The Book of Raising Children by Houmen

229 Chapter 1 I'll be alone ([-])
In fact, although Zhao Jing was suspicious of Jixiang, she only guessed that she stole a lot of things from the old lady. As for other outrageous things, a little maid like her probably didn't have the guts to do them.Besides, when she argued about the number of gemstones in front of Mama Zhang yesterday, her words were so scorching that even Mama Zhang, who has always been able to talk, was blocked by her, but today Zhao Jing stopped her, but she was scared It's a bit too strange to be like this.

The old lady Xu who was sitting at the top of the kang just said a few words, and started to feed Qi Jiahui with chopsticks again, ignoring Jixiang at all, Zhao Jing looked at her shrinking body, and paused on purpose, the