Di daughter is easy to marry: the stunning princess

Chapter 40 Family Thief
Jin Xi threw all the quilts on the bed on the floor, and searched inside and out, but found no handkerchief or banknote.She rummaged through the bookcases, wardrobes, dressers, chairs, and all the corners of the room. She even opened the bucket for a few glances, but she didn't see any traces of handkerchiefs or banknotes.

When Ai's mother learned that the handkerchief and bank notes were missing, she was frightened and stupid, her lips trembled for a long time and she didn't say a word.It was discovered that the sixth girl had a large amount of money in her hands. Although she would be charged with hiding property behind her parents' back, it was given by Mr. Yun Zong after all. If she was not guilty of death, she would be snatched by the second wife at most, and the girl would be punished to kneel in the ancestral hall.But that handkerchief is Mr. Zhao, and if someone finds out, she will be accused of giving and receiving, and the girl's reputation will be ruined.

Mama Ai lay soft on the ground like a puddle of mud, and Jin Xi gradually calmed down.The silver note was hidden under her pillow, and she never left the house, so the one who stole the silver note must have been among the few people who were waiting in the house before the eldest lady had a private conversation with her.At that time, the eldest lady was only accompanied by the most powerful green algae, and the green algae did not lean against the bed from the beginning to the end.Jinling and Jinyue were dismissed by the eldest lady as soon as they entered the house, and only Caiyue and Ai Mama were left in the house except for these people.And when Mama Ai took advantage of the mess to hide the bank notes, Caiyue came in holding tea. After the tea was handed over to her, Caiyue walked two steps in and stood behind Mama Ai...

Thinking about the situation at that time, Jin Xi became more and more convinced that Caiyue was the most suspicious.It is difficult to defend against house thieves by day and night, and Jin Xi was angry and hated Zhang He, so she wanted to call Caiyue in for questioning, but swallowed the words hard on her lips.The eldest lady has already had enough time for a meal since she came and went. If it is true that Caiyue stole the bank notes, she has a lot of time to hide the things.Questioning her without evidence would not only scare the snake, but also alarm others if the bank note is not returned!
"You and Caiyue go to the back garden to pick rose buds, dry them and keep them in water for drinking in winter." Jin Xi called Qing Xing in, and asked her to go to the back garden with Caiyue, and was not allowed to come back until dinner time.Picking flowers comes second. The most important thing is not to leave Caiyue even an inch. Even if Caiyue goes to the latrine, she will follow in and squat beside her.

Jin Xi leaned into Qing Xing's ear and gave some instructions, Qing Xing nodded and left seemingly understanding, and Ai's mother also got up from the ground, wiped a couple of tears, and cried: "It's all old slaves who are incompetent and hurt you!" girl..."

"Don't worry, mom, how can I ask her to return it after she took it away!" After a while, two big blisters appeared on Ai's mother's mouth. Pretending to be confident. "You go to the yard and do what you need to do, just don't let others see that something is wrong."

Mama Ai looked up at Jin Xi suspiciously, the bright spring light came in through the interlocking window panes, and fell on her plain white face, with clear eyebrows, thick and slender eyelashes cast a shadow on her eyes, and her dark eyes became more and more hairy. She was shiny black, her pink diamond-shaped mouth was tightly squeezed, her thin body was straight, and there was an indescribable confidence and calmness in her whole body.Inexplicably Ai's mother believes that as long as Miss Six is ​​willing, there is nothing she cannot do.This kind of trust and awe from the bottom of her heart completely made Ai's mother ignore the age of the little girl in front of her and regard her as the backbone from the bottom of her heart.

Ai Mama pretended to be calm and went out of the house, and ordered the magistrate to remove the out-of-season flowers and plants in front of the window and replant them with mint to repel mosquitoes.Jin Xi took two deep breaths and walked out of the room slowly. Seeing that everyone in the courtyard was busy planting flowers and no one noticed her, she turned around and walked into Caiyue's room.

The Xuefeng Pavilion has fewer rooms and more people, Caiyue and Haitang squeezed into the half of the inverted room at the back of the main house.Haitang was half lying on the edge of the kang, embroidering with the light at the door, she was startled when she saw Jinxi coming in, she quickly dropped her work and got up to salute.

Jin Xi waved his hand to signal her not to be too polite, then glanced at her right foot and asked, "How is your foot?"

"Already able to walk!" Haitang lowered her head and moved her right foot lightly, her voice was a little sad.After being beaten like that, she only limped one foot, and the lameness was not very obvious. If you walk with thicker shoes, you should pay more attention. Most people will not notice her abnormality, and you are lucky, but... is it lame? up!

