In the entire capital, everyone knew that Ling Qingwan had lived in the countryside since she was a child and had been a child bride to a fool for nearly ten years.
Living in such an era with obvious class distinctions, even though Ling Qingwan was the granddaughter of the general's mansion, others only stopped laughing at her outwardly, and many people still looked down on her in their hearts.
Mo Xiang is one of them.
"You asked me to prove it." Ling Qingwan curled the corners of her mouth slightly, revealing a faint smile.
For some reason, Mo Xiang always felt a chill down her spine when she saw Ling Qingwan smiling. It was as if she had been trapped by Ling Qingwan.
"Hongshang, throw Miss Cheng into the water again." Ling Qingwan ordered Hongshang.
"What are you going to do!" Mo Xiang was thinking, when she suddenly heard Ling Qingwan talking. She was startled and hurriedly stopped her.
"Miss Ling Er, you..."
On the side, Mo Cheng couldn't bear to watch it anymore and pleaded for Cheng Qianxin.
"My cousin has been weak and sickly since she was a child. She just accidentally fell into the lake and caught a cold. I'm afraid she can't stand another torture. Miss Ling, please have mercy on me and let my cousin go."
"What is Mr. Mo's plan? You can't let Shu Yingbai suffer any injustice, right?" Ling Qingwan refused to give in.
She couldn't stand seeing Mo Xiang anymore.
In the previous life, Mo Xiang and Ling Chuchu had a good relationship. After Zhang Shuying married Mo Cheng, Ling Chuchu helped Mo Xiang come up with many ideas to deal with Zhang Shuying.
Zhang Shuying's repeated miscarriages and even her tragic death in the end were probably due to Ling Chuchu and Mo Xiang.
Ling Qingwan didn't intervene at first because her own life was a mess, and she didn't know Zhang Shuying. This life is different.
Zhang Shuying is her friend, and she can't bear to see her friend being bullied.
"Cousin, Xiang'er, please stop begging for me. Qianxin was in poor health and didn't stand firmly. She fell off the boat when the wind blew. Miss Ling was right. This matter has nothing to do with Miss Zhang."
Cheng Qianxin spoke with a sad and miserable tone, which made her seem somewhat pitiful.
Mo Cheng frowned.
Seeing him hesitate, the last bit of hope in Zhang Shuying's eyes was completely shattered.
She liked Mo Cheng, but the two of them were not suitable after all.
"Hongshang!"
Ling Qingwan's voice rose.
Cheng Qianxin was really too pretentious, she couldn't bear it any longer.
Hong Chang obeyed the order, grabbed Cheng Qianxin and threw her into the lake.
With a scream, Mo Cheng and Mo Xiang immediately rushed to the railing.
"Cousin!" Mo Cheng shouted.
"Ling Qingwan! What on earth do you want to do! Will you be happy if someone dies?" Mo Xiang was so angry that she yelled at Ling Qingwan.
"Watch your attitude." Ling Xiao said coldly. "Do you think you can teach my sister a lesson?"
After all, Ling Xiao had followed Shen Chengzhou in battles since he was a child. When Ling Xiao was serious, his aura was very strong, and Mo Xiang was so scared that he was speechless.
"Shuying, tell me, what's going on?" Ling Qingwan turned to face Zhang Shuying.
Mo Cheng, Mo Xiang and Cheng Qianxin have all spoken, and it’s finally Zhang Shuying’s turn, the person involved.
"What good can she say? It's all just quibbling." Mo Xiang was dissatisfied and muttered softly.
"Xiang'er!" Mo Cheng yelled at Mo Xiang.
He also wanted to know what was going on.
"She sent a letter to my house yesterday, saying that she had something to tell me, so I agreed to meet her on the pleasure boat today. She told me to stay away from Mr. Mo, saying that she and Mr. Mo were childhood sweethearts and had already decided to spend their lives together. Even if I married into the Mo family, I would only be regarded as an abandoned woman. I was impatient and argued with her for a few words. After all, it was the Mo family who approached our Zhang family first about the marriage proposal, and I naturally felt bad when someone accused me of being entangled."
Zhang Shuying's voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just enough for everyone present to hear. Mo Cheng's expression became more solemn, and he opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
The Zhang family is better off, and the reason why the Mo family proposed marriage to the Zhang family was to be able to climb up the social ladder so that Mr. Mo's career would be more stable in the future.
Mo Cheng naturally knew about this.
It was obvious that he was trying to marry above his station, but Zhang Shuying was the one being blamed, and Mo Cheng felt bad about it.
"When she saw that I didn't agree with her, she was probably angry and was about to hit me. I pushed her and she fell into the water." Zhang Shuying said slowly.
After she finished speaking, she turned to Mo Cheng and Mo Xiang.
"You two said she was weak and sickly, but when she was about to slap me, she didn't show any sign of weakness."
No one stood up for her just now, Zhang Shuying was speechless and very anxious. With Ling Qingwan helping her and Gu Zhi accompanying her and comforting her, Zhang Shuying immediately felt more confident.
She was tired of being criticized by everyone.
Previously, her cousin's poems were snatched away by Ling Chuchu, and not only her cousin, but also she who helped to speak up was abused. Many people accused her of being jealous and cunning, and the word spread quickly, and Zhang Shuying's reputation in the capital was not good.
But she clearly did nothing wrong.
“Ahem!”
Mo Xiang was about to speak when suddenly a coughing sound came from the water. Cheng Qianxin finally couldn't hold on any longer and raised her head from the bottom of the lake.
She originally thought that she could hold it in until Mo Cheng and Mo Xiang could no longer bear it and rescue her. Unexpectedly, they argued for a long time and seemed to have forgotten about her.
"It seems that Miss Cheng has failed."
Hong Chang curled her lips slightly, sneered, and planned to go and pick up Cheng Qianxin.
"Give her a rope and let her climb by herself." Ling Qingwan called Hong Shang.
How could Ling Qingwan let Cheng Qianxin feel good about bullying Zhang Shuying
Mo Cheng was in the wrong and couldn't speak for Cheng Qianxin. But Mo Xiang couldn't stand it and argued with Ling Qingwan.
"Mo Xiang! If you continue talking, I will tell mother about this when I get back." Mo Cheng shouted angrily in a serious tone.
Mo Xiang closed her mouth unhappily.
"Now that the truth has come to light, Mr. Mo, Miss Mo, shouldn't you two apologize to Shu Ying for your misunderstanding of her just now?" Ling Qingwan reminded them.
After punishing Cheng Qianxin, there are still two people here.
"Ms. Zhang, I was wrong. I failed to find out the truth in time, causing you to be almost misunderstood. I will definitely visit you at your house tomorrow and apologize to you."
Mo Cheng bent down slightly, his attitude very sincere.
"Since your cousin likes you so much, I won't compete with her for you. When I get back, I will explain everything to my parents and cancel our engagement."
Zhang Shuying spoke, her tone neither cold nor indifferent, and no emotion could be seen.
Mo Cheng pursed his lips tightly, a trace of guilt and regret flashed across his eyes.
But now that things have come to this, what else can we do
After Cheng Qianxin finally climbed up, Ling Qingwan and Zhang Shuying returned to the original pleasure boat. The mess that followed was left to the Mo family to clean up.
On the pleasure boat, Zhang Shuying's emotions had not yet calmed down. She just lowered her head and said nothing.
"Okay, it's okay." Gu Zhi patted Zhang Shuying's shoulder gently.
Although the problem was resolved, Zhang Shuying still couldn't feel good.