Lady Changning

Chapter 14 Xi Lin's Resentment
After exiting the bedroom, everyone gathered in the living room. The living room was not that big at first, but now that everyone, big and small, came in, it was unusually lively and crowded, but the atmosphere in the living room was not right from the beginning.Xi Jian was sitting on the top seat, the eldest lady knew she was wrong and could only stand, and the others naturally could only stand with the eldest lady.

"Father, why do you want to blame your mother for this matter? It's obviously a servant doing things indiscriminately." Xi Lin couldn't bear such a depressing atmosphere and spoke first.

Xi Lin knew that he was a product of a marriage, so he never thought of being pampered by his father like a younger brother, but he is extremely intelligent, and he is not inferior in academics. At this point, I hope my father can praise me.But the sadness of being the eldest son is that no matter how good he is, it doesn't seem to be enough, and his father can only be strict with him.Now that even his own mother is being reprimanded, it's a bit sloppy to speak by himself.

When Xi Changning saw Xi Lin say such words, he knew that the lady was talking to herself again. She glanced at the lady mockingly, and even used her own child as a shield in order to protect herself.Now that Xi Lin is still young and Xi Jian is too strict, the only one he loves is the eldest lady. If the eldest lady is in trouble, he doesn't know the reason, and he must be on the side of the eldest lady.

"Father, what my brother said is true. Mother has worked hard for this mansion for many years, how could she be slandered as a poisonous woman all of a sudden? There must be someone obstructing it." .

Xi Changning is naturally not afraid. Although she planned this matter from the beginning to the end, she did not participate in many scenes, because she was afraid that the eldest lady and Xi Hanxue would bring it up on the stage, and her father was partial to their mother and daughter, and did not trust her enough , will definitely transfer the crime to her.

"Shut up! Where is your prime minister's mansion? Don't think that you don't know anything because I'm not here! As the mistress of Ruman, of course you have done this before, and I will punish you to kneel in the ancestral hall for a month." Xi Jian weighed it Considering the severity of the punishment, Zhao Ruman took a good look at it, and she couldn't accept shaving her face the most.

When the eldest lady heard that she was kneeling in the ancestral hall, her face darkened. How would she go out to meet the wives of other families in the future? Isn't this embarrassing?
"My lord, Ruman refuses to accept. The third sister's illness is due to my inexperience, so why am I the only one responsible for it? Why don't you investigate the rumors in Beijing? It must be that some villain didn't like our Prime Minister's house and deliberately poured dirty water. "

The eldest lady is very anxious, and must change Xi Jian's punishment.Then she thought of putting the blame on the person who framed her, if she found out, she would definitely tear her mouth open.

Xi Changning still stood quietly on the side, listening to the lady explaining herself bit by bit.Knowing that the eldest lady wanted Xi Jian to thoroughly investigate the matter, she thought for a while and tugged on Fifth Auntie's sleeve.Fifth Aunt understands.

"Just now that maid Zhuxin is still outside the door. Just bring it in and ask if it's okay. This maid is a servant after all. Which servant dares to slander the master after eating a leopard, not to mention that my sister is the eldest wife of the Xiangfu. This might cause you to get cramped and skinned without knowing it." Since Wu Yiniang was aggressive, of course she was not afraid of Xi Jian, and she dared to say anything outright.

After being reminded by Xi Changning, Fifth Auntie was not afraid of such a tense atmosphere, and directly said the key points.

Da Furen was slightly taken aback, this Zhu Xin is indeed the key point, what Zhu Xin did was indeed her account, but originally she wanted to give Sanfang a hard time for a few days, who knows that now it has become the key point to correct her.But now she must not panic, no matter how Zhu Xin is, she is nothing more than a maid.

"Go and bring Zhu Xin up."

Xi Jian waved his hand, and several guards brought up Zhu Xin who was crying heartbroken.

"Master, please forgive me." The first thing Zhu Xin did when she saw Xi Jian was to beg for mercy. She shouldn't have been obsessed with taking money from the eldest lady.

"I still don't understand it! Otherwise, pull it out and stick it to death!" Xi Jian slapped the table heavily, and the whole room was silent.

Zhu Xin froze for a moment, then begged for mercy immediately when she recovered, she was so frightened that she said everything.

"It was the eldest lady who ordered Zhuxin to cut off the third aunt's supply, saying that the third aunt had ulterior motives and wanted to follow the rules, so Zhuxin was deluded and took the money. Master, please forgive me. Zhuxin dare not. All this is the eldest lady Instigated."

The eldest lady couldn't hold her breath any longer, she stretched out her hand that had been clenched in her sleeve, and slapped Zhu Xin.

"You servant girl don't know what's good or bad. The master told you to tell the truth, but you are still talking nonsense to me. Do you think the master will listen to you servant girl? Why don't you say who ordered you to slander me so much?"

"Zhu Xin, the eldest lady has always been strict, and she is a little stricter with her servants. Don't let others take advantage of it just because of this. Tell me who told you to slander the eldest lady? Is this person present?" Xi Hanxue was as gentle as a goddess descending Asking Zhu Xin, concern was written all over her glamorous face.

But for Zhu Xin, it's not just her first time working on an errand, outsiders don't know what kind of lady this young lady is like, they only think of her as a fairy, but they, the servants in the mansion, all know This fairy is fake.She shook her head vigorously to indicate that no one was instructing her.

Seeing that this girl was determined to fight against them, Xi Hanxue was also very angry, but she was afraid of losing her status like the eldest lady.I can only continue to ask gently.

"Is this person present? Don't be afraid. The crime of slandering the eldest lady is not a small one. Don't let yourself bear it. Say it, and my father will make the decision for you." Xi Hanxue's words were full of temptation.

