Chapter 188: The Real Murderer
Just now, when Ye Qingqing went to the Danyang County Lord, under the advance instruction of Mrs. Qingyao, Li Huairong pulled Ye Qingqing away before Ye Qingqing entered the Danyang County Lord's room, and the dispute between the husband and wife was not mentioned for the time being.
Mrs. Qingyao couldn't stop the county lord of Danyang from getting out of bed, so she had to accompany her, but when the county lord of Danyang came to the main hall, she found that An Lan was not inside, and only the golden finch was kneeling there alone.
"What about people!?" Mrs. Qingyao immediately asked, her face slightly angry.
One of the mothers-in-law hurriedly said, "The girl said that she wanted to relieve herself, so Mama Hua led her there." ”
Mrs. Qingyao's face became more and more bad, and she faintly felt that An Lan must have had some idea, but Granny Hua was also a cautious person, so she should be able to see it, so she glanced at the golden finch, and asked, "How long have you been going?" ”
The woman replied with some apprehension: "It's been a while, and I should be back soon." ”
The county lord of Danyang walked into the hall and sat down, looking at the golden finch kneeling on the ground with some complicated feelings, and she had an impression. She remembered the first few times she met An Lan, and she was followed by this girl, especially the few times when Jin Xianghui was even more impressive. Therefore, when she heard that the Golden Finch came into the house to steal the contents of her brocade box, she already thought of An Lan without the Golden Finch explaining. At that time, she was rescued by An Lan for a short time, which is really ironic.
No matter where you are, if the master makes a mistake, even if the subordinates around him don't do anything, they will suffer. Even if the golden finch is no longer on an errand under An Lan now, but just now An Lan has admitted it, others naturally classify them as a group. An Lan can't be punished for the time being, but she doesn't have any scruples about Mrs. Finse Qingyao, and she won't say anything. The county lord's fall into the water was also detained by Mrs. Qingyao on An Lan. So before An Lan didn't give a real explanation. The goldfinch still couldn't escape this fate.
"You can pick the lock?" After looking at the golden finch silently for a moment, the county lord of Danyang slowly spoke, and in addition to anger, she was more surprised about this matter. These two girls, who are one year younger than her, have been locked up in the place of Yuanxiangyuan since they were children, but one can wash water and the other can open locks. How did you learn these skills?
The golden finch paused, raised his eyes slightly, looked at the county lord of Danyang, and then lowered his eyes, neither nodding nor speaking, that is, acquiescing.
The county lord of Danyang asked again: "Do you not know what the consequences will be after the incident, or are you ...... What did she promise you to do such a thing? ”
The golden finch still didn't speak, and Mrs. Qingyao's face was slightly gloomy. The mother-in-law next to her will observe the words and colors, that is, she will knock on a sentence in time: "No matter how deep the sisterhood is." If something like this happens, no one can protect you, and if you ask something, the girl will obediently reply something, so as not to suffer from flesh and skin for a while. ”
The goldfinch still did not speak, and knelt there like a wooden man.
At this time, it was almost evening, the sun was fading little by little, and the light in the hall was also a little darker, but it was far from the time when the lamp was in hand. As a result, no matter what you look at at this time, it adds a layer of gloomy, and even the roof seems to be a little lower, which makes people feel depressed.
The county lord of Danyang looked out of the door, and Mrs. Qingyao said in a deep voice: "Why hasn't An Lan come back yet, let people look for it!" ”
As soon as these words fell, I heard footsteps outside, and it was Mama Hua who came first, with a solemn expression and a little worry. Behind Mama Hua was a well-dressed maid, who looked very trembling and pale. When she walked to the door, she didn't seem to dare to come in, and was dragged by Granny Hua, and when she staggered across the threshold, everyone found that she was not wearing shoes, but had a pair of white socks on her feet.
Walking in the back was An Lan, she was still wearing the scarlet cloak, and the fever color inside and outside seemed to illuminate the gray hall a little at once, and what was even more surprising was that she was holding a pair of shoes in her hand, and looked at the shoes on the maid's feet.
The county lord of Danyang was stunned, she came to Chang'an and brought two personal maids, one was Xiulan and the other was Meilan, but Meilan fell ill as soon as she arrived in Chang'an, so she let Meilan go elsewhere to recuperate. After Mei Lan recovered from her illness, she had entered the Tianshu Palace, and the Tianshu Palace already had maids, even if it was the county lord, her personal maid could only bring one, so she still left Mei Lan outside. Da Xiang will be these days, because there are many things, so she called Mei Lan to her side to do some chores for her.
Therefore, when she came to Jinyuyuan today, she brought Xiulan and Meilan together.
Now, the maid who came in behind Mama Hua was Mei Lan.
Mrs. Qingyao's expression was slightly condensed, and she glanced at An Lan and Mei Lan, and then looked at Mama Hua.
Mama Hua dragged Mei Lan forward and pressed her shoulder, and saw Mei Lan kneeling on the ground with a thud, and Plantagenet turned her head in surprise, and then saw that she was shaking like a sieve.
The county lord of Danyang was puzzled: "This is-"
Mama Hua lowered her head and said: "Madam, county lord, today's matter, this cheap person should also be involved." ”
Mrs. Qingyao frowned, and the county lord of Danyang was stunned, a little incredulous: "Mei Lan? Then he looked at An Lan again, there was shock in his eyes, and he was angry in his heart, could it be that An Lan even sold the maid next to her!?
