Early morning is the purest time.

The movement on the road from the ancestral hall to the Mingxin Pavilion was quite powerful, and even the old lady Gu was invited out, and Dong Qing couldn't sleep peacefully.

Hurriedly packed up his clothes, Dong Qing just went out of the room, and Gu Changge had already walked over: "Auntie, didn't you say that you won't alarm your grandmother?" Why is it like this now....."

Mingzhu went to inquire about the movement earlier, and the ghosts outside the Mingxin Pavilion cried wolf. The people sent by Dong Qing were all arrested by Gu Mingxiu, the maid with martial arts, and found hemp ropes and tied them in the courtyard. It seemed that he had also moved, and as soon as Mingzhu got closer, he heard a terrible sound halfway through the scream.

Gu Qingyuan sent someone to let Gu Mingxiu go to the ancestral hall to kneel, but he didn't send someone to guard her courtyard.

Although she was very angry, Gu Qingyuan just wanted to punish her so that she would not dare to block Gu Changge's path in the future. Dong Qing originally thought that Gu Mingxiu's body was so bad, if something really happened to her kneeling in the ancestral hall overnight, she could only blame her for her poor health.

The manpower should have been evacuated early.

Dong Qing held Gu Changge's hand, and there was no panic in his eyes: "This matter has nothing to do with us, it was the master who listened to some rumors outside, which angered the fourth lady, Changge, you are a good sister, you helped the fourth girl explain, but the master didn't listen." She looked at her with heavy eyes, "Changge, you are worried about Miss Four, you haven't slept all night, and now you are sick due to wind and cold, and your aunt is about to ask for a doctor for you." ”

Gu Changge was slightly stunned, and immediately understood, and said softly: "It's just a little cold, it doesn't matter, it's just that I heard that the fourth sister has been sent back to Mingxin Pavilion, and I am very worried, why don't you go with my aunt to take a look?" ”

As she spoke, she tilted her head slightly, covered the corner of her lips with a handkerchief, and coughed lightly.

There was a little appreciation in his eyes, and Dong Qing smiled slightly: "Changge is really very intimate." ”

Muran knelt down.

She lowered her head, tears falling to the ground in large drops, and dark flower bones fell. Raising her hand and rubbing her eyes, Mu Lan didn't raise her head to look at the old lady, her voice was crying, but she tried her best not to cry: "The slave doesn't know what happened." Last night, Mama suddenly broke in with someone, and kept saying that she was ordered by the master to tie the girl to the ancestral hall and punish her to kneel, and she was not allowed to come out until she admitted her mistake. ”

She paused, raised her head and looked at An Li: "Madame is not in the house, and the girl said that it was too late and we were not allowed to disturb the old lady, so she followed them." Mama also brought people to guard outside the courtyard to prevent us from going out, and the slaves and maids waited until dawn, and there was really no way to sneak out to find the old lady and the lady. ”

An Li almost burst into tears when he heard this, and asked in disbelief: "Master... Master, doesn't he know that Xiu'er is weak? It was really so ruthless to make Xiu'er kneel all night...."I don't know what I thought, An Li clenched his fists slightly, "What mistake did Xiu'er make?" ”

Mu Lan shook her head: "The slave doesn't know. The girl has been raised in the courtyard since she came back from the Wenhui, and she has never been out yesterday. ”

"So where did Xiu'er go wrong?" An Li's eyes were a little resentful, and he looked at Old Madam Gu.

There was a slight noise at the door, and Mo Zhu entered quietly, glanced at Gu Mingxiu, and then glanced at Xu. Xu, who was standing on the side, immediately stepped forward and patted An Li's hand, and reminded softly: "Madam, didn't you arrest the old woman and those people, if you want to know the truth, the trial is the first trial." ”

Xu was originally an outsider, so it stands to reason that he shouldn't meddle in these things, but Fang Anli was too anxious, but Xu was fully prepared for the future. She was unhurried, and there was only gratitude left in Anxi, where would she think about anything else.

Listening to her at this moment, An Li nodded.

Xu Shi glanced at the doctor who was seeing him, and said softly: "If we don't interrogate in the outer hall, so many people don't want to quarrel with the four girls." ”

An Li came back to his senses, wiped his tears and said, "It's me who is confused." She stepped forward to support Old Madam Gu and said softly, "Mother, let's go outside, don't make trouble for the doctor here." ”

Old Madam Gu glanced at Xu, didn't say much, just nodded, and a group of people went out.

"Bring everyone up."

With An Li's order, Agarwood quickly pressed a group of people up.

Old Madam Gu and An Li sat on the top, and Xu sat next to An Li. Gu Liyi and Gu Jing sat on the chairs on the left, and Miao Lan and Mo Zhu stood behind the two, both of them were silent and quite serious.

Seeing this, the cloth-clothed grandmother who was tied up couldn't help but collapse on the ground, and opened her mouth to say: "Old lady forgive me!" Madame forgiveness! The old slave was also ordered by the master, it was the old slave who asked the old slave to invite the fourth lady to the ancestral hall, it really has nothing to do with the old slave, please old lady——"

Old Madam Gu frowned and said coldly, "Shut up." ”

Mama Buyi was immediately too frightened to speak, Shuangxi took a closer look, leaned over to Mrs. Gu's ear and said, "Old lady, this mama is Mama Chang next to my aunt." ”

The person next to Dong Qing? Old Madam Gu's gaze instantly fell on Mama Chang, revealing a bit of inquiry and displeasure.

