Cousin Chitose Chitose

After hearing these words, the expressions of Marquis Changning and Mrs. Cheng'en changed immediately.

"Madam, what do you say? You are in charge of all affairs in the mansion, if the Xia family wants to do something, you will definitely not know."

Mrs. Changning Hou smiled bitterly: "Master would rather believe Xia's words than mine? Well, in the past, master was more willing to listen to Xia's words..."

"Okay, I want to play a bitter drama, let's do it after closing the door." Mrs. Cheng Engong interrupted Mrs. Changning Hou impatiently: "Now, you only need to answer, do you know that the Xia family is going to kill my Jia?" Sister, are you still turning a blind eye just to use my hands to get rid of Xia's confidant? Did you come to harm my sister Jia?"

"Sister-in-law, I have always loved Sister Jia very much. Even Sister Shan would sometimes be petty, saying that I treated Sister Jia better than her. How could I instruct someone to harm Sister Shan? Seriously, Mrs. Xia When such a thing happened, the entire family would lose face, and I would also be held accountable as a housekeeper, if I had known that the Xia family would do such a stupid thing, how could I not stop her?"

"As for why the Xia family did such a thing, I don't know anything, it's just because..." Mrs. Changning Hou glanced at Changning Hou, and smiled bitterly: "I haven't been very cheerful these days, so Mrs. Tai Let the Xia family share my worries... For a while, I have indeed been a little negligent in handling all the affairs of the mansion, so I am here to apologize to my sister-in-law..."

Mrs. Changning Hou secretly hated Mrs. Cheng'en for being aggressive, but she was sincere and sincere on her face.

Wei Jinshan, who was sitting at the bottom, also felt deeply guilty for her failure to plan and hurt her mother, and she also felt a little dissatisfied with Mrs. Cheng'en Gong, but she knew that Mrs. Cheng'en Gong was not someone she could provoke. If she dared to show the slightest emotion, it would only be her mother who would suffer.

Wei Jinshan took a deep breath, walked to Mrs. Cheng'en Gong, pulled Mrs. Cheng'en Gong's sleeves, her eyes were slightly red: "Auntie, don't be angry with your mother, okay? Aunt Xia was aiming at me If mother had known that Aunt Xia would do something, how could she not have stopped it? Now, Aunt Xia has hurt Cousin Jia without telling her, and she still wants to drive a wedge between us, it's really abhorrent."

"Aunt Xia is having a hard time herself, so she wants everyone to accompany her. I know what she is thinking in her heart. She is just thinking about provoking the relationship between Cousin Jia and my mother. If you marry into my family, my mother will definitely compete with Cousin Jia!"

"She's dreaming! She doesn't know how much my mother and I have for Cousin Jia. In my eyes, Cousin Jia is no different from my own sister. In the future, if Cousin Jia becomes my sister-in-law, my mother and I will definitely protect Jia. Cousin's!"

When Wei Jinshan said this, Mrs. Cheng'en was slightly taken aback.

Yes, now she can certainly show off in front of Mrs. Changninghou for a while, but if she really plans to marry Liu Xijia into Changninghou's mansion, in the future, Liu Xijia will have to live under the hands of Mrs. Changninghou.

This matter should not be pursued fiercely.

Now, it is the Marquis of Changning who is at fault, and Liu Xijia is married, and married again, so the Marquis of Changning can only hold Liu Xijia's share.If Mrs. Cheng Engong pursues it to the end, she is afraid that she will offend Mrs. Changninghou to death, and even Changninghou will be angry with Liu Xijia for losing face.

Seeing Wei Jinshan's words, Aunt Xia made Mrs. Cheng Engong change her mind and secretly hated her.

"Master, it's definitely not that I framed Madam for no reason. I have evidence! Madam's confidants know about the fact that I sent people out to buy crotons!"

Although Aunt Xia has been protected by Mrs. Tai all these years, she has been raised a bit stupid, but when it comes to her safety, she is rarely witty.

