Liya saluted the eldest princess and said innocently: "Your Highness, what is the matter with you calling me?" ”

The eldest princess looked at Liya standing in the center, and didn't pay attention, but fell her eyes on the maid behind Liya.

"What's the name of this maid behind you?"

Li Ya was stunned for a moment, as if she didn't understand why the eldest princess asked this, but she still replied respectfully: "It's called Luo Berry." ”

"Not called Susu?"

Liya's heart suddenly burst, and the maid behind her crossed her hands and hid her fingers.

Liya replied with a smile: "Your Highness, my maid has always been called Luo Berry, and there is no one named Su Su among the other maids who are waiting, are you looking for the maid named Su Su?" ”

For some reason, Liya suddenly felt uneasy.

Roberry lowered his head and couldn't help but push his fingers into his sleeve.

"Go, get her hand out."

Liya was stunned, and didn't understand what the eldest princess meant for a moment, but in a flash of light, she turned around sharply and looked at her personal maid Luo Berry.

How could Luo Berry not feel Liya's gaze, her face was pale, she bit her lip, and showed a pleading look towards Liya.

Liya understood in an instant, and Luo Berry had fallen into the handle!

She couldn't control her expression anymore at the moment, and looked at Luo Berry with eyes that almost killed her, but she was stared at by the housewife of the high gate full of pavilions, and she was stared at by the eldest princess above, and she couldn't do anything.

She could only watch Mama Su come towards Luo Berry, and Luo Berry's face became more and more pale as Mama Su approached, and beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down from her sideburns.

But neither Liya nor Luo Berry dared to resist, and Luo Berry didn't even dare to retreat.

Mama Su stretched out her hand, Luo Berry stiffened her hand and didn't dare to stretch out her hand, Li Ya stared at Luo Berry's fingers, Su Mama used force in her hand, pulled Luo Berry's hand out, rolled up Luo Berry's sleeve, and exposed Luo Berry's fingers, exposing them to everyone's eyes.

There are bright red and swollen scratches on both hands, and there are blood marks on the outside of the index finger of the right hand and the inside of the middle finger of the left hand, all of which are fresh.

Mama Su turned around and nodded at the eldest princess.

"Your Highness, there are indeed scratches."

Li Ya's heart sank, and then she immediately burst into laughter, she looked at the eldest princess, and said with some embarrassment: "What did I say, it turned out to be a scratch, this is what I accidentally scratched when I took the arrow from the pitcher just now." ”

There was a sneer in the pavilion, it was the lady of the Su family, and the lady of the Li family had never dealt with each other.

"Yo, it's really interesting, it has always been rumored that the girl from the Li family is gentle and virtuous, but it doesn't seem to be the case."

"What do you mean?"

Mrs. Li shouted.

Mrs. Su looked at Mrs. Li with an innocent face, and said, "I don't mean anything, but my girl can't cut her maid's hand like this, we don't have this habit." ”

Mrs. Lijia trembled angrily, and Liya's face was also pale, but she couldn't say anything, this hand was not picked by her, could it still be picked by Ye Gantang?

That's right.

Mrs. Li's eyes lit up, and she immediately said: "The scratches left by this nail are not uncommon, although it is a bit of a coincidence, but there are many coincidences in this world, and we can't just bite because of a scratch that Miss Ye was calculated to be done by our Liya, right?" Although our Liya is a little impatient, she is kind-hearted, and the Li family and the Ye family have no hatred or resentment, how can we do such a thing? ”

Li Ya's face was not very good, she listened to her mother's explanation, and reluctantly agreed with two sentences, if it was just scratches, Ye Gantang couldn't do anything to her, but since there were scratches, was there anything she hadn't noticed fermenting in secret?

The eldest princess saw that Liya's face changed a few times, and she had an idea in her heart, and just as she was about to speak, she saw Yu Qing striding towards this side.

She walked up to Liya's side, stood still, looked at her coldly, and asked, "You just said, how did you get the scratches on Luo Berry's hands?" ”

Li Ya's gaze at Yu Qing suddenly became flustered.

