Glory all the way

Chapter 3 Catching a Thief
"Sister Yun, why did you steal your purple pattern pendant if you don't have anything good at your sixth sister's place? If you lost something, tell your auntie, she will investigate thoroughly in the mansion and find the jade pendant for you. You can't pour dirty water on your sixth sister."

Seeing Bai Yingluo standing in front of the door with a slightly shocked face, the old lady Bai looked at Bai Yingyun with some anger on her face. In her words, she clearly did not believe that Bai Yingluo would do such a thing of theft.

Tears of grievance accumulated in her eyes. Bai Yingyun pursed her mouth and glanced at the people in the room who looked hesitant or searching. I went to the little maid in Sixth Sister’s room and said that she had seen my purple pattern pendant in Sixth Sister’s hand.”

"Grandmother, Luo'er didn't take Fifth Sister's jade pendant."

Anxiously defending, Bai Yingluo quickly screened out the little maids who served her in the room in her mind, and immediately locked on a target in her heart.

"Let's go to Yi'an Pavilion."

With a calm expression on her face, the old lady Bai finished speaking in a deep voice, supported Kang Ji to stand up, and walked out with the help of Mrs. Zhao, while all the people in the room also hurriedly stood up and followed.

Yi'an Pavilion is the courtyard where Bai Yingluo lives.

Jing'anhou's Mansion is a large mansion with three entrances. Old Master Bai and the old lady live in Qing'an Hall, the main house of the three entrances. The East Wing used to live with the third son and his wife, but it has been vacant since that year.

The second main house, Mingya Garden, lived with the Shizi and his wife, and the east and west rooms lived with a group of children and concubines respectively.

As soon as you enter the main hall, there is a plaque of "loyalty, bravery, filial piety" given by the late emperor, which shows that the late emperor rewarded Lord Bai for his loyalty and bravery. Therefore, it was used as a meeting hall, or a banquet for guests. Hall use.

As for the east and west wing rooms, there are two and four rooms respectively.

Yi'an Pavilion is located in the West Wing, adjacent to Yunshui Pavilion, the courtyard of Fifth Miss Bai Yingyun.

Now it is the season when peaches and plums are fragrant, although the weather is warm, but from Sanjin Qing'an Hall all the way, everyone's foreheads and noses are still dripping with sweat, and the old lady Bai, who is walking slowly in front, is becoming more and more panting endlessly.

"Grandmother, you can take the soft sedan chair. If you are like this, not to mention Luo'er, even the aunts and aunts will feel very distressed."

Bai Yingluo supported the old lady Bai and said softly.

Patting Bai Yingluo's hand reassuringly, the old lady Bai said kindly, "It's okay, grandma isn't old enough to lose her legs, and now she's walking around, just to see the flowers and plants in the garden."

Hearing what Old Madam Bai said, Bai Yingluo felt slightly relieved.

It doesn't matter how others doubt her, as long as the old lady believes in her in her heart, then it's fine.

After walking for less than half an hour, he arrived at Yi'an Pavilion. From a distance, he saw a maid waiting at the gate of the courtyard. When he looked closely, it was Chen Xiang who was pointed to by old lady Bai to serve her beside Bai Yingluo.

"The servant has seen the old lady, the three ladies..."

After saluting respectfully, Chen Xiang invited a group of people in, and beside him, a clever little maid opened the curtain.

After walking a few steps forward, the old lady Bai stopped abruptly, turned around and looked around in the courtyard for a few times, but her eyes swept across the second lady's face indistinctly, and in an instant, the second lady felt It's hot and hot.

On one side is Yunshui Pavilion, and on the other is Yi'an Pavilion.

In Yunshui Pavilion, the peach blossoms are blooming brilliantly, and the winter jasmine is blooming warmly. Only in Yi'an Pavilion, there are only two pear trees in the corner with a few lonely and cold flowers blooming. Those two pieces of green grass can give the eyes a place to fall.

"When did Jing'anhou's mansion become so shabby? Even the courtyard of Miss Dichu is so withered?"

