People who think I'm ugly are so sweet

The third watch had passed, and the bustling Changxing Street during the day was completely silent.All the shops along the street were closed, and except for the occasional watchman who passed by, there was no one in the whole street.

Although Mrs. Wang is a servant of the Xu family, her family lives outside.Her man is addicted to gambling, no matter how much money he has, he can lose it in one day.Mrs. Wang's son also didn't learn well. He was idle all day long and had no serious job. The few members of the family depended on Mrs. Wang to make a living.Fortunately, Mrs. Wang seems to have won the favor of nobles in Xu's mansion. Apart from the monthly rules, she can occasionally come back with rewards from the master's family.

That night, after finishing her work in Xu's mansion, Mrs. Wang did not go home directly as usual, but took a detour to Changxing Street.She was cautious all the way, looked left and right, finally arrived at the destination, and seeing no one around, she hastily knocked on the door.

The people inside must have fallen asleep, and Mrs. Wang took pictures for a long time without any movement.She was sweating profusely from anxiety, leaning her face against the wall, and said in a low voice, "Ms. Chun, Mrs. Chun—it's my old lady, open the door!"

There was finally some reaction in the shop, and a lazy female voice said, "Mrs. Wang?"

The door of the shop opened, Chun Niang was only wearing a light coat, and she had no makeup on her face, which made her look several years older than in the daytime. "What's going on?" She said dissatisfied, "You don't come during the day, and you come so late to disturb people's sleep. Is it easy to bully me when I'm Chun Niang?"

Mrs. Wang pushed Niang Chun in, "Let's go in and we'll talk." Mrs. Wang walked into the shop and closed the door carefully.Chunniang yawned and asked, "What's going on?"

Mrs. Wang rolled her eyes sideways, "Let me ask you, is there a young man in moon-white clothes with a thief logo coming to your shop today?"

Chunniang immediately remembered the young master who had surprised her a little during the day, and exclaimed involuntarily: "It's the young master who seems to have stepped out of a picture scroll! What, you know him?"

"Tell me first, what did he say to you when he came here?"

"It's nothing." Chun Niang said blankly, "He just bought a few things and said he was going to give them away."

Wang Pozi's eyes lit up, "Is there really nothing else?"

Chun Niang recalled it carefully again, "Not anymore."

Mrs. Wang breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good, that's good——I have to go back and report to my aunt."

"Hey!" Chun Niang called to stop her, "Do you still need your things?"

Mrs. Wang thought to herself that since it was a false alarm, it would be fine to take the thing back, and save an extra trip in a few days. "Success, hurry up and bring it to me."

After getting the things, Mrs. Wang didn't wait long, put the things in her bosom and hurried back.At this moment, a side door of Qinghui Building opposite the rouge shop quietly opened, and two burly men walked out from inside, quietly following in the direction that Mrs. Wang left.

In Xu's mansion, the masters of each courtyard have already rested.Yunxi blew out the lights in the dormitory one by one, leaving only the last one outside the bed curtain.Then, she backed out lightly and closed the door.

"The young master is already asleep?" Jiu Dong, who was guarding the door, asked.

"Yes, Brother Jiudong." Yunxi smiled at him, "Go to sleep too, I'll take care of you here."

Jiu Dong stretched his waist, "Then I'll go first, you serve the good young master."

The night became darker, and even the beeping cicadas, which were singing cheerfully during the day, stopped, and there was silence everywhere.It seemed that only Yunxi was awake in the entire Wenqiu Pavilion. After confirming this, she left quietly.

The closer she got to the study, the more eager her steps became.Her hands were trembling when she pushed the door, and she scrambled inside, then quickly closed the door, leaning against the door and gasping heavily.After finally her heartbeat calmed down, Yunxi couldn't wait to rummage through boxes and cabinets in the study, muttering: "Wooden box...wooden box..."

Apart from a few bookcases and a desk, there are no other sundries in the study room.Soon, Yunxi found what she wanted in a drawer.She didn't even bother to see what was inside, so she quickly exited the study and walked towards the garden.

Lian Cha held the lantern and wandered back and forth behind the rockery anxiously.At this time, Mrs. Wang should have returned to her life, but now there is no news at all.That girl in Yunxi didn't know what was going on... At this moment, she heard a rush of footsteps, she hurriedly dodged and hid in the cave behind the rockery, and only after seeing who was coming, she called softly: "Yunxi, here!"

Yunxi was taken aback, and when she saw Lian Cha waving at her, she calmed down a bit and ran over hastily.

Lian Cha asked anxiously, "Did you get what you wanted?"

Yunxi nodded repeatedly, took out the small wooden box and handed it to Liancha, complaining: "Sister Liancha, you scared me to death!"

"What are you afraid of? Didn't something happen?" Lian Cha scolded Yunxi, but let go of the heavy stone in her heart.With the help of the weak light, she opened the wooden box and was stunned when she saw the contents inside, "This is—"

"Who is where? Come out!" An excited voice came from outside the cave, and the two looked at each other, seeing their own panic and fear in each other's eyes.

