21.Chapter 21: The hidden compartment of the treasury
"Yes, Miss." This Qiaoyue was the second-class maid who served Mrs. Ye earlier. After Mrs. Ye died of illness, she was demoted to the tea room by the second aunt, and was brought back last night by Cai Lian.
Qiaoyue has a sweet temperament and is good at embroidery. Mrs. Ye always likes embroidery, but Qiaoyue is best at double-sided embroidery, so she is very happy with Mrs. Ye.
Aunt Yang knew this very well, and just now her second aunt had asked her to secretly go to the courtyard to see what was going on. Now it seemed that she couldn't escape, so she got up and followed Qiao Yue out of the meeting hall.
"I wonder if the eldest lady has anything else to announce besides these two things?" The third aunt was very attentive now, with a look of flattery on her face.
"Since the third aunt mentioned it, let me tell everyone that this matter is about the madness and poisoning of the third girl yesterday. Since there was a big fuss about this matter yesterday, I'm afraid everyone has heard about it." Ye Jinsu said lightly.
"What happened yesterday really surprised me. The third girl is also a young lady from Ye Mansion. Although she is a concubine, she is also a lady. It is really heartbreaking that she did such an indiscreet thing. If this matter is spread out of the house,
Besides, wouldn't it be a joke for other aristocratic families?" The third lady, who had been silent for a long time, was the first to criticize. It was actually because she passed by the back garden yesterday and happened to see the situation with her own eyes, so she thought these three girls were really unsightly.
"I also heard about what happened yesterday. Thinking about it, I really can't sleep at night." The fifth aunt has always been following the second aunt's lead. Now, seeing that the second aunt is over, she sees the third aunt also turning to the eldest lady, so
Choosing trees for good birds to roost in, she could only echo the words now.
The third aunt was about to speak when she saw Cai Lian and Manager Ye walking in, holding a tray in both hands, "Miss, the search of the second aunt's courtyard has been completed. Here is the money that the second aunt embezzled, and this bottle."
The poison was found in the secret room of the second aunt's room, and I have asked the doctor to test it. This poison is the same poison that was used to poison the third girl yesterday."
As soon as Cai Lian said this, the whole hall was in an uproar. Everyone was dumbfounded and their eyes fell on the second aunt.
The thing that the second aunt was worried about was now happening in front of her eyes, which made her even more frightened. How could she defend herself now?
"Secret room?" Ye Jinsu asked, scanning the list and a porcelain bottle on the tray.
"Exactly, the second aunt stored the withheld money in the secret room. Many bottles of poison were found in the secret compartment of the secret room. Among them, this bottle is the same as the poison used by the third girl." Cai Lian continued.
"I didn't know that there was a treasury in the second aunt's house." Ye Jinsu's eyes turned cold, "Can you please tell me why this bottle of poison is in the treasury of the second aunt?"
"I really don't know. How could this poison be in my house? Does the eldest lady think that I poisoned her own daughter?" The second aunt quickly stood up and looked at Ye Jinsu with tears in her eyes.
"Second Aunt, why do you have such thoughts? I'm just asking you why you have this bottle of poison?" Ye Jinsu raised her eyes and stared at Er Aunt's changeable expression at this moment.
"My body has been cold since I was a child, so I would store some cold-resistant herbs, or precious herbs that can replenish the body. I would grind them into powder and put them in porcelain bottles. I would take them regularly. I would put them in each porcelain bottle.
There is a mark on it, but this bottle has no mark on it. It definitely does not belong to my house." Just when the second aunt was arguing excitedly, she glanced sideways at the porcelain bottle in the tray, turned her eyes, and cried.
"Oh, then why did the porcelain bottle of poison appear in the second aunt's secret compartment?" Ye Jinsu then asked.
"This... I don't know the truth about my concubine." The second aunt lowered her head and shook her head.
"Second Aunt, who else besides you knows about your little treasury?" Ye Jinsu then asked.
"Except for my identity, no one knows about it," the second aunt said in a low voice.
"It's strange over there. Since only the second aunt knows about this secret room and it is built in the second aunt's house, if according to what the second aunt said, the poison did not come from the second aunt's house, then who could have put it in?
Could it be that the medicine bottle escaped on its own?" Ye Jinsu said quietly.
Everyone here now hates the second aunt to the extreme. In the past, she relied on the old lady's favor to dominate and boss around in the Ye Mansion. Later, after the eldest lady died of illness, she became even more unscrupulous. Not only did she not
They took it seriously and even deducted their money, which made Er Yiniang's behavior exposed and aroused public outrage.
