Chapter 117: The Evil Servant Bites
Sima Chi, who was full of anger, was driven back to the palace by King Xixi, and there was no crying Princess Xixi's mother and daughter and the impulsive and roaring prince, and the private room suddenly quieted down.
"Since it is necessary to investigate thoroughly, it is necessary to start with all the actors, maids and miscellaneous servants up and down the Chunxi Tower, and no clues can be missed!" Ling Fengchen gave an order, and the guards of the patrol battalion who came with him were ordered to get busy. The manpower brought by Sima Yunqian was not idle, and they did not delay each other.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door of the wing.
The frightened You Baichuan hurriedly opened the door, and it was the famous doctor Dr. Zhu who had just been sent away. Faced with a room full of non-power and nobles, Dr. Zhu also trembled and did not dare to be ambiguous, and said straight to the point: "The incense that was inspected by the old man is from the Miao Hand Pavilion of the old man's family. The old man thought about it and thought that he would not be implicated, and he must tell the truth to the prince and the marquis. β
Sima Yunqian and Yao Qian glanced at each other with a rare tacit understanding, and asked in unison, "Who bought it?" β
"The fragrance of our Miaoshou Pavilion is very medicative, with the addition of cedar and freesia with a unique scent, it only takes a little to make people feel confused. If you are a drinker or a person who is not determined, even if you extinguish the incense, as long as there is still a residual smell in the house, you will be intrigued. Dr. Zhu was overly nervous, cold sweat flowed down his cheeks, and his face was wrinkled and mottled after the vicissitudes of life. The last time I came to buy the incense, I still vaguely remember that it was a well-dressed young woman. β
Usually the customers who come to buy the incense are either men with a full color or bustards from brothels, and very few young women from serious families would ask for such things. However, Dr. Zhu didn't think about it deeply at that time, and secretly speculated that it was the backyard of a big family that was jealous or had some boudoir fun, and it was unknown if he sent a maid to buy some.
Ling Fengchen interjected coldly and asked, "What does that young woman look like?" Do you remember? β
Dr. Zhu recalled for a moment and replied truthfully: "I don't remember her clearly when I am old, but if I see her again, I may be sure to recognize her." β
Sima Yunqian waved his hand and motioned for Dr. Zhu to step back first.
In any case, at the risk of being implicated and held accountable, this Dr. Zhu turned back and frankly admitted that Mixiang's origin was also a smart person with a conscience. If you change to others, you may pretend to be confused, after all, it is the incense of the Miaoshou Pavilion that caused Yao Chen to be confused and ruin the chastity of the county lord of Pingning. Neither the Xixi Mansion nor the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion is easy to offend, if you bully people with power, you can completely make the Miaoshou Pavilion close.
At this time, Hanzhu hurriedly entered, and happened to collide with Dr. Zhu, who was about to leave.
It doesn't matter if this collision happens, Dr. Zhu suddenly exclaimed: "Yes, yes, it's you!" The little girl who came to Miaoshou Pavilion to buy incense that day! β
Han Zhu was shocked at first, and then lowered his head suddenly, eager to hide his face. Who made her so unlucky? On the day I bought the incense, I happened to meet Dr. Zhu, the shopkeeper of Miaoshou Pavilion, and now he was identified by Dr. Zhu in front of all the masters.
"What are you talking nonsense? What a fan, what do I do with a yellow flower girl! Han Zhu forced his composure and retorted in a panic.
Dr. Zhu squinted his old eyes, his mind became clearer and clearer, and he said firmly: "The old man will not admit his mistake, you are the one who came to buy the incense that day!" You gave Lao Yu an extra ingot of silver at that time, and asked Lao Yu and his buddy to keep this matter a secret. β
Bai Muguan said with a smile: "Sister Yao, I remember that this maid is your personal maid." β
Yao Xilin was cold, and she couldn't help but shudder when she was startled by Bai Muguan's sudden words, and her face turned white in public. But she reacted quickly and remedied it in time: "Hanzhu is indeed my maid, but she doesn't have to report anything to me when she buys anything in private." β
There is some truth in what she said, although the maid obeys the orders of the master, she is also a person with independent behavior, not a puppet or a doll. Most of the maids in the official palace of the capital take turns to have a break once a month to go out of the house to visit relatives, and a close-fitting big girl like Hanzhu usually has the opportunity to go out of the house, who doesn't have some obscure private affairs, and really won't tell the master everything.
