After His Majesty was reborn, the poor little girl in his previous life was spoiled to death

Xiuyu didn't expect the old lady to suspect Luo Miaoyun. She thought for a moment, half squatted, raised her head slightly, and looked straight at Old Lady Zhu:

"Madam, I have something to say, am I right to say it?"

Madam Zhu patted her hands lovingly and said, "We are master and servant and spend time together every day. I'm afraid you spend more time with me than my own children. Is there anything you can't say directly?"

Xiu Yu said politely, "In my humble opinion, although Madam has some selfish thoughts, it is unreasonable for her to betray the Marquis's Mansion. Think about it carefully. Madam is the Marquis's legal wife, and she is already a first-rank lady. She is also the mistress of the house. In this mansion, except for you and the Marquis, who is not under her control?"

"Not to mention, Madam has Young Master Ying as her son, the only legitimate son of the Marquis's family, who is destined to inherit the title in the future. To be presumptuous, given the Marquis's character and the family background of our Marquis's family, who wouldn't flatter him when he goes out? With such honor and respect, even an ordinary princess would be no better than this."

Xiu Yu spoke softly and slowly: "It's not that I'm speaking for Madam, I'm just watching from the sidelines. Madam's honor and disgrace are the same as the honor and disgrace of the Marquis' Mansion. There is really no reason to do something that harms others and does not benefit yourself."

Mrs. Zhu was obviously comforted by her words. She took a deep breath and said:

"That's good, that's good! You don't know, I'm really scared, what if the person Chongyan mentioned has something to do with Miaoyun. How will Ying'er cope with her parents killing each other?"

She was old, and her heart was all on her children and grandchildren. She could not sleep well because of her son's request to find the adulterer. She secretly planned for several days before agreeing with Xiu Yu to use the method of "luring the snake out of its hole".

Xiu Yu smiled and consoled: "Even for the sake of Master Ying and Miss Yao, Madam will not do such a foolish thing."

"However, it is difficult to know a person's heart. There is no guarantee that there will be no problems with the people under the Madam. So in order to make the plan thorough, we still have to play the show to the end."

Madam Zhu nodded and said, "That's right. If she has been wronged today, I will personally go with Miaoyun to apologize once we find that person."

She touched the red mark on the maid's forehead lovingly and said, "You, the child, have also been wronged."

Xiu Yu smiled and said, "It's not in vain that the old lady feels sorry for me. Besides, we finally came up with this idea. If we can't find the spy's roots by surprise, it will be difficult to deal with him when he comes to his senses and is on guard."

It turned out that they had agreed that only by suddenly releasing the news of the theft at Song Shou Tang when everyone was off guard, and then directly sealing off the mansion, could they catch the other party off guard.

After all these actions, if there really is someone with ulterior motives in the mansion, upon hearing that there is another thief lurking in the mansion and that the mansion is sealed off for inspection, he will certainly be suspicious. Then his first reaction will definitely be to rush to pass the news out of the mansion and report or verify it to the person behind him.

In this way, the old lady only needs to pretend to be eager to find treasure and make a big fuss, so as to lure the snake out of its hole and catch the turtle in the jar.

But this method is obviously a one-time thing, and they cannot predict whether the person will take the bait and what actions he will take afterwards.

There is only one thing: whoever is in a hurry to leave the house at this time will be the most suspicious.

Zhu sighed, "Chongyan is alone outside, and there is no news at all. As his mother, I can no longer help him clean up the house. How can I face his father in the future?"

"You can guard against thieves day and night, but you can never guard against thieves in your own home. I just hope that one day, the truth will be revealed, and it turns out that the culprit is not one of my own family."

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By the time lights were turned on, a light drizzle began to fall, and the moisture continued to permeate the night, climbing up the stone steps bit by bit. The mansion was so quiet that almost no sound could be heard.

Ning'er stretched out her finger and slid it along the winding lattice patterns on the window sill, but her eyes were focused on a spot in the void, in a daze.

The embroidered curtain was lifted, and Chuncao and Lingzhi came in with food boxes and whispered, "Miss, dinner is here."

The meals in each courtyard were delivered to the designated place. Although it was sheltered, it was inevitably contaminated with moisture as it was taken from the corridor.

Ning Er came back to her senses and saw Chun Cao carefully wiping the lacquer box with a silk handkerchief. She couldn't help but ask, "It's not wet inside, what's there to wipe?"

Chuncao glanced at her and said with a smile, "If you don't clean it, once you open the lid, won't the food get soaked with moisture? Young lady, just sit back and wait for the servants to serve you."

Ning'er shook her head and said nothing. She was in no mood to even eat, let alone worry about these trivial matters.

She lost her appetite and asked Lingzhi anxiously, "Any news?"

Lingzhi said, "When delivering the meal, my sister said that the inside and outside of the mansion are now completely isolated, and all the guards are out. Even if Madam wants to go out, she can't. Miss, just take a rest. I guess we won't get any news until dawn."

But after hearing this, Ning'er still felt uneasy and had a vague feeling that something was going to happen.

"I am always uneasy."

In Guiyi Hall, Luo Miaoyun lay on the couch, covering her chest and saying to Mother Liu, "I always feel like something is going to happen."

Mother Liu sat under the lamp and comforted her: "No matter how they do it, I will stay with the young lady for the night. I'm not going anywhere anyway, so what can go wrong?"

Luo Miaoyun was still frowning. The sound of the rain hitting the tiles and the rustling of leaves in the wind made her upset. "That being said, there was no reason for such a thing to happen in the mansion. And it happened just when mother came into the mansion."

She was keeping something on her mind and was extremely frightened by the slightest sign of trouble.

In this rainy night with a single lamp, the warm yellow candlelight reflected on Madam Liu's plump face, outlining a few traces of old age and gloom: "The more it is at this time, the more you have to keep calm. Since it is an irrelevant matter, we can't lose our composure."

Luo Miaoyun was in a mess: "I am worried that they might find something they shouldn't!"

"My lady, you can't think like that." Aunt Liu interrupted her: "You must remember that nothing happened. You didn't do anything! How can you find out about something that didn't happen?"

"Except for us, no one who was involved in what happened back then is alive. After all these years, who would know about it? Miss, don't worry about the past. Instead, you should pay attention to the present."

Nanny Liu spoke earnestly, but it was unknown how much Luo Miaoyun listened to.

She pursed her lips, and as she swayed, the white jade and gold earrings hanging from her ears were faintly visible: "Right now, things in the mansion are not going my way."

A willow warbler and Song Qiuxin were both attracting her attention.

There is another one, Shen Chaoning, who has nothing to do with her but has embarrassed her time and again.

As the two were whispering, a muffled thunder rolled across the sky, filling the earth with a buzzing sound, followed by a loud bang and heavy rain.

Aunt Liu was surprised and said, "What a heavy rain!"

Suddenly, a very shrill scream penetrated the heavy rain and echoed throughout the mansion!