When Xiao Qiongzhi entered Zhao Miaozhu's courtyard with Qiu Jixiu and Hu Yunmei, Zhao Miaozhu happened to get the news that Qiu Jixiu and Hu Yunmei came over, and personally took the two big girls around her to greet her.

It's just that when she stepped out of the main hall, she saw Xiao Qiongzhi surrounded by Qiu Jixiu and Hu Yunmei in the middle.

She was startled and immediately realized that something was wrong.

She didn't care about greeting Qiu Jixiu and Hu Yunmei, stared at Xiao Qiongzhi tightly, and asked loudly: "Zhi girl? How did you get here? ”

"I came to find my mother, second aunt, where is my mother?" Xiao Qiongzhi asked quietly.

Zhao Miaozhu was stunned, her eyes rolled around for a while, and she said with some hesitation: "Didn't your mother, your mother go to your aunt's yard with you just now?" ”

"Second aunt, what are you talking nonsense? When did I go to my aunt's yard with my mother? Who told you that? Xiao Qiongzhi's eyes widened, staring at Zhao Miaozhu sternly.

"Girl, don't you remember? Just now you and your mother came to congratulate me on my birthday, and when I met your aunt, the three of you chatted happily, especially you, and drank a little wine, and soon you were so drunk that you fell asleep. ”

"Then, your mother thought that I was too noisy here, which would affect your rest, so she asked your aunt to take her and you to your aunt's yard together." Zhao Miaozhu continued to pretend to be confused, blinking her eyes, and looked at Xiao Qiongzhi seriously.

Xiao Qiongzhi sneered in her heart, and on the surface, she lowered her face and said to her in a cold voice: "Second aunt, what the hell are you doing?" ”

"I've never drunk a drop of alcohol, when did I drink a little wine at your place, and I was so drunk that I fell asleep?"

"Just now when it was clear that my mother and I came to congratulate you on your birthday, my aunt also came over, she told me that the osmanthus in her yard bloomed well, and asked me to see the osmanthus, so my mother continued to stay in your house to talk to you, and I went to her yard with my aunt to see the osmanthus."

Speaking of this, Xiao Qiongzhi suddenly strode into the main hall, and said loudly as she walked: "I understand, you must be because you owe my mother 37,000 taels of silver, and you want to rely on it and not pay it back, so you killed my mother!" ”

"Huh?" Whether it was Qiu Jixiu, Hu Yunmei, or all the ladies in the main hall who came to celebrate Zhao Miaozhu's birthday, they all heard Xiao Qiongzhi's words and exclaimed in unison.

Zhao Miaoxiu herself was also taken aback, and hurriedly said loudly; "What are you talking nonsense? When did I owe your mother 37,000 taels of silver, you woke up drunk, people sobered up and didn't wake up, all talking nonsense! ”

After speaking, she turned her head and instructed the two big girls around her: "You guys quickly take Miss Cousin to sober up!" ”

"Yes." The two big girls immediately agreed and came over to pull Xiao Qiongzhi together.

Where can Xiao Qiongzhi let them pull?

She secretly shook her arms slightly, shook them away, and then slapped each of her hands on their chests.

They are just ordinary maids, they don't have martial arts, they can't bear Xiao Qiongzhi's two palms at all, and after being slapped in the chest, they spurt out a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground with an "ah" sound.

Zhao Miaoxiu was frightened, her eyes widened, she pointed at Xiao Qiongzhi, and said sharply: "Zhi girl, you dare to hurt my girl?" Someone—"

Before she finished her words, Xiao Qiongzhi had already made a quick move, clicked on her dumb acupoint, and restrained the acupuncture points she knew.

Then, Xiao Qiongzhi deliberately glared at Zhao Miaozhu and said: "Second aunt, it's obvious that you are hinting that your maid will kill me, but I will attack first and restrain me, you actually dare to bite me back, you are really a dog!" ”

"Princess Zhong Ling, is there any misunderstanding between you and Second Young Lady Chen?" At this time, a middle-aged lady in the main hall suddenly came over and asked curiously.

Xiao Qiongzhi recognized this middle-aged noblewoman.

She is Xiao Duodi, the eldest daughter of Xiao Xian, King of Qiwei, and every year during the New Year's Festival, she will come to the Prince's Mansion to send the festival and visit Xiao Qiongzhi's grandmother Ruan Yulan and Xiao Qiongzhi's mother Chen Lingfeng, so Xiao Qiongzhi has seen her several times a year.

But in the Chen Mansion, Xiao Qiongzhi saw her for the first time.

Xiao Qiongzhi suspected that Xiao Xian, the king of Qiwei, would deliberately protect Chen Minghua and Xiao Zhengzhen, and it was likely that she was pulling the thread.

Otherwise, Xiao Xian, the king of Qiwei, was still clear the day before yesterday and did not dare to oppose Xiao Xuanliang to pass the throne to Xiao Qiongzhi, how could he suddenly have the courage to suddenly change his mind yesterday and take the initiative to protect Chen Minghua and Xiao Zhengzhen?

Glancing at her lightly, Xiao Qiongzhi deliberately said loudly: "There is no misunderstanding, my second aunt owes my mother 37,000 taels of silver, it is true." ”

"For example, last year, when my second uncle entered Beijing at the end of his term, he found my father and asked me to help him promote him to be the envoy of Zhengdong Jiedu in charge of several prefectures such as Xingzhou, or transfer him to Mingzhou Mansion, the richest prefecture in the south of Daxiao, as the prefect."

"My dad was never a selfish person, so of course he turned him down. As a result, my second aunt came to my house the next day and asked my mother to borrow 10,000 taels of silver! ”

"According to my mother, the reason why my second aunt borrowed the 10,000 taels was that her mother's family had contacted someone and could transfer my second uncle to Mingzhou Mansion, the richest mansion in the south of Daxiao, as the prefect."

"Later, at the beginning of the year, when I was learning housekeeping with my grandmother and my mother, I found out about this loan, and at the same time, I also found that over the years, my second aunt has borrowed more than 37,000 taels of silver from my mother one after another, and has not repaid it, so I asked my mother to remind my second aunt to return it as soon as possible."

"Because I want to take this money and donate it to the Ministry of Industry to repair asphalt roads."

"When I arrived at the Dragon Boat Festival, my mother told me that she took the opportunity to come to Chen's Mansion to send the festival and talked to my second aunt about repaying the silver, but my second aunt said that she didn't have enough money on hand, and she had to wait until the end of last month to collect the rent and things of a few shops and granges in her hand to make up enough money."

"However, at the end of last month, my second aunt didn't return it, so angry that my mother cried at home for several days."

Speaking of this, Xiao Qiongzhi paused, and said: "Yesterday, my mother received an invitation from my second aunt, asking me to come over with my mother to celebrate her birthday. ”

"Who knows, my second aunt saw us coming, and complained to us, saying that she had no money in her hand, and she had to pay 900 taels of silver for herself to buy these six tables of noodles today, and let my mother take out 900 taels of silver to supplement her."

"I couldn't bear it, I didn't agree with my mother to make up her silver, and in turn urged her to repay the money, at this time, my aunt came over, persuaded me to dissipate my anger, and asked me to go to her yard to see osmanthus, I thought that today is my second aunt's birthday, or don't worry about my second aunt, so I agreed."

"Now, when I see the osmanthus come back, what do you see the second aunt say to me? If it weren't for the fact that she owed my mother 37,000 taels of silver, and she wanted to kill my mother and kill her because she didn't pay it back, how could she not admit that my mother was with her? ”

"This ......" Brother Xiao didn't know these things at all, and he was stunned when he heard it, and he couldn't answer.