The two ladies-in-law who were serving Ruomei had already received orders from their mistress, and they knew that this delicate and elegant concubine was sensitive and thoughtful, so they wanted to make a fuss with her, so they simply drank a bowl of thick soothing tea, but they didn't know what was going on.

Unknowingly mix it into the decoction and give it away.

Ruomei slept until dawn, unaware of the flashes of swords and swords in the night. When she woke up, the rain had passed and the sky cleared. Not only did she feel refreshed, but her baby also slept in her wet nurse's arms with her face flushed. Early in the morning, her mother

The two of them shouted back to their hospital in high spirits.

Minglan greatly admired these two clever women, and all three of them, including the wet nurse, were rewarded with ten taels of silver each.

As for Qiuniang, she was worried all night in the house. When Sister Rong disappeared, she wanted to look for her, but was frightened by her mother-in-law.

"Has my aunt forgotten Madam's instructions again? Madam has specifically told her that no matter what happens, she is not allowed to leave the house. If my sister disappears, she will have her own maids to look for her. If my aunt has to go, she will look for her one by one.

Getting lost is a bad thing!"

Because Ming Lan had recently put down some rules with a cold face, Qiuniang was afraid of her mistress's majesty, so she stayed in the house honestly, not daring to move around on her own, and only raised her ears to listen to what was going on outside - nothing happened in the first half of the night, but lively in the second half of the night.

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The sound of sword fighting was right at the door of the courtyard, mixed with the screams that echoed late at night. She was so frightened that her legs became weak and she almost lost control. She almost jumped out of the window and escaped. Unexpectedly, before she could muster up the courage to open the window, the thief was guarded outside the courtyard.

The guards cleaned up.

Next, the guards sent the mother-in-law in to report that she was safe. After she and the maids breathed a sigh of relief, they saw that the sky was getting slightly brighter, and they felt that they could not stand it physically and mentally, so they went to find a house to rest. From the beginning to the end, Qiuniang was purely spiritual.

Frightened, very safe, just like hearing a scary ghost story.

"...Everyone said that last night was dangerous, but we didn't even see whether the culprit was round or flat." When it came to the end, Qiuniang was not just flattering the mistress, she was really grateful to Minglan for her thorough protection, "Aunt Mei asked me to take my place.

He kowtowed to Madam and thanked her, saying that thanks to Madam’s careful planning, their mother was able to be safe and sound, without even a hair being hurt.”

She didn't mean to be sarcastic when she said this, but Shao still felt ashamed, and his face changed color for several moments. Finally, he couldn't help it, and stepped forward and said: "...Brother and sister...I, I...it's all my fault for being stupid...I almost got involved."

Brother Tuan..." As he spoke, his eyes turned red, and he covered his eyes with a handkerchief, "If you have any bad intentions, brother, I, I really don't have the face to see you..."

Don’t have the face to see me?

Minglan sneered in her heart, such a light word, if she really killed her son, he would eat her alive!

"Sister-in-law, what's wrong? People have different opinions. It's reasonable for my sister-in-law not to trust me, so she wants to find a hiding place on her own." These words were sharp and sour, and Sister Xian looked down in embarrassment.

head.

Shao was anxious and couldn't stop apologizing. Minglan deliberately ignored her for a while, wanting to hear what else she had to say. Unexpectedly, Shao was not able to speak well and had no depth in his heart. He just kept saying "I'm confused, I'm not good" over and over again.

, the words were not very brilliant, and the tears shed were not sincere and pitiful. Even Sister Xian shook her head secretly, feeling deeply that such words could not be forgiven.

Shao sobbed for a while, originally thinking that her siblings had always been good-tempered, and even if they were still angry, they would give themselves a step down in front of everyone. Unexpectedly, after waiting for a while, Minglan didn't say anything forgiving.

She just put aside the conversation in a lukewarm tone and turned her head to tease Brother Tuan. She couldn't help but stand there in embarrassment.

Minglan could only sigh again, the Sheng family is really talented.

If it were Aunt Lin today, she would have faced this kind of self-incriminating situation, and she would have been able to cry out from pity for her life experience to the vastness of the world, with nothing to rely on, and then she did something stupid - to put it bluntly, she smelled sad.

