Chapter Twenty-Seven: Searching the Palace
The air was silent for a moment, and everyone looked at her with scrutiny and incredulity.
Obviously, I didn't expect the inconspicuous girl to have such a scheming!
Baili stretched out her hands, "Mama Yu, do you see if I have color on my hands?" ”
Mama Yu glanced at the lilac in her palm, glanced at Gong Luan, and Gong Luan motioned for her to check.
The hands are clean, no other color at all.
Baili withdrew her hand and smiled, "I won't look at others, I just look at Mama Chen's hands to see if there is purple that can't be washed off." ”
After listening to her words, the person who had touched the box and the hairpin unconsciously looked at his hands.
The pawnshop guy had a faint purple color on his four fingertips, and he thought that the rosewood box was a little faded at first, but it turned out that he had been coated with mulberry jujube juice.
Gong Luan's fingertips also had color, and he wiped it vigorously with a handkerchief, and sure enough, the color was only lighter, but it was not completely wiped off, as if it had grown on it, and his face was a little unsightly for a while.
That Mama Chen fixed her eyes and looked at her hands, both of which had a light purple color, which was not dazzling, but she could see it.
Mama Chen was obviously panicked, and knelt down to bow to Gong Luan for a while, "Niangniang spares her life, it was the old slave who lied just now!" ”
She looked sideways at Baili Niang, her face showing unavoidable misery, "Seventh Princess, since you framed the old slave like this, the old slave will explain it truthfully!" ”
She pointed at Baili Woman with righteousness, "Yesterday you asked me to sell this hairpin for you, and said that this hairpin is worth a fortune, but it was given by the queen's mother, and you didn't dare to wear it, so it was better to secretly buy it for money, so the old slave was guilty of killing his head and sold the coral hairpin for you, and you didn't give the old slave a cent of the money from the sale, and all of it was in your pocket!" ”
Baili was surprised, "There is still such a thing?" What Mama said was so beautiful that I almost believed that I was now a person with a thousand taels of silver. But I kind of understood, it turned out that there was a thief in the family, and the hairpin was stolen by my grandmother. I almost confessed to the crime of losing my mother's reward just now. ”
Mama Chen didn't bother to quibble with her, "Queen Mother, the slave maid asked to search Youlan Palace, as long as she found the silver ticket of one thousand taels, wouldn't she understand everything?" ”
After Mama Chen finished speaking, a trace of smug coldness flashed in secret.
Gong Luan nodded, "That's right." Mama Yu, you immediately lead someone to search Youlan Palace! ”
Mama Yu responded, and just as she was about to take someone out, she heard Baili Wu say, "Wait, let's go together." She smiled, "It's not that I don't believe Mama Yu, but there are too many people with ghosts in their hearts now, and there will inevitably be some misunderstandings." If I go, if everyone really gets the stolen goods, then I will admit it, how about it? ”
Mama Yu was stunned and looked at Gong Luan.
"In that case, let's all go. After all, this is not a trivial matter, and it is best to check it clearly. Gong Luan said and got up, "Go to Youlan Palace." ”
After walking a few steps, Baili suddenly stopped and asked the pawnshop guy, "Huh?" Didn't you just say that I went to your pawnshop? Why did Mama say that she did it just now? ”
The pawnshop guy trembled, and he didn't dare to look at her, but said tremblingly: "The pawnshop has a lot of customers every day, and it's normal for a small one to be dazzled for a while." ”
Baili let out a meaningful oh.
Gong Luan's footsteps paused, and everyone also stopped, and finally didn't say anything, and walked out again.
Fengqi Palace is a little far from Youlan Palace, and it took about two quarters of an hour to walk. And Gong Luan's Feng Yu was already waiting at the gate of Youlan Palace.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Mama Yu gave an order, "Search!" ”
A group of people poured into the house where Baili Wu lived, and they were all turned and smashed, even the bed was displaced, and the bricks on the ground were lifted, and there was not even a shadow of a silver ticket.
Gong Luan glanced at Mama Chen, who was sweating profusely at this time, obviously unable to believe why the silver ticket she had hidden in Baili's house was gone.
Gong Luan's face sank, "Go to the backyard to search!" Maybe there are some of the same party. ”
Mama Yu immediately understood, and was about to rush into the arch with people.
Baili suddenly stepped forward, "Stop!" She looked up at Gong Luan, who had a gloomy face, "Queen Mother, my husband lives in the backyard." A few months ago, Mama Yu led someone to beat my husband, and then smashed her book collection! Today, I also ask the queen's subordinates to be merciful and search, but not to move or destroy things. Presumably, now my father has heard about what happened just now, and asked the queen to weigh the severity. ”
Gong Luan squinted slightly, "You threaten this palace?" Do you think the emperor cares about your teacher very much? Or ......," she approached step by step, "have you met your father here?" ”
"My father is naturally Mr. Qizhong, otherwise how would he have assigned her to teach me. Just because my father is very important, so I also asked the queen mother not to disturb her. Baili Wu took it for granted, which made people who didn't know the inside story feel a little funny.
Her husband has a bad reputation, if he hadn't read some books, he would have just made do with teaching her humble princess, and the emperor really valued them.
Gong Luan looked at her with a deep voice, Baili Yan pursed her lips and raised her chin slightly, it seems that she is the person in the protection today.
Gong Luan raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "Get out of the way!" ”
Baili stood still.
"Mama Yu, only search the room, don't move things and people!"
