Xue Qingyi smiled coldly, looked at Xiao Qi, and said, "Tie him up and take him back to the Ningguo Mansion directly." ”

Xue Qingyi asked casually as he passed by Xiao Qi, "Xiao Qi, didn't you go out of Jinling City with Lang Jun?" How did it come back again. ”

"Tell the little lady that the subordinates and others didn't go out of the city at all that day, they just escorted Lang Jun, and Lang Jun ordered his subordinates and others to stay and protect the safety of the little lady."

Xue Qingyi nodded lightly when he heard this.

At this time, the lights in the Ningguo Mansion were bright, and Mrs. Xiao twisted the Buddha beads in her hand, sat in the main hall with an awe-inspiring face, looked at the two little slaves who were kneeling on the ground and crying, and said sharply, "What did you say? Say it again. ”

The sound like ice frightened the little slave and maid. One of the little slaves said in a trembling voice,

"Old lady, the little lady was kidnapped by robbers on the way back."

Old Madam Xiao slowly turned the Buddha beads in her hand, and a smile flashed in her cloudy old eyes, not that she couldn't see it at all.

"What the hell is going on, you two will tell you in detail."

The two little slaves and maids proposed Xiao Yu to welcome the guests, and on the way back, they encountered robbers and told Mrs. Xiao carefully.

After hearing this, Old Madam Xiao said to Mother Zhao, who was waiting on the side, "You go and call the third lady, and by the way, go and inform the Lu family." and asked Steward Li to send a few guards from the palace to lead these two slaves and maids to investigate the place where the incident occurred. ”

After Zhao's mother got the order, she led the two slaves who were crying with eye circles and walked out.

Xiao Mingzhu was actually prepared for a long time, so as soon as Zhao's mother arrived at Xiao Mingzhu's place, Xiao Mingzhu immediately rushed over.

Soon after Xiao Mingzhu arrived, Lu also rushed to Ronglu Hall with tears in his eyes and under the support of Lu's mother.

As soon as he walked to the main hall, before Lu Shi could speak, tears kept falling, "Mother, what's going on?" Was Yu'er really kidnapped? As he spoke, he almost couldn't get up in one breath.

Lu's mother had red circles in her eyes, and she was busy smoothing out Lu's luck.

As soon as I heard the news of Xiao Yu's robbery in Chunyiju just now, the master and servant almost fainted, wiped some Huo Qizheng perfume and woke up, and then rushed over in a hurry with a sigh of relief.

Old Madam Xiao on the throne looked at the Lu family with disgust, "There is no letter for this matter, why are you crying, I have already sent someone to investigate the location of the incident." Now we're just sitting and waiting for news. ”

After Mrs. Xiao finished speaking, she asked Xiao Mingzhu on the side, "Mingzhu, is it your intention to propose to welcome guests, or is it Xiao Yu's girl's meaning." ”

"Back to my grandmother, it was the fifth sister who came to Wutong Courtyard to find me, saying that she hadn't gone out for a long time, and invited me to welcome guests to have a good meal. I didn't expect such a thing to happen. ”

"Then you two sisters came back together, and you didn't hear the slightest movement?" Old Madam Xiao asked this sentence, and the eyes of Lu and Mother Lu also moved to Xiao Mingzhu, which was exactly what they wanted to ask.

"Grandmother, it was already dark at that time, and the fifth sister had not been there to welcome guests for a long time, so she drank some fruit wine when she was in high spirits, and she was a little drunk at that time. I was afraid that it would be unsafe on the road when I was late, so I asked the two little slaves to pull my fifth sister into the carriage. Our carriage was in front, and the carriage of the five sisters was behind. On the way, I was afraid that it would be too late for my aunt to worry, so I asked the driver to drive faster. I always thought that the fifth sister had also returned. Where did you think that the fifth sister would have an accident? ”

At this time, Aunt Xiao, who was in a hurry, walked in, she raised her eyebrows, and raised her voice, "I can testify to this matter, Mingzhu did come to ask me at that time, and I also agreed to let the two of them go to welcome guests." ”

Xiao Mingzhu said again, "If I had known that such a thing would happen, I should have asked the coachman to drive a little slower, maybe I could help the fifth sister." ”

"Nonsense." Old Madam Xiao slapped her palm on the table and said angrily at Xiao Mingzhu, "You think that the people in the mansion are afraid of you on weekdays because of the little leather whip you are holding in your hand, and that is because they are afraid of your identity." You really think that you really have great ability, but you can't do it. You just stayed, but you just let the robbers tie up one more person, and you still think you can really save your fifth sister. Stupidity. ”

Old Madam Xiao's words seem to be teaching Xiao Mingzhu a lesson, but after careful consideration, you can realize that Old Madam Xiao is defending Xiao Mingzhu, pointing out that Xiao Mingzhu has not done anything wrong at all in Xiao Yu's matter.

"Will something happen to the fifth sister? Now the city is full of refugees, and those refugees are so poor that they are afraid that they will do anything. The fifth sister won't have any accidents, right? If this thing spreads, how can the fifth sister still behave. Xiao Mingzhu choked up as she said gloatingly, but the corners of her mouth hidden under the brocade were hooked proudly.

The Buddha beads in Old Madam Xiao's hand turned rapidly, the expression on her face was solemn, she sighed, and said, "It doesn't matter if Xiao Yu's girl can be found back, it doesn't matter if she can't find it back." Her reputation is completely ruined, and I will discuss with my grandfather to see whether to detain her in the house or twist her hair as a sister-in-law. Things are like this, and my grandmother is not feeling good, I hope this girl has her own natural appearance and can come back safely. ”

When Aunt Xiao and Xiao Mingzhu heard this, a faint smile appeared on their faces.

Lu Shi and Lu's mother listened to it, but they were like a slap in the head, and Lu Shi was even more like an electric shock, and there was no blood on his already white face, if it wasn't for Lu's mother to help her, I am afraid that she would have fallen to the ground softly.

Lu stepped forward excitedly, held Mrs. Xiao's hand holding the Buddha beads, and said, "Mother, you can't do this, what is wrong with Yu'er, she is also innocent, mother." ”

Old Madam Xiao ripped her hand away, looked at her coldly and said, "In the past, Xiao Yu, this girl was arrogant and arrogant, and how many wrong things she did, I just turned a blind eye to it." Today's events have spread out, don't say that her face is gone, even the Ningguo Mansion will be discredited. She still has four sisters on her head who are not married, is it for her alone, she doesn't care about the face of Mingzhu and them. Lu, you don't have to say much about this matter, it's settled. ”

Lu threw himself on his knees and pleaded bitterly. "Mother, I have been married into your Ningguo Mansion for many years, and I have no merit and hard work. I have never complained about the second master's concubine, and I also consider myself filial piety to my mother. I don't ask for anything else, just for the sake of my love in the house for many years, just spare Yu'er this time. ”

Mother Lu on the side looked at Lu's appearance, and the tears she couldn't hold back flowed again, and she knelt beside Lu with a plop. (To be continued.) )