Chapter Seventy-Three: Unsaved
"Chu Wen, you were the one who came to deliver the incense that day, what did you do to it, do you know that it was this incense that made my mother so weak." Luo Rao changed her previous gentleness and asked sharply.
When Chu Wen heard the reason for Mrs. Yu's illness, she couldn't help but be startled, afraid that the third lady would misunderstand, so she hurriedly cried: "Miss, the slave really doesn't know. That day, the resident brother was in a hurry, so he asked the slave maid to bring it, but he was intercepted by Scarlet Apricot halfway through, so he had to take it to see. The slave thought it would be okay to take a look, as long as she didn't steal it, so she handed it to her. ”
Luo Rao's expression was serious, "These incense are all used by my mother, she is a girl, what is there to look at." ”
"The slave thought the same thing, but she pestered me and I couldn't help it, so I had to give it to her. I thought she said she wanted to take a look, but she knew that she had to spend the night in her house. ”
"You promised?"
Chu Wen lowered her head, "She said a lot of good things, and the slave and maid relented at that time. Thinking that it would be the same for early delivery and late delivery, Mrs. was not in a hurry to use it, so she left it to her. ”
"Oh?" Luo Rao sneered, "Since she took it, why didn't she deliver the incense the next day, but you sent it." ”
"This ...... This ......, she said that she was afraid that her wife would know about it and she would be noisy, so she asked me to send it over. Chu Wen's voice became smaller and smaller, and her heart became more and more unsound, could it really be because of her negligence that she had harmed Madame.
She was anxious and flustered, and burst into tears, "Really, the slave didn't think about it that much. If I had known that this would be the case, I would have given the slave and maid a hundred dares, and the slave and maid would not have dared to do this, miss, please be clear. ”
Chu Wen said this, for fear that Luo Rao would not believe her and identify her as the murderer who caused his wife's illness, so he knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing.
"You stop, I didn't say you did it, I still have something to ask you."
Chu Wen raised her head, there were still tears on her face in her eyes, she sniffed, and then said, "Third Miss, what else do you have to ask?" ”
"What you say is true?"
After nodding again and again, Chu Wen replied with a crying voice, "It's all true, please Miss Ming." ”
"Then let me ask you, when she took it before, were you sure she would give it to you the next day?"
"Yes, this slave maid has never been mistaken, because the things were given to the lady, and the slave maid did not dare to be careless, so she asked her for it early the next morning, and she was still very trustworthy and had a good bag, so the slave and maid took it."
Luo Rao's face changed suddenly, and she scolded loudly: "Nonsense, if this incense is moving with the hands and feet of Scarlet Apricot, it can only be taken away during the time it is taken." This incense is soaked in medicine, it will inevitably get wet, and if you want to maintain its properties, you can only wait until it is naturally dried, how can you have enough time in one night. You recruited from the truth, I can also ask my father for a favor for you, if you don't admit it, you have to hand it over to Mama Xu to deal with. ”
She glanced up at Mama Xu, and sure enough, she saw her with a cold face and a solemn and unapproachable look.
"The slave doesn't know, miss, miss spare your life." She knelt and cried, and suddenly raised her head, "Miss can call Scarlet Apricot to ask, she is on duty in Yixue Courtyard, she must be ...... by Li At the behest of others. ”
"Very good, go and invite Aunt Li and Scarlet Apricot together. I'm going to find out whose work it is. ”
Soon Aunt Li and Scarlet Xing were called, and at this time, Liang Youruo happened to wake up and knew what Luo Rao was investigating, so he sent a message to let them in. Liang Youruo barely held up his spirits, looking at this person who had always shared most of the master's favor. She showed a touch of sarcasm, how about being pampered? But a substitute.
"My sister is here, sit down." Liang Youruo looked weak and didn't make any other arrangements, just let out a long sigh, and then continued: "I've been sick for a long time, and I haven't seen Sister Li for a long time, and I never thought that my sister would look younger and younger. ”
Aunt Li was a little frightened, "This ...... This...... It's not ......"
Liang Youruo listened to Li Xue's hesitation for a long time, and was a little impatient, "I called you here today, not to investigate the fact that you didn't come to serve the sick, but to ask your maid Scarlet Apricot, how to see the incense I use." ”
It wasn't until now that Aunt Li knew the real reason for calling her here, and when she heard the incense item, she couldn't stop beating the drum in her heart, frightened, afraid of being detected.
Liang Youruo looked very weak, leaning on the head of the bed, although his voice was very soft and the pitch was extremely long, "I said sister, it shouldn't be you who instructed the maid to do this." ”
Her words hit Li Xue's heart, and after a trance, Li Xue squeezed out a smile and hurriedly replied, "Sister misunderstood, how could I let her do this." ”
"Oh?" Liang Youruo knew that Li Xue would definitely answer like this, so he continued: "Then why don't my sister help me ask your maid, see what she has done, and who instructed her, as for the punishment, how about you, aunt?" It's your own maid after all, isn't it? ”
Li Xue said yes again and again.
I have to say that Liang Youruo's calculation is very good, and when she says this, whether Scarlet Apricot is wrong or not, she will definitely make a mistake. She even forced Aunt Li to dispose of her maid with her own hands, which can be regarded as a slap in the face of Aunt Li. As for Aunt Li, there is only one way to escape, lose the car and protect the handsome, but she will inevitably lose people's hearts if she does so.
Those who worked for her were punished, which clearly showed her incompetence. There is no way back but she pushes out the stand-in to resist, which shows her immorality. If a person is incompetent and virtuous, it is difficult to have followers. If she loses so completely this time, it will affect her perception in the future, and it will be difficult for her to succeed without anyone to work.
Liang Youruo seemed to be a lazy bystander, but in fact, everything was arranged. She looked like she was watching a good show, and planned to see what Aunt Li planned to do.
In fact, at this time, Li Xue also beat a drum in her heart, she couldn't protect Scarlet Apricot. It is said that being a mother is strong, Li Xue was ruthless, suppressed the little unbearable in her heart, and began to attack Scarlet Apricot.
Scarlet Xing was also shocked by Li Xue's change of attitude, but she couldn't help it, who let Li Xue pinch her deed of sale, and her life at home was a little difficult, no matter what, she couldn't confess Aunt Li.
She was silent for a while, looked at Aunt Li expectantly, and finally said, "All this was done by the slave maid, and no one instructed her." The slave just saw that the lady had not been good to her aunt over the years, and what the aunt had done wrong, the lady wanted to treat her like this. Since this is the case, the slave maid planned for the aunt. ”
After saying this, Scarlet Xing stood up suddenly, rushed to the corner of the table, blood gushed out of her head, and she fell to the ground, and she lost her breath.
Liang Youruo glanced at Li Xue and said unlucky, her two words, I don't know if she was referring to the death of the maid in her house, or referring to Li Xue's arrival adding trouble to her.
"Although Scarlet Apricot is dead, she is my sister's maid after all, so why don't my sister stay in the house these days and reflect on it."
"That's what my sister said."