"Can't you come out?" Jiudong yelled excitedly, "If you don't come out, I'll call /Chun, ah no, Manager Zhao went to arrest you personally!"

"Sister Liancha, what should I do!" Yunxi's voice was full of tears, "It's Jiudong! The second young master asked him to arrest us!"

Lian Cha's eyes were heavy, and she went through the whole thing in her heart: there is no evidence, this is a crime of theft at worst, compared to that, it is really insignificant, let alone... She was so anxious that she shed tears Yunxi secretly made up his mind. "It's okay." She comforted softly, "Everything is up to me, let's go out."

Yunxi held her arm tightly.He said hoarsely, "Sister Liancha, you must find a way to save me!"

The two walked out of the cave with each other's support. In addition to Jiu Dong, there were several servants from Wenqiu Pavilion and Zhao Chun who looked at a loss at the rockery.Jiudong glared at them viciously, "The guys who eat inside and outside, take them to see the young master!"

The inner hall of Wenqiu Pavilion was brightly lit.Both Liancha and Yunxi were kneeling, one seemed barely calm, while the other's eyes were already swollen from crying.Not long after, Xu Xilu came out from the inner hall. He changed into a black dress, which was a bit more chilling than the day's elegant and unruly clothes.

Before Xu Xilu sat down, Liancha preemptively said: "Second young master, what are you keeping me here in the middle of the night?"

Jiudong couldn't believe it: "You don't know what you did?"

"I really don't know." Lian Cha looked puzzled, "I wanted to rest early today, but that girl in Yunxi pulled me out and said she had something good to show me. I just followed her to the garden. Unexpectedly, before we had even spoken a few words, you sent someone to bring us to Wenqiu Pavilion."

"Sister Liancha, how could you—" Yunxi looked at her in shock, but the latter refused to meet her eyes no matter what. "Second Young Master, if you have any orders, just say them quickly, I still have work to do in Yinyan Pavilion."

"It's not like this!" Yunxi said sadly, she walked towards Xu Xilu on her knees, pointed at Lian Cha and said, "Second Young Master, it's her! It's her who asked this slave to steal your things. This slave didn't dare, but she—— —”

"Sister Yunxi, don't talk nonsense. That wooden box is just a wolf's hair. What do I want it for?" Lian Cha said convincingly, "I think it's your dirty hands and feet that stole the second young master's hair." Things, if you want to sell some money and take them home!"

Zhao Chun, who had been silent all this time, also opened his mouth on this matter, waiting for Yunxi to say: "My young master, I felt that Yunxi's hands and feet were dirty early in the morning, but I didn't expect to do such shameful things. The young master has sent a heavy blow!"

"You—you're talking nonsense! When did Guanshi Zhao offend you, and you—" Yunxi said hysterically, "Second young master, I..."

"Shut up." Xu Xilu, who had been watching coldly, finally opened his mouth. Yunxi suddenly stopped talking, and complained silently with tears in his eyes. "Yunxi is illiterate, so naturally she doesn't know how much my wolf cent is worth. If she really wanted to steal it, why didn't she steal a wolf cent from my study instead of the gold and silver coins in the dormitory?"

"This servant doesn't know."

Xu Xilu narrowed his eyes, "You should think about it before answering."

Lian Cha's back was still straight, and she said bluntly: "This servant has already said it."

Xu Xilu looked at her playfully, and suddenly smiled "heh", "Jiudong."

"Master?"

"Go ask the master."

Lian Cha suddenly raised her head, "Second young master, this is a matter in your own yard, why do you need to wake up the master in the middle of the night? The master has always ignored these trivial matters in the inner courtyard, and our aunt is in charge of it."

"That's right," Zhao Chun also said, "Why don't you invite Aunt Dong?"

The corner of Xu Xilu's lips raised, "Whether it's a trivial matter, it will be clear later."

Xu Taihe stayed in the Fuqu Pavilion tonight and was woken up late at night. He thought that something serious happened to his life, so he hurriedly changed his clothes and came to the lobby with Mrs. Xie.Shi'an Garden and Yinyan Pavilion must have heard the news, and Aunt Dong and Mrs. Zhang, who hadn't asked about family affairs for a long time, also came here one after another.The lobby of Xu Mansion was full of people standing, it was even more lively than festivals.

When Aunt Dong saw Liancha, she almost couldn't stand still, and she had to be supported by a girl with quick eyesight and quick hands.She gathered herself together, and said in surprise: "Second young master, what happened that deserves your master calling in the middle of the night?"

Xu Xilu said lightly: "I am called father, not aunt."

Aunt Dong choked for a moment, and said: "Madam ordered me to be in charge of the house, no matter what happens in the house, I will personally intervene."

"Xilu," Xu Taihe said wearily, "what's your matter, just say it."

After Xu Xilu and Mrs. Xie looked at each other, they saluted Xu Taihe and said word by word: "Father, someone is going to kill you."