Su Xiansheng saw Wan Ji standing behind Xin Jia before, but he only felt that she was young, so he didn't care. At this time, seeing that she looked calm when she spoke, she looked a little young and old, and she was also a little surprised in her heart, and asked: "This young lady is ......" Xin Jia hurriedly said: "This is the little girl Wanji." Su Xinsheng immediately waved his hand and said, "I don't know what Miss Wan Xi has to say?" But it doesn't hurt to say that. ”

Wan Xi took a few steps forward and said, "Miss Xiyue, listening to what you just said, you haven't seen Zhou Gongzi's actions with your own eyes, everything is just your speculation, isn't it?" ”

Although Xiyue is a maidservant, she is also a smart and clever person, and she heard that Wan Xi's question was quite inducing, so she said: "You are right, I am indeed speculating. But why wasn't Miss Wan herself speculating? It can be seen that this speculation is by no means groundless and groundless. ”

Wan Xi smiled: "Miss Xiyue is also a reasonable person, this is easy to do." There's one thing I don't understand, and I hope Miss Xiyue can solve the problem for me. Standing on this stone path now, we can only see this maple forest, but we can't see a hot spring in the forest. Zhou Gongzi passed by here, and naturally it was impossible to know that your young lady happened to be bathing inside. How could he suddenly have a whim and want to do something inconsistency? Could it be that Miss Xiyue had some preconceived prejudices and wronged Zhou Gongzi? ”

After listening to Wan Xi's analysis, everyone felt that it was not unreasonable, but Xiyue still forcibly defended: "That, that maybe, he accidentally broke into the woods, it doesn't mean that he is not at fault......"

"Miss Xiyue, what you say is just imagination, and you can't count it. What Zhou Gongzi has done, I'm afraid only your young lady knows best. Instead of us speculating here, let's ask her to come out and make it clear to her face. ”

Su Xinsheng asked Xiyue, "Where is Miss now?" Is she okay? ”

Xiyue replied, "Morning Star has been by Miss's side, so it shouldn't be fine." However, the young lady is probably still changing her clothes, and she may not be able to come out to meet the lord for a while. ”

After hearing this, a trace of hesitation and anxiety appeared on Su Xinsheng's face, and Wan Xi said when he saw this: "Lord Suhou, no matter what Gongzi Zhou says, he is also a prince, how can he be convicted just by one side?" If you find out that you have wronged Zhou Gongzi in the future, how will the adults deal with themselves? Besides, all of us are in the Soviet Union, can we still give birth to wings and fly away? Why don't you wait here with peace of mind, and when Sister Ling arrives, everything will be known. ”

Su Xinsheng thought that Wan Xi's words were reasonable, and he couldn't run the weekly exam anyway, and he always had to be polite until he was sure that he was guilty, so he motioned to his subordinates to let go of the weekly exam. Zhou Kao's hands were free, and he hurriedly saluted Su Xinsheng and said, "Thank you, Lord Suhou." At this time, I heard a woman behind Su Xinsheng say: "Miss Wan Xi is so sharp-toothed!" If I say a few more words to you, I'm afraid that my eldest brother will call Zhou Gongzi a brother. ”

Zhou Kao suddenly looked up and saw a bright and moving girl standing beside Su Xinsheng, looking at him with a slightly shy smile. Zhou Kao thought that this was Su Hou's sister, and hurriedly bowed to her, but the girl hurriedly avoided it, refusing to accept his worship, and said: "Zhou Gongzi, I can't help it." The slave maid is called Morning Star, and she is also the maid who serves the young lady. Zhou Kao listened to her voice, and realized that he had recognized the wrong person, and he couldn't help but feel a little panicked. At this time, Morning Star took out a girl of fourteen or fifteen years old and stepped forward and said, "This is my young lady." ”

Only then did everyone focus their eyes on the body of this eldest lady of Sufu, only to see that the skin on her face was fair and delicate, and she was born as crystal clear as an ice edge. Her beautiful eyes are even more sparkling, and her eyes are breathtaking, even Xin Jia and Yu Mengyan dare not force their eyes too much.

