At this time, even Mrs. Wang felt that the situation was not good, and stared at Miao Niangzi with burning eyes, full of warning.

But now that it has come to this point, where will Miao Niangzi retreat?

"Duan's kid took away not only the cat corpse that day, but also a live cat that was continuously fed with drugs, although I didn't find out the whereabouts of the cat corpse, but I found the whereabouts of the golden hairpin jade bottle raised by Erniang in a pet shop, your mother and son should be together, stole Erniang's lion cat, and handed it over to your niece and son-in-law's eldest brother, he is a pet broker, under his matchmaking, you made a profit of 500 yuan because of the lion cat, and now the little broker has all confessed, what else do you have to say?"

Duan Shi didn't say anything, and sat down on the ground as soon as his knees went limp.

"The cat raised by the second sister is still alive?" Siniang, who didn't know that her little mother was the mastermind of this incident, was extremely surprised.

"How can my golden hairpin cat talk back?" Qin Fangzi didn't want to accept the result of "pet" surviving by luck at all.

Miao Niangzi only informed the old lady: "The concubine has already retrieved the lion cat from the pet shop, and let Xu Yu wait outside the Guanchun Garden, and the eldest lady and the second mother can verify it in person." ”

The old lady looked at Duan's gaze and was already extremely cold.

"Let Xu come in." But such a cold forest quickly turned into indifference.

Xu Yu came in with the cat, Fang Qi looked at her, and saw that her expression was calm as if she had never been involved in this accident at all, and she was the person who had been in the center of the turmoil. She only put the cat on the ground and saluted in a proper manner, without saying a word.

After all, the lion cat was raised by Erniang, and it could still recognize the owner, and after a "meow", it jumped on Qin Fangzi's lap, licking its paws that were actually cleaned cleanly, and a pair of emerald eyes seemed to be extraordinarily bright.

There is no need to argue anymore.

Miao Niangzi is already making a "closing speech": "Duan's greed was first aroused by wealth, and because she was narrow-minded, she always hated Xu Fei, and wanted to take this opportunity to blame, because Duan's really couldn't find the blue-eyed lion cat, and she was afraid that the plan to drop the bag would be discovered, so she simply cut off the head of the cat she found, so that others could not verify it." But in this way, it will inevitably create the appearance that someone is abusing and killing the lion cat, and Xu Yu is the best sinner.

The Duan family has committed the crime of stealing and selling the master's property, and if it is tolerated and connived, it is only afraid that there will be subordinates who will take risks in the future, so the concubine suggested that the Duan family be sent to the official office for punishment, and the servant woman was warned for warning. ”

"Ah Jia, since Erniang's lion cat has been recovered, is this punishment too heavy?" Mrs. Wang wanted to intercede on Duan's behalf.

was glanced at lightly by the old lady: "The attempt to steal and sell the master's property failed, whether the crime should be mitigated should be punished by the government, and the eldest woman no longer has to plead for such a slave." ”

Once the word is settled, this matter can be regarded as a public opinion.

Coming out of Guanchun Garden, Mrs. Li invited Miao Niangzi to drink tea in her yard, and inquired about the reason why Miao Niangzi was able to find out about this incident was because of Fang Qi's reminder, she was a person who formed an alliance with Fang Qi behind her back, and immediately came back to her senses, I am afraid that Fang Qi planned this matter, and let Liu Niang go to Qiu Liang Pavilion to call Fang Qi to play in her courtyard on this day, in fact, of course, it is to ask the truth.

Fang Qi also admitted: "I deliberately let the eldest lady know that I asked the fifth aunt for housekeeping directors, and the eldest lady asked the Duan family to monitor the fifth aunt, afraid that the fifth aunt would be caught by me and make her stumble, but let me know that the Duan family is her eyes and ears, so she came up with such a plan." ”

As for Zhou Xiaoniang and Layue, who played an important role in this incident, of course, Fang Qi did not tell any of them to Mrs. Li.

Mrs. Li didn't care about what happened during the Fang period, and only smiled: "Although this incident did make the sister-in-law suffer, the fifth brother-in-law is not a reckless temperament, and she will not really hate the sister-in-law because of this trivial matter." The old lady will no longer blame the sister-in-law for this, and the sister-in-law is still the housewife of the family. ”

"How could the second aunt's wish be so easily fulfilled? This is nothing more than a first step. Although the fifth aunt will not hate the eldest lady because of this matter, the eldest lady will definitely hate the fifth aunt because of this matter, and the eldest lady will definitely let the fifth aunt's manpower be lost, so that the eldest lady can maintain her prestige as a housewife, and she will be angry in her heart. And those who obey the fifth aunt will be tied? In order not to lose such a generous messenger as Xiangdi, he will definitely confront the eldest lady, once or twice the dispute wife will not mind, the dispute is too much, but the wife still doesn't mind, what will Weng Weng think in his heart? ”

At that time, Mrs. Lee's wish may be granted.

