The little maid opened the scarlet felt curtain, and the two of them immediately felt that the atmosphere inside was not right, and the maids and women on both sides of the hall stood with their hands tied, silent, peeping at the young lady Zhao sitting in the hall, her face was sinking like water, and the red note only said that something had happened to the big house, and she was nervous.

Zhao's figure did not move, but no one moved the chair to give way, the maid and the maid were solemn, their eyes did not squint, the red note and Aunt Ying stepped aside, the red note did not stand with Aunt Ying, Aunt Ying and the maid Shangxiang stood at the bottom left, and the red note and Yu'er stood at the bottom right.

"I have no choice but to work for the two girls today." Zhao spoke, his voice was cold, and the two of them only felt cold, and their bodies couldn't help but tighten.

Zhao didn't say much politely, so he gestured to the maid, and the previous maid Mei'er entered the east room, and the two stared at Mei'er's back, and they saw it in an instant, but there was one more thing in their hands.

"You two recognize that this bowl was stolen from the big kitchen." Zhao said, Mei'er held up a large blue porcelain bowl in her hand.

Several people stared at Mei'er's raised arm, Aunt Ying chuckled in her heart, Shang Xiang trembled even more, and immediately lowered her head and didn't dare to look again.

The eldest young lady Zhao observed everyone's reaction coldly, the expression on the red note seemed to be at a loss, and her maid Yu'er squinted her small eyes, and she was also puzzled and a little surprised.

Looking at Aunt Ying's calmness, there were no obvious emotional ups and downs, but Shang Xiang behind her leaked the bottom, as if she was timid, and she didn't dare to raise her head, Zhao deliberately stared at Shang Xiang, staring for a while, although Shang Xiang lowered her head, her eyes were aimed at Zhao who was in the upper seat, and she felt that Zhao was looking at her, and she felt that everyone in the room was looking at her, so nervous that her hands were clenched unconsciously, her palms were sweaty, and her head hung lower.

"Shang Xiang." Zhao suddenly shouted.

This sound frightened Shang Xiang so much that he almost couldn't stand on his legs, raised his head, his eyes flashed panic in an instant, and he instinctively shook his hand and said urgently: "The bowl was not stolen by the slave." ”

I only heard a sneer, a sneering voice from above, "I didn't say that you took the bowl." ”

Aunt Ying's hatred, this maid is really a leper dog who can't hold up the wall, scared like this, and a discerning person can see it at a glance.

Zhao didn't dwell on it, his eyes swept to Aunt Ying, "Miss Ying took this bowl?" ”

Aunt Ying was calm and calm, and said casually: "The concubine is inconvenient, and she usually doesn't go out, let alone go to the big kitchen to steal dishes." ”

Zhao's eyes turned to the right side again, looked at the red note and asked, "Can the red girl take it?" ”

Hongjian looked up at her and shook his head blankly, "It's not a concubine, a concubine hasn't used it." She was puzzled in her heart, the young lady came to them for a bowl, even if she lost it, didn't she find it? As for a lost and recovered bowl, or is this bowl a treasure, I can't help but look at Mei'er's hand, Mei'er is not far from her, she stared at the bowl in Mei'er's hand, looked at it for a while, and didn't realize what kind of expensive thing this bowl was, it was a very ordinary white porcelain bowl, not even a gold edge, and turned her eyes to Zhao, who was seated, puzzled, and didn't dare to ask.

Zhao was also looking at her, and said in his heart, it was definitely not her.

Zhao turned to Yu'er beside her again, and said, "The master doesn't remember, doesn't the slave and maid remember either?" ”

Yu'er didn't know why, she didn't dare to look at her master, bowed her head slightly, and said honestly: "The slave didn't take it." ”

Zhao signaled, Mei'er immediately put the bowl in her hand on the table on the side of the master, Zhao picked it up, looked at it, suddenly, put it down heavily, "Bang Dang", "Shang Xiang" Zhao shouted sharply.

