Chapter 340: The Truth Behind It All

to your younger siblings, not some outsider."Meng Jin Yao burst out laughing. "I only received the dowry list on my wedding day! I've never even seen it before the wedding. It wouldn't be possible f...Gu Xiuming

When everyone heard this name, they were shocked and even a little incredulous. Because there was no conflict between Xuan Yi and Gu Xiuming, not even an argument, why would Gu Xiuming harm Xuan Yi like this

Gu Xuyan was taken aback and instinctively retorted, "Don't talk nonsense! I have no feud with him, why would he harm me Tell me, who are you trying to protect Just by making up a story about someone exiled, you think because he's far away in exile and can't defend himself"

Zhang also felt it was impossible, saying, "Yichan, by now, you'd better tell the truth."

Yu Xiang shook her head repeatedly: "Madam, Miss, what I said is true. It was he who instructed me to do so.

Zhang still felt that Yixiang was covering up the true mastermind. She even believed that her scumbag son-in-law was the real culprit. To marry Xuanyi, a woman who was easy to manipulate, he bribed Xuanyi's maidservant and said, "Now that he has been exiled, you can say whatever you want. Do you have evidence to prove that what you're saying is true"

Yu Xiang directly raised three fingers and swore: "I swear, every word I say is true. If even half a word is false, may heaven strike me with lightning and I shall meet a terrible end.

She put down her hand and continued, "The servant girl did not intentionally harm the young lady. When the former crown prince asked the servant girl to bring the young lady and the older cousin together, he only said that he was a friend of the older cousin. He learned that the older cousin had a crush on the young lady, and he couldn't bear to see his friend suffering from love. Besides, the Wuan Marquis's Mansion has no problems, so he wanted the servant girl to help by saying a few good words about him in front of the young lady.

Gu Xuanyi questioned, "You're my maidservant, why would you do things for him What did he give you"

Yu Xiang guiltily lowered her head and replied, “My brother made a little trouble, and the former Crown Prince helped settle it. This matter has evidence to check, and the Marquis is the Minister of Justice, so wanting to verify it should not be difficult. I owe the former Crown Prince a favor, and I thought that my uncle deeply loves the young lady, he would definitely treat her well, so I agreed to this.”

“Later, I saw the eldest young lady struggling at her in-laws' house. I also knew that the Duke of Wuan's mansion was truly difficult. I realized that he perhaps deliberately schemed against the eldest young lady, but I dared not speak out. Afterward, my brother at home needed silver to marry a wife and tentatively went to find the former Crown Prince. To prevent me from revealing the matter, he also gave silver, confirming my suspicions.”

As soon as these words were spoken, seven out of ten people believed it. It was indeed possible to uncover the truth by following the clues. For Gu Jingxi, the Minister of Justice, this wouldn't be a difficult task. He would understand that a mere maid wouldn't dare to lie. But why would Gu Xiumin do this

Then Yuxiang continued, "Madam Li also knows about this matter. I have another piece of evidence to prove it. At the time, I went out to buy things for the eldest Miss. When I met Madam Li on the street, I had a flash of inspiration and asked her for a favor. I wanted to leave some evidence so that if something happened later, I could prove myself innocent. It was a hairpin. I kept it all this time, just in case something like this happened someday. The maidservant who used to serve in Qingyu Xuan should have seen Madam Li wearing this hairpin."

She finished speaking and took out a gold-inlaid butterfly hairpin from the hidden pocket in her sleeve. This was something Zhou Yun had brought out of the Marquis of Wu'an’s mansion before, and she had suddenly remembered to take it with her. She hadn't expected that it would actually come in handy now.

Gu Jingxi glanced at the hairpin, then gave Zhou Yun a look.

Zhou Yun immediately understood. He took the hairpin from Yunxiang's hand and then went to question the maidservant who had previously attended to Li shi.

