Xiaohuan burst into tears, "The servant doesn't dare." ”

"As long as we get through this experience, we will definitely be fine in the future," Ruan Jue said, "Such a greedy and heinous bad person, we have done a good thing, don't be afraid." Your complexion is a little bad, use my fat powder to make up for it first, don't let people see it. ”

Xiaohuan's body stiffened, and he rubbed some fat powder on his face. Ruan Jue talked to her about some things in the past, which made her feel very uncomfortable.

"Don't worry, girl, today's maid will never tell outsiders."

Ruan Jue said: "It's okay today, I'm painting in the room, I'm a little bored just now, take you out for a walk, nothing else." ”

Xiaohuan nodded repeatedly.

Ruan Jue said again: "I'm afraid that there are some things that we think are in the past, but it is not so easy." ”

Xiaohuan bit her lip and said, "I have memorized everything the girl taught me just now, and there will be no mistake." ”

Ruan Jue took off the bracelet on her hand and stuffed it into her hand.

"It's a girl's favorite ......"

"This is so that you know my mind," Ruan Jue said, "In this world, I am not afraid of how difficult and dangerous it is outside, and the most afraid is that there is discord inside, as long as we can work together, there is no hurdle that cannot be overcome." ”

Ruan Jue gently wiped off the heaviest piece of fat powder on Xiaohuan's face, and when the maidservant girl who had been deliberately sent away just now came back, she packed up her paintings, she tidied up her skirt slightly, and walked out of the courtyard with an elegant posture.

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Treasures, 2022 is coming, Happy New Year, I wish you all good health and smooth luck in the coming year After the chapter, it was reminded that the heroine has no God perspective, so it is still unrealistic to know the whole truth with one sentence Ruan Jue is not weak, she is a girl who has been cautious in her words and deeds since she was a child, and she is very thoughtful The things in her previous life must be related to her, the truth is very bloody, and it will be revealed later I will try to write as much as possible tomorrow

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Chapter 71: Crying Bitterly

In the Han Garden, there is an open courtyard near the lake, which is connected with the lotus in the pond, calling the Baozhu Building, at this time the princess of Langya, Wang Muzhi and all the girls are gathering in the courtyard.

Before the hour and a half came, the girls had already presented their paintings.

When Ruan Jue came, few people cared, and the girls gathered together to talk and laugh quietly, only glancing at Ruan Jue. Ruan Jue saluted in front of Princess Langya, and Xiaohuan presented the painting.

Wang Muzhi glanced at the painting roughly, his eyes moved slightly, and smiled at Ruan Jue: "Good hand." ”

Ruan Jue's face was shy, "Xie Niangniang praised." ”

Wang Muzhi asked her to sit aside.

Everyone whispered and did not disturb the princess to enjoy the paintings, but some people whispered comments on who should be the first. If you say that she is usually famous, it is still the Deng family girl Deng Qijin, and some people say that the Xiong family girl has good painting skills. Ruan Jue sat on the side and heard them talking, and none of them mentioned her name, If such a thing happened in the past, she would not show her face, and her heart could not help but feel a little depressed and uncomfortable, but today her heart was uneasy, as if she was hanging on a boulder, and she didn't care much about whether the painting could be selected first in the end.

At this time, the steward strode to the gate of the courtyard and said that he wanted to see Princess Langya.

Wang Muzhi bowed slightly, and the steward walked into the courtyard with two palace guards and an old woman, and saluted respectfully: "Niangniang, a person drowned in the lake just now, and he is an old servant. ”

Wang Muzhi frowned and asked where the servant was, and how could he fall into the water.

The girls listened to the dark feeling of bad luck, why did they pick something to happen today. Ruan Jue had already prepared, and there was only a look of surprise on his face.

The steward said: "It's the Ruan family who brought it." ”

Her eyes brushed towards Ruan Jue, she opened her mouth slightly, her face was pale, and she said in surprise: "It's my old servant."