With the sound of the bowl falling on the table, Shang Xiang's body trembled, and when she heard Zhao's name call her again, she was suddenly frightened and sent chills down her spine.

"Shang Xiang, I'm asking you, have you ever seen this bowl?" Zhao's voice was stern.

Aunt Ying tilted her head slightly, glared at her fiercely, and Shang Xiang, who was frightened, hurriedly said: "Back to the master, the slave maid ....... the slave maid have never seen it." ”

So far, Shang Xiang had no choice but to follow what his master said, and denied everything he asked, comforting himself, his master just sprinkled more salt in the dish, and the people in the house didn't eat it.

Zhao suddenly raised his voice, "Let's be honest with you, last night a seat in your concubine's room was poisoned, and several aunts in the current house are poisoned, and they are looking for a doctor, someone has been there when the big kitchen is empty, and the person who stole this bowl is the one who poisoned it." ”

Zhao's voice was sharp and piercing, and it was like a cracked silk piercing through the clouds in the ears of several people.

Red Note's mouth opened in shock, 'Ah! With a slam on the ground, his hand reached out to his mouth, and he desperately picked out his throat and eyes, trying to spit out what he had eaten.

Aunt Ying listened, she was frightened, she sprinkled a few handfuls of salt, how did it become poisoned, that's right, she took a salt jar, and pinched it with her hand, put it in her mouth and tasted it, it won't be wrong, could it be that she left, and someone came to poison the food, thinking about it like this, I was glad that I didn't eat what was on the table.

Looking at the red note opposite, he couldn't help but smile at the corner of his mouth, the red note's face was pale, and he was still picking his throat and eyes, so anxious that tears were about to come out.

Shang Xiang beside him was so frightened that his face was like ashes, and he couldn't figure out the situation for a while, didn't his aunt tell him that she had sprinkled a few handfuls of salt, could it be that she was poisoning herself.

The red note picked his throat and eyes for a long time, retching vigorously, but he couldn't spit it out, last night's food had already entered his stomach, and he could still spit it out, even if he spit it out, it was something he ate early.

At this time, the red note thought that it was a spiritual effect, so he felt pain in his lower abdomen, and he didn't care about picking his throat and eyes, bending over and holding his abdomen with both hands, his face was wrinkled, and he hummed softly, and his faint voice was crying, "Young lady, the concubine has poisonous hair, quickly find the imperial doctor, and show the concubine to the concubine, the concubine's abdomen hurts badly......." ”

Say it, it hurts so much that she can't go on, the sweat on her face comes down, she squats on the ground, she can't straighten her waist, and she is so frightened that Yu'er holds her master and calls: "Master, don't scare the slave." ”

He begged upwards: "The young lady saves my master." ”

When I turned my head, I saw Aunt Ying, and Aunt Ying looked proud, looking lively.

Yu'er suddenly pointed to Aunt Ying's master and servant and said to the Zhao family: "Young lady, her master and servant ate the banquet when they saw the sky, but they didn't eat it yesterday, it must be the poison of their master and servant." ”

The red note was squatting, and when she heard it, she reacted immediately, got up and held her belly, and rushed to Aunt Ying, looking at the situation and trying to fight with it, Aunt Ying was so frightened that she instinctively hid back.

Zhao's eyes were bright, and the maid in the big house behind her was busy pulling her, separating the red note from Aunt Ying.

Hongjian felt cramping in his abdomen again, sat on the ground in pain, and cried and scolded Aunt Ying: "It must be your bad intentions that want to kill me?" Poisoning the dish, you are so ruthless. ”

Aunt Ying was grabbed by her clothes just now, and the red note lost her mind, but fortunately it was pulled away by everyone, otherwise I am afraid of suffering, seeing everyone's persuasion, she straightened her clothes and sneered: "What does it have to do with me." ”

Seeing Shang Xiang beside her, she cowered and hid in the crowd, got up, grabbed Shang Xiang by the collar, and said sharply, "Say, did your master and servant do it, quickly take out the antidote." ”

