Gu Shuiyue said: "Mother, the concubine is just a little confused, why did there be news that the concubine deducted the monthly money?"

Her face was calm, unhurried, and her eyes were filled with pure curiosity. is still so calm at such a time, and sometimes, Meng Xiyu can't help but want to admire her.

The little guy who had been glaring at her immediately spoke: "The second master's monthly money was originally twenty taels, but you lowered it to two taels! What kind of identity does the second master have! You woman dare to bully the second master!"

"No way, the monthly money of all the people in the palace was distributed according to the practice of last month, and I did not reduce the share of the monthly money. Gu Shuiyue said.

The so-called is for the good of the palace, so he deducted the monthly money of the masters without authorization, and now after the incident, he began to pretend to be stupid again, and wanted to put the responsibility on others?

The little maid held a money bag in his hand, and asked with a sneer: "Princess Niangniang, is this a money bag for the second master?"

Gu Shuiyue looked at the words on the money bag and nodded.

"The servant counted the silver in it several times, and it was really only two taels of silver!" said the little girl.

Gu Shuiyue did not confront the little girl, but said to the old princess: "Mother, the concubine really doesn't know about this matter, and the concubine wants to confirm two things." The first thing is who told him that the concubine deducted the monthly money. The second thing is that the concubine wants to see if the records in the account book are also two taels. “

Faced with the anger of the old princess and the accusations of the little girl, Gu Shuiyue still maintained her composure and quickly grasped the key to the problem. The newly appointed princess is not without intelligence.

Meng Xiyu's hand on his lap was clenched subconsciously, but it was quickly released again. The monthly money is distributed according to the records in the account book, and the shopkeeper An has done something on the account book, and when he takes the account book and looks at it, there is no way to deny it in black and white.

Meng Xiyu said: "Mother, since my sister is so determined, it is better to look at the account book to prove her innocence." “

The old princess sat there with a wooden face, obviously angry.

"Old lady, after all, this family affair is a holy marriage...... the old woman beside the old princess said in a low voice.

The old princess loves the second master, and because the second master has lost her mind because she was wronged, she can't wait to torture Gu Shuiyue to death, but Gu Shuiyue is married by the emperor after all, and she can't do too much for the sake of the palace.

The old princess endured the anger in her heart, and then said to the old woman beside her: "Go and get it." “

Gu Shuiyue looked at the little guy: "Who told you that I deducted the monthly money?"

The little guy turned his head and didn't look at her at all.

"Everything pays attention to human and material evidence, and you can't provide human evidence, can I understand that you slander me with the words of one person?"

The little girl's face changed: "Naturally, this is not made up by the slave, it was told to the slave when Miss Ruxiu distributed the monthly money." “

"Ru Xiu, isn't that girl Sister Meng's person?" Ash Nayan rolled her eyes, looked at Meng Xiyu, and said with deep meaning.

Meng Xiyu's face remained unchanged and said: "My sister is in charge of the palace for the first time, and the concubine is worried that my sister will not have enough manpower, so she asked Ru Xiu to help." “

"Mother, you asked someone to find physical evidence, and this person should come with it. Ashina Yan said.

The old princess pondered for a moment, then nodded.

Soon, a ledger and Ru Xiu were all brought into the courtyard.

Ru Xiu was overjoyed when she saw this formation.

The old lady sat there with an angry face, Gu Shuiyue stood alone in the middle, as if she was interrogating something, and then looked at the little girl standing at the door, Ru Xiu was almost sure that her mother's method had worked.

What kind of identity the second master is, even if he can endure such insults, the little guy around him can't bear it.

Gu Shuiyue is going to be finished.

Meng Xiyu's eyes swept over, and Ru Xiu hurriedly restrained her joy and bowed to the old princess: "The slave maid meets the old lady." “

"But you said that I lowered the monthly money of the masters of the palace?" Gu Shuiyue asked.

Ru Xiu hesitated for a moment, Brother Xiu is here, it is obviously inappropriate for her to lie, besides, this is the truth. Ru Xiu nodded.

"Then how did you know that I lowered my monthly income?" Gu Shuiyue continued to ask.

Ru Xiu was stunned.

How did she know? She had already mentioned the shopkeeper An, but when she opened the second master's money bag and saw that it was two taels inside, she was sure of it. Could it be that she opened the second master's money bag and came to see?

Ru Xiu said: "It was someone else who told the slave." “

"Who told you?" Gu Shuiyue asked.

Ru Xiu thought for a while and said, "At that time, there were many people, and everyone said so. “

Ru Xiu's words seemed to be impeccable, and when asked this, Gu Shuiyue did not continue to ask, but fell into silence.

This is irrefutable in the eyes of everyone.

Meng Xiyu looked at Ru Xiu, her eyes showed appreciation, although Ru Xiu was not as good as Cai Qing, she would definitely not be stupid.

Soon, the old woman came over with an account book in her hand and presented it to the old lady.

The old lady opened the account book and turned to the folded page.

Meng Xiyu lowered her eyes and waited quietly, waiting for the old princess's anger.

