Chapter 87: Planting
After a small episode, everyone dispersed again, and the atmosphere became subtle. The people present are all people with status and status from high-ranking families, and the degree of food and clothing is better than that of ordinary people, stealing chickens and dogs is a very embarrassing and corrupt thing, and spreading it is to add a stain to the lintel.
also specially summoned them together and said that it was clear that they were suspicious. If it was a house thief, it would have been closed long ago.
The banquet was held at the same time, and now there are still several hours before the banquet, and the lord of Shuyue invited the famous actors in the capital to sing opera, and set up various gadgets for the ladies and ladies to pass the time.
There are also enough small rooms in the side courtyard for everyone to sit and rest, Su Xiangsi lies in the rocking chair, and the screen of the birds returning to the nest is separated from others to see.
Su Xiangsi turned over, not sleepy. If she knew that she would be so bored, she should have come later, these hours were enough for her to sort out the news and account books of Jinxiu.
Annoyance exhaled, and through the screen, I could still hear the little girls next to me discussing the new jewelry in the capital, the most popular rouge.
"Sister Acacia, do you want to ...... Let's get out, shall we? "Yang Yi is also a little girl who can't stay still, I don't know where to get the news, Jinxiulou is ready to launch a new dish, and the gluttonous worms in her stomach can't sit still for a long time.
Su Xiangsi wanted to leave immediately, there were many people, and she couldn't act arbitrarily in order to save the face of the third room: "Li Yier shouldn't be able to find you in a while." ”
Yang Yi fell back to the rocking chair, and it was fun to participate in the banquet before going down to the river to fish.
Su Xiangsi raised her chin to rosin and asked her to take the soufflé cake on the desk: "This is this morning, I asked people to go to Jinxiulou to buy some pastries, I wanted to pad my stomach on the carriage." It's cheaper for you. ”
As soon as he heard that it was a cake from Jinxiulou, Yang Yi instantly came to his senses, twisted a piece of milk cake and put it in his mouth, and then took a sip of strong tea. The mouth is full of rich and sweet taste.
"The shopkeeper of Jinxiu Building is really a strange person, and he has all kinds of fresh styles." Yang Yi sighed with satisfaction.
"So you are here, Su Qing brought some good tea and asked everyone to come over together."
"Ah, really? Let's get there. ”
Through the screen, I heard a few people squirming up, and vaguely saw two or three figures walking out together.
Turning his head to look, Yang Yi's expression was impermanent, and he didn't care at all: "Yi'er, you don't like my big sister." ”
Not a question, but an affirmation.
"It's not ...... It is...... I don't know how to say it......" Yang Yi couldn't say the weird feeling between her and Su Qing, she felt that Su Qing was too ethereal, just because she had the same affinity for everyone, but she felt very far away. Even if she took the initiative to show friendship with Su Qing, nothing changed.
Glancing around the room, to make sure that there was no one, his body leaned slightly towards Su Xiangsi and lowered his voice: "I don't think Sister Su Qing likes me very much." ”
Su Xiangsi raised an eyebrow in interest and motioned for her to continue.
"I can't tell...... I just think she's deliberately alienating me. Yang Yi shook her head, two years ago, she was still happy for a long time when she knew that her brother was going to marry Su Qing, and she said that Su Qing was the kindest among all the daughters of the family. But the attitude towards her has always been very light.
"Don't think about it, when the big sister gets married, it's almost time for you to get married."
"Marriage? I'm young. I'm not in a hurry, I'll find a fairyland hermit to live in the future, and I'll be happy to fish in the river every day. ”
Su Xiangsi was amused by her, and she was indeed a child.
Rosin Xiang knocked twice on the wooden door before entering, and nodded to Su Xiangsi, her eyes bright: "Miss, the thief has been caught." Everyone went to the side hall. ”
Su Xiangsi and Yang Yi glanced at each other, and got up together to go to the side courtyard.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she stepped out of the door of the small room, Su Qing also came out of the small room next door, and the people on both sides were facing each other. Su Qing was only half embarrassed, and sometimes she was familiar with Su Xiangsi, talking and laughing, and went to the front hall together.