"Miss Yao, Dr. Zhu and your maid have never known each other in their lives, and they will not deliberately wronged her. It didn't take long for your maid to buy the incense, and it was really strange that something like this happened today. Ling Fengchen was handsome with a cold face, and these words came out of his mouth, making Yao Xilin completely unconfident.
Even Yao Qian frowned and asked, "Shilin, what's going on?" Why is it so coincidental? β
Yao Xilin seemed to be forced to be anxious and seemed to have been greatly wronged, her reddish eyes were blurred like floats, and she sighed sadly: "Father, my daughter really doesn't know. β
Han Zhu subconsciously knelt on the ground, and the two sentences Yao Xilin said did not deny the fact that she went to buy incense. Since she can't deny it, she can only be in a hurry, and she must not drag her own young lady into the water.
didn't have time to hit the draft, Han Zhu opened his mouth and said half-truths and half-truths: "Master Qiyu, ten days ago, the slave maid did go to the Miaoshou Pavilion to buy some incense. It's not to hurt people, but to think that it may be useful to marry your fiancΓ© next month. Unexpectedly, she was bumped into by the second lady, and the slave maid was ashamed, knowing that her wife was strict in governing the family, and if her wife found out about it, the slave and maid would definitely be driven out of the Hou Mansion. β
So he begged the second lady to keep it secret, but who knew that the second miss actually forced the slave to harm the eldest son. She asked the slave maid to take advantage of the unpreparedness to lure the eldest prince to the private room with the incense, and lured Miss Bai there with a note. After the downstairs banquet was opened, he pretended to lead the ladies upstairs to break the matter. The slave maid never expected that the woman lying in the private room was not Miss Bai, but the lord of Pingning......"
Everyone's expressions changed dramatically when they heard this. Especially poor Dr. Zhu was the most hesitant, he didn't leave, and it was not appropriate to stay. The matter involved the private affairs of the Hou Mansion and the royal mansion, and he was afraid that it would be difficult to get out of his cloth.
Another person who was stunned was the innocent second lady Yao Weiyang. Hanzhu actually used her as a backdrop! It's not surprising if you think about it carefully, she is as helpless as duckweed, and it is normal for her eldest sister to be dragged out by the maid to take the blame for her eldest sister. To put it mildly, even if Yao Qian knew the truth and his two daughters had to abandon one of them, he would definitely support Han Zhu's statement.
Sure enough, her father didn't disappoint her, and immediately asked sharply: "Weiyang, why did you want to harm your own brother?" I see you well-behaved and sensible on weekdays, but I never thought that my mind was so vicious! β
Yao Weiyang understood the truth of the purifier, and when Yu Guang caught a glimpse of Bai Muguan's encouraging eyes, she slowly settled down, looked directly at Yao Qian, and said softly and firmly: "Father, Wei Yang has not instructed anyone to harm my eldest brother, let alone Miss Bai, who is kind to me. What Hanzhu said was pure nonsense, Wei Yang was unwilling to be wronged, and asked her father to call the shots. β
"Yes, Uncle Yao, a wicked servant who has made a mistake is biting indiscriminately, how can you believe that it was Sister Wei Yang's instructions?" Bai Muguan smiled on his lips, not minding that he was also involved in the turmoil.
An intimate sister Wei Yang made Yao Xilin even more angry: "Hanzhu is just a maid, if no one instructs her, how dare she harm the eldest son?" β
How hateful and hateful her face was at this moment, only Bai Muguan and Yao Weiyang could see it most thoroughly. No matter how bad it is, it is also a sister whose blood is thicker than water, and now Yao Xilin has to step on an innocent sister. Such an indifferent and selfish person, it is ridiculous that Bai Muguan has been a confidant playmate with her for several years when she was a child.
Bai Muguan would not let go of the good opportunity to choke Yao Xilin to death, and replied coldly: "She is your personal maid, and she has served you faithfully since she was a child." If you don't say she's being instigated, you're more suspicious. β
"Shut up!" Mrs. Weiyuanhou, who is known as the smiling tiger, finally couldn't bear it anymore, "Xilin is the younger sister of Chen Er's sister, and she has a deep relationship between brothers and sisters, how can she calculate Chen Er?" Mu Guan, don't talk nonsense! β
Jiang is old and spicy, and Mrs. Weiyuan Hou opened her mouth and bit the word "ε«‘", which is to remind everyone that there is a difference between intimacy and alienation. The sister-in-law is separated by a layer of belly, and it is possible to murder her brother-in-law out of jealousy or self-interest, but the sister-in-law of a fellow mother is impossible to do so without reason.
