Chapter 250

Chapter 250: Admitted It Straight Out

“Princess, be careful…” An Zhi saw Sheng Zhi Wan keep walking and rushed to warn her.

Sheng Zhi Wan laughed softly. “The one who should be careful isn’t me.”

An Zhi and Liu Shang had not even processed those words when Sheng Zhi Wan was already close to Meng Yang.

Meng Yang’s eyes were full of malice.

At first, when Commandery Princess Ming Jia forced Meng Yang to do something like this, Meng Yang had refused. But once Meng Yang truly saw Sheng Zhi Wan – saw the contempt and disdain in Sheng Zhi Wan’s eyes – that hatred crushed down Meng Yang’s hesitation.

As long as Sheng Zhi Wan’s reputation was ruined, what did a little suffering matter?

If she could, Meng Yang wanted Sheng Zhi Wan dead even more.

But when Meng Yang glanced at the two maids beside Sheng Zhi Wan, Meng Yang forced that thought down.

As Sheng Zhi Wan approached, Meng Yang suddenly curled her lips into a smile.

A mocking voice sounded, “You were going to jump in?”

Meng Yang’s stepping leg froze. Meng Yang stared at Sheng Zhi Wan in disbelief.

Sheng Zhi Wan said, “Since you’re going to frame me anyway, why don’t I make your fall into the water more real?”

“What?” Meng Yang still did not understand.

Sheng Zhi Wan raised her foot and kicked hard.

With a loud splash, a huge spray of water burst up beside the pond.

Meng Yang fell straight into the water.

At that moment, Qi Fei Rui happened to round the corner with a group of madams and noble ladies, and the first thing they saw was water splashing everywhere.

A noble lady screamed, “Ah! Someone fell into the water!”

Another person shouted, “Quick, someone come!”

Someone else shrieked, “Murder!”

A voice rose above the rest, “Princess Qing Ning killed someone!”

The fish in the pond were startled by the waves of screams. Sheng Zhi Wan listened calmly as those noble ladies flung accusations at her.

Of course, it was not really an accusation anymore.

Sheng Zhi Wan watched as the madams ordered servants to haul Meng Yang out of the pond with all their strength.

Maybe because the kick had been so sudden, Meng Yang had swallowed several mouthfuls of water. Meng Yang lay unconscious with a deathly pale face.

If someone did not look closely, it was almost hard to see her chest rise and fall.

The madams panicked even more.

One stammered, “D-dead?”

Another cried, “Princess Qing Ning, you’re far too lawless! Even if you were jealous that Miss Meng stole Qi Shi Zi, you shouldn’t have been so vicious!”

Someone snapped, “No wonder Qi Shi Zi would rather divorce you and stay with Miss Meng. As a woman yourself, how could you be so intolerant?”

Another voice chimed in, “That’s right! Princes who break the law are punished the same as commoner. So what if you’re a princess? So many of us saw it with our own eyes just now…”

Someone pointed and shouted, “Don’t think that just because you’re a princess, you can take a life whenever you want!”

The noble ladies who came today were of high status, and they did not fear Sheng Zhi Wan much. Besides, so many of them had seen it.

Everyone spoke over one another.

Sheng Zhi Wan did not say a word.

An Zhi and Liu Shang wanted to defend Sheng Zhi Wan, but when they remembered that quick, ruthless kick, they swallowed their words. They only stood guard on either side of Sheng Zhi Wan.

Those people could say whatever they wanted, but they had better not lay a finger on their Princess.

A nanny yelled, “Make way! Princess Consort is here!”

Right after that, Sheng Zhi Wan saw the Princess Consort arrive, with Commandery Princess Ming Jia following behind her, smugness written all over Ming Jia’s face.

When Ming Jia saw Sheng Zhi Wan look over, Ming Jia lifted her lips into a malicious smile.

Sheng Zhi Wan lifted her lips too.

Ming Jia’s smile immediately stiffened, and Ming Jia glared at her.

The Princess Consort looked confused and shocked. “Qing Ning, what happened? Was this Miss really pushed in by you?”

Unfortunately, her acting was terrible. The “shock” and “worry” in her eyes did not look real enough.

Maybe she had not yet seen the thing that proved Meng Yang’s identity.

Where could it be?

Sheng Zhi Wan lowered her eyes and looked at Meng Yang’s body.

It could not be on her face, because the Princess Consort would have noticed already. It also could not be somewhere too hidden. That meant it had to be somewhere not exactly private, yet still easy to overlook.

Sheng Zhi Wan thought of the birthmark she had inherited on her own wrist.

Could Meng Yang have one too?

What birthmark did the Princess Consort have…?

Sheng Zhi Wan remembered. Behind the ear, hidden in the hair, there was a red mark.

When Sheng Zhi Wan was young, she had asked the Princess Consort what it was. The Princess Consort had smiled and told her it was the Lian Family’s mark. Every woman of the Lian Family had it.

But Ming Jia did not. Sheng Zhi Wan had secretly checked.

Back then, Sheng Zhi Wan had even thought about it. Ming Jia did not have the mark, yet Ming Jia could still be the Princess Consort’s daughter. Sheng Zhi Wan did not have it either, so why could Sheng Zhi Wan not be the Princess Consort’s daughter…?

Sheng Zhi Wan returned to herself.

What about Meng Yang?

If Meng Yang truly had that mark, then no wonder in Sheng Zhi Wan’s previous life, the Princess Consort had protected Meng Yang at every turn…

These thoughts passed in only an instant.

Sheng Zhi Wan’s gaze settled on Meng Yang, who was still unconscious on the ground.

Perfect. Meng Yang’s position exposed the right side behind her ear.

Through her black hair, a patch of red was faintly visible.

Even the shape looked exactly the same as the Princess Consort’s.

The noble ladies were still listing Sheng Zhi Wan and Meng Yang’s past grudge as if they were reciting a case.

Someone barked, “If it wasn’t her, who else could it be?”

Another declared, “It had to be because she hated that Miss Meng stole Qi Shi Zi’s favor. That’s why she was so cruel, trying to kill Miss Meng!”

A third insisted, “Princess Consort, we all saw it. It was Princess Qing Ning who pushed Miss Meng into the water!”

Miss Meng had been about to give them scented dew just moments ago. If Miss Meng died, where would their scented dew come from?

As they thought of that, their gaze toward Sheng Zhi Wan grew even more condemning.

The Princess Consort looked at Sheng Zhi Wan with blame and disappointment. “Qing Ning…”

Sheng Zhi Wan smiled once.

Then she could not help smiling again.

After those two smiles, Sheng Zhi Wan spoke at last, “Yes. It was me.”

For a heartbeat, everything went quiet.

No one expected Sheng Zhi Wan to admit it so directly.

After that brief silence, a storm of denunciation crashed down.