“Sis!”
Jiang Yueyao’s little mouth quivered, tears streaming down~
[After all, I was a backbone member of the drama club in university in my past life!]
“Sis, you came just in time! Jiang Yuening, she… she bullied me!”
[From my sister’s appearance, she probably just arrived, giving me enough time to make excuses!]
Jiang Yuehua: …
Actually, she had originally believed her younger sister was being bullied.
But…
After hearing her sister’s Inner Voice, she suddenly wasn’t so sure anymore.
Jiang Yuehua: …”Yao Yao, explain slowly. How exactly did she ‘bully’ you?”
Behind them, Jiang Yuening had just managed to climb up with the help of her maid Shuyan. The moment she got up, she heard Jiang Yueyao’s ‘distortion of truth,’ nearly fainting from anger and almost falling back down.
“Jiang Yueyao, you little wench! How dare you frame me!!!”
Jiang Yueyao: “Sis, look! She’s still being so fierce to me right in front of you. I’m so pitiful, so delicate, so wronged!”
As she spoke, she directly threw herself into Jiang Yuehua’s arms with fake sobs.
[Ahhh, I finally got to hug my sister!]
[My sister’s embrace is so fragrant, so soft, so ample~~]
[Snuggling with sister]
[I just want to stay in my sister’s arms forever~~]
Jiang Yuehua’s face flushed slightly.
Her sister’s actions were enthusiastic, and her Inner Voice was even more passionate.
As a proper ancient lady, Jiang Yuehua found it a bit overwhelming.
“Yao Yao, don’t be afraid. Your sister is here. I won’t let anyone bully you.”
Jiang Yuehua gently patted her sister’s shoulder, comforting her softly.
Nearby, Jiang Yuening was about to explode with rage.
“Open your eyes and see who’s really being bullied here!”
Jiang Yueyao clung to Jiang Yuehua, ‘trembling with fear.’
“Sis, look! She’s being fierce to me again. Yao Yao is so scared, I need hugs~”
“Clearly Jiang Yuening slapped herself twice trying to frame me, then accidentally fell into the lotus pond… Sis, she must be trying to pin the blame on me.”
Sure enough, as Jiang Yueyao spoke, Jiang Yuening was already screaming hysterically.
“It was Jiang Yueyao, that little wench, who slapped me and threw me into the lotus pond! And she’s the one playing victim!!!”
She was furious, absolutely furious!!
Jiang Yuehua glanced down at her ‘pitiful’ sister in her arms, then at her ‘furious’ cousin across from them.
Although she already knew the truth of the matter from her sister’s Inner Voice…
But…
As long as her sister didn’t say it out loud, then she didn’t know.
Of course she had to protect her own biological sister.
“Fifth cousin, Yao Yao is physically weak and her eyes haven’t fully recovered yet. How could she possibly have hurt you?”
“What exactly is your intention, publicly slandering her like this?”
[Wow, my sister is so impressive!]
[As expected of (the female protagonist)…]
[Wuwuwu, being pampered by my sister feels so good]
[Hurry, hurry, make this bigger! Best if it directly reaches Mom, Dad, and the Old Madame]
[I was just worrying about how to get rid of Eldest Uncle Jiang’s family of vampires]
[If I remember correctly, it should be around this time that foolish cousin gets set up by Prince Yong’s people, accused of cheating in the gambling den. Then Eldest Uncle Jiang’s family defects to Prince Yong. Later when Prince Yong falsely accused the Jiang family of treason, it was Eldest Uncle Jiang who secretly planted evidence in Father’s study]
[If we could take this opportunity to separate households, that would be perfect]
Jiang Yuehua: …???
Jiang Yuehua: …!!!
Her hand, which had been gently patting Jiang Yueyao’s shoulder, suddenly froze.
What… what had she just heard?!The Jiang family would be falsely accused of treason by Prince Yong in the future, with Eldest Uncle Jiang as an accomplice?!
How could Yao Yao know all this?
No… the key point is, Yao Yao would never harm her own family. Regardless of how she knew, she absolutely couldn’t let such a thing happen.
She must protect Yao Yao well!
Thinking of this…
Jiang Yuehua’s gaze toward the still-screaming Jiang Yuening deepened.
Perhaps… she should follow Yao Yao’s suggestion and seize this opportunity to escalate the situation.
The Jiang family might indeed need to separate.
……
……
In Old Mrs. Jiang’s room.
The entire family had been summoned. The two factions of the Jiang family sat facing each other, the atmosphere heavy.
Fortunately, there was still an atmosphere-livening group.
“Grandmother, grandmother, look at me, look at me!”
Jiang Yuening stretched out her swollen red face for Old Mrs. Jiang and everyone to see.
Eldest Uncle Jiang and his wife looked livid, while Old Mrs. Jiang was already hugging Jiang Yuening and crying “my dear Ning Ning” and “my precious.”
“My good Ning Ning, how could you be hurt so badly?”
“Whoever did this deserves to die, how could they be so vicious?”
Jiang Yuening wailed even louder, then turned her head to give Jiang Yueyao a triumphant look before tearfully pointing at Jiang Yueyao.
“Grandmother, it was her, she was the one who hit me!”
“She even pushed me into the lotus pond, the clothes grandmother just made for me are ruined… boo hoo!”
It was that damned Jiang Yueyao—she must be severely punished!
And… it would be best to directly take Jiang Yueyao’s brand new cloak for herself, no, she should also be compensated with lots and lots of new fabric!
“Yao girl?”
Old Mrs. Jiang looked displeased at Jiang Yueyao. “How dare you be so ruthless to your elder sister?”
“How could our Jiang family raise a girl with such poor manners? Nanny Zhang, take Yao girl to the ancestral hall to kneel properly and reflect on her actions.”
“Grandmother, my clothes…”
Jiang Yuening quickly tugged at Old Mrs. Jiang’s sleeve, shaking it and making her hint blatantly clear.
She wanted Jiang Yueyao to compensate her for the clothes.
Old Mrs. Jiang was already well-practiced in this. “Right, and Ning Ning’s clothes. Since Yao girl ruined them, then…”
“Give me your cloak, and all your fabric is mine now!”
Jiang Yuening smirked triumphantly at Jiang Yueyao.
“Yes, exactly, that’s how it should be.”
Old Mrs. Jiang and Jiang Yuening echoed each other, directly deciding on the punishment and compensation.
However…
Jiang Yueyao didn’t obediently comply as she usually would. Instead, she turned to look at Old Jiang, Jiang Zhen, and her nominal mother, Zhou Qiongying, beside her.
[See what kind of life I used to live?]
[You thought I was living it up in the capital, but in reality… I didn’t even have a hair to my name and was bullied every day.]
[If you can tolerate this… then… I won’t acknowledge you as family!]
[Come on, let me see if your love for me is real or fake.]
As the biological parents of the female lead Jiang Yuehua, Jiang Zhen and Zhou Qiongying’s attitude would largely determine how Jiang Yueyao would proceed with [saving her sister] in the future.
Fortunately, this nominal father and mother didn’t disappoint Jiang Yueyao.
Facing the aggressive Old Mrs. Jiang, Jiang Zhen glared fiercely.
“Mother, is this how you usually treat my daughter?””How can you be so sure it’s my Yao Yao’s fault when the matter hasn’t been clarified yet, and Yao Yao hasn’t even said a word?!”
“Daring to slander my daughter right in front of me—do you think I’m dead as her father?!”
With that furious roar, Jiang Yuening, who had been smug just moments before, instantly turned deathly pale.
So, so terrifying.