"I don't know that Second Aunt has a hobby of collecting poisons. I can't help but be curious. Just now Second Aunt said that no one knows about this treasury except you, Zuo. Naturally, only Second Aunt knows what is in the secret room.
Of course we don't know. Now, you have found poison in the secret compartment and you deny it. This is too far-fetched." The third aunt has been humiliated by the second aunt all day long, and she has to greet her with a smile every day.
Flattery has already accumulated deep resentments. Now, how could she miss this opportunity to trip up her aunt? Of course, she must spare no effort to add fuel to the fire.
"What the third aunt said is absolutely true. The poison was found from a secret room. This is physical evidence and there is no way for the second aunt to deny it." The third lady agreed.
"The old lady has arrived." At this time, the servant's voice came from outside the door.
Everyone looked at each other and stood up quickly.
I saw a handsome young man standing next to the eldest lady. He looked handsome and calm in a green shirt. At this moment, a pair of sinister eyes were staring at Ye Jinsu.
"Old Madam." Everyone said happily.
Ye Jinsu stood up leisurely and said with a gentle blessing, "Old Madam, these are the times to cultivate one's moral character and worship the Buddha devoutly. Why do you come all the way to enter this world of mortals?"
"I don't want to step into this mortal world, but some people just don't let me live in peace, and always cause some worldly things that give me a headache and I have to take care of." The old lady said in a deep voice, looking straight at Ye Jinsu.
Even if everyone here is a fool, they can hear that there is something in the old lady's words, which clearly implies that Ye Jinsu is the person who makes her live in peace.
"Well, what the old lady said is absolutely true. You came at the right time. Who in this house doesn't know that the old lady is the most strict and fair. My granddaughter happens to be in a difficult situation because of something. I hope the old lady can handle it impartially." Ye Jinsu did not say anything.
Angry, he turned slightly to the side, gave up his seat, and said warmly.
The old lady's eyes dimmed, then she continued, "That's it, then let's talk and listen."
"Old madam, you have to make the decision for me!" When the second aunt saw the old madam sitting down, she quickly knelt forward and cried at the old madam's feet.
"I've been crying and crying all day long. What a shame, what injustice? Get up and say something back." The old lady's eyes darkened slightly and she said.
"Yes, mother, if you have anything to do, just get up and tell me. Grandma will make the decision for you." The young man beside the old lady said. "Yes, miss." This Qiaoyue was the second person beside Madam Ye earlier.
After the maid Mrs. Ye died of illness, she was demoted to the tea room by the second aunt, and was brought back by Cai Lian last night.
Qiaoyue has a sweet temperament and is good at embroidery. Mrs. Ye always likes embroidery, but Qiaoyue is best at double-sided embroidery, so she is very happy with Mrs. Ye.
Aunt Yang knew this very well, and just now her second aunt had asked her to secretly go to the courtyard to see what was going on. Now it seemed that she couldn't escape, so she got up and followed Qiao Yue out of the meeting hall.
"I wonder if the eldest lady has anything else to announce besides these two things?" The third aunt was very attentive now, with a look of flattery on her face.
"Since the third aunt mentioned it, let me tell everyone that this matter is about the madness and poisoning of the third girl yesterday. Since there was a big fuss about this matter yesterday, I'm afraid everyone has heard about it." Ye Jinsu said lightly.
"What happened yesterday really surprised me. The third girl is also a young lady from Ye Mansion. Although she is a concubine, she is also a lady. It is really heartbreaking that she did such an indiscreet thing. If this matter is spread out of the house,
Besides, wouldn't it be a joke for other aristocratic families?" The third lady, who had been silent for a long time, was the first to criticize. It was actually because she passed by the back garden yesterday and happened to see the situation with her own eyes, so she thought these three girls were really unsightly.
"I also heard about what happened yesterday. Thinking about it, I really can't sleep at night." The fifth aunt has always been following the second aunt's lead. Now, seeing that the second aunt is over, she sees the third aunt also turning to the eldest lady, so
Choosing trees for good birds to roost in, she could only echo the words now.
The third aunt was about to speak when she saw Cai Lian and Manager Ye walking in, holding a tray in both hands, "Miss, the search of the second aunt's courtyard has been completed. Here is the money that the second aunt embezzled, and this bottle."
The poison was found in the secret room of the second aunt's room, and I have asked the doctor to test it. This poison is the same poison that was used to poison the third girl yesterday."
As soon as Cai Lian said this, the whole hall was in an uproar. Everyone was dumbfounded and their eyes fell on the second aunt.