She grabbed the silk handkerchief in her hand and wanted to change her words, but it was difficult to ride the tiger, so she could only say it again.

Yu Qing raised his hand and slapped Liya hard, and said: "The injury on Luo Berry's hand was not scratched by Li Ya, before the pot was thrown, there were scratches on Luo Berry's hand, and Li Ya and Luo Berry said about two quarters of an hour ago that they were going to change clothes, and the time happened to be right." ”

Liya's face changed drastically.

"County Lord, you, you're mistaken."

Yu Qing flipped his hand and slapped Li Ya's face again, "Who allows you to be presumptuous in the eldest princess's mansion!" Who taught you to count the guests of the lord of this county! Say! ”

The eldest princess looked at Yu Qing, whose neck was red with anger, and a trace of relief flashed in her eyes, and the lady of the Li family was even more pale, and the calculation in her heart fell through.

Yu Qing didn't mean to keep Liya at all, let alone the eldest princess.

Whether it was forcibly locked into the door and almost lost his innocence, or he was pushed down the lake with his bound hands and almost lost his life, there is no direct evidence that points to Liya, that is, the master and servant disappeared during that time period, and they can also prevaricate for other reasons, but this is the eldest princess's mansion.

On the throne is one of the most noble women of the day, and in her house, the guest who framed her, as long as she admits this, it does not matter whether there is sufficient evidence or not.

The eldest princess took a sip of tea gently, "Drag that maid out and beat her to death with a stick, as for Liya, send her and Liang Heng to the Criminal Department together." ”

"Uncle, aunt spare your life! It's Luo Berry who is good at advocating, and Ya'er doesn't know it! ”

Liya knelt down with a "plop", but the eldest princess did not have any softening because of this uncle.

She put down the tea cup in her hand, and her eyes swept from Mrs. Lijia to Liya, who was kneeling and begging for mercy, "Spare your life?" If it weren't for your aunt, this staff would have fallen on you. ”

The tea cup knocked lightly on the low case, revealing the eldest princess's hidden murderous intent.

Soon, the guards in the house hurriedly came to report, but it was not the good news that Ye Gantang expected.

"Your Highness, a drowned female corpse was found in the lotus pond in the west wing, with a puncture wound on the shoulder. A female corpse was also found in the reeds of the West Garden, and a steward recognized it as the maid who was serving in the West Garden today. And there's,"

"I couldn't find the maid with the black mole on her chin."

Liya's eyes lit up, "Your Highness, I have always been in the West Garden, where do I have time to kill, it's really not me, someone must have instigated Luo Berry and framed me!" Auntie, I'm innocent! ”

The eldest princess's gaze completely coldened.

The three attendants have not been found yet, and there is no evidence to prove that Li Ya was present for the time being, but this also excludes the suspicion that Ye Gantang directed and acted by himself.

Because, the daughter of a five-rank official, entering the Eldest Princess's Mansion for the first time, how could she kill the two subordinates of the Eldest Princess's Mansion under the noses of the lord?

The corners of the eldest princess's angry eyes smiled and fine lines, "Okay! Without today's events, I didn't know that my princess's mansion was full of holes, and I was left to others. ”

She slammed down the fruit bowl on the low table, and the silver plate rolled down on the ground and stopped at Liya's feet, who fell to her knees with a limp.

The ladies of each family knelt on the spot, and none of them dared to raise their heads.

"Thorough investigation."

"Your Highness the Princess."

Qin Zhiyan, who had not spoken much, suddenly opened his mouth and stopped the angry eldest princess.

The eldest princess held back the anger in her heart and looked at Qin Zhiyan.

"If you check, it's too slow, after all, Her Royal Highness the princess is going to hold a banquet today, so it's not appropriate to make a big move. Why don't you drag all the maids and attendants in the West Garden down and beat them until everyone remembers the anomaly. ”

"Besides, the maid who didn't find it doesn't have to focus on the maid, and the strength of some of the servants is not very great."

Suddenly, the faces of the attendants and maidservants kneeling behind the ladies turned pale.