Others are not dull people, Su Qing will be with Yang Yi's family in the future. Looking at this situation, Yang Yi seems to prefer to walk with Miss Su San.
Su Qing doesn't like Yang Xun and indirectly doesn't like Yang Yi, and when she saw that Yang Yi was always sticking to Su Xiangsi, she was still not very happy, so she could only comfort herself that Su Xiangsi hadn't made any friends, which was pitiful.
At this time, the hall was already noisy, and there were people inside and outside to see who it was. I didn't expect the maid from King Kang's Mansion to come in and get something, and she could beat people crookedly.
It took a lot of effort to squeeze to the innermost, and the county lord of Shuyue stood inside in disappointment, and a maid dressed the same as King Kang's Mansion knelt on the ground and shivered.
"I gave you a chance to put things back, but I didn't expect you to change your life! Honestly, you are from that yard. ”
"I didn't steal anything, county lord...... I didn't steal ......" The maid kowtowed several times, trying to defend herself, and she was so anxious that she didn't know how to explain it.
"Dare to quibble! I saw you take something and put it on you! The maid beside the county lord of Shuyue scolded sharply, and as he spoke, he started to search his body, and sure enough, he found a box of rouge of excellent quality, which was also a treasure prepared by the lord of Shuyue this time.
The rouge box was also wrapped in a fine handkerchief, and a clump of azaleas on the handkerchief was embroidered realistically and tightly, unlike a material that an ordinary maid could afford.
"Say! Are you from King Kang's Mansion after all? What are your intentions? It was rare for the county lord of Shuyue to be angry like this, and the girl who was kneeling on the ground still held on and did not squeak.
Princess Kang has been in charge of the palace for many years, and her majesty is innate, and her methods are also known for her vigorous and resolute behavior. Seeing that the thief still refused to let go, she knew that sobbing and pretending to be pitiful made her feel bored.
"Someone! Use the family method to fight until you tell the truth! It's lifeless, this princess bears it! ”
As soon as he heard that he was going to be tortured, the thief turned red-eyed. knelt on the ground and crawled to Li Yi'er and wailed: "Miss, you have to save me!" You told me to do it. ”
The people in the side room gasped, this thing was actually done by the fourth lady of Shangshu Mansion.
"As soon as I came in, I thought this person was familiar, it turned out to be the maid next to Miss Li."
"Yes, I've seen it too, it shouldn't have been instigated by Miss Li, right?"
"I didn't expect that...... Isn't that handkerchief hers? Even the embroidery pattern is the same. ”
The room is small, and no matter how softly these words are spoken, they still reach everyone's ears. The plump and wealthy fourth lady was dissatisfied when she heard this, and shouted, their Shangshu Mansion is also a mansion with rules and etiquette, how can they let others be so false.
"Things are not clear yet, what nonsense? Yi'er, what the hell are you talking about? ”
Li Yi'er whispered from her chest: "She is a third-class maid in my mansion, and she was reprimanded by me for breaking my step this morning, and for some reason she appeared in King Kang's mansion." ”
Shuyue County's reaction to Li Yi'er was too calm, completely different from what she expected, she didn't dare to speak out rashly and wait for the changes, no matter what she said, she couldn't let her hide safely today.
The atmosphere at the scene was delicate, and only Li Yier knew that her heart trembled, her palms were sweaty, and she forced herself to calm down and recall Su Xiangsi's words.
The maid kneeling on the ground looked up in disbelief and burst into tears: "Fourth Miss, why are you like this!" You promised me to let my brother go if I stole something. ”
"I don't believe that Yi'er instructed you to do it, the things of the vest traitor dare to steal to King Kang's Mansion and drag it down!" The lord of Shuyue gave an order, and scared the maid to the point that the six gods were left without a master.
