"Seven or eight days have passed. No matter how clumsy you are, you should have done some embroidery, right?" Shen Fengxu raised his eyes slightly, "Forget about other things, please bring the embroidery first."
Cai Lian froze in place, a little at a loss for a moment.
She was so preoccupied with scheming against Shen Fengxu that she had no time to embroider her purse. Now that things were done, she didn't have to serve Shen Fengxu, so how could she take Shen Fengxu's orders to heart.
Dansha looked at her coldly: "Is this what you said just now about being loyal and having no other intentions? You actually don't take the girl's instructions to heart so much!"
"No! It's just that the deadline given by the girl has not yet arrived. If it comes, my servant will definitely complete it." Cai Lian hurriedly defended, "My servant's loyalty to the girl can be seen from the sun and the moon!"
"Loyalty?" Shen Fengxu said distantly and coldly, "I just asked you to embroider a few purses. How can you talk about loyalty when you are pushing back and forth like this? It's just like that, but you know my movements like the back of your hand?"
Didn't fulfill the master's instructions, but spied on the master's movements?
Picking lotus leaves is timid and hard to describe.
The old lady had already had doubts in her heart. She had been in the backyard for many years and knew that people's hearts were treacherous and unpredictable. Obviously, the Cai Lian in front of her was by no means a well-behaved and obedient person, and she should not believe one-sided words.
Shen Fengxu let out a breath, seeming a little embarrassed, and said: "Actually, the purse is not important, you just need to explain clearly, did I really buy Xihe Liu? But you have to think clearly, what is the crime of slandering the master of the house? ?”
It's a capital crime.
But now there is no chance to change his mind.
Cai Lian buried her head deeply: "My servant has seen it with my own eyes, and there is absolutely no lie! I know that people speak lightly, but not only my servant, the doctor at the Huichun Hall in Nanzhi Alley can also testify."
"In that case, let's go and ask the doctor. As the mistress of Dongning's Mansion, I will never favor anyone, nor will I indulge anyone with evil intentions!" The eldest lady said, looking sideways at Shen Fengxu. One glance.
In such a situation, how can Shen Fengxu argue?
Chen Fengxu had a slight smile on his face, without any fear: "This is the best."
Dansha was sweating profusely, and secretly tugged on Shen Fengxu's sleeves. When she went to get the medicine, there was indeed a medicinal material called Xiheliu. If she really invited the doctor, wouldn't it be true that Shen Fengxu was under the influence of Shen Fengxu? crime?
But Shen Fengxu didn't seem to take this matter to heart.
She just asked out of curiosity: "Did you see lotus picking with your own eyes?"
"Yes..." Cai Lian was already a little flustered.
Although Shen Fengxu's few words were as light as water, for some reason, they made her feel very uneasy, as if those clear and transparent eyes could see through her heart.
She seemed a little shaken.
But Chen Fengxu just smiled: "Chensha, show the medicinal materials to Cai Lian and let her see if they are the medicinal materials she has seen with her own eyes."
Chen Sha responded, took out a pack of medicinal materials, and placed it in front of Cai Lian.
"Can you see clearly, is this the Xihe Willow you saw?"
Cai Lian was born in the backyard since he was a child. He didn't even distinguish between grains, let alone medicinal materials. He was hesitant and speechless.
Dan Sha sneered: "Didn't you see it with your own eyes? What? Now my son can't recognize it again?!"
Cai Lian immediately grabbed the ground with her head and reluctantly defended: "My maid... My maid doesn't recognize the medicinal materials. I just heard Sister Dansha mention Xihe Liu."
"Really?" Chen Fengxu curled his lips, turned to look at Cai Zhi and said, "Cai Zhi, tell me, is this Xihe Liu?"
Caizhi didn't expect that Shen Fengxu would suddenly ask her, and she choked for a moment. After a while, she said, "My maid also heard what Cai Lian said."
"Just now you were so categorical that you saw it with your own eyes, but now it's just hearsay? You two slandered our girl in front of the old lady, and you should be beaten to death with sticks!" Dansha said coldly through gritted teeth.
The situation took a turn for the worse.
"Although your servant doesn't know the medicinal materials, this matter is absolutely true!" Cai Zhi argued.
Chen Fengxu stood up, walked to the eldest lady, and bent her knees slightly, "Mother, since you said just now that you cannot indulge people with evil intentions, now you should deal with these two slanderous maids!"
The eldest lady's expression was calm: "Let's wait until the doctor comes."
"If mother says this, she doesn't believe her daughter?" Chen Fengxu lowered his head slightly, seeming aggrieved, and said, "Mother would rather believe the slander of the two servants than to believe the daughter?"
The second lady on the side was eager to mix up a pool of clear water. The more powerful the big room became, the more comfortable she felt when she saw it, so she fanned the flames and said: "After all, the sixth girl's biological mother is not here. It is inevitable that the eldest lady feels sorry for the fourth girl. .But don’t worry, if you are really innocent, you will find out when the doctor comes."
The eldest lady immediately glanced at the second lady coldly.
Shen Yujia spoke softly: "I believe that Sixth Sister would not do such a thing. These two maids did not match up with each other. It seems that they deliberately slander Sixth Sister."
Hearing this, Shen Fengxu couldn't help but look up at Shen Yujia, feeling a little surprised for a moment.
Although the fifth girl, Shen Yujia, is the legitimate daughter of the second wife, she is not as good as Shen Yuning in appearance, talent or knowledge, so she is indispensable in the family. Moreover, she has always been bad at speaking, not loved by her elders, and has never participated in other people's fights.
In the previous life, when Shen Fengxu died, Shen Yujia was still so unruly and wise in protecting himself.
Can……
Just now Shen Yujia actually spoke up for her?
"Mom, I feel so uncomfortable..." Shen Yuxiang fell into the arms of the eldest lady and said weakly and pitifully.
The eldest lady held Shen Yuxiang in her arms and spoke in a very cold tone: "This matter involves Feng Xu's reputation. Naturally, we must investigate it thoroughly and get to the bottom of it. Otherwise, people will inevitably gossip in the future and tarnish Feng Xu's reputation."
The matter has come to this, and it is useless to say more.
Shen Fengxu just sat back and waited quietly.
Time gradually passed, and the small stick of incense turned into curling clouds of smoke and drifted away.
Not long after, someone led the doctor into the house.
"I have met you ladies, miss." After the doctor entered the door, he bowed and saluted. He had heard about this when he came, and his eyes fell on Shen Fengxu.
The eldest lady asked him: "Does the doctor still remember the sixth girl in the house?"
Hearing this, the doctor frowned.
Chen Fengxu smiled gently and said, "Doctor, don't be nervous, just tell the truth."
"Yes." The doctor nodded and said, "Sixth Miss indeed ordered someone to go back to the spring hall to grab the medicine, and there is indeed Xihe Liu."
As soon as the words were spoken, everything seemed to be clear.
Shen Yuxiang seemed angry and hurt, and asked: "Sixth Sister, although you and I had misunderstandings before, why did you harm me like this?"
The eldest lady also turned to look at Shen Fengxu, with a very complicated look on her face, and said: "Fengxu, I have always treated you as my biological daughter. You sisters have never had the jade fragrance in Jade Tower, but you have poisoned me." Sister, I will never be biased against you for such a big crime."