Those who saw her shed tears, feeling sorry for her and ordered her to be her concubine, and finally forgot all the mistakes she had made.

Shaking her head secretly in her heart, Minglan stopped delaying and gave a few more instructions to Sister Rong. Then she said to Shao: "There is something I wanted to discuss in a few days. Seeing that my sister-in-law is in good spirits, why not do it together today?

It’s over.”

Shao's heart was beating wildly, and he forced a smile and said: "What...what...?"

"What else can happen? Auntie Ren." Minglan slowly turned around and stood up, "I led the thief all over the garden. How many pairs of eyes saw him, there must be an explanation."

After saying this, she helped Xia He and walked out of the house first. Shao's face was pale and shaky, almost unwilling to shirk away. Xia Zhu, who was standing beside him, hurriedly stepped forward, held Shao's arm, and half

Fuban dragged him along.

The group of people walked around to the back seat, walked straight out of Jiaxi from the side door, and walked north along a pebbled path; Minglan held her belly in her hands and walked very slowly, swaying, and Shaw didn't dare

Urging, one can only endure the urge and follow step by step.

In fact, they had not walked a few steps, but Shaw felt like he was in another world, and broke out with sweat on his forehead. The group of people came to the westmost wing of the back row house. There were not many furnishings in it, only a round Ruyi table, and three people beside it.

There were four stools, and a huge flowerpot was set up by the window. The mud and dry grass inside it looked like it had not been taken care of for a long time.[~]

Xia He said softly: "In a hurry, I only had time to do a rough sweep. Madam, don't be surprised."

Minglan looked around and saw that the windows were bright and the ground was spotless. She said with satisfaction: "It only takes a while, no effort, it's good." She sat down on the round table and said, "Don't worry.

If you're too late, call someone to bring it over quickly."

Xia He left in response. Seeing this, Xia Zhu threw Shao onto the stool and quickly walked around the table to serve Minglan.

Not long after, Xia He came back, followed by three groups of people. At the head was Tu Hu, followed by two guards carrying a woman who had her hands and feet bound, and finally two women dragging in a maid who was tied up. The guards will

The woman threw it to the ground, then clasped her hands to guard both sides. The two women followed suit and threw the maid in front of Minglan.

Shao looked down and saw that the woman on the ground had a plump figure, one of her beautiful almond-shaped eyes was blue, she looked miserable, her hair was messy, and there was a lot of mud rolling on her clothes. Who else could she be if she wasn't Aunt Ren?

As for the other one rolling on the ground, it was Bi Si.

Shao touched his chest, still feeling startled and doubtful, but he heard Minglan smile and say: "Master Tu has worked so hard last night and it's time for him to have a good rest. You can leave this matter to others, so why do you have to do it yourself?"

Tu Hu smiled and said: "The outside has been cleaned up. Let's take care of this quickly so that everyone can rest at ease." After saying that, he bent down and pulled away the cloth stuffed in the woman's mouth. "Madam, you have a question."

stop!"

Bisi was also gagged and could only make a low whine. She looked up at Minglan with a look of pleading in her eyes.

Minglan didn't look at her, but turned to Shao and said with a smile: "What do I have to ask? This is the caring person next to my sister-in-law, so it's better for her to ask."

Shao's face was hot and he didn't dare to look up at the three burly men opposite him. He could only stare at Aunt Ren and said weakly: "...I, I...why did you bring the thieves in..." Regardless of her mother-in-law's family, she had never been in charge of it.

When he was doing general affairs, his words had no authority when asked, and the more he spoke, the softer he became.

When Aunt Ren saw Mr. Shao, she burst into tears on the spot and cried: "Madam, I was wronged... How dare I... It was the thief who threatened... He put a knife on my neck..."

Before she finished speaking, Minglan smiled and said, "I said, Aunt Ren, you have to look at the place to fool people. Look at the current posture, can you get through it if you ignore your wife?"

Upon hearing this, Aunt Ren glanced at Tu Hu and the two guards, and shrank back.

Because Shao was widowed, her daughter-in-law and maidservants also followed her to dress up in a dull and old-fashioned way. They were not allowed to wear makeup or wear hairpins or rings. Minglan had not paid attention to it before, but now she took a closer look and saw that her eyes were black and blue, and her cheeks were high.

