"Man'er, you're too ignorant! Do you know what day it is? Is there anything that can't be resolved privately, and you have to make a fuss at the county lord's birthday banquet? ”

While severely reprimanding Su Man, Mrs. Su dragged her in front of the county lord of Chunxiao.

"The county lord is angry, we have such a daughter in Sufu's life, and she is used to being arrogant on weekdays. She is also an anxious person, and she can't stand the slightest grievance, and she doesn't mean to collide.

I also ask the county lord to have a lot of them, spare her this time. ”

At first glance, this seems to be no problem, but after thinking about it carefully, I found that every sentence revealed the careful thinking of whitewashing oneself and stepping on others.

Mrs. Jiang's face darkened at that time, and the other party said that Su Man had been wronged, but in fact, she was accusing An Yueli of a different kind of words. She herself can not care about reputation, but she can't see others bullying her daughter.

"Miss Su is indeed upright, I just said that I gave her the necklace, but she had to make trouble with the official, saying that it was to maintain the reputation of Su Mansion. It really shouldn't be delayed at the time of the county lord's birthday banquet. ”

As soon as Mrs. Jiang opened her mouth, she directly caught Mrs. Su off guard.

"What, officer?"

Even the eldest princess frowned deeply, and did not hide the dissatisfaction in her eyes.

"Nonsense! If there is any misunderstanding, just explain it clearly in private, today is my son's birthday, do you two have to make a fuss? ”

Seeing that the eldest princess was reproached along with both parties, the county lord of Chunxiao hurriedly tugged at her sleeve to explain.

"Mother, I agree to report to the official. After all, this matter is from our house, if the past is covered up in a vague way, maybe someone will accuse me of favoritism. ”

Hearing the beating of the county lord of Chunxiao, Su Man couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into.

Mrs. Jiang spoke at the right time, "The county lord is reasonable, and the courtiers intend to explain the misunderstanding clearly before the official arrives and resolve the dispute over the origin of the necklace." ”

She said as she looked at the gem in the other person's hand, showing a look of nostalgia.

"As Yueli said, this thing is my dowry. The jadeite on it is hand-picked by the elders with special markings. ”

Hearing this, the county lord of Chunxiao asked curiously, "Marking? What mark? ”

Madame Jiang smiled gently, "I also asked the county lord to point the jade at the sun, and you can faintly see a pattern that resembles a mountain from it." ”

When the bright sunlight poured into the gem, it showed a rolling dark green peak.

"There really is!"

She cried out in surprise and took the jade to her mother as if offering a treasure.

The eldest princess took a look at it, and she made a decision in her heart.

"The patterns in the jade are unique, and Mrs. Jiang can tell the hidden subtleties in it, indicating that this jade necklace is her private belongings.

Mrs. Sue, what else do you have to say? ”

The ladies and daughters who were watching the excitement around exploded.

"I didn't expect this jade necklace to be really something from the Anguo Mansion!"

"It's really ridiculous, Su Man just claimed to be the daughter of a big family, but he was slapped in the face in a blink of an eye."

"I don't know how they stole other people's dowries, could it be that the thief was assigned by Su Fu?"

In this series of doubts, Su Man couldn't stand the pressure and cried.

"Mother, you have something to say! This chain is clearly given to me by you, how can it be someone else's? ”

Mrs. Su's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and she couldn't say why.

At this moment, the subordinates of the house came to pray.

"The eldest princess of Qiyu, the official of Kyoto Prefecture asks to see me."

As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Su was even more crooked, and she staggered and fell to the ground.

The eldest princess looked at her deeply and asked in a deep voice, "So far, you still refuse to tell the truth?" It seems that this palace can only hand you over to the government for interrogation. ”

"No!"

Mrs. Su's face turned pale with fright, and she finally confessed after closing her eyes.

"Actually, in fact, this chain was not bought by the courtiers, but given by the Duchess of Anguo."

"Duchess Anguo?"

"Lie, if it was given by Mrs. Jiang, why did you have a dispute?"

Mrs. Su gritted her teeth, "It's not Mrs. Jiang, it's the wife Yue who married the Empress Anguo." ”

Hearing her say this, the ladies and daughters at the scene first suddenly realized, and then felt embarrassed and ridiculous.

"Yue's is the woman who was carried from the concubine's room to be a flat wife."

"It is worthy of being born in a concubine family, and the means are so inferior, and they actually steal the original dowry."

"If you want me to say that An Guogong is really a fool, this kind of virtuous woman is promoted as a concubine, and even made her a flat wife."

The people who can be invited to the Eldest Princess's Mansion for a banquet today are all women of noble birth. They themselves are the wives of the provinces, so it is easier for them to get involved in it.

However, when they attacked the Yue clan with the same enemy, they also inadvertently poked Mrs. Jiang's sore spot.

"Mother, are you alright?"

An Yueli asked in a worried whisper, and Mrs. Jiang was stunned for a moment, and then restrained her emotions.

"It's okay, it's something that I expected a long time ago, there's nothing to be surprised about."

An Yueli was distressed, "Mother rest assured, this matter is just an introduction, and I will make the Yue family pay the price." ”

After she finished speaking, she didn't wait for the other party to come back to her senses, and went straight to the eldest princess.

"Thank you for the eldest princess and the county lord for administering justice for our mother and daughter today, now the truth has been revealed, and everything is really just a misunderstanding."

An Yueli said and glanced at Mrs. Su who was sitting on the ground.

"The Yue ghost in the house was obsessed and mistakenly gave his mother's dowry to Mrs. Su. Today, if Mrs. Su is willing to return the necklace and agrees to make a written note as proof, our mother and daughter are willing to reveal the matter. ”

"Written notes?"

The eldest princess raised her eyebrows and looked at the girl in front of her scrutinically.

An Yueli looked back at the other party frankly, her eyes did not dodge.

"My mother has been seriously ill for three years, and I don't know how many other objects similar to jade necklaces have been mistakenly given away by Yue's family.

Now that my mother has recovered from her illness and is back in charge of the family, she will have to interact with the wives of various provinces in the future. If there is a misunderstanding like today's from time to time, wouldn't it hurt each other's harmony?

So I want to take this as an opportunity to ask the Yue family to sort out the dowry for my mother. It would be great if Mrs. Su could help. ”

An Yueli's words made it clear that she wanted to punish the Yue family.

However, as the main mother, all the ladies present not only felt that her move was inappropriate, but wanted to applaud.

The eldest princess is also a lover, and she couldn't help but laugh out loud when she heard this.

"You kid is honest. That's it, for the sake of your good relationship with Chunxiao, I'll help you this time. ”

She beckoned as she spoke, and instructed the messenger.

"Since the officials of Kyoto Prefecture have arrived, there is no reason to refuse them. You will invite someone to wait in the side hall, and then bring the Su mother and daughter over to record a confession. ”

After that, the eldest princess looked back at An Yueli again.

"In this way, you can be regarded as justified in chasing the debt."

An Yueli also didn't expect the other party to be so helpful, and immediately smiled with apricot eyes.

"Thank you, Eldest Princess, for your grace!"