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

Such a heavy responsibility fell on Xu Xingyin almost without any suspense.

Even Lu Xu, this stupid teammate, betrayed Xu Xingyin and said something inexplicable.

"This isn't the first time you've met in private."

Listen, is this what people say?

In short, Xu Xingyin was very disappointed with Lu Xu!

Returning home with a sense of despair, Xu Xingyin racked his brains but could not think of how to persuade Jing Zhichen.

Just as he was thinking about it, he ran into Xu Wanru, who had just come out of Chenguang Courtyard, and Dan Feng, who had seen her off, followed her.

Xu Wanru and the entire fourth branch have little presence in the Duke's Mansion, and have no friendship with Xu Xingyin at all. Now that Xu Wanru has come here on her own initiative, Xu Xingyin is a little confused.

After they greeted each other, Xu Wanru said shyly.

"To be honest, I came here today to ask Seventh Sister for help with something."

"What's the matter? Ninth sister, please feel free to tell me."

Xu Wanzhi twisted her handkerchief awkwardly and hesitated for a long time.

"My sister is a little short of money today. I wonder if Seventh Sister has any money that she can lend to me to help me get by?"

Although the fourth room's status in the mansion is not high, he is still the master after all.

The monthly allowance is the same as that of other rooms. Although it is not much, it is enough to cover monthly expenses if you don't live a luxurious life.

Moreover, Chen's housekeeper has always been fair and there is no mention of a shortage of monthly allowance. So how could Xu Wanru be short of money?

Seeing that Xu Xingyin didn't say anything, Xu Wanru felt that it was presumptuous and hurriedly tried to make amends with a smile.

"My sister just mentioned it like this. It doesn't matter if Seventh Sister is inconvenient."

Xu Xingyin finally suppressed his doubts and came back to his senses. "No, it's not like that. I wonder how much silver you need. I'll send someone to deliver it to you later."

"Twelve taels."

After saying that, Xu Wanyi felt a little guilty and quickly added, "Three or four taels is fine. I can write a loan agreement for Seventh Sister."

According to the rules of the Duke's Mansion, the monthly allowance for a legitimate wife is ten taels, and for a concubine's wife is five taels. Xu Wanrui asked for two months' allowance, which was indeed not a small amount.

"Why should we sisters sign a written agreement? I naturally trust my sister."

Xu Xingyin smiled as he spoke, "But the money in the house is managed by Dangui, and I don't know how much is there now. I'll ask a few questions when I get back, and then send the money to my sister's courtyard, okay?"

"Thank you very much, Seventh Sister!"

After getting Xu Xingyin's affirmative answer, Xu Wanru was obviously in a good mood. After a few polite words, she left happily with her maid.

After Xu Wanru left completely, Xu Xingyin turned around and explained things to Danfeng.

"I'll ask Dangui to remind mother later to check if the maid who is in charge of distributing the monthly allowance has clean hands. Also, pay attention to the movements of the fourth room."

"Yes, ma'am."

Xu Xingyin was not unwilling to give out ten taels of silver, but he always felt that there was something weird about this matter.

While he was thinking, he entered Chenguang Courtyard. As a result, Xu Xingyin was so angry that he jumped up and down before he even sat down.

The clothes that Jing Zhichen lent to Xu Xingyin last time were cut into pieces by scissors. In its current state, it couldn't be mended, and even the pieces couldn't be pieced together along the pattern.

"Who did it!"

Danying seldom saw Xu Xingyin so angry, and she was so scared that she knelt down trembling.

"I...I don't know. This dress is very particular about starching and washing. I finally finished the last step and put it in the yard to burn incense. As a result, when I came in, I saw that it was all in pieces..."

Xu Xingyin pinched his brows, his good mood just now was gone.

Sitting on the armchair, afraid that she would not be able to hold back and start cursing, she waved her hand for the maids to leave, and drank half a pot of tea before she calmed down.

Okay, now I really have a reason to look for Jing Zhichen, but...

Since someone dared to break into her yard and do such a thing, it was obvious that they didn't take her seriously at all. Today, she would let these monsters see that her, Xu Xingyin's yard, was not so easy to break into!

Xu Xingyin exhaled slowly, drank the remaining half cup of tea, then stood up, pushed the door and walked out.

"Dangui, take these rags and follow me to Funingyuan."

"Yes, ma'am."

After an incense stick of time, Mrs. Xu was troubled by the basket of rags. She rubbed her temples but felt her headache getting worse.

"You mean these pieces of cloth are the clothes given to you by the Queen?"

Xu Xingyin nodded meekly, "That's right. Last time my granddaughter fell into the water, the Empress took pity on her and gave her a set of gorgeous clothes. She also said that she should wear them when she enters the palace to express her gratitude. Now that the clothes have been torn into this, it is a serious crime of blaspheming the Empress's grace!"

Old Madam Xu naturally knew that what Xu Xingyin said made sense. Although a family like theirs seemed to be prosperous, their ultimate reliance was not on the royal family's grace.

To damage the imperial gift to this extent is, at the very least, a sign of poor supervision, and at the worst, the whole family will be sent to jail!

Under her nose, something so disregarding the survival of the family happened. Did he really think that she was an easy target to be bullied? !

Thinking of this, Old Madam Xu became even angrier and slammed the Buddhist beads bracelet on the wooden table.

"Do you know who is causing this trouble?"

"My granddaughter doesn't know." Xu Xingyin shook her head, "But my granddaughter knows how to test it out. Grandmother, please invite everyone in the mansion to come over."

Although Madam Xu is no longer the housekeeper, her majesty has not faded in the slightest. Within two incense sticks of time, the masters of each household had arrived.

Everyone who entered was confused, but due to the old lady's serious expression, no one said much and just stayed there quietly.

Only Xu Xiuzhu started to criticize Xu Xingyin as soon as he entered the room.

"Why are you mobilizing so many troops at this hour? Even if a rat gets into Chenguang Courtyard, it will cause unrest in the whole house, right?"

"Master, it's really unmanly of you to criticize Jiaojiao without knowing right or wrong!"

When Chen heard this, in order to protect Xu Xingyin, she didn't even give Xu Xiuzhu the slightest bit of face.

"Master is so angry, I think it must be because Aunt Liu didn't serve you well tonight. So, let's deduct half a month's salary from Aunt Liu so that she can serve you attentively."

"Isn't what you said biased, Madam?"

"Well, it's really getting late. I called you all here today for something important."

When Old Madam Xu heard that the couple was arguing, she quickly interrupted them and told everyone every word about the destruction of the imperial clothes.

When they heard that it was a crime that would bring disaster to the entire family, everyone fell silent. Even Xu Xiuzhu, who had been dissatisfied just now, realized the seriousness of the matter and spoke angrily.

"Check! Check them one by one!"

Madam Xu sighed and turned to ask Xu Xingyin:

"What method did the Seventh Girl just mention?"