrived first, and the eldest sister arrived later. It seemed to be a coincidence.
But in this way, it would be hard for her to turn around and leave, otherwise if Cousin Qing calls her, the eldest sister will find out that she is with her cousin.
She doesn't dare!
She was afraid of arousing the suspicion of her eldest sister, the suspicion of... her mother.
Duan Yunling's face turned pale, and he looked at Xin You with some complaints and some unbearable eyes.
There were many moments when she wanted to tell Cousin Qing the truth and ask Cousin Qing to be more careful, but she was afraid that Cousin Qing would lose her temper and expose her.
She admitted that she was just timid and selfish.
"Cousin Ling also knows that it was cousin Wan who pushed me down."
Duan Yunling took a step back and looked at that calm face. Perhaps the weight that had been weighing on her heart for many days suddenly broke out. By the time she realized what she was saying, she had already spoken: "So what if I know? I'll help you testify in front of my grandmother?"
Those clear, watery black eyes made her heart feel like needles pricking her heart, but she could only shake her head: "I'm sorry, I can't."
"Are you afraid of the eldest lady?" Xin You asked softly.
Duan Yunling was shocked and his pupils shrank: "You know?"
Because she was too shocked, her voice rose unconsciously.
Xin You put her finger to her lips, signaling her to lower her voice.
Duan Yunling glanced at the figure beside the pool in panic, then looked into the dark eyes of the girl in front of him, and suddenly realized the purpose of the other party's appointment with her: "You want me to expose my mother?"
Xinyou nodded.
"No!" Duan Yunling shook his head violently, "Absolutely not!"
"Why not?"
Xin You asked naturally, which made Duan Yunling inexplicably think that it was ridiculous for her to refuse so fiercely.
But of course it won't work. She is a little concubine, and her happiness and misfortune are in the hands of her legitimate mother. How dare she.
Thinking about her eldest sister being forced to become a murderer by her aunt, she felt suffocated.
Duan Yunling looked at Xinyou speechless, his eyes filled with tears.
Let her go, why are you trying to embarrass her? She just wants to grow up well and get married smoothly.
As if aware of what Duan Yunling was thinking, Xinyou took her hand.
"Cousin Ling, you were lucky enough to stay out of the incident this time. What about next time?"
Duan Yunling's hand shook.
Xin You let go of her hand, her voice soft but with the power to confuse people's hearts: "Cousin Ling is a smart person. She should understand that instead of hoping that a snake-hearted person will raise his noble hand, it is better to make the poisonous snake no longer able to harm others. This is the real truth. The way to protect yourself.”
"But even if I say it, will others believe it?" Duan Yunling murmured, and his shaken heart quickly became firm, "It won't work."
She is just a low-key concubine, but her mother is the head of the house. Let alone her grandmother and father, they won't believe it. Even if they believe it in their heart, they won't believe it on their face.
If it is really proven that my mother murdered Cousin Qing, what will happen to the reputation of the Shaoqing Mansion? What about the future of eldest brother?
Duan Yunling thought about this for a moment, and then felt the pain of being unable to breathe under the weight of the mountain. Looking at the girl with expectant eyes, sympathy surged out.
She held Xin You's hand and said in a sincere tone: "Cousin Qing, just pretend you didn't remember it and forget it."
Xin You didn't reply to her words, and looked straight in the direction of the pool.
Duan Yunling followed and looked over, as if a basin of ice water was poured on her head, freezing her.
Under the scorching sun, a woman stretched out her hands and pushed Duan Yunwan into the pool without hesitation.
From here, you can see the person in the pool struggling hard, but the hands firmly push her head into the water, again and again.
Duan Yunling was so horrified that he could not move, and could only chatter his teeth.
"Stop!" Xinyou rushed over.
Following her shout, Xiaolian and Ningcui also saw the scene of the mother-in-law's murder, and ran over one after another.
"Someone's coming, killing someone!" the little maid's scream went straight into the sky.
The mother-in-law was stunned for a moment when she was discovered, and then ran away.
Xin You threw the brick hidden in his sleeve while running.
The flying brick hit the mother-in-law's right leg, causing her to stumble and fall to the ground.
Xinyou walked straight to the pool without stopping. Xiaolian and Ningcui ran towards their mother-in-law.
Without those murderous hands, Duan Yunwan struggled to emerge from the water.
"help me--"
Then she saw Xin You who stretched out his hand.
The instinct of survival made her think nothing of it, and tightly grasped the hand.
That's a life-saving hand.
Duan Yunwan was pulled up and fell to the ground, breathing heavily.
Xiaolian and Ningcui also held the mother-in-law down.
"Mother Zhao!" Ningcui recognized her at a glance.
Although Mother Zhao is just a rough lady, she is from the eldest lady's courtyard. Ningcui goes with Duan Yunling to pay homage to the eldest lady every day, so she naturally knows her.
At this time, many servants heard the noise and rushed over. Looking at the wet girl and then at Mrs. Zhao who was being held down, they couldn't figure out what was going on.
"Go to Ruyi Hall." Xin You said solemnly.
Xiaolian didn't hesitate to follow Xinyou's instructions. When Ningcui encountered such a big thing, she didn't even think about it. She subconsciously followed what Xiaolian did.
"Let me go, let me go!" Mrs. Zhao struggled.
She was used to doing rough work, she was strong and strong, and she was about to break free. In desperation, Xiaolian picked up the brick and gave it to Mrs. Zhao.
Mrs. Zhao screamed and became honest.
Only then did Xiaolian realize what she had done, threw the brick away, and glanced at Xin You hastily.
Xin You kicked the bricks to the side of the flowers with her toes, nodded and said, "Well done."
From the beginning to the end, she never paid attention to Duan Yunling.
Duan Yunling moved out from behind the flower stand step by step, stared at the deserted garden for a while, and then staggered to catch up.
A large group of people rushed to Ruyi Hall, waking up the old lady who had been sleeping soundly in the afternoon.
"What's going on?" Looking at Duan Yunwan who was soaked all over, the old lady asked sharply.
Duan Yunwan's eyes were blank, as if he had lost his soul.
The old lady frowned and glanced at Mrs. Zhao, who had a big bump on her forehead.
Xin You spoke: "Grandma, I saw this woman pushing Cousin Hua into the pool in the garden."
"What?" The old lady was shocked.
The word "pool" seemed to stimulate Duan Yunwan. She trembled as if waking up from a dream, and cried and threw herself on the old lady's lap: "Grandma, please save your granddaughter!"
