Chapter 385: Favoritism

"My dad was never a selfish person, so of course he turned him down. I want to - free - free - watch - end - full version please Baidu search - 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.

Xiao Qiongzhi wants this effect.

She took the opportunity to look at all the ladies present and said, "Now, anyway, I have already said the matter in public, and it just so happens that all of you present can give me a witness." ”

"Come on, you all search this yard with me to see if my mother was killed by Zhao Miaoxiu and hidden."

"This ......" Many ladies hesitated.

They obviously don't want to get involved in the conflict between Zhao Miaozhu and Xiao Qiongzhi.

Xiao Qiongzhi needed a witness, so she didn't give them a chance to hesitate, and immediately said: "I went ahead, and you didn't search this courtyard with me, which means that there are ghosts in your hearts, and it is likely that you are an accomplice with Zhao Miaozhu." ”

"If something really happens to my mother in this courtyard, all those who don't search this courtyard with me will be as a national teacher of Da Xiao at that time. Arrange for the Criminal Department to strictly verify your relationship with my second aunt, and if any problems are found, they will be dealt with severely! ”

"Princess Zhong Ling, where do you want to find Madame Shizi first? I'll go with you! A noble lady who was originally a little hesitant was startled, immediately got up from her seat, and obediently walked to Xiao Qiongzhi's side.

This time, a total of nearly 30 ladies have come to congratulate Zhao Miaozhu on her birthday.

It's just that most of the noble ladies who came to celebrate Zhao Miaozhu's birthday were befriended by Zhao Miaozhu because Zhao Miaozhu was Chen Xiang, Chen Jingzhi's daughter-in-law, and Chen Lingfeng's younger sibling.

Their husbands are usually not in high official positions.

The purpose of her friendship with Zhao Miaozhu is that in the future or in daily life, they can talk to Zhao Miaozhu so that their husbands or sons have the opportunity to contact Chen Jingzhi or Xiao Zhengzhen, or they can invisibly gain appreciation in front of Chen Jingzhi and Xiao Zhengzhen.

As for Zhao Miaozhu herself, she has read a lot of books, but her background is not high, her maiden family is a merchant, and in Beijing, she is not in the stream at all, if she hadn't married Xiao Qiongzhi's second uncle, it can be said that all the noble girls have no interest in even looking at Zhao Miaozhu more.

"Princess Zhong Ling, just now, I mainly heard you say that Mrs. Shizi, it is possible that she was killed by Mrs. Chen, and she was frightened, and she didn't come back to her senses, and I am willing to go with you to find the whereabouts of Mrs. Shizi." Another young lady followed.

After speaking, she immediately got up from her seat and obediently walked to Xiao Qiongzhi's side.

"Princess Zhong Ling......"

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After a while, all the ladies present in the main hall gathered around Xiao Qiongzhi, including Xiao Xian's daughter Xiao Duodi.

Xiao Qiongzhi was satisfied.

She deliberately took everyone in every corner of the hall first, carefully searched, and then went to the back room to look for it.

In fact, after she took hibiscus cake and fainted after being poisoned, she quickly took Miao Jiang's detoxification pill again, which caused the toxins of hibiscus cake to be quickly removed in her body.

From the very beginning, she was just unable to move her body, her hearing was completely unaffected, and she was clear about the conversations between Zhao Miaozhu, Chen Lingfeng, and Chen Minghua after she fainted.

Moreover, after about three minutes, her body completely recovered as before, in order to find out the specific purpose of Zhao Miaozhu and Chen Minghua poisoning her, she chose to pretend to faint all the time.

She deliberately led everyone to the hall first, just to surprise everyone that she actually knew everything well.

"Go in together, and search the bottom of the bed, the bottom of the cabinet, the bottom of the table, the wardrobe, the chest, and the chest of five drawers in the back room." Soon, Xiao Qiongzhi stood at the door of the inner room and seriously reminded all the noble ladies who followed behind.

"Yes." All the ladies did the same.

After a while, someone opened a wardrobe against the east wall and found Chen Lingfeng, who was tied hands and feet behind his back and had a handkerchief stuffed in his mouth.

"Oh my!" The noble lady who found Chen Lingfeng, when she saw Chen Lingfeng's appearance at first glance, screamed in fright, froze in place, and didn't move for a long time.

The other two noblewomen beside her were much better mentally than her.

When they saw Chen Lingfeng, they were just stunned for a moment, and then stepped forward at the same time, helped Chen Lingfeng out of the closet, took off the handkerchief from Chen Lingfeng's mouth, and untied the ropes on Chen Lingfeng's hands and feet.

At this time, Xiao Qiongzhi had already noticed their movements, and strode over from the door.

She pretended to be resentful and asked Chen Lingfeng: "Mother, did the second aunt put you in this closet?" ”

Chen Lingfeng subconsciously glanced at the ladies around him, then shook his head lightly, and said to Xiao Qiongzhi: "Zhi'er, it's inconvenient to talk here, let's go home and talk about it!" ”

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