Mama Yu glanced at Gong Luan, who was not very good-looking, and glared at Baili Yuan, "Seventh princess, Niangniang has already given an order, and she won't let it go." ”
Baili Wu turned sideways hesitantly, and those palace maids immediately got in.
Song Rui walked out of the room and saw the queen's palace luan in a gorgeous dress in the courtyard.
His brows suddenly furrowed, and he looked away in disgust, looked at Bailiwen, and asked, "What's the matter?" ”
Mama Yu rushed forward and shouted: "Bold Song, don't you kowtow when you see the queen?!" ”
Song Rui was obviously very disgusted with this Mama Yu, he didn't even look at her, walked to Gong Luan slowly, bent over and bowed, "Queen Mother...... Wan An. ”
Mama Yu was obviously angered by her ignorance, "You, you should make a big bow when you see the queen's mother, three bows and nine knocks, has no one taught you?" It's a shame that you've been a female officer for a few years! ”
Song Rui straightened up and said unhurriedly: "I only know that if you are brave and rude, you will be chaotic, and if you are straight and rude, you will be hanged." She raised her eyebrows and looked at Mama Yu, "Do you know what that means?" ”
Mama Yu's face was blue and white for a while, and she hadn't studied, so she naturally didn't know, but she knew that this was definitely not a good thing.
Gong Luan waved her hand lightly at Mama Yu and motioned for her to step back, "Mr. Song is really a scholar, so we naturally can't compare." It's just that in the palace, there should still be etiquette and palace rules. Besides, you are still the husband of the Seventh Princess, so you should naturally lead by example. ”
Song Rui sneered, his back straight, "The queen said it herself just now, I am the husband of the seventh princess, and I also have a rank in the palace book." Although it is only eight grades, it is also an official position, and there is no need to bow to the queen. ”
Gong Luan's face changed suddenly, "You! ”
"Queen Qi, the 1,000 taels of silver tickets were not found in the house." At this time, the palace maid who came out of Song Rui's house prayed.
Gong Luan suddenly glared at Mama Chen, who was already trembling, and asked the leading palace maid again, "Have you searched the front yard and the back yard carefully?" ”
The palace maid immediately replied: "I searched carefully, and the floor tiles have been lifted, but there is indeed none." ”
was first scolded by Song Rui, and then nothing was found, obviously it was Baili Niang, a cheap girl, who had already discovered the clues, waiting for them to jump inside.
Gong Luan's face was gloomy as water, but he quickly regained his calm, "Since there is none, it is that this palace has wronged the seventh princess." It's just that you lost the reward of the palace, and you can't escape the blame, so punish you for thinking about it in Youlan Palace for a month. With that, he turned around and planned to leave with the people.
"The Queen." Baili stopped them from behind.
"Before, I thought that I lost the treasure given to me by my mother because I didn't keep it well, but just now Mama Chen said that she came forward to the pawnshop to resell things, and also sold a thousand taels of dirty silver, it can be seen that this cheap slave took advantage of my absence in the palace and stole the treasure, doesn't Niangniang want to go to her room to have a look?"
Gong Luan had already realized that something was wrong, so he naturally wouldn't go to check on Mama Chen's room, "There is something else in the palace today, so I'll go back to the palace first." ”
She gave Mama Yu a look, "You go and take someone to check this Mama Chen's house." If you don't find anything, you will send someone to look forward to Youlan Palace and let the Seventh Princess think about it. ”
Of course, Mama Yu understood what she meant, "The slave understands. ”
Bailiwen: "......" can't you be so straightforward, hey! Then Mama Chen and the pawnshop guy just skipped it so obviously???
And Mama Chen obviously looked relieved, and she was a little proud.
At this time, a palace maid ran in from outside and hurriedly announced: "Queen Mother, Manager Feng has come over with a few people." ”
Gong Luan's face changed slightly, "What is he doing here?" ”
And the manager Feng they were talking about had already come over and respectfully saluted Gong Luan, "Queen Mother, it was the emperor who sent a servant to help you investigate the matter of the Seventh Princess reselling the things in the palace." ”
Gong Luan smiled slightly, "This matter has been investigated, although the seventh princess did not resell the things rewarded by the palace, but in the end, it caused it to almost go to the people, and there is a crime of loss." Bengong remembered that she was still young and it was an unintentional mistake, so he let her be grounded in Youlan Palace for a month. ”
Feng Gui: "I see. Now that it has been dealt with, the old slave will go back to tell the emperor. ”
Baili stopped Feng Gui, who was about to leave: "Manager Feng." ”
Feng Gui looked over and hurriedly bent down: "Does the Seventh Princess have anything to say?" ”
Bailiwen: "There is a father-in-law who runs for my business, and I ask my father-in-law to find out the truth of the matter, and then go back to report to my father." ”
Feng Gui was slightly stunned, "What did the princess say should I check?" ”
"Mama Chen, who served me just now, said that she went to the pawnshop outside the palace and gave the things rewarded by the queen mother as a thousand taels of silver, if I can implement the whereabouts of this thousand taels, then I have no sin of loss, but someone intentionally steals."
The girl said as she spoke, her eyes were red, and she was very aggrieved, "Please also ask the manager to take someone to Mama Chen's house to search, if there is no silver ticket, it is just that Mama Chen has touched the hairpin, not that she resold it, if the silver is found, it can prove that this matter has nothing to do with me, it is this Mama Chen who wants to make money and wants to frame me." ”