Chapter 46: The Dust Settles
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It contained a large stack of white paper, on which were Zhu Nianlian's calligraphy, copied scriptures, and so on.
Zhu Nian took out the top pile of paper and handed it to the five ladies, one for each of them.
"Ladies, please look, these are my handwriting on weekdays, see if it is different from the Dow certificate!"
Listening to Zhu Nian's words, the five ladies all lowered their heads one after another, carefully identifying the difference in the two handwritings.
They didn't have to use their brains too much, and the moment they lowered their heads, their eyes widened and they looked at each other.
Because the styles of the two handwriting are very different, it can be said that they are completely different.
At this time, the paper in their hands was full of dragons flying and phoenixes dancing.
The signature font on the Dow certificate is juanxiu, a small jasper, and it looks a little rusty and naΓ―ve.
And the handwriting on these pieces of paper that Zhu Nian gave them is very strong and powerful, like a dragon, like a dragon.
The charm is super elegant, and the gesture is bold, just like what a man writes.
The hearts of the five ladies were slightly shaken, and their faces were very embarrassed.
Seeing the change in the faces of the ladies, Dow was shocked and snatched the white paper from the hand of the lady closest to her.
After seeing the font on it, Dow's eyes widened, his hands trembled, and he was speechless in surprise, unable to return to his senses for a long time.
"What, how?" Dow whispered.
She couldn't figure out what the problem was, and her heart was in a mess.
Suddenly, Dow's mind flashed and he thought of the crux of the problem.
Due to excessive nervousness and weakness, she spoke without thinking, and suddenly burst out of a sentence: "Where is Xiaomei?
By the time she realized her mistake, it was too late, and everyone present heard her words.
Zhu Nian pretended to be surprised, and gave Tao another blow: "How did you know the second-class maid in our yard?"
"I ......" Dow couldn't think of a good reason for a while.
Zhu Nian made a heartache again, and said loudly: "Erniang, are you secretly colluding with Xiaomei to harm me?"
"Don't talk nonsense!" Tao hurriedly defended.
"Erniang, you don't know, Xiaomei is no longer in my yard now. β
"What did you say?" Dow was surprised.
"Two days ago, she said that something was wrong at home, and she suddenly begged me to let her go. She cried and died, and I was very distressed when I saw her, and felt that she was pitiful, so I returned the deed of sale to her and let her go. Zhu Nian said.
"Gone?" Dow shouted sharply.
At this time, she was even more flustered in her heart, she didn't expect Xiaomei, a girl, to be so cunning that she actually tricked her in the end, and maybe she had Zhu Xin's instructions behind her.
Now that the five ladies are here, how can they step down!
"You, did you join forces with Xiaomei to harm me?" Tao was confused and bit indiscriminately.
"Erniang, you really wronged me when you said that, I don't even know about the fact that you made a certificate, how can you unite Xiaomei to harm you?" Zhu Nian said aggrievedly.
"You!" Dow had nothing to say.
At this time, Zhu Nian felt that it was time to give Tao the final blow, and she sneered: "Two days ago, I caught a thief in Zhu Mansion, and it was related to Erniang, and I originally wanted to solve it privately, but now that you have to force me, don't blame me for turning my face and being ruthless!"
"What thief?" Dow wondered.
"Dachuan, bring him here!" Zhu Nian instructed He Dachuan.
"Yes. He Dachuan turned around and went to the firewood room.
After a while, he came to everyone with Sun Yin, who was tied up by five flowers, and then kicked Sun Yin hard at the crook of the leg, forcing him to kneel.
Dow saw the man with his head bowed in front of him, and his eyes were about to fall in surprise.
"Tell me the ladies what your name is and what your identity is. Zhu Nian said to Sun Yin.
"I, my name is Sun Yin, and I am a cargo carrier in the capital. β
At this point he closed his mouth and never spoke again.
"Then tell me, what is your relationship with Tao?" Zhu Nian said gloomily.
In front of so many ladies, Sun Yin couldn't open his mouth, but when he thought of his broken wrist, he was ruthless.
He gritted his teeth and said, "I'm Dow's mistress." β
"What?" "Huh?" "How is this possible?" The ladies looked at Dow in disbelief as if they had exploded.
"Little slut, how can you find a random man to slander my innocence!" Dow was ashamed to find a hole in the ground to get into.
She glared at Zhu Nian viciously.
"Yes, Miss Zhu, you can't talk nonsense!" said one of the ladies.
"Okay, you want evidence, right?" Zhu Nian looked at Tao with a smile, "Sun Yin, take out your evidence." β
"Yes. β
Sun Yin took out a string of jade pendants from his waist, on which hung half a piece of white jade.
"This half of the white jade was bought by me at the bazaar, and it is a pair with the other half. And the other half -- it hangs around Dow's waist. β
Everyone looked at Tao's waist, and Tao covered it with his hands, but he was still seen by several fast-eyed ladies.
