Chen Ying stretched out her hand and pointed to a certain paragraph on the testimony, and said half-thought-and-half-speaking: "Mother Zhou repeatedly emphasized that this locked frosting box will not be picked up by the kitchen steward until the day of the banquet, and the box will never be opened until the dim sum is out of the pot." In addition, the snowflake peach cake also has high requirements for taste, and it must be sprinkled with icing sugar immediately after it comes out of the pot and then covered with a copper cup, and the lid will be lifted after simmering for 20 to 30 breaths to have the best flavor. ”

"Bang", Guo Yuan threw the teacup on the case, and sneered with cold eyebrows: "Miss Chen San, what nonsense are you talking about?" Who wants to hear you say that dim sum recipes can't be done? ”

"If the county lord doesn't want to listen, just cover his ears." Chen Yi immediately answered, with a proud attitude and a clear tone, just like her usual appearance.

Guo Yuan looked at her steadily, her eyes were extremely cold, Chen Lu's face was as pale as ice, and the eyes of the two of them were fighting silently in mid-air, and no one refused to show weakness.

Chen Ying looked at them and saw that they only competed with each other with their eyes, and had no intention of speaking, so she continued the topic of Fang Cai and said, "Mother Zhou's testimony, everyone must have understood. This icing is made by a special person, kept by a special person, and sealed and preserved. Before the dim sum was served, there were only three people who could touch the frosting: the chef, the mother, and the kitchen manager. ”

At this point, she finally turned to Peach Branch, and asked in a harmonious voice, "Here I would like to ask Miss Peach Branch, how did you steal your mouth to eat the dim sum?" Could it be that the chef specially made a few extra pieces of dim sum for you maids to satisfy their hunger? Or maybe the mother or kitchen manager is familiar with you and deliberately gives you the icing at your disposal? If that's the case, I would like to ask Second Miss Gu to invite these three to come over now and confront Taozhi face to face. ”

Gu Nan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then couldn't help but be angry.

These words are simply a clear accusation that the subordinates of the Marquis of Zhenyuan Mansion have no rules, isn't this a slap in the face?

Although she was full of slander in her heart, her face was serene, she picked up the handkerchief and pressed the corner of her lips, and said indifferently: "Taozhi, you can talk about it yourself." ”

Momozhi's face finally showed a bit of real panic.

She pressed her hands to the ground, her bones almost white, and she said in a trembling voice, "Slave...... Well...... The servant is not in the kitchen...... The slave is ......"

"Are you trying to say that you came across the icing on the way from the kitchen to the flower hall for the dim sum, right?" Chen Ying finished the narration for her.

Momozhi nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes." ”

"Miss Peachbranch, you're not telling the truth." Chen Ying shook her head, raised the branch and pointed to the map in Tsing Yi's hand, and said lightly: "The kitchen, the flower hall, and the clean room are at an angle. Indeed, if you came across frosting on the way from the kitchen to the flower hall to deliver snacks, then the time hole in your testimony can be regarded as barely filling, but you have forgotten one thing. ”

She paused for a moment when she said this, and her bright eyes stopped on Taozhi's body: "Mother Zhou has repeatedly emphasized that as soon as the dim sum comes out of the pot, it must be covered with a copper lid, and it must not be opened within thirty breaths, and from the kitchen to the flower hall, it is exactly around thirty breaths, and the snowflake peach cake is stuffed in the lid all the way." ”

At this point, she slowed down her voice: "There are only two people in charge of delivering snacks today, one is the kitchen manager, and the other is the chef himself. Tell me, under whose nose did you open the lid? ”

Momozhi's face turned pale and he couldn't speak anymore.

Chen Ying moved away from the branch, stared at her and said, "Peach Branch girl, as your third-class maid, the only place you can touch the frosting is when the dim sum is served in the flower hall for a short while. In other words, a quarter of an hour ago, you were neither in the clean room, nor in the kitchen, nor on the way to deliver snacks, you were in the flower hall. ”

The peach branch's face was like ashes, his two arms kept trembling, and his whole body was trembling.

As long as she is in the flower hall, then her so-called "witnessing" is a lie, and as soon as Chen Luo said that she stole the jade, she naturally broke herself.

"After talking for a long time, isn't it just a little frosting?" Guo Yuan suddenly raised her voice and said, her eyes full of disdain: "If I say that I appreciated the peach branch and ate a piece of peach cake, what else does Miss Chen San have to say?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the flower hall suddenly became solemn.

The county lord of Xiangshan County was determined to make Chen Lu bear the charge of theft, and even did not hesitate to confess with Taozhi.

Everyone's eyes were focused on Chen Ying.

Chen Ying seemed to be stunned, and after a while, Fang slowly bowed his head and said, "If the county lord says this, then it is naturally okay." ”

"Isn't this the end of it?" Guo Yuan raised his chin proudly, and the peach branch on the ground was obviously greatly relieved.

Chen Lu on the side was pale.

After hesitating for a moment, she stepped forward and pulled Chen Ying's sleeve, bit her lip and said, "Third sister, thank you for helping me." If it really doesn't work, forget it, wait for the mother to come back......"

"No." Chen Ying immediately rejected her proposal and was extremely resolute.

Chen Yi's eyes were hot and he almost burst into tears.

Chen Ying helped her so desperately, even though it was likely to have other purposes, but if people could do their part, it was also a great favor.

When it comes to today, I must let my mother get close to the second room and help them more. Chen Yi secretly made up his mind, looked at Chen Ying gratefully, and stopped talking.

Chen Ying's eyebrows frowned slightly at this time, as if he couldn't decide to do something, slowly paced a few steps to the side, and suddenly seemed to remember something, strode towards Chen Lu and said, "Big sister, listen to me, I want to ask you ......"

She suddenly turned, and with great speed she folded towards the peach branch, pulling up her left arm and shaking it vigorously.

"Poof", something fell out of the sleeve of the peach branch, rolled on the ground a few times, Chen Ying quickly stretched out her foot and stepped on it, and at the same time pulled the peach branch back.

This set of actions was like a smooth flow, almost in the blink of an eye, Momozhi only felt that the other party's hand was amazingly strong, she was almost pulled to her feet, and fell to the ground again, her heart was pounding for a while, and her face was white with fright.

By the time everyone came back to their senses, Chen Ying had already picked up that thing from the ground, opened a layer of paper wrapped outside, and revealed the contents inside:

They were two silver bills of the same size and of excellent finery.

"Fourteen years of Tongbao." Chen Ying read the words on the silver bill in a loud voice, turned her head to look at Guo Yuan, and twisted the corners of her mouth: "This is the silver bill made last year." ”

As she spoke, she shook the silver bills and quickly continued: "I am afraid that these two silver bills will have to weigh two or three times, and they can be exchanged for several times the amount of silver when they are outside. Is this also what the county lord gave to the peach branch? With such a heavy reward, could it be that the county lord lied and framed my eldest sister with this peach branch? ”