Xie Qingyang and Cao Yu can be regarded as fox friends and dog friends, Cao Yu is one year older than him, and the two of them also play on weekdays.

Before, Cao Yu shouted that he wanted to come to the mansion, and looking at the dust gun that Xie Yuan used when he galloped on the battlefield in his early years, Xie Qingyang didn't think much about it, so he brought people back, and there were a few other people who played well with him in the mansion at that time.

At that time, not long after the affairs of the He family, Su Ruan made him and his sister lose face.

He did complain to those people about Su Ruan and Chen, and also said that he wanted to drive them out of the mansion, but he definitely didn't let Cao Yu do such a thing.

Xie Qingyang hurriedly said: "Grandmother, you believe me, I really don't, I can go to Cao Yu to confront me, and there were others at that time, they can all testify to me......"

"That's enough."

After Mrs. Xie glanced at him, she said to Mother Liu: "Mother Liu, take this girl ring out and lock it up first." ”

"The old lady spares her life...... The old lady spared her life......"

The girl was panicked.

Mother Liu hurriedly asked someone to step forward and dragged her out.

The girl's begging for mercy gradually became inaudible, and the room became quiet for a while, and even the "crackling" sound of the silver charcoal burning in the carbon basin could be heard.

Old Madam Xie didn't speak, Xie Qingyang didn't dare to say if he wanted to, and Wang, who likes to join in the fun on weekdays, closed his mouth at this time and stood close to the corner of the wall, for fear of getting into trouble.

Old Madam Xie was silent for a while, then suddenly turned her head to look at Su Ruan and said, "What do you think should be done with this matter?" ”

Su Ruan was stunned: "Me? ”

Old Madam Xie said "En".

"Cao Zongzheng is in charge of the Gyeonggi guards, and he is considered a person with real power in Beijing, but I, the Marquis of Xuanping, am not afraid of him. If you want to continue to pursue the matter, I will order someone to ask Cao Zongzheng to come over and clarify today's matter in front of him. ”

"If this thing is really done by someone in his house, I will never let you suffer the slightest grievance."

Su Ruan said unexpectedly when she heard this: "No need." ”

Old Madam Xie raised her eyebrows.

Su Ruan said: "This matter ends here. ”

"Why?"

Old Madam Xie looked at her.

Su Ruan's voice was calm: "Because even if you pursue it, there will be no result." ”

She had a calm expression and a soft voice when she spoke, but no one could ignore that look.

"The sixth prince has already said just now, he not only invited the little son of the Zongzheng Mansion that day, but there were other people with him."

"Even if the old lady invites Cao Zongzheng over, in addition to publicizing the ugliness of the family in the house and letting people know what the sixth prince has done, what else can she say, does she want to convict the little son of the Cao family just by the words of a maid?"

"Let's not say that the person who bought that girl ring that day was just a small guy, who knows which family it is, even if he is really a member of the Cao family, Cao Zongzheng can also perfunctory a child's joke."

"Cao Xiaogongzi just let people say a few bad words and mock me, nothing else was done, if the Xuanping Marquis Mansion is more serious about this, and the Cao family is embarrassed, it will only make people laugh if it is spread out."

"And ......"

Su Ruan paused, looked up and said:

"This thing may not have been done by the little son of the Cao family, there was more than one person who came to the Xuanping Marquis Mansion that day, maybe someone else borrowed the mouth of the prince Cao and pretended to be someone from the Cao family."

"The sixth prince was born in the Xuanping Marquis Mansion, and those who can intersect with him and have a close relationship are all sons of families with similar backgrounds."

"If the investigation continues, no one can escape that day, and it is not worth offending everyone for a 'joke' without evidence."

Old Madam Xie didn't expect Su Ruan to say such a thing, and she couldn't help but think deeply when she looked at her.

Mother Liu couldn't help but say: "How can there be no evidence, isn't there still Xie An......"

Su Ruan smiled and didn't speak.

At this time, Xie Qingheng's voice suddenly came from outside: "Xie An is dead." ”

The warm curtain in front of the door was lifted, and Xie Qingheng strode in with a cold air.

The hem of his robe was stained with water, and his cloak looked a little wet.

After Xie Qingheng glanced at Su Ruan, he said to Old Madam Xie with an ugly face: "When I took someone to look for Xie An just now, I found that he had fallen into the water and drowned in the lotus pond in the backyard. ”

"I had the body picked up, but no injuries were found, everything looked like an accident."

After listening to Xie Qingheng's words, Old Madam Xie suddenly sneered: "It's really a coincidence. ”

Sooner rather than later, late.

But when she was looking for someone, he stumbled and fell into the water.

Not long after the winter, the lotus pond in the backyard has been frozen, ordinary people will definitely not approach, and when the house was in the pool, there was once a craftsman's foot slipping into the water, Mrs. Xie was afraid that someone in the house would have another accident, so she let people lay a three-zhang wide bluestone on the edge of the pool.

In this way, you can step into it and drown, then Xie An is really short-lived!

Mother Liu opened her mouth, no matter how stupid she was, she knew that this was wrong.

Just said that there were witnesses, and Xie An died in a blink of an eye, doesn't it fit Su Ruan's "joke without evidence" just now?

Xie Qingheng's eyes were stained with frost:

"Grandmother, this matter can't just be left at that."

"Although this matter is not necessarily related to Cao Zongzheng, but there are only a few people who came to the mansion that day, we can check them one by one, I don't believe that I can't find out who wants to harm our Xuanping Hou Mansion!"

Old Madam Xie said, "No need, this matter ends here." ”

"Grandmother!"

Xie Qingheng didn't expect that Old Madam Xie didn't want to pursue it, and suddenly said:

"Xiao Liu was calculated and did such a ridiculous thing, what the people in the dark wanted must be more than Su Ruan's wedding banquet."

"If Su Ruan hadn't said anything about that Yahuan today, no one would have known that someone had actually calculated against our Xuanping Hou Mansion, and your side had just started the trial, and someone over there had killed Xie An, if you don't find out the culprit and let that wicked person hide in the mansion, I don't know how many things will be done in the future."

Old Madam Xie was unmoved when she heard this, but said, "I said, this matter is over." ”

There was a hint of anger in her voice.

Xie Qingheng couldn't help but pause, and all the words he wanted to argue were suppressed, and he stood aside with his lips pursed.

"Su Ruan, this incident has wronged you."

Old Madam Xie said in a deep voice: "Whether someone provoked it or not, it is a fact that Xiaoliu let people smash your father's tablet, whether he is bewitched or used, since he has done it, he must bear due responsibility." ”

"I gave you a few lashes before, and now I'm going to punish him too."

"Punish him with twenty lashes, and then let him personally find a spiritual wood for your father to make a tablet, and kneel in front of the spirit to offer incense for three days, do you think it's good?"