Shang Xiang was so frightened that she retreated again and again, shook her hand and said, "It's not a slave, this matter really has nothing to do with the slave." ”

The hall was in chaos, and as soon as the curtain of the door 'clicked', a little maid ran in in a panic, shouting, "Oh no, no...... ”

Zhao frowned and shouted, "What are you panicking about, what's going on?" ”

The maid bent her knees, didn't look at the people in the hall, and said hurriedly: "Young lady, it's not good, Aunt Chen is angry, and the imperial doctor persuaded that the medicine is not getting better, so she is ready for the future." ”

It was Aunt Chen's personal maid who came in a panic, ignoring the presence of the housemother, saying, crying, crying sadly, as if Aunt Chen had choked her last breath.

The people in the hall were attracted by her crying, and suddenly the room was silent, and only the maid's wailing could be heard.

When the red note heard this, her eyes rolled, her body fell softly, and Yu'er shouted: "Master, master." ”

Everyone was staring at the girl crying, and when they heard a 'knock' on the right side, they were startled and saw the red note lying on the ground, unconscious.

"Save the Red Girl." Zhao shouted loudly.

The girl who was crying just now, she was so frightened that she was silent, everyone surrounded the red note, even screaming and calling, and pinching people, the red note opened her eyes slightly, only to see her turn her head away, 'wow', a big mouthful of rice and water squirted out, and the mother-in-law and maid of the family were not in a hurry, and sprayed filth.

Then, the red note took two big mouthfuls of 'wow' and spit out the rivers and seas.

There are hands and feet numb, just now she opened her mouth to vomit, so she went to get the copper basin, but did not wait for the answer, she vomited again, this time the mother-in-law and the maid all flashed, all vomited on the ground, the maid and the mother-in-law were busy for a while, cleaning up the filth, and there was a bad smell all over the house.

Zhao Shi covered his nose with a handkerchief, frowned, and suddenly, turned his head to look at Shang Xiang, his expression was dignified, and he said sharply: "Human life is at stake, the means are vicious, come here, first pull the maid Shangxiang out of the Lu and send it to the official yamen for questioning." ”

Then he said: "Come on, go back to Mrs., ask Mrs. to show me, and Miss Ying will take it to the government together." ”

As soon as the words fell, the maid in the hall left the red note and came up to catch Shang Xiang, Shang Xiang looked stupid, so frightened that her heart skipped a few beats, and when she saw that everyone came to arrest her, she heard that she was sent to the government, and struggled and screamed, "Wronged, wronged, young lady, the poison is really not under the slave." ”

"Everyone at the table was poisoned, only your master was not poisoned, not your master and servant, who poisoned it." Zhao's voice was fierce, unmoved, and he must have sent her to the official.

Aunt Ying saw this, frightened for a while, but fortunately, she heard the young lady say that Mrs. Hui was sending her to see the official, she had a glimmer of hope in her heart, Mrs. Zhan rushed to the fetus in her womb, opened the net, originally wanted to see the red note jokes, she thought to herself that the poison was not her own anyway, she was happy to see the red note little hooves suffer, it was better to send her life, but as soon as she heard that it was sent to the government, she couldn't help but panic, and she was scared in her heart. When the time comes, I can't tell clearly, and there are many ghosts who have died unjustly.

Aunt Ying was only scared, and she didn't have a charter, so she could only watch Shang Xiang being pulled down, but begged that she was okay.

Shang Xiang was pushed and shoved by the maids, and she couldn't force herself to leave, Xu Pozi came up hard, pulled her hair, dragged her out, and scolded as she walked: "The master is merciful, let you sprinkle here, send it to the county office, and put your fingers on it, see if your teeth are still tight, beat your skin and flesh, and dare to say that the poison is not your ......"

Shang Xiang listened, frightened to the heart, the yamen to deal with the torture of untamed female prisoners, she had heard of it, sent inside, life is better than death, regardless of whether you are wronged or not, as soon as the torture instrument is on, let you be beaten with iron, and you will also be skinned.