When Su Xinsheng saw her coming, he said with a happy face: "Sister, are you okay?" The girl nodded to him, signaling that he didn't need to worry, and then bowed to Zhou Chang and the others, and said, "Da has seen all of you. ”

Then Su Xinsheng introduced Zhou Chang and the others to Daji respectively, and Xiyue and Morning Star followed her inch by inch. When Yu Yan was introduced, he immediately took a few steps forward in order to admire Daji's beauty. As he watched, he thought to himself: Xiyue and Morning Star are already rare beauties, but it's a pity that when they stand next to Daji, they are like candles placed on the side of the sun, and they immediately look dim.

Then Su Xinsheng pointed at Wan Ji and said, "This is the grandson of the Marquis of Xin, and she is also the daughter of Lord Xin Jia. Daji couldn't help but look at her carefully, and said: "Miss Wan Ji is really eloquent, just now it was clear that she had a request for others, but she could say it as if she was thinking about the other party, it was really difficult for people to refuse." ”

Wan Ji heard the thorns in her words, but walked up to Daji without showing weakness. She was a year younger than Daji, and she wasn't as tall as Daji, but she looked up and stared at Daji with both eyes, and she was on par in terms of momentum. Wan Ji said: "The things in this world are always more important than the word reason. Lord Suhou is willing to listen to my advice, not because I can speak well, but because my words are reasonable. Besides, Master Su Hou is very intelligent, how can he be deceived by a few rhetorical words? ”

At this time, the two stood facing each other, and there was a bit of dazzling competition and competition with each other, Daji was certainly better than the enchanting Yeyan, and Wan Ji was a little more innocent. The beauty of the two sisters can really be said to have their own merits, and it is difficult to distinguish between them. Seeing that Wan Ji did not back down, Da Ji walked up to Zhou Kao again, and suddenly asked, "Xiyue, is this Zhou Gongzi what you just met here?" ”

Xiyue said: "Exactly, there was only Zhou Gongzi nearby at that time. ”

Zhou Kao had been thinking about how to explain to Daji and how to apologize, but when he really arrived in front of Daji, his mind was blank and he couldn't say anything. At this time, Su Xinsheng said: "Sister, have you ever seen Zhou Gongzi before?" Did he ever do anything out of bounds? He was afraid that Daji would not be able to say something, so he specially instructed, "You don't need to go into too much detail, just tell us if you have it or not." ”

Unexpectedly, Daji said: "I have never seen Zhou Gongzi from beginning to end. When Zhou Chang and Xin Jia heard this, they both felt relieved, and they both thought: Since Kao'er and Daji have never met each other, of course it is impossible to do anything wrong with her.

"However, as I was bathing, I did hear people passing by on this stone path. The footsteps disappeared as they got here, and there was silence for a long time. If the man had gone into the woods and had been hiding behind a tree and peeping, it would not be unusual for me not to see him. ”

As soon as Daji said this, almost everyone was taken aback, and the implication of Daji's words was that Zhou Kao was hiding in the woods to peep while she was bathing. Although it is not a serious crime, it is extremely despicable. Zhou Kao immediately retorted: "Miss Daji, I didn't ...... Under never set foot in this woodland half a step! ”

Su Xinsheng saw that Zhou Kao denied it, but he also had difficulties in his heart: on the one hand, Daji admitted that he had not seen Zhou Kao, and the so-called voyeurism was actually not confirmed; But on the other hand, since she raised this possibility, she always had to try to find out clearly, and she must not turn a deaf ear. At this time, Xin Jia also said: "Miss Daji's suspicion is a bit far-fetched. Moreover, my nephew's reputation is at stake, and conclusions must not be drawn so arbitrarily. ”

Su Xinsheng couldn't make up his mind in his heart, and asked Yu Mengyan again: "Lord Yuhou, according to what you see, how should this matter be handled?" Yu Mengyan groaned: "The widow thinks that Miss Wanxi's words just now are extremely reasonable. It shouldn't have been possible for Zhou Gongzi to know that Miss Daji was bathing in the forest beforehand, even if he really inadvertently broke into the woods, it was just an unintentional mistake, and it was excusable after all. ”

Of course, Su Xinsheng could hear that Yu Hou's words just wanted not to offend both ends, and what he said was equivalent to not saying it. He sighed and said, "Since Gongzi Zhou refuses to admit his guilt, then I can only take him back to Suzhou City and interrogate him in detail." At this time, he had already made up his mind in his heart, if Zhou Chang and the others wanted to obstruct it, they could only use force.

