Hu Li shuddered, "This soup is poisonous."

Hutang's head was sober, she was not grateful for Jiang Rao's rescue of her sister, but stared at Jiang Rao coldly, "This soup was presented by your servants, why is it poisonous?"

Hu Tang ignored Madam Hu who was pulling her sleeves behind her and wanted her to shut up, and frowned and looked at Jiang Rao, with a cold hint in her tone, "We can see a lot of ways to win people's hearts."

The soup was the soup from Ning An's Mansion, Jiang Rao was a girl from Ning'an's Mansion, and Hu Tang couldn't understand the situation in front of him.

Afraid of being trapped, didn't dare to believe it. When was in a hurry, it sounded a bit provocative and aggressive.

Jiang Rao ignored Hu Li and Hu Tang for the time being.

"Ming Shao, send this bowl of soup to the government doctor and let him see what the medicine in the soup is."

She has her priorities in mind. If there is a problem with the sweet soup, other dishes may not be good.

She took out her handkerchief from her sleeve and handed it to Ming Shao, "Use this handkerchief to cushion the bowl, don't worry, be careful. Right now, I don't know what the poison is in the soup, so don't let the soup get on yours. in hand."

Immediately called for someone to come, deal with the soup spilled on the ground, and test the dishes on this table.

There is no poison in the dish, only in the sweet soup.

Jiang Rao glanced at the surrounding tables, only Huli Hutang had sweet soup in front of her.

It made her a little confused

The person who arranged the sweet soup was for Hu Li and Hu Tang, or was it for her house?

Or, kill two birds with one stone?

Jiang Rao's heart was numb, but she didn't show it on her face. She quickly arranged everything and looked at the twin sisters of the Hu family.

"When I find out about the soup, I will give an explanation to the two girls."

Her voice was naturally soft and waxy, but there was no flattery or flattery at all, neither humble nor arrogant, with a clear and crisp ending, and said to Hu Li: "I ruined the girl's sweet soup, I have sent someone to instruct the kitchen, and I will make it up for you."

Jiang Rao didn't intend to stay for a long time, and seeing the impulsive personalities of the two sisters Hu Li and Hu Tang, she hummed angrily, as if she had something else to say.

But the two of them are about the same age as her, and their faces are very immature, like the kind of little tigers whose teeth are not aligned. They are fierce, but unfortunately they are not weaned.

Pretty cute.

It's a pity that they have a bad attitude towards her. Her kindness towards them starts and ends with courtesy, and that's it.

And she didn't have time to mess with them.

Rao blinked.

The cheeks looked extra white and soft under the strong sunlight at noon, like cooked glutinous rice balls just salvaged from hot water, making people want to poke them to see if they would sink in.

She looks soft and deceiving, but her small fan-like eyelashes are fluttering, and there is a hint of cunning in her clear and moist apricot eyes.

Jiang Rao looked directly at Madam Hu who could hold Hutang, "Madam."

Mrs. Hu saw a lot of private affairs in the houses of large families, and she felt that there were some hidden feelings in this matter. She saw Jiang Rao's eyes were gentle and considerate, and she did not blame.

Even in exchange for a slight gratitude.

Jiang Rao blessed her and said, "Today's incident is due to the poor reception of the mansion, and the little girl represents my parents. I apologize to you. I want to go and see what's going on first, and if there is a result, I will tell my wife. ."

Mrs. Hu: "Good boy, you can go quickly."

Jiang Rao curled her lips into a smile, then turned towards Hu Li and Hu Tang, and gently blessed her body.

Hu Li pursed her lips, "She smiled so nicely at her mother, and when she looked at us, why didn't she smile?"

Hu Tang also pursed her lips, "The tone of her speech to the maid is more gentle than that of us."

Mrs. Hu: "The girl rushed to save you. You are good. If you don't thank you, don't say it, and change it to a suspicious benefactor."

"For gentleness... If I were her, I wouldn't be relieved if I didn't throw that soup on your face! You should learn some manners and rules when you go out."

The twin sisters turned their heads, and the back of their heads pointed at Mrs. Hu.

Don't listen, don't listen, Tang monk recites the scriptures.

Mrs. Hu: "..."

The two sisters were the monkeys without the golden hoop, and they got together and muttered.

Hu Tang: "Am I being too fierce just now?"

Hu Li: "It's really a bit, you shouldn't be so fierce to such a beautiful girl."

Hu Tang: "But I thought she wanted to use that heroic way of saving beauty, which is close to us."

Hu Tang: "Ah, it hurts, it hurts..."

Mrs. Hu twisted Hutang's ears and pulled her up, "No wonder I heard your tone just now... Hero save the beauty, want to get close to you?"

Mrs. Hu was frail and had a gentle appearance that would not swear.

When she trained her daughter, she was unequivocal like a choking chili, "How can she put gold on her face like this? She wants you two to be unruly, and she wants you two to go up a tree?"

