Guo Yiyi wept some more, "I don't believe sister, clearly you hate me that's why you made unreasonable complaints, you even drag Lord Liu into your scheme.
Li Jing looked at her sister, the smile gone on her face. This is getting boring, she thought.
"Sister is misunderstanding me, I am not here to attack you nor do I have a scheme up on my sleeves. We are here because I want to defend myself and Lord Liu was generous enough to accompany me, isn't that right, Lord Liu?" Li Jing turned to the man beside her and slowly blinked her watery eyes at him.
Liu Xin Yang's heart beat faster, as if in trance he nods his head, not taking his eyes off Li Jing, "Anything Li Jing says is correct."
The stats above his head kept flashing.
Favorability: 73%
Killing Intent: O%
Li Jing gave Liu Xin Yang a satisfied smile. Good boy.
Li Jing took a sip of her tea then stared at the swirling amber in her cup, "But sister, I want to ask you again. Did you really see me trip Zhang Feng Yi?"
Guo Yiyi felt a sense of peace and protection now that she has his father and mother by her side. She had also swayed the hearts of the nobles present with her acting prowess. If worse comes to worst, they would surely help her get out of this predicament. How can they bear to leave her to fend for herself, she's a delicate and pregnant woman.
No one can harm her with the Zhang and the Guo at her back. She might even be lucky enough if she could pin all the blame on Li Jing.
Guo Yiyi masked the sinister smile that wanted to bloom on her lips, she pinched her leg and tears welled in her eyes, "Yes, I saw it with my own two eyes. Sister, I know you hate Feng Yi but what you did was too much. Feng Yi was just reminding you how important education is, that you should attend your classes regularly. If we had only known that you have such violent tendencies then…"
Li Jing laughed heartily, the soft tune sounds like the tinkling of bells.
"Yiyi, you do have a glib tongue. But only a fool would believe you. We were at least two meters apart when Zhang Feng Yi tripped. Tell me, how could I trip Feng Yi if I was seating that far from you two?"
Guo Yiyi blinked rapidly, "Well, that-"
Li Jing cut her off and smiled at her innocently, "Did you also perhaps saw my legs stretch to two meters and tripped Feng Yi?" Li Jing added. "It was just us noble ladies there when Feng Yiyi tripped. As you've said, it is truly a bit puzzling for a model to trip like that. Maybe you could shed some light on what truly happened, my dear sister Yiyi, since you are the one closest to Feng Yi when it all happened."
Hua Mei who was listening to all of this snickered and gave her Milady a thumbs up, Milady is so fierce.
Guo Yiyi felt like her IQ dropped, she was left speechless. Her plan to trap her sister backfired and all eyes were on her now. Feng Yi was looking at her with daggers in her eyes. Like she just realized that what Li Jing said was feasible. She also saw Zhang Feng Yi's glare as if she just realize it was Guo Yiyi who actually tripped her.
Guo Yiyi clutch at her dress, her eyes moving rapidly, "I -I have proof! I have proof that you tripped Feng Yi! The Ladies! Yes, the Ladies present saw you trip Feng Yi." She turned to her friends who always had her back. "Right? You saw my sister trip Feng Yi, right?"
The ladies who had the habit of following every word Guo Yiyi say were about to testify against Li Jing when a sinister laugh sounded, it echoed on the four corners of the spacious Hall.
The hair at the back of their nape stood because of the sound. They turned to the dais and saw Lord Liu leaning forward from his seat, elbows resting on his knee and in his hand…in his hand…shit! Is that a gun?! It's a fucking gun!
Liu Xin Yang smiled coldly at the women in front of him, but his hands were playing with his gun. It was loaded. "Is it true? Did you see Li Jing trip Zhang Feng Yi?"
All of them backed away and shook their heads vigorously.
"My daughter didn't see anything, Lord Liu. She's nearsighted!"
"My daughter was chasing a deer when the accident happened, Lord Liu."
"My daughter was sleepwalking when the accident happened. Didn't see anything."
The group cast a glance toward Guo Yiyi who was gaping at them. We don't want to see our daughters die today, girl. You are on your own.
Liu Xin Yang's stance relaxed a bit. "Good."
He took off the safety in his gun and pointed it at Zhang Feng Yi.
Mother Zhang shrieked and fainted. Father Zhang and Zhang Yong both kneeled beside Zhang Feng Yi, their hearts racing in fear.
"Lord Liu, my daughter is also a victim in all of this, please spare my daughter. If she offended you in some way, I will punish her for you, Lord Liu." Father Zhang said, his voice trembling in terror.
Liu Xin yang ignored the Zhang father and son, his deadly eyes trained to Zhang Feng Yi who was shaking like a leaf. "You, did you see Li Jing trip you?"
Zhang Feng Yi bit her lip and shook her head. "N-No, Lord L-Liu. I d-didn't see anything. I-It was Guo Yiyi who told me t-that she saw L-Li Jing did it."
Feng Yi didn't dare look at Guo Yiyi beside her. This girl was the one who brought them to that meadow, she was also the one who instigated everything, if she can't pin the blame on Guo Li Jing then it was only right that Guo Yiyi bears all of this.
With all that was happening, only Adviser Guo has a confused look. Why are his wife and daughter crying? What is happening?
Adviser Guo kneeled beside her crying family and asked, "Lord Liu, what is happening? What did my Yiyi do?"
"Adviser Guo, " Shen Ru said, his tone cold and indifferent, "The one who accused Lady Guo Li Jing of such crime is your other daughter Guo Yiyi. She also asked Lord Liu to punish her. Severely."
Adviser Guo felt like he was struck by lightning. Guo Yiyi did what?
His eyes whipped towards Liu Xin Yang, Lord Liu was also looking at him, eyes glinting with threat. Is that why he asked him to remember his choice?
Did he just pull his one daughter out of the mud and throw the other to hell?
Adviser Guo trembled, his knees going soft from the unbearable pressure he is in. His mind started whirring in different directions. Weighing pros and cons inside his head.
If he supports Li Jing, he will definitely lose the Zhang as a strong backer, he might also lose his beloved wife and daughter he put in the palm of his hand. If he supports Yiyi, he will anger the future clan head and possibly lose his status, title, and most definitely his life. No matter which side he chose, he will undeniably lose a lot.
Shooting one's self on the foot, that's what Adviser Guo feels like right now.
Li Jing wanted to laugh again but she might have a hard time explaining herself now that it was her father who was the butt of a joke.
He had somehow dug a hole for himself.
Li Jing turned her eyes toward Liu Xin Yang.
Volatile, fierce, deadly. Li Jing trembled.
She called Hua Mei privately.
"Hua Mei."
"Yes, Milady."
"My-"
Hua Mei cut her off, "I know, Milady. Such a scary and dangerous man. But please bear with it until you get the Soul Fragment."
Li Jing clutched her trembling hand on her chest, "My man is so fierce. I want to gobble him up!"
Hua Mei nodded her head in sympathy, "I know, Milady, but please- wait, what?!"
You are insane, Milady!