inspire-indiana Chapter 48: After the old story was brought up again, Yuan Qianniang was deeply affected.
Chapter 48: After the old story was brought up again, Yuan Qianniang was deeply affected.
Dan Qiyu rushed to the big tree at the village entrance and immediately heard Yuan Qianniang's words. She quickly stepped in front of Meng Fuqing and asked, "Sister-in-law, the matter hasn't been clarified yet. Are you saying that Qingqing pushed Linlang?"
She knew that Qingqing would never push someone into the water for no reason. It wasn't just that she trusted her daughter's character; her daughter was also protected by a fairy godmother!
Doing bad things under the watchful eyes of the gods will bring divine retribution.
Yuan Qian's mother trembled with anger. "Xiao Cong and the others saw it all. Are you saying she's been wronged? Shan Qiyu, you can turn black into white, and now you want your daughter to follow in your footsteps? You and your daughter are truly something else!"
Their argument had attracted a lot of villagers to watch. After hearing what Yuan Qianniang was saying, many people knew which matter she was talking about, since that was the biggest and most heated argument.
"What is Linlang's mother talking about? Is it about the Sun family?"
"The Sun family has already accepted it, so why would she need to stand up for them?"
"Putting everything else aside, Da Chengzi is definitely capable of stealing and smearing someone's reputation, but Qingqing's mother is not the kind of person who would steal from someone."
"They're sisters-in-law, so it's not surprising they know more than us!"
"The two families can barely exchange a few words when they meet; it's good enough if they don't fall out."
The villagers had all sorts of opinions, and Shan Qiyu didn't expect Yuan Qianniang to bring up the Sun family, so she couldn't help but get angry.
“Yuan Qianniang, if you can produce evidence, fine. If not, we’ll confront you in court at the county government! Now that I see you speaking up for the Sun family, why didn’t you say a word when Sun Dacheng was kneeling at my door?”
Without a second thought, Yuan Qianniang said, "Linlang saw it with her own eyes!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the villagers fell silent in shock. Even Shan Qiyu was taken aback by the response and stood there dumbfounded for a moment.
Upon seeing this, Meng Fuqing immediately stepped forward, "When and where did she see it? Are there any witnesses nearby?"
Yuan Qianniang couldn't explain it, but Linlang did see it, though it hadn't happened yet.
I blurted it out in a moment of passion, and now that my anger is gradually subsiding and reason is returning, I don't know how to end this situation.
Seeing that she remained silent, Meng Fuqing was certain that Meng Linlang had told her family some things that had never happened.
She continued, "It seems that you only believe your daughter. You believe whatever she says, without any real evidence. Speaking of today's matter, why don't you ask your daughter why she called me to the river?"
Yuan Qianniang's eyes widened in disbelief. "How could she have gone to the river with you?"
Ever since learning that Meng Fuqing had pushed Linlang into the river in her dream, Yuan Qianniang noticed that Linlang was afraid to go near the river and would even be cautious when crossing the bridge. This made her even more certain that the incident of falling into the water in the dream had a severe impact on her daughter.
The last thing Linlang would do is go to the river with Meng Fuqing!
Meng Fuqing stared straight at her. "Why not? Do you think she wouldn't dare? Do you know that she came to see me three times in two days? I rejected her the first two times, but she still came to my door. She even took me to the river."
"Many villagers saw her from my house to the riverbank. Just ask me, can I stop her from running to my house?"
Many villagers who were sunbathing outside had seen Meng Linlang. The villagers gave their accounts, which were exactly the same as what Meng Fuqing had said.
Some people said, "It all makes sense."
They were somewhat confused by the conversation between the two, but they roughly understood—Meng Linlang dared not go to the riverbank, but deliberately brought Meng Fuqing there.
At first, many people thought it was absurd to say that Meng Fuqing slipped and kicked Meng Linlang into the river, but now their opinions are gradually tilting in Meng Fuqing's favor.
Qingyatou was telling the truth. The riverbank had just thawed, so it was normal for it to be a little slippery.
