Zheng Zhi came to this study that she was both familiar and unfamiliar with, which was once a place she longed for, and a place that scared her. Before he reached the door, Zhu Wang saw Zheng Zhi and greeted him. He knelt on the ground and made a big salute, Zheng Zhi hurriedly raised his hand to let him get up, and she noticed that Zhu Wang's eyes were a little red.

He said a little intermittently: "Little grandma, I heard that Xiaolan stole Mother Sun's money, is she okay now?" Zheng Zhining choked for a while, and said softly: "Zhu Wang, don't worry, I will figure this matter out, I am here for this matter today." Zhu Wang knelt down again.

Zheng Zhi walked into the study after reshaping his appearance, Bai Ziyi was not looking at the account book, at this time he was looking out through the window lattice, and when Zheng Zhi walked to him, he seemed to come back to his senses, looking at Zheng Zhi's eyes for a moment. It was the first time Zheng Zhi saw Bai Ziyi have such a look, and she was a little stunned. And Bai Ziyi quickly regained his usual gentle expression, and said lightly: "How did you remember to come over today?" ”

Zheng Zhi felt that Bai Ziyi should have guessed the purpose of her trip, so she bowed slightly: "The concubine came today to ask for a princess." “

Bai Ziyi's expression was not surprised at all after hearing this, and he asked unhappily, "But what about your maidservant Xiaolan?"

Zheng Zhi nodded, "That's exactly what happened." Sure enough, he already knew.

Bai Ziyi nodded, didn't look at Zheng Zhi again, and sat in front of the bookcase. Zheng Zhi waited for a while, and saw that Bai Ziyi didn't speak, so she considered her words and spoke: "Xiao Lan is not conscious for some reason now, and the concubine thinks that there are still many doubts in this matter, and just based on the words of Mother Sun's family, it cannot be concluded that this matter was done by Xiao Lan, so the concubine dared to investigate this matter again." “

Bai Ziyi was sitting with his back to Zheng Zhi, and Zheng Zhi couldn't see his expression at this time. After Zheng Zhi finished speaking, Bai Ziyi's voice did not fluctuate: "This matter was investigated by Zheng Rui before, right?" “

Zheng Zhi's heart tightened: "My sister did it."

Bai Ziyi continued: "Then it's up to Zheng Rui to decide, she is my wife, and she should be in charge of the affairs of the backyard." Besides, you are sisters, don't you believe her? “

Zheng Zhi suddenly felt like a stab in her throat, but she didn't want to give up yet: "It's not that I don't believe it, it's just that Xiaolan has always been by my side, and I understand Xiaolan's personality and preferences......"

Bai Ziyi never looked back: "I understand your feelings, but the facts are already in front of you." I will let people treat Xiaolan well during this time, and when she leaves the house, I will find a good girl for you. “

Zheng Zhi suddenly poured into her brain, Bai Ziyi acquiesced in Zheng Rui's approach, and Xiaolan was eventually driven out of Bai Mansion on the charge of stealing. And Xiao Lan, who was already delirious, couldn't live at all after leaving the house.

Zheng Zhi knelt on the ground uncomfortably, and said with difficulty: "The concubine no longer has other extravagant hopes, no longer asks for anything else, only wants to restore the truth and Xiaolan's innocence this time, only asks for ...... this time"

Bai Ziyi's voice was deep: "This is the first time Zheng Rui wants to seriously manage the affairs of the backyard, let her do it." “

Zheng Zhi felt that her heart was stabbed hard, what does this mean? For Zheng Rui, is he going to sacrifice others?

Zheng Zhi couldn't help but think again, on the day of the banquet, Bai Ziyi's gentle attachment after drinking, was it because he treated her as Zheng Rui? So when he came to his senses and saw that it was her, he immediately left.

Zheng Zhi, who was kneeling on the ground, was so heartbroken that she couldn't speak anymore, and the flat voice above her head came again: "I still have something to do, if there is nothing else to do, just step down." “

When Zheng Zhi went out, Bai Ziyi stood up from his seat, he came to the window again, watched Zheng Zhi walk out of the courtyard with his head down, and didn't even pay attention to Zhu Wang's salute and words. Bai Ziyi's expression changed a few times, and finally sighed softly: "Don't you have any other extravagant hopes?" “

After leaving the study, Zheng Zhi kept walking forward sluggishly, and unconsciously walked to the firewood room where Xiaolan was temporarily held. There were two stout mothers-in-law at the door of the firewood room, and the two mothers-in-law barely squeezed out a smile on their faces after seeing Zheng Zhi. Zheng Zhi straightened her back, looked at the damp and dilapidated firewood house, and said, "I want to see Xiaolan." “

The two mothers-in-law glanced at each other, and the slightly thin one on the left immediately said in embarrassment: "Little grandma, I'm really embarrassed, grandma told no one to get close to Xiaolan, she has already got madness, I'm afraid it will hurt you." “

Zheng Zhi raised her voice: "I said I wanted to see my maidservant, didn't you hear?" Why don't you open the door yet? ”

The slightly shorter mother-in-law on the right lowered her head, and her voice was deep and powerful: "Little grandma, without the instructions of the big grandma, we dare not open the door, besides, the key on this door is kept by the Yuhuan girl, and we really can't do anything." “

Zheng Zhi saw the huge chain and lock on the door, she gritted her teeth, and shouted loudly to the firewood room: "Xiaolan, I came to see you, can you hear me?" “

There was no movement in the firewood room, and Zheng Zhi was unwilling to shout again: "Xiaolan, it's me, can you hear it?" “

After a while, there was a faint sound of soothing in the firewood room, and then Xiao Lan's sudden frightened cry: "There are ghosts, there are ghosts who want to harm me!" There's a ghost trying to hurt me! Help me! “

Zheng Zhi heard the sound and immediately wanted to rush to the door of the firewood room, but was stopped by the two mothers-in-law who guarded the door. Zheng Zhi couldn't care so much anymore, and slapped the slightly shorter mother-in-law in the face with her backhand. With the sound of "pop", there was no sound in the firewood room. And the mother-in-law who was slapped still didn't let go, Zheng Zhi couldn't get close to the door of the firewood room, and her strength was almost exhausted at this time, when suddenly a slightly mocking male voice sounded: "Yo, what's going on?" Will the subordinates of the Bai Mansion obstruct the master? “

Zheng Zhi turned around, and the person who came was Ling Xiao, the second son of Ling who was about to take Baifu as his second home, and there was a strange man standing next to Zheng Zhi who had never seen before, who seemed to be Ling Xiao's subordinate.

Hearing this, the two mothers-in-law withdrew their hands and saluted Ling Xiao. Zheng Zhi was angry at this time, and her grievances and anger made her careless, she saw that the strange man beside Ling Xiao was wearing a short blade around his waist, so he stepped forward and said, "Borrow a short blade." As she spoke, she wanted to reach for it, but as soon as the dark gold flashed, she dodged it.

Ling Xiao looked at Zheng Zhi, whose eyes were slightly red and swollen, frowned, and said, "Sister-in-law, why are you interested in my self-defense blade?" “

Zheng Zhi looked at her outstretched hand in a daze, and for a moment the feeling of powerlessness quickly enveloped her, she was too familiar with this feeling, from the death of her father, to her coming to the prefect's mansion, and then to marrying into the Bai mansion. She couldn't do anything, she couldn't change anything.

Ling Xiao looked at Zheng Zhi, who suddenly turned pale on the other side, as if he had lost all his strength, and his originally gentle and bright eyes had lost their brilliance. She slowly lowered her hand, letting it hang limply at her side. Like a puppet being pulled together, she walked slowly and mechanically past him.