Old Madam Ji looked at Gu Shi who was kneeling on the ground, and there was a trace of annoyance in her eyes. Her husband died early, and she was the only one to support the family and raise two sons, which can be imagined how difficult it was. The eldest son wants to be an official, there is no famous teacher, no background, and he has to work up and down to trick the camp, and there are a lot of expenses everywhere.

Although as long as she said it to the Qin family, with the Qin family's personality, she would not say half a word, and she would take out her own dowry, and she didn't dare not take it. But she didn't want to take the reputation of taking away her daughter-in-law's marriage. So, she took advantage of Gu's.

Under the pretext of being in poor health, she handed over the power of the family to the Qin family. Relying on Ji Chenglin's favor and Qin's cowardice, the Gu family took the right to be in charge of the family from the Qin family, and gradually took all the things of the Qin family for themselves, and then used them to fill Ji Chenglin to be a good person.

Old Madam Ji pretended not to know about these things. However, this does not mean that her conscience will not be condemned.

This thing, like a small pimple, occasionally jumps out and disgusts her. Therefore, she hated the Qin clan. Because every time she saw the Qin family, she remembered what she had done, and the Qin family seemed to be a mirror, reflecting her despicability.

Old Madam Ji looked at Aunt Gu who looked stupid and became angry, if you want to do it, do it cleanly! Acting like Aunt Gu, taking care of the head and ignoring the tail, it is really hateful! She snorted coldly and said to Gu, "Since you don't know, let someone else say it." ”

"Old lady......" Aunt Gu looked at Old Madam Ji in a panic, and her heart turned countless turns.

What was she going to say? She took the things, but they were all used on the master! Does she want to admit that she took the Qin family's money to be a good person? In that case, Ji Chenglin's gratitude to her will come to naught, and the only trace of pity for her will no longer exist!

"Surou...... I begged the old lady to believe that Su Rou had never done anything to be sorry for the Ji family......"

"Auntie, Er Lan doesn't understand what it means." Ji Erlan cut off Gu's defense and said, "It's just to let my aunt explain the accounts, how can anyone ever say that my aunt has done something sorry for the Ji family?" ”

As she spoke, she looked at the people around her, her eyes kind, with a hint of encouragement and comfort. She first bought people's hearts, and then aroused their dissatisfaction with Aunt Gu, naturally for this moment.

Everyone hasn't gotten the money yet, so of course they won't leave the Ji Mansion like this. Now that he has opened the chatterbox, and obviously he will not be blamed, he can still suppress this annoying Aunt Gu, why not?

Therefore, everyone exchanged glances, and someone stepped forward, it was the girl in yellow who had talked back to Aunt Gu before, she said, "Back to the old lady, the second girl." Although the slave didn't know whether Aunt Gu had embezzled his wife's dowry, or if she had done anything in the public account, she heard that her aunt had saved a large amount of money in private, and the origin must be unclear. ”

After that, she poked the blue-clothed girl next to her, and the girl didn't seem to want to say more, but she was pushed by someone, so she said: "The slave and the maid next to the aunt, Sister Lingqiu, are very good, but at that time, when the aunt wants to follow the master to Beijing, she will send Sister Lingqiu out of the house." ”

She paused, and it was obvious that she didn't want to get into trouble. But everyone forced her to look at her at this time, so she had to say: "Sister Lingqiu once complained to me, saying that she no longer has a family, and she is the person next to her aunt, who has followed her aunt for many years, and she should not be there any one among the people who want to leave." But the aunt didn't spare any affection, and she had to drive her away. The slave maid also thought it was strange and asked her why. She said it was because she knew too much about her aunt...... Aunt she ......"

Aunt Gu's face changed greatly, and she suddenly scolded angrily: "Shut up! You! Talking nonsense here, you are not afraid that I will break your mouth! ”

Everyone was taken aback, only Ji Erlan seemed to be expected, and said: "Auntie, you can't say anything to people, if you really haven't done anything, why are you afraid of people talking?" Could it be that this thief is really you? ”

"You talk nonsense!" Aunt Gu glanced at Ji Erlan fiercely, and walked to the old lady's feet: "I didn't, the old lady ......"

At this moment, a message came from outside the courtyard: "Old lady, a few girls who left the East Courtyard before came back to receive the master's reward." ”

Aunt Gu immediately choked back the words behind her, and looked at the gate of the courtyard in dismay.

Mrs. Ji glanced at Ji Erlan and knew that it was her handiwork, but she couldn't find fault with it at all.

Ji Erlan lowered her eyebrows and was silent, she was not afraid that Old Madam Ji would know her methods, and if she had the ability, she would find fault with her!

Sure enough, Old Madam Ji just glanced at her, and said to the girl, "It's just right!" Let them in! I'd like to ask. ”

The first girl who was seventeen or eighteen was Ling Qiu, followed by a few younger girls, all of whom had gone out of Aunt Gu's yard before, and several people entered the courtyard and bowed down.