She spoke slowly: "Why did the master let the four girls kneel in the ancestral hall?" ”

Old Madam Gu's gaze was scrutinizing, and it fell on Mama Chang without the slightest warmth. She didn't speak again, and there was no full anger on her face, and her tone was a little stern, which made Mama Chang tremble in her heart.

Mama Chang's hands were tied behind her back, and now she bent over and didn't dare to raise her head, and her tone contained a bit of obvious fear: "Old slave, old slave doesn't know, old slave just acts on orders....Yes, act on orders....."

She subconsciously raised her head and glanced at Old Lady Gu and An Li, and immediately lowered her head in a panic and didn't dare to say anything more.

Old Lady Gu frowned, and a trace of disgust flashed in her eyes: "Give Dong Qing to-"

Before she could finish speaking, a little maid hurriedly came in and saluted, and said softly, "Auntie and Second Miss are here." ”

After she finished speaking, she stepped aside and stood quietly, and Dong Qing and Gu Changge walked in. Today, Gu Changge wore a plain white dress, and his face looked a little sickly, but he was not negligent when he entered the door to salute. After saluting a few people, she looked at An Li and said worriedly: "I heard that the fourth sister is uncomfortable, and I want to come and see her....Is the doctor inside?" ”

Her voice was gentle, with a low tiredness on it.

Although Mrs. Gu is dissatisfied with Gu Changge now, she pays more attention to Gu Mingxiu, and she also has some friendship for this granddaughter. Gu Changge's appearance was not quite right, she frowned slightly, and said, "Second girl, you look a little unspirited." ”

Dong Qing hurriedly saluted and said softly: "The second miss was too worried about the fourth miss last night, she didn't rest all night, she had a bit of a cold disease, she wanted her to have a good rest, but the second miss heard that the fourth miss had an accident....she refused to stop, she had to come and take a look." ”

"Auntie." Gu Changge shouted softly, with a little disapproval, she turned her head to look at Old Madam Gu, "I'm fine, it's just a little cold, how is the fourth sister?" ”

An Li looked at the two of them, didn't know what to say for a while, his eyes swept over the two of them lightly, and stayed in the inner room. Xu stood beside her and looked at the mother and daughter, with a bit of meaningful inquiry in his eyes.

Speaking of Gu Mingxiu, Mrs. Gu paused, and said lightly: "You recognize someone, is this the grandmother next to you?" ”

Dong Qing turned his head to look at Mama Chang on the ground, pursed his lips and did not speak. Mama Chang looked at Dong Qing, and then her eyes suddenly moved to the agarwood not far behind Dong Qing, and when she looked at the agarwood without any emotion, she couldn't help but shudder.

"This is indeed Mama Chang who is following me." Dong Qingdao.

When Mama Chang heard this, she hurriedly bowed down and kowtowed: "Old lady, old lady, this is all ordered by the master, and it is not about my aunt." My aunt and the second lady have persuaded the master, but the master insisted on saying that the fourth lady is very neat, and she won't kneel all night——"

"Presumptuous!" Before she finished speaking, Dong Qing's face suddenly changed, "How could the master have said these bastard words?!" ”

The faces of An Li and Old Madam Gu in the hall were not much better. Old Madam Gu knew that Gu Qingyuan didn't like to leave, but she never expected that Gu Qingyuan didn't even like this daughter. In the end, it was the housewife and Miss Yan, but now they are treated like that, and it is also criticized when it is spread. Old Madam Gu's expression was gloomy, but she looked at the two people below but had nothing to say.

An Wei was a little cold, and said: "Since it was ordered by the master, let me ask you, why did the master order like this?" ”

Mama Chang didn't look up at everyone, and naturally she didn't see the eagerness in Dong Qing's eyes. She lowered her head, and her voice trembled slightly: "Mrs. Hui, it was the master who heard about the fourth miss... The fourth lady stole the man's thing, and she was angry, and that's it..."

"What are you talking nonsense?!" An Li suddenly stood up and glared at Mama Chang, and said coldly, "This matter has already been decided, and it is clear that the thieves have intruded!" Where is there such rumors?! ”

Mama Chang shuddered at An Li's voice, and her body trembled even more: "Madame is angry, Madame is angry!" The old slave didn't know, it was a rumor that the old man heard outside, and he said it outside....It was said outside....",

Old Madam Gu's eyes were slightly cold: "What did you say?" ”

Miao Lan'an stood up quietly and said softly: "It is rumored outside that my girl has already been taught privately in Chongming Temple, and she also brought that man to the Gu Mansion for a tryst. The girl won the first place in the literary meeting, but the second miss fell into fame because of the cheating in poetry, but it was rumored that the second miss was jealous and framed the girl for cheating. ”

As soon as these words came out, Gu Changge unconsciously shrank his fingertips and did not speak.

Dong Qing lowered his head and didn't dare to speak, but there was a bit of incredulity and panic in his eyes.

"The master misunderstood, why....didn't you explain a word or two in front of him?"

An Li's voice was extremely indifferent and drifted into the ears of the two.

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