Xu Qingan hated the man in front of him. He was as thin as a bamboo pole and looked indescribably wretched. He could neither help him support his appearance nor accompany him to get into trouble. There was no use keeping such a young man around.
Moreover, this man is also a habitual thief with dirty hands and feet.
Xu Qingan said: "Did he steal this again?"
Before the boy could say anything, Xu Qinghuan said, "I asked him to bring it."
Xu Qingan pointed at the boy: "This person..."
"Ling Yun," the boy quickly reminded, "it is said in the Book of Han that one must have the ambition of Lingyun, so my name is Meng Lingyun."
What Lingyun's ambition? Xu Qing'an looked at Meng Lingyun with disgust: "It's not appropriate for him to stay here."
Xu Qinghuan wondered: "Why does my brother dislike him so much?" In his previous life, Meng Lingyun was the only boy who still defended his brother in the end. He suffered a severe punishment and did not say a word to slander his brother.
Xu Qingan said: "He stole things."
Xu Qinghuan disagreed: "Everyone makes mistakes, and my brother often had his legs broken by his father."
"Those are two different things. It's just stealing. You don't know what he stole?" At this point, Xu Qingan felt nauseated.
"What?" Feng Chu also became interested and listened attentively while eating snacks.
Xu Qing'an's eyes widened: "He stole my urinal. When I caught him, he was going to use it to hold water to drink." He felt disgusted just thinking about it.
Meng Lingyun was very aggrieved: "The little one just likes it and can't help but take a look at it. I will never do it again in the future."
Xu Qing'an looked at Xu Qinghuan: "Maybe one day he likes it and steals other things from me, including my pillow and other toys that are not valuable, just the cup I use..."
Hearing this, Meng Lingyun couldn't help but trembled: "No, no, I will never play with the prince's cup. The prince's cup... I saw it at a merchant's house, and it was a urinal...
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"Ahem," Xu Qing'an choked on his own saliva and grabbed Meng Lingyun and tried to make a move, "Keep talking nonsense."
Meng Lingyun's hands and feet were nimble and he ran around in a hurry.
Ignoring the noise in the room, Xu Qinghuan looked at the pair of embroidered shoes in front of her.
Xu Qingan was finally attracted and sat down panting: "Whose shoes are these?"
Xu Qinghuan said: "It belongs to Mrs. Xu Er."
Meng Lingyun immediately stepped forward with a smile to report his merits: "I just took advantage of the chicks to catch birds. I went to the ear room and saw these shoes. The maid had put them there and hadn't washed them yet. I took them very carefully and didn't disturb anyone.
"As he spoke, he showed off his flexible hands with a proud look on his face.
Xu Qing'an couldn't understand Xu Qinghuan's intention: "What can you tell from these shoes?"
Xu Qinghuan said: "In the past two years, this kind of shoes has become popular among female relatives. The uppers are made of soft satin, which can be embroidered with various beautiful patterns, and then embellished with pearls, gems and other objects. The soles are also wrapped in fine cloth, making it extremely comfortable to walk on.
They are comfortable, but the shoes are afraid of getting dirty, so a discerning family will also build a bluestone path in the garden, so that the women will not get their shoes dirty even if they go to the garden to enjoy flowers. The Xu family and the Cao family are both such discerning families."
After saying this, Xu Qinghuan picked up the shoes and exposed the soles: "But the soles of these shoes are full of dirt, unless you wear them to places where women are not supposed to go, such as relatively hidden corners in the garden. If I guess
That's right, the letter that framed my brother was found in the corner of Cao's garden."
Xu Qing'an stood up suddenly: "You mean, Mrs. Xu Er put that letter...it was actually arranged by them."
Xu Qinghuan sighed: "Mrs. Xu changed her shoes when she returned to Xu's house. It can be seen that she also felt it was inappropriate and was afraid that others would find out.
It's a pity that these shoes can only make me suspect Mrs. Xu Er, but they can't be used as any evidence. Even if someone from the yamen comes to ask, Mrs. Xu Er can still put it off."
Xu Qingan's expression couldn't help but shrink, and he was about to speak.
A plain and somewhat deep voice came from the door: "In that case, what is the use of bringing it here."
Xu Qinghuan and Xu Qingan both looked towards the door.
The curtain was opened, and Mrs. Xu San was led in by Zijuan.