With the villagers' voices echoing her, Yuan Qianniang gradually regained her composure and asked Meng Fuqing, "Then why did you push Linlang?"
Meng Fuqing had already spotted Meng Xiaocong, who was squeezed in the crowd. She pointed at him and said, "You, tell me what you saw just now."
Meng Xiaocong, who was hiding in the crowd hoping to see Linlang's mother beat up Meng Fuqing: ...
Xie Jin, who was bored and standing to the side, saw that someone had taken his job. He looked Meng Xiaocong up and down, then glanced at Meng Fuqing, and continued to watch the show with boredom.
Under Meng Fuqing's intense gaze, Meng Xiaocong dared not run away. He could only slowly move to a distance of about ten feet from Meng Fuqing, shrink his head, and stammer out a few words.
"I... I saw Linlang lead her to the riverbank. They talked about something, and then I don't know what happened, Linlang fell into the river. She seemed to be pulling Linlang up, and she had already pulled Linlang up, but then she kicked Linlang into the river again... That's all."
They were playing in the woods some distance from the river. Meng Fuqing stood in front of Meng Linlang with his back to them, so he couldn't hear what they were saying or see what they were arguing about.
A villager who had overheard Meng Fuqing's story by the river added, "Qing said that the riverbank was slippery and she was careless!"
"She even said that Linlang pulled her hand and pushed her."
"Doesn't this match up now?"
"Xiao Cong and Lin Lang are good friends, so what he says can't be false..."
Upon hearing this, Meng Xiaocong's mind went blank for a moment. Wasn't he pointing the finger at Meng Fuqing for pushing Linlang? How did it become helping Meng Fuqing?
He just didn't dare to add fuel to the fire under Meng Fuqing's nose... The important thing is the last sentence! Who believes she slipped?!
Regardless of Meng Xiaocong's confusion, after hearing his words, many villagers believed that Meng Fuqing had not done it on purpose.
His attempt to explain was drowned out by the crowd, and he was instantly rendered speechless when the young man behind Meng Fuqing glanced at him.
Meng Fuqing said, "Finally, go ask Meng Qian why he appeared so timely?"
Yuan Qianniang left in a daze.
She recalled the changes in her daughter over the past few days—she didn't know when it started, but Linlang gradually stopped smiling, talking, and acting cute. Instead, she became very concerned about Meng Fuqing's family affairs. Every time she went out, she would sit and stare blankly when she came back.
At first, the couple thought that Linlang was frightened by the dream of falling into the water, but then they thought that Linlang knew she would fall into the water and was able to avoid it, so why would she be frightened?
It all started with those strange dreams, were they a blessing or a curse?
What exactly does Linlang want to do?
On the other side, Meng Fuqing was also thinking about this issue. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that Meng Linlang's actions were not simply to frame her.
Ancient times were different from modern times; a cold could easily kill someone. Would someone risk their own life to frame her? Only a fool would do that.
Meng Linlang isn't stupid, so she must have had ulterior motives.
After much thought, Meng Fuqing could only think of what Meng Linlang knew about the future. What could Meng Linlang gain after falling into the water that would make her risk her life?
The villagers nearby were talking to Shan Qiyu, "Ali's mother, why don't you take Qingya to burn incense and pray to Buddha when you have some free time? How come she keeps running into all sorts of trouble? Has she gotten into some kind of trouble?"
"Yeah, it never seems to stop."
"Linlang is a good girl, just like Qingya. She's just young and has a bad temper. Her parents can help her change."
Xie Jin lagged behind the crowd, listening to the villagers say that Meng Fuqing was a good girl, and couldn't help but look at the thoughtful person beside him.
“Meng Fu…”
He had just opened his mouth when he saw Meng Fuqing suddenly stop in his tracks and turn his head to look behind him. Following the other's gaze, he saw no one in sight.
As he took another step, Meng Fuqing's steps were light and quick. He said to him, "I don't need you anymore. Go back to Doctor Zheng's place and hide."