"Shut up! This matter is all caused by you, do you still want to slander Madam?" Marquis Changning scolded.

Regardless of whether this matter has anything to do with Mrs. Changning Hou, he doesn't want to pursue it any further.

If it is finally confirmed that the head mistress of the Changning Hou Mansion plotted against her natal niece, the impact will naturally be much worse than that of a shallow-sighted concubine accidentally harming Ms. Liu for jealousy.No matter how favored Aunt Xia is, she is just a concubine, and cannot represent the entire Changninghou Mansion. Mrs. Changninghou is the mistress of the Changninghou Mansion...

"Come on, drag her down for me." Marquis Chang Ning looked at Aunt Xia like she was looking at a pool of dead meat.When Aunt Xia did such things, in his eyes, Aunt Xia was already a dead person.If it wasn't for Aunt Xia's son and daughter, Marquis Changning would personally give Aunt Xia a glass of poisoned wine.

"Wait a minute, since the matter hasn't been clarified yet, why don't you continue to let her talk?" Liu Xijia, who had been in Mrs. Cheng'en's arms all this time, suddenly raised her head.

Mrs. Cheng Engong had the intention of calming down the matter, but Liu Xijia didn't want this matter that almost ruined her to just pass by in such a muddle-headed way.

"Miss Liu." Aunt Xia knelt in front of Liu Xijia and kowtowed heavily: "I know that I have committed a serious crime and dare not defend myself. No matter how much you and Mrs. Liu punish me, I am willing to be punished, but I really can't bear it. Seeing you and Mrs. Liu being deceived by others. No matter how brave I am, I dare not have the heart to murder Miss Liu. Who doesn't know that the eldest lady in the house is highly valued by the empress dowager? What can I do if I kill the eldest lady? Good fruit to eat!"

"Miss Si said just now that the wife of our family knows what I'm doing and will stop me. I don't agree with that. Madam and Miss Si have a mother-daughter bond, and of course they won't just let Miss Si suffer. So, On the one hand, Madam provoked me so that I could attack Fourth Miss, and on the other hand, secretly asked Miss Liu to protect Fourth Miss from disaster."

"Madam wants to let Miss Liu be her daughter-in-law. If Miss Liu's reputation is ruined, Miss Liu will have no choice but to marry into our house. In this way, Madam will be satisfied? If Miss Liu's reputation is not ruined , what kind of person can't marry, how can we think of our third young master?"

"Using Ms. Liu's affairs to get rid of my thorn in my side, and at the same time finding a good wife for my son, my wife is really skilled. I am not as good as others, so I am willing to bow down. Madam Liu and Ms. Liu should also be careful, just like Ms. Liu As I said, now, Miss Liu is just a cousin of the family, Madam dares to plot against Miss Liu like this, if Miss Liu really becomes Madam's daughter-in-law... I'm afraid..."

"You're talking nonsense. Sister Jia is clearly discussing marriage with the prince now. When did I do everything possible to ruin Sister Jia's reputation so that I can match Sister Jia with my son?" Madam Changning's face was sullen.

"Madam dare to say, Madam has no intention of matching Miss Liu and the third young master? Now, Madam Liu's favorite son-in-law is the eldest son, but Madam dare to say, you will not go back to Liu's residence to rescue soldiers and prevent Miss Liu from marrying Majesty?"

Aunt Xia stared at Mrs. Changning Hou.This time, she followed Madam Changninghou's advice.However, when she fell down, Mrs. Changninghou should not think about it!

"Didn't you say, do you have a certificate? You might as well bring it up."

At this time, Liu Xijia's voice sounded from the side.

"Sister Jia, do you really want to suspect your aunt because of what a lowly servant girl said?" Mrs. Chang Ning Hou frowned.

Liu Xijia smiled bluntly: "My niece naturally believes in my aunt's innocence, so I want to clarify the matter, so that I can remove the suspicion for my aunt, are you right, my dear aunt ?”

