Wang Dou's injuries were actually a bit serious, but on the day he was sent to the exam, he had to drive Zheng Lingyi to go, but Wu Zhi and Zheng Lingyi couldn't resist him, so they had to allow it.

Later, I heard that he used a counter-plot taught by Wu to cause the gang of little guys who bullied him to fight among themselves, which can be regarded as a ruthless breath.

The gate of the Gongyuan was crowded with people, and Wang Dou drove to find a more quiet and less crowded corner, which allowed the masters to get out of the car.

Chen Shu came earlier, and there was a woman wearing a veil behind him, and the figure should be Chen Rao.

Chen Zhi saw Wu Zhu on the high stone steps, beckoned to Wu Zhu happily, and saw Zheng Lingyi behind him, and nodded to her very politely.

Chen Rao also blessed Zheng Lingyi, Zheng Lingyi replied with a blessing gift, raised his eyes and looked at him, and said lightly: "Go." ”

Wu Zhi glanced at her deeply, then turned around and walked towards Chen. He is broad and tall at the shoulders, and he is very conspicuous among the weak scholars.

Seeing Wu Zhi and Chen Zhi walking into the Gongyuan with the examination basket, Zheng Lingyi's heart began to pound.

Chen Rao walked down the stone steps, Zheng Lingyi looked at her and said with a light smile: "Sister Chen, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

Chen Rao nodded, the moon-white veil was blown by the wind, revealing her square chin, and said, "Yes." ”

They wanted to say a few more words, but the autumn wind was blowing, and the servants were afraid that the masters would suffer from the cold, so they urged them to return home.

"Let's sit down and have a good chat another day." Chen Rao took Zheng Lingyi's hand, smiled at her, and walked towards the carriage of Chen's mansion.

"Madam, let me send you back." Wang Dou said cautiously.

Zheng Lingyi's thin body was swaying in the autumn wind, and the green beads passed her hand and helped her into the carriage.

The carriage took a few leisurely steps, and suddenly slowed down and became faster again.

Zheng Lingyi and Lu Zhu thought that the front was blocked again, or Wang Dou wanted to bypass something, so they didn't care.

"Madam, I met the carriage of the Guogong Mansion just now, I didn't stop, it's okay." Wang Dou's voice sounded a little uneasy, as if he was worried that he had done something wrong.

"It's fine." Zheng Lingyi said very simply.

The carriage of the Guogong Mansion must have been the Lu family to send Zheng Rongli for the exam. If you had been a step late just now, you would have met you at the gate of the Tribute Temple.

Zheng Lingyi is very fortunate that he doesn't have to pretend to act in public.

She was still worried about Wu Punishment in her heart, so she was a little distracted. However, Luzhu coaxed her to talk and laugh, and it was easy along the way.

This relaxed mood suddenly disappeared when she saw Mrs. Qiu standing at the door of the house with her hands clasped.

Something must have happened for Mrs. Qiu to wait for her at the door in a hurry.

When Mrs. Qiu saw that Zheng Lingyi was back, she ran down the stone steps in three steps and two steps, and said, "Madam, Madam, Lu Nong let the people of Lingge arrest him!" ”

"What?! Arresting people who enter the retreat? ”

Although Qiao's has been eyeing her, Zheng Lingyi didn't expect her to be so blatant.

"It's not that I came into the yard to arrest people, Huang Rui from Lingge came in and said that you fell at the door, and Lu Nong hurriedly went out to look for you, but was arrested by the mother-in-law who was ambushed outside early."

When Mrs. Qiu saw that Lu Nong had gone out, she also followed with Mrs. Wang, but unfortunately she was a step slower, and she saw that Lu Nong was beaten unconscious and taken away.

After all, Lu Nong is Zheng Lingyi's personal maid, no one in the Wu family has seen her at all, and Wu Rouxiang will not be bored enough to paint a portrait of Lu Nong, how did Ling Ge think that Lu Nong is hiding in a quiet residence?