"Excellent embroidery!" In the eyes of powerful people, people with humble status are like ants, and life and death are only a matter of thought. What kind of world is this?Jin Xi was also affected by the gloom in Haitang's eyes, and felt as depressed as if a stone had been crushed in her heart.Thinking of the purpose of this trip, she picked up the sewing that Haitang had just put down, and changed the topic.

It was a willow-bud-yellow thin silk sweat towel, judging from its size, it should have been made for her. There were two emerald green lotus leaves embroidered on the thin satin surface, a pink carp and a red carp were entangled and playing.The stitches are fine and the colors are bright. Although the last picture of koi playing with lotus has not been embroidered yet, it already has a vivid air. The water pattern outlined by the thin line at the tail of the fish really seems to be rippling.

"Girl, you're overwhelmed!" Haitang was a little embarrassed to be praised by Jinxi.Rubbing the corners of her clothes with both hands, she lowered her head and smiled, "My mother used to be an embroidery lady, but her eyes were broken, so she was assigned to do rough work in the kitchen, and now..."

Thinking of the letter he got a few days ago, that his parents were working in the Zhuangzi for nothing but not getting enough to eat, the smile that had just floated on Haitang's face was replaced by bitterness.The eye circles were red, and the tears rolled a few times but did not dare to fall.If someone sees her as a slave and hates the mistress, she will die!

Seeing this, Jin Xi had no choice but to comfort her: "Don't worry, I asked Mr. Yun Zong to send someone to take care of your parents. Although it is necessary to work, at least there will be no physical pain, and there will be no danger of life."

"On behalf of my parents, thank you, Miss!" Haitang secretly wiped away her tears, knelt down and kowtowed to Jinxi.After being helped up by Jin Xi, she seemed to have made up her mind and said: "Young lady, if you have any work, just tell me, and the slave will never frown when going up the mountain of knives or under the frying pan."

Now that Haitang has seen that she came for another purpose, Jin Xi didn't hide it, and said directly: "I have something important missing, and I came here just to ask you, Caiyue, if there is anything wrong with you recently. "

"Ah?" Haitang was taken aback, and covered her mouth with her hands to keep her voice from screaming.House slaves steal from their masters, the laws of the family are hard to forgive, and the laws of the country are hard to forgive. Is Caiyue's little hoof so crooked?If the second wife finds out, everyone in the yard will be implicated by her.

After being shocked, Haitang came back to her senses. Since Miss Six came to ask her secretly, she obviously didn't want to make a big deal out of it.She thought about it carefully for a while, and said with some uncertainty: "A few days ago, her father owed tens of taels of silver in gambling debts and couldn't repay it. He was harassed by the dealer of the casino to the second lady. The second lady ordered her father to be beaten forty slaps." Yesterday, she said that she would sell her younger brother and sister to pay off the debt. She cried for a few nights, and just now she poured tea for the eldest lady and came back as if she had lost her soul. I thought she was scolded by the eldest lady, so I wanted to comfort her. Before she could speak, she left in a hurry. As soon as she came back, she was called away by Qing Xing, and nothing else happened."

Haitang's description undoubtedly confirmed Jinxi's guess. When she learned that Caiyue had left the courtyard, Jinxi's heart beat wildly, and the cold sweat from her vest almost drenched her clothes.The bank note may not be in Caiyue's possession anymore, whether it is used to pay off her father's debts, or to inform the second wife in exchange for the safety of her younger siblings, this matter cannot be covered!

Jin Xi forced himself to calm down, cleared his mind, went back to the room, carefully traced a pattern according to the pattern he remembered, and told Haitang: "Use this material, first embroider two veils with this pattern. It's best to embroider it today." I can embroider well."

The girl lost something and still wants a new handkerchief?There is no white matter in the mansion, so why is it taboo to use white silk handkerchiefs?Taking the white silk satin from Jinxi, Haitang was surprised but afraid that Jinxi would be overwhelmed and dare not ask further questions.Taking a closer look at the pattern, although Jinxi wanted to be meticulous, but fortunately it was just a few simple orange leaves, which were not difficult to embroider, and one piece should be able to be embroidered in an hour.When Haitang agreed, Jin Xi breathed a sigh of relief.

The matter was properly arranged, and Jin Xi went back to the room and sat and waited for the development of the situation while writing big characters.Ai's mother peeked at Jinxi who was meticulous and focused on writing large characters, secretly admiring the girl for being able to bear things, but she didn't know that Jinxi was in a state of disarray at the moment, and she didn't even know whether all the things she had done by An Ticheng could help her escape.

(End of this chapter)