After crossing, she was forced to become the first assistant

Chapter 7 Jade Pendant Was Changed

Ruan Pingzhi looked coldly at the crowd gathered at the door.

Cheng Qianqian pursed his lips hesitantly, and walked towards the door.

It wasn't until the gate of the Wei Mansion was closed that Ruan Pingzhi sighed quietly, and said to the old maid next to him in a low voice, "I know that breakfast is useless, you can go to the ancestral hall with some food later."

Liu Ma stood behind the old lady, and said helplessly, "The old lady loves the young miss so much, why should she be punished like this?"

Ruan Pingzhi straightened her face, "She is a girl, and she was appointed as the assistant minister. She was about to lose her tongue, but now she is standing on the opposite side of the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty. You and I know Zhizhi's temperament. In Danyang City, she is not afraid of the sky." I am not afraid of the earth, I will always frustrate her spirit."

"What's more..." Ruan Pingzhi stared at the door thoughtfully, "The dozen or so people who followed the second girl Cheng were all from the Lian family, but none of them went up to vent their anger on their own girl, but stood in the Wei mansion. At the gate, people are being attracted to see Zhizhi bullying Miss Cheng Er, if I don’t punish Zhizhi, there will be rumors that Wei Xingzhi is arrogant and arrogant in the imperial city tomorrow, and she doesn’t put anyone in his eyes.”

Who is Miss Cheng Er?That was the daughter of the Taifu of the first dynasty, not to mention that her own sister might be the future queen. If Wei Xingzhi bullies her today, the memorials of courtiers attending her tomorrow will be piled high.

Moreover, Cheng Qianqian didn't have a heart, so what happened today was probably done on purpose.

In the morning the next day, Wei Xingzhi limped along the street with a pair of legs that were almost useless, and he was not as energetic and complacent as usual.

Suddenly, a girl with buns came out from the next alley.

Wei Xingzhi stopped, looked at the little girl in front of him, and gritted his molars, "Second Miss Cheng, what did Wei offend you so that you are so persistent in asking Wei for trouble?"

Cheng Qianqian clasped her hands behind her back, lowered her head and looked at Wei Xingzhi's knee with self-blame. She went back yesterday and thought about it all night, and she felt that she had hurt Wei Xingzhi.

"I didn't bother you, I..."

Wei Xingzhi took two steps, approached her, raised his eyebrows and pouted his chin towards his knees angrily, "Look at my legs, they are all thanks to Miss Cheng, and you still say you are not asking me for trouble?"

Cheng Qianqian pursed her lips, hesitated and couldn't tell why, and blushed for a long time before stammering, "Why don't you let the emperor's brother marry my elder sister? Think, let me tell you, the emperor's elder brother and my eldest sister are childhood sweethearts, the emperor's elder brother will never marry you."

Wei Xingzhi's face was astonished, what is this all about?
"Miss Cheng, I think you have misunderstood. I don't have any thoughts about the successor, and I dare not have any thoughts about your majesty. Everything I say and do is for Nan Xiao. As for your elder sister, if your majesty wants to, sooner or later Will marry her as queen."

But if you don't care, then don't care about her.

After hearing her words, Cheng Qianqian raised his head and stared at Wei Xingzhi with piercing eyes, "Is what you said true?"

"Wei never tells lies."

"The eldest sister will still marry the emperor's brother, right?"

Looking at Cheng Qianqian's eyes full of sincere longing, Wei Xingzhi paused, "Why do you want your elder sister to marry His Majesty so much?"

Cheng Qianqian circled her hands behind her, as if she was carrying something and was embarrassed to take it out, she smiled sweetly, revealing the faint dimples on her cheeks, she was really innocent and cute.

"My eldest sister has liked the emperor's brother for many, many years. The scriptures often say that lovers will eventually get married. I hope my eldest sister can get what she wants."

After finishing speaking, she stretched her hands behind her back to the front, revealing a beautiful wooden box.

"Anyway, I didn't mean to harm you, here, here, this is for you."

As soon as she stuffed the box into Wei Xingzhi's hand, she blushed and glanced at Wei Xingzhi, then ran away in a hurry with her head down.

Wei Xingzhi looked at her, then at the box in his hand, and couldn't help laughing.This girl turned out to be a paper tiger, and yesterday she was showing her teeth and claws to vent her anger on her sister, and even after she was punished, she still felt sorry for her. Although she was a little squeamish, she was innocent and cute.

Forget it, she won't bother with this girl about getting her punished.

Clenching the box in his hand, Wei Xingzhi was about to take a step when his shoulder was hit hard.

A commoner wearing coarse clothes passed by her, her eyes moved, she raised her hand and grabbed the commoner's arm, and said sharply, "Hand it over.

"What?" The commoner looked away, but Wei Xingzhi grabbed his arm and couldn't break free.

"Jade pendant." Wei Xingzhi turned his head slowly and spit out two words from his thin lips.

In broad daylight, dare to steal in the street, and what she stole is Wei Xingzhi's things, how short-sighted is this little thief?

"My lord, I didn't steal your jade pendant, I just wanted to steal some silver." The commoner's legs trembled, and he knelt down towards Wei Xingzhi. purse.

Purse?

Wei Xingzhi's heart was shocked. She never brought these things from her daughter's house when she went out. She usually wears a scarlet jade engraved with the words "Wei Xingzhi" around her waist. When did the jade pendant disappear, and instead there was an extra purse?
She stretched out her hand to put the pouch in her hand and felt it almost instantly. The weight of silver contained in it was almost exactly the same as that of her jade pendant. No wonder she didn't notice it today.

"My lord, I really didn't mean to steal your things. It's just... I just paid the tax to the court, and my family ran out of rice. Thief..." The man hunched his thin shoulders, his taupe clothes were almost washed white, and there were old and new patches on the cuffs.

He looks like an honest man.

Wei Xingzhi asked, "You said you were forced to steal because you just paid taxes?"

"Yes, yes, the new emperor has ascended the throne, and has experienced internal and external turmoil, and the treasury is empty. He must be vigorously plucking hair from us ordinary people."

Wei Xingzhi looked at the purse in his hand meaningfully. Unexpectedly, this person did her a big favor, otherwise she would not know when the jade pendant on her waist would be changed.

After thinking about it, he slid out a piece of silver from his cuff and threw it on the man casually, "Take it and use it, after this difficulty, don't do such dirty things."

After the man got the money, he bowed and kowtowed to thank Wei Xing several times, and then he took the money and ran towards the medicinal material shop with gratitude.

Seeing this, Wei Xingzhi slightly hooked her lips, but when she remembered the jade pendant that had been replaced, the smile on her lips gradually disappeared, and a haze naturally brewed in her eyes.

Those who know the weight of her jade pendant are nothing more than those who serve her by her side.

But the original owner was free and easy by nature, and he didn't like the maids around him every day, so there were only a few second-class maids here and there in the courtyard to wash her clothes, cook and so on.Sure enough, just after she gained the limelight, someone impatiently placed pawns beside her, but she didn't know, what was the purpose of the person who stole her jade pendant?
(End of this chapter)