The Lu family is naturally staring at Lu Nong, and it is not difficult for those who have a heart to want to investigate, but how can her hand reach the Wu family?

Thinking of this delicate and sensitive time node, Zheng Lingyi couldn't help but think, 'Could it be that the Lu family and the Qiao family have joined forces?' ’

Zheng Lingyi was anxious, but when she noticed the ubiquitous scrutiny around her, she could only pretend to be calm, deliberately raised her voice a little, and said, "Mother-in-law, what is this doing?" It's just a servant, didn't you bump into her somewhere? ”

Seeing that the flames in her pupils were fleeting, Qiu Pozi was a little confused.

"Alright, you can go back to the quiet residence first." Zheng Lingyi instructed Mrs. Qiu.

Zheng Lingyi walked towards Lingge with the green beads, and his pace was neither fast nor slow.

Lu Zhu followed her closely and whispered, "Madam." ”

There was an omen of imminent tears in her voice, and Zheng Lingyi said a little coldly: "Don't cry, don't act like you care about Lu Nong very much." ”

Although Lu Zhu didn't quite understand Zheng Lingyi's words, she knew that it would definitely be beneficial and harmless to Lu Nong.

She was still young after all, so she choked up and hiccuped a few times.

Zheng Ling couldn't suppress her emotions when she saw it, so she said: "I will press Lu Nong's body deed under the makeup box, and you will come to Lingge again after you take it." ”

Lu Zhu nodded, wiped her tears with her sleeve, and hurried to the quiet residence.

When Zheng Lingyi entered the Ling Pavilion, the look on his face was more doubtful than worried.

In addition to Qiao's in the house, there is also Gao Manyi.

Zheng Ling thought that Gao Man was also here, and immediately changed his plan in his heart.

Gao Man was also holding a small hammer to hit the walnut, with her tail fingers cocked, lest she would damage the half-inch jade onion nail she had managed to raise.

She is the first idler in this house, and the Gao family gave her a powerful grandmother and maidservant, and the water in charge of the Lingxi Courtyard does not leak.

Every afternoon, she can always be seen taking her daughter for a walk in the Wu Mansion, and Zheng Lingyi and Luzhu can always see their mother and daughter in the same hour when they occasionally go to the pavilion on the edge of the quiet residence to sit.

"Coming?" Qiao sat leisurely and sipping tea, looking at Zheng Lingyi's eyes that were both mocking and proud.

Gao Man was obviously an outsider, and he didn't know anything about Zheng Lingyi's sudden arrival, so he only smiled and said, "The third brother and sister are here?" Sit down. ”

Zheng Lingyi smiled at it, and it was a relaxed smile that made Qiao stunned.

After a few greetings, Zheng Lingyi looked at Qiao's and said with a little shallow anxiety: "Mother-in-law, what did the maid in my yard do wrong?" How did I hear the mothers-in-law tell me to bring you to the Lingge? ”

Gao Man also looked at Zheng Lingyi and blinked, and then turned to look at Qiao.

Zheng Lingyi's calmness made Qiao Shi a little confused, and her reaction was very different from what Lu Shi described, not at all like the deep love with Lu Nong's master and servant.

"That servant is an escapee, and it should be sent to the government, your mother instructed me, so I took this servant."

Zheng Lingyi laughed, took a sip of tea, and said, "Why does my mother still bear this heart for me?" Although Lu Nong's maid escaped for a few days, it was only because she was afraid that I would blame her, and after thinking about it, she secretly came to Wu's house to look for me, but I don't mind, what does my mother mind? ”

"I don't know this, saying that the deed is still in her hands, and she should take care of this servant."

Qiao's heart also has his own calculations, first detain Lu Nong in his hand, and see if Zheng Lingyi has medicine Wu according to her instructions, if Zheng Lingyi obeys, this Lu Nong can suffer less, but in the end, he still has to send it back to the Gongfu.

If Zheng Lingyi didn't do what she told her, then Lu Nong would have to suffer a lot.