In the last sentence, her tone was very soft, but it was meaningful.

"Okay, since this is what you want, then you can ask the Xia family to bring someone here. I want to see who the witness Xia is looking for."

As soon as Madam Changning finished speaking, Aunt Xia felt uneasy.

At this time, shouldn't Mrs. Changning Hou obstruct her in every possible way to pass on the person? Why did she agree so lightly?

"Xia Shi, who is that person you mentioned?"

Aunt Xia was struggling and dry, she moved her lips, and suddenly doubted whether her actions were correct.

"Why, are you dumb?" Mrs. Changning Hou's eyes became sharper: "Don't you dare to say it?"

"Yes... it's a willow branch..."

Now, Aunt Xia is already on the verge of riding a tiger, so she can only bite the bullet and watch Mrs. Chang Ninghou recruit someone up, and kneel on the ground with pressure.

She lowered her head, seeing that the evidence she found from the willow branch was still there, she felt a little relieved.

"It's this lowly servant girl who encouraged me to deal with Fourth Miss and Miss Biao, so as to give my poor daughter a sigh of relief. If it wasn't for my people who saw that Liu Zhi had a relationship with Miss Lingxing in the wife's room, and later, from Liu Zhi The madam's hairpin was found in my room, I'm afraid I'll take the willow branch as my confidant! Just now, the willow branch has confessed in front of me!"

Liu Zhi is a thin girl with a numb look and a low sense of existence.Hearing Aunt Xia's accusation, she raised her head, and finally there was a look of life in her eyes: "Aunt Xia, you beat me into a trick, do you dare to deny it?"

"My servant has already advised you that even if you don't like Madam, you can't use this method to frame Madam, but you don't listen to Madam... I don't want to betray my master, but I don't want to watch you make mistakes again and again."

"You lowly maidservant, you just confessed your guilt, and you still want to turn your back on it?" Aunt Xia was very angry, and took out the hairpin: "If you are not Madam's, why would you be in your room?" There is the lady's hairpin!"

It was a plum blossom hairpin inlaid with red gold and rubies. It was exquisite in workmanship and full of weight. The plum blossom looked real from a distance. some.

Liu Xijia looked at Mrs. Changning Hou: "I remember, my aunt has two plum blossom hairpins like this, right? One big and one small, the big one, I saw my aunt wear it a few times."

Mrs. Cheng Engong thought about it carefully, and nodded: "That's right, sister, I remember, this is your dowry, and somehow it appeared in the hands of an aunt's maid?"

Mrs. Changning Hou's eyes moved slightly, and when she was about to speak, she heard the willow branch saying: "Mrs. Liu knows that this hairpin is my wife's dowry. Auntie, Madam gave this hairpin to Auntie as a reward. But Auntie...didn't like what Madam gave, so she gave this hairpin to the servant girl. Although the servant girl was overjoyed, she was not qualified to wear this hairpin. The standard jewelry, so I have never worn it... I am afraid that Auntie has forgotten about it?"

"You are talking nonsense, if I gave you this hairpin, how could I not know! It is clear that you and Madam joined forces to plot against me, and Madam gave this hairpin to you in order to reward you!" Aunt Xia said with red eyes .

"This hairpin was naturally given to the Xia family by me, and all the maids around me can testify." Mrs. Changning Hou said unhurriedly: "You may think that if all my maids talk to me, why don't you , bring the other maidservants around Xia Shi, and ask them clearly, how about it?"

Marquis Changning's face sank like water: "Since that's the case, then call all the maids and women around the Xia family to ask."

Soon, the two big girls beside Aunt Xia were brought up, one of them was named Cardamom and the other was named Okra.

The cardamom was given to Aunt Xia by Mrs. Tai, and the okra was given to Aunt Xia by Aunt Xia when she was a girl at home. Of course, Aunt Xia relied more on cardamom in this house, but Aunt Xia trusted okra more in her heart.

