Chapter 835: Full of Loopholes

Shao Wanru saw Mrs. Tai's impatience and knew that she was about to intervene, so he waited quietly to step in.

What I didn't expect was that Wen Xichi would actually intervene at this time. I originally thought that Wen Xichi would only say a few words when the truth came out in the end!

Shui Ming's eyes turned in surprise, and his eyes were full of charm, beautiful and charming, but also cold and wary. Wen Xichi lowered his eyes slightly, but then raised them again, with a friendly and gentle smile.

Compared with Chu Liuchen's pretended harmlessness and gentleness, Wen Xichi's gentleness is revealed from the bottom of his heart, which makes people like him very much.

"Second young lady, there were many people who heard what you said at the fire scene just now. Duke Xingguo and the eldest young master were also there. Second young lady, how do you explain it now!" Wen Xichi turned his eyes to Shao Jie'er, still smiling at Shao Jie'er. His face was full, but his words were very sharp, and it felt like he was dragging Shao Jie'er into the court for interrogation.

The words used are also the words used in church.

Shao Jie'er had never seen this formation before, and panicked when she heard it. Only then did she remember that in order to make her words more credible, she had asked Liu Xiang to testify. At this time, she wanted to say that Liu Xiang was not there. It's a bit unreasonable.

She looked at the madam with her mouth open, hoping that the madam could give her a hint.

The madam cursed the idiot angrily in her heart. She knew that Shao Jie'er was of no use, but she didn't expect that she would be so stupid. It was hard for Shao Jie'er to justify herself.

After coughing lowly, the Madam scolded: "Why were you talking nonsense just now?"

This means that what Shao Jie'er said at the fire scene is regarded as nonsense and cannot be trusted. It also shows that what she says now is true.

"Yes, I saw so many of you surrounding me at that time. I was afraid, so I said that. It's not true!" Mrs. Shao Jie'er reminded her, she immediately woke up and hurriedly waved her hands.

The situation at that time was indeed like this. Shao Jie'er didn't dare to say that she seemed to have been knocked unconscious. Misses from aristocratic families are the most honorable people. She was knocked unconscious and left alone in a corner. This kind of thing said She didn't want her reputation to go out, and there were so many people around at the time, so she couldn't tell the truth no matter what.

"Second Miss, you mean you were afraid, so that's why you asked the maid to testify?" Wen Xichi asked again with a smile.

"Yes, I was just scared and said that in a panic." Shao Jie'er insisted.

"Okay, even if the second lady said what happened about the maid because she was afraid, can the second lady tell you about the scene when you left the house? Did the fire start at that time?" Wen Xichi continued.

Shao Wanru's eyes fell on the corner of Shao Jie'er's skirt. There was a scorch mark on that spot, but it was not only on her body, but also on Shao Jing and Shao Hua'an. They had just come from the fire, and there were one or two scorch marks on their bodies. The traces were nothing. The corners of her lips curled slightly, and she already knew what Wen Xichi was going to say.

Others may have accidentally splashed it at the fire scene. When Shao Jie'er appeared at the fire scene, the fire should have been almost extinguished or had already been extinguished. The burnt areas on her body were actually hard to tell clearly!

"Of course there was no fire when I left. I originally wanted to ask the fifth sister, but when I was almost there, I remembered that the fifth sister might have fallen asleep, so I turned back." Shao Jie'er could only say this now, feeling in her heart She was secretly panicking. She had been afraid of Wen Xichi since she was a child, and of course she didn't dare to play with Wen Xichi. She felt that the young master from Prime Minister Wen's Mansion was extremely resourceful.

Every time she wants to hide something, she can't!

"Since the second lady left before the fire started and came after the fire was extinguished, I don't know how the burnt marks on the second lady's body came from?" Wen Xichi's eyes dropped to Shao Jie'er's dress. , there are burnt marks there.

The madam's face changed greatly as she sat on it, and she stared at the mark on Shao Jie'er's body hatefully. Of course she also saw the mark on Shao Jie'er's body, but when she saw the marks on her second son and eldest grandson, she also I didn't pay attention, thinking that Shao Jie'er had been soaked in sparks just now.

But he didn't expect that when Shao Jie'er came back, the fire was actually out!

The fire was extinguished, but the clothes were burned. Where did the fire start? The madam was so angry that she almost wanted to break Shao Jie'er's head open to see how someone could be so stupid.

"I...I..." Shao Jie'er was not only sweating on his forehead, but also breaking out in cold sweat all over his body. His eyes were wandering, and he suddenly said quickly, "I...I went there with the fifth sister's maid. But when I came back, I was the one carrying the lantern. I fell down halfway, the lantern tipped over, and the fire inside burned my skirt. Fortunately, I reacted quickly and put it out!"

Shao Jie'er's panic words became smoother and smoother as she spoke them. In the end, she even felt that they were perfect. She just fell down anyway.

"How did the second young lady fall?" Wen Xichi still didn't let her go, staring at her closely and saying, his eyes revealed Shao Jie'er's deep and serious look of panic.

