Chapter XII

The appearance of the two sons caused a lot of discussions, especially the Xuanyi boy who was still holding a woman's purse in his hand, which was even more reverie.

But their reverie was soon snuffed out in their heads.

Because these two people are Xie Zhi and Shen Beihe, who doesn't know that these two people are good Longyang, but there is a woman's purse in their hands, which must really be picked up.

Shen Beihe looked around, saw that no one claimed it, and saw that the old lady Zhao on the seat was expressionless, thinking that the old lady Zhao was annoyed because of his rash intrusion, and panicked, so he hurriedly stepped forward, waved his hands respectfully, and said with a smile: "The junior doesn't know that you are talking, and I hope you don't blame you for your rash intrusion." ”

"It's okay, let's find the owner of the purse first." Old Mrs. Zhao waved her hand, her expression full of meaninglessness.

It's not that she really doesn't care about this matter, but because she loves Shen Beihe, a junior, and knows that he has always been a person who knows how to measure and know etiquette, so she thinks that he is unintentional.

Shen Beihe smiled and nodded, turned around and raised his purse again to ask, but still no one received it.

Shen Beihe glanced at Xie Zhi, and saw that Xie Zhi raised his eyebrows slightly, Shen Beihe was relieved, and then glanced at the purse, and saw that the purse was embroidered with small characters, and his expression seemed to be clear, and he read word by word: "Xiao-Lan-Yi." ”

Everyone's eyes immediately fell on Xiao Lanyi, Xiao Lanyi's face also turned white in an instant, she glanced at Yuan with some weakness, and when she saw Yuan's black face, her heart became more and more flustered.

Shen Beihe blinked his bright eyes, his face was innocent and harmless, "Isn't this purse yours?" ”

Xiao Lanyi's mind was blank, and she didn't know how to answer Shen Beihe's words. If she admits it, then this purse is very likely to betray her. If you don't admit it, she will be clearly embroidered with her Xiao Lanyi's name, and she can't pick it clean.

Xiao Lanyi was silent, Shen Beihe's bright eyes gradually reflected puzzlement, he lowered his head and glanced at the purse, confirmed that the name on it was indeed Xiao Lanyi, and then pursed his thin lips slightly, and asked with a little hesitation, "This is embroidered with your name, I picked it up next to the wing room outside the Jade Flute Garden, has Miss Xiao been there?" ”

"I ...... I didn't! Xiao Lanyi's face changed when she boarded, and she denied it.

Because she was poked in the heart, her tone suddenly became sharp when she spoke, like a cat that has been stepped on by the tail.

Her fierce momentum made everyone who was well versed in the affairs of the back house understand something.

Seeing this, Old Lady Zhao's eyes sank slightly, and she looked sideways at Steward Li, who was silent, "Steward Li, where did you just say that Miss Xiao was pushed down by Miss Xiao?" ”

Steward Li rubbed his hands respectfully and replied, "It's behind the wing room on the east side of the guest house." ”

Old Lady Zhao glanced at Xiao Lanyi and said thoughtfully: "I remember that the guest house and the Jade Flute Garden are not the same road. ”

Xiao Lanyi's body trembled slightly, she didn't care about Yuan's hand holding her all the time, she suddenly got up and retorted sharply: "Someone must have stolen my purse and threw it there!" ”

Pei Qionghua, the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Xuanping, who had never been accustomed to Xiao Lanyi's arrogance, murmured softly unintentionally: "If this is the case, what is the purpose of the person?" ”

"I ...... How do I know? Xiao Lanyi bit her lip and said in a trembling voice.

Her afterglow kept falling on Yuan, but Yuan just endured her anger with a straight face, and did not have the slightest intention of defending Xiao Lanyi.

"Could it be related to Xiao Yu's insult to Mrs. Zhao?" I don't know who actually told the truth, and the atmosphere suddenly became depressed again.

Xiao Yu saw that the wind was not good, so she secretly pinched herself fiercely, so painful that she burst into tears, and sobbed in a low voice, "Woo woo! Mrs. Zhao, the juniors have admired you for many years, but you refused to go to the banquet because of your self-cultivation, and you have finally been able to see you for many years, and the juniors are really happy, so even if you are limping, the juniors don't want to miss your table, but ...... But who knew that the younger generation was lost, and originally wanted to find a maid to ask for directions, but after looking all the way, he didn't find it, and finally met Miss Pei San, who was kind-hearted, and saw that my legs and feet were inconvenient, so she came to help me. The younger generation admires you so much, how can they insult you? The younger generation insults themselves, and they won't insult you! ”

Xiao Yu's words were sincere, and tears welled up in her eyes, even Mrs. Zhao was convinced when she heard it.