Seeing that he was pulled out of the hall, Shang Xiang tried his best and cried: "The poison is really not under the slave." ”

No one paid attention to it, Shang Xiang was pulled by Mrs. Xu's scalp numb, turned back in pain, and looked at the place where Aunt Ying was standing, Aunt Ying was so frightened that her soul flew, Zhao is a well-known pungent character, and she didn't scruple enough before she came, thinking that she was just asking, but she didn't expect Zhao to be serious, not soft at all, Aunt Ying had a ghost in her heart, and she didn't dare to look at Shang Xiang.

Zhao sat on it, watching this scene, and said in his heart, Aunt Ying was really ruthless, and she lost her pawn to protect the car.

The moment Shang Xiang was pulled out of the door, she shouted in despair, "The slave didn't go to the big kitchen, it was the aunt who went by herself, and the poisoning has nothing to do with the slave and maid." ”

There was silence in the hall, and a pin could be heard as it fell to the ground, "Take her back." Hearing only a crisp female voice, Shen Wanzhen walked out from behind the curtain with unhurried steps.

Looking at Aunt Ying mockingly, the next person pulled Shang Xiang back

Aunt Ying reacted very quickly, stepped forward a few steps, and only heard the sound of 'pop' twice, Aunt Ying swiped her ears with her hands, and Shang Xiang's face suddenly became red and swollen.

"Bad hooves, the poison is obviously from your minion, and it still depends on me." Aunt Ying fought with dignity, and scolded hatefully in her mouth.

"Last night the kitchen was busy, forgot to send food to my aunt, my aunt thought that the slave maid was useless, and went to the kitchen to eat, and came back with a bowl of pig's trotters, saying that there was no one in the kitchen, and more salt was sprinkled in the pot, and the slave didn't know that the aunt was going to poison it, and I didn't dare to hide it if I borrowed the slave and maid." Shang Xiang covered her beaten face and knelt down to cry sadly.

As soon as Aunt Ying heard that she had made all the moves, she was angry, she raised her hand and wanted to hit again, but she was forcefully separated by a hand, she looked sideways, it was Shen Wanzhen who looked at her coldly, Aunt Ying was suddenly deflated, and she put down her arm weakly.

I saw Aunt Ying turn around, walk to Zhao's chair, kneel down, and burst into tears, "It's really not the concubine who did it, it's really this slave who was beaten by the red girl, and she holds a grudge, so she did this, I read that she waited for me for a few years, and she didn't expose her, but she bit me." ”

cried aggrievedly, and swore that if he did something unreasonable, he would not die well.

He also begged the young lady to severely punish this slave and maid who framed the master and poisoned people's lives.

The next person brought a chair, Shen Wanzhen sat down, and watched Aunt Ying's performance with a good show.

Shang Xiang listened to Aunt Ying's words, and the whole person was stupid.

Aunt Ying knelt on the ground, wiping her tears with a handkerchief, Shen Wanzhen saw her sobbing, but there was not a single tear, the handkerchief was dry, at most it was stained with a little saliva, and she didn't feel funny.

Aunt Ying had no choice but to give up her face today, otherwise she would be sad at this level, covered her face with a handkerchief, and begged in a low voice: "I beg the eldest young lady and the second young lady to have mercy, read the fetus in the concubine's womb, clear the wrongs for the concubine, and give the concubine justice." ”

Zhao looked at Shen Wanzhen with a slight smile, the corners of Shen Wanzhen's lips were raised, and he said mockingly: "So the girl has been wronged, it is really the maid who deserves to die, and blames the master." ”

When Shang Xiang heard this, her heart was cold, and she stared at Aunt Ying hatefully, and the maids and women were afraid that she would do the following offences impulsively, so they surrounded her to prevent her from rushing up suddenly, and fought hard with Aunt Ying.

"Brother and sister, how do you think this matter should be handled?" Zhao looked at Shen Wanzhen with a smile.

