"No, I didn't steal, I didn't ......" Wu Liangyu was shocked and frightened, looking at the lady in front of him, dressed as a fierce wife, and forced herself to endure the pain and hurriedly explained.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew, and the small fire and smoke in the Zhilan courtyard were fanned by this evil wind, and suddenly the waves rose violently, twisting the waist of the water snake and devouring the food!

"Dare to be hard-mouthed!" When Aunt Lu saw that the fire in Zhilan Courtyard was becoming more and more evil, her heart also trembled. While she asked her subordinates to put out the fire, she nailed Qi Liangyu to death with her words, "You are the only one here, and you are the bad thing you did!" ”

Aunt Lu was violent, and in one go, she secretly glanced at the Moon Cave Gate, and a royal blue figure quickly fled.

The inner courtyard and the outer courtyard were filled with the sound of "walking water" for a while, and then a burst of rapid footsteps was heard from far and near, and there were some light footsteps.

When Aunt Lu heard this, she secretly said that it was not good, and knew that it was Mrs. Liang who came, so she hurriedly ordered the sturdy maid to twist Wu Liangyu to the dark room.

Wu Liangyu knew that she was being treated as a substitute for the dead, she struggled, and roared as hard as she could, "Mother save me......" She didn't want to be the rat that made the Qi family unable to raise their heads.

"Shut her up!" Aunt Lu glared at her, and before the maid could react, she pulled out a silk handkerchief and stuffed it into Wu Liangyu's mouth.

The white silk handkerchief was quickly stained red with blood.

Mrs. Liang, who was in the Octagonal Pavilion, suddenly saw black smoke rising faintly from the Zhilan Courtyard, and she already felt that something was wrong, so she instructed Mama Chen to greet the Empress Dowager Qi, and sped up her pace to the Zhilan Courtyard.

Qi Liangyu went for a long time and didn't come back, and Mrs. Qi had some bad premonitions in her heart, and the first time she was a guest at the prefect's house, there was a fire, which was somewhat unlucky.

Suddenly, hearing Qi Liangyu's painful cry for help, Mrs. Qi jumped up almost immediately, didn't care about the etiquette, and ran directly in the direction where Mrs. Liang disappeared.

Mama Chen felt that it was not the right way, and hurriedly led Mrs. Qi to Zhilan Courtyard.

Aunt Lu didn't expect that a strong wind would blow suddenly, and the dog jumped over the wall in a hurry, gritted her heart and instructed her henchman to dispose of Qi Liangyu, so that she could die without proof.

When Mrs. Liang and Mrs. Qi arrived, a group of family members and catchers had already brought water to relay the fire.

"Madam, no, when the concubine rushed over, the fire was already raging, and before she could inform Madame, the concubine took it upon herself to call someone and beg Madame for forgiveness." When Aunt Lu saw Mrs. Liang at first sight, she immediately changed her face, from the panic of encountering the fire to the calmness after seeing the main mother as the backbone, it was staged seamlessly.

Mrs. Liang looked around suspiciously, "When I came over just now, I heard a little girl crying for help, what about her?" ”

Mrs. Qi saw that Mrs. Liang did not first ask the cause of the fire in Miss's boudoir, but asked about Qi Liangyu's safety, and her heart was both moved and admired. Because the master's family asked, she had to suppress the anxiety in her heart and listen quietly.

Aunt Lu sank her face, gritted her teeth and said: "When the concubine came over, she saw a little girl wearing a goose yellow full-breasted skirt running out of Zhilan Courtyard, and without saying a word, she stepped forward to catch her and interrogate her, and also searched for the third lady's baby on her. ”

Speaking of this, Aunt Lu took out a white jade carved into the shape of a piano from her big sleeve and presented it to Mrs. Liang, "That little splash of skin, dare to steal and dare to set fire, it is really a king's law!" The concubine has ordered her to be taken to the dark room and await the lady's departure. ”

After speaking, Aunt Lu looked at Mrs. Liang respectfully, with a deferential appearance of obeying the orders of the master and mother.

Isn't the little splash described by the aunt in front of her her her own daughter?! Mrs. Qi's heart was in her throat, and she knelt down towards Mrs. Liang in an instant, and eagerly defended: "Madam Mingjian, the concubine's daughter Qi Liangyu will never dare to do such a depraved thing, and I implore Madame to find out the truth......"