After the old lady Bai finished speaking in a deep voice, she stepped into the door of Yi'an Pavilion, and immediately, even the face of Shizi's wife, Mrs. Xue, looked a little ugly.

Feeling resentful and aggrieved, Mrs. Xue gave the second lady a bad look, and followed Mrs. Bai into the house.

There are three rooms in the north of Yi'an Pavilion, the main room is used as a place for receiving guests, the room on the left is the bedroom where Bai Yingluo rests, and behind the ancient shelves on the right are bookshelf desks and piano cases. , The whole house is tidy, and there is still a faint scent of books floating in the room.

This was the first time that the old lady Bai came to Bai Yingluo's house, and after only one glance, the old lady felt a little more fondness for her granddaughter in her heart.

Looking at the desk, old lady Bai's eyes suddenly became moist. It was the desk used by the third son Bai Shiming.

Suddenly, the old lady Bai seemed to see her son sitting behind the desk and reciting a book seriously.

After recovering, the old lady Bai took a deep breath, supported by Mother Zhao and Bai Yingluo, and sat on the soft couch at the top.

"Sister Luo, call all the maids in your yard to come in..."

Speaking straight to the point, the eyes of the old lady Bai flicked over the maidservants in the room.

At this moment, apart from the old lady Bai and Mrs. Shizi and the others who followed, the maidservants in Yi'an Pavilion only have Tassel and Liu Yingluo who are close to Bai Yingluo, and the aloes that old lady Bai pointed out before.

Obtaining the old lady Bai's order, Liu Ying opened the curtain and went out. After a while, she led six little maids into the room.

There were three people in a row, and six young servant girls knelt down on the ground, kowtowed to Old Madam Bai and the three wives, then stood up, bowing their heads in a proper manner.

"Sister Yun, don't you have a witness?"

The old lady Bai turned to look at Bai Yingyun and asked.

Taking a step from behind the second lady, Bai Yingyun looked at the little girl in the middle of the second row and said, "Yanhong, tell me..."

The little girl in green clothes who was named was terrified, ran out and knelt down on the ground in a hurry, looked at the old lady Bai and Bai Yingluo with a confused look, then looked at Bai Yingyun and asked: "Miss Fifth, I don't understand You mean."

"not understand?"

With a little anger on her face, Bai Yingluo glared at her viciously and said, "Didn't you gossip with Xiangcui at the back of the small kitchen last night? Why, I dare not admit what I said yesterday No matter how dishonest you are, do you believe that I immediately called Ren Yazi to sell you out?"

"cough……"

Bai Yingyun's words seemed a little unpleasant, Shizi's wife, Mrs. Xue coughed lightly, then looked at the maid kneeling in front of her and said, "Isn't it Yanhong?"

Seeing the little maid nodded, Mrs. Xue said slowly: "Since Fifth Miss has heard what you said to others, and what you said, let's say it all. The old lady is here, so she will naturally be able to distinguish right from wrong. There is nothing wrong with you, and I will definitely not send you away. But if there is a false sentence..."

After a half-sentence, Mrs. Xue did not continue, but Yan Hong suddenly felt a little creepy and terrified, "Old lady, eldest lady, slaves said, slaves said, please don't send slaves out, don't send slaves out ..."

Kowtowing repeatedly, Yan Hong raised her eyes to look at the old lady and said: "A few days ago, Mrs. Bei Ningbo came to the Hou's mansion and gave Miss Fifth a purple pattern pendant. Xiang Cui said that she had seen it in Miss Fifth's hand, it was a very clear piece of jade. , there is still a touch of purple inside, it must be extremely valuable. I have seen such a piece of jade in the hands of the sixth lady. Yesterday, after the servant finished speaking, Xiangcui said, Miss Fifth's jade is lost. The slave, Slaves..."

Not daring to say anything further, Yan Hong looked at Bai Yingluo from the corner of her eyes, and saw her expression was indifferent, as if she hadn't heard her words at all.

