The cannon fodder stepmother dressed as the villain Zai Zai

Of course, the female family members in the Hou Mansion mainly discuss the concubines and ladies sent by each family. The average servant would not dare to chatter and discuss such household matters in front of the master.

Seeing the panic and restlessness among the people below, Sheng Lixuan once again spoke out to calm everyone's mood.

"Silence, silence, everyone, please stand still. Let these two identify them carefully. If nothing happens, please go back."

After saying this, Sheng Lixuan looked up at the two guards and calmly ordered:
"You two must look carefully at each other. Look carefully, and you must not take a wrong look."

"If you find that maid, I will give you a huge reward, Lord Marquis, do you understand?"

As soon as they heard that there would be a reward, the eyes of the two guards immediately straightened up, they nodded their heads and said confidently:

"Sure, Lord Marquis, just keep an eye on it."

"Although you are a rough guy, you still have a good memory. If you really see that maid, you will never mistake her."

"Well, go ahead." Sheng Lixuan ordered seriously.

The two guards started from the front row and took a look at the female family members in the Hou Mansion.

Their faces were sometimes confused and sometimes relaxed. This one seemed somewhat similar in shape, but after thinking about it carefully, it was different from the strange maid's dress.

Just like that, by the time the two guards finished identifying all the female relatives in the Qingdu Hou Mansion, the sun had already set.

Two clan elders, including Sheng Yue.

The three of them were watching quietly. At this time, they were all impatient and urged:
"Have you two looked carefully to identify them? Seeing that the female relatives of the Hou Mansion are almost finished identifying, why can't you find the maid?"

The two clan elders were even more anxious to move back and forth, venting their anger on the two guards.

The two guards hurriedly replied:
"Go back to the Marquis and the two elders. The younger ones have indeed compared her carefully, but that woman is indeed not in the Marquis's residence."

Sheng Yue didn't believe it, because he had already summoned all the female relatives in the Hou Mansion, and absolutely no one was missing. He asked the two guards again:
"Have you seen clearly? Did you really not see the shadow of that maid?"

The two guards shook their heads and said:

"As far as I'm concerned, I really don't have one."

Sheng Yue lowered his head and thought deeply, muttering to himself:
"This is strange. Could it be that that maid has wings and can fly?"

Sheng Lixuan was also quite puzzled by this matter. Logically speaking, the Qingdu Marquis's house was very strict about going out.Even ordinary maids cannot go in and out easily unless they get tokens and personal tokens from the housekeeper and ladies.

But before that, Sheng Lixuan had already asked the guards guarding the Qingdu Marquis Mansion at various key points. It was true that there were no maids coming in or out today.

Things suddenly reached an impasse.

Finding a needle in a haystack like this is no solution. Sheng Lixuan sighed and waved his hand.

"Well, since there is no one you are looking for, let everyone go back and stop standing here. You are quite tired after standing all day."

Sheng Lixuan held his head and rubbed his temples. He felt a little upset and said to the two guards:

"You two should go back and rest first. If you think of anything else these days, you can report it to me at any time."

"Yes Yes Yes."

"Then I'll take my leave first." The two of them were originally responsible for guarding Song Wentong. Now that the guard was poisoned, the Marquis didn't hold them accountable. The two guards felt extremely lucky.

If you got it, you should quickly disappear from Sheng Lixuan's eyes, so as not to make the Marquis angry again.

The female relatives in the Hou Mansion immediately dispersed.

Xu Yaqin was sensible and didn't say much, and took Xuanhe back to Cuilan Pavilion.

Liu Manwan, on the other hand, still looked nervous for some reason, and did not hang out with the other ladies as usual to chat.

He just returned to the room in obscurity, taking his personal maid Mingyue with him.

Close the door.

Liu Manwan changed her attitude. She still sat on the table with lingering fear. She picked up the tea and drank a few sips. Then she barely suppressed her discomfort. Her face turned pale and she said to her personal maid Mingyue:

"Is the door closed tightly?"

Mingyue approached the door and looked at it, then turned back, nodded and replied:
"Don't worry, madam. No one is coming here, everything is locked up tightly. There are only you and me now, madam, there is no need to be so restrained."

Liu Manwan is still trembling slightly.

She said aloud: "That's good, that's good."

Mingyue's face was also a little ugly, but there were some words deep in her heart that she didn't know how to say, but it was really uncomfortable to hold them in her heart, so after careful consideration, she let them out.

Mingyue looked at Liu Manyan and said:
"Madam, the Marquis must be very angry about the poisoning of Butler Song. If he really finds out about it and blames us, Madam, you won't be able to live with it."

Liu Manwan glared at her fiercely, told her to shut up, and said:
"Be careful, walls have ears. Do I need you to remind me about this?"

Liu Manwan explained to her: "Song Wentong has been brought down. If the Marquis interrogates him personally, if that guy confesses me, I won't end up with a good outcome."

"It would be beneficial for all of us to strike first and make Song Wentong a dead man who can no longer speak."

"And if there is no evidence to prove it, no matter how smart Xu Yaqin is, she will not be able to escape the responsibility for destroying the portrait of the late wife. Now that the Marquis is neglecting him, our superior mistress and wife will have a chance. Do you understand this truth?"

Mingyue looked troubled and said hesitantly:

"I understand all this, but Madam, what kind of person is our Lord Marquis? Can this matter really be hidden from his eyes?"

Liu Manwan sneered and said with some pride:
"You don't know about Mingyue, right? As long as that person can't be hidden, let alone the Marquis, even the adults from the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple can't solve this case."

After hearing the second lady's answer, Mingyue suddenly realized something.He nodded deeply and couldn't help but praise:
"Madam, you are more skilled and familiar. Xu Yaqin is just a little clever. He is still a bit immature if he wants to fight with Madam. It seems that the hostess of the Qingdu Marquis Mansion in the future will still be Madam you."

Liu Manwan smiled from ear to ear listening to such praise, but she still understood the current situation clearly and warned Mingyue:

"But these are extraordinary times, and you and I should stay safe, otherwise it would be bad if someone from the Marquis's family catches us."

Mingyue nodded and said with a smile: "Madam, you don't need to say anything, even a kid can understand these things."

"That's good." Liu Manwan pursed her lips: "This time, I want to see how Xu Yaqin can turn around."

(End of this chapter)