She was so swollen that she still couldn't conceal her good looks. "Did you lure the thieves to Xiangxiang Garden under threat, or did you think the thieves were inside and outside? Do you think everyone else is blind?"

Aunt Ren knew in her heart that Minglan was not as powerful as Shao, but she was just lucky, so she said harshly: "You may have made a mistake..." Then she twisted her tied body and nodded to Shao.

"Madam, we have been together for so many years, and you have to make the decision for me!"

Shao moved his lips a few times, his eyes touched Minglan's frosty face, and he retracted his words.

"What a person who won't shed tears until he sees the coffin!" Minglan snorted coldly, "Okay, let me make it clear to you."

She pointed to Mr. Shao with her left hand, "Your wife lives a pure life and doesn't hear what is going on outside the window. How could she know where I hid Brother Tuan? Your mother Qiong said that it is you who will repay the university."

My sister-in-law knew about it and urged her to find out."

Shao's face was dripping with blood, and his head almost dropped to his chest. Aunt Ren was speechless, and Minglan sneered: "I am so conceited that I act secretly, but you can find out the news; huh, don't say you just heard it."

! It shows that you are very attentive on weekdays!" This kind of thing cannot be discovered by chatting casually on weekdays. You must always pay attention to the movements of Jiaxi.

Aunt Ren trembled and said softly: "...I, I keep paying attention for the sake of my wife and the girl..."

Minglan ignored her sophistry and continued, "After you persuaded my eldest sister-in-law, you took advantage of the large group in the outer courtyard to call Bisi to ask questions. My eldest sister-in-law was not good at talking, so she just sat on top, and you were the one who spoke wisely.

With good words, he can induce you with huge profits, but in the end you will find out the truth."

The tied-up Bisi twisted hard and made a whining cry. Her eyes were like spitting fire, and she glared at Aunt Ren. After all, Aunt Ren was not an experienced adulterer, so she didn't dare to look at Bisi.

"Okay! Even if what you said just now is right, you paid attention to the situation in our courtyard because of the Lord. Now that you have found out Brother Tuan's whereabouts, you should hide with the elder sister-in-law and the others to protect the Lord personally! But you ran away

Where did it go?"

Minglan's eyes were full of sarcasm, and she asked questions again and again, but Aunt Ren couldn't answer them.

"You excused yourself and ran out in a hurry. You met Yan Po from Nuanxiang Pavilion first. You said you were going to order some midnight snacks for your sister-in-law. Yan Po said that there was no fire on both sides at that time. Then you looked at Mother Chong from the second door.

You run to the west, when the old house on the east side is already on fire; the last one is Uncle Fu who is looking at the forest, when the forest on the west side is just on fire."

Minglan gradually raised her voice and her tone became more fierce, "You are a housewife. Why did you run to the forest in the outer courtyard during the chaos? You clearly went to meet the thieves! And everyone who saw you last night said that there was no way to put a knife to your neck.

, you still dare to quibble?!"

Aunt Ren was at a loss when she was interrogated. Tu Hu on the side showed a cruel look and said slanderously: "Madam, why do you need to talk to this wretched maid? Put her in my hands and tear her bones apart one by one. See if she doesn't say anything."

!”

Minglan waved her hand, she was a legal officer in the new era and she had to be polite before fighting.

Aunt Ren was so frightened that she stood up as if in convulsions. She tried her best to move as far away from Tuhu as she screamed: "Second Madam, spare your life! I have already told you, and I don't dare to deny it anymore!"

Minglan looked at her coldly: "You know what I want to ask."

Aunt Ren bit her lip, endured the paralysis of her hands and feet, and said in a trembling voice: "...it was the Madam... who sent people to come to me."

Minglan closed her eyes and murmured: "I guess it's her too."

"...No, it's not just me. There are also people from the outer courtyard who have promised to open the door and let people in. Unexpectedly, the two butchers arrived and transferred many Ding Yong from the village and personally watched the front and rear gates. There was no chance.

Let's start." Aunt Ren said intermittently.

Tu Hu became furious when he heard this and shouted: "Who is this bastard who eats the inside out?"
To be continued...