Family affection? Is it important to have rights?

Chapter 106 Discovery

Qingping had no idea that the makeup on her face had now become a smudge, and her entire face was covered in all kinds of colors from the water.

In addition, she had just rolled on the ground in pain, and her face was scratched by stones, leaving bloody cuts.

Xu Jingshu suppressed the urge to kill Qingping and turned her head to look at Xier. What would her reaction be?

Should I plead for Qingping or ignore Qingping?

If Xier pleads for this slave girl, then it means she still needs training, and we can watch her more in the future.

A hint of doubt appeared on Mu Tangxi's face. She gently asked, "Qingping, why do you have such heavy makeup on your face?"

Qingping's face twitched unconsciously, and she stammered, "Because, because I drew too hard!"

"Oh, then why are you wearing brand new clothes and hair accessories?"

Qing Ping heaved a sigh of relief after hearing the simple question, and her words became smoother. She wanted to fool the young lady, "Because today is my birthday, I want to dress nicely."

Just when Xu Jingshu wanted to interrupt this boring conversation, Mu Tangxi asked the last question.

Mu Tangxi tilted her head, "Then why did you go to the flower garden? Since you came to me, you don't seem to go out often by yourself?"

Qingping frantically thought of excuses in her head, and beads of sweat could not stop flowing down her forehead. "I, I want to move some flowers from the flower garden to Miss's yard! Miss, please save me! I am in so much pain!"

"But, I usually ask you to come to my room in the afternoon to teach me needlework. Why did you run out of the yard in the afternoon? I couldn't find you." Mu Tangxi complained a little.

But these few words stumped Qingping. She breathed rapidly and her eyes rolled around, but she couldn't think of any excuse that would make the young lady believe her.

She couldn't just tell the young lady that she went out in the afternoon because the master went for a walk in the flower garden every afternoon, but this just happened to coincide with the time when the young lady usually called her!

Xu Jingshu looked at Qingping, who was lying speechless, and laughed, "It seems you can't make up a story anymore. Someone, push her to the ground and make her kneel with the maids!"

Qingping's face turned pale in an instant, but she was in so much pain that she couldn't get up. She could only be forced to kneel on the ground by the servant, and the hard stone hit her knees that were bleeding from being dragged.

After Xu Jingshu gave the instructions, she looked at Xier with satisfaction.

It was good that she did not foolishly and blindly plead for Qingping. Although she did not reject Qingping's request at the first time, her performance was satisfactory in Xu Jingshu's eyes.

Stay calm, be rational, and remain composed in times of crisis.

well.

As for the dying man on the ground?

Xu Jingshu stopped thinking about it in disgust, and just died.

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Mu Wenyu still suspected that the maid was sent by his political enemy, so he didn't bother to comfort Xu Jingshu. He went straight to the study and planned to ask his men to investigate.

Suddenly someone outside the door asked to see him. Mu Wenyu paused slightly and let the person in.

Mu Wenyu remembered that this was the servant he sent to Xier's yard, and combined with what Xu Jingshu had just said, the maid was taken away by Xier not long ago.

Mu Wenyu suspected that this servant knew some important information.

The maid knelt down as soon as she entered the room. She knew that the master would be angry when he knew the truth, so she just knelt down first.

"Did you come here to report what you discovered?" Mu Wenyu lowered his eyes slightly.

"Master, yes, a few days ago, rumors about the master began to circulate in the young ladies' courtyard. They said that the master was very gentle, and then today, news suddenly spread about where the master usually went." The maid reported in a clear voice.

"When the rumor first started, I thought it was just the servants discussing it and didn't pay much attention to it. But today, the rumor directly spread about your whereabouts, and there was also a maid sneaking towards the flower garden, so I came to report it while the young lady was away."

Mu Wenyu was thinking about what the person behind him wanted, and deliberately let Xu Jingshu bump into him and the maid.

Suddenly he looked up, "Where are the servants who were discussing this matter?"

The maid was even more confused than he was, "After that sneaky maid left, the servants suddenly left too, and I didn't know about it."

Mu Wenyu stood up suddenly and said as he walked, "Go back and continue waiting."

By now, the gossiping servants and the sneaky maid should have gathered at Xu Jingshu's place. Mu Wenyu wants to go and find out for sure!

"Yes." The maid stared blankly at the master's hurried back.

Sir, is this urgent?

In the yard, Xu Jingshu was asking Xier what she had done in recent days, and she didn't pay any attention to the clear screen on the ground that looked like gold paper.

Mu Tangxi's eyebrows curved, and she said in a steady tone: "Recently, I have been practicing calligraphy, playing the piano, and learning needlework in my free time, and I have achieved some initial results."

Initial success means that I have mastered the embroidery techniques and shapes, but the embroidery just doesn’t look good.

Xu Jingshu nodded with satisfaction. Suddenly she thought of something and was about to speak when she heard the gate of the yard being pushed open.

Xu Jingshu frowned, a hint of impatience flashed across her eyes. She was already in a bad mood today, what had happened? !

As a result, a voice that Xu Jingshu was very familiar with rang out: "Madam."

The anger that Xu Jingshu had just suppressed in her heart suddenly rebounded. She looked at the master with a tense face and keenly discovered that he had changed his clothes.

Is he disgusted by the maid throwing herself on him?

This incident calmed her down a bit.

Xu Jingshu said coldly and unkindly: "Master, why are you here again at this time? Are you here to beg for mercy for your maid?!"

Mu Wenyu shook his head gently, "No, I found someone talking about me in Xi'er's yard."

Mu Tangxi had an innocent and confused expression on her face. How come she didn't know what her father was talking about?

Dong Zhu behind her lowered her head. She couldn't reveal anything unusual that would let the master notice.

Xu Jingshu narrowed her eyes, "Who said that?"

Mu Wenyu looked at the group of people kneeling on the ground and said in a calm tone, "These maids."

His gaze did not linger on Qingping at all.

Xu Jingshu threw the teacup in her hand directly in front of the maid who was kneeling on the ground.

The sharp fragments exploded and scratched the nearest maids, but they dared not make a sound.

They never expected that the master would find out what happened in the young lady's yard!

There was still a glimmer of hope, but now it's really a dead end.

Their eyes were dim and they remained silent.

Handing Yuping over would not change the fact that they would die, so it would be better to let the family live a better life with the money.

Xu Jingshu laughed out of anger. She didn't expect that they had hidden such a big thing from her!

What do they want?

First spread the Master's whereabouts, and then come find her when that idiot really goes there? !