Chapter 712: An Emerald Bead Causing Trouble

"What's all the fuss about?" Wang Shengxue frowned, calmed down and said angrily, today's things are not harmonious, why is he not in a good mood right now.

"It's the second young lady of Duke Xingguo's mansion who beat Aunt Dong, and she's also going to beat the madam!" the maid said anxiously.

The second young lady of the Xingguo Duke's Palace is Shao Jie'er. Among the several young ladies in the Xingguo Duke's Palace, Shao Jie'er is the most inconspicuous, not only for her appearance, but also for her status. The rest of the ladies, whether they are the first, second or third bedroom They are all legitimate daughters, but she is the most unattractive, just a concubine.

She is causing trouble here, how dare she cause trouble for no reason?

"Go over and take a look!" Wang Sheng said imitatively, turned around and strode towards the side room where the Madam had been resting.

Before he entered the wing, he saw a group of people gathered around the door. He heard a familiar crying voice that gave him a headache. It was Dong Xing's voice. Wang Shengxue didn't like this concubine who had to welcome him through the door at that time. Compared to Ning Xueqing, Dong Xing was far different in appearance and knowledge.

But at that time, it was Duke Xingguo's government who forced him to welcome the person in, and he was of the same status as Ning Xueqing. At that time, he did not dare to offend Duke Xingguo's government, so naturally he did not dare to do anything to Dong Xing.

I don't know what's going on.

"The eldest son is here!" Someone in the crowd said something, and the servants of the palace who were watching immediately stepped back, revealing the two people in the middle.

Shao Jie'er stood with an angry look on her face, while Dong Xing sat on the ground crying. The ladies from the Xingguo Duke's Mansion who were running behind Shao Jie'er looked at her without saying a word. Beside Dong Xing, Ning Xueqing persuaded her in a low voice, seeming to persuade her. She expressed her gratitude to Shao Jie'er.

"Cousin, what's going on with this aunt in your house? She bumped into me carelessly and didn't say anything. She said it was my fault. She was just a small concubine. She really thought that she was the head of the house. Can’t you be a mother? Besides, even if you are the mistress of the house, you shouldn’t be like this, right?”

Seeing Wang Shengxue come over, Shao Jie'er sneered and said, she has always been arrogant and arrogant towards people who are not as good as her, and she vaguely pointed out that even Wang Shengxue's main wife did not have enough respect for her.

All the servants of the palace looked at Miss Shao Er and felt that Miss Shao Er had gone too far. Someone saw the scene just now and it was clear that Miss Shao Er had bumped into Aunt Dong, but It was said that it was Aunt Dong who hit her, so she must have pulled Aunt Dong and made her kowtow to compensate!

Even if she is a young lady from Duke Xingguo's mansion, she cannot bully others like this. Besides, she is offering incense today. How can she make her master so angry?

"To my second cousin Dao Qian!" Wang Shengxue walked up to Dong Xing and looked at Dong Xing coldly.

Dong Xing raised her head and saw the anger in Wang Shengxue's eyes. She hesitated and did not dare to say anything more. She could only hold Ning Xueqing's hand and bend down to Shao Jie'er to apologize while shedding tears.

"Is that all right? You only need to show your modesty when you hit me. Such a lowly person deserves to hit me..." Shao Jie'er's voice was sharp and sarcastic, and the words became more and more unpleasant.

"Second sister, okay, stop making trouble, what if you disturb grandma!" Shao Yanru interrupted her softly and scolded her in a low voice.

"But she did it on purpose..." Shao Jie'er refused to rest.

"There is nothing intentional or unintentional. This aunt is also careless and not intentional!" Shao Yanru interrupted her again, with a somewhat dignified and majestic look on her face, "Grandma, I still have something to do. I will be there soon. We are about to return to the house, if you are so unwilling to let me go, do you plan to stay and cause trouble?"

These words choked Shao Jie'er, and she glared at Dong Xing bitterly, not daring to say anything more.

How would she cope if she was left here alone? The strange atmosphere and words between Shao Yanru and Wang Shengxue just now were still in her ears. No matter how smart she was, she knew she couldn't stay at this time.

"Thank you, cousin!" Wang Shengxue thanked him sincerely.

"Second sister is in a bad mood. If I have offended anything, I still hope that my cousin will forgive me!" Shao Yanru said gently, turning sideways and bowing to Wang Shengxue, and then turned and entered the wing.

Shao Caihuan and Shao Cailing also walked in behind Shao Yanru.

Shao Wanru was walking nearest, looking at Dong Xing who was crying and sobbing, and then at Ning Xueqing who was supporting her by the side. The two looked very friendly to each other, just like a pair of biological sisters. .

She didn't see the scene clearly. When she went out, she saw a commotion over there. Shao Jie'er insisted that Dong Xing hit her and asked her to kowtow to excuse her. Dong Xing was still a bit tough in her own house. Yes, originally there was no official wife in this mansion, even the concubine was also the official master.

Except for Ning Xueqing, who acts as an official wife as an aunt, Dong Xing is still able to stand upright in the house now.

Dong Xing refused to admit it, but Ning Xueqing tried to persuade her. She didn't know what she said, but Shao Jie'er became furious. She stretched out her hand and knocked Dong Xing to the ground with a slap.