"People are about the same age as you two, and they can help her mother organize a banquet. It's not like you, you don't know where to hang out all day, and you're all covered in ashes."

Hu Tang escaped, covering her red ears, and being revolted by Mrs. Hu's training, she became a little bit stubborn, "I and Li'er are such waste, how can anyone want to harm us?"

Mrs. Hu rolled her eyes at her, "It's just self-knowledge."

The two daughters have brute strength, but their hearts are simple and upright, with a single tendon to the bottom, like a club.

The stick was also born to her, recognized it.

Knowing that it is useless to talk too much at this time, Mrs. Hu did not explain much.

But she wouldn't bother Jiang Rao to investigate alone, and she would definitely not forgive anyone who wanted to harm her girl.

Mrs. Hu thought so, and tapped Hu Tang's head with the strength of a hammer, "If you are wrong, remember to put thorns on your back and let the girls admit your mistake."

"..."

Hutang rubbed his ears and turned to rub his head.

If knew it earlier, wouldn't be rude.

...

Ming Shao found the doctor in the house, and the doctor examined the soup and found out that the medicine in the soup was a laxative.

The dose can kill infants and children, which shows the sinisterness of the drug only people's minds.

Ming Shao hurriedly went to Jiang Rao with this news.

Jiang Rao is at the rockery in the backyard with Yu'er at the moment.

In front of him was a maid bound by hemp rope.

Jiang Ping, who was called to help, also squatted aside.

Jiang Ping took the purse that Tao'er found from the servant girl. He took the purse embroidered with water hibiscus, and it was so heavy that his wrist fell. Jiang Ping shoved the purse into the ground, opened it and looked at it. Look, he said to Jiang Rao, "Girl, this is seventy taels of silver."

The first-class maid, the monthly salary is less than one or two.

An ordinary little maid with seventy taels of silver on her body is simply telling others that she has something tricky about her.

Jiang Ping called Jiang Rao to the side, and said in a low voice that only the two of them could hear: "When I caught her at the back door, I looked out and saw a carriage waiting for her, but unfortunately the coachman was vigilant. After questioning him a few words, he ran away."

"That maid is also very strict. She doesn't want to eat hard or soft, so she can't ask any questions." Jiang Ping doubted, "Is it possible that the eldest lady is holding some kind of handle on her?"

Jiang Rao called Yu'er over and asked, "Do you recognize her?"

"The servant girl recognizes this maid, her name is Yingyin, and she is the maid next to the old lady." Yu'er hesitated for a while, and said, "She has a bad reputation, and she has a relationship with the uncle and the second master and the third master... all... say no. Unclear..."

Jiang Rao understood Yu'er's words and felt that her ears were a little dirty.

She turned back and looked at the water hibiscus on the purse.

some

look familiar.

Jiang Rao bit her lip, and she vaguely remembered something, but she wasn't particularly sure.

Liu likes lotus flowers, not only planting lotus flowers in the lotus pond in the mansion, but also often seeing lotus patterns on the hem of her clothes and skirts.

Jiang Rao thought about it for a long time, her long eyelashes fluttered, and a guess gradually formed in her heart.

What happened today has nothing to do with the two sisters of the Hu family.

It was the Liu family who wanted to harm her mother.

She had a headache for a while.

Thinking of the last time she met the dead man in Yecheng, she had experienced how difficult it was to tell others what to say.

It's totally useless to deal with people who are not so honest and gentleman by means of too honest and gentleman.

Too honest to be deceived.

A tooth for a tooth is best.

She took a deep breath, walked slowly back to the side of the maid, condescendingly, sighed, turned her head and said to Jiang Ping and Yu'er, "She is so pitiful."

Jiang Ping and Yu'er didn't understand what Jiang Rao meant, and looked at each other in confusion.

The maid looked up at Jiang Rao tremblingly.

Jiang Rao lowered her body and met the maid's gaze. Her eyes were full of sympathy and pity, "Who told me that you escaped to the back door?"

The maid shivered and shook her head frantically with horror in her eyes.

"It's my aunt."

Jiang Rao stared at the maid and lied.

Her big, round eyes were as clear as wash, clean and beautiful.

It was the first time she used this method, and she was not sure. She was afraid that it would not work, but instead she panicked, staring at the maid without blinking.

"Auntie asked you to deliver sweet soup. It's you who want to harm and get rid of."

She said in a serious tone, "If you don't believe me, go to the back door and have a look. The carriage that was promised to pick you up is not here."

Since this maid is a tough mouth, she has to find a way to pry her mouth open.

She had almost decided in her heart that the main envoy behind her was Mrs. Liu. When she said this, she didn't feel guilty. She turned to look at Jiang Ping, "Jiang Ping, take this maid to the back door and let her take a look."

The maid saw that the door was really empty, and she didn't see the carriage that Liu had promised, her knees softened and she almost fell to her knees.