The steward said: "There is no mistake that this person drowned, but Cai Yuan, who was on duty in the courtyard, saw some things, and the stakes were very high, so she could only call Niangniang to call the shots." ”

When Wang Muyi heard this, he knew that there was something strange in it, and his eyes looked at Ruan Jue inadvertently, and he nodded in agreement after thinking for a while.

Cai Yuan knelt down and said, "The maid once saw that drowning old servant, pulling and arguing with a maid, and went to the girls' yard. Saying that, he looked around, and without waiting for the princess to ask, he pointed to the small ring beside Ruan Jue, "It's her." ”

Ruan Jue's heart sank, he didn't expect it to come so quickly.

Xiaohuan's face was bloodless, her hands and feet were weak, and when she saw that everyone was watching, she wanted to stand up but staggered. Ruan Jue pulled her, pinched her fingers on the inside of her arm, Xiaohuan reacted excitedly, and quickly knelt on the ground, her head hit the ground heavily, and when she raised her head, all the girls saw that her forehead was red.

Wang Muzhi's voice was unhurried and said: "Ruan girl, this was originally your family matter, but now that people are dying in the lake, I am calling you here today, so you must ask for a clear understanding." ”

Ruan Jue immediately said: "What the princess said is," turned her face sideways and said to Xiaohuan, "If you know something, tell the truth." ”

Xiaohuan said: "Back to the princess Niangniang, the maid and the old Xu Tou had a dispute, the old Xu Tou cheated and played tricks, I couldn't help but scold him a few words, he was not convinced, arguing to see the girl, I knew that the girl was painting, in front of the courtyard to stop him, did not let him see, and then he was angry and left. ”

Wang Muzhi said: "In this case, how did he drown in the lake." ”

Xiaohuan showed an aggrieved look on his face, "I know that he has always drunk excessively, and he often gets drunk at home, so maybe he stumbled after drinking." ”

Cai Yuan hung her head, turned slightly, looked towards the back of the courtyard, didn't know what she saw, turned her head, and said: "No, the maid has been in the courtyard for a long time, and I haven't seen the old servant come out, if he really doesn't see the girl, he should come out immediately." ”

Xiaohuan broke out in a cold sweat, "He either went elsewhere to find a drink to drink, or took other paths." ”

Cai Yuan said: "This is not right, Niang Niang Mingjian, the maid said that the old Xu Tou was drunk and drowned, how did I know that he had drunk?"

Xiaohuan immediately retorted: "I know best that old Xu Tou was a person in the past, and drunkenness happened from time to time, so I guessed like this." ”

Wang Muzhi asked the steward, "What have you found on the corpse?" ”

The steward said, "I didn't find anything. ”

Ruan Jue's pupils shrank slightly, obviously Lao Xu had a wine gourd tied around his waist, why didn't the steward find it, she suddenly had a bad feeling, Cai Yuan's action of turning back just now also made her suspicious, she took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, and quickly looked back, but she didn't see anything.

At this time, Luo Huan, who was standing outside the courtyard, whispered: "Even if you hide the wine gourd, there is no way to convict her." ”

Wei Ji stood behind the guard, observed the inside by covering it, and said in her heart: It's really too much, it's too wrong to say, this maid seems to have been prepared, and when she argues for herself, she guides everyone everywhere to think of the death of the old servant to be drunk, and the flaws have been revealed.

Cai Yuan and Xiaohuan insisted on their own words and argued, Wang Muzhi glanced at Xiaohuan a few times and was thoughtful.

Luo Huan was staring straight at the inside. Wei Ji pushed him, "It's time for us to go, you can talk about it later." ”

The appearance of Luo Huan and Wei Ji surprised Princess Langya and all the girls. There was also a girl from the Luo family present, and she smiled and said: "Just now, three boats passed by the lake one after another, could it be that you also came here to enjoy the flowers."

Luo Huan nodded to his sister, and then saluted Princess Langya and said, "Niangniang, we all heard it outside just now, and it just so happened that when we came to support the boat, we heard the maid arguing with the old servant. He said the words of conversation with a serious face.

