Counterattack of the Concubine’s Invincible Daughter

30. Ending up Like a Dog

Translator: Snowball

“No… It wasn’t me.”

Being terrified, Mammy Rong quickly denied, “It wasn’t me! Miss Yingxue, I didn’t do that!”

Mu Yingxue slowly sipped the tea Liu’er had made for her. A sneer appeared on her face as she looked at the ice-cold body of the dog on the ground. She then glanced at Mammy Rong and those female cooks, asking, “How come all of you seem to know something I don’t? Haven’t you ever suspected that this soup was originally made by me to poison you all to death?”

The cooks were all stunned. This… this had never occurred to them, but they immediately understood that she was being sarcastic! Who would be so stupid to use a dog as a scapegoat if she tried to poison them to death?

It was obvious that Mu Yingxue was here to stir up trouble.

“Miss Yingxue, we’d prefer it if you just have us dragged out and beaten to death if you say that. We feel grievously wronged, Miss, there is indeed something wrong with the soup, but it really has nothing to do with us!”

Mammy Li’s face was full of horror. She wished she could have her heart ripped out to prove her innocence.

“Is that so?” Mu Yingxue put down the teacup, stood up and looked down at the crowd. She said coldly, “If you refuse to tell me who is behind it today, none of you will get away with it!”

What was the job she had been doing in her past life? A special agent. It’s really hard for her to ignore the expressions of these small potatoes. Threatening them first and then promising them something as a reward would definitely lead her to the information she wanted.

However, although the cooks were frightened, they were unwilling to tell the truth. So she continued, “You don’t have to worry about the consequences of telling me who the mastermind is. As you can see now, I, Mu Yingxue, am not the one I used to be. Nobody can push me around at will like they used to. If you tell me who is behind this, I will pretend that none of this has ever happened!”

The cooks looked at each other in dismay. Finally, one of them crawled out, trembling all over.

Mu Yingxue raised her long eyebrows. She was surprised that it was not Mammy Rong.

“Miss Yingxue, Lvzhi, the maid of Miss Yueli, had once come to me.” The cook raised her head to look at Mu Yingxue with fear as she hurriedly shook her head and said, “But I didn’t agree. I didn’t do any of this!”

She didn’t want to be punished for almost being involved in this matter. Miss Yingxue had become very powerful recently after all.

Mu Yueli?

Humph, fair enough.

“I’m glad you are willing to talk. Is there anyone else who wants to say something?” She looked directly at Mammy Rong. Among them, she was the No.1 suspect. Hearing they were given the soup to drink, she was the first one who turned pale, and then she tried to leave on the pretext of using the bathroom, trying to avoid this. Later, seeing the miserable death of the dog, she couldn’t prevent herself from collapsing on the ground.

Mammy Rong could sense the piercing gaze fixed on her back. She struggled for a long time before giving up resisting. Tears streamed down her cheeks as she said, “Miss Yingxue, I have no intention to kill you. Lvzhi only told me that it was a laxative and she wanted you to learn your lesson, so I… I believed her.”

“Laxative?” Mu Yingxue refuted sarcastically, “Because it’s a laxative, you dared put it in your master’s food. You immediately believed it when others said it was merely a laxative?”

“Yes… No, yes!” Mammy Rong didn’t know how to answer. She had long been scared out of her wits, hating herself for being greedy for that bar of gold and messed with the wrong person.

Mu Yingxue’s eyes were full of contempt and disgust when she saw her incoherent manners. This old servant was sly. No matter what Lvzhi had told her at that time, even if she was indeed cheated, she dared to put it in the soup of her master, which was enough to prove her greed. If such a person was kept in this mansion, she would definitely be manipulated by others, and even actively set up a scheme against others. It was better to help Xu Min make a decision.

“How much did Mu Yueli pay you?”

Without hesitation, Mammy Rong took out an ingot of gold from the hidden pocket in her sleeve and presented it to her. “Miss, this is all I’ve got. Nothing else!”

Hum, well went the saying “Money talks.”.

“Like I said before, I’ll pretend that this has never happened as long as someone tells me who is the mastermind behind this. From now on, you will disappear from my sight and this mansion for good.”

“Yes, yes. I’ll leave right now. Away from the mansion.” Mammy Rong got up immediately and ran out of the kitchen through the back door.

“Miss!” Liu’er stared at Mammy Rong with hatred. It would be too merciful of her to let this scum leave like this.

But Mu Yingxue had her plan. She didn’t really feel sorry for this nasty slave.

“Anyone who leaks any information about what happened today will end up just like this dog.” Glancing at the dog’s body indifferently, she said to the crowd with an expressionless face.

“Haven’t you heard what Miss Yingxue just said?” Mammy Li suddenly turned to the cooks and roared.

“Yes… yes, Miss Yingxue, we will bear it in mind!”

Mu Yingxue nodded with satisfaction and said to Mammy Li, “Let’s bury this dog well. It’s fair to say it explored the way to the nether world for you.”

Mammy Li only felt cold sweat on her back. Wasn’t it true? If Miss Yingxue was further irritated and forced them to drink the soup, and then told others that they reaped what they had sown, wouldn’t all of them have lost their lives by now?

