Congxi, Lan Chu, and Congran took the trauma medicine given by Qu Zaichen to find Jian Xuan, and just walked to the small lake in the garden of Qufu, Hang Zhitong and Qu Miaozhi suddenly jumped out from the side, Hang Zhitong hurried in front of Xi, grabbed Congxi's right arm, and immediately shouted: "Why did you cut off a distant hind leg?" It's not a far away scratch in the morning, it's Gao Gao, even if you are mistaken, you originally wanted to hurt Gao Gao, it's too vicious, right? Gao Gao didn't mean to scratch you, how could you cut off its leg and use it to treat a cat so cruelly? You're a femme fatale. ”

It was only from this moment that it became clear that Hang Zhitong was holding a snow-white kitten in his left hand, his left hind leg was bloody, and Hang Zhitong's dress was also stained with blood, and the kitten was dying. Qu Miaozhi hugged a little white cat, stood beside Hang Zhitong, and stared at Congxi and kept reproaching: "That's it, Congxi, you are too vicious, Gao Gao is naughty, if you accidentally hurt you, are you going to cut off its legs?" You are so narrow-minded and small-bellied, how could my second brother marry you? ”

Hang Zhitong grabbed Congxi's arm with his right hand, felt the pain in his arm from Xi, and frowned from Xi, and secretly thought, "Hang Zhitong knows martial arts?" Lan Chu and Congran saw Congxi's painful face, and immediately stepped forward and pulled Hang Zhitong's arm hard, Hang Zhitong grabbed Congxi's arm tightly, but refused to let go. Lan Chu couldn't pull Hang Zhitong's arm, and wanted to draw his sword in anger, because he was afraid that Lan Chu was angry, he was too heavy, and he hurriedly raised his left hand to block Lan Chu, but he didn't expect Hang Zhitong to suddenly let go. Looking back from Xi, just pulling and pulling, I didn't realize that I had reached the edge of the shore of the small lake, and it was clear from Xi that it had been premeditated.

Congxi looked up and saw several servants and maids coming from the surrounding area, several servants ran closer, and saw Qu Miaozhi and Hang Zhitong struggling in the lake, all of them were surprised, and hurriedly jumped into the water to rescue Qu Miaozhi, Hang Zhitong, and two kittens from the lake. The injured kitten had closed its eyes and was out of breath, Hang Zhitong approached Congxi again, grabbed Congxi's arm and asked loudly: "Why are you pushing us down to the lake, do you want to kill me and Miaozhi...?" ”

After a while, Mrs. Qu, Old Man, Mrs. Qu, Yang Sishan, Yang Sizhen, and Feng Nianqing all rushed to hear the news, and the Qu family was almost gathered again.

Hang Zhitong hugged the kitten, crying and crying: "Far away, far away, why did you leave like this, that woman is so ruthless, not only to kill you, but also to kill me.."

Qu Miaozhi ran to Mrs. Qu, Mrs. Qu, and Master Qu and cried: "Grandmother, father, mother, do you want to be the master for me and Zhitong, and Gao Gao and Yuan, Congxi She not only killed Yuanyuan, but also pushed me and Zhitong into the lake, wanting to kill us?" ”

Mrs. Qu immediately said angrily: "If she is an uneducated wild girl, she is so reckless, she dares to harm people in broad daylight and in front of everyone, it is simply lawless." ”

Old Madam Qu glanced at Hang Zhitong and Qu Miaozhi's soaked clothes, looked at Qu Miaozhi's maid Ling'er and said, "Go and get two thick cloaks?" ”

Ling'er nodded in response, and immediately ran back to her yard quickly.