Mrs. Xu San was still dressed as before, but she wore an extra black cloak, which covered her thin body.
Xu Qinghuan stepped forward and saluted Mrs. Xu San.
Mrs. Xu San said: "The eldest lady brought me here just to let me hear what I just said?"
The girl in the room smiled slightly, her eyes shining with light.
Mrs. Xu San was stunned for a moment, as if she remembered that she was so carefree when she was young, and she always felt that the days to come would be spent in joy.
But she didn't expect that the difference between her wish and reality was huge, and in the end she had to live in the Xu family's nunnery.
Mrs. Xu San relaxed her brows slightly, as if everything disappeared in an instant, and she turned back into the person who had put aside the worldly world and was no longer bothered by the world.
Mrs. Xu San said: "I came here today to tell the eldest lady that I don't want to ask about the affairs of the Cao family or the Xu family."
"Third Aunt really doesn't care, so she won't come here," Xu Qinghuan brought hot tea and placed it in front of Mrs. Xu San, "I just have some doubts and want to ask Third Aunt for advice."
Mrs. Xu San said nothing.
Xu Qinghuan took out two sachets and placed them on the table.
The exact same colored satin is embroidered with the same pattern, the peonies are delicate and beautiful, and the blue birds are about to take flight. It is a beautiful picture of flowers and birds.
The most important thing is that the embroidery is very delicate and the stitches are fine, which is not the skill of ordinary embroiderers.
Mrs. Xu San's strange look flashed away.
Xu Qing'an next to him was also very surprised. He didn't expect that his sister would tell others about this matter. If someone took advantage of her, it would damage Cao Ruzhen's reputation.
"Third Aunt," Xu Qinghuan picked up one of the sachets, "this was just picked up by my unlucky brother in the Cao family garden. The other one was worn by sister Ruzhen."
Mrs. Xu San raised her head and met Xu Qing'an's eyes. Xu Qing'an could see some anger in Mrs. Xu San's eyes.
Mrs. Xu San said in a deep voice: "Don't you know, the prince, that women in the boudoir should not take the personal belongings they wear casually? You are not afraid that you can ruin other people's honors easily."
Xu Qingan lowered his head: "This is what Third Aunt taught me."
"It seems that I have found the right person," Xu Qinghuan said, "The third aunt is indeed the only person in the Cao family who loves sister Ruzhen."
Mrs. Xu San was calm: "Ruzhen is the posthumous son of my fourth brother. My fourth brother died tragically to protect us. Naturally, we should love his daughter."
"It would be great if everyone in the Cao family thought like Third Aunt, but it's a pity..." Xu Qinghuan immediately changed the subject when she said this, "Third Aunt's needlework is very good. See if these two sachets are from Sister Ruzhen.
hand?"
Mrs. Xu San frowned slightly, picked up the two sachets and looked at them carefully: "Although they look similar at first glance, you can still see the difference. Everyone uses the needle with different strength, and there will be subtle differences on the stitches.
Variety."
Xu Qinghuan continued: "If I throw one of them away, can Third Aunt still see it? Even if Third Aunt can see it, others will think it is Sister Ruzhen's sachet."
Mrs. Xu San heard the connotation: "What do you want to say?"
Xu Qinghuan said: "Third Aunt, you know, the one who should be kidnapped this time is sister Ruzhen."
This time Mrs. Xu San was surprised.
Xu Qinghuan said: "This matter has been carefully arranged a long time ago. If you want to prove my brother's crime, you can't just rely on a few words. Of course, you need evidence. This sachet was placed in advance by them. That morning, if
Sister Zhen should go to the garden as usual. The murderer has been waiting there for a long time. If everything goes well, Sister Ruzhen will be taken away and killed. With the testimony of the servants of the Cao family and the sachet as physical evidence, it will be regarded as An Yi's death.
The Hou Mansion could only watch helplessly as my brother was taken to prison.
It happened that that day, I asked someone to call Sister Ruzhen away. I thought that if there was a link missing, the matter would not proceed, but I didn't expect that the case still happened."
Mrs. Xu San couldn't help but look at the embroidered shoes on the table, her eyes became extremely deep: "You mean, they arranged all this, and they did not hesitate to use Ruzhen's life to wrong the prince.
But why did you know something was going to happen that day and made such arrangements in advance?"
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