Shao Jie'er opened her mouth, and a white light seemed to flash in her mind. Some things in her memory suddenly came to mind, and her face immediately turned pale in panic.

Even his lips trembled twice, but he couldn't make a sound.

Seeing Shao Jie'er's sudden appearance, Shao Wanru looked at her in surprise, and then at Wen Xichi. The smile on Wen Xichi's face had faded, and a look of seriousness and sharpness appeared on her face, as if she was unsheathed. The sword was pointed at Shao Jie'er.

But Shao Jie'er's reaction was also very strange. Even though Wen Xichi made people feel a little nervous, it didn't make her face change to such an extent. She seemed to be trembling a little, and her eyebrows were slightly frowned. Could it be that there was something else inside? Is there a reason you don't know?

"Second girl, please tell me how you fell. After you finish speaking, you can also ask Mr. Wen to record it. The weather is cold and Mr. Wen has been waiting for a long time!" Mrs. Tai said impatiently, which meant that she was chasing away guests. Obviously, if it weren't for Wen Xichi, things would have been much smoother at this time.

Madam Tai was inexplicably upset. Without the eldest princess, Wen Xichi was here to disrupt the situation. She just wanted Shao Jie'er to speak clearly so that Wen Xichi could go back.

"I... I just knelt down and fell, that's why my skirt... was burned!" After being scolded by the Madam, Shao Jie'er woke up from her memory and defended hurriedly.

To burn a skirt, it has to reach the fire.

"Second Miss, are you sure you fell like this, and not some other way? Or maybe you said it wrong again a moment later, and you said it wrong in a panic!" Wen Xichi's face showed a smile again, with a hint of laughter. calm.

"I...that's how I fell. I'm sure, I'm sure." Shao Jie'er said hurriedly.

"You can be sure that's the best!" Wen Xichi calmly turned his head to look at the Madam and said with his hands: "Madam, I have finished asking my questions. Now I have come to a conclusion, Miss Shao Er You’re panicking!”

The words shocked everyone in the room and looked at Shao Jie'er in surprise.

"I...I didn't lie. I was serious. I really fell like this!" Shao Jie'er was already unsure. When everyone saw this, she immediately shook her head in panic.

"Yuan Qing, what did you find?" Shao Huaan looked at Wen Xichi and said.

The madam looked at Wen Xichi coldly, full of displeasure.

Wen Xichi ignored Mrs. Tai's gaze and just pointed at the top of Shao Jie'er's hair: "Madam, young master, look, Miss Shao herself said that she just knelt down and fell to the ground, and her skirt was only burned, but her hair was messed up. , and it’s also stained with dust. How can she be kneeling down like this? Just now I repeatedly asked her if she was sure, and she repeatedly affirmed that this was what she looked like. In fact, she lied!"

Wen Xichi is taller, and he can clearly see the top of Shao Jie'er's hair just standing there. Shao Jing and Shao Hua'an are also quite tall, and they can also see the top of Shao Jie'er's hair, but who just came along the way? I didn't notice this either, but when I took a closer look, I saw that there was some mud and dust in the mess, and there was even a small stone hanging on the hair.

At this glance, it was obvious that he had hit the ground on his head.

"Miss Shao Er, is there any reason why you can't say it?" Wen Xichi said tightly.

Shao Jie'er was really panicked at this time. She tried to hold her head in panic with both hands, but she immediately realized that it was in vain, so she could only turn to the madam: "Grandma..."

"Grandma!" Another crisp voice interrupted her. Shao Wanru stepped forward and walked to the Madam. He bowed respectfully, then raised his body and his watery eyes fell on the Madam. "Please ask Grandma to make the decision for your granddaughter." !”

What Shao Jie'er said was not enough to be believed, so what she said before was more likely to be a flurry of words. Thinking of the fact that she might have started a fire when she left before, it was most likely Shao Jie'er who started the fire.

Although Shao Wanru didn't accuse Shao Jie'er in a word, the meaning of her words was already obvious. Besides, Wen Xichi was still here. Although she didn't know why Wen Xichi suddenly helped her, this pair of It was just right for her, and she immediately seized the opportunity.

The madam was so angry that she almost felt bad about Shao Jie'er. When she came in, no one of her words could be trusted. One after another she made panic words, and now this matter fell on her.

What's the use of having this matter fall on Shao Jie'er? What she wants to fall on is Shao Wanru, and she doesn't want Shao Wanru to be blamed. As long as she takes on this title, the next thing will be much easier to handle. I thought it was just a simple thing, but Shao Jie'er could do it well even if she wasn't smart.

Unexpectedly, she made many mistakes, and the current scene was even more difficult to deal with.

Wen Xichi's words hit on Shao Jie'er's flaw, and even if the wife wanted to help Shao Jie'er defend herself, she couldn't.

"Jie'er, does this matter really have anything to do with you?" Shao Jing said coldly.

"Father, it's not me. It's none of my business. I really want to find Fifth Sister. I really..." Shao Jie'er burst into tears. She no longer knew what to say.