"Wait." At this time, Wan Ji came out again and said, "Assuming that Zhou Gongzi has indeed not entered this forest, then the so-called voyeurism will naturally be untenable." If I can prove that what Zhou Gongzi said is true, Lord Suhou will no longer doubt it, right? ”

Su Xinsheng responded with some astonishment: "This is natural. I just don't know how Miss Wan Ji wants to prove it? Daji also continued: "Xiyue also said before that there was no one else around when she saw Zhou Gongzi, who can you find to testify for Zhou Gongzi?" ”

Wan Xi smiled, looked back at Zhou Chang and the others, and said, "The only one who can testify for Zhou Gongzi is Yu Gongzi right now." ”

Yu Yan was also extremely surprised at first glance, and said in his heart: I was not present at the time, how can I testify for Zhou Kao? But then he thought: Is Wan Xi asking me to lie in public? Well, if I insist that I was nearby at the time, and I strongly prove that Zhou Kao has not entered the woods, with my identity as the prince of Yu Guo, even Su Hou will not question it. However, lying in order to save Zhou Kao would greatly violate my original intention, not to mention that it may offend Miss Daji because of this, which will be even more than worth the loss. If Wan Ji begged me for something else, of course it would be everything, but this alone would never be able to agree. In a moment, his mind had already turned a few times, and he stumbled and said, "Uh, this...... I'm afraid it's ......"

Wan Ji saw that Yu Yan was a little reluctant, and immediately said: "Yu Gongzi, I saw that you were wearing clogs like Zhou Gongzi, so I wanted to invite you to enter the maple forest and walk a few steps." I heard that Gongzi Yu has always been chivalrous and anxious, and for my little request, I guess Gongzi will not sit idly by, right? ”

Yu Yan saw that Wan Xi was wearing a big high hat for herself, and he was very useful, he thought: Although I don't know what Wan Xi is doing, her request is not too much, it is just a gesture for me. So he did as Wan Xi instructed, walked into the woods and walked a few steps, turned around and asked, "Is this okay?" ”

"It's okay, Childe, please go back." When Yu Yan returned to the stone path, Wan Xi said again, "Please take off the clogs on your feet and show them to Lord Suhou." ”

"This ......" Yu Yan felt a little embarrassed by this move, but when he saw Wan Xi's eyes full of pleading and expectation, he had to walk up to Su Xinsheng hard, "Do you want to take off both clogs?" ”

Wan Xi smiled and said, "No, just one, you flip the clogs over and let Lord Suhou look at the soles." ”

That Yu Yan has also practiced martial arts for a few years in the end, and his kung fu is quite solid, he used a "golden rooster independence" move, only supported by his right leg, and handed the clogs on his left foot to Su Xiansheng. Su Xinsheng couldn't cry or laugh when he saw this, and he didn't know whether to take the clogs over, or just take a look at it and finish it. He saw that Yu Yan's soles were stained with a lot of wet mud and a fallen maple leaf attached to the wooden teeth, but there was nothing special about it.

Su Xisheng looked at Wan Xi with some confusion, and Wan Xi asked, "Lord Su Hou, have you seen it clearly?" Su Hou nodded hesitantly. Wan Xi continued: "Cousin, you take off the clogs you are wearing and let Lord Suhou take a look." ”

Of course, Zhou Kao didn't doubt Wan Xi's words, so he immediately took off his clogs and brought them over. Su Xinsheng saw that the soles of the clogs were clean and smooth, and there was no trace of any dirt. Wan Xi said: "Lord Suhou, this maple forest is close to the hot springs, the ground in the forest is soft and damp, as long as anyone has entered the woods, even if they only take a few steps like Yu Gongzi, they will definitely be stained with mud." But Zhou Gongzi's clogs are clean and clean, which is enough to prove that he has never been in the woods. ”

Su Xiansheng thought back and forth, only to feel that Wan Xi's argument was indeed impeccable. He turned his head to look at Daji, but Daji turned away without saying a word, taking the sunset moon and the morning star. Su Xinsheng immediately understood that what Daji meant was that Zhou Kao could be left to her own devices, and she would no longer ask about this matter, but in this way, it was tantamount to admitting that she had wronged Zhou Kao just now. Su Yan said in his heart: Although my sister is gone, how can Lord Zhou Hou and Zhou Gongzi be willing to give up? For the sake of today's plan, only by personally making amends to them may be able to deal with the aftermath.