Xiaohuan's body trembled, and his two hands were clenched into his palms, awakened by the slightest pain.

After hearing this, everyone had different expressions, and some went to look at the Ruan girl, only to see her sitting upright, with both surprise and grievance on her face.

Wang Muzhi looked coldly at Xiaohuan, "What Luo Langjun said is true."

Xiaohuan dared to quarrel with Cai Yuan, but she never had the courage to confront Luo Huan, her face was pale, she took a deep breath and said, "Not bad." ”

Ruan Jue's heart fell straight down, and he looked at Xiaohuan, and the eyes of the master and servant met in an instant.

Xiaohuan gritted the root of his teeth, and suddenly said, "It's all the slave's fault." In fact, it was the servant who made a big mistake, so that the old Xu Tou knew, often pinched with me, and asked for money, so we quarreled and let the two Lang Jun hear. ”

Luo Huan said: "I obviously heard that it was the money given by your girl. ”

Xiaohuan said: "I borrowed the money in the name of the girl, and in order to warn Lao Xu Tou and tell him not to be presumptuous, he thought it was given by the girl." ”

"Clever tongue," Luo Huan said coldly, "Why did Lao Xu Tou say that he wanted to tell the Xie family and the Wei family when he asked for money?"

Xiaohuan said with tears in his eyes: "That evil servant has bad intentions and wants to find a place to corrupt the girl and me, he usually doesn't care, Xie Jiawei's family listens to what others say." ”

Wei Ji saw that she was trembling like chaff, her eyes were vain, and she said, "You have already admitted to murdering that old servant."

Xiaohuan shuddered for a moment and cried: "I just gave him a pot of spirits to send him, thinking that I would find a way to raise some money for him in the future, that old Xu Tou is a car driver, and his arms are thicker than my legs, I just have the heart, and I can't do anything, please Niang Niang Mingjian." As she spoke, she kowtowed, and soon blood was seen on her forehead.

The servant woman on the side hurriedly grabbed her.

The ladies had never seen such a scene, and the courtyard was quiet for a while.

When almost all of them were looking at Xiaohuan, Wei Jue paid special attention to Ruan Jue, she originally hung her face, her eyes were red, and she shed two tears, as if she was aware, she raised her eyelids and collided with Wei Jue's gaze.

Wei frowned.

Ruan Jue was awe-inspiring in her heart, and she didn't know why, she felt uncomfortable when she saw this Wei family Xiaolangjun, as if there would be something related in the dark.

She was a little scared, when she saw Wei Ji open her mouth and say to Xiaohuan: "You don't have to use such a bitter trick first. When we didn't come in just now, you kept saying that you didn't let Lao Xu Tou enter the yard, sent him away, and emphasized that Lao Xu Tou had a habit of getting drunk, and now he changed his rhetoric, saying that he had given Lao Xu Tou a pot of spirits, which was inconsistent and full of nonsense. The old Xu Tou is really drunk and drowning in the river, and you did it deliberately, so that you can think of a good statement in advance and shirk it cleanly. ”

Xiaohuan's face turned pale suddenly, shook his head again and again, and cried: "I didn't." ”

Wei Ji said again: "Don't worry, this is just one of them, you just said that the handle is in the hands of Lao Xutou." What kind of trick can make you give thousands of money in the name of a girl, even if you are in the name of a girl, such a sum of money, your girl can really be unconscious"

Asked this, Wei Ji looked at Ruan Jue.

Luo Huan followed: "That's right, that's the truth. ”

The corners of Ruan Jue's mouth trembled, tears fell like rolling beads, and she looked sad, she slowly propped up her body and saluted Princess Langya: "I don't dare to hide it now, I know what Xiaohuan gave to Lao Xu Tou." ”

Everyone was amazed.