Xi Lin also frowned at the side, feeling that Xi Hanxue's words were too ambiguous, and really wanted to go up and interrupt Xi Hanxue's continuation, but Xi Changning, who had been silent all this time, suddenly walked in front of him.

"Father, please spare mother. Otherwise, it will become a farce."

The farce is for the eldest lady to hear. Everyone knows that the instigator of this farce is the eldest lady. Although she can justify everything in the scene, it does not mean that everyone is a fool.Probably only the very trustworthy Xi Lin.

"Since sister knows she's wrong, don't make things difficult for her. Otherwise, if it spreads, it will be thought that you are hard to be a man. Now there is a servant girl Zhu Xin who has caught him. If she goes out to talk about things, it will be considered face-saving."

Wu Yiniang's words really moved Xi Jian, they are all people who want to save face, this is already a good way to say it, and it can't be better.

"What Fifth Yiniang said is that my mother has worked for the Prime Minister's Mansion for many years, and Zhu Xin is just a maid, so why bother to make things difficult for my mother." Xi Changning chimed in.

Seeing Xi Changning and Wu Yiniang talking to each other, Xi Hanxue was confused, which song they sang, and thought that it would be fun for them to wish Xi Jian punished the lady, but instead they helped the lady.

But all this is not a good thing to Zhu Xin. When she heard that she was asked to be a replacement bag, she was so frightened that her whole body trembled. Say no.Even if she died, no one would pay attention to it. Thinking of this, she felt a chill all over her body, and she didn't want to just die like this.

"No! Master, Zhu Xin was really wronged. Zhu Xin has evidence that the Da Furen instructed her."

In order not to die, Zhu Xin hurriedly took out the things in his pocket.It is a gold bracelet, the style is a little old and not the current style, it should be something from a few years ago, but this gold is not ambiguous at all, it is definitely worth a lot of money if it is pawned.

"This isn't one given by the second aunt of the Shangshu Mansion a few years ago when she came to the mansion to play. It was a new trick at that time." The fifth aunt was too sharp-eyed, and she could tell what it was at a glance.

"The lady gave this to Zhu Xin just for..." Zhu Xin's words behind her guilty conscience were almost stuck in her throat, but everyone knew what she was going to say.

"This thing is easy to recognize. At that time, the second aunt of the Shangshu Mansion liked to flatter and was stingy, so she specially marked the bracelet. The lady's is a flower-shaped mark, because her bracelet is the heaviest in gold, and the others are not heavy. Wait." Fifth Aunt reminded calmly.

Xi Jian winked at Manager Hu, and Manager Hu immediately stepped forward to check.Looking at the bracelet, there was a slightly surprised expression on his face, presumably the result was fine.He whispered a few words in Xi Jian's ear, and Xi Jian was so angry that he threw the bracelet out with his hands. The bracelet hit the table and chairs, making a sad ding ding sound when standing upright, and the bracelet deformed when it was still.

The eldest lady fixed her eyes, and the mark on the bracelet was faintly visible. She couldn't bear it and took a few steps back. At first, she thought that the things from the early years would not attract everyone's attention, so she rewarded them, but now she corrected her. thing.

Facing the evidence, the eldest lady was a little speechless, and even Xi Lin, who had always trusted his mother, was a little hard to accept.Seeing that the eldest lady had nothing to say, Xi Jian summoned guards.

"Take Madam and this maid down!"

"Master, I have been wronged." The eldest lady still refused to admit it in the end.

But the people present no longer cared whether the eldest lady was really wronged, mainly because the result was satisfactory.Everyone could only watch the eldest lady being taken away. Half of the people present were secretly happy, and the other half were sad. The sad ones were of course Xi Lin and Xi Hanxue.

Just such a farce ended with Da Furen's defeat, but in fact it can't be called defeat. For someone with a temperament like Da Furen, she had to bow her head completely, and there was still a long way to go.This time it was just her own doing.

Xi Changning followed obediently, but was blocked by Xi Lin.

"I don't know what's the matter, big brother?"

"Tell me! Is it your fault again?"

Xi Lin's face turned red at this time, and it could be seen that what happened just now was a big blow to him.

"Brother, is this wronging me?" Xi Changning didn't care about Xi Lin's questioning.

"It used to be a good home, why has everything gone wrong since you came out." Xi Lin has already blamed Xi Changning for all his sins.

"That's what Eldest Brother thinks it's good. Whether it's good or not depends on Eldest Madam? As long as Eldest Madam is good, it's someone else's fault. Elder Brother, I've been studying these books for nothing in the past few years."

Xi Changning couldn't help answering Xi Lin's unreasonable accusation, and directly blamed the eldest lady.After speaking, his face changed into a cold look.

Xi Lin was extremely embarrassed by what she said. He recalled that what she said was not bad. Whether the family is safe or not, the lady of the city alone has the final say. Before, everything was fine, but now the situation seems to have been pulled out of a layer of peace. Leather, full of rotten business inside.

"Brother, do you still want to ask? Why do you pretend that you don't understand people? How can you not know what's going on in the mansion? Is it me who caused trouble or someone else? "

Xi Changning couldn't understand what he said.If it weren't for Xi Lin not being too bad, and his temperament not following the eldest lady, she would not want to talk to him.Seeing that Xi Lin was stunned and did not speak, she did not say much about going back to her Tayue Pavilion.

"Fourth sister, the palace is no better than the house. If there is something to do, you should be careful, your temper will be more restrained."

"Brother, please remind me more, Chang Ning will keep it in mind."

Xi Lin is indeed not as scheming as the eldest lady, but it is a pity that he was born in a family of officials.

(End of this chapter)