Seeing Aunt Gao appearing at the door, sweating profusely, Yu Xijiao's eyes showed a trace of ridicule. Aunt Gao finally came, but it was too late...
"Chief steward, Third Miss, what happened here?"
Aunt Gao came over panting. She had no intention of looking for Qian, so she followed Yu Xijiao's instructions and walked around casually to find someone to chat with.
Unexpectedly, after just one conversation, a person in the yard came to report that Yu Xijiao was operating on Hongling.
Aunt Gao came back in a hurry, but was still a few steps behind the chief steward. Now she saw Hong Ling kneeling in front of Yu Xijiao and kowtow, but she didn't understand the specific situation.
"Aunt Gao..." Hong Ling, who was already in despair, saw new hope in Aunt Gao's eyes and shouted excitedly.
Not only her, but also the maids and mothers-in-law in the yard. It can be said that the arrival of Aunt Gao is equivalent to giving them a backbone. They all looked at Aunt Gao expectantly. Although they did not shout out loud, there was a meaning in their eyes.
Very clear.
Yu Xijiao glanced at Qingyue.
Jingyue understood and stepped forward to cover Hongling's mouth with the veil again. She didn't need to say anything at this time.
After taking care of Hong Ling, the one we need to take care of now is Aunt Gao...
"Third girl, even if Hong Ling made some mistakes, she still needs to find out why she was silenced without saying a word. How can she defend herself?"
Aunt Gao glanced at Yu Xijiao dissatisfied, and reached out to pull the handkerchief from Hongling's mouth. The person who reported the news only gave a general summary, saying that Hongling had stolen Yu Xijiao's things and was discovered. The details were
I don't really know what it was, and I only heard the last words of the chief steward just now.
"Why didn't Grandma Gao bow politely when she saw the three girls?" the chief steward said, his voice low but dignified.
Aunt Gao was stunned for a moment, then she immediately realized what she was doing. She hurriedly took back her hand and bowed respectfully: "Third Miss, I was just anxious to see Hong Ling's condition, so I lost my etiquette. I hope Third Miss can forgive me."
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"How's the matter with Grandma Gao?" Yu Xijiao didn't pursue her rude mistake and raised her eyes to ask.
"Old slave went to have a look, but didn't come forward to talk to Madam. Madam just returned to the house. Things in the house are in a mess. There is no time to see Old slave at this time." Aunt Gao glanced at the chief steward and said cautiously.
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"Madam, are you busy at home?" Yu Xijiao asked with a half-smile.
"Yes, Madam is very busy now, and she doesn't have time to take care of Yaoshui Pavilion's affairs right now." Aunt Gao nodded and said in a serious tone.
"Does the chief steward know where Madam has gone?" Yu Xijiao looked at the chief steward and suddenly smiled.
The chief steward did not answer directly. He nodded and called a servant and gave some instructions in a low voice. Since the third girl said this, she must not have done anything wrong.
The chief steward is in charge of the affairs of the outer courtyard. He really doesn't know anything about the affairs of the inner courtyard. Now he will send someone to Madam's place to check.
The boy responded and ran out.
Aunt Gao's face looked a little ugly: "Third girl, do you think you don't trust me anymore?"
"It has nothing to do with trust or distrust, it's just that all the people in this yard... make me feel uneasy." Yu Xijiao said with a half-smile.
Aunt Gao didn't understand these words, but the chief steward did. Her eyes fell on Aunt Gao's face and she began to examine her face. In the past, Aunt Gao was Madam's confidant. She was not the same as the chief steward, nor would she
It conflicts with the affairs in charge of the chief steward, and all I know is that she is a woman who is very proud in front of the wife.
"What does the third girl mean by this? Does the third girl not trust my wife or the old slave? When the third girl was in Jiangnan, the old slave was in charge of all the affairs in this yard. He has been in charge of it for so many years, even if he has no credit.
There is hard work, so why should the third girl give the old slave a blow now and make all the servants in the courtyard frightened and panicked?"
Aunt Gao said with an annoyed look.
Yu Xijiao smiled. It was indeed not easy for Grandma Gao to gain the trust and importance of Qian. She said these words very smoothly, as if everything Yu Xijiao was doing now was for this so-called power.
"Mommy Gao, what kind of crime should Hong Ling be guilty of stealing something like this from me?" Yu Xijiao pointed at the things thrown in front of Hong Ling and said.
"Is this...is there any misunderstanding?" After seeing the good things inside clearly, Grandma Gao took a breath of air.
"There's no misunderstanding. Some of them were given by Madam when I arrived." Yu Xijiao said in a low voice.
"This... Hong Ling shouldn't do it. She used to be the most respected by my wife." Aunt Gao looked at the things thrown on the ground and then at Hong Ling, her face full of confusion.
There was no excitement, no panic, and no anger. It was as if everything was true.
Compared to Hong Ling's furious rage just now, this woman is much smarter.
"Aunt Gao, Hong Ling has just recognized her." Yu Xijiao said something and looked at Aunt Gao leisurely to see how she would explain herself.
The yard suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked at Grandma Gao quietly, waiting to hear her explanation...
"Then why did you block her mouth?" Aunt Gao was stunned for a moment and said.
"Lest Hongling speak rudely and be disrespectful to me." Yu Xijiao asked calmly, "Does Aunt Gao know when she took my things?"
"I heard that something happened to the third girl, and she didn't come back to the house. I have been anxious to find out about the third girl. I have rarely been in the yard these past two days." Aunt Gao said with a dry smile.