Gu Xuanyi was dumbfounded. She couldn't understand why Gu Xiuming would betray her. He said that animal was friends with Gu Xiuming, which was impossible. After she married that animal, she didn't see any close relationship between him and Gu Xiuming at all; they weren't friends.

Meng Jin Yao looked at Yun Xiang kneeling on the ground, then glanced at Gu Xuan Yi. In a flash, she suddenly remembered an incident, a small one, that she had witnessed with her own eyes.

One day, without either side paying attention, Xuanyì and Li shi bumped into each other. Xuanyì accused Li shi of being blind and bumping into her, leading to an argument between the two. Xuanyì even slapped Li shi hard.

Perhaps the grudge was formed right then. At that time, Gu Xiuming loved Li shi so much, treating her as his heart and soul. Seeing his beloved girl suffer such injustice, he was filled with rage and wanted to get revenge.

At that time, Xuanyi was just beginning to discuss marriage. Marriage was a major event in a woman's life; marrying the wrong person could ruin her entire life. There were many other ways to make Madam Li feel better, but she chose such a cruel method. Her heart was truly vicious.

Thinking about this, Meng Jingyao suddenly said: "Xuan Yi, I remember once seeing you have a conflict with Li's concubine, and you even hit her. Could it be that because of that incident, Gu Xiuming felt sorry for Li's concubine and held a grudge against you He might have plotted against you to take revenge. At the time, he and Li's concubine were inseparable and had no conflict. It is estimated that he would do this kind of thing out of revenge."

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone was shocked and stunned. They had seen through Gu Xiuming's true colors. Given his personality, he could really do such a vicious thing. Although Xu Yi's impulsive actions were wrong, wanting to ruin Xu Yi's life for a slap was too cruel. This kind of revenge was chilling.

Gu Xuyan, reminded by her third aunt, suddenly remembered that long-forgotten little thing. She muttered in disbelief: "But... but I'm his cousin! Li shi is just a lowly concubine. How could he treat me like this because of a concubine"

At this point, Zhang realized for the first time that her way of educating her child was problematic. She raised Xuan Yi to be arrogant and domineering. Eventually, because of this personality, Xuan Yi provoked people she shouldn't have, and as a result, she was retaliated against and suffered this kind of misfortune.

Gu Jing angrily said, "You fool! That Li shi is not an ordinary concubine She is his heart and soul. For her, he can do things like eloping, which shames the family name. What's more, he will definitely take revenge on you, your cousin What did you do to provoke Li shi Are you trying to feel superior by bullying her"

Gu Xuanyi covered her face and cried, she really didn't expect that because of a slap back then, it led to her being schemed against and marrying that beast. Gu Xiuming must have known the true face of that beast, so he schemed against her and took revenge on her. No wonder, no wonder when she got engaged to that beast, besides her father who only saw benefits, no one in the family was optimistic about it. Only Gu Xiuming was optimistic about this marriage, telling her how good the beast was and congratulating her on finding a good husband.

Zhang felt heartbroken for her daughter, her heart ached like a knife. She rushed forward and embraced her daughter, the mother and daughter holding each other and crying.

It wasn't long before Zhou Yun returned. He confirmed with the maidservant that the gold-inlaid pearl butterfly hairpin was indeed Li Yiniang's jewel. Some maidservants had even seen Li Yiniang wear it several times, which indirectly proved that Gu Xiuming was the mastermind behind this. Otherwise, Li Yiniang, who wasn't favored by the Gu family, wouldn't have been able to order Xuan Yi's head maid around.

Grandmother Gu's face turned grave. This was done by Xiu Ming, but now Xiu Ming has been exiled to Yaizhou and expelled from the clan. As elders, they are unable to seek justice for Xu Yi or punish Xiu Ming. What should they do's ex-fiancée, so every time she saw Meng Jinyao, she couldn't help but want to compare herself. But when she saw Meng Jinyao being dignified and composed, acting as if she didn't care about her at al...