There is nothing unusual about this, it just seems like it should be like this.

Shao Jie'er's temperament and Dong Xing's situation in the house will inevitably escalate their conflict, but is it really just an accident? Shao Wanru was unsure for a moment.

Calmly, he turned around with the people in front of him and followed them inside.

When the lady in the wing saw them all coming in, she snorted coldly: "What kind of place is this? What are your identities? You are really promising when you start a fight with an ignorant aunt!"

Shao Jie'er lowered her head and pinched the handkerchief in grievance, but she didn't dare to defend herself. She always had no face in front of the Madam.

"When I get back, I'll copy the female ring ten times!"

"Yes, grandma!" Shao Jie'er had tears in her eyes.

"Let's go!" Mrs. Tai stood up and walked out. A group of granddaughters followed her and walked out. Coming to the palace to worship today was just to show Wang Sheng's face and go through the motions.

Mrs. Ether's temperament is such that she can't stay here any longer.

Wang Shengxue was guarding outside the door. When he saw the wife coming out, he greeted her with a smile. Shao Wanru glanced aside and saw that Dong Xing and Ning Xueqing had left, and no servants from the palace were around anymore.

Regarding Wang Shengxue's respect, the wife turned a blind eye and walked out. She was forced to bring all the granddaughters here. She was very embarrassed and had no intention of paying attention to Wang Shengxue at this time.

Shao Yanru smiled at Wang Shengxue with a great attitude and followed the footsteps of the madam.

Shao Jie'er lowered her head. She had already cried just now, fearing that the servants of the palace would find out and laugh at her.

Shao Wanru was still walking at the end, and walked to the place where Dongxing fell down before. Suddenly he glanced at a place and winked at Yujie. Yujie understood, squatted down as if to adjust the hem of her skirt, and pinched the thing into her hands. , and then followed Shao Wanru out of the palace.

Wang Shengxue sent the people outside, watched the people from Xingguo Duke's Mansion leave, left everything in the mansion to Ning Xueqing, and hurried out.

After returning to Duke Xingguo's mansion, Mrs. Tai asked them to go back to the courtyard respectively, and Shao Wanru took Yu Jie to Piaoyun Courtyard.

"Miss, it's a small jade bead. I think the eldest lady seems to have it on her body!" Seeing that there was no one around, Yu Jie took out a small jade bead and handed it to Shao Wanru. She had picked it up when she knelt down just now. of.

Shao Wanru reached out and pinched it, put it in the palm of her hand and looked at it. It was a small jade bead that was well polished. It was very small, but also very beautiful. The clothes Shao Yanru was wearing today were very plain, but the position at the corner of the clothes was really... There were several patterns made of small jade beads. She took a closer look at it because this method of making it was very beautiful.

It was Dongxing who fell, so why did the jade beads on Shao Yanru appear? With her eyes flashing slightly, she understood what happened. Shao Yanru should have made a move that caused Shao Jie'er and Dong Xing to collide, but why did she do this?

Shao Yanru is a person who has no profit and cannot afford to be early. She will never plot against a little aunt, but for a while, she can't remember what she is doing.

Ning Xueqing is the one who benefits, right?

He closed his hands slightly, then handed the beads in his hands to Yujie, "Put it away first!"

This matter has not caused any trouble so far, so the next thing I will look at is that when Shao Yanru came in today, his face was ugly, but after he came out of the mourning hall, he seemed much calmer. When he met Wang Shengxue, he even kept saying " Brother", very affectionate.

So was she doing this because of Shao Jie'er or Dong Xing, or was her ultimate destination Wang Shengxue and Ning Xueqing?

With this thought in mind, she immediately had some clues. All she had to do now was wait and see. Shao Wanru didn't expect that not only would she find out the truth, but she would also leave an important clue for what would happen next.

Wang Yishu was uncovered again and became a new gossip in the capital. Three years ago, her case was considered an unsolved case. Now that it was uncovered, some people immediately felt that there was something fishy about it. Some even felt that it was not just a case. The internal affairs of the Xingguo Duke's mansion have come to an end.

Several brochures were delivered to the emperor. Each of them said that Duke Xingguo was not strict in his stewardship, which led to one after another troubles in the palace. It also vaguely alluded to the death of the former Duke Xingguo's son in an unexplained death. Of course, the most beneficial thing is now. Xingguo Gong, the original second bedroom of the former Xingguo Gong Mansion.

Of course, this specious statement was refuted by others, who thought it was just a rumor spread by ignorant people. Even the daughter of the former heir apparent of Xingguo Palace didn’t say anything. How could they make such a fool of themselves and make false accusations? Go to the court to discuss.

Looking at the energetic debate among the ministers below, the emperor listened quietly at first, and then became angry. He picked up a book and threw it at Duke Xingguo who was kneeling in front of him: "I came to court today to settle business matters. I’m not here to listen to you talk about these baseless things. If you can’t handle the affairs in your own house well, why should you be in charge of the house? You’ll be awake for a few days after you go back!”

When the emperor was angry, all the ministers immediately became trembling with fear and no longer dared to talk nonsense. For a while, the hall was as quiet as a chicken.

"Your Majesty, I have a plan to start!" Chu Qing saw that the opportunity was good, so he moved his feet and stepped out. He had been looking for an opportunity just now, and now the opportunity was perfect!