Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character's Revenge

"What do you mean? Someone ordered it? Who ordered it?"

Although the old lady was old, she had seen a lot and was in much better condition than Xu Yanyi and his mother.

Yao Zhiying pointed in Li Yunshu's direction: "The one who orchestrated this is her, Li Yunshu! She's the one who arranged for Aunt Lian to get close to Yan Yi!"

Li Yunshu's heart skipped a beat; her uneasy premonition had come true.

"Yun Shu?" The old lady frowned. "What does this have to do with Yun Shu?"

Yao Zhiying explained, "Grandmother, it was Li Yunshu who deliberately bought Aunt Lian through a human trafficker in order to deal with the third branch of the family and arranged for her to be by Yan Yi's side."

The old lady looked at Li Yunshu, and as soon as their eyes met, Li Yunshu turned her head slightly to avoid the old lady's gaze, while gripping the handrail with her other hand.

Li Yunshu hadn't expected that Yao Zhiying would find out about this, and she quickly racked her brains for a solution...

Seeing Li Yunshu's expression and subtle movements, the old lady already understood somewhat.

"Third sister-in-law, don't talk nonsense!"

After a moment, Li Yunshu decided to deny it. She looked up and stared directly at Yao Zhiying, her expression calm: "What does this have to do with me? You're just making baseless accusations!"

"I'm making things up?" Yao Zhiying chuckled. "I think you won't shed a tear until you see the coffin."

As she spoke, she had her personal maid bring up a woman.

"Do you remember the slave trader who sold Aunt Lian to you?"

When Li Yunshu saw the human trafficker, her hand, hidden under her sleeve, clenched tightly.

"Aunt Lian, you should also know this broker, right?" Yao Zhiying asked Aunt Lian again.

Aunt Lian raised her red and swollen eyes, glanced at the scene, pursed her lips, and lowered her head again without saying a word.

The slave trader had already received Yao Zhiying's money, so he naturally cooperated fully.

She bowed to the old lady and said, "Greetings, Madam. It is true that I sold A-Lian to your esteemed young mistress, but I have no idea what the young mistress planned for A-Lian to do."

Li Yunshu stood up, her voice filled with grievance: "Grandmother, where did my third sister-in-law find some random old woman to slander me with baseless accusations? Grandmother, please don't believe them!"

Yao Zhiying did not have any substantial evidence, and she didn't know how to respond for a moment. She subconsciously glanced at Qi Ning.

Qi Ning gave her a subtle wink, signaling her to look at Aunt Lian.

Fortunately, Yao Zhiying was quick-witted and immediately understood.

“Aunt Lian, if someone instructed you, you should tell them quickly, and you might be able to reduce your punishment. Otherwise, do I need to tell you what will happen to you if you commit adultery?” Yao Zhiying said.

Aunt Lian lowered her eyes and pondered. After a short while, she spoke up: "Yes, I was indeed bought by the eldest young mistress to get close to the third young master. She asked me to seduce the third young master, steal the third young mistress's favor, ruin their marital relationship, and also asked me to give birth to a child before the third young mistress."

She paused, then added, "I remember the conversation took place on the eighth day of the sixth lunar month, in Room No. 1 of the Tianzi section of Mingyue Tower. The two personal maids of the eldest young mistress were guarding the door; they can testify to that."

Aunt Lian's account was very detailed, including the time and place, which naturally increased its credibility.

At that time, Li Yunshu's personal maids were Ning'er and Jing'er.

Jing'er is still serving Li Yunshu, so she would never turn around and expose her master for someone else.

The other one is Qi Ning, who is now the second young mistress.

The old lady immediately looked at Qi Ning: "Ning'er, is this true?"

"Grandmother..." Qi Ning hesitated, her expression showing great difficulty, "This..."

The old lady said again, "You don't need to think too much or be afraid. Just tell the truth."

"Yes," Qi Ning replied, then answered, "My sister-in-law did buy Aunt Lian from the slave trader, but when she was talking to Aunt Lian, it was just the two of them. Jing'er and I were outside the door, so we don't know what they talked about inside."

Qi Ning's words essentially confirmed the matter.

After all, Qi Ning had no reason to lie and slander Li Yunshu. If this matter was to be investigated thoroughly, it could certainly be found out. Lies and slander will be exposed.

"but……"

At this point, Qi Ning paused for a moment, then continued, "However, I suspect that my sister-in-law is unaware of my third brother's health condition, so the matter of the child shouldn't have been orchestrated by her..."

At first glance, these words seem to be defending Li Yunshu, but once they reach the ears of others, it remains to be seen how they will perceive them.

Anyway, Aunt Lian, in order to protect herself, shifted all the blame onto Li Yunshu: "It was the eldest young mistress who told me to give birth to the child before the third young mistress. When she said that, she meant it very meaningfully, clearly implying something. I... I had no choice..."

Li Yunshu never expected that before she could clear her name in one matter, another one would come her way.

The first one is one thing, but Ah Lian was indeed arranged to go there by her, that's true.

But how did she know that Xu Yanyi was infertile?

“Grandmother…” Li Yunshu wanted to explain.

"Yun Shu, what else do you have to say? Ning'er is right, isn't she?" the old lady said slowly. "If Ning'er is wrong, I will send someone to investigate."

Upon hearing this, Li Yunshu knelt down with a thud.

Unfortunately, Xu Yanzong has not been in Yangzhou these past few days, and now she doesn't even have anyone to speak up for her.

Li Yunshu quickly considered the matter in her mind. She knew that this matter could no longer be concealed. The old lady clearly intended to investigate to the end, since this matter involved the bloodline of the Xu family's descendants.

She can admit to things she has done, but she can never admit to things she hasn't done.

Thinking of this, Li Yunshu said, "Grandmother, I admit that I did arrange for A-Lian, but I really didn't know about my third brother's health condition, nor did I instruct A-Lian to have an affair or confuse the Xu family bloodline..."

Before she could finish speaking, Aunt Lian interrupted her: "You've already given such a hint, and you still say you didn't give it any instructions?"

“How could I have given the order? And how did I know that my third brother was infertile?” Li Yunshu retorted.

"Grandmother, A-Lian is now trying to protect herself by blaming this on her granddaughter-in-law!"

The old lady looked at Li Yunshu with disappointment.

Xu Yanyi himself only just found out that he was infertile, and the old lady believed that Li Yunshu was indeed unaware of it beforehand.

But regardless of whether she knew it or not, Aunt Lian's affair and giving birth to an illegitimate child, which confused the Xu family's bloodline, are all related to Li Yunshu.

"Alright, stop talking." The old lady raised her hand to stop her.

Seeing the old lady's disappointed expression, Li Yunshu knew something was wrong.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Yao Zhiying cried and said, "Grandmother, because of Li Yunshu, your granddaughter-in-law has suffered so much. She was suspected of being infertile and was forced to take fertility-enhancing drugs every day..."

"Zhiying, Grandma knows that you have indeed been wronged in this matter," the old lady comforted her.

"It's one thing for my granddaughter-in-law to suffer alone, but the key issue is that the Xu family has been raising someone else's child for so long, and almost mistook that unfilial son for a member of the Xu family."

The old lady sighed: "You're right."

Although the child was born out of wedlock, the old lady treated him the same as Li Yunshu's great-grandson, and loved him just as much. Now that she knows the truth, how could the old lady not be heartbroken?

To comfort Yao Zhiying, the old lady asked her, "Zhiying, how do you plan to handle this matter?"

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