Old Madam Qu looked at Qu Miaozhi again: "Miaozhi, you make it clear, what's going on?" ”

Qu Miaozhi stopped crying and said angrily: "Far away in the morning, I ran out of my yard, Zhitong and I were looking around at home, after noon, I heard the sound of a kitten barking, only outside the second brother's yard, I found far away, far away a hind leg is gone." We went to the second brother's courtyard to inquire, and a servant who cleaned the house said that he saw Yuan Yuan running into the second brother's courtyard in the morning, and he never saw Yuan Yuan later. Zhitong and I think that early in the morning, Gao Gaocai scratched Congxi, and at noon, his hind legs were cut off and thrown outside the second brother's courtyard. Let's question Congxi, why do you treat Yuanyuan so cruelly, Congxi is angry and pushes me and Zhitong into the lake, Congxi not only wants to cut Yuanyuan, but also wants to kill me and Zhitong, grandmother, you must make the decision for us? ”

Old Madam Qu looked at Congxi: "Congxi, what do you say?" ”

Congxi said calmly: "I didn't do anything, I didn't cut the cat's legs, and Qu Miaozhi and Hang Zhitong didn't push them down the lake." It was Hang Zhitong and Qu Miaozhi who didn't like me and used bitter tricks to frame me. ”

Old Madam Qu frowned: "What are you doing in the morning?" ”

Congxi: "When I was sleeping, I was woken up by the sound of a cat's meow." ”

Lan Chu: "Practice swords." ”

Congran: "I'm drawing, and I hear a cat barking." ”

Old Madam Qu looked at Hang Zhitong and Qu Miaozhi: "What about the two of you?" ”

Qu Miaozhi: "Zhitong and I have been running around looking for cats in the morning, when the cat meow sounded, we just found the second brother outside the yard, when several servants saw it, we looked for the cat meow and ran to check, and saw that it was far away on the ground and jumped and screamed, its broken leg was next to the body, and it must have been from Xi, a vicious woman, who retaliated and scratched her high, and cut off her far back leg by mistake. ”

"It's not Congxi." When everyone heard Qu Zaichen's voice, they turned their heads to look and saw Qu Zaichen and Yun Xian approaching quickly.

Qu Zaichen looked at Mrs. Qu and said: "I just asked the servants in the courtyard, there was a kitten running into my courtyard, running in the courtyard for half an hour, and later, jumping out of a wall, there are traces of cat's paws on the wall, but there is no blood, indicating that when the kitten went out, it was still intact." Outside the wall is where the cat's leg was cut, and in addition to the bloodstains, I also found a few small stains, although the smell has dissipated a lot, I can still smell the smell of braised fish. ”

Qu Zaichen turned his head to look at Qu Miaozhi: "The braised fish made by the chef in your courtyard is mellow and rich, not only you like it, but the two kittens also like to eat it, the braised fish is what you bring on your body, used to tease the kitten to cross the wall and leave my yard, the kitten smells the fragrance and comes to you, you catch the kitten and stun it, you and Miss Hang Si both know some martial arts, it is not difficult." Then you cut off the kitten's hind legs, you and Miss Hang Si secretly left, and when the kitten woke up and screamed wildly, you pretended to have just found the kitten, and rushed over with the other servants. I just asked Luo Yi to go to your courtyard and ask the cook if she had cooked braised fish today. Do you tell the truth now, or do you wait for Roy to come back and let Grandmother punish you again? ”

Qu Miao's eyes were vain, and he argued forcefully: "Even if . . . The chef in my yard cooked braised fish, but it doesn't mean that the braised fish outside the wall is made in my yard? ”

Qu Zaichen: "The food cooked by each cook tastes different, you can let the kitchen lady in your courtyard smell it herself, and she should identify the food she cooks." ”

Qu Miaozhi was even more weak-hearted, and then argued strongly: "We haven't eaten all the braised fish, there is still a lot left, maybe which servant took it out and ate it secretly, or maybe it was stolen from them and deliberately framed me?" ”

Qu Zaichen: "Congxi, Congran, and Miss Lan didn't leave Youyunyuan in the morning. Also, if you want to bring the fish outside the wall, you need utensils, the food box is too big, it is easy to attract attention, you should use small porcelain bottles and other objects, the porcelain bottle should also have a strong smell of braised fish, you dare not wear it on your body, arouse suspicion. Since you are stopping Congxi by the shore of the lake, the porcelain vase should be thrown into the lake, Qu Miaozhi, if I send someone to find the small porcelain vase in the lake, it will not be difficult to check the source. Qu Miaozhi, mutilating living beings and harming people, don't you admit it, don't you know your mistakes? ”

Qu Miaozhi was panicked and wanted to cry, looking at Mrs. Qu for help, Mrs. Qu hurriedly said: "Zaichen, what are you doing, what you just said is speculation, how can you think that it was Miaozhi who did it, besides, on weekdays, it is high and far away, Zhitong and Miaozhi are distressed for a long time, how can they do such a cruel thing, maybe what trick did this wild girl use to frame Miaozhi, deceive you and deceive everyone?" Mrs. Qu said and glared at Congxi.

