The others dared not show their teeth and obediently left the room. When there was no one else left in the kitchen, Emma smiled and said, “Qri, you cook the soup.”“Yes, ma’am.” Qri placed the cleaned astragalus roots into the pot, added water, and simmered them. Holding a fire fan, she sighed, “Miss, you’re absolutely right. If we let the maids cook, there might be some commotion. It’s better for us to handle it ourselves.”Emma smiled but didn’t respond.Luther stepped up to help Qri, and together they prepared the soup much faster than before.After a while, the soup was ready. Qri used a white porcelain bowl with delicate lotus patterns and a top rim to ladle the soup into it. She placed it on a tray and then said, “Miss, it’s ready.”Emma turned her head to glance at Carol. Carol nodded, and Emma’s smile deepened.Nanny Joie, on the other side, had already heard the news and was standing at the door, waiting for Emma. A few hours ago, the maids had informed the third young lady t
Emma watched Luna Sandra’s expressions from beginning to end, with her face appearing as though she were watching a play. She then loudly asked Nanny Joie, “Nanny Joie, do you dare to swear that everything you just said is the truth? That I bribed you, and furthermore, that you poisoned mother’s soup?”Nanny Joie knelt straight and said, “Yes, I dare to do so. I’m willing to let His Lordship and Madam decide.”“You’ve always said I bribed you, and you’ve accepted the money. Why have you changed your mind?” Emma pressed.Nanny Joie had prepared for this moment, so she responded quickly, “It’s because this morning, Madam told me about the time when you were still living at your birth mother’s home. I followed Madam into this household after marrying into the family, but hearing you mention the past event made me feel ashamed. I remembered the old instructions from Beta Jason and Luna Lucca that I had wronged Madam in the past. I obeyed Duchess before because I was foolish, but now I’ve
People are often like this. If it were not for their personal involvement, Beta Henry would have surely realized that Felicia was just a pawn Emma had used. However, at the moment, he was consumed with anger, thinking that someone was plotting against him, unable to consider other possibilities. Thus, he immediately concluded that Felicia had poisoned the soup. Emma smiled, and this was the blind spot in human nature.Initially, Luna Sandra had invited Beta Henry to confirm the accusations of plotting against her. Little did she know her scheme would backfire so perfectly.Emma looked coldly at Felicia. “Big sister, Father brought you to Communal Hall Gloire to reflect on your actions. I didn’t know that you would resort to poisoning while reflecting. You saw Luna Sandra about to eat the soup, and in your panic, you hastily tried to stop her. However, you hadn’t planned for the unexpected, so you had to lie and frame me. This explains why the investigators found nothing in your room.
When Jadeite rushed forward, Emma immediately hid behind Beta Henry: “Father, I’m scared!”Jadeite didn’t expect Emma to hide behind Beta Henry. He was just about to stop, but he didn’t know who was blocking him. His whole body rushed forward. Beta Henry was too scared and had no time to dodge. In an instant, the dagger appeared. That stabbed Beta Henry’s left arm! Emma shouted loudly: “Protect, father! You’re not coming soon!”There was only a nanny in this room. All the guards guarded the outside. No one expected this kind of incident to happen. Jadeite used a dagger to stab and injure Beta Henry.Luna Sandra was angry and righteous, struggling to speak, but only spit out a mouthful of blood. She fainted, but no one in the room paid attention to her, because Beta Henry was injured, and his mouth was bruised. The wound was bleeding non-stop; the dagger was still stuck above it.Beta Henry was angry. Jadeite dared to stab and injure himself! He pointed at Jadeite and shouted at the gu
Luna Sandra shook her head, and Nanny Joie quickly knelt beside her, saying, “Madam is ill. I have the medicine with me.” Then Nanny Joie hurriedly fetched the medicine, approached Luna Sandra, and helped her take it. Luna Sandra let out a sigh, and her eyes briefly stopped at Jadeite, then filled with resentment as she looked towards Emma.Emma, on the other hand, calmly gazed at her, her eyes carrying a mocking smile that made Luna Sandra’s heart tighten. “Mother, you’re awake. Are you feeling better?”Luna Sandra let out a bitter laugh and said, “If I had known this day would come, I would have let your father kill you a long time ago to spare you from causing such trouble.”The senior lady spoke coldly, “Before you talk about others, take better care of your own daughter. One poisoned her father’s dish, the other dared to harm her own father. For these crimes, you deserve a thousand deaths and more!”Luna Sandra clenched her teeth. Then she made a determined decision. She would pr
In Nanny Joie’s eyes, a subtle, hard-to-detect emotion passed. She clenched her teeth and said, “No, the Fifth stepmother didn’t die because of childbirth difficulties. The Fifth stepmother could have given birth to the Second Young Master, and she was even risking her life to do so. However, Madam put a mutual-antagonistic drug in her medicine to prolong her life, but that drug would make the person die unjustly—”Upon hearing this, Felicia broke out in a cold sweat, and Jadeite’s entire body turned ice cold. He never thought that his chaos had pushed his mother into taking the blame from Nanny Joie, and now, Nanny Joie was exposing all the wicked deeds committed by their mother in recent years.“Evidence. Where is it?”“I’ve always kept it, hidden in my house, the medicine from that year—” Nanny Joie lowered her head. Not only had her mistress betrayed her, but she couldn’t have foreseen that a day like this would come.“First, take her down and flog her severely!” Beta Henry was ex
Felicia, seeing the situation, realized that once she arrived at Communal Hall Gloire, she might have to stay there for the rest of her life. How could she leave so easily? She hurriedly rushed forward and knelt in front of Beta Henry. “Father, I know nothing about all of this. You know I have done nothing wrong. I can’t be blamed for my mother’s mistakes...” She was extremely anxious as she cried out, “I don’t want to go to Communal Hall Gloire, I won’t go, Father, I won’t go...”Beta Henry raised his head and shouted, “Drag her away!” Immediately, four nannies stepped forward and pulled Felicia out. Felicia cried desperately, her hair and hairpins in disarray. She was truly unfortunate, and she didn’t even understand how she got caught up in this mess. In fact, if it weren’t for Nanny Joie revealing Luna Sandra’s past, she would never have been implicated. But now, both Beta Henry and the senior lady were furious with Luna Sandra, so there was no chance they would spare her.“Where
Luna Sandra was in a daze, and Nanny Thoi approached her bedside, saying, “Madam, Luna Meria is here. Madam, please wake up.”The senior lady on multiple occasions had rejected Luna Meria in the past, which had left her suspicious. She even suspected that Luna Sandra was being held captive by someone. Now, seeing Luna Sandra in such a bewildered state in broad daylight with an unhealthy complexion, she frowned and exclaimed, “Elder sister!”Suddenly, Luna Sandra snapped out of her trance. After a long pause, she rubbed her eyes, sat up, and gazed at Luna Meria as if she didn’t recognize who she was.Luna Meria was taken aback; the other woman didn’t seem to recognize her.Luna Meria took a step closer, a sense of urgency in her voice. “Elder sister!”Luna Sandra looked at Luna Meria, raising her hands and gesturing aimlessly in front of her.“Don’t come to see me! Don’t come to see me! This can’t be blamed on me. I had no choice! If you want to blame someone, blame your bad luck... Yo