"What the hell is going on?" There wasn't much surprise on Mrs. Qingyao's face, but her expression became colder. Today's matter, the people of the Ye family and the people in Jinyuyuan, she is not good to do it directly, but the people around the county lord of Danyang, she has to ask them one by one. It's just that this is not her place, and the people she brings are not enough, so she will inevitably be tied, so she plans to return to the palace and then strictly interrogate, Jinyuyuan, she also has to go to the Queen Mother to ask for a decree to act, but she doesn't want to, someone actually started in advance. Mrs. Qingyao said, and looked at An Lan, this girl is really not to be underestimated.
Mei Lan knelt on the ground, not daring to look up, and the county lord of Danyang stood up from his seat.
Mama Hua said: "This was discovered by Miss An, so let Miss An talk about it." ”
The county lord of Danyang was stunned again, and looked at An Lan again, and the golden finch also raised his face in surprise.
An Lan walked up to the county lord of Danyang and handed the pair of embroidered shoes in her hand to the county lord of Danyang: "County lord, please take a look." ”
The county lord of Danyang took the embroidered shoes embroidered with magpies and plums in puzzlement, looked at them carefully, and found nothing abnormal. She wondered in her heart, but she knew that An Lan would not ask her to look at these shoes for no reason. So I suppressed the doubts in my heart. Take a closer look at it again. Only at this moment, she still didn't see anything wrong, but she smelled a faint aroma, not fat powder, but a slightly spicy grass leaf fragrance. She immediately opened the soles of her shoes, looked at the little blades of grass that had touched the soles, and was stunned. She had just caught a cold, and her sense of smell was not as good as usual. So she didn't notice the smell at first, but now that she sees it, she understands what it means without An Lan explaining.
Before she fell into the water, she walked there with An Lan for a while, and naturally saw that there were a lot of sedges planted on the side of the road and around the rockery. Because the Jinyu Garden is uninhabited all year round, the sedges are naturally not cleaned, so even if the sedges are dry in the cold winter, not in the snow. But yesterday the sky cleared, and the snow melted. And the sedges appeared on the ground.
Even if it is a withered sedge, its fragrance is still there, and ordinary people may not be able to detect it, but it cannot hide it from their noses.
An Lan said: "Cypress is a spice that is harvested every year in Yuanxiang Academy, so I am very familiar with this smell, even if it is only a little stained on my body, I can recognize it." It just so happened that when I was going out, I ran into this sister. I asked, Jinyu Garden, there is only one place to grow sedges. ”
The county lord of Danyang had a slightly gloomy face, Mei Lan was brought by her today, just now she was wandering around the pond with An Lan, and she didn't bring Mei Lan, so how could Mei Lan's soles get on these blades of grass, the answer is self-evident. It's just this answer, but it makes her a little difficult to accept, how can the maid next to her be!
"Now that the county lord understands, I won't talk anymore." Being betrayed by the people around him is not a good thing after all, and how many things are hidden in this, I am afraid that the county lord of Danyang does not want people to know, An Lan said and took two steps back, retreated to the side of the golden finch, lowered his eyes and said: "The matter of the golden finch, I admit it, it's just that I am a person from the Tianshu Palace now, this is wrong, I should first go to Mr. to explain, and then receive the punishment in front of Mr." Therefore, I beg the lord of the county to see that I have jumped into the water for you, and do not embarrass the goldfinch. ”
"What did you say!" Mrs. Qingyao was pondering what was going on with those embroidered shoes, but suddenly heard such words, and immediately scolded sharply, "This calculation is not a loss at all, you went back to the Tianshu Palace to receive the punishment, whether it is a punishment or not, who can know, even if you know, whether this punishment is appropriate or not, who can say no at that time." ”
An Lan still lowered her eyes and said, "Madam, don't worry, I am not going back to the Heavenly Pivot Palace, but going to Jingfu Baiyuan to receive the punishment." ”
"White Garden." Mrs. Qingyao narrowed her eyes, "What if Mr. Guanghan is not in Baiyuan?" ”
An Lan said calmly: "I will kneel at the gate of Baiyuan until Mr. comes back." ”
Mrs. Qingyao was stunned, and the county lord of Danyang also looked at her in surprise.
An Lan pleaded again: "So, please let the county lord let the golden finch rise." ”
Gorse's eyes were red: "An Lan ......"
Mrs. Qingyao looked at them for a long time, and said slowly: "Let her hand over the things she stolen, and I won't pursue her today's matter." ”
The goldfinch gritted his teeth and said, "I said, I didn't take it at all!" ”
Mrs. Qingyao sneered: "The mouth is still so hard, I don't know if the bones can really be so hard." ”
An Lan raised her eyes and looked at the county lord of Danyang: "Why don't the county lord go and confirm with the chief of the Li Palace, so that you can know if what the golden bird said is true." ”
The golden finch lowered her eyes, still looking stubborn, and Mrs. Qingyao frowned slightly.
The county lord of Danyang looked at An Lan for a long time, and finally spoke: "Mother, let the golden finch get up." ”
Mrs. Qingyao's face finally showed anger, and she looked at the county lord of Danyang with some hatred, and the county lord of Danyang walked over and whispered a few words in Mrs. Qingyao's ear, and then gestured to the pair of shoes in her hand. At the moment, there are more important things, why did Mei Lan want to harm her, who was the person behind it, how did she buy the maids around her, and what was the purpose.
As for the things in the box, she will go to An Lan privately, after all, she is the incense attendant in the same Tianshu Palace, if she really makes the fish die and the net is broken, I am afraid that in the end, no one will be pleased.
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Because I didn't pay attention to the power outage notice of the community, so I delayed the update yesterday, and when I was ready to update this morning, there was a power outage again, so I didn't make up until now, and I will update it later today, so everyone ~~ (to be continued......)