Chapter 610 - 621 Cuiya’s Outburst
Cuiya was truly crying, her eyes red and swollen, her throat hoarse from sobbing. Next to the feigned tears of Du Concubine, the effect was immediate and striking.
Cuiya looked much more convincing—anyone with eyes would be more inclined to believe her.
Master Jie sighed softly, "Don’t be too sad, don’t be afraid, just tell us everything that happened today exactly as it happened."
Cuiya kowtowed and then said with a hoarse voice, "This servant and the young lady were in the courtyard today when Du Concubine came to see her. She dismissed the maids right away, saying she had private words for my mistress. I was taken outside the courtyard by Du Concubine’s maids, and truly, I didn’t know what they discussed. Not long after, the young lady and Du Concubine came out with a shovel."
"I followed them, all the way to the edge of the lotus pond, then, Du Concubine’s maids pulled me away to another place. They said that the two young ladies were to make amends today, and told me not to disturb them. However, it wasn’t long before I... I heard Du Concubine’s cries for help. When I ran back to the lotus pond, I saw my young lady already in the water, and it was at that time Du Concubine jumped in as well."
"The servants who went into the water to rescue pulled Du Concubine out first, even though they saw that our young lady was barely hanging on and didn’t save her first. By the time they went to rescue my mistress after saving Du Concubine, it was... it was already too late..."