Chapter 152 Critical Moment
"There is no rush, we have to wait for the opportunity."

Shen Jiaojiao picked up the tea cup and took a sip to relieve the dryness of her mouth.

Seeing her carefree look, Aoxue asked curiously: "Didn't you agree to Uncle Mo to sneak into the room in the main courtyard tonight to search for evidence of crime?"

"Yes, but now we don't have a suitable excuse to go in." She shrugged and explained helplessly, "My foster father hasn't returned home yet, and I can't get in even if I want to."

There are four guards with high martial arts skills in the study room in the main courtyard of Meng Mansion, and others are never allowed to enter or exit at will.

Even Mrs. Meng cannot go in at will.

Naturally, Shen Jiaojiao had no confidence in evading the guards and entering the study safely.

She was crazy to sneak in there.

Wouldn't it be nice to just deliver the tonic soup to my adoptive father in an honest manner?
"How will Miss search after entering? You seem to be unable to avoid Master Meng." Aoxue asked.

"Why should I avoid it? My adoptive father doesn't care about me. After I went in, I said I was looking for a book to read, so I just rummaged through it."

Seeing how confident she was, Aoxue didn't ask any more questions.

Aoxue nodded and retreated.

She was so envious of Meng Wan!
What made her even more uncomfortable was that her adoptive mother quickly cleared away all the evidence, including witnesses.

In Meng Wan's place, the adoptive mother was a very loving mother. No matter what Meng Wan did, the adoptive mother would help wipe his butt.

Shen Jiaojiao nodded, "I know, I just asked you to stare at his family and not do anything else."

Shen Jiaojiao saw Aoxue's worry, put down the tea cup in her hand, and shook her head with a smile.

The implication is that there was no evidence of guilt in the past, and it will never be uncovered today.

"My adoptive mother has always done things safely, how could she leave any legacy? What's more, all the evidence has disappeared now, and I can't do anything even if I want to!"

"Miss, are you looking for me?"

"Just recognize him. Find someone to keep an eye on Lu Laosan's family to see if any of their family members have any unusual reactions recently."

"Aunt Zhou just told me something. Yesterday Lian Yi saw who the 'adulterer' was. Do you recognize a son named Lu Yong?"

Could it be that she was asked to lift up Meng Wan's clothes to see if there were any traces of ambiguity underneath?

"You go find Kexin and ask her to guard the front yard. As soon as the adoptive father returns home and goes to the study room in the main courtyard, he will come back and report. By the way, call Keying in for me."

Not long after, Keying opened the door curtain and came in, saluting her lady respectfully.

She felt bitter every time she thought about rebelling against her mother.

As he spoke, he sighed and looked towards the main courtyard.

This made it impossible for her to convict Meng Wan.

"Lu Yong? Isn't that the youngest son of Lu Laosan's family?"

Aoxue was at a loss, so easy?
If it was so easy, why did Mo Gan send groups of people over but failed to capture the main courtyard of the Meng Mansion?
"Okay, don't think too much."

Ke Ying frowned and warned her: "Miss, it's better not to provoke her. It's a critical moment now. Madam will definitely send someone to keep an eye on her."

"I grew up reading sages' books in my adoptive father's arms, and I often went to the study. I have turned it upside down a long time ago. There is absolutely no evidence of guilt."

Just like Meng Wan once did to her.

The more Shen Jiaojiao thought about it, the more she felt sad. She sighed heavily and ordered Keying.

"Send someone to keep an eye on this family's movements, and also inquire about the relationship between the maid of Hanliyuan and Lu Yong, focusing on why this maid framed Meng Wan."

Keying responded one by one.

Seeing that Keying didn't retreat, she tilted her head and asked, "Is there anything else?"

Keying said "hmm", walked up to her in two or three steps, and knelt down.

"My servant would like to ask, who did the young lady meet at the teahouse today?"

While speaking, Keying faced the ground and did not dare to look into her young lady's eyes.

Shen Jiaojiao frowned, "What's wrong?"

Ke Ying quickly raised her head to glance at her, then quickly lowered her head, took a deep breath, and expressed the doubts in her heart. "My slave noticed that the young lady seems to be avoiding me. When I went to the tea house this afternoon, you only asked me to stay outside the door...but I heard voices in the room."

"Why does Kexin know all these things, but I don't know anything? Is there something Miss is hiding from me?"

Keying never knew that her lady wanted to search for evidence, let alone Mo Gan's existence.

Obviously, the relationship between the master and servant is equally close, but my young lady relies more on Kexin...

This made Ke Ying inevitably feel a little uneasy.

There is a feeling of being left out.

Shen Jiaojiao noticed Keying's fear and quickly comforted her: "Don't think so much. Kexin doesn't know that she is guarding Wei Lan in the house."

"I am indeed going to meet someone. I can't tell you who it is. In short, this person is very important to me, and you must not tell anyone."

These white lies are deceiving Keying.

For some reason, she didn't want Keying to know the existence of Mo Gan and others.

But in order to appease the eldest maid, she could only lie and say that Kexin didn't know about it either.

Fortunately, Kexin has never been sloppy in this matter and has never exposed his flaws.

Keying immediately believed her lady's words.

"Thank you for your answer, Miss. I'm just a servant, so I shouldn't have asked. It's just that too many things have happened in recent days, and I'm very worried..."

As she spoke, Keying's eyes turned red.

"I'm afraid you'll get into trouble and won't tell us, so you'll have to bear the pain yourself."

Shen Jiaojiao chuckled, stretched out her hand to pull Keying up, held her hand, and asked, "In your eyes, am I such a person?"

"Young lady is still laughing!" Keying pursed her lips, "If young lady encounters something that you can't decide on, please tell us, don't keep everything in your heart. You should know that three cobblers are like Zhuge Liang."

"Keying is going to scold me with great truth." She teased, with a smile on her lips.

Keying snorted and withdrew her hand, "Young lady will make fun of me."

Seeing that the girl's mood returned to normal, Shen Jiaojiao breathed a sigh of relief.

Just as he was about to speak, he saw Kexin hurriedly walking in from the corner of his eye and quickly put away his smile.

"But the adoptive father has returned home?"

Ke Xin quickly waved her hands and denied, "No, the eldest young master is here and waiting at the courtyard gate."

Shen Jiaojiao said "Ah", looked past Kexin and looked out the door, but did not see Meng Hui.

"Why did my sworn brother come to me at this time?"

"I don't know, but the young master saw me in the front yard and asked me to come back and inform you..."

The further he spoke, the lower Kexin's voice became.

He even shrank his neck for fear of being angry.

What if the young master only thinks of his young lady after seeing her?

"The way he walked through the front door has nothing to do with you. Maybe he has something serious to do." Shen Jiaojiao asked Ke Xin to stand up and speak, "Go and invite him in."

"Hey!" Kexin responded and was about to walk out.

She quickly shouted: "Don't forget to change someone to go to the front yard to stay with your adoptive father."

"My slave knows." Kexin responded again and hurried out.

Keying looked worried, "Miss, if the young master comes at this time, will it be..."

"Don't be afraid. My sworn brother should be looking for me because of the fetus in Meng Wan's belly. Maybe he wants me to take good care of Meng Wan like Chen Yuanli did."

After saying that, a look of sarcasm appeared on her face.

After all, Meng Wan is the step-brother's biological sister.

(End of this chapter)

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like