Shen Wanzhen glanced at Aunt Ying who was kneeling on the ground with disdain, and said to the bottom: "Lock up Shang Xiang first, and then reason after finding out the truth." ”

Shang Xiang didn't cry this time, and when she was taken down by her subordinates, she stared at Aunt Ying fiercely, her eyes resentful.

Shang Xiang was taken out of the room.

Zhao and Shen Xuanzhen looked at each other, tacitly acknowledging each other, looking at the kneeling Aunt Ying on the ground, and there was a mockery in their voices, "Since your slave and maid were poisoned, your master has the responsibility of not being strict with discipline, how do you say to punish you?" ”

Aunt Ying seemed to have received amnesty, and she breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and her body immediately softened, half of which was half overturned, "The concubine is willing to accept the punishment." ”

"Send Miss Ying back first, and when I go back, Mrs. will make a decision." Zhao spoke.

Aunt Ying was held by two maids, staggering out of the upper room, the two maids got off the steps, and they glanced at each other, "The girl will go back by herself, I still have something to do." ”

While saying that, she let go of her hand, and Aunt Ying was crooked, almost collapsed, and shook a few times before she stood firm. But the two maidens had already turned back into the house.

She staggered to the courtyard, her body fluttered, she didn't dare to go fast, at this time, a woman entered the main courtyard from the corner door of the flower wall on the left, Aunt Ying felt familiar, stood still, looked at it, and saw Aunt Chen hit the east side of the courtyard and walked along the corridor to the upper room.

Aunt Ying's face suddenly turned pale, and she stared at Aunt Chen and asked, "Isn't my sister going to die?" But how to get out well. ”

When Aunt Chen heard this, her willow eyebrows rose upside down, and she spat twice on the ground, and said, "Bad luck, I didn't see you so unable to speak during the New Year." ”

Aunt Ying was so shocked that she opened her mouth, and it took a long time to come to her senses, and she saw Aunt Chen passing by, at this time, a maid came out of the east side courtyard, passing by Aunt Ying, Aunt Ying hurriedly grabbed and asked, "How is Aunt An?" ”

The girl looked at her in a daze as if she was very strange, and said puzzledly: "Aunt An is very good, she is stunned in the house, and she is tired of going out for a walk." ”

Aunt Ying couldn't believe her ears, and the maid looked at her curiously, "Girl, is there anything wrong?" As if she felt that she was very abnormal, Aunt Ying waved her hand and said weakly: "It's okay, you can go busy!" ”

The maid turned and walked away.

Aunt Ying didn't know how she moved back to the west side of the courtyard, pushed the door, deserted, without Shang Xiang, in vain felt clean, like something missing, thinking that Shang Xiang was not coming back, Shang Xiang looked at her eyes when she was pulled away, eager to swallow her alive, she walked to the edge of the kang and sat down with heavy steps, sat for a long time, and finally figured out that this was a trap designed by others.

But he said that in the main room of the big house, the red note was supported by Yu'er and sat on the chair, spit it out, and his heart was much more relaxed, but he was still a little worried, if there was poison in his body, he didn't know when he would attack, and he looked sad and decided.

Zhao and Shen Wanzhen looked at her and smiled.

The maid next to her smiled and learned what happened.

The red note closed his eyes and recited, "Amitabha, this plan, if you don't tell the concubine for a long time, the concubine will be scared half to death." ”

"Brother and sister, this is a good idea, let this master and servant fight in the nest, otherwise we really won't be able to come up with evidence." After finding out about this matter, Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, Bofu has a large population, and it is impossible to prevent it, if this person is not found, she will not be able to sleep well.

"It's a pity to let this slut get out, even his own maid is harmful, and his heart is really vicious." The red note scoffed.

"Good is rewarded with good, and evil is rewarded with evil." Shen Wanzhen's fingers tapped lightly on the blue flower bowl on the white background on the square table, and said in her heart, this time Aunt Ying lost her arm, and she won't be able to turn over any big days in the future.