She has been in charge of the backyard of the palace for many years, and Gu Shuiyue's vain attempt to snatch her power from the family is really ridiculous. This time, she wanted to teach Gu Shuiyue a harsh lesson, letting her know that although she was the princess, there were many things that she couldn't do.

After a few moments, the old lady put down the ledger, and the expression on her face was very complicated, but there was no anger.

"What's going on?"

Meng Xiyu chuckled in her heart, what's going on? What's going on?

"Xiyu, take a look. The old princess said.

The account book was handed to Meng Xiyu by the old woman. When Meng Xiyu looked at the contents recorded in the account book, she was also stunned for a while.

The second master of Jincheng Pavilion has a monthly salary of twenty taels.

It clearly says twenty taels, not two taels.

How is this possible?

"The concubine is distributed according to the bill on this book, sister, take a look, is the monthly money missing?" Gu Shuiyue asked.

Meng Xiyu has been in charge of the backyard for several years, and everyone's monthly money can be carried down. She flipped through a few pages and found that the money was the same as what she had sent last month, no less.

Meng Xiyu's little finger subconsciously curled up, and then said: "If you just look at the records, there is no less. “

Gu Shuiyue's gaze fell on one of the concubines: "Did I give you less money for the month?"

The concubine said: "It hasn't changed, it's always been two taels." “

Gu Shuiyue looked at Ru Xiu: "The monthly money is not less, but someone told you that it is less, could it be that those maids are spreading rumors?"

Ru Xiu's face turned pale, so she had to grit her teeth and put the blame on the others: "The slave doesn't know why those sisters said that. “

"Spreading rumors and making trouble can be described as a taboo, bring all those maids up. Gu Shuiyue's voice suddenly became cold.

Soon, the maids were brought up. The maids didn't know what was going on, and they all knelt there with some fear.

"Who of you told Concubine Ru Xiu to lower her monthly money?" Gu Shuiyue asked.

The maids raised their heads slightly, looked at each other and shook their heads.

"Ru Xiu said that you told her. Gu Shuiyue said in a narrative tone.

The maids all looked at Ru Xiu.

"The slave didn't tell Ru Xiu. “

"The monthly money has not been reduced at all, so why do you say that it is going to be reduced?"

"The slave can testify that the other sisters did not tell Ru Xiu about it. “

If these maids were all under Gu Shuiyue, then their words were not convincing. But no, these maids were transferred from various mansions, and it was impossible for them to collude with Gu Shuiyue, and they all stood on Gu Shuiyue's side.

The maids can't lie, so it can only be Ru Xiu who lies.

Ru Xiu hung her head, her face was as white as her ears, and she tried her best to suppress the uneasiness in her heart and said, "The sisters didn't say it, then the slave misunderstood." “

"How did you misunderstand?" Gu Shuiyue asked.

Ru Xiu's cold sweat fell, and her body couldn't help but start trembling: "The slaves are very curious, and they are curious about how much the master's monthly money is, so they will open it every time before sending it over." Last month, the second master's monthly money was twenty taels, but the slave maid opened it today and found that it was only two taels, so she naturally thought that the monthly money had dropped. “

As soon as Ru Xiu's words came out, Meng Xiyu's face suddenly changed, and she subconsciously looked at Gu Shuiyue, just catching the flash of a smile on her face.

She chuckled in her heart, it's over.

Gu Shuiyue's questioning has always been interlocking, introducing Ru Xiu into it, not to mention Ru Xiu, even she has only reacted now.

"There is nothing wrong with the account book, and there is nothing wrong with other people's monthly money, but the second master's monthly money has become less. And this bag containing the monthly money happened to be opened by a maid. Gu Shuiyue looked at Meng Xiyu, "What does my sister think, what kind of truth is this?"

Meng Xiyu's hand was clenched subconsciously, and she immediately made a decision in her heart, and her face suddenly turned cold: "Ru Xiu, you are so bold that you dare to steal the second master's monthly money! Hurry up and take out the monthly money you took, the death penalty can be avoided!"

Ru Xiu was stunned.

She didn't know how she had changed from a witness who identified Gu Shuiyue to a sinner who stole the second master's money. And this charge was still charged to her by the Meng family who instructed her to do this.

This time, Meng Xiyu also chose to protect the handsome and abandon the pawn, just like when she gave up Cai Qing. That time she walked away. However, what she ignored was that Ru Xiu was not Cai Qing.

Ru Xiu is not as smart as Cai Qing, and she heard that she wanted to protect her life, and she was not Cai Qing loyal, and she was willing to exchange her life for the safety of her master.

The people around him looked at him with cold eyes, and once he recognized it, he had offended the second master and the old lady.

Can't recognize it!

Ru Xiu kowtowed, and said with a frightened face: "The slave didn't take the second master's money, even if the slave and maid were given ten guts, the slave didn't dare to take the second master's money." “

"Then why did you open the second master's money bag?"

Ru Xiu glanced at Meng Xiyu and sobbed: "The slave doesn't know, it was the side concubine Niangniang who let the slave and maid see it." “

As soon as Ru Xiu's words fell, countless pairs of eyes were fixed on Meng Xiyu's body!