Chapter Thirty-Two: Who Kills Whom

  Qing Ge raised her eyes to look, and the person walking towards the arched gate was not Mu Zong Pei, who else could it be. He wore a martial general's casual attire, although he was already middle-aged, but one could still tell that in his youth, he must have been a handsome and valiant general.

  He strode in with a steady pace, his gaze shifting to the corner of the wall, where Yu Xiang's blood-stained figure came into view. The abdominal wound was fatal, a single swift slash that cut deep into the bone. His two thick eyebrows furrowed, "Who did this?"

  Upon seeing Mu Zongpei arrive, Qin Yelian's face couldn't conceal her joyful expression. She took two steps forward as one and walked up to the front. At this moment, if she didn't report it, when would she? If she could let Master get rid of that little scoundrel this time, it would be exactly what she wished for.

  Before he could even open his mouth, Qing Ge's cold and detached voice had already rung out, "It was me!" She stood at the entrance of the courtyard, supporting Ping Er, her eyes gleaming with a calm and collected light, without the slightest hint of panic after taking a life.

  "Yes, sir, it was her. She and Yuxiang had a dispute, the two of them made a big fuss, and Muqingge, with hatred in her heart, immediately pulled out a dagger and killed Yuxiang with one swift stroke. Everyone in this courtyard can bear witness." Qin Yanlian covered her nose with one hand, the strong smell of blood in the entire courtyard making her feel extremely uncomfortable, yet she still managed to distort the facts.

  Mu Zong Pei furrowed his brow, looking at Qing Ge with complex emotions in his eyes. He glanced back and forth at Yu Xiang's body a few times before turning back to Qing Ge, who was supporting Ping Er. His dark eyes devoid of emotion, Qing Ge asked: "Qing Ge, was it you who did it?"

  "I've already said it's me!" Qing Ge paused slightly and continued: "Whatever it is, wait until I send Ping Er to the medical hall before saying anything else!"

  Mu Zongpei's gaze finally shifted to Ping'er, seeing her pale face, blood at the corner of her mouth, obviously suffering from severe internal injuries. His eyes darkened and he said in a low voice: "What happened to Ping'er?"

  "You'd better ask the mistress about that! I need to take Ping'er to the doctor's! She can't delay any longer!" Qing Ge said, and turned around to leave.

  Mu Zongpei glanced at Ping'er and said, "Wait a minute, if Ping'er goes out to find the doctor like this, it will take too much time. It's better to call the doctor to come to the mansion, which will be faster."

  She looked down at Ping'er, who was now extremely weak in her breathing. Her small face had no blood color, and she leaned heavily on her body, apparently already in a coma. Thinking that what Murong Pei said was also right, she went out to find a doctor and must spend time searching, not knowing if she could find a good doctor in time to treat her. She gently stroked Ping'er's face with her hand, brushed away the disheveled hair on her face, raised her head and coldly said: "Alright, call the best doctor over at the fastest speed!"

  Mu Zongpei nodded slightly, turned his head slightly and ordered the attendants behind him, "Go and call for Cai Dafu from Chang Lai Fu immediately!" The attendant behind him heard the order and ran out immediately.

  Qing Ge's cold eyes scanned the courtyard, then walked in the direction where Qin Yanlian was standing. "You... what are you going to do..." Qin Yanlian retreated step by step, her eyes filled with terror. The scene of Qing Ge killing Yu Bai earlier was still vividly etched in her mind, how could she not be afraid?

  Qing Ge ignored everything, walking through the crowd's fearful and terrified gazes, pulling a wicker chair from the courtyard, placing Ping Er on it, and arranging her properly.

  The maid next to her had just relaxed her tense heart, let out a sigh of relief. It seems that the young lady is really good to Ping'er. Their masters are not so considerate, if they don't provoke the young lady, she won't take action either.

  Some people here breathed a sigh of relief, while others over there were unwilling to accept it.