He turned his head from Xi and didn't see it.

Ling'er ran back with two cloaks, and Mrs. Qu hurriedly took one and wrapped it on Qu Miaozhi's body, comforting: "Don't be afraid, what you haven't done, mother won't let your second brother wronged you." ”

Ling'er respectfully handed another cloak to Hang Zhitong.

Old Madam Qu said angrily: "Qu Miaozhi, you are honest now, I will be punished lightly when you know your mistake." If you refuse to admit it, stay in the dust to find out the truth, and finally determine that it was you and Miss Hang Si, you received the twenty precepts of the family law, thought about it behind closed doors at home, copied the scriptures for half a year, and asked Miss Hang Si not to step into the Qu family again. ”

Qu Miaozhi and Hang Zhitong were stunned and panicked, and Mrs. Qu exclaimed: "No, even if Miaozhi did it, it was just to kill a kitten, can you punish her so heavily?" Mother, have you ever been your own granddaughter? ”

Mrs. Qu's face was slightly angry, and she stared at Mrs. Qu and said: "I punished her heavily when she was her own granddaughter, today she viciously mutilated her pet and framed others, and tomorrow I don't know what else to do to hurt the heavens and reason, don't say Miaozhi, are you right about this matter?" If you hadn't blindly spoiled her, she would have become what she is today, not understanding good and evil, only talking about high and low, not knowing right and wrong, only knowing how to compete? ”

Mrs. Qu's heart was weak and forceful: "How can it be so serious, Miao Zhi and Zhitong have always been sensible, maybe this time they thought badly, and besides, aren't they sure they did it?" ”

Old Madam Qu glared at Qu Miaozhi and said loudly: "Qu Miaozhi, let me ask you one last time, do you tell the truth?" ”

Qu Miaozhi raised his head timidly, and was about to speak, but Hang Zhitong had already spoken first: "Yes, it is far from the hind leg that I cut off with Miaozhi, it was my idea, Miaozhi is just helping me, I am willing to accept the punishment of the Qu family's family rules like Miaozhi?" ”

Old Madam Qu looked at Hang Zhitong: "Why?" ”

Hang Zhitong was unwilling to be aggrieved and said: "I stayed in the Qu family half because of my contract with Miaozhi, and half because I really like Qu Zaichen." I just don't get convinced, I don't understand, I, Hang Zhitong, am also from a famous family, with outstanding appearance, and I know everything about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, singing, dancing and poetry, why Qu Zaichen doesn't want to look at me more, but is willing to marry Congxi, a dancing girl from a humble and shabby background? If you lose to the county lord, it's okay, and if you lose to her, I'm not convinced, so I want to punish her. Hang Zhitong turned his head to look at Qu Zaichen: "Don't you like me at all, why?" ”

Qu Zaichen said calmly: "Indeed, there is no reason for emotional matters." ”

Hang Zhitong was unwilling: "I just won't be convinced, I won't give up, you will definitely find out my good, at least I must be stronger than her." Hang Zhitong raised his hand and pointed at Congxi.

Qu Zaichen didn't say much, Hang Zhitong looked at Mrs. Qu: "Old lady, Zhitong is willing to be punished, you can speak." ”

Old Madam Qu looked at Qu Miaozhi, Qu Miaozhi timidly snuggled beside Mrs. Qu and didn't dare to look up, Old Madam Qu said loudly: "Miaozhi, do you know your mistake?" ”

Qu Miaozhi hurriedly said: "Miaozhi knows that he is wrong, Miaozhi will never do this kind of thing again in the future." ”

Mrs. Qu said: "Take the ten precepts, and then kneel in the ancestral hall for a day and a night, my Qu family does not allow conspiracy to harm people, if there is a next time, I will not be spared." ”

Qu Miaozhi and Hang Zhitong were stunned for a moment when they heard this, and nodded and said, "Yes." ”

Mrs. Qu was dissatisfied and wanted to speak, but Mrs. Qu glanced at her and did not speak again.