A thought suddenly flashed across Madam Liu's mind and she looked at Lu Xiang abruptly.
Lu Xiang, it was Lu Xiang…
She stood there quietly but her calm eyes filled with mockery and ridicule.
She did not hide the fact that she had schemed against Lu Mingzhu.
Madam Liu's heart skipped a beat and sank.
It was really her!
How is that possible?
How could Lu Xiang know of their plan and manage to find Wang Er?
Countless questions made Madam Liu's mind chaotic. A chill rose from the bottom of her feet and quickly spread to her limbs and bones, as if her blood had frozen over.
Madam Liu could not believe that Lu Xiang had seen through her scheme and even counterattacked them.
Was such a scheming and shrewd person really only 14 years old?
The old lady looked at Lu Mingzhu and said, "Since you said it's fake, take out the hairpin that you have then."
Madam Liu shivered. It seemed that the Old Madam had no intention of clearing Mingzhu's name.
Lu Mingzhu was scared out of her wits. She only wanted to clear her name and get out of this mess. "Grandmother, the hairpin… I gave it to Lu Xiang yesterday. Hua Mei can be my witness."
Therefore, Lu Xiang was the one who had an affair with Wang Er. Otherwise, it would be that Lu Xiang was trying to frame her.
When Lu Xiang heard this, she had a hurt look on her face. "Lu Mingzhu, there's no enmity between us. Why are you framing me? Not only did you show off to me with the gift father gave you, but now that you've been discovered to be having an affair, you lied to cover your tracks. Wuyue was also there at that time. She can prove that I didn't take your hairpin."
You have a personal maid but so do I. Who are you looking down on?
Lu Mingzhu was so angry that she nearly vomited blood. B*tch, b*tch—
"Grandmother, she's lying. I clearly gave her the hairpin," Lu Mingzhu said. Then, she looked at Lu Mingzhu with an accusing expression. "Fourth Sister, I've always treated you well. Why did you frame me?"
An eye for an eye. I'm framing you right now.
Lu Xiang sighed and shook her head with a pained expression on her face. "What are you talking about? You did not give me any hairpin, but now you're blaming me. Aren't you framing me now?"
The air in the room instantly froze.
"Lu Mingzhu, I didn't want to say anything at first because we're biological sisters, but I didn't expect you to slander me for no reason under such circumstances. Don't blame me for disregarding our sisterhood in this case."
"What…" Lu Mingzhu looked like she was about to cry. However, she was stunned when she heard Lu Xiang's words.
Lu Xiang said, "Grandmother, the reason why the jade pendant that Wang Er had is exactly the same as mine is because not long ago, Lu Mingzhu came to look for me and saw my jade pendant. She liked it very much and wanted to make a similar piece to my jade pendant. I didn't think too much about it and gave the jade pendant to her. When she returned it to me, she even showed me the replica she made. Although both pendants looked identical, there's still a difference between them. Grandmother, take a closer look. Is there anything special about this jade pendant?"
When the Old Madam heard her words, she carefully looked at the jade pendant in her hand again, but she could not see anything different.
"Take a look," Old Madam said as she passed the jade pendant to Nanny Wen.
Nanny Wen looked at her for a long time and rubbed her eyes. "Old Madam, my eyes are cloudy and I can't tell."
Lu Xiang smiled calmly and said, "Lu Yue is young, so her eyesight must be excellent. Moreover, as a bystander, she won't side with anyone. Let her take a look."
Lu Yue's expression immediately turned into one of elation. She was also afraid that the Old Madam would blame her for creating more trouble, so she suppressed the excitement in her heart and bowed. "Grandmother, let me take a look."
As she spoke, she took the jade pendant from Nanny Wen's hand.
Lu Mingzhu looked at Lu Yue nervously. She was completely stunned. She did not expect Lu Xiang to be so good at distorting the truth. When did she take Lu Xiang's jade pendant and make an imitation?
Yesterday, she had only cared about getting Lu Xiang's jade pendant, and she had never thought of checking it properly. And as such, she could do nothing now when Lu Xiang was accusing her. She could not help but panic.
Lu Yue flipped through the jade pendant in her hand seriously. Suddenly, she exclaimed and the people in the room immediately looked at her nervously.
"What did you find?" Old Madam asked anxiously, her body subconsciously leaning towards Lu Yue.
Lu Mingzhu's heart almost jumped to her throat when she heard Lu Yue's exclamation.
Lu Yue frowned slightly and did not answer the Old Madam. Instead, she raised the jade pendant high and looked at the pattern on it through the sunlight. She rubbed her fingers gently until she confirmed her thoughts. Then, she looked at the Old Madam and pointed at the jade pendant in her hand. "Grandmother, look. The words "Mingzhu" were engraved on it. Because the words are small, it's not easy to notice."
"Fifth Sister has good eyesight, so if Lu Mingzhu hadn't shown it to me, how would I know the difference between her jade pendant and mine?" Lu Xiang continued.
"No, that's impossible. This isn't my jade pendant. It's you. You framed me," Lu Mingzhu pointed at Lu Xiang and said angrily.
At this moment, she understood what had happened. Lu Xiang had prepared this jade pendant to frame her.
Lu Xiang said, "You can't just blame it on me when you're caught doing something wrong."
"Lu Mingzhu, it's because you have returned to the Lu family. Since you have met other young masters who were more handsome and rich, you looked down on this man and wanted to kick him away. I didn't expect him to come looking for you with the token you gave him. You took advantage of the fact that he had never seen your face and framed me again and again. How terrible of you and how dare you call yourself a daughter of the Lu family?"
"Do you think I'm easy to bully? Or do you think you can do whatever you want just because father dotes on you?"
"You had slandered me and made me unable to raise my head in the Lu family. In the future, would you use other methods to deal with Lu Yue and Lu Qiao until you have trampled all your sisters under your feet? Did you think that Aunt Fang and Aunt Lin are just targets for you and your daughter to bully?"
Every word Lu Xiang said was like a soft knife stabbing into Madam Liu and Lu Mingzhu, creating invisible harm.
As soon as she finished speaking, Aunt Fang and Aunt Lin glared at Madam Liu and her daughter as if they were enemies.
That's right. If this mother and daughter duo dared to scheme against Lu Xiang today, they would scheme against them in the future.
Lu Xiang had Old Madam's protection. As for them, they did not have Old Madam's protection and nor could they depend on the Master's love. Weren't they easy prey for the mother and daughter to slaughter in that case?
Concubine Lin was angry, but she did not dare to say anything. Concubine Fang had a hot temper though. "As expected of someone raised in the wild. You're shallow and inexperienced. That's why you would like such trash. You're shameless and yet, you wanted to drag others down. The Lu family has always been peaceful, but after you and your daughter came, everything became a mess. I think you're just a troublemaker."
Aunt Fang merely spoke a few sentences but every word insulted them both. Her words made Madam Liu's eyes turn red with anger. "B*tch, shut up."