"You, did you see a purple jade pendant in Miss Six's hand?"

The old lady Bai asked in a deep voice.

"Slave... I have seen it."

Not daring to hesitate, Yan Hong replied quickly.

"Sister Luo, do you have such a piece of jade Yan Hong mentioned in your hand?"

The old lady Bai turned her head to look at Bai Yingluo and asked.

"Back to the old lady, Luo'er does have a purple jade pendant in her hand."

Nodding in agreement, Bai Yingluo turned to look at Liusu and called out, "Tausu, go and get my piece of jade."

"and many more……"

Seeing that Bai Yingluo was not in a hurry, Bai Yingyun became more and more sure that there was a ghost here, fearing that Liusu would make a move, Bai Yingyun called her out, looked at the old lady Bai and muttered: "Who knows if she will hide again?"

"Sister Yun, do you want someone to search your sixth sister's house?"

Even if Bai Yingluo didn't take the purple patterned pendant, as long as word of the house search spread, Bai Yingluo would no longer have the face to face others in Jing'an Houfu. Thinking of this, old lady Bai felt more and more that Bai Yingyun was young and thoughtful. Somewhat cruel.Immediately, the old lady Bai's complexion sank, she looked at Bai Yingyun and asked sharply.

"Yun'er dare not..."

After finishing speaking in a low voice, Bai Yingyun glared at Bai Yingluo and lowered her head.

"Mother Zhao, follow Liusu to the inner room and bring out Miss Six's jewelry box."

After giving instructions to Mother Zhao, the old lady Bai turned her head and glanced at the calm and breezy Bai Yingluo, feeling more and more satisfied in her heart.

There was a slight noise from the inner room, and after a while, Mother Zhao and Liusu came out each holding a three-inch mahogany dowry box, and the old lady Bai's gaze sank slightly.

Even a lady from an ordinary family should not only have such a small amount of jewelry, not to mention that Bai Yingluo is still the daughter of the Jing'an Hou Mansion. Over the years, I have sent people to greet her several times a day. How do I greet her? ?

Thinking of this, Old Madam Bai's face showed a bit of self-blame.

Opening the lid of the box, there were all pearls and hairpin bracelets inside. Although the golden light was dazzling, after all, the old lady Bai already had a grudge in her heart. No matter how beautiful things she saw, she felt that she was not worthy of Bai Yingluo.

As for Zhao's mother, after looking through it for a long time, she really took out a suet jade pendant inlaid with purple patterns.

Immediately, Bai Yingyun's expression changed.

Recklessly rushing forward, Bai Yingyun reached out and rummaged through the two boxes.

For a long time, she didn't see her own purple patterned pendant. Bai Yingyun raised her head and yelled at Bai Yingluo, "Where did you hide my purple patterned pendant? Tell me..."

"enough……"

When she saw the mutton fat jade pendant, the old lady Bai felt a slight pain in her heart. Seeing Bai Yingyun's mischief at this moment, her expression turned pale.

"Come on, drag her out and kill her..."

Staring at Yan Hong fiercely, the old lady Bai scolded angrily: "Arranging a master at will, a slave with a wicked and unfaithful mind, what do you want her for?"

"Old lady, old lady, please forgive me..."

Shouting sternly, Yan Hong glanced at Bai Yingyun, kneeled down in front of the old lady Bai, and kowtowed her head again and again begging.

Outside, I vaguely heard that someone had passed on that the old woman had come to tie her up, and Yan Hong shouted anxiously: "Old lady, old lady, it's not that the slave is unfaithful, but that Miss Six is ​​not a good master, she, she..."

Heartbroken, Yan Hong looked up at Old Madam Bai and said: "In the middle of the night, I heard Miss Six calling 'Xuan Lang', I have heard it many times, old lady..."

If the purple-patterned pendant is something created out of nothing, then of course Bai Yingluo is not afraid.But Xuan Lang, other people didn't know, but Bai Yingluo knew it in her heart. Immediately, her face turned as pale as rice paper.

(End of this chapter)