  "Ruo Qing Ge, that's my rattan chair! How dare you let a lowly maid sleep on it!" Qin Yanlian glared at her beloved rattan chair, which was part of her dowry when she got married. She treasured it dearly, but now Ruo Qing Ge had actually let a servant sleep on it. This was unbearable. Her face red with rage, she rushed to Mu Zongpei's side and shouted: "Master, this Ruo Qing Ge is really lawless... Just look at her, she dares to kill people, who knows what other atrocities she'll commit in the future!"

  Killing people is nothing strange for a martial family like ours. In every war, we have to kill thousands or even more on the battlefield.

  But it was a battlefield, not the imperial court, and even if she were just a small maid, no one would kill her casually.

  Something like this happened in the family, and Mu Zongpei couldn't help but ask. Moreover, this Mu Qingge was really too unfamiliar, so unfamiliar that he was a little scared, she looked too much like that person.

  The mature eyes narrowed, Mu Zongpei swept a glance at the crowd in the courtyard, hesitated for a moment, turned his head to look at Qin Yelian, and said solemnly: "Didn't I send Yu Xiang and Lian Bai to Qing Ge this morning? How did they end up in your courtyard? And what's going on with Ping'er?" If Yu Xiang had offended Qing Ge, it should have happened in her own courtyard! After so many years of serving as an official in the imperial court, he still had some judgment.

  Qin Yanlian was shocked, she didn't expect Mu Zongpei to ask about this. She pointed a finger, her face full of resentment and anger, like a wronged woman from a deep boudoir. Her delicate makeup was completely ruined, "Master sent Yuxiang and Lianbai to serve Mu Qingge, but she had Ping'er beat them! I couldn't bear it, so I grabbed Ping'er to scold her. But when Mu Qingge arrived, she hit me instead! Yuxiang couldn't stand it, rushed over to help, and this vicious person pulled out a dagger and killed Yuxiang with one stab..." She spoke as if she was still moved by the memory, and shouted: "Master, you must take charge of this! If everyone in this household is like Mu Qingge, I won't be able to manage it anymore!"

  Mu Zongpei looked at the big lady who was wailing loudly, her eyebrows furrowed slightly deeper, with a hint of disgust in her eyes, and turned to ask: "Qingge, what's going on with Yuxiang?"

  A gentle breeze blew through the courtyard, Qing Ge arranged the lotus leaves neatly, stood up steadily, with a hint of frost in her eyes, and glanced at Yu Xiang's corpse with an air of nonchalance, "She wanted to kill me, so I killed her!"

  "You're lying!" Qin Yelian immediately retorted upon hearing Qingge's words, "Yuxiang wouldn't kill you, everyone here can be a witness!"

  "That's not going to kill me, why would I want to kill Yuxiang?" Qing Ge retorted coldly, "I and Yuxiang don't have any grudges against each other normally. As the eldest young lady of the Mu Manor, why would I bother with a mere maid? I was just defending myself to prevent being killed! It's actually the Madame who shouted for two wet nurses to help Yuxiang deal with me, that's the real..."

  A lie should have a half-truth in it, so that it becomes indistinguishable from the truth, making it impossible for people to distinguish between what's real and what's fake.

  Mu Zongpei's gaze followed Qing Ge's words to see the two maids who had fainted on the ground, her eyes sank, these two maids were Qin Yelian's personal maids, without her orders, they would never take action, was what Qing Ge said really true?

  His face sank, and he stared at Qin Yanlian: "What's going on? Don't make me ask again!"

  Qin Yanlian was speechless, being pressed by Qing Ge's questioning, and seeing that Mu Zongpei beside her also had a suspicious expression, with a somewhat heavy tone, she felt anxious in her heart. "Fine, fine, you Qing Ge!" She scolded twice, lifted up her skirt and rushed forward, pointing at Lianbai and saying: "Lianbai, you went to attend to Qing Ge with Yuxiang, tell Master what you saw just now! Tell Master the truth, truthfully and accurately, absolutely don't say anything false!"

  Digression

  Thank you for the diamond from Lan Ye Xin, pressed into a big one...