Aunt Liu looked at the stack of Ding Lanling's handwritten notes on the table: "If the master is not good, let me be this bad person." After speaking, Aunt Liu reached out and knocked down the candles on the desk, and the papers suddenly caught fire when they saw the open flame.

Ding Shangshu looked at the flames, picked up the cushion on the stool and threw it down: "This is not good, these Xuan brothers and Miao'er know it, what do people say about ruining it like this, and I am so sorry for Lan Ling." ”

Aunt Liu pulled Ding Shangshu: "Master, this is what I accidentally burned, it has nothing to do with you, as for the Xuan family, you go to ask Master Xuan, he is like a brother to you, he will understand you, and these evidences are gone, what they say is useless, as long as you explain it well, they will understand." ”

Ding Shangshu shouted outside the door: "Come in and put out the fire, go out of the water." ”

At this time, the maid and the family all pushed the door in, some brought water, some held brooms and put out directly, the fire was not much bigger, and it was extinguished after a while.

Ding Shangshu looked at the ashes left over from the burning table, as well as the paper that was not burned but was blistered and could not read clearly, and sighed deeply.

Aunt Liu knelt on the ground in front of these subordinates: "Master, I was careless, I just wanted the soup bowl to be put aside, how did I think that I touched the candlestick, these are not important things, right?"

She is indeed for Ding Shangshu, and she completely took the responsibility on herself, looking at Ding Shangshu with tears in her eyes.

Ding Shangshu saw that the evidence was destroyed, and he was also complicated now, but he knew that Aunt Liu was for the Ding family, and he really hoped that Ding Mengliang was at this age, a little bit of a job, his results in the scientific examination were not good or bad, if there was no political performance, he could only start from a small official position, if there was this, then he could directly have a grade.

Ding Shangshu was ruthless, it's all like this, then continue to act, he gave Aunt Liu a mouth: "You woman is delaying, do you know what this is? This is Lan Ling's half-year effort, and this will be ruined by you." ”

Aunt Liu hugged Ding Shangshu's thigh with an aggrieved face: "Master, I really didn't mean it, I know it's my fault, you punish me." ”

Ding Shangshu was actually reluctant to really be ruthless to Aunt Liu, so he bent down and pushed her away: "Grounded for a month, copy Buddhist scriptures, and if you don't repent for a month, you will continue to be grounded." ”

This grounding is actually not a big punishment, because the women in the back house can't go out all day, Aunt Liu knows it in her heart, this is Ding Shangshu agrees with his own approach, and he is still reluctant to himself.

But at this time, he knelt on the ground with an innocent face: "Master, don't be angry, don't be angry with yourself." ”

At this time, Ding Lanling heard the news, for fear that Mrs. Ding would know and be anxious, so he hurriedly ordered someone to guard the door and never let Mrs. Ding know about it.

Then she ran to Ding Shangshu's room, she looked at the mess on the table, her heart was like a knife, she didn't believe such an accident.

She looked at Ding Shangshu and asked coldly, "Grandfather, are these my handwritten manuscripts?"

Without waiting for Ding Shangshu to speak, Aunt Liu knelt on the ground and cried with pear blossoms: "It's my fault, it's none of my lord's business, I accidentally touched the candlestick." ”

Ding Lanling didn't pay attention to Aunt Liu, but looked at Ding Shangshu with tears in her eyes: "Grandfather, you say, this is really an accident?"

Ding Shangshu said to Aunt Liu: "You all go out, I have something to say to Lan Ling alone." ”

Aunt Liu's things were done, and she didn't want to kneel here all the time, so she quickly got up and went back to the yard.

Ding Shangshu didn't let people clean up immediately, drove everyone out, and then said to Ding Lanling: "Lan Ling, this is really an accident, but the thing is gone, you have to accept it." ”

Ding Lanling smiled, her heart seemed to be cold, and her smile made people feel distressed: "Accept, I accept everything now, does grandfather want to tell me, you still have to give Ding Mengliang my credit and the fruits of my hard work." ”

"Lan Ling, grandfather knows that this is not fair to you, grandfather promised you, you get married, and give you three times the dowry of Lan Jiao as compensation, now your handwritten manuscripts are gone, even if you are asked to do nothing now to rewrite, it will not be a while, but I will go back to the capital in half a month to face the saint, now grandfather will first submit what Meng Liang wrote, and you will write the results later, grandfather swears that you will not let you be wronged. Ding Shangshu assured Ding Lanling.

Ding Lanling now suddenly understood why Xuan Miaoer didn't say that the manuscripts in Wang Yushi's hand were gone, and he had to leave a final guarantee for everything, fortunately, he had Xuan Miaoer by his side, in fact, Xuan Miaoer really didn't expect these this time, it was because of Wang Yushi's emotional problems, I didn't mention it, but I didn't expect to help Ding Lanling with a big thing.

Ding Lanling felt that it was useless to say anything now, but his heart was relaxed, because he had nothing to hesitate about, and he could see clearly, it was useless to say anything now, and he still had to ask Xuan Miaoer for help for some things.

She looked at Ding Shangshu and smiled: "Grandfather, I will advise you one last time about this matter, don't take out those dirty things of Ding Mengliang, otherwise I will make you all regret it, since this is the case, Lan Ling will retire." After saying that, she pushed the door straight and went out.

Breathing in the night air, her heart chilled.

At this time, the maid beside Mrs. Ding ran over: "Miss, the old lady knows about this, go back quickly." ”

Ding Lanling wasn't scared just now, but at this time, his heart tightened: "Is my grandmother okay?"

"The old lady is fine, she said to let you go back for a while, there is something to discuss. The maid said.

Seeing that the maid's tone was quite stable, Ding Lanling felt a little more steady: "Hurry back, by the way, how did my grandmother know?"

"I don't know who it is, I deliberately said it outside the old lady's window, I think it was deliberate. The maid said with anger in her eyes.

"It is difficult to prevent thieves. Ding Lanling quickened his pace.

Entering Mrs. Ding's house, Ding Lanling came to Mrs. Ding's side and looked at her complexion, and said with a lot of relief: "Grandmother, are you okay?" ”

Mrs. Ding shook her head: "It's okay." Then let everyone in the house out.

Ding Lanling sat beside the old lady: "Grandmother, don't worry, I still have a copy of these manuscripts, I want to go to my little aunt as soon as possible." ”

Mrs. Ding nodded: "I just know that there is another one, so I wasn't too anxious just now, but this one must be protected, help me change my clothes, let's go to Miao'er's house together, I don't worry about you going out by yourself, with me, those who want to do it should also think twice." ”

Ding Lanling thought for a while: "It's okay, otherwise my grandmother is at home by herself, and I don't feel at ease." ”