In the past two days, she had indeed been inquiring about Yu Xijiao. She heard that Yu Xijiao was still alive after being assassinated. Even when she went to Princess An and the eldest daughter, Aunt Gao still sighed with regret. How could she have such a fate and not die?
Woolen cloth!
"Has Grandma Gao left the house?" Yu Xijiao asked nonchalantly.
"In order to inquire about the girl, I even went to Zhengyuan Hou's Mansion." Aunt Gao nodded in thanks.
The chief steward's brows furrowed, and Yu Xijiao had just asked him to check who had left the house in the past two days. In fact, the most suspicious person in this courtyard was Aunt Gao.
Although this girl Hong Ling is the first-class maid in the courtyard, she still can't compare with Grandma Gao.
"Where did you go from?" Yu Xijiao continued to ask.
"From...from the side door." Aunt Gao didn't react and replied subconsciously. She felt uneasy and secretly glanced at the chief steward's face. Seeing that the chief steward had a sullen face and no expression on his face, she mentioned it inexplicably.
With this in mind, I became cautious in my answers.
"I'm afraid Aunt Gao still doesn't know about my assassination at the Zhengyuan Marquis Mansion, right?" Yu Xijiao's eyes fell on Aunt Gao's face, with a hint of majesty and momentum that could be expressed in words.
Aunt Gao's heart skipped a beat, "Old slave... I know a little bit, but... I don't know clearly."
"Since it has something to do with the Zhengyuanhou Mansion, I would like to ask Grandma Gao to make it clear how many people were there when we went there. Did anyone see it? There should be people at the Zhengyuanhou Mansion. Who gave Gao the information at the Zhengyuanhou Mansion?
Grandma opened the door. When did you go there, how many times did you go there, and who did you meet?"
Yu Xijiao spoke.
This is completely the meaning of breaking the casserole and asking the truth.
Aunt Gao's face changed, and after a while she reluctantly said: "Is it possible that the third girl is suspicious of the old slave? The old slave has been in the house for so many years and has been loyal to his wife and the Marquis. How could it be related to the assassination of the girl? As for the old slave,
When Yu Zhengyuan went to the Marquis' Mansion, he only asked about the girl's affairs, and he only went there after something happened to the girl."
"No one is going with Grandma Gao?" Yu Xijiao asked in surprise.
"No!" Aunt Gao said angrily. She was on her way to do something. Naturally, she couldn't let anyone find out. She took a few random things and sent them out from the Zhengyuan Marquis Mansion in exchange for some money. Even if Miss Qian knew something about this before, it didn't matter.
What, let alone the third girl now.
"What do you think Third Miss wants to say?" Grandma Gao was unwilling to remain so passive. She changed her face when she was asked, and took the initiative to talk, "All the servants in the courtyard have offended Third Miss? Why Hongling?"
Being gagged and kneeling, all the servants in the yard are kneeling? Are you, Miss Three, dissatisfied with Madam's arrangement?"
This was done by Qian to suppress Yu Xijiao.
Yu Xi smiled delicately, her eyes sparkling under her long eyelashes, and then her face darkened: "I'm very dissatisfied!"
Aunt Gao paused. She almost didn't believe what she heard. How could the third girl say such rebellious words? With the third girl's gentleness and cowardice, she didn't even dare to contradict herself, let alone Madam.
"Aunt Gao, don't you understand?" Yu Xi tilted her head cutely and said word by word, "I am not satisfied with the people in this yard, Aunt Gao and Hongling!"
Aunt Gao never expected that Yu Xijiao would suddenly break up. She didn't know what to say for a moment, she was speechless and her face was red.
"Why don't you, Chief Steward, check on Aunt Gao?"
Yu Xijiao ignored her and directly asked the chief steward who was standing aside and listened to the whole process.
"Go and check out Grandma Gao's house," the chief steward said.
There are a lot of things missing from the bill that Yu Xijiao gave, and Hong Ling's office is obviously not enough. If there are other people in the yard with dirty hands and feet like Hong Ling, the most suspicious thing is Aunt Gao, and Aunt Gao also has
It's time to take things out and it's easy to get in and out. When Yu Xijiao is not around, she is the most powerful person in the whole yard and the most likely to do something without anyone noticing.
"Chief steward, you can't check my house casually. I belong to the madam." Grandma Gao said anxiously, taking two steps forward to stop the person.
A woman from the eldest princess's house stepped forward and kicked Grandma Gao on the crook of her foot. Grandma Gao could still stand. She staggered and fell heavily to the ground. For a moment, she couldn't say anything about the pain.
exit.
The mother-in-law skillfully held the person down, took the strap handed over by the other woman, tied the person up with her backhand, and pinned the person to the ground.
"Third Miss, the matter hasn't been clearly investigated yet. It's always not good." The chief steward coughed and said dissatisfiedly. Although Grandma Gao was the most suspicious, there must be no clear evidence now, so she just held the person down like that.
Tied up, that's a bit too much!
"Chief Steward, you go and check first. There must be evidence. If you can't find it in the house, I will provide it to the Big Steward." Yu Xijiao smiled and said confidently.
Seeing her like this, the manager didn't feel like saying anything, so he simply turned around and went directly to Aunt Gao's room to check for evidence.
The evidence is actually easy to find. Neither Mammy Gao nor Hong Ling took Yu Xijiao seriously. Before Yu Xijiao came to Beijing, they were repeatedly indoctrinated by Qian and Qian Lizhen.
If Yu Xijiao can't live in the house for long, this is such a good opportunity.
Jewelry, silk ribbons, and even some gold beads and small utensils were all found and thrown into the corridor...