Chapter 32: Argument: Ye Yuxuan's Anger
“What?” Startled, Ye Jiuge pressed Qing Liu, “When did you see the belt in Fifth Concubine’s room?”
“Three days ago!” Qing Liu replied.
Then, carefully, she explained what had happened. When she and Qing Hu first arrived at the Qiu Shui Residence, they had wanted to build good relationships with the other maids, so they consistently helped out as much as they could.
Xing Hua, who was staying in the same room as her, was responsible for cleaning Fifth Concubine’s private chamber. One day, Xing Hua was feeling unwell, so Qing Liu volunteered to help her.
However, shortly after she entered Fifth Concubine’s interior room, Qiu Mama rushed in angrily and chased her away. She also rebuked Xing Hua. From then on, Xing Hua did not dare let anyone help her again.
“I only looked at the top of the table briefly, but I vaguely saw something black with jasper embellished on it. Before I could take a closer look, Qiu Mama chased me out. Just now, after listening to sister Xing Hua, I remembered that the thing was the belt on the man’s waist!”
“Qiu Mama?” Ye Jiuge’s brow furrowed.
She had not considered that Qiu Mama was connected to this incident. Nor did she believe that Ye Yuxuan would allow Qiu Mama to help Su Yufeng frame Fifth Concubine for adultery.
“No wonder Qiu Mama wanted to poison and murder me! Here is the reason.” Hatred and fear took hold of Qing Liu’s heart. She could not believe that Qiu Mama would attempt to kill them for such a trivial matter.