Chapter 558 - He Yufens Confession (2/2)

She didn’t want to stay here any longer.

Mo Xuetong paused and turned her head slightly to look at He Yufen coldly. A hint of a smile appeared on the corners of Mo Xuetong’s lips, but it was a chilly smile.

“He Yufen, this is your last chance. If you can’t even grasp this chance, then don’t blame me for not giving you one.”

“Yes, yes, I will tell you everything I know. I won’t, won’t lie to My Lady.” He Yufen only wanted to live and could not care about anything else. She kowtowed profusely. She had lost her wits and did not dare to hide anything. She might have wanted to take advantage of Mo Xuetong earlier, but when she saw how determined Mo Xuetong was, she did not dare to raise any conditions.

He Yufen said, “My Lady, I… I really don’t know much. I heard it secretly that He Yuxiu disappeared a few days ago. That night, the two brothers of the He family sat in the study and discussed this matter. I didn’t know if there were too many people sent by the manor. Even the steward of the courtyard was not there. I hid under the window secretly and heard something.”

She remembered that night when He Yuxiu escaped. He Yufen was very happy because she did not get along well with He Yuxiu. Both of them knew that they would enter the Eighth Prince’s manor in the future, marry the same man, and compete for the favor. Therefore, since childhood, they seemed to be kind to each other, but in fact, both of them were eager to topple the other one.

He Yufen did not expect that He Yuxiu would really disappear after thinking about it for so many years. How could He Yufen not be happy? At that time, she wanted to take pleasure in He Yuxiu’s disappearance and have a word with the He brothers so that they would understand that only He Yufen was of great value now, and would think highly of her, and thus help her more.

Usually, when the He brothers discussed things in the study, the steward always stood at the door. As soon as he saw He Yufen, he would stop her and go in to report. It had been like this for many years. Unexpectedly, He Yufen did not see anyone all the way, which intrigued her curiosity.

She just trod lightly and turned around to the back of the study. The moment she reached the back window, she heard the Second Brother of the He family say angrily, “Eldest Brother, what should we do? Should we inform Consort Zhao in the palace and tell her that the little b.i.t.c.h, He Yuxiu, is missing?”

“Don’t worry. You won’t be able to see Her Highness even if you want to at this moment. Master Lian has also said that don’t worry. Let’s wait a little longer.” Senior Master He’s voice sounded very anxious as well. He Yufen could even hear the clattering of the teacups on the table. Obviously, the two inside were very upset.

Hiding there, He Yufen was more scared to make a sound.

“Lian An is not a good person either. Our He family spent so much effort helping him to the position of the Minister of War. Now, the He family has trouble, but he still asks us to wait. If we continue to wait, we will have to leave the capital, and won’t know where He Yuxiu, the little b.i.t.c.h, is.” Second Maser He circled around the place fretfully. He could not bear it any longer, so he even scolded Lian An.

The eldest son of the He family lowered his voice and scolded, “Shut up. Second Brother, do you want to die?”

Although Second Master He was frightened to lower his voice, he muttered defiantly, “I’m not wrong. Considering the relations.h.i.+p between Lian An and Consort Zhao in those years, and the two have been in the capital for so many years, it’s just a piece of cake for them to meet. Lian An is definitely unwilling to send a message for us.”

He Yufen said, “Afterwards, the butler came back to report the matter about He Yuxiu. I was afraid of being discovered, so I did not dare to listen too much and returned to the back courtyard secretly.”

The relations.h.i.+p between Consort Zhao and Lian An? Mo Xuetong frowned with a confused look. What was the relations.h.i.+p between Consort Zhao and Lian An? According to He Yufen’s words, Lian An was supported by the He family. No wonder that Lian An was so young without any background, but he could become the youngest minister in the six departments.

However, what was the relations.h.i.+p between him and Consort Zhao?

Suddenly, it occurred to Mo Xuetong that Ming Yu and Ming Xia also looked like Consort Zhao. Mo Xuetong had a flash of inspiration and said with a hint of darkness in her eyes, “Lian An had once been engaged to a young lady of the He family. Do you know who she is?”

He Yufen thought for a while and replied, “I have never heard of this.”

Mo Xuetong pondered for a while, nodded her head, and said to He Yufen, “He Yufen, I can give you a chance to survive, but it depends on whether you can grasp it…”

“I can. I will definitely. No matter what My Lady asks me to do, I will do it!” He Yufen only wanted to live now. She could not care about anything else. She did not want to stay in such a messy place. When she heard Mo Xuetong said that she could have a chance to live, her eyes lit up and she immediately kowtowed excitedly.

As long as she could survive and leave, she was willing to do whatever she was asked. After being locked up for these days, she knew that it would not be too much for her to be punished severely for the crimes she had committed. Nevertheless, she did not make those crimes out of her own intention. It was due to the He family and Consort Zhao who gave her the daydream. It was all because of them.

Now, she already forgot how she had been obsessed with getting rid of Mo Xuetong, but just pushed all the blame onto others and felt that she was the most innocent…

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