So he made a big salute to Zhou Chang and Zhou Kao, and said: "It is true that we are wrong to blame Zhou Gongzi, Su is deeply sorry, and he is simply ashamed." If there is something offended, please also ask the two of you to do a lot of Haihan. ”

Fortunately, Zhou Chang has always been open-minded and not good at dealing with others, and Zhou Kao is even more easy-going and tolerant and humble to people. The two of them exchanged a few polite words with Su Xinsheng, but they did not embarrass him. At this time, Yu Mengyan saw that the situation had eased somewhat, and immediately came out to play a round and said: "Since it is just a misunderstanding, you don't have to hurt your peace because of this." Lord Suhou, I have ordered someone to arrange a banquet, if you are free, why not come to my tent and have a few drinks? ”

"Thank you, Lord Yuhou. It's just that since you have arrived in the Su country, you should let the younger generations pick up the wind and wash the dust for everyone. Su Xinsheng pointed to the northeast and said, "There is a manor three miles away from here, which is a separate garden built by my father before his death. Su sincerely hopes that all the adults will not think that the grass house is shabby and go to the other garden for a small gathering. ”

Zhou Chang thought to himself: If we don't go, I'm afraid that Su Hou will think that we still have a grudge. So he looked at Yu Mengyan, meaning to let Yu Hou decide. Out of curiosity, Yu Mengyan also wanted to see if there were any delicacies in Su Hou's house that he had never tasted, so he replied cheerfully: "It seems that I have to go to the adult's house today to disturb it." ”

Su Xinsheng was overjoyed, said goodbye to Yu Hou and others, and returned to the other garden to prepare. At this time, Zhou Chang asked Zhou Kao: "What about Fa'er?" Have you seen him? Zhou Kao replied: "The child has searched all over this area, but he has not seen Fa'er." ”

Zhou Chang thought to himself: The top priority at the moment is to find Fa'er first, and it seems that the only way to do this is to let the bears bring more guards to search carefully in the valley. So his father and son returned to the camp with Yu Mengyan and others, but when they entered the big tent, they saw Zhou Fa sitting beside Tai Ji in a good manner. Zhou Changshang was a little angry, and his tone of voice couldn't help but be a little heavier: "Where did you go?" Let's find it all out! ”

Zhou Fa was holding a piece of dried meat in his hand at this time, and was reprimanded by his father for an unknown reason, so frightened that he was there, and he didn't know whether to stuff the dried meat into his mouth or put it back on the table. Taiji, like Zhou Fa, didn't know anything about the experience of Zhou Kao and others, and naturally didn't understand the reason why Zhou Chang was angry. So Taiji asked, "What did Fa'er do again?" ”

Zhou Chang then thought that Zhou Fa himself hadn't made any big mistakes, and he really shouldn't be angry with him. Zhou Chang turned to Zhou Kao and said, "You go and inform Master Huo, so that he can get ready to go." Then he briefly told Tai Ji and the others about the experience of meeting Su Xinsheng and Daji.

Taiji listened to Zhou Chang's relay, and her face also changed color and said: "This Daji is simply too deceitful!" If she is in the Soviet Union, can she do whatever she wants? ”

Xin Jia persuaded her on the side: "Forget it, Lord Suhou also personally said humility to Kao'er, I don't think they intended to frame Kao'er." ”

"Forget it? If it weren't for Wan'er to accompany you today, I am afraid that Kao'er would have suffered injustice. Then Su Hou doesn't distinguish between good and bad, why do you want to be a guest in his mansion? In fact, Tai Ji is not a person who must compete with each other on weekdays, but she has not suffered such a nest for many years, and Zhou Kao is her most beloved eldest son, so the love of protecting the calf arises spontaneously, so she will be so indignant.

Zhou Chang said: "People are under the eaves and have to bow their heads. At this moment, we are all in the Su country, and we must always give Su Hou some face. ”

Tai Ji said: "From here to Chaoge, it is only three or four days away, if you are in a hurry, you can arrive in one night." We are at the feet of the Son of Heaven, are we still afraid that he will not succeed? ”

Mrs. Jiang saw that Tai Ji was getting more and more angry, so she hurriedly came over to persuade her, and Mrs. Di was also on the side to help, so a few people talked about it so that Tai Ji temporarily dissipated her anger and agreed to go to the banquet. But Tai Ji still thought in her heart: When I see Su Hou and Daji later, I must not give them a good look.