"Where did the clothes come from? Whose? Xie Yuanjiu asked tremblingly.

Second Mrs. Xie's eyes dodged: "Forgot ......"

Xie Yuanjiu looked closely, and it looked like the clothes worn by the maids in the mansion.

She gasped, remembering that when she first came back, everyone in the mansion was complaining about her mother, Second Lady Xie.

Because there was a little maid who had a good relationship in Xie's mansion, after being arranged to serve Second Mrs. Xie, she died mysteriously on a stone one night!

Seeing this bloody clothes, Xie Yuanjiu immediately connected with what she had heard before.

She stepped forward and grabbed the placket of Second Lady Xie's clothes: "You killed the person, right!" ”

Second Mrs. Xie covered her face and cried bitterly.

"I don't want to kill her, but who made her eavesdrop on me?"

That day, she beat the little maid named Wenxiu, at first she just wanted to vent, but then somehow, it gradually got out of control.

Second Mrs. Xie picked up the inkstone on the table and smashed it heavily on Wenxiu's head.

Again, and again......

At first, she could still hear Wenxiu's begging for mercy, but soon, Wenxiu was out of breath.

By the time she came back to her senses, Wenxiu had already collapsed in a pool of blood and died.

Second Lady Xie curled up in a ball, her eyes soaked in tears and panicked.

"I was afraid that Xie Ming'an would find out about it, so I stripped off her clothes and pushed her down the rockery in the pool outside."

"Jiujiu, don't worry, no one doubts me, it's just a dead maid, no one cares!"

Xie Yuanjiu gritted his teeth: "Why can you always cause me trouble?" What have you given me as a mother! Only endless puzzles! ”

As she spoke, she walked over to the crack in the door and glanced out.

The mothers-in-law sat in the courtyard, chatting loudly, not noticing the movement in the house.

It's not impossible to secretly lose your bloody clothes now.

It's just that......

Xie Yuanjiu's faint gaze fell on the dress.

Second Mrs. Xie came over crying and took her hand.

"Jiujiu, my mother's headaches have become more and more frequent recently, don't you be angry with your mother, okay?"

"This bloody clothes, you can find a way to solve it for your mother! I can't let your father see it, or he will be disgusted with me, and it won't do you any good. ”

Hearing this, Xie Yuanjiu closed his eyes and clenched his fists.

How could she not know this?

Father Xie Dizhi hated his mother for harming him with drugs back then, but fortunately, Mrs. Xie paid attention to the rules and forced Xie Erye to marry his pregnant mother.

Otherwise, with the brain of Second Mrs. Xie, Xie Yuanjiu doesn't know where he is wandering now.

She reopened her eyes and looked at Second Lady Xie.

"You don't want to be completely driven out of the Xie Mansion by my father, so from now on, listen to me honestly."

"After all, I am my father's flesh and blood, he can live without you, but the tiger poison does not eat children, no matter what, he will not ignore me."

Second Mrs. Xie nodded hurriedly, her expression pale and helpless, at this time, she completely chose to believe in her eight-year-old daughter.

Xie Yuanjiu secretly took the bloody clothes away.

Li Yuyi will come tomorrow, just in time to use her to drive Shen Ningning out!

By the way, it can also clear the suspicion of bloody clothes.

……

The golden rooster breaks the dawn, and the sun pierces the clouds, casting the dawn of the morning.

Under the eaves of the high gate of Xie Mansion, the front yard was busy because of the need to receive distinguished guests.

Second Master Xie walked slowly to check on the green bamboo crutches given by Shen Ningning.

Xie Yuanjiu's voice came from behind: "Father, thank you for letting me invite Yuyi to come to the mansion to enjoy the flowers." ”

Second Master Xie turned his head with a flat face.

He watched his daughter standing in the shade of flowers, obviously only eight years old, but there was a maturity that did not belong to her age.

Second Master Xie sighed.

I only feel that I have been sick for too long, and I have a discordant relationship with Mrs. Xie, so I have been neglecting to take care of my daughter.

He said, "It doesn't matter, I will be angry with your mother again, and I will not be angry with you." ”

"If the girl of the Li family comes in a while, you can say hello for your father." The implication is that he won't be with him.

Xie Yuanjiu's smile stiffened: "But father, just now the little servant of the Li family came to report quickly, saying that Yuyi invited her father, Master Li, to come." ”

Second Master Xie was slightly stunned: "Master Li? ”

originally thought it was a simple gathering of the girl's family, but how could it involve Li Yuyi's father.

In this case, Xie Fu must send someone of comparable status to greet him, so as not to be rude.

But today, the eldest brother Xie Suzhi entered the palace.

Second Master Xie frowned: "Why didn't you say it earlier, arrange it now, I'm afraid it's too late." ”

Xie Yuanjiu's tone pretended to be naïve: "Father, things are not as complicated as you think, Yuyi said, her father is very easy to get along with, and this time I came to visit you, and I won't talk about anything in the officialdom." ”

"Wait for them to come, father, you can stay with me for a while, I think Master Li is about to take office and serve as Shangshu, so there shouldn't be so much time to stay and enjoy the flowers."

Xie Suzhi's eyes were heavy, and he could only nod in agreement.