"You should all know why the master called you over, right?" Mrs. Changning Hou's eyes slowly swept over the two maidservants: "You should think about it before you answer. If you are called by me and the master If it is found out that you have lied, you will be sold out."

"Master, our aunt has only seen this plum hairpin inlaid with red gold and rubies at Madam." Qiukui spoke first: "When Madam first entered the mansion, she sent someone to reward Auntie with some beaded jewelry, but none of those jewelry There is no plum blossom hairpin inlaid with red gold and rubies. As soon as my aunt received the reward from her wife, she ordered her servants to put it in her jewelry box. The aunt said that these are all from her wife's wish, and she will keep them on big occasions in the future. He never gave his wife's jewelry to others."

"Haven't seen it?" Madam Changning Hou snorted coldly: "What a loyal servant who protects the Lord! Dou Kou, what do you say? You haven't seen it either?"

Cardamom didn't deny it like Okra did. She lowered her head and said nothing, seeming a bit embarrassed.

Mrs. Changning Hou's eyes flashed, and her tone softened: "Doukou, you were trained by your mother yourself. You are a sensible and good boy. I believe you will not lie. You have to think about it carefully. I personally The one who delivered this hairpin to Aunt Xia..."

Such highly inductive words naturally caused Aunt Xia to glare at her.

Mrs. Changning Hou didn't care at all, she just stared at the cardamom, the cardamom was like a glow on her back, and a thin layer of sweat appeared on her forehead.

Finally, she nodded: "That's right, this hairpin was given to my aunt when Madam first came in. It's been so many years, my aunt probably forgot..."

"What did you say? When did I accept this hairpin?" Aunt Xia's eyes widened, she never thought that Dou Kou, who has always been loyal to her, would suddenly turn against her today: "You were bought by Madam, didn't you! Master, just now, you heard what Qiukui said, I have never seen this hairpin before, Cardamom must have been instigated by someone to frame me!"

"Mr. Xia, what you said is really strange. As long as the maids around you say something that is not good for you, they will be bribed by others? That's all for Liuzhi, and now you say that cardamom was also ordered to harm you ...I can't, everyone around you is bad, and you are the only one who is innocent?"

"Besides, everyone in the family knows that cardamom was given to you by your mother, and her body deed is still in mother's hands. Besides you and mother, who else can order her around? You said someone framed her You, is it possible that you want to say that your mother is harming you?"

"In Auntie's room, there is a booklet. The gifts received and given are all recorded in the booklet. The servants dare not lie. Master Madam can send someone to take a look at the booklet." Doukou said.

Aunt Xia's face suddenly became extremely pale.

book?Cardamom is in charge of all the accounts in her room!If even Cardamom betrayed her, even if she had dozens of mouths, she would not be able to speak clearly.

Marquis Changning's gaze swept over Aunt Xia, Mrs. Marquis Changning and Dou Kou.

Mrs. Chang Ning Hou looked leisurely, she didn't seem to be nervous, although Dou Kou was a little nervous, she was quite calm, but Aunt Xia's face was very ugly.

"Find that booklet."

"Yes. Because the booklet is very important, the slaves and maids always carry it with them on weekdays. Please look over it, Mrs. Madam."

As the cardamom said, he took out a booklet from his sleeve, and turned to one of the pages. As expected, it was recorded that some years ago, Mrs. Liu, the wife of Marquis of Changning, had just married into the mansion, and rewarded Aunt Xia with a plum flower hairpin inlaid with red gold and rubies. , and other jewelry beads.

Madam Changning Hou smiled with satisfaction, and looked at Dou Kou with more kind eyes: "My good boy, I know you are sincere. Don't worry, the master and I both know your benefits."

"Now that the truth has been found out, everything is done by the Xia family. I will hand over this Xia family to my sister-in-law." Changning Hou said: "As long as my sister-in-law keeps her alive, I, Changning, will deal with her affairs in the future." The Hou Mansion will not ask any more questions."

