It rained all night last night, making the entire Ercheng Mansion wet. Therefore, even the ground was still dark this morning, but it was not easy to walk on.
Ruan Yuyi returned to the courtyard, rested for a while, and Mu Xiang came forward to report that there was something new about Chai Zi.
"Where did you find it?" she asked, looking away from the window in the gray rain.
Mu Xiang presented a blue-colored veil. The veil was folded into a long strip, obviously wrapping something. Ruan Yuyi took it and unfolded the veil, revealing a butterfly-shaped silver hairpin inside.
She cast her gaze on Mu Xiang, with a questioning look in her eyes.
"Miss," Mu Xiang hesitated for a while and then said, "The thing was found under Qingdai's pillow." Several maids gathered just now to ask, but everyone denied it, saying that they had never seen it. Of course, Mu Xiang
So I could only ask Mu Ling and the two of them to search together.
The last time she discarded the lychees, she finally found out that the person was Qingdai through insinuations, and she couldn't keep it public. However, this time, she was more suspicious of Qingdai, so she looked for her first.
I thought it would take a lot of effort, but I didn't expect to find something in Qingdai.
Mu Xiang felt a little sulky in her heart, but mostly she felt "it's true".
She didn't want anything dirty to be found in the yard, but she couldn't let it go. At the moment, if Qingdai had taken the thing without permission, she just put it in such a conspicuous place, so she wasn't a habitual offender.
Ruan Yuyi put the things aside and lowered her eyes, making it difficult to see the emotions in her eyes. She whispered, "Go and call Qingdai."
Mu Xiang responded and retreated.
Not long after, Qingdai knelt in front of her and said, "I've seen the young lady." She seemed to have no idea why she was brought here, and her voice was crisp. Her face was lightly covered with makeup, which was not stunning, but she had a certain charm.
Fan Qingli is here.
Ruan Yuyi looked her over and said slowly, "Do you recognize this object?" She held the silver hairpin in her hand, and the wood spirit on her side took the thing and handed it to Qingdai.
Qingdai's heart skipped a beat when she saw the hairpin. She glanced at the people in front of her and knew something was wrong. So she calmed down and replied, "I don't know."
Ruan Yuyi happily played with her sleeves and stroked the embroidery on them. She did not ask directly, but instead asked, "I remember that your father died young, but are there any difficulties at home?"
In fact, this hairpin was not worth a few taels of silver. There were clearly more valuable hairpin rings in her makeup box. She couldn't figure out why she only took this one if she was just greedy.
However, if you urgently need something to take back to support your family, then you will have a weird idea, and it still makes sense.
"Miss, why did you say this?" Qingdai used to work in a big mansion, and there were many masters around her, so she often used these intrigues. Now that she heard it, she vaguely understood why she was here.
Mu Xiang continued, "Last night I found that Miss's silver hairpin was missing. I searched everywhere but couldn't find it. But today I found something under your pillow. How do you explain it?"
Qingdai opened her mouth slightly, her eyes full of confusion. "Miss, I am not here. You have to believe me!" She walked forward on her knees and grabbed the hem of Ruan Yuyi's clothes, her voice was sad.
Seeing her turning her face away and pulling back her clothes, Qingdai knew that although this young lady looked soft-hearted and never criticized the maids in the courtyard, she was a thoughtful person and would not scream.
Anyone can bully her.
Qingdai thought that this matter was more than just a hairpin relationship, and that this person was more like cleaning up the unfaithful people. But she didn't feel that this was a good time to leave, so she tried her best to look pitiful.
Tears even brewed for a moment.
Ruan Yuyi looked unmoved, "It's not that I don't believe you, it's just that this chai can't grow legs and run to you on its own. Don't be afraid. As long as you tell the truth clearly and honestly, you will be dealt with leniently."
Qing Dai shook her head desperately, almost shaking her bun. She thought she was smart, so how could she believe Ruan Yuyi's words? She only thought that she said this to deceive her.
Ruan Yuyi lowered her eyes and glanced at her, only to see her tearful eyes, looking pitiful and innocent.
She couldn't bear it and sighed, "I'll give you another day to think about what to say. If you still don't think clearly, just pretend that I didn't ask you to come over that day. Where did you come from? Just go back to where you came from."
Hearing this, Qingdai's mind suddenly flashed back to the days she spent in the dental shop. The places where they were doing business and showing them to the masters were naturally bright and clean, but the place where they were imprisoned behind them was extremely dirty.
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The people in charge there didn't treat them as human beings either. They would be beaten and scolded in the least, and whipped to death in the worst cases. Qingdai could put down her figure, and the person in charge pointed to using her body and face to buy a good price, so she was better than others.
Escaped more beatings.
She always believed that she would be rich and wealthy for the rest of her life. How could she go back?
She can't go back!
What's more, her last family was kicked out. Yes, she approached the young lady of the Cheng family with impure thoughts, but she didn't do it. If she admits it now, wouldn't she be taking the blame for others in vain?
This makes sense.
She couldn't figure out who would frame her. She was thinking and confused.
Ruan Yuyi saw that she didn't speak, so she waved her hand and said, "Just step back. Go back and think about it."
How could Qingdai be willing to just go back like this? Just when she was about to say something else, she saw Ruan Yuyi getting up and going to the inner room. Muxiang said coldly, "Miss Qingdai, please stop."
Now that she couldn't stay anymore, Qingdai looked unwillingly into the inner room for a few times before leaving.
After Mu Xiang closed the door, she also went to Ruan Yuyi's side.
She lowered her head and fiddled with her jade-white fingertips. She caught a glimpse of Mu Xiang coming in from the corner of her eye. She paused in her hand and put it down. "Do you think Qingdai is not lying?" Although she was the one who took away the silver hairpin, it can be seen that she looked like this.
It doesn't look like a fake.
"Miss, just wait a little longer. When she can no longer withstand the pressure in her heart, she will confess to the lady," Mu Xiang said in a deep voice, "If she still refuses to admit it, just punish her."
Before Qingdai came, nothing like this had ever happened in the courtyard. She didn't believe it was such a coincidence. As soon as Qingdai came, one of the maids next to her had an idea, maybe he wanted to steal it for her?
Mu Ling sneered, "Miss, you don't know something. You distributed lychees to the slaves two days ago, didn't you? This indigo, without eating a bite, was actually thrown away——"
Suddenly, someone covered her mouth, and she snorted twice. She was about to turn around to complain, but when she saw Mu Xiang's eyes, she realized that she had made a mistake.
Seeing that she understood, Mu Xiang put down her hand and said, "Miss, what Mu Ling meant was that it was kept untouched and it is still intact to this day." I hope Miss didn't hear it.
She stared at Ruan Yuyi's face, hoping to see something from it.