Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 555 - 553

Chapter 555: Chapter 553

"Mrs. Li, such a supposedly well-mannered lady, well, you dare not teach us on behalf of our parents! The daughter you raised not only steals, but also shirks responsibility when she harms others! This kind of upbringing, not just anyone can teach. I’m really impressed Mrs. Li dares say she wants to chastise us on behalf of our parents! If I were Mrs. Li, with such a child, I wouldn’t even dare to leave the house!" retorted Xiao’er defiantly.

"Talking rubbish, my daughter would never steal anything!"

Li Mingfang’s face went as red as blood upon hearing this. She felt a sense of shame.

"Tsk tsk, you claim you were a deputy general, but with this disposition of doing things without owning up to them, how are you fit to lead an army!" Shangguan Wanru had also heard from Di Junya about Ming Jingya’s premature birth, and now seeing Li Mingfang’s guilty and evasive behavior, she couldn’t help making sarcastic remarks.

The gazes of the others in the shop made Li Mingfang feel utterly humiliated, and she could not admit to this: "Don’t wrongly accuse me! I didn’t steal the pill, I went there that day intending to ask Shaowei for the pill! It’s just that Shaowei wasn’t there at the time, but if he had been, he would have given me the pill! Moreover what does Miss Ming’s premature birth have to do with me? If you don’t know, then don’t talk nonsense. When I saw Miss Ming, she had already fallen to the ground."

She did indeed go to Shaowei to ask for a pill that day! If Shaowei had been there, he would have surely lent her the pill! How could they say she stole it? She simply hadn’t seen Shaowei and couldn’t inform him before using it!

She had also forgotten to tell him when she borrowed something from Shaowei in the past and then mentioned it to him later, but he never accused her of stealing!

With so many people here, Li Mingfang could not possibly admit to stealing, or else she would face public shame in the future.

"So you admit you took the pill! Taking without asking is considered stealing, don’t you know?" said Xiao’er, shaking her head. The more Li Mingfang struggled, the worse she looked.

"Don’t call me sister-in-law Miss Ming, call me Princess Consort! The matter of my sister-in-law’s premature birth has nothing to do with you? If you hadn’t forcefully broken into the mansion, Mrs. Lin wouldn’t have accidentally run into my sister-in-law’s maid while chasing you, causing my sister-in-law to evade them, sprain her ankle and fall down, resulting in premature labour! Lady Liu was also there that day, you took the opportunity when Lady Liu was leaving the mansion and the gatekeeper opened the gate, to rush in! Lady Liu, am I wrong?" At the end of her speech, Di Junya turned to look at Madam Liu.

Feeling like Mrs. Li would kill her if she uttered a single wrong word, Madam Liu wailed in her heart, could she refuse to answer?

Although she was terrified, she had always treated people with honesty, so she nodded: "Miss Di is correct, that day as I was about to leave the Marquis Zhongyong’s mansion, Miss Li rushed in as soon as the gate was opened. She ran swiftly towards the inner courtyard, and at that time, the gatekeeper even ordered a bodyguard to chase her."

Mrs. Li was dumbfounded, did her daughter actually steal the pill? But she absolutely couldn’t admit this!

"Our family and the Marquis Zhongyong’s house have always been on good terms, and Mingfang frequently visited his mansion in the past. What was wrong with her rushing in?"

She did this out of desperation to save Ming Jun! Shaowei clearly had the life-saving pill, so why didn’t he give it out?!

Xiao’er had to admire Mrs. Li’s thick skin upon hearing this.

"Everyone should have a sense of self-awareness. Ever since Li Mingjun set the Tibetan mastiff on my sister-in-law, causing her to fall into the lake and disturbing her pregnancy, the cordial relationship between our two families ceased! Still on good terms? Who would dare to associate with your family!" Di Junya didn’t mind breaking through this pretense.

"Even when the homeowners have refused to let you in, you forced your way in, stole something and fled. This isn’t simply stealing, it’s basically burglary! Mrs. Li’s teaching is really commendable, just because others have a good relationship with your family, your daughter can break into their homes at will." Shangguan Wanru made a gesture of conceding defeat.

"If Mrs. Li’s etiquette isn’t up to par, then when the matter of Brother Di and Miss Li’s divorce came up, how did it become entirely Brother Di’s fault in Mrs. Li’s mouth! This kind of teaching that turns black into white is simply unparalleled! Isn’t it, Miss Li!"

Di Shaowei could disregard what others say, accepting that the divorce was his fault.

However, since the opportunity was in front of her, as his stepsister, Xiao’er felt it was very necessary to take advantage of this opportunity to clear his name.

Upon hearing these words, a flicker of panic passed through Li Mingfang’s eyes, how did things get so complicated?

She couldn’t let the Countess of Rui’an reveal that matter in front of so many people.

Now she is the future consort of the Third Prince, if that matter is revealed, wouldn’t that be making an enemy for Zhao Youwei?

Once the Third Prince ascends the throne, it is estimated that he will be the first to act against him.

If Xiao’er knew what Li Mingfang was thinking at the moment, she would definitely laugh at Li Mingfang’s naivety for overthinking.

"The matter of the divorce, Brother Di is not at fault, my mother misunderstood." Li Mingfang hastily said.

Xiao’er couldn’t help but laugh when she heard this. She absolutely couldn’t let Li Mingfang get away with just saying that.

"Since Brother Di is not at fault, Miss Li best explain everything clearly to everyone present. Otherwise, if Mrs. Li always thinks that Brother Di owes you, it won’t be good, right?"

"What do you mean by that? What exactly happened with the divorce?" Mrs. Li was confused. After asking this question, she regretted it.

If the divorce wasn’t Di Shaowei’s fault, then it must be Mingfang’s. If it was Mingfang’s fault, how could it be said publicly! As the saying goes, you shouldn’t air your dirty laundry in public.

Moreover, after the two families broke off their engagement, she had spread so many bad words about Di Shaowei outside. Now saying it wasn’t Di Shaowei’s fault of being fickle, but her daughter’s, isn’t that like slapping her own face?

How can she hold her head up high in the future?!

"I already know about the divorce, it’s indeed not Di Shaowei’s fault. Oh, I forgot I have something to deal with at home. Let’s go, Mingfang. We’ll come back another day to buy the fabric!" Mrs. Li sensed that the situation was turning unfavorable and wanted to make a quick exit.

Xiao’er quickly stepped in front of the two of them.

"Li Mingfang, you confessing your feelings to someone and getting rejected, thus jumping into the lake to commit suicide and thereby tarnishing your purity to force him to propose to you, forcing my elder brother to break off his engagement to make room for you, although not many know about this, you shouldn’t let your mother slander my elder brother in such a way without explaining clearly. Not to mention this time you caused my sister-in-law’s premature birth and stole her life-saving pill, you should not deny it! Now that the scandal has erupted, are you just thinking of escaping?" Di Junya quickly seized the opportunity to clear Di Shaowei’s name.

She wanted to see what face Li Mingfang had left to meet people.

Although there were not many people in the cloth shop, one of the women was the wife of a certain official, ensuring that this matter would certainly spread.

Engaged already, yet confessing to someone else? She is really daring! If I were her fiancé, I’d definitely break off the engagement! Otherwise, what if I end up wearing a green hat? Everyone thought to themselves after listening to this.