The two mothers-in-law thought for a while, and one of the fat ones replied: "Lord Hui, there is nothing abnormal, that night was a slave vigil, and the night after the lock was normal." ”

Yan Rongling asked again: "Then think about it again, what was abnormal on the night you came back from Hui'an Temple?" ”

At this moment, Gu Fanghua's sharp eyes found that the person named Amber trembled slightly.

Yan Rongling also found out, but he didn't ask Amber directly, but still said: "Jade, you are Miss Sima's personal ring, you also think about it, who was keeping vigil that night?" ”

Jade's height was half a head taller than the surrounding Yahuan mother-in-law, and she heard Yan Rongling ask her. Gui replied in a proper manner: "Lord Hui, that night was a slave and maid on duty, and there was nothing abnormal. ”

Another mother-in-law also hurriedly said: "Back to my lord, the slave and maid didn't find anything abnormal. ”

Gu Fanghua looked at her rudeness and scolded: "What are you doing so loudly?" Were you the gatekeeper that night? ”

The mother-in-law shrank and whispered, "It's not a slave, it's a mother-in-law." ”

Mrs. Qian was the fatter mother-in-law, and quickly replied: "Yes, it was the slave and maid who guarded the door that night, and the moon was very big that night, so I sat there and took a nap after locking the door." Later, it was a little cold, and the slave went back to the room and took a cotton coat. ”

Yan Rongling stared at Mrs. Qian and said in a deep voice: "Think about it, is there anything abnormal?" Were you awake all night? ”

Mrs. Qian shrank for a moment, and said in a trembling voice: "The slave and maid don't dare to sleep secretly, but it's a little strange, the slave and the maid live with Mrs. Zhao, and she didn't snore that night." ”

Zhong Taojiao couldn't help laughing, Gu Fanghua also felt funny, but Yan Rongling and Xiao Yao were thoughtful.

When Mrs. Zhao heard Mrs. Qian say this, she shouted to herself: "What is the slave and maid if they don't snore? Mrs. Qian, don't lie to me. ”

Mrs. Qian muttered: "It's an adult who asked me, you snore like thunder when you sleep on weekdays, it's a bit strange that you don't snore!" ”

"That's it!"

Yan Rongling interrupted the dispute between the two mothers-in-law and asked the others, "What about you?" Was there anything unusual that night? ”

The other two rough envoys glanced at each other, bowed their heads and said, "Lord Hui, there was nothing abnormal that night, if you want to say that the strange slave also remembers, Mrs. Zhao really didn't snore." ”

Another mother-in-law also whispered, "And the next morning, we woke up together." ”

"Woke up together? What do you mean? Don't you wake up together on weekdays? ”

Yan Rongling seized this gap, broke the casserole and asked to the end, and the rough mother-in-law whispered: "Back to the adult, the slaves and maids have to clean the courtyard, and usually as long as the mother-in-law comes back, they have to get up and clean." Mrs. Zhao can wait for the young lady to get up before getting up, and she won't get up so early on weekdays. ”

Hearing that everyone was talking about herself, Mrs. Zhao was a little panicked, and said anxiously: "What if I just get up a little early?" Everyone has drunk, and I'm not alone! ”

As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Zhao saw that everyone else was staring at her, and she realized that she had confessed to the drinking that night.

Without waiting for Yan Rongling to ask, Mrs. Zhao gritted her teeth and confessed honestly.

"My lord, there is nothing unspeakable, that night the slave maid got a pot of wine from the Jade Girl, and secretly shared it with the others."

Yan Rongling raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked, "Can't you drink bars in the inner courtyard?" How many people have drunk? ”

Mrs. Zhao thought that she had already recruited anyway, although it was wrong to drink, but the crime was not to death, and it was a big deal to be beaten up. replied: "Just our three mothers-in-law and four little maids, one of us is only half a cup, so I tasted it." ”

Yan Rongling secretly lined: In this way, those who drink alcohol should be drugged, so there is no suspicion.

"The one who drank that night knelt on his left."

The twelve people who were originally serving went to seven at once, and there was still Mrs. Qian, who was the vigil that night, two nurturing grandmothers, and two personal rings of amber and jade.

Gu Fanghua also spoke, and asked the two nurturing grandmothers: "You haven't drunk?" The jade girl even gave the rough mother-in-law, but didn't give it to you? ”

While saying this, Gu Fanghua looked at Jade, she was still kneeling with her head down, and it seemed that she didn't realize that she had become the biggest suspect at all.

The two nurturing grandmothers have been pale since they heard that Mrs. Zhao was drinking.

Now he can only confess in a trembling voice: "Back to the county master, the slave and maid did not drink." It's just that the bird's nest porridge of the young lady didn't move that night, and the jade girl asked the slave and maid to go back to the house and divide it. ”

The master's good things are not moved, and it is normal for them to be eaten by the personal maid or the subordinates.

Gu Fanghua said with interest: "Oh, it's the Jade Girl again." ”

Yan Rongling spoke: "The two of you also kneel to the left, and the rest of you think about it, are there anything that you shouldn't eat and drink?" ”

Mrs. Qian shouted wrongedly: "My lord, the slave and maid have not eaten anything, and they have been guarding until dawn." ”

"Can you guarantee that you won't nap all night? Let's think about it, was there anything strange about that night? Otherwise you're in charge of goalkeeping, and it's hard not to have anything to do without. ”

Yan Rongling didn't say it loudly, but the sentences were clear and ear-catching, Mrs. Qian was old and had a bad memory, so she knelt there and began to think carefully.

Gu Fanghua couldn't help it, came to Amber and Jade, and asked, "You are Jadeite?" That Miss Sima was on the street, and saw the girl you bought back by selling yourself to bury your father? ”

Jade lowered her head and said calmly: "Back to the county lord, yes." ”

Gu Fanghua asked directly: "Then why did you harm your young lady?" Say, what is the wine and bird's nest porridge that night? ”

Jade raised her head, and her beautiful face was calm: "Back to the county master, the slave doesn't know anything." ”

Gu Fanghua was furious, and Yan Rongling hurriedly reassured: "Cousin Mingzhu doesn't need to be angry, she can't fight with the slaves and maids, it's not too late to listen to them and deal with them." ”

Yan Rongling watched Gu Fanghua sit back, then looked at Jade and said coldly, "You were keeping vigil that night?" And what about amber? Didn't you find any amber? ”

Amber looked sick, knelt on a staggering face, and cried, "My lord, the slave has been sick recently, and she sleeps very deeply, and she doesn't know anything. ”

Jade smiled, glanced at Amber, and said meaninglessly, "Amber, didn't you really find it?" If you report it meritoriously, maybe the county lord and Miss Zhong can let you get rid of your slavery and let you go home. ”

Zhong Taojiao looked at Amber's sallow and sick face, was kind-hearted, and hurriedly said: "Yes, as long as you help us solve this case and help you get rid of your slave status, our Qinguo Mansion can still do it." ”

Amber lowered her body, trembling and unable to speak, Xiao Yao kept watching them, vaguely having an answer in her heart, and felt that it was too ridiculous.

Mrs. Qian suddenly exclaimed: "The slave and maid remembered, when the slave and maid returned to the house that morning, they heard a scream coming from the house!" It seems to be Amber Girl's! ”