Chapter 92: True Face
Consort Song was first stunned for a moment, then as if stung by a scorpion: “You… you didn’t take poison?!”
“What else could I do? What happened back then is in the past, and you hid it too well. I’m afraid this is the only way to make you reveal the truth.” Wen Mingqian stood up and wiped the red stain from the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief.
“You tricked me!” Consort Song’s face began to contort in shock, and she shouted fiercely to the outside, “Granny Yang!”
“What is it? Little Madam?” Granny Yang rushed in, pushing the door open.
Seeing Wen Mingqian standing there perfectly fine, she couldn’t help but be stunned.
“Song Xiulian, I was naive back then and you framed me. Did you think I would fall for it again? You’ve killed so many people, it’s time for you to pay with your life.”
“You set a trap! Everything before was an act for me to see!” Consort Song was not stupid and quickly understood.
“Ever since I brought Chang An back, you’ve harbored the intention to cut the grass and eliminate the roots. Unfortunately, you failed repeatedly, which only made you more impatient.
When Chang An went to play at your place, he sensed your wicked intentions. You placed a small figurine under the pillow to suppress nightmares, which made me certain that Kang’an’s death was related to you.
Later, this child said he saw a ghost resembling Kang’an in your room, which made you even more suspicious. With your personality, you would definitely frame someone, so you invited a Taoist priest to perform rituals, leading to the story of Kang’an’s lingering spirit.” Wen Mingqian was happy to help her clarify the past.
“Heh, so it was all you pushing the waves!” Consort Song sneered, “So you started weaving this net back then.”
“After bringing up Kang’an’s matter, you started pretending to be a loving mother, constantly saying you wished he could return to your womb. Your purpose in doing this was to shift the blame onto me. Everyone thought I killed Kang’an back then, and now that his spirit lingers, I should be the most fearful and disgusted, so it would be natural for me to harm you. Isn’t that right?” Wen Mingqian asked Consort Song with a smile. “Just like how you always subtly mentioned to the Master how I targeted and bullied you, when in reality, it was all lies you fabricated yourself.”
In fact, the moment Consort Song mentioned wanting Gong Kang’an to return to her womb when she went to pay respects to the Old Madam, Wen Mingqian knew what she was planning next.
She then informed Old Madam Gong that Consort Song would definitely use her unborn child to frame her again.
And she herself would go with the flow, pretending to be successfully framed by her.
Old Madam Gong was originally full of doubts and did not believe Wen Mingqian’s words.
However, Wen Mingqian assured her that the truth would be revealed before long.
“Hmph! Wen Mingqian, I truly underestimated you. You haven’t lived these seven years in vain; you must have endured hardship and bided your time!” Consort Song sneered, “I was careless.”
“Yes! You were such a cautious and meticulous person! Your words and actions were flawless, always speaking the softest words while doing the most ruthless deeds.” Wen Mingqian sighed deeply, “To make you reveal your true colors, I had to make you feel extremely triumphant, because only in triumph do people lose their heads.”
“Little Madam, now that things have come to this, we cannot leave any witnesses alive,” Granny Yang reminded Consort Song, “We can’t let her leave this door!”
“Insolence!” A stern reprimand came from behind the Buddha statue, “Seize that bitch Song Xiulian! And tie up this Granny Yang as well!”
The curtain behind the Buddha statue was lifted, and Madam Wei emerged, supporting Old Madam Gong.
Gong Rang followed closely, and Gong Xu was also there, but he was tied to a chair with his mouth gagged.
It turned out that Yun Ying had put a mild anesthetic in the wine she gave him. After he got drunk, he was brought here.
To prevent him from making any noise, he was tied up and gagged beforehand.
Consort Song had already woken him up with cold water before entering, so he, along with Old Madam Gong and others, were behind the curtain, having heard their entire conversation clearly.
“Old Madam, spare me!” Granny Yang fell to her knees with a thud, kowtowing like she was pounding garlic, “This old servant knew nothing!”
“You knew nothing, yet you wanted to silence witnesses?! Such a wicked servant has been in the mansion for so many years, we Gong Family members are truly blind!” Old Madam Gong said with great pain.
“Old Madam, I was talking nonsense just now!” Consort Song also knelt down and pleaded pitifully, “I… I was momentarily confused. I hated Wen Mingqian too much, that’s why I said those things.”
“I haven’t lost my mind yet! What kind of mother who hates someone deeply would admit to killing her own child?” Old Madam Gong looked at Consort Song with disgust, “I’ve never heard of such a vicious woman! You almost brought ruin to my family.”
“Master, Master! You know me, I… I was truly forced into a corner with no other options. Above all else, please consider Bao An…” Consort Song crawled to Gong Xu, hugging his knees and sobbing.
At this moment, Gong Xu had been untied, but he sat there motionlessly, as if his soul had been completely withdrawn from his body.
Consort Song shook his leg, crying heartbrokenly: “Master, the affection we’ve shared for so many years cannot all be fake. I truly had my difficulties, which forced me to do those things… I did it for the good of the Gong Family too! If Kang’an were alive, he would be the son of a traitor, and you would all be implicated!”
Gong Xu slowly lowered his head, staring intently at Consort Song, then suddenly raised his arm and slapped her hard.
Consort Song was knocked to the ground, but she was still unwilling, crying, “You promised me! You promised to love me dearly for my entire life! What? Are you going back on your word now?!”
“You bitch!” Gong Xu trembled all over, “You’ve kept so much from me!”
He was too disappointed, too shocked, and too heartbroken. All along, Consort Song was the person he trusted the most. He had always thought she was gentle and kind, even unable to protect herself, needing his protection to survive.
Who would have thought that she wore a beautiful mask, but inside was as wicked, fierce, and inhuman as a demon!
“I was forced! If it were you, what would you do?!” Consort Song, now like a cornered wolf, could no longer pretend to be docile, instinctively baring her fangs, “Every man for himself, or heaven and earth will destroy him! What’s wrong with me planning for myself?! Are all of you in the Gong Family good people?! You just put on a facade to save face all day!
If not, why didn’t you finish off Wen Mingqian back then?! One clean sweep, and none of this would have happened!”
At this point, she suddenly turned around as if driven mad and pointed at Wen Mingqian, saying, “It’s all your fault! You bitch, why are you so fated to be strong-willed?! Why didn’t you die during childbirth on the road?! Why did you come back with that bastard?!”
“She’s gone mad. Tie her up and take her back to her room,” Old Madam Gong said sternly. “Tell everyone outside that Concubine Song is weak due to a miscarriage and needs to rest and recuperate.”
“Understood, Old Madam.” By this time, Granny Xu had already subdued all the people Consort Song had brought with her and brought in a few more people to tie up Consort Song.
Wishing everyone a happy National Day in advance! As I will be going out to play, I may not be able to guarantee updates for the next few days. I wish everyone a pleasant time!
