"Zi Yan, what did you say?" Mrs. Meng asked Zi Yan.
"The eldest mistress first said that Mr. Yu had fornicated other people's wives. The slave thought that these words were irrelevant, so she lay down and squinted her eyes for a while. Later, the eldest mistress said that all men of the Wulanluo tribe would have an eagle's birthmark, slave.
I wanted to give birth to a son for the eldest young master, but when the eldest mistress said this, I became a little anxious and angry, so I drank the anti-fetal medicine and went to sleep. I don’t know when the medicine was given,” Zi cried and told the story one by one.
come out.
"So the person with the greatest suspicion is you, Wan Qiu."
"Mother..." Xu Ruoshui didn't expect that Zi Yan would talk about going to her room in the afternoon, and she kept saying that Xu Ruoshui had premeditated it. Mrs. Meng ignored Xu Ruoshui's eager explanation, "Zi Yan, you
Get up first, the ground is cold, and your body still needs to be taken care of."
Mrs. Meng asked Mrs. Li to help Zi Yan up, but she couldn't get up no matter how hard she pulled her, "My body is a small matter, but the young master's child is a bigger matter. It doesn't matter if one of my slaves lost one today, but what if something like this happens again next time?"
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Xu Ruoshui looked at Zi Yan in surprise, did she want to kill herself?
Meng Tianbo remained silent. He just looked at the two people on the ground silently. No one could tell clearly who was right or wrong. Mrs. Hu stepped forward and took a small step, as if she had something to say to Meng Tianbo, but Meng Tianbo ignored it.
"They say it was caused by saffron. Since you are right and your wife is right, why not search your house." This was Mrs. Meng's final decision.
When Baomei realized that something was wrong, this search of the house would increase the suspicion of the young mistress, she hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, "Madam, I can testify."
"What are you going to say again?" Mrs. Meng asked.
Zi Yan lowered her cry and just sobbed. The thing she promised Baomei was very tempting, and Baomei would definitely speak for her.
"Madam, I have been serving Sister Zi Yan. Now something happens, the first person to be punished should be Baomei. The eldest young lady has indeed been to the wing, and she talked about Mr. Yu, but she said it was lively
, and later they said that they wanted to make some clothes for the young master. They should use sky blue as the base. It would look great with the embroidery of the eagle. However, Sister Zi Yan was unwilling and said that she wanted to use red. As for the anti-fetal medicine,
The slave handed it to Sister Ziyan with her own hands, and did not hand it to the eldest mistress." Baomei's explanation probably revealed the matter.
Zi Yan didn't expect it and scolded Baomei, "Baomei, don't talk nonsense."
Baomei knelt and took two steps forward, "What Baomei said are all facts, not a single lie. If you tell a lie, you will die without a place to die." She swore, "There are some words that I didn't want to say, but in the clear sky and white sun, there are some words that I don't want to say."
She will not allow others to make false accusations. Zi Yan said that as long as the slave helps her get rid of the eldest mistress, she will allow the slave to escape from being a slave. When her child is born, she will make the slave the concubine of the eldest master. A slave is a slave.
, don’t dare to dream.”
Mrs. Meng's expression suddenly turned gloomy, thinking that this girl Zi Yan had such big thoughts.
Meng Tianbo fixed his gaze on Xu Ruoshui, and saw that she was calm and composed, without any sign of panic. Her breathing was smooth and not rapid. Instead, she looked like she was watching a good show.
"Baomei, don't accuse me wrongly. Someone framed my child. Could it be that I harmed myself?" Zi Yan's eyes widened and she pointed at Baomei, "This is my child."
"If this child was not the eldest young master's, you would have done it." Xu Ruoshui's words made the atmosphere in the flower hall tense.
"What evidence do you have that my child is not the eldest young master's? The eldest young master sleeps in my room almost every night. Is there anything wrong?" Zi Yan glanced at Xu Ruoshui, "I'm afraid someone is jealous that this slave can get pregnant.
The eldest young master’s child.”
"Late Qiu, you are too presumptuous. Don't talk nonsense about this kind of thing." Mrs. Meng would not allow this kind of thing to happen. This is a sign of lax governance.
"Mom, my daughter-in-law also feels strange about Zi Yan's miscarriage today. Firstly, why she didn't have it sooner rather than later? It just happened when her daughter-in-law said that children of the Ulanluo tribe would be born with birthmarks. Secondly, she thought it was a miscarriage.
The eldest young master is the wisest. He knows whether he is the one in charge." Xu Ruoshui watched Meng Tianbo remain silent, which made him even more convinced that he was no longer the foolish eldest young master. It was better to drag him into the water than to let him watch from the other side.
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In front of everyone, such boudoir matters were covered up and openly put on the table. Mrs. Meng did not ask Meng Tianbo. In her eyes, he was just a fool. What happened after two months?
will know.
"Do you still remember that two months ago, Zi Yan said that her mother was sick and wanted to go out of the house to take care of her illness? Mother agreed at that time," Xu Ruoshui reminded Mrs. Meng, and the matter was getting deeper and deeper.
"I remember," Mrs. Meng personally agreed to this matter, "about two times before and after. I just allowed her to go out because I was worried about her filial piety, but... what does this have to do with this matter."
"My mother will know if she has left the house, just ask the concierge." As soon as Xu Ruoshui finished speaking, Zi Yan said sarcastically, "My eldest mistress, if you don't like this slave, you would have told me earlier, and she will leave."
The matter is complicated and confusing, and it is impossible to settle it early in front of everyone.
Mrs. Meng asked Baoju to go to the concierge to check the records. The three people kneeling on the ground felt their knees were cold and sore, but no one dared to get up without Mrs. Meng.
From beginning to end, Meng Tianbo remained silent.
During a cup of tea, Baoju came back and said, "Madam, I have brought the concierge's wife over."
Baoju and Baomei served Mrs. Meng together, and their relationship was naturally much better than that of Ziyan. They could no longer get used to her arrogance. When they asked the old lady guarding the door on the spot, the old lady said that Ziyan had indeed gone out.
, Baoju didn't believe it, and immediately arrested the person. The doorkeeper was wearing a coarse gray and black hanging clothes. When she saw Mrs. Meng, she hurriedly knelt down to say hello, "Madam."
"Think carefully about it, did Zi Yan leave the house two months ago? If I find anything wrong with even one word, I will reward you with fifty pennies." Mrs. Meng said sternly.
The doorkeeper tilted her head slightly in Zi Yan's direction, "I remember, this is indeed the case." Zi Yan breathed a sigh of relief obviously.
Xu Ruoshui could actually remember things two months ago so clearly without even flipping through the book. Xu Ruoshui believed that there was a ghost. "Mom, you must still remember how many days it was since Zi Yan left the house?"
The gatekeeper paused for a moment and said awkwardly, "How can this slave remember?"