One day passed quickly, after a violent storm.
The bluestone road of the Xiao family was covered with frost, and the maids were very careful when walking, holding on to the corridor for fear of slipping.
Holding Spring Festival couplets in their hands, they were talking about other things.
"My little flower is missing. I searched all night and couldn't find it."
"Who is Xiaohua?"
"It's my adopted cat. It wanders outside during the day and comes back at night."
"You don't know? Yesterday, someone was out catching wild cats. They were probably captured."
"What?" The maid was so excited after hearing this that she was almost thrown out by the Spring Festival couplets.
The master asked the maids to write Spring Festival couplets. This matter did not attract anyone's attention. It was just a common thing.
As the Spring Festival couplets were handed over to Yu Jiaoer, Yu Jiaoer's inner doubts deepened.
All the maids have written Spring Festival couplets, but the handwriting of the person who left the note is far different.
Could it be that the thief was so cunning that he already noticed it? Deliberately change the handwriting?
Yu Jiao'er thought it was impossible. The master had ordered the matter, and the maids didn't have much knowledge. It was too difficult to change their handwriting.
Yu Jiao'er stared at a room full of Spring Festival couplets and thought about it, when Xiao Cui beside her suddenly reminded her: "Maybe she's not a maid?"
With a reminder, Yu Jiaoer suddenly thought of something and couldn't help but shiver.
"Could it be her?"
Yu Jiaoer clearly remembered that after coming out of the master's room, the second wife Jian Niang was crying in the room, and the master seemed to be angry.
Yu Jiaoer didn't think about it at first, but now a flash of lightning flashed through her mind - what if the peeping thief was the second lady?
Then there is an explanation for her crying in the room!
She must have been a snitch to the master. Because there was no evidence, she could not be trusted. The master angrily reprimanded her.
Jian Niang was dissatisfied and determined to catch the traitor, so she left a note.
The key time when she received the note happened to be right after Jian Niang was reprimanded.
As for Jian Niang’s motive for reporting...
"Is it possible that because I refused to submit, the master gave the task of borrowing seeds to Mother Jian?"
Thinking of this, all doubts were solved, and motives, logic, and facts were all connected together.
The handwritings of all the women in the Xiao family's inner courtyard were in front of them, except for the first lady and the second lady.
It is absolutely impossible for the eldest lady to discover that there is no need to hide the affairs of Lin Da and Yu Jiaoer, and they will be executed directly.
Only Niang Jian is suspected. She needs conclusive evidence and a reason to frame her.
"This femme fatale woman! I usually look at Feng Qingyun's indifferent appearance, but I didn't expect that she would become so ruthless and strike so harshly!" Yu Jiao'er cursed through gritted teeth and sat down dejectedly.
If the person peeping is the second lady, things will not be easy to handle.
A maid is easy to deal with. If she dies, she will die. No one will care at all.
If the second wife of the Xiao family died inexplicably, they would definitely want to get to the bottom of it.
Yu Jiao'er doesn't have the guts to kill anyone. This girl actually has a kind heart. She has been in the Xiao family for a long time and is often talked about by the servants. Even if she hears servants saying bad things about her, she pretends not to hear and there is never any criticism. When leaving a servant.
This time I killed someone cruelly because I was really scared.
Yu Jiaoer couldn't sleep at the thought of peeping people hiding in the dark and watching.
When it comes to killing people, she can only rely on Lin Da.
But the target has changed from the maid to the second wife, and the difficulty has increased a lot.
It's easy to kill a weak woman, but how can you leave no trace after killing her?
Yu Jiao'er felt that it was difficult for Lin Hanzi's mind not to reveal flaws.
"Madam, why don't I secretly send a message to Lin Da and ask him to find an opportunity to get rid of the second lady?"
Xiaocui is young and her brain works very fast. She has already guessed Yu Jiaoer's thoughts.
Yu Jiaoer trembled: "What nonsense are you talking about? What if... what if someone finds out..."
"According to Lin Da's temperament, even if someone finds out, he will not confess his wife."
What Xiaocui said was true. Yu Jiaoer was sure that Lin Da would not betray her.
But wouldn't it be too cruel to trade that fool's life for his own stability?
"No... no! Absolutely not. There is no perfect solution. Don't alert Lin Da. That idiot has a straight temper and can't turn around. If he knew, he might do something stupid."
Yu Jiaoer quickly poured herself a glass of water to calm down first.
After a moment of silence, Yu Jiao'er said: "Maybe I'm mistaken, maybe it's not Mrs. Jian at all... I'll go to the eldest lady's place to find out what's going on, and ask how the master arranged the borrowing of the seed? As long as the master doesn't force it. As Jian Niang borrows seeds from Lin Da, Jian Niang has no motive to expose her."
Yu Jiaoer still had a trace of fantasy, so she went out in a panic. She didn't want to step on the frosted bluestone at the door, and immediately fell down, causing her facial features to be distorted in pain.
"Ma'am, are you okay?"
"Ah...my foot, my foot is twisted..."
Xiao Cui quickly helped Yu Jiao'er to the bed, took off her shoes and saw that her delicate little feet were swollen into buns, which looked very scary.
"Oh, it's so serious!" Xiaocui exclaimed, "Madam, I'll call Lin Da."
Yu Jiao'er burst into tears in pain and nodded.
She used to be very strong and would not cry because of physical pain.
For some reason today, after being injured, the figure of Lin Da directly appeared in my mind. I thought of him holding my feet and blowing on me. He was big and cautious. He would definitely be very anxious and hold me at the top of his heart. .
Yu Jiao'er knew that someone was hurting her, and she felt sour in her heart. Tears fell down her cheeks, and she was just waiting for Lin Hanzi to throw herself into his arms and show off her affection.
I cried, but my heart was warm.
Xiaocui went out to find Lin Da, but slowed down when she walked to the corridor.
The little girl frowned, her pretty face wrinkled into a dumpling, and there was a small amount of sweat on her forehead in the cold weather.
She has followed Yu Jiaoer since she was a child. Whether she is in the brothel or the Xiao family, she has always been prosperous and suffered losses. If my wife is exposed for her adultery and dies, I will be buried with her.
The little girl knows this very well.
The existence of the peeping person not only threatened Yu Jiaoer, but also threatened Xiao Cui.
Only when the peeping person dies can she and her wife feel at ease.
Yu Jiaoer was concerned about Lin Da's safety and did not want to tell Lin Wanjie.
But for Xiao Cui's sake and for her own sake, Lin Da's safety was so important.
Xiaocui was hesitating whether to tell Lin Da the truth? Maybe at least let Lin Da know who the peeper is?
Thinking about it, Xiaocui arrived at the small thatched house in the vegetable garden, only to find that there was no one inside, except for a white cat sleeping inside, lazily licking its paws.
Xiaocui went to the backyard to inquire about the situation, and a servant said, "Da Lin was borrowed by Doctor Xue early in the morning. I wonder what he did there?"
"borrow?"
"No! As ordered by the master, Lin Dadu will be working with Divine Doctor Xue today."