Speaking of this, the chill jumped from the top of Xiao Lanyi's head all the way to her fingers, she was trembling all over, and at this time, an extremely subtle voice suddenly came from her ears, "Don't fight-for-tat, you can only retreat and endure now." ”

Xiao Lan was startled, and immediately understood, she forced herself to calm down, and immediately organized a language to refute Xiao Yu in her heart.

"Old lady, I have something to say." Steward Li suddenly took the initiative to speak, this is a new thing, you must know that he has always been a silent and silent person in the mansion.

Old Mrs. Zhao didn't say anything, just bowed her head slightly, and motioned to Steward Li but said it was okay.

Steward Li then said eloquently: "Just now Miss Xiao said that she was pushed by Miss Xiao, but I looked around, there was no one else except Miss Xiao's own footprints, if what Miss Xiao said was true, then Miss Xiao left either by stepping on Miss Xiao's footprints when she left, or leaving from under my nose, but at that time I didn't see anyone except Miss Xiao." ”

Steward Li's implication is already obvious, Xiao Lanyi is lying.

Xiao Lanyi pointed the finger at herself when she saw Steward Li speak, and her heart became more and more anxious, but fortunately she got Yuan's point, and she said pitifully: "I didn't lie, I was pushed down by the fourth sister because it hurt too much, so I didn't notice how the fourth sister left." Besides, there are many people at the banquet, maybe this purse was accidentally dropped by me, and then someone picked it up, how can it mean that I have been to the place you said? ”

Xiao Yu turned her head to look at Xiao Lanyi, and asked in confusion, "I pushed you?" Why should I push you? ”

"I also want to ask why the fourth sister pushed me, I just heard that you insulted Mrs. Zhao, and I was worried that there was a misunderstanding, so I went to you to ask what was going on, but when I saw me, I pushed me down, and now you still come to ask me? I've never been a person who publicizes the ugliness of my family, but my fourth sister is so embarrassed to lose face to me in public. ”

This Xiao Lanyi is really difficult, even if she fights a battle that surprises her unprepared, her mouth can still get to the point.

"Big sister Fang Cai said I insulted the old lady? Where am I and with whom I am insulting? I can't be talking to myself, can I? Xiao Yu shook her head, she was not half flustered because of this, but calmly and abnormally.

Xiao Lanyi bit her lip, and Qi Qi Nuo said: "I don't know the specifics, I just listened to what the people in the house said." ”

Yuan's niece Yuan Rulan has always been a good-looking and lively person, how can she not be in a situation now?

"It is too much to say that you are insulting Mrs. Zhao with the maid Xiyue in the Jade Flute Garden, and your words are heart-wrenching!"

Xiao Yu was startled, her face was light, "What about the moon?" ”

Yuan Rulan pursed her lips and was full of sarcasm, "Who knows where you hid the cherished moon?" ”

After saying this, Yuan Rulan was slapped on the arm by her mother Meng Shi and signaled her to close her mouth quickly.

Xiao Yu smiled, but there were no words.

Xie Zhi on the side looked at Xiao Yu for a few moments, and for some reason he suddenly felt that this farce had a little meaning.

Before Yuan could speak, a female voice came from the side of the banquet, "The slave is here!" ”

"Where have you been?" The Marquise saw that Xiyue was coming, and asked without waiting for her to approach Xiao Yu.

Xiyue did not answer, but the Marquise replied to this, but it was a young woman dressed in plain clothes, she stepped forward slowly, and said with arrogance in her eyes: "She just stayed with me. ”

This person is the miracle doctor that Mrs. Zhao invited back to the house, and he is arrogant and only treats Mrs. Zhao, and Mrs. Zhao trusts him very much.

"You're lying!" Sun Yingying didn't believe that the arrogant Doctor Zhuang would be with a little maid, and she was still an outsider's personal maid.

Xiao Yu smiled bitterly and shook her head, Fang Cai's tears had not faded yet, and a touch of tears welled up under her eyes, "Second Miss Sun, I know you are annoyed with me, but whether it is Steward Li or Doctor Zhuang, they are all Xuanping Hou's people, you said that the people in Xuanping Hou's Mansion are lying, where do you put Old Lady Zhao?" ”

Xiao Lanyi couldn't bear it anymore and finally refuted Xiao Yu's words, "Will there be two rotten out of ten fruits?" How do you know that there won't be one or two slaves? ”

This time, Yuan was so angry that she raised her hand, and even wanted to slap Xiao Lanyi in the face, but she couldn't help it after all. She could only reprimand Xiao Lanyi softly and asked her to whisper and stop talking.