Ling Qiu saw Aunt Gu kneeling on the ground, showing a surprised look, and then looked at the formation in the courtyard, and couldn't help but guess a little. She forced her face and said, "Old lady, the slave and maid listened to the steward, and the master gave the people of the palace a reward, so I came." ”

Old Madam Ji nodded, her voice was cold, and said, "There is such a thing, but before that, there is one more thing that needs to be asked of you, you have to tell the truth, you know!" ”

Ling Qiu lowered her eyes slightly and replied, "Yes, old lady." ”

Aunt Gu didn't expect this to be the case at all, and the veils fell to the ground. Seeing this, Lingqiu knew even better. She already knew that Aunt Gu was going to stay in Yangcheng, and the current situation was ......

She was thinking about it when she heard Old Madam Ji ask: "The Gu family has been in charge of paying accounts for many years, but the Qin family has little dowry left, do you know what is going on?" ”

When Ling Qiu heard this, he confirmed the guess in his heart, secretly sneered, raised his eyelids and glanced at Aunt Gu, without the slightest emotion, and said as if telling a story: "The slave maid has followed Aunt Gu for six years, and she has indeed witnessed what Aunt Gu is doing in private......

So, Ling Qiu told Aunt Gu how to sell the Qin family's dowry, how to deduct the human month, and how to use other people's money to be a good person, and also said where Aunt Gu hid her money. In addition, he also defended himself: "Although the slave and maid know about these things, the slave and maid were under the control of Aunt Gu in the past, and they did not dare to say it without authorization, and asked the old lady to forgive the slave and maid." ”

At this time, who still has the heart to care about this, the old lady immediately ordered Ling Qiu to take the lead and a few maids and daughters-in-law to raid Aunt Gu's house.

Aunt Gu trembled, and she didn't know whether she was frightened or angry, and she couldn't say a word, until Lingqiu led someone to search out the box of silver tickets, and Aunt Gu suddenly opened her eyes wide and shouted: "Ji Erlan, this is all your trick!" ”

"Heh......" Ji Erlan looked at her disdainfully, sneered, and mocked: "I also said why my eldest sister was so bold to steal my mother's lotus hairpin, it turned out to be my aunt's temperament!" ”

"You!" Ji Tianjiao was originally shrunk in the corner, for fear of being contaminated with right and wrong, but he didn't expect that not only did he not dodge, but he was also said by Ji Erlan with great fanfare: "What did you say?!" ”

Ji Erlan didn't confront her, only looked at Old Madam Ji.

The anger in Mrs. Ji's chest can no longer be contained, this Gu family is a fool who has not achieved enough and has more than enough failure! "Drag the Gu family down and beat twenty boards!"

Twenty boards, can ask for half a life.

Aunt Gu screamed, "Old lady, you can't do this to me...... Master, I'm going to wait for the master to come back...... Tianjiao, Tianjiao! ”

Aunt Gu was pulled and pressed to the spring stool by the servant, and frequently asked Ji Tianjiao for help, but Ji Tianjiao was so frightened that she shrank and couldn't even speak.

The board crackled, and Ji Erlan looked at Mrs. Ji calmly: "Grandmother, the matter is already clear, and I ask my grandmother to give my mother justice." ”

Old Madam Ji looked at the silver ticket in the box, and hated the Gu family in her heart, except for the ones she knew, she still hid so much silver money from her, but she had to give Ji Erlan an answer in front of everyone: "Your mother's dowry has been sold by the Gu family, so if you can, these silver coins can just be filled, so you can take this box back." ”

She stared at Ji Erlan deeply and said, "You have to remember that family ugliness should not be publicized, and this matter should not be mentioned in the future!" ”

Ji Erlan knew what Mrs. Ji thought, and what she did many years ago seemed to have been paid off and made up in this dynasty. Scold...... If all the accounts can be calculated in this way, it is really peaceful in the world! However, she still lowered her eyebrows and agreed: "The granddaughter understands that everything is important to the reputation of the Ji family and the official reputation of her father. ”

Although Mrs. Ji's anger was difficult to calm down, Ji Erlan said it so clearly, which made her feel a little more satisfied. The twenty boards over there were already coming to an end, and Gu Shi saw that he had passed out, and a lot of blood oozed from his back. "Take her to the ancestral hall to kneel, whether she can live or not depends on her own creation!"

Ji Erlan hugged the box, bowed down to send Mrs. Ji away, looked around at the people in the courtyard, and said to Atan: "Aunt Gu is unkind, but I can't be unjust, since my father has promised before, I can't break my promise." Let's take the money. ”

The worried subordinates in the courtyard immediately laughed and thanked one after another: "Thank you, second girl!" ”

Atan took the deed and the silver and distributed it to the people. Here, Ji Tianjiao pointed at Ji Erlan and shouted, "Ji Erlan! Why do you pretend to be a good man with our money? ”

Ji Erlan looked at Ji Tianjiao in front of him, the slender jade hand was white and delicate, and he didn't know how much jade paste had been used to nourish it...... Ji Erlan smiled slightly, suddenly stretched out his hand, and flicked it on the bone joint between Ji Tianjiao's index finger as fast as lightning.

"Ahh

Ji Tianjiao screamed, held his fingers, and tears of pain flowed out at once.

Ji Erlan pretended to be surprised and said, "Big sister, what's wrong with you?" Mu Xiang, why don't you hurry up and help your big sister go back and find a Lang Zhong to see? ”