"How could..." Chi Su looked at the purse in Xue Hengzhao's hand and turned pale with shock, "Last night..."
"It was still fine last night." Xue Heng said, looking at the big and small holes burned on the fabric.
"What should I do? How can I fix it after it's been burned like this!" Chi Su was extremely anxious, "Who did it, is it Qu Linglong?
But last night we saw the door locked before we left, and in the morning we didn't open the door until we arrived. How can she have time to do this? "
Xue Hengzhao turned her head and glanced at Qu Linglong, who looked at her and turned around.
Although they only looked at each other briefly, Xue Hengzhao was convinced that it was her who did it.
Xue Hengzhao didn't say anything, but he knew in his heart that on the surface there was no possibility that Qu Linglong would do this, which could only mean that someone had colluded with her.
And that person must have some power in order to help Qu Linglong cover up well.
At this time, several more people gathered around, all chattering about what to do.
After entering the house, Aunt Ma said to everyone: "What are you doing gathering together?! Why don't you disperse and do some work!"
Chi Su wanted to hide what Xue Hengzhao was holding, but Xue Hengzhao shook his head at her.
Aunt Ma came over and when she saw the burned fabric in Xue Hengzhao's hand, she immediately asked, "What's going on?! A good thing has been burned like this! Did you accidentally get it while doing work last night?"
Don't say that this is some new trick you're going to do. If you mess with things like this, you'll be struck by lightning! "
"Aunt, no, I was fine last night. I don't know why today..." Chi Su quickly tried to defend Xue Hengzhao.
Unexpectedly, Aunt Ma raised her hand and gave her a mouthful: "Is there any place for you to talk here? There are no rules!"
Then he asked Xue Hengzhao sternly: "Why don't you say something when it's your turn?! Are you trying to take down Qiao just because you had some merit yesterday?!"
This is purely a crime.
Xue Hengzhao said: "I don't know how it happened, but it can be saved."
"Is it still redeemable? Do you think you are the Empress Nuwa? You can make up for it however you want!
Let me tell you, so what if I can make it up? Isn’t it a waste of effort and thread? If it's really like you, don't even think about doing business. "Aunt Ma said impatiently.
"What are you arguing about so early in the morning?" Aunt Hu walked in holding Xian'er.
"Mom, look, what does this look like?! The good things are burned. It must have been because I got distracted while doing work yesterday and the lanterns fell down." Aunt Ma snatched the things from Xue Hengzhao's hands and took them Show it to Aunt Hu, "This girl doesn't say anything, she looks like someone owes her something."
"This is really outrageous!" Aunt Hu coughed twice and said, "It stands to reason that if you mess with things like this, you should be beaten and have to kneel outside, but you can't do it in the New Year and make people howl like ghosts."
"Then what should I do according to your advice?" Aunt Ma asked.
"Put her in a cold room in the north," said Nanny Hu, "and don't allow her to eat! Lock her up for two days and then release her."
"I'll ask someone to bring her over right now!" Aunt Ma said, winking at the two little eunuchs at the door, "Lock the door from the outside and don't allow her to come out!"
"No, mama, it's such a cold weather now, and Heng Zhao's body is so weak. Won't she freeze to death if she is kept there?" Chi Su couldn't care less and quickly stopped her.
"You are very loyal," Aunt Hu sneered, "In that case, you should do all the work for her that she can't do.
If you dare to default on even one thing, I will ask you to kneel in the snow all night! "
They had planned before that after Qu Linglong framed Xue Hengzhao, they would never give her a chance to defend herself.
On the surface, I couldn't do anything too extreme. I locked Xue Hengzhao in a cold room according to the rules. In such weather, she was not given a carbon basin or a quilt.
Xue Hengzhao would probably freeze to death.
Even if she survives the freeze, she will definitely get sick.
At that time, they would tell her that she had tuberculosis and that it would be passed on to others, and then drive her to the clothing bureau, where there would naturally be people to chastise her.
In this way, they can be regarded as getting things done for Zhou Hong.
For a little palace maid, no one would stand up for her, let alone get to the bottom of it.
Even if someone feels unfair, so what? There are a lot of injustices in this palace.
During lunch, Chi Su was in a state of confusion. All she could think about was how to save Xue Hengzhao.
The rice was not easy to eat raw, so she ran to find a way to find a way to master Shi Dianjin.
Shi Dianjin was also panicked: "My master is not in the palace and has gone out to do some business. I am fairly familiar with the eunuch in charge of the needlework bureau. I don't know if asking him for help will work."
After hearing this, Chi Su didn't think much and said, "That's good. Please go and beg him! Heng Zhao really can't help it."
Shi Dianjin didn't dare to delay, hurriedly handed over the matters at hand to others, and hurried to the eighth bureau.
Chi Su didn't dare to delay too long because she still had work to do, and now Xue Hengzhao's work was also on her head.
It wasn't until evening that Shi Dianjin found her and said with a grimace: "When I looked for that person in the morning, he promised to help me find a solution.
I couldn't find him until after noon, but I finally met him just now. He told me not to worry about it, but no one said anything. "
"Then...is he asking for benefits?" Chi Su asked.
"I thought so too. I gave him money, but he returned it and advised me not to wade into this muddy water." Shi Dianjin said helplessly, "In my opinion, there must be someone behind Aunt Ma and Aunt Hu. Others are causing trouble, otherwise it wouldn’t be like this.”
"That's what I thought too. It's impossible for us to offend both of them when we first arrive. Why are they targeting us?" Chi Su said, "But who is the person behind this? And what is the purpose?"
"The water in the palace is unfathomable, and I can't figure out what's going on now." Shi Dianjin frowned in distress, "Let's split up and think of a solution! No matter what, we have to try our best, right?"
"Can we go meet Eunuch Zhang from Yangze Palace?" Chi Su said, "He is one of the most important people we know."
"The Yangze Palace is fasting and worshiping stars. No one is allowed in. Anyone who goes now will be killed!" Shi Dianjin said, "Do you think I didn't think of going to Eunuch Zhang?"
Chi Su was completely dumbfounded when she heard what she said: "What should we do? Just let Heng Zhao stay in that cold room? She will freeze to death!"
"Now I can only ask God to bless me. Miss Xue will be auspicious and she will be able to turn bad luck into good luck." Shi Dianjin clasped his hands together.
"Go and see if your master is back? He is older than us after all, so he might be able to think of a way." Chi Su didn't want to wait like this, "I'll go and see where she is being held. There should be no one guarding her. It's so cold in that place, who would be there."