Xiao Yu almost wanted to cheer for Xiao Lanyi in her heart, her delay was full of loopholes, and she was simply clearing Xiao Yu's suspicion step by step.

"It seems that the eldest sister doesn't know why I admire Mrs. Zhao so much, whenever she enters the gate of Pei's Mansion, she will never allow bribery and bribery, and one is a housekeeper who has been in Pei's Mansion for decades, and the other is Mrs. Zhao's exclusive female doctor, all of whom are deeply trusted by Mrs. Zhao, and deeply understand Mrs. Zhao's way of dealing with the world, you say that they are really humiliating Mrs. Zhao." Xiao Yu said, and her tearful eyes suddenly swelled up with some fierceness.

"I didn't!" Xiao Lanyi frowned and said aggrievedly, she burst into tears, and continued in a trembling voice: "Why don't you all believe me? Am I going to hurt my sister as an older sister? ”

The court sentenced the eldest lady of the Ye family, Liu, to get up, bow to Yingying, with a dignified demeanor and elegant eyebrows and eyes, and this kind of behavior is the most pleasing to the old lady.

I saw Liu Shi say softly: "Old lady Zhao, the courtiers want to say something, this matter has nothing to do with the courtiers, but I can't find a second person in the Taiyuan Mansion who dares to insult you, or wants to insult you." You act uprightly and are a role model for the younger generations, so when the courtiers knew that Miss Xiao Si insulted you, the courtiers were actually puzzled, but after listening to the conversation between Miss Xiao Si and Miss Xiao, the courtiers had even more doubts. ”

Mrs. Zhao likes to talk to gentle and polite people the most, so her tone is unconsciously softened a little when she speaks now, "What questions?" ”

Liu's expression was condensed, and he raised his eyes and asked gently, "Jia Ding said that he only heard the voice, right?" ”

"Yes." Old Lady Zhao nodded.

Liu continued to ask, "He judged from the sound of conversation in the bamboo forest that it was Miss Xiao Si in the bamboo forest, right?" ”

"Yes."

Liu then asked, "In that case, then I haven't seen Miss Xiao say these things with my own eyes, right?" ”

"Yes."

Speaking of this, Liu couldn't help but smile helplessly, "That's it, hearing is false and seeing is believing, since you haven't seen it with your own eyes, how dare you say that it must be Miss Xiao Si, not someone with a heart to blame?" ”

Liu Shi glanced at Xiao Yu, and some pity welled up in her eyes, "Miss Xiao saw Miss Xiao Fourth outside the wing, and she didn't approach the wing. If it is assumed that what Miss Xiao said is true, then Miss Xiao Si came out and met Miss Xiao after knocking Shulan in the wing room and pushed her down, not to mention that Miss Xiao had injuries on her body, it is not difficult to hear the deviation just by the location, obviously Miss Xiao can leave directly, why do you want to take a detour to the back of the wing room? ”

"But just mentioned insulting the old lady, Xiao Yu cried, how can I explain it?" Sun Yingying saw that Xiao Yu, who was about to be unlucky, wanted to fight back, and asked unconvinced.

Xiao Yu closed her eyes, smiled bitterly, and immediately opened her eyes, her eyes full of sadness caused Mrs. Zhao to be stunned, and then she said slowly: "If you want to write a letter but see suspicion, loyalty and slander, can you have no complaints?" ”

Others only thought it was an ordinary sentence, but only the old lady was stunned in place, and even the tip of her nose was a little pantothenic.

Seeing that his master had lost the upper hand, Shulan stepped forward and knelt down and said, "The slave maid was indeed knocked out by the four girls!" Before fainting, I saw a family member in the house fainting. ”

Xie Zhi threw a family member in front of everyone, and immediately said lightly: "But he? ”

"It's him!" How does Shulan know, isn't it? She just vaguely saw that since Xie Zhi asked, then she must answer yes.

Who knew that Xie Zhi smiled, and a touch of contempt crossed his eyes, "This is what I called him over casually when I saw him being lazy, what's the matter?" ”

Xiao Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief, and when she was secretly glad that the battle was fought cleanly, the family Ding actually spoke, "I...... I'm lazy because I've been knocked unconscious. ”