The thing that the second aunt was worried about was now happening in front of her eyes, which made her even more frightened. How could she defend herself now?
"Secret room?" Ye Jinsu asked, scanning the list and a porcelain bottle on the tray.
"Exactly, the second aunt stored the withheld money in the secret room. Many bottles of poison were found in the secret compartment of the secret room. Among them, this bottle is the same as the poison used by the third girl." Cai Lian continued.
"I didn't know that there was a treasury in the second aunt's house." Ye Jinsu's eyes turned cold, "Can you please tell me why this bottle of poison is in the treasury of the second aunt?"
"I really don't know. How could this poison be in my house? Does the eldest lady think that I poisoned her own daughter?" The second aunt quickly stood up and looked at Ye Jinsu with tears in her eyes.
"Second Aunt, why do you have such thoughts? I'm just asking you why you have this bottle of poison?" Ye Jinsu raised her eyes and stared at Er Aunt's changeable expression at this moment.
"My body has been cold since I was a child, so I would store some cold-resistant herbs, or precious herbs that can replenish the body. I would grind them into powder and put them in porcelain bottles. I would take them regularly. I would put them in each porcelain bottle.
There is a mark on it, but this bottle has no mark on it. It definitely does not belong to my house." Just when the second aunt was arguing excitedly, she glanced sideways at the porcelain bottle in the tray, turned her eyes, and cried.
"Oh, then why did the porcelain bottle of poison appear in the second aunt's secret compartment?" Ye Jinsu then asked.
"This... I don't know the truth about my concubine." The second aunt lowered her head and shook her head.
"Second Aunt, who else besides you knows about your little treasury?" Ye Jinsu then asked.
"Except for my identity, no one knows about it," the second aunt said in a low voice.
"It's strange over there. Since only the second aunt knows about this secret room and it is built in the second aunt's house, if according to what the second aunt said, the poison did not come from the second aunt's house, then who could have put it in?
Could it be that the medicine bottle escaped on its own?" Ye Jinsu said quietly.
Everyone here now hates the second aunt to the extreme. In the past, she relied on the old lady's favor to dominate and boss around in the Ye Mansion. Later, after the eldest lady died of illness, she became even more unscrupulous. Not only did she not
They took it seriously and even deducted their money, which made Er Yiniang's behavior exposed and aroused public outrage.
"I don't know that Second Aunt has a hobby of collecting poisons. I can't help but be curious. Just now Second Aunt said that no one knows about this treasury except you, Zuo. Naturally, only Second Aunt knows what is in the secret room.
Of course we don't know. Now, you have found poison in the secret compartment and you deny it. This is too far-fetched." The third aunt has been humiliated by the second aunt all day long, and she has to greet her with a smile every day.
Flattery has already accumulated deep resentments. Now, how could she miss this opportunity to trip up her aunt? Of course, she must spare no effort to add fuel to the fire.
"What the third aunt said is absolutely true. The poison was found from a secret room. This is physical evidence and there is no way for the second aunt to deny it." The third lady agreed.
"The old lady has arrived." At this time, the servant's voice came from outside the door.
Everyone looked at each other and stood up quickly.
I saw a handsome young man standing next to the eldest lady. He looked handsome and calm in a green shirt. At this moment, a pair of sinister eyes were staring at Ye Jinsu.
"Old Madam." Everyone said happily.
Ye Jinsu stood up leisurely and said with a gentle blessing, "Old Madam, these are the times to cultivate one's moral character and worship the Buddha devoutly. Why do you come all the way to enter this world of mortals?"
"I don't want to step into this mortal world, but some people just don't let me live in peace, and always cause some worldly things that give me a headache and I have to take care of." The old lady said in a deep voice, looking straight at Ye Jinsu.
Even if everyone here is a fool, they can hear that there is something in the old lady's words, which clearly implies that Ye Jinsu is the person who makes her live in peace.
"Well, what the old lady said is absolutely true. You came at the right time. Who in this house doesn't know that the old lady is the most strict and fair. My granddaughter happens to be in a difficult situation because of something. I hope the old lady can handle it impartially." Ye Jinsu did not say anything.
Angry, he turned slightly to the side, gave up his seat, and said warmly.
The old lady's eyes dimmed, then she continued, "That's it, then let's talk and listen."
"Old madam, you have to make the decision for me!" When the second aunt saw the old madam sitting down, she quickly knelt forward and cried at the old madam's feet.
"I've been crying and crying all day long. What a shame, what injustice? Get up and say something back." The old lady's eyes darkened slightly and she said.
Chapter completed!