Conan's physique? The Crown Princess is involved in a murder case again

"Granddaughter Xu Xingyin pays respects to grandmother."

The seventh young lady, who had been vacant in the Duke's Mansion for many years, appeared for the first time, which more or less aroused everyone's curiosity.

The little girl's long black hair was like a waterfall. Although she was only wearing a hairpin, which made her look a little shabby, the hairpin that fell on the ground was not an ordinary item.

Not to mention the thumb-sized South Pearl, the exquisite craftsmanship alone is worth a fortune.

Xu Xingyin was too lazy to pay attention to those stares and maintained a dignified posture according to standard etiquette.

Only then did Old Madam Xu come back to her senses from her scrutiny, calmed herself down and smiled.

"Good boy, just come back."

Although he said this, there was no intimacy in his words.

Xu Xingyin's eyes darkened slightly, but he quickly let it go.

She has never spent a single day with Old Madam Xu in her life, so how can she expect the old lady to be close to her?

Thinking of this, Xu Xingyin felt a lot more relieved.

He exchanged a few polite words with Old Madam Xu, then turned around and bowed to the girl he had just bumped into.

"No offense, sister, just treat it as a fight, no acquaintance."

This joking remark not only expressed the author's attitude towards what had just happened, but also did not leave any handle for the other party to attack.

It's not about being humble, but about saving the reputation of a legitimate daughter.

The girl's dissatisfaction was suppressed by Xu Xingyin so that she couldn't vent it at all. She could only sit down with a gloomy face.

"You're welcome."

Upon hearing this, Xu Wanmian looked at Xu Xingyin in surprise, but then quickly put away his emotions and smiled gently, chatting with Xu Wanfeng beside him.

"Seventh sister is very quick-witted and cheerful. But... Seventh sister should greet Second sister first."

After hearing this, Xu Wanfeng, the eldest daughter in the house and the second child, felt that Xu Xingyin did not take her seriously. She immediately frowned and directed her anger at Xu Xingyin.

"Seventh sister came to pay respects to grandmother for the first time, but she is dressed so casually. If this gets out, people will think that our Duke's Mansion has a lax family tradition."

Dress casually?

Well, Xu Wanfeng really didn’t wrongly accuse Xu Xingyin in this regard.

The little girl casually wore a pea green dress today, with her black hair tied up in a loose bun. She chose a simple yet expensive hairpin to tie it up.

Although playing the victim is not a glorious thing, but now that Xu Xingyin's power is weak, he naturally can't care about that.

Now that someone asked, it meant that her morning's work was not in vain.

Although he was already very happy at this moment, Xu Xingyin pretended to be frightened.

"I just came home and haven't had time to buy many things yet. I hope you won't blame me, grandma."

As Xu Xingyin spoke, his eyes fell on Xu Wanlin from the third room.

Xu Wanlin was a girl in a tea-white gauze dress, with cloud-like hair and a golden hairpin. She behaved in a well-mannered manner, and had a bit of the air of a daughter of a wealthy family.

Just looking at the way she was dressed, she looked inferior to most of the girls in the room.

Except for Xu Wanfeng, the eldest daughter of the eldest son, no one could afford such gorgeous clothes and jewelry.

Like Xu Xingyin, Xu Wanlin is a legitimate descendant, but is always suppressed by Xu Wanmian. Therefore, she hates to see Xu Wanmian being proud.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Joining forces with Xu Wanlin is Xu Xingyin's best choice at the moment.

"How many days has Seventh Sister been back home?"

As expected, Xu Wanlin smiled and asked softly, then introduced herself.

"I am Xu Wanlin, the daughter of the third house. I am the fourth child in the family. My seventh sister can call me Fourth Sister."

"Fourth sister." Xu Xingyin greeted with a light smile, "It has been seven or eight days now. I haven't visited you sisters yet. It's Xingyin's fault."

"It's been seven or eight days?!"

Xu Wanlin covered her mouth in surprise and said angrily.

"Not only did they not have time to choose clothes and jewelry, they didn't even assign a maid to serve. The rules in the mansion have always been strict, so how could they be so careless now? It must be those blind servants who deliberately made things difficult for her!"

None of the girls in the backyard were stupid. When they heard this, they immediately looked at Xu Wanmian.

Xu Wanmian's biological mother is Aunt Liu from the second house, the one who opposed Xu Xingyin as soon as he returned home.

Ever since Chen fell ill, the power of household management was handed over to Aunt Liu.

Xu Xingyin was put in a difficult situation this time, and no matter whether it was Aunt Liu's instigation or not, she was definitely not free from responsibility.

If she didn't authorize it, it was because she didn't control her subordinates well and didn't have the ability to manage the household.

If she authorized it, she had evil intentions.

And strictly speaking, concubines are just slaves of higher status. What qualifications do they have to treat the legitimate daughter of the mansion harshly?

Xu Wanmian didn't expect that Xu Wanlin from the third room would use this incident to make trouble. His face changed slightly and he just said it lightly.

"When the Seventh Sister had not yet returned home, Aunt Liu had been looking forward to seeing her every day. Why would she deliberately make things difficult for her? Someone must have concealed the truth and neglected the Seventh Sister."

"I am naturally relieved when my sister and Aunt Liu are doing things, but I am really worried about a servant like Aunt Wu."

"As for Nanny Wu, it was indeed because Auntie was deceived. Fortunately, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has dealt with her. Don't worry, Seventh Sister. If there are any more servants causing trouble, I will definitely help you vent your anger."

After saying this, Xu Wanmian realized something was wrong when he saw the smile gradually widening on Xu Xingyin's lips.

Nanny Wu has always been a capable assistant to Aunt Liu, and has done countless bad things for them.

Hearing Xu Wanmian say this, the people who work for them can't help but feel cold.

Xu Wanmian was just about to go back and make amends when he heard Xu Xingyin change the subject.

"But mother is almost fully recovered now, so Aunt Liu shouldn't be burdened with these trivial matters any longer. Grandmother, don't you agree?"

Old Madam Xu, who was suddenly called, was stunned and looked at Xu Xingyin carefully.

The little girls were all smiling, and although it was unclear whether this smile came from the bottom of their hearts, it did not seem fake.

Xu Xingyin is not as delicate as those girls nowadays who deliberately pursue thinness as beauty. When she smiles like this, she looks like the little girl in the New Year pictures, so sweet to look at, which makes people happy.

It is normal for a girl like this, with her noble status, to catch the eye of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

From the very beginning, he deliberately led Xu Wanmian to make mistakes, and then used the incident of Nanny Wu to remind people that she had the support of the prince, to now handing the right to speak to Madam Xu.

Xu Xingyin started planning his plan early in the morning. He is so smart at such a young age, which is really intimidating.

The key point is that even if Old Madam Xu saw through Xu Xingyin's plan, she had to follow her steps.

After all, it is an established fact that they have Jing Zhichen's support.

As long as Old Madam Xu doesn't want to offend Jing Zhichen, she cannot fall out with Xu Xingyin.

Thinking of this, Old Madam Xu responded calmly while twisting her Buddhist beads.

"Now that the second son's health has improved, it would be a good idea to bring the housekeeper back earlier. Aunt Liu has been working hard these days, so she should have a good rest."

Old Madam Xu made the final decision and said that she was tired, and asked the maid to take care of her and go down to rest.