Xie Jingling's face was as cold as the sky in the twelfth lunar month, making it extremely difficult to see.
When he arrived at Furongyuan, there was chaos inside.
Peony was tied up and thrown to the ground. The two women held up sticks and wanted to beat her, but they were stopped by Xiangyun, a girl from Chunshuyuan Song Yueyi.
"Before my girl comes back, if any of you dare to hit anyone, I will fight you!"
"We are under the orders of Miss Ping. This cheap maid dares to cause her master to fall into the water in the cold weather. She should be beaten to death."
"I didn't push Miss Ying, she fell into the water on her own. I was wronged..."
There was a quarrel among the servants in the yard, and Xie Jingling shouted, "Stop! Who allows you to act recklessly here?"
The two women were so frightened that they almost dropped the sticks in their hands. When they saw it was him, they hurriedly stopped their hands and said respectfully: "Fourth master, this cheap maid dares to harm Miss Ying. Miss Ping can't stand it. She said that even if it's her cousin's house, The girl inside, I can’t let her off lightly..."
Seeing that the two women were still arguing, Ah Fu took a step forward and said, "It's not your turn to teach the people in my cousin's house yet. Go ahead and don't embarrass yourself here."
The two women didn't dare to say anything anymore, so they shrank their necks and backed away.
Xie Jingling ordered Xiangyun, "First help her up and loosen her ties."
Xie Anping, who heard the noise in the room, came out and said, "Fourth brother, this cheap maid has caused misery to my cousin, we can't just let her go."
Xie Jinling glared at her, ignored her, and went straight into the upper room, where the old lady was explaining something to Doctor Hu.
Xie Jingling interrupted them, "Grandma, Doctor Hu, how is my cousin doing now?"
Mrs. Xie rolled her eyes at him angrily, "The man was saved in time, and he only drank two mouthfuls of pond water. But he didn't know what he was feeling sad about. He kept crying and didn't take any medicine. I was allowed to be here for nothing. Be anxious."
Xie Jingling breathed a sigh of relief and said cautiously, "My cousin Xu was frightened and she just came here. She doesn't know how to deal with herself. Grandma doesn't have to worry about this. Aunt Li, help her go back to rest first. I'm here, everything will be fine." .”
Mrs. Xie never dared to leave. The Xie family's residence had always been very quiet under her control. Even though it had been more than nine months since Song Yueyi was brought from Shangjing, the people in her house were very well-behaved and never caused any trouble. Right and wrong.
As soon as the Ruan girl came, the people around Song Yueyi pushed her into the water. There was no grudge between the two cousins, and Shaoyao wasn't crazy, so why did she do such an unreasonable thing?
Unless Song Yueyi knew about Ling'er and her. But this is simply impossible.
Most likely, the girl from the Ruan family was unhappy when she saw Xie Jingling and Song Yueyi going out together today, so she caused these troubles.
With her experience, she could tell what was going on with such a clumsy trick at a glance.
It was indeed something that could not be put on the table. How could she allow her to get her wish and block Ling'er's future?
"You don't have to push me away. What happened today is too strange. I have to find out who Chou Yin Mao is. I must not let anyone mess up my Xie family's back house!"
Mrs. Xie's words were so resounding that Ruan Ying, who was lying on the bed in the room and listening with her ears tightened, and winked at Haitang who was guarding the bed.
Haitang understood, quickly opened the curtain, and said with red eyes: "Finally, the fourth master is back. The girl just arrived at the house yesterday, and today she was pushed into the pond and caught a cold. It's not that she didn't take medicine, but she just felt aggrieved. I can’t drink it.”
"No matter what, let her drink the medicine first. Don't let her suffer."
Xie Jingling said this and was about to walk into the inner room. Mrs. Xie shouted softly, "Ling'er, you are cousins. After all, she is a girl who has not left the court, so be careful to avoid suspicion."
Xie Jingling froze.
Doctor Hu looked embarrassed.
Xie Anping knew what his cousin from the Ruan family was thinking, so he hurriedly said: "Grandma, my cousin is a guest at my Xie family. Now she is pushed into the water by some unsighted people. As the head of the family, the fourth brother goes to see what's going on. ? We are all members of our own family, why should we impose those old rules on others?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Song Yueyi's voice came from the door.
"Who is the bastard? Until the truth of the matter is found out, Cousin Ping should not speak evil words."
She walked lightly and slowly to the crowd, her expression elegant and self-possessed, "I just asked Shaoyao what happened. She said that she was called over by cousin Ruan for questioning, and she did not push cousin Ruan away. It was her cousin who accidentally fell into In the water, it has nothing to do with her."
Xie Anping was not happy to hear this and said loudly: "Cousin, do you believe the words of a cheap servant? She didn't push her when she said she didn't push her? Haitang went to get the cloak and turned around, but saw her push her cousin with her own eyes. Could it be that Haitang Are you still trying to frame her as a cheap servant?"
Song Yueyi looked at Haitang, "Did you see it with your own eyes?"
Haitang was sold to the Ruan family when she was not very young, and because she was well-behaved and could read her eyes, she became Ruan Ying's personal maid. No matter how coercive Song Yueyi was when asking questions, she would bite the bullet and tell the lie, "Of course I saw it with my own eyes."
"It was freezing cold, so Cousin Ruan ran to the pond with only a dead lotus, and even called Peony to ask if the lotus would bloom in summer... Is it Cousin Ruan who is too bored, or is she? Are you worried that Shaoyao is too ignorant?"
The implication is that Ruan Ying fell into the water and came back to falsely accuse Peony.
Xie Anping's nose was almost crooked with anger, "Why, you want to beat up a cheap maid in your house? Is it because my cousin jumped into the water by herself?"
"Really? Cousin, I didn't say that."
"Song Yueyi, don't bite like a mad dog just because you're about to get married to my fourth brother."
Song Yueyi was not annoyed and continued to speak softly, "As the saying goes, you can't explain clearly, and you can't argue clearly. You have your opinion, and I have my position. What's wrong with everyone expressing their opinions? Why do you have to say it verbally? Said something bad? Besides, I asked you just now that Haitang was not the only one who was there when cousin Ruan fell into the water. There were other people in the house who also saw what happened. How about I call the witnesses now and let everyone report this together? Is everything clear?"
Haitang's face turned pale. After all, the place was unfamiliar and she wasn't sure if anyone else was there at the time. I could only open my mouth, but it was difficult to spit out even half a word.
Seeing that she had lost the battle, Xie Anping opened his mouth to refute again, but Xie Jingling stopped him, "That's enough! Fifth sister, can you say a few words less?"
He yelled not only at Xie Anping, but also at Song Yueyi.
Unexpectedly, Song Yueyi, who usually obeyed his words, seemed to be shocked this time, but she couldn't hold her tongue. She turned around and said to Mrs. Xie:
"Old madam, you should know that my rule is very strict. Even if a maid trained by my Song family is released, she can be the main wife of a small family. How could she do such a thing to cause trouble in the back house? ? It was unwise for you to have Shaoyao tied up before you had figured out the matter. I hope the old lady will be more careful in the future."