After a while, the Li family's carriage arrived.

Xie Yuanjiu led the maid to greet him.

Master Li was dressed in regular clothes, with a slender face with smiling tiger-like natural smiling eyes, but the corners of his mouth were slightly downward.

"Master Li, don't be surprised if you miss the distance." Second Master Xie gave Xie Yuanjiu enough face and took the initiative to welcome him from the house.

Only then did Master Li take the initiative to step forward with a smile and bow his hand: "Second Master Xie!" I haven't seen you for a long time, and the last time I was separated, I vaguely remember when I left Beijing ten years ago and was about to go to Nanzhou to take up my post. ”

took advantage of the time for the two to greet each other.

Li Yuyi pulled Xie Yuanjiu aside and asked in a low voice: "I listened to you and invited my father, are you sure you can make Shen Ningning suffer?" ”

Xie Yuanjiu nodded heavily, she whispered a few words in her ear.

Li Yuyi's eyes widened: "She is so bold, the bloody clothes of the people suffering from the plague dare to throw them out?" I don't think she wants to live anymore! ”

Saying that, she sneered: "Hmph, it's okay, my father is here today, don't try to cover her up in the Xie family, let's go, let's go in." ”

Xie Yuanjiu hurriedly stepped forward and said gently to Second Master Xie and Master Li: "Father, Uncle Li, herbal tea has been prepared in the house, let's go in and talk again." ”

The father and daughter of the Li family entered the hall of the Xie Mansion, and in a simple greeting, Second Master Xie was in a light mood and did not compliment Master Li very much.

So, Master Li sat for a while, and then looked at his little girl.

Li Yuyi understood and said coquettishly: "Yuan Jiu, didn't you say that your family has the emperor's peony Wei Zi?" Take me and my dad to see it! ”

Xie Yuanjiu hurriedly got up: "Father, is it okay?" ”

Second Master Xie bowed.

Only then did she politely ask: "Yuyi, Uncle Li, please come with me." ”

Second Master Xie had inconvenient legs and feet, so he simply sat in the wheelchair again, let the subordinates push him, and followed them.

The group walked in the flower beds of butterflies, stone paths, rockeries and flowing water, which were extraordinarily interesting.

The white wall not far away is crawling with wisteria flowers, which is particularly beautiful under the care of the summer sun.

"It's so beautiful, no wonder you called me to come and see." Li Yuyi smiled.

The group walked up to the Yudai Bridge and was about to pass a small stream that flowed through the mansion when suddenly, a blood-red thing floated over.

Li Yuyi screamed in horror: "What is that!" ”

Lord Li immediately looked at him seriously, and Second Master Xie also frowned, and asked his subordinates to push him closer.

I saw that the thing that floated down the water turned out to be a piece of clothing.

Master Li immediately asked his entourage to salvage it and threw it on the ground.

Li Yuyi was so frightened that she hid behind her father: "It turned out to be a bloody clothes that floated down, how did this come about, it's so scary!" ”

Xie Yuanjiu seemed to be frightened, and his face turned pale.

She trembled and said, "The source of this stream is near the side courtyard, could it be that it fell out of the side courtyard?" ”

Second Master Xie's expression changed suddenly, and he scolded: "May it be Jiu! No nonsense. ”

Hearing his tone, Master Li squinted his eyes suspiciously: "Second Master Xie, what's wrong with this partial courtyard in the house, why is there a bloody clothes?" ”

"Yuan Jiu, last time you said that your sister Fifth Miss Xie Yuanning took in a person suffering from plague in the mansion, is she living in a side hospital?" Li Yuyi asked.

Xie Yuanjiu's expression is embarrassed, and he can usually speak well, which will also be supportive.

"I ...... I ......" She looked cautiously at Second Master Xie.

This move made Master Li even more convinced that the Xie Mansion was in the hospital, and there were patients with plague!

He was immediately annoyed.

"Second Master Xie, if there is a sick person in the house, you shouldn't invite my daughter to come over to enjoy the flowers, otherwise, if she has a good person, how can you be responsible!"

"Also," Lord Li said in a solemn tone, as if he had grasped the handle of the Xie family: "This bloody cloth can float in the pond water, I see, there may be more than one person suffering from plague in your house, according to the rules set by the emperor, if there are more than five people infected with the plague in a family, they must go to the imperial department!" ”

"Xie Mansion, as the residence of the Prime Minister, how can he know about it and not report it, and hide the situation? Let's go and see what the hell is better! Master Li said, walked along the stream, and went straight to the side courtyard.

Li Yuyi glanced at Xie Yuanjiu and immediately ran to his father.

Seeing that they were all gone, Xie Yuanjiu pretended to be anxious and asked Second Master Xie: "Father, what should we do!" ”

Second Master Xie pondered: "Let's go with us." ”

Xie Yuanjiu pursed his lips quietly, suppressing the pleasure of his eyes.

She's just going to make a big deal out of it.

Shen Ningning took the patient back to his home, which was selfish in itself!

Wait until Shen Ningning is pointed out by Qianfu, and see what else she has to be happy about.

I love the weekend so much, I feel like you're all back to leave a message hahahaha

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