Chapter 204 - The Confrontation between Mo Xuemin and the Duchess (2/2)

If she admitted that she was together with Sima Lingyun when they encountered a robbery, it would mean admitting that she had a secret relations.h.i.+p with Sima Lingyun. Mo Xuemin would not allow herself to be at a disadvantage. As such, she no longer pretended to be weak and gentle. She looked up and looked straight at the d.u.c.h.ess. She retorted, “Madam, you should not say that. His Excellency knows what happened that day very well. How could you make me bear the brunt of that charge? Even though you want to save His Excellency, you shouldn’t say that.”

“If you hadn’t dated Yun’er, he would not have gone out so late at night.” The d.u.c.h.ess stood up furiously. Nanny Tian, who was standing beside her tugged on her sleeve.

“Rest a.s.sured, I will have him send a big red sedan to marry you if nothing happens to him. You will be the future wife of the Marquess. I will not let Yun’er mistreat you.” The d.u.c.h.ess forced down her anger and sat down again. She was here to plead with Mo Xuemin and had no choice but to lower herself.

“Madam, you think too highly of me. What kind of abilities do I have to save His Excellency? So many people saw us that day, and no matter what kind of miracles I can pull, I cannot save His Excellency. Please think of a different solution, Madam.” Mo Xuemin refused the d.u.c.h.ess. She harrumphed coldly to herself. She was not interested in becoming the wife of the Marquess whose family was in ruins.

“First Miss Mo, are you truly unwilling to save Yun’er?” “Are you not afraid that I’ll tell others of your relations.h.i.+p with Yun’er? You would only be able to become a concubine at the most then when you want to step back into our manor!” The d.u.c.h.ess gritted her teeth and threatened. She did not think that Mo Xuemin would be so stubborn.

“Madam, we did not have a secret relations.h.i.+p for you to speak of.” Mo Xuemin would not relent at this moment.

When she thought back carefully, she did not think that the d.u.c.h.ess had anything in her hands that could prove that she and Sima Lingyun were having a secret relations.h.i.+p. She was very careful and told Mo Jin and Mo Xiu to pa.s.s on the message most of the time. They did not leave behind any physical evidence.

“Alright, First Miss Mo, you are really stubborn. Then we shall see!” The d.u.c.h.ess was so angry that her voice trembled. She stared at Mo Xuemin coldly, looking as if she wanted to eat her up.

Mo Xuemin could not help but shudder. She avoided the d.u.c.h.ess subconsciously while still saying stubbornly, “Madam, please go back. Father wants me to stay at home and think about what I have done. I cannot have you over anymore.”

Mo Xuemin was throwing the d.u.c.h.ess out!

The d.u.c.h.ess was so angry that her expression turned dark. She stood up suddenly and glared at Mo Xuemin viciously. She ignored Nanny Tian who was tugging on her sleeve and turned away with her servants. She was a d.u.c.h.ess. She did not believe that she would not be able to deal with a little concubine’s daughter.

“Miss, what are we going to do?” Mo Xiu asked anxiously when she saw the d.u.c.h.ess leaving angrily. She had been standing by the side earlier and felt very anxious on behalf of her mistress. She only realized her palms were sweaty when the guests left.

“It’s alright. What kind of evidence could the d.u.c.h.ess have to prove that Sima Lingyun and I had a secret relations.h.i.+p!” Mo Xuetong harrumphed coldly. “The d.u.c.h.ess must be at her wit’s end to come and plead with me. She wants me to admit that I am immoral and then have her son marry me. She really is a good schemer.”

She was extremely eager to avoid the Duke Zhenguo’s Manor right now. Why would she save Sima Lingyun? If they were to really discuss the matter, she would only be able to walk freely if Sima Lingyun was charged as guilty. Between the two of them, only one of them could take responsibility for the incident. She hoped that Sima Lingyun would take full responsibility.

Furthermore, she now had the Princess to support her. She was not afraid that the d.u.c.h.ess might seek revenge! If the d.u.c.h.ess really had a solution, she would not have come here.

The d.u.c.h.ess left the Mo Manor gardens huffily. When she thought of what Mo Xuemin had said earlier, she was so furious that she felt like exploding. She walked even faster. She felt that she might just die of anger if she stayed in the Mo Manor any longer.

There was a rockery in front. The d.u.c.h.ess turned around it without looking around clearly. She walked forward with large strides. There was a flash of a figure in front of her. She stumbled and heard a shout of dismay before she could react. Behind her, Nanny Tian had been watching her mistress. When she saw her mistress stumbling, she hurried forward to steady her. The person across them, however, lost control and fell to the ground heavily.

It was a maid who was about 13 or 14 years old. The fruit bowl she was holding smashed onto the ground. The apples and oranges in the bowl scattered in all directions. The maid was fl.u.s.tered and her face was pale as she picked up the fruits anxiously. She did not even look at the person who b.u.mped into her.

The d.u.c.h.ess harrumphed coldly when she saw that it was a little maid from the Mo Manor. She stepped over the apples and continued on. She was furious and disliked everything about the Mo Manor. It was naturally the maid’s fault that the fruit bowl was shattered. What had it to do with her?

“Oh no, Old Madam meant to give this to Miss. I heard that it was d.u.c.h.ess Mingyang who had brought them especially back to the capital. It’s now ruined. Oh no!” The maid picked the apples while muttering to herself tearfully. She was shocked and frightened.

d.u.c.h.ess Mingyang? d.u.c.h.ess Zhenguo stopped and turned around to signal at Nanny Tian.

Nanny Tian had been following the d.u.c.h.ess and heard what the maid said clearly. Her expression immediately turned to one of joy. She squatted down hurriedly and helped the maid while she said, “Are these fruits really from d.u.c.h.ess Mingyang? Didn’t they say that the d.u.c.h.ess didn’t come to the capital?”

“Of course it’s true!” The maid wiped away her tears. When she saw Nanny Tian helping her pick up the fruits, she sniffed thankfully and said, “Thank you, of course it’s true. The Madam has been here for a while but has been keeping the Lady of Xian all this while. The Lady did not want anyone to know where she was, so she said that she was not spending the new year in the capital. Now that the Lady is about to leave, the Madam is bidding farewell to her old friends.”

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