Listening to Qiao's words, Zheng Lingyi suddenly cried 'woo'.

"Ah, brother and sister, what's going on?" Gao Man also hurriedly got up and came to Zheng Lingyi's side and asked.

Qiao's face was also puzzled, Zheng Lingyi's emotions were still indifferent just now, why did he suddenly become so excited.

"Second sister-in-law, second sister-in-law." Zheng Lingyi was like a drowning person, grabbed Gao Man and cried: "Since I married into the Wu family, I always thought that I could no longer be shackled by my mother-in-law, but I didn't expect her to refuse to let me go." ”

"How can you talk like this, so disrespectful to your mother-in-law?" Qiao's and Lu's are both mothers-in-law, and when they heard this, they were naturally displeased.

Gao Man also calmed down a little, and when he heard Zheng Lingyi crying and saying such disrespectful words, he always felt that there was another reason.

"The deed of green nong, she obviously gave it to me, and I wondered at the time, since she gave me green beads, why did she give me a deed of a maid who escaped?"

Zheng Lingyi leaned on Gao Manyi and knelt down, as if he was telling everyone and himself, crying: "What I have in my hand must be fake, she not only planted me for it, but also planted such a big crime for me!" Oh my God, is she trying to drag the entire Wu family into the water? ”

Hearing the previous words, Qiao's didn't move until the last sentence, when she was so shocked that she bounced up from the chair, pointed at Zheng Lingyi and said, "Don't talk about it!" How can the filthy matter between you and the Duchess of Guo involve the entire Wu family. ”

"Mother-in-law! It is indeed a felony to make a deed privately, and if someone publicizes it, it will indeed hinder the reputation of the Wu family. How could the Duchess act like this, so rampant? ”

Gao Man is also the eldest daughter in the family, who grew up on her father's lap since she was a child, and listening to him read and discuss things, her vision is not narrower than that of ordinary women, and she is more far-sighted.

Zheng Lingyi knew her temperament, so she cried and complained in front of her.

Qiao Shi heard Gao Man say the same, and remembered the rash on Zheng Ling's pasta, and suspected that he had been calculated by Lu again, so he sat in his seat for a long time, not knowing who to believe.

"Sister-in-law." Zheng Lingyi leaned on Gao Manyi with difficulty and got up, and called out with tears in his eyes: "What should I do?" ”

Gao Man also thought for a while and said, "The deed can be written on the dowry list." ”

"My mother-in-law has always been thoughtful, how could she have thought of this? The list is written, and there is only one servant. ”

Gao Man also frowned slightly, and said, "Where is the deed?" ”

Zheng Lingyi held his forehead very uncomfortably, and said, "I told the maid to fetch it." ”

The three of them waited for a while, and waited until Luzhu took the deed and handed it over to Gao Man to take a closer look.

"This deed is too real, isn't it? Mother-in-law, did the Duchess really say that Lu Nong's deed was in her? Goldman also asked Qiao again.

Qiao Shi was now out of ideas, and said angrily: "What am I lying to you for?" ”

"You go and let the green come out, and compare it with your fingerprints." Gorman also said.

Qiao glanced at Zheng Lingyi hesitantly, seeing that she was just sobbing and wiping away her tears, looking like a catastrophe was coming, and she was also afraid that she would be affected, so she waved her hand and asked Cuilong to bring someone over.

Zheng Lingyi still couldn't help but glance at her when Lu Nong came, and saw that her temples were just a little messy, so she made up her mind and thought about what to do next.

Gao Man also took the green thick fingerprint and compared, and sighed: "It's really fake." But the official seal on the end of the deed is real. ”

Qiao Shi said suspiciously: "Did you set up a bureau to protect this servant, so you made a fake deed." ”

As soon as Qiao's words came out, the two daughters-in-law looked at her with big eyes, and Cuilong reminded Qiao's very embarrassedly, "Madam, if the third young lady made it to cover up Lu Nong, even if the next one is fake, this fingerprint should be real." ”