Mingyuexi pursed her lips and said nothing, she raised her eyes and glanced at the shopkeeper who was criticized by everyone, closed her eyes and pondered.

Gu Yanbai stood beside her, watching her eyelashes tremble slightly, casting a shadow under her eyes, knowing that she was entangled in her heart, he reached out and clenched her slender ten fingers, and there was hidden comfort in his strength.

"I'm here."

Feeling his support, Mingyuexi's heart relaxed a little, but before she could speak, the female shopkeeper's proud and somewhat sharp voice sounded again: "Why did the young lady hesitate, could it be that she wanted to protect this thief?" ”

The butler had already stood up, sneered, and opened his mouth to break the deadlock, with a domineering appearance: "What are you doing in a daze?" Go search his room for me! Let the young lady know today who is the liar! ”

"Yes." The other shopkeepers agreed, and they all walked into the backyard and ran to the second child's room.

Xiao Er hurriedly wanted to follow, but was pulled by the housekeeper: "If you are not weak-hearted, why don't you let people search?" Since you have the courage to stand up and slander others, why don't you have the courage to let the young lady see if you are innocent? ”

Xiao Er cried with a sad face, but he was powerless to refute, so he could only be pulled by the butler's arm, watching those people rush into the room, rummaging through his things indiscriminately, the baggage was opened, and his clothes were scattered all over the ground.

"I didn't steal, don't touch my mother's letter to me! My clothes! You ......"

As soon as he turned around, he happened to meet the butler's slightly squinted eyes, his gaze locked firmly on him, staring at him, and there was a faint coldness in his eyes, which made him shudder.

His lips moved, his body froze in place, his mind went blank, and he forgot what he wanted to say.

"This is in full view, if you find something, don't say that I'm framing you."

The housekeeper's tone was slightly raised, but his eyes were as cold as an ice cellar, revealing a slight threat, which deterred Xiao Er.

He subconsciously took a step back, inexplicably feeling that he was afraid that he was on a dead end, he did not steal anything, but at this time, he felt indescribable despair, and his face turned pale.

The room for Xiao Er was not big, and it was soon turned upside down, and someone ran over with a pair of bracelets as if offering treasures and presented them to several people.

"Tell the housekeeper, little marquis, we found this bracelet in his room, it is the pair that the shopkeeper lost!"

The shopkeeper walked over and took a look at the bracelet, raised his hand and gave Xiao Er a slap, pointed at his nose and scolded: "This is an heirloom in my family, you dare to steal it?" I kindly let you work here, I thought I had a dog to watch the house, but I didn't expect it to lure the wolf into the house! ”

Xiao Er was beaten dizzy, he covered his face and fell to the ground, and before he could open his mouth to defend himself, he was picked up by the housekeeper and cut his hand behind his back.

The housekeeper walked over slowly, he turned his back to Ming Yuexi and Gu Yanbai, and the corners of his mouth showed a cruel smile, and his tone was still righteous and righteous: "Now that people have obtained stolen goods, what else do you have to say?" ”

He turned to look at Ming Yuexi and Gu Yanbai, bent down and arched his hands, lowered his head and said sincerely: "Young lady, it's all because the old slave was too kind to him in the past, which made him go the wrong way, and today he must be handed over to the government in order to make him a new man!" ”

"I don't have ......"

"I still want to be sophistry!" The housekeeper slapped him again and said coldly, "Send him to the official mansion, I see how he uses this mouth to mess up black and white in the court!" ”

Mingyuexi wanted to open her mouth to stop it, but the silver bracelet was so dazzling that she couldn't speak.

On the way back to the Hou Mansion, Mingyuexi sat in the carriage with her head down and thought, and couldn't help but feel a little upset.

Gu Yanbai sat beside her, watching her lose her mind because of the troubles in her heart, and she didn't even notice that the carriage suddenly shook and her body was crooked, so she hurriedly reached out to support her, and took the opportunity to pull her into her arms, and comforted her gently.

"That little second is just in prison, it's not a big deal, let's go to the prison to investigate."

Mingyuexi came back to her senses, bowed her head slightly, closed her eyes and hid in his arms, smelling the shallow aroma on his body, and feeling a moment of peace.

As soon as she returned to the Hou Mansion, Mingyuexi immediately recovered her spirits and went directly to Old Madam Gu to discuss this matter with her.

Gu Qianqian happened to come to the old lady to please her, but she didn't expect that as soon as she approached the room, she heard the voice that annoyed her from the window.

"Grandmother, I don't know who the money greedy people are now, and if I have to, I want to dismiss these people, what do you think?"

Old Madam Gu nodded in a trance, and sighed.

"I never thought that these shops were not under my nose, they were so outrageous, since my grandmother handed over the shop to you, that is to rest assured of you, you just let it go, don't worry too much."

"Those people in Buzhuang are indeed from the Hou Mansion, but if the mind is not right, they can't stay as much as they shouldn't stay!"

Listening to her stern words, Mingyuexi softened in her heart, squinted her eyes and smiled: "Thank you, grandmother." ”

It feels good to be trusted, and it doesn't live up to her heart-to-heart dedication to Old Madam Gu.

Gu Qianqian listened to the door for a while, and felt that the two of them were about to finish, so she hurriedly ran out of the courtyard, remembering what she had just heard, and a sarcasm appeared on her face.

She called a carriage and left the Hou Mansion to find Shen Mengyi, hearing Gu Qianqian coming, Shen Mengyi was ecstatic in her heart, it seems that this is a fish hooked.

She still pretended to sit opposite Gu Qianqian with disdain, picked up the teacup and took a sip with a calm expression, and then asked.

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

"Being a princess is different, you have to drink tea before you speak." Gu Qianqian made a mocking remark, in her eyes, no matter how big Shen Mengyi was, he was still a dirt bun, and he was full of vulgarity.

The enemy of the enemy is a friend, and she doesn't want to offend Shen Mengyi too much, seeing her unhappy face, she immediately talks about business,

"But I naturally don't care about the princess, I came today because I heard a news, Mingyuexi took over my grandmother's shop, but when she went to Buzhuang to check the accounts today, she got someone in prison, don't you say it's unusual?"

She gloated with a look of schadenfreude: "Mingyuexi is protected by my eldest brother in the mansion, and no one can help her, but the matter of this shop is beyond my eldest brother's control, you must have a way to make her fall on her heels, right?" ”

"Nature."

Shen Mengyi smiled, if she couldn't pick on Mingyuexi for such a big thing, then she wouldn't be Shen Mengyi.

Moreover...... It didn't benefit her to be by the old lady's side for so long, and the old lady Gu actually gave the shop to Mingyuexi after changing hands, how could she swallow this breath in her heart?

Shen Mengyi asked Gu Qianqian about the details, and then went to inquire by herself, and probably had a number in her heart.