The girl put on a surprised look, and pretended to be surprised and asked, "Madame, as a mother-in-law, shouldn't she have always treated Sister Wei Yang as her own daughter?" Otherwise, how could you talk about your concubine? Sister Wei Yang, like Xi Lin, is the flesh and blood of Hou Ye, and she is the sister of Yao Dagongzi. I heard that only people who are too small or have bad intentions will treat concubines harshly, and the Marquis of Weiyuan is a hereditary marquis, so it shouldn't be like this! β
Questioning sentence after sentence, it was said that Yao Xilin's mother and daughter secretly gritted their teeth, and even Yao Qian, who was used to being selfish, had no face. To tell the truth, how many families really treat their concubines and concubines equally? This kind of thing can only be understood, and it is really not wonderful to be picked out by Bai Muguan.
Damn it!
Who is so busy and idle that he has to invite Bai Muguan to the banquet?
At such a young age, it is no wonder that she was able to persuade the emperor to reward the children of the Han Sect at the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet.
Sima Yunqian watched the play at this time, and let out a sneer from the heart. He is not blind or stupid, it doesn't matter who instructed the maid to make incense, in short, the culprit is the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion. It doesn't matter if he treats his concubine badly, brother and sister discord, or infighting in the backyard, what matters is that his beloved young daughter has been murdered so far! This account, he must be counted on the head of Weiyuan Hou!
Yao Qian felt the oppressive force from King Xixi, and he glanced at everyone one by one, first Ling Fengchen's serious and cold face, then the mockery that was clearly visible in Bai Muguan's eyes, and Yao Weiyang's stubborn and unyielding face.
Yao Qian had to ask again: "Hanzhu, you'd better think clearly before you speak, and you can't bite any young lady at will." Your mistakes have caused a catastrophe, and now is your only chance to atone for your sins. Who instructed you to do it? β
Seeing that the situation was not good, Han Zhu's heart was down, and he quickly looked at Yao Xilin, and then shouted hoarsely: "Hou Ye Mingjian, the slave maid has no courage to bite the second miss, what the slave said is true!" The slave is willing to die! β
As soon as she finished speaking, she plucked the silver hairpin and stabbed it in her throat, and blood gushed out like a spring. Before she fell to the ground and died, she glared, and did not forget to stretch out her hand and point at Yao Weiyang, angry as if she was angry: "Second Miss, you instructed the slave to make a heinous mistake, you must not deny it......"
Even Bai Muguan didn't expect Hanzhu to be so loyal, and he was willing to frame Yao Weiyang with death to keep the real master. From this, it can also be seen how Yao Xilin's mother and daughter are good at training maids on weekdays!
As a slave and a servant, he was born cheap, and when necessary, he took the blame for the master and blocked the disaster, but it was worth it.
Ling Fengchen wasn't too shocked, he walked up and stretched out his hand to probe his nose, and said indifferently, "It's dead." β
Hearing these two words, Yao Xilin silently breathed a sigh of relief and exhaled Han Zhu's name, and then fainted. The dizziness is just right, which not only completes the deep friendship between the master and servant, but also the boudoir girl has not seen a bloody scene and is not surprised. Several maids hurriedly came over to help her down.
The fresh and young life fell in an instant, and even the calm and composed Mrs. Weiyuan Hou and the worried Yao Weiyang were sick to their stomachs.
Mrs. Weiyuanhou, who quickly relieved herself, became angry and said meaningfully: "Wei Yang, Hanzhu proved that you instructed it with death, what else do you have to say?" Think about your mother-in-law, I really sweated for her, how did I give birth to such a thoughtful daughter! β
Dare to love, this is a clear coercion of Yao Weiyang to admit his guilt! Threatened her biological mother, and Mrs. Weiyuan, who was born in a famous family and married into the Hou Mansion, also made such shameless means.
Hanzhu committed suicide, and Yao Weiyang, who completely fell into a disadvantage, was at a loss.
"This maid committed suicide in public, which seems to be strong, but in fact she is like a thief. She didn't want to confront Miss Yao Er anymore, if what she said was true, she didn't worry that Miss Yao Er would not show her feet. She chose to die without proof, and defiled the eyes of the prince and the marquis, such a wicked servant is really hateful! Ling Fengchen raised his eyebrows and talked eloquently.
Yao Weiyang turned his face away and looked at his side face, Ling Fengchen was born handsome and good-looking, his face was tense at the moment, and his facial features were particularly smooth and good-looking. Who would have expected that the girl who was in the quagmire suddenly sprouted a spring heart at this time.
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