Jiang Rao was really pitiful to see her like this, but she helped Liu Shi to harm her mother, so she continued to scare her.

Sending Buddha to West, bad things have to be done to the end, Jiang Rao felt very helpless, lowered her voice, and said quietly: "Help others to harm others, you think you have found a shortcut for yourself to step on the road of prosperity, but you don't know if it is for yourself. The coffin is made."

Jiang Rao asked her coldly, "

Do you know that poisoning General Hu's daughter and framing my mother-in-law, the two charges are combined, and the death penalty is inevitable? "

The maid was so frightened by Jiang Rao's words that she shivered like chaff, she turned around suddenly, tears fell like rain, and she sobbed and shouted: "Four girls, it's the big lady who forced me! I said, I will say anything."

...

Liu Shi had a good lunch in his own courtyard. Because he was in a good mood and had a good appetite, he didn't even care about the anger he felt in the morning.

Just looking at the yard, where her husband arranged to watch her, there was contempt in Liu Shi's eyes.

If it wasn't for her careful arrangement and only relying on that useless man, the uncle's mansion that she had worked so hard to manage for so many years might have just been handed over to the four-bedroom family.

Liu Shi was waiting for the riot at the banquet in the front hall, just waiting and waiting, but it was still calm when no one came to report the news.

Liu Shi's forehead could not help oozing sweat, and he vaguely sensed something was wrong.

Instructed the personal maid to go out and see what happened outside.

This impatient, the full meal at lunch now accumulated in the abdomen like a stone, so uncomfortable that Liu Shi poured himself a few sips of tea.

Three cups of tea kung fu, passed by in a flash.

Liu's personal maid came back at this time.

She looked horrified, stumbled, slammed into the door, and hurriedly opened the curtain and entered, "Ma'am."

Mrs Liu looked at her personal maid, and tightened her fingers, her eyes were full of hope, wanting to hear the news that Hu Li and Hu Tang had an accident, and the Hu family, who was protecting the short, turned the banquet upside down.

But when she saw the maid rushing in front of her, she knelt down and said, "It didn't happen today, Yingyin was arrested."

Liu Shi's hand trembled, and hot tea was poured all over her, "How could she be?"

The close-fitting maid said she didn't know with trembling lips, and instead told Liu Shi that the coachman was missing.

She was obviously a little scared. Looking into Liu Shi's eyes, panic reflected in her pupils, "Madam, if Yingyin brought this matter up, what should I do?"

Liu Shi was flustered and hated, but she squeezed her fists, forcing herself to calm down, and said in a low voice, "It's okay, even if this doesn't work out, it's cheap. The maid has a handle on my hand, and she is determined not to speak about what happened today. Come out, it'll be alright."

...

On the other side, Yingyin knelt in front of Jiang Rao and said with a weeping voice, "The slave and maid have a hard life. When they were serving in the study, they were forced by the uncle. I asked for it a few times. Once I was caught by the eldest lady, the eldest lady took this as a threat. Said that if the slaves don't help her, they will strip the slaves naked, lock the slaves in the pig cage, and let the slaves reincarnate as beasts in the next life. There is no way for slaves, slaves!"

She cried with tears, and looked pitiful, "How could I know that Liu's family is so vicious, and she only uses one stone to kill two birds with one stone. She wants to get rid of both the slave and the fourth lady."

Perhaps it was because he had faced Rong Ting's calamitous face many times, and the top beauty had caught his eye, and the rest had become clouds that could not enter his eyes.

Jiang Rao was not frightened by Yingyin's tears at all.

She heard that the servant girl didn't mention the 70 taels of silver, nor did she mention the benefits that the Liu family gave her. She probably knew in her heart that her words were half-truths and half-truths, beautifying herself.

It's a pitiful person who can't help himself, but there are also hateful places.

Her eyes were calm without ripples, and she said, "These words will be clearly stated in front of my grandfather in a moment."

The noon light suddenly dimmed, and occasionally dark clouds drifted, briefly obscuring the red sun in the sky.

Ning An Bo Mansion, the sky has changed.

...

Rong Ting thought deeply about the scene where Jiang Rao was chatting happily with Huli Hutang at the moment.

When I heard it at first, it was just a small dissatisfaction. With Jiang Rao by his side, it was like a beast being appeased. The manic-depressive temper could be suppressed in exchange, and he didn't even notice the dissatisfaction in his heart at that time. arrive.

It was only an hour away from her now, and his eyes were gloomy and gloomy, and more and more cold light accumulated in his eyes.

The darkened sky cast shadows on his broad shoulders, and the black corners of his clothes were blown by the wind.

Huaiqing came back from the outside at this time, bent over and said in Rong Ting's ear: "Your Highness, please ask the maids in the house. Miss Jiang was not made trouble by General Hu's two daughters, but..."

Rong Ting dropped the chopsticks to the table, his eyes were already cold, "Just what?"