"Period's really witty." Mrs. Lee did not hesitate to praise her.

said Mrs. Wang, at this time, she frowned and stared at Duan, who was crawling on the ground crying for "forgiveness", and she was really hateful and angry in her heart: "Five hundred yuan, you dare to steal and sell the lion cat raised by Erniang, if others allow you five thousand yuan and fifty thousand yuan, you are afraid that you will not even dare to do anything like arson and killing, and you dare to ask me for forgiveness?" ”

"Madam, the slave maid did such a stupid thing because she was confused for a while, just thinking about the lion cats that Erniang didn't care much about, just to gain the upper hand when fighting with people, if it was really not good for Erniang, the slave and maid didn't dare to do it even if they had ten thousand guts...... According to the inspection of the slave maid, Miao Niangzi sincerely taught Sanniang the housekeeper director, she knew that her wife hated Sanniang, why did she take care of a concubine like this? It shows that Miao Niangzi is determined to go against Mrs. Although Miao Niangzi is only a relative of the Xiangdi, but the second lady is also the main mother of the Xiangdi, Miao Niangzi is only afraid that she has been enveloped by the second lady and wants to seize the power of the lady's council. Duan grabbed the ground with his head, thinking about the fate of being sent to the official office, and he was really frightened.

Even if he is dismissed, at least he can keep his good name, which is better than being punished and confiscated as an official slave.

Mrs. Wang sneered: "The old lady has made a judgment in front of so many juniors, how can I disobey the old lady?" But...... I'm afraid this matter is still a little strange, most likely because the Miao family deliberately lured you into the scheme! If you think about it, who instigated you? ”

Mrs. Wang remembered the Mangzhong incident, Amber didn't make a fuss in Guanchun Garden because of the instigation of the Miao family, but it turned out to be Weng's father intervening, at that time Mrs. Wang did not suspect that the Miao family would be enveloped by a sinister concubine, but now it seems that ...... Of course, it is not the evil concubine who envelops the Miao family, but it is very likely to be her concubine Li, the Li family used this to envelop Qin Fangqi and her many times, and even the marriage of Erniang was disturbed by these sluts!

It's not that Mrs. Wang treats the Duan family with affection and righteousness, but she really can't bear this evil breath!

In Mrs. Wang's opinion, helping the Duan clan is to block the enemy, and if it is found out that the Duan clan is really being lured...... That's not just a blockage, at least Miao and Qin Fangqi can't escape a heavy punishment.

Regardless of whether he was really instigated or not, Duan would naturally follow Mrs. Wang's words at this time.

"Let your kid think about it carefully, and tell him what the person looks like if he dyes the tanuki's coat and loses his bag, if he doesn't recognize it when he sees it again, the little agent has also seen the so-called noble lady's servant and maid, isn't the Miao family going to gather all the subordinates to admonish? Let them come then, and I will see if the servant who bought the cat and the scholar who traveled are not at home. ”

Duan hurriedly asked, "Madam, the slave ...... maid?"

"What the hell are you guilty of, you can't continue to be employed in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the old lady has spoken, and the matter of sending you to the official can't be ignored, but don't worry, I will say a word to Renhe County Order, let him be lenient, and you will suffer a few lashes at most."

Duan's breathed a sigh of relief, and said in his heart that he didn't have to worry about being fined and confiscated officials and slaves, compared to being punished with a few whips, what made her even more annoyed was that she lost this decent and labor-saving job, and although the salary was only the same money, it was actually a lot, and the net income of more than ten taels of silver in a year was also the main savings for the family. Not to mention that the Xiangdi is also in charge of three meals a day, in charge of clothes in all seasons, and there will be rewards under the New Year's Festival, Duan's suddenly realized that they want to help a maid in the Xiangdi for a few more years, and their family is expected to wait for the auction of public housing to buy a few houses at a reasonable price, and really take root in Lin'an City.

And now, the five hundred yuan in hand must be returned to the pet shop with a lot of money, and you have to pay some money to beg people not to make a noise about the theft of cats, although they can be exempted from punishment and confiscated as official slaves, but those who have been recorded in the court do not need to expect to be employed by the door of dignitaries and dignitaries, Duan's family actually has no other skills, and can only hope to find a handyman in the shop in the future, not to mention the tiring work, and the salary cannot be as generous as before.

This is really stealing chickens and rice.

So the Duan family could only hope that Mrs. Wang would seize the handle of Miao Niangzi, so that there was a chance that she would be rehired by the Prime Minister's Mansion.

But this, of course, is only delusional.

The servant woman who "bought the cat" is Siniang's nanny, and the traveling Wensheng is the nanny's son, and the mother and son have already left for Jianning Mansion, how can they appear in the Xiangdi? No matter how sure Madame Wang was that there was something strange after this incident, she couldn't detect any evidence.

Qin Xun, the head of the family, naturally will not be ignorant of the raccoon slave incident, but what he is concerned about is nothing more than a result, this day listening to Qin Xun's report on the progress, Qin Xun said coldly: "The eldest woman herself is a narrow-minded and short-sighted person, and how many confidants are there to save trouble?" All day long, he only thinks about how to seek power, and then uses his power to seek more benefits, but he just thinks he is shrewd. Let's just say this Duan's family, she saw that the eldest woman was so confused, so she thought that the people in the Manxiang Mansion from top to bottom were fools, and she obviously transferred a tanuki to go out, and she could get it for five hundred yuan, but she was not satisfied, and she had to frame others, what was the result? Stealing chickens does not make rice, and losing his wife and soldiers. ”

"The nephew and niece are ashamed, this time it was not the Duan family that they found out, but thanks to Sanniang's reminder, they were able to keep Concubine Xu." Qin Chu refused to take the credit of the Fang period.

"The third girl is indeed a little smart, after all, she is more with the Su family, and for so many years, she herself knows that she is in a difficult situation, and there is no hope if she is not smarter." Qin Xun stroked his beard and smiled: "Let your daughter-in-law teach her to be in charge of the family with her heart, and I'll take a look at her, how to fight with her mother-in-law next." ”