When Aunt Xia heard this, her heart was ashamed: "Ma'am, it's a good trick, I lost."

She really couldn't figure out why Cardamom would betray her.Is she not good with cardamom?Because the cardamom was given by Mrs. Tai, she relied heavily on cardamom everywhere, and even her confidant maid, Qiu Kui, who grew up with her, stayed behind. What she got in return was the betrayal and betrayal of cardamom...

"Xia Shi, in the future, if you go to your sister-in-law's village, you can make amends. Don't worry, I will definitely treat Sister Xuan, Brother Ming and Brother Gang as my own."

Thinking that the two sons and one daughter will live in the hands of Mrs. Changninghou in the future, Aunt Xia dare not say anything.

Once upon a time, relying on Mrs. Tai's favor, she did not pay attention to Mrs. Changninghou, but now, she has suffered a crushing defeat.

……

Jiang Yuanwan's master and servant watched a wonderful drama, and those who liked or disliked her couldn't care about her for the time being.

"Cousin, let me take you home." Wei Yichen said.

Jiang Yuanwan knew that Wei Yichen was afraid that something like this would happen, and she would be terrified, so he personally sent her back.

Even though she still didn't understand why Wei Yichen was so kind to her, she couldn't help but appreciate it.

"Then I will trouble my cousin."

Wei Yichen was tall and walked fast, but Jiang Yuanwan was short and short-legged, Wei Yichen left behind after a while.

After noticing this situation, Wei Yichen simply slowed down on purpose, and waited for Jiang Yuanwan to catch up, then wrapped her small hand with a wide palm.

Jiang Yuanwan looked at Wei Yichen in surprise, but Wei Yichen looked at her gently: "This way, I won't lose you."

"Big cousin, don't make me look like a child." Jiang Yuanwan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Wei Yichen looked at her short body, "Isn't she a child?"

Jiang Yuanwan refused to accept: "I've obviously grown a lot taller recently than when I first entered the mansion! In a few years, I can grow as tall as my big cousin's chest!"

"Change your name?"

"Hey?"

"Big cousin sounds too unfamiliar."

Jiang Yuanwan tilted her head: "Then I'll call you Cousin Chen."

"Barely acceptable." Wei Yichen paused, "Yuanyuan."

Jiang Yuanwan felt that the sound of Yuanyuan came from his mouth, which sounded very pleasant.I don't know if it's her illusion, but the tone seems to be much softer than when he said other words.

Wei Yichen had a good background, was handsome, and treated her with consideration.Jiang Yuanwan deeply felt that if she was just an ordinary cousin, she might have some thoughts about Wei Yichen.

After some conversations, the relationship between Wei Yichen and Jiang Yuanwan became much closer.Jiang Yuanwan felt that Wei Yichen was not as inaccessible as the legend said, at least the hand holding her was warm.

Wei Yichen suddenly said: "Yuanyuan, do you know that just now Aunt Xia clearly wanted to fight to the death with Madam, why did she suddenly give up?"

Jiang Yuanwan tilted her head: "Of course, it's because Aunt Xia found out that she has no chance of winning. She has lost even her biggest support. What's the point of her struggling again? Cardamom belongs to Mrs. Tai, if there is no Mrs. Tai Instructed, how could she betray Aunt Xia?"

Aunt Xia is just Mrs. Tai's grandniece. When she closes the door when there is nothing to do on weekdays, Mrs. Tai will naturally feel that she is closer to her than Mrs. Madam, but outside, the only one who can represent the face of the Changning Hou Mansion is the head of the Changning Hou Mansion. mother, not an aunt.

Compared with the whole Hou Mansion, what is Aunt Xia?

"Yuanyuan is really smart. I used to think you were quite transparent, but now it seems that you are indeed so."

"Cousin Chen is awesome. Since cousin Chen has tested me, I also have a question to test cousin Chen." Wei Yichen was a little surprised: "Oh, what's the question?"

"Will Cousin Chen obediently obey my uncle and marry Miss Liu?"

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