"Presumptuous!" Aunt Xu pointed at Zhou Yuan with red eyes: "Come on, search for me!"
"What if my aunt can't be found?" Zhou Yu'an raised his head, his eyes were calm, and he even smiled.
"If you can't find it, I'll beat you. If you don't believe it, your bones are harder than the board!" Aunt Xu said with a fierce look in her eyes: "You must have taken the master's hairpin. Only thieves can make sophistry."
"Really?" Zhou Yu'an said with a smile: "There's no need to accuse someone. I'm afraid the sophistry is false, and the thief's cry to catch the thief is true."
"He Chunhong!" Aunt Xu's lips trembled with anger, she grabbed the tea cup and threw it towards Zhou Yu'an.
Shen Chongming looked slightly nervous, but he sat motionless in his chair.
Sure enough, the teacup didn't hurt her at all.
"My lord, can you still drink that tea?" Zhou Yu'an kicked the broken teacup at his feet: "Aunt Xu is going to beat me up and lynch me."
As soon as these words came out, Shen Chongming turned his attention to Aunt Xu.
"Madam, are you going to give in and use lynching?"
"Master Shen, you don't know that all the girls in our house are sharp-tongued." Aunt Xu smiled with her, but the meaning in her words was very clear. Chunhong was the girl redeemed by He Bingtian from Chunfeng Tower. She was the private property of the He family. Not to mention lynching, even if she was beaten to death, she only needed to file a case with the government.
"Whether the maid in the house is sharp-tongued or not, Shen cannot confirm it, but using lynching is against the laws of our court." Shen Chongming glanced at Aunt Xu coldly, and continued: "Madam said she is a thief, so then Bring out the evidence that she is a thief."
"The evidence is hidden on her." Aunt Xu said anxiously: "The master's hairpin is extremely valuable, and this girl will be careful not to hide it in the room. In my opinion, it is better to have her clothes stripped from the inside. Also, check it carefully."
As soon as Aunt Xu said these words, everyone in the hall changed their expressions.
It's true that Chunhong is a maid, and that she comes from Chunfeng Tower, but even the girls in Chunfeng Tower will not strip off their clothes in public. What Aunt Xu wanted for this move was not the hairpin hidden on Chunhong's body but her life.
There is currently no one in charge of the He family. Although everyone feels it is inappropriate, no one stands up to refute.
Although it was unclear why Aunt Xu was so hostile to Chunhong, Zhou Yuan knew exactly what she wanted to do. So, she looked at Shen Chongming and pursed her lips with a smile.
"My lord, do you think this method is feasible?"
"If you have a way to prove it yourself, girl, you don't need to do this." Shen Chongming narrowed his eyes slightly and his eyes became inquiring and playful.
"Self-certification?" Zhou Yu'an lowered his head and rubbed his feet in distress: "Then I have to take off my aunt's clothes."
"What did you say?!" Aunt Xu's expression changed and she called the boy over to drag Zhou Yu'an out and beat him to death.
Zhou Yu'an jumped up and down, pushing and circling from time to time, causing the boys who were trying to catch her to panic. When there was chaos in the hall, she walked up to Shen Chongming with her skirt in hand, pointed at Aunt Xu's face and said, "The master's hairpin is hidden in Aunt Xu's box."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Aunt Xu said anxiously, "How could the master's hairpin be in my box."
"Auntie is so sure that she dares to ask the police officer outside to search for it."
"Just search, if you can't find the master's hairpin, I'll have the boy skin you!" Aunt Xu's lips trembled with anger.
Seeing that the fuss was almost over, Shen Chongming cleared his throat and asked the yamen waiting outside the hall to search Aunt Xu's box, and then asked someone to carry out Chunhong's box. He advocated fairness, justice and openness, so that Aunt Xu and Everyone was speechless.
The hairpin was found in the box where Aunt Xu kept her underwear. It was rolled up in a rose-red coat. When the yamen officer took out the little coat alone, Aunt Xu's face was so red that she could bleed.
The truth came out, she was the thief who was called a thief.
"It's not me! I don't know why it appeared in my clothes." Seeing He Hongyi, Aunt Xu cried and went up to him: "Master, it's not my concubine, it really is not my concubine."
He Hongyi patted Aunt Xu's hand, walked to Shen Chongming and saluted.
"Misunderstanding, it's all misunderstanding. The old man accidentally put this hairpin in Aunt Xu's clothes. The servant was careless in doing things. Maybe he didn't see it, so he put the hairpin and the clothes in the box together."
He Hongyi laughed along with him: "Thank you, Master Shen! Please ask Master Shen to go back today. When the old man has taken care of Tian'er's funeral, he will personally come to apologize to County Magistrate Li!"
"Master He, you are so polite! In grief, it is inevitable that you will do some foolish things, so please forgive me!" Shen Chongming returned the courtesy without any entanglement, and led the Yamen servant out.
While Aunt Xu was messing around with He Hongyi, Zhou Yuan slipped out of the crowd of spectators and stopped Shen Chongming at the door of He Mansion.
"Miss Chunhong, do you want to talk to me here?"
Shen Chongming deliberately emphasized the pronunciation of the word Chunhong.
Zhou Yu'an didn't notice, glanced at the boy standing at the door, took Shen Chongming's hand, and led him to a secluded place.
"It's unclear how men and women communicate, what do you mean, girl?" Shen Chongming looked at those familiar hands.
She changed her appearance, changed her clothes, and even imitated Chunhong's voice and appearance perfectly in order to impersonate him, but she forgot about her own hands - these hands had changed his medicine, endured soup, and touched him All this time, he would never admit it wrong.
"Why are you nervous? I won't let you marry me." Zhou Yu'an let go and made sure there was no one around before asking: "How did you know that He Hongyi's hairpin was in Aunt Xu's box? Do you know that the hairpin is Key? You told me earlier that I could still steal it. Now that it’s fine, I still have to find a way to get the hairpin."
"Why?" Shen Chongming looked into Zhou Yu'an's eyes.
"Why?" Zhou Yu'an was annoyed: "Did you know that the hairpin is difficult to get? I thought about poisoning him, but this old guy is very cautious. Everything he puts in his mouth will be tasted by the boy next to him first. I also sneaked into his yard. There were secret guards in the yard, and their martial arts skills were not like those in the martial arts world. Stealing chickens was not losing the rice, but on the contrary, it alerted the snakes and alerted the old guy. "
"What do you want to take?" Shen Chongming held her hand: "Is that thing important? Is it necessary to take it?"
His eyes were very special, making Zhou Yu'an feel guilty that he had been seen through.
"Forget it." Shen Chongming let go: "I didn't take the hairpin, it was He Hongyi who put it in Aunt Xu's box. Originally, I was still trying to figure out his intentions. Now I understand, he is looking for you, looking for The thief hiding in He's house who covets his hairpin."
Zhou Yu'an bit his lip and said nothing.
"Let's find another way to deal with hairpins. How do you plan to arrange the mother and son in Yizhuang?" Shen Chongming asked seemingly casually: "Feng Er surrendered, Sui'er was taken into custody, and Aunt Su's matter has been resolved, even if If you don’t go back to He’s home, you should have somewhere to go.”