Suddenly remembering something, he crawled to the county lord of Shuyue again, and took out a few expensive jewelry from his body: "County lord, look, county lord, look." This was all given to me by Miss Four, saying that as long as I stole the treasures, I could exchange them for money to subsidize the family. ”
Those few pieces of jewelry are indeed the ones that Yang Yier often wears, one person and one statement, and I don't know who to believe at this time.
"Smack-"
The fourth lady was so angry that she stepped forward and slapped her hard, so angry that her chest rose and fell: "Wow, wow." Yi'er helps you find a doctor to see your brother's illness, and Yi'er also gives you some more broken silver every month to go back to the family. At this time, at this time, you ......"
The ugliness of the family should not be publicized, and the onlookers are watching a good show, which is what kind of evil star is provoked.
"Mother, don't be angry, I have a few more words to ask her." Yang Yi'er has calmed herself down, so many people are watching, you have to cut through the mess quickly, otherwise tomorrow Shangshu Mansion will be a joke in the entire capital.
"Let me ask you, did Lord Shuyue say a few days in advance that she had prepared a treasure?"
When everyone thought about it, they really didn't say anything.
"Let me ask you again, how did I know that there is a treasure in this side room? How did I plan to let you keep stealing? Yang Yier's palms were sweating all the time, and her handkerchiefs were soaking wet, she had never confronted people with such a hard temper.
The two most critical questions made the maid's eyes flustered, and she couldn't answer.
Lord Shuyue was suspicious of her in her heart, this was not her temperament at all, and her uneasy premonition was even stronger.
"I also know that Yi'er is a person, it must be this thief who has a vicious mind, and he must be severely punished to set an example!"
"The Queen Mother has arrived!"
Someone outside the door shouted, which shocked the whole person, and the queen mother actually came. And the county lord of Shuyue secretly screamed in his heart that it was not good.
"No need to bow today."
Before I heard the voice, a touch of the tender green dress came in first, and the women gathered inside consciously moved out of the way.
Su Xiangsi and Zhuhua glanced at each other, and soon staggered again.
"It is an honor for the queen to come to the humble house." The county lord of Shuyue bowed slightly, not knowing when the queen mother would arrive, and whether she had heard everything.
"The palace was hit by a subordinate when I was in the front yard......" The queen looked around and stopped at Su Xiangsi for a few seconds before moving away.
When the county lord of Shuyue and Princess Kang heard this, they didn't care about other kneeling down to make amends: "The courtiers have no way to discipline their subordinates, and they hope that the queen will forgive their sins." ”
"It's okay, it's just a note that fell from the subordinate. I think the county lord and the fourth lady will be interested in what is written in it. ”
The palace maid took out a note and read it aloud: "There are treasures in the side room, quickly get the blame to Yang Yi'er." ”
In just one sentence, Yang Yi'er's suspicion was cleared, and the maid snatched the note in the hand of the palace maid, and there were words in her mouth: "Impossible...... How is this possible......"
The queen mother glanced at it: "Princess Kang, it seems that the hands and feet of the people in your house are not clean." ”
Princess Kang couldn't hold her face, and suppressed the anger in her heart: "Listen to the teachings of the queen." ”
"I'm here today to give Shuyue a birthday gift, I'm just talking a few words. Shuyue, quickly take someone to put away the gifts. The queen's voice changed, and it was a gentle and relaxed tone.
Lord Shuyue and Princess Kang glanced at each other, and then left behind the queen mother, and the matter was settled.
The onlookers gradually dispersed, and Yang Yier took a few steps back in fear and was helped by Yang Yi to sit down. Fortunately, Su Xiangsi and Yang Yi reminded her to keep an eye on her, otherwise she would not be able to tell with her temperament.
Su Xiangsi temporarily thought of a few words for her to use, because she expected that the county lord of Shuyue had already figured out Yang Yi'er's temperament, otherwise with a few more evidence, the queen mother would not be able to wash it away.