Sun Yin said again: "The texture of this white jade is not very good, if it wasn't for me to give it to Tao, how could she bring such an inferior product?"
Everyone nodded in agreement, and their eyes at Tao also changed, with a hint of disdain.
"How do I know where you made half of the same white jade as me, and I only had half of this white jade when I bought it!" Tao still defended himself.
"Not only that, but I have other evidence. Sun Yin lowered his head, not daring to look into Tao's eyes, "In my house, there is a receipt for the transfer of property and a title deed, which were given to me by Tao, and there is her autograph on it. β
After saying that, he never opened his mouth again.
As if he had been hit by five thunderbolts, Tao took half a step back in pain and stared at Sun Yin in disappointment.
She has true feelings for Sun Yin, and the title deed is still one of the other courtyards left to her by Master Zhu before he passed away.
She tried everything to please Sun Yin, but she didn't expect that in the end, what she got in exchange was such a ruthless betrayal, it was really "flying separately when disaster came"!
Tao no longer struggled, she was now so desperate that she could only smile bitterly, "Hehe." β
"Now do you have anything else to say?" asked Zhu Nian.
The five ladies all looked at Tao in disappointment, especially Lin, who was in the most embarrassing situation now.
Dow shook his head again and again, two lines of tears dripping from the corners of his eyes, both heartache and unwillingness.
The result is already clear, and Dow no longer justifies himself, but simply acquiesces.
"Zhu Xinnian, I didn't lose to you," Tao said to Zhu Nian, and then she looked down at Sun Yin and muttered in a low voice, "I lost to him!"
Zhu Nian exhaled lightly, she understood that this crisis was finally over.
"Ladies, these ugly things should have been dealt with behind closed doors in our house, but today they have made you laugh. Zhu Nian said, "Now that everything has been revealed, then you should go back first." β
"Good. The crowd replied in unison.
They had wanted to leave for a long time, and they came to Zhuyuan today to help Tao out of their bad breath, but they didn't expect that they were wrong in the end.
Therefore, the five ladies looked at Zhu Nian with apologies in their eyes.
After saying goodbye, the five ladies fled in disgrace, not wanting to stay longer.
Zhuyuan regained his composure, and Zhu Nian walked to He Dachuan's side and whispered to him to take Sun Yin to Zhang Xianling.
He Dachuan nodded and left.
Zhu Nian glanced at Tao, who seemed to be stupid, and said, "Mother Liu, take your wife to the hall, I will wait for you there." β
After speaking, she left the bamboo garden with the red candle first.
Mother Liu looked at Tao distressedly and carefully supported her: "Madam, let's go." β
Tao was still distracted, and Liu's mother had no choice but to help her walk towards the hall.
In the hall, Zhu Nian sat on the main seat dignifiedly.
Mother Liu walked in with Tao in her arms and knelt on the ground.
"Miss, everything was done by me at the instigation of Madame, I am willing to accept the punishment, I only hope you can let Madame go. β
Zhu Nian stared at Mother Liu intently, she didn't expect that Tao would have such a loyal servant.
"Okay, you go down first, I'm going to have a few words with Dow alone. Zhu Nian said, "Red Candle, you should go down first." β
"Okay, miss, then I'll be guarding the door, and you can call me if there's anything!" Red Candle nodded.
"Good. β
Red Candle closed the door and stayed outside with Liu's mother, leaving only Zhu Nian and Tao in the house.
Zhu Nian stood up and slowly walked in front of Tao.
She just stared at Dow and didn't speak.
Tao gradually came back to her senses, and was taken aback by Zhu Nian in front of her, but she no longer had the energy to make a fuss.
"What do you want to do?" Dow asked in a low voice.
Zhu Nian tilted his head and looked at Tao intently.
She said faintly, "I wonder why?"
Dow frowned in confusion.
"Why do you want to think about Zhu Xin like this?" Zhu Nian did not call himself "I", but used the word "Zhu Xinnian".
But Dow didn't hear anything unusual.
"......" Dow shut up.
"What kind of hatred do I have with you, and you want to take revenge on me like this?" Zhu Nian continued, "I remember that you were okay to me in the first few years of entering the Zhu Mansion, and you were also very good to your own children, if you told me that you used to be nice to me, you were pretending...... You may not be hiding too deeply, are you?"
"Huh. Dow laughed and trembled, "I'm just pretending, how about it?"
"I don't believe it!" Zhu Nian raised his eyebrows.
Dow's eyes suddenly became a little sad, as if they were covered with a layer of gray.
Zhu Nian's words touched the deepest pain buried in her heart, maybe she had been fighting for too many years, she was really tired, and she suddenly wanted to find someone to talk to.
And I can't wait.