Ruan Jue cried: "Xiaohuan has served me since childhood, we are like sisters, a few years ago, she thought wrong for a while, stole my aunt's extremely valuable hairpin, so that Lao Xu Tou knew, I really couldn't bear Xiaohuan to be punished for this matter, so I acquiesced to her to give some money to Lao Xutou." Xiaohuan and Lao Xu Tou are both slaves brought by my family, and I think they are wrong, and they will change after a long time. It's all because I was soft-hearted and confused for a while, and I couldn't teach my servants, which caused today's evil results. ”

After saying that, she hid her face and cried bitterly.

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Chapter 72: Teaching

Her shoulders shrugged and she wept so much that she could barely straighten her body.

When the girls saw it, many people thought that in the past, Ruan Jue always made people despise her behavior in front of the noble daughters of the Taoist clan, but now she sees that her family background is not good, and she lives in her aunt's house, if she encounters an evil servant again, the difficulty of the situation will inevitably make people feel pity.

When Wei Ji saw Ruan Jue's behavior, she really admired her for letting go of her body and using the trick of retreating as advance.

Luo Huan wrung his eyebrows and looked at Wei Ji, and said in his heart that this could not be asked, and felt that Ruan Jue did not seem to be a fake, maybe it was true, the old servant climbed to Xie Jiawei's house but said it casually.

Wei Ji only looked at Ruan Jue, smiled faintly, and said, "Ruan girl, if you want to confuse things with your 'kindness' and 'indulgence' in today's affairs, it is not so easy. As you say, you know that your servant girl is stealing, and you hide it for her. You have borrowed the Xie family since you were a child, and I heard that your aunt treats you like a daughter, and you don't want to reciprocate the kindness of such a raiser, but you favor the servant, is it in your heart, the Xie family has been educated for many years and is not as good as this thief and servant."

Ruan Jue's face changed suddenly, and his crying was interrupted for a moment. A chill ran in her heart, if this word spread, the Xie family would be tired of her. Ruan Jue raised his teary eyes with hatred and anger, and cried: "It's me who is confused, I just want to return the things, and there is no loss, the family can have the best of both worlds, and there will be no trouble in the future." ”

Wei Ji said again: "I'd rather endure the evil servant's asking for money, how can you call it not a trouble, the servant next to you has already stolen before, and he has lied again and again, thinking that it is inseparable from this human life, since this is the case, it is better to send it to the government." ”

Ruan Jue shook his head with a pale face, "Wei Xiaolangjun, just a few words of dispute, how to judge Xiaohuan for murder, I have already planned to give the old servant a few acres of good paddy fields, and then give some money to send away, Xiaohuan knows my intentions, why harm the old Xutou, he just fell into the lake drunk, and now what should be said and not said has been confessed in front of the mother, why should Wei Xiaolangjun be aggressive." ”

Wei Ji said: "You just said that you are confused, indulgent, you have made a big mistake, and now you have died in vain, and it is the right way to hand it over to the government, you do everything you can to obstruct it, and you want to indulge in servants, this kind of master-servant friendship is really touching, it can make the Ruan family girl forget the grace of the Xie family's upbringing, and then know that it is wrong and still have to be obsessed." ”

Wang Muzhi frowned, and the girls looked at Ruan Jue in disbelief, her attitude of doing everything she could to defend was too obvious, making people have to think about it.

Ruan Jue hated so much that he clenched his teeth, unable to speak, but he still had to look aggrieved on his face, crying breathlessly.

Xiaohuan just lay on the ground and was silent, but at this time he raised his head suddenly, kowtowed to Wang Muzhi in the center and said: "The maid was ignorant and made mistakes before, and Miss Meng didn't give up, it was all the maid's fault, but the maid never harmed the old Xu Tou, and she was willing to die to ...... will."

When everyone heard this, it was not good, Xiaohuan had already broken free from the suppression of the servant, got up and rushed forward, and hit his head on the stone.

The girls exclaimed, and the few who were close had already quickly dodged, and the courtyard was suddenly in chaos.