Now that the matter is over, Zhao said: "Brother and sister, the matter is clear, my brother and sister still need to help me with this, the matter of the big kitchen, and the relatives of the banquet in the mansion today, I can't be careless." ”

Shen Wanzhen got the help of the Zhao family, and in return, she was willing to help with this, and said: "Okay, with the support of my sister-in-law in everything, my sister will not shrink back, it is all for the good of the uncle." ”

Zhao said happily: "Second brother marries you, I have an extra arm." ”

Zhao figured it out, Shen Wanzhen helped Bofu do things, but also helped himself in disguise, Bofu will be a big house sooner or later, Shen Wanzhen is just helping out, and Mrs. Bo will be the only one in the future.

Shen Wanzhen came out of the big room and didn't go back to the second room directly, but went to the big kitchen.

The news of Bofu went fast, and within an hour, Shang Xiang's crime was known, and the people in the kitchen saw the second young lady coming, and they all left their belongings in their hands and came to surround and flatter.

"The second young lady is really a savior for the minions." Han Gui's intuition was that Shen Wanzhen was good, and if she couldn't find anyone for a day, she would not be able to live for a day, and finally this time the stone fell to the ground.

"The second young lady is kind and kind-hearted, if this is the past, if this is the case, the kitchen people will be smashed, and they can stop working?" Everyone flattered them with all their mouths, and they also sincerely thanked the second young lady for her generosity.

"Annoying aunts and aunts are more attentive, and after a few busy days, I will be able to make a good deal." Shen Wanzhen is afraid that the Bofu has a large population, and if she can't keep it, there will be people like Aunt Ying who have bad intentions.

"Don't worry, young lady, the slaves and maids will never embarrass you, you treat the slaves and maids well, and the slaves and maids have all been written down."

Shen Wanzhen asked about everything one by one, and the dinner dishes and drinks were neat, and the cooks were orderly, so she went back with confidence.

Back in the second room, as soon as he entered the door, Xiuju waited for the master to change out of the rose purple brocade robe and winter coat, and put on the homely feather yarn silver makeup satin white fox fur narrow jacket, "Master, I heard that Shang Xiang did it?" ”

"Bring people to suffer." Shen Wanzhen said lightly,

"Why didn't the master take the opportunity to get rid of her, so as to save the root cause of the bane in the future." Mrs. Qian took a hand warmer and hugged it for her master.

The dragon in Xinuan Pavilion burned extremely hot, Shen Wanzhen sat on the kang, Qiao Shan brought a cup of hot tea, Shen Wanzhen took it and took a sip of tea, "This time it was a fraud to scare Shang Xiang into saying it, that is, the official master decided the case, and he had to pay attention to the complete human and material evidence, and he was convicted only by a few words from the maid, even the lady and the second master could not agree." ”

"A good man does not live long, but he is a plague for a thousand years." Xiuju put the cut watermelon on the white jade plate and brought it to answer.

Shen Wanzhen had a hot mouth, the watermelon was red and black, and the white jade plate took advantage of the good looks, so she picked up a piece of watermelon and took a bite, "A basket of watermelons is finished?" Mrs. went to the room, and sent the big room and the third room? ”

Xiuju took a jade plate and said, "It's all sent, the slave and maid sent it personally." ”

As he was talking, a housekeeper's daughter-in-law came in and squatted down, "Please be safe for the second young lady." ”

Shen Wanzhen smiled: "Aunt Zhou is here, something?" "The eldest young lady asked the slave beer to ask the second young lady to show her, whether Shang Xiang's girl will be closed first tonight, or will she be sold by Ya Po." Aunt Zhou, who is in charge of things, is a little selfish, and she has to be let go of her in custody this year, if she can't afford to wipe her neck and hang herself, she can't afford it, so she asks the master to send it down as soon as possible and unload the burden on her mouth. "Let's go, let's see." Shen Tangzhen was about to go to the ground when she spoke, and Qiao Shan hurriedly took the embroidered shoes under the edge of the kang.