"I've been caught by me, and I don't dare! To be a thief and to be the prefect is here, I think she is bold! Aunt Lu sharply interrupted Mrs. Qi's words.

Before Mrs. Liang, the housewife, could speak, Aunt Lu rushed to talk without stopping, and interrupted the guest's words, which was not only rude, but also rude. And she was so anxious to charge a child with a crime, which aroused Mrs. Liang's suspicions.

She quietly helped Mrs. Qi up first, and Aunt Lu lifted her thin lips, but was interrupted by Mrs. Liang before she could speak, "You don't have to say more, this matter is related to the reputation of the Qi Mansion, and it also burned the third lady's Zhilan Pavilion, and the lord wants to ask." You first ask someone to bring the big girl of the Qi family up. ”

But at this moment, a rough mother-in-law ran over in a panic and knelt down with a plop: "Madam, auntie, it's not good, the girl who was locked in the dark room just now committed suicide." ”

"What did you say?!" Mrs. Qi stared at the rough envoy in disbelief, as if she had been hit in the chest by a heavy sword, and she almost lost her breath.

"Lead the way." Mrs. Liang realized that the situation was serious, and hurriedly asked people to help the crumbling Mrs. Qi to rush to the dark room.

The two third-class maids were guarding outside the dark room with a panicked face, and when they saw Mrs. Liang coming, they hurriedly knelt on the ground and did not dare to make a sound.

Mrs. Qi screamed in pain, threw herself inside, and found Qi Liangyu's small body lying flat on the ground, stretched out her hand to probe, and sure enough, she didn't snort. Her heart couldn't help but feel like it was torn apart, and the pain was unbearable, hugging Qi Liangyu and crying bitterly.

Seeing this, Aunt Lu's mouth flashed with a triumphant smile. "Smack"! The next moment, she was dumbfounded by a slap.

"Madam, why are you beating the concubine, the concubine didn't do anything wrong......"

Mrs. Liang's tone was cold, "You slut, who gave you the power to lock the guests in the dark room!" ”

"She, she steals, she sets fire to ......"

"It's better to be so, or else you'll be punished for the sin of disregard for human life." Mrs. Liang narrowed her eyes, and Sen Han's gaze made her scalp tingle.

Aunt Lu cried out, "Madam, is this a suspicion of a concubine?" The concubine is loyal to her wife, and since the lady does not believe in the concubine, the concubine is dead......" she screamed as she slammed into the wall.

Aunt Lu's housekeeper and maid immediately rushed over as meat pads, and comforted her bitterly. Aunt Lu didn't calm down, but cried louder and louder, as if she was heartbroken by her dead daughter.

Mrs. Liang watched Aunt Lu toss with cold eyes, her face became more and more gloomy, as black as the bottom of the nest.

After a while, the next person came to report that the fire had been extinguished, but the water in Zhilan Courtyard was gone. Mrs. Liang was annoyed and waved her hand to let the inner court steward deal with it.

Mrs. Liang glanced at her confidant Mama Chen, and Mama Chen understood and immediately stepped forward to comfort Mrs. Qi. The body should be transported to the back cover room for parking.

"Mrs. Qi, people can't be resurrected after death, please mourn and change, I will definitely give the Qi family an explanation for this matter."

After Mrs. Liang finished speaking, she ordered another confidant, Mama Shi, to call the mother-in-law and maids who were on duty in Zhilan Courtyard and the nearby courtyard at that time, together with Fu Amaranth and Cuiliu, to one place, and wait for her to go over for questioning.

At this time, Miss Liang San came over with a solemn expression and hurried steps, "Mother, my daughter has heard about it, how could it be like this?" ”

Mrs. Liang looked at Mrs. Qi for a moment, sighed heavily and did not speak.

Aunt Lu, who had been crying darkly, pounced on her, and told the cause and effect again with a sad expression, showing her loyalty and innocence.

Miss Liang San frowned, it's really tricky, the prefect's house is dead, so don't you want to do the courtesy? Not only that, but it seems that her life will also be marked with a broom star because of this - someone's heart is simply black.

Miss Liang San pondered for a while, raised her eyebrows and looked at Aunt Lu, "Dare to ask Auntie, this eldest lady of the Qi family is only ten years old, how did she kill herself, bite her tongue, or hit the wall?" Or did he commit suicide by hanging a beam? ”