“Miss, don’t worry. We will do as you say.”

After walking out of the kitchen, Liu’er asked with concern, “Miss, Mammy Rong is really hateful. It’s too kind of you to let her off like this. I don’t believe that she can be so obedient.”

Mu Yingxue’s eyes narrowed as she looked at the setting sun in the distance. “I don’t believe her, either.” Although she was different from the person she had been before, her status had not changed. Even if she was rewarded by the emperor, the hostess, Xu Min, was still the one in charge in the Marquis’s Mansion.

Surprised, Liu’er asked, “Then why did you let her go so easily?”

Mu Yingxue replied, “She’s just a follower. Beating her to death directly would leave us no clue. If she knows what’s good for her, she should leave and never come back. But I’m afraid that she refuses to accept my good intention and wants someone else’s help.”

“Will she go to Madam?”

“You think she has the guts? With her intelligence, she will only go to Mu Yueli. But Xu Min will find out sooner or later.” If Mammy Rong really did look for Mu Yueli, then she would be too stupid to be saved.

Mu Yingxue’s face darkened. She didn’t let Mammy Rong go because she was soft-hearted, but because she felt that this was the feud between her and Mu Yueli. These pawns were not worth her attention.

However, if some people insisted on an early grave, she would be glad to leave them behind.

At that time, Mu Yueli was looking forward to Mu Yingxue’s death, but what she got was Mammy Rong coming to report to her in a panic.

Mu Yingxue was right. This old servant was not willing to go out of the mansion, but still wanted to have a final try.

“Miss Yueli, things are not going well. Miss Yingxue knows.”

“Knows what?” Mu Yueli was examining the wound under the gauze, so she didn’t realize what exactly Mammy Rong was talking about. Lvzhi came to her and whispered in her ear.

Mu Yueli’s almond-shaped eyes widened in anger. “Swoosh”. She slammed the bronze mirror on the ground.

“Useless scum, what are we paying you for?”

“Miss Yueli, please calm down. I’ve done everything according to Lvzhi’s instructions. I’ve also told Mammy Qiao that this was Lord Marquis’s idea. But I didn’t expect that Miss Yingxue would find out that the soup had been poisoned somehow…”

Mammy Rong explained hastily. She was unwilling to lose the lucrative job in the mansion. However, Miss Yueli was always a weak girl who couldn’t bear the consequences of offending anyone, but she looked so vicious today. Seeing her vicious face, Mammy Rong suddenly regretted not listening to what Miss Yingxue had warned her. Unluckily, since there was no turning back of the arrow when she drew the bow, she could only grit her teeth and wait for the punishment.

Mu Yueli walked up to her and kicked her regardless of her status. “That bitch knows? What did she know? Does it mean that you’ve already betrayed me?”

When Mammy Rong heard this, she quickly explained, “I dared not. Of course I didn’t dare to tell Miss Yingxue about anything. Miss Yingxue questioned me in the back of the kitchen. Not only had she poisoned a dog to death, she had even threatened to poison me as well if I did not tell her the truth. Even though I was extremely frightened, I thought of how well Miss Yueli had treated me in the past, so I’d not say a single word even if she threatened to poison me.” After saying that, she peeked at Mu Yueli’s face again, being afraid that she would find out she was lying.

Mu Yueli’s attitude softened after hearing this. She hid a hint of a smile at the corner of her mouth and said to her in a normal tone, “It’s praiseworthy that you still remembered to be loyal to your master. Now rise.”

“Thank you, Miss Yueli.” Mammy Rong wiped away the sweat on her forehead and said, “But Miss Yingxue is so bossy. Not only did she threaten me not to go back to the kitchen, but she also wanted to drive me out of the mansion. Miss Yueli, this…”

When Mu Yueli heard that the cook was asking her to uphold justice for the servants in the kitchen, she felt a sudden sense of pride. Either the servants stayed or left in the mansion was decided by the matriarch of the mansion. In the past, the servants would not dare to ask Madam Xu Min for help directly, so they would turn to Mu Shuilan. Therefore, the servants should be half-rewarded for Mu Shuilan’s good reputation.

Today, the old scum didn’t run away after she was exposed, and even came back to her for help. Needless to say, she was somewhat important in the hearts of the servants.

As Mu Yueli thought so, she was in a good mood and even forgot that she had failed to poison Mu Yingxue. If Mu Yingxue knew what Mu Yueli was thinking at this moment, she would definitely feel ashamed for being her opponent. Wasn’t Mu Yueli aware that this old servant was instigated by her at the very beginning? Therefore, now that their plot had been revealed, she was the only one that the servant could ask for help.

“I’ll tell mother about this. Don’t worry about your job.” She said to Mammy Rong, “As long as you’re obedient in the future and serve me well, I’m sure you’ll be well-paid.”

When Mammy Rong heard this, she hurriedly kowtowed gratefully. “Thank you, Miss Yueli! Thank you! You’re the life savior of us servants.”

Mu Yueli smiled complacently. With a scornful gaze, she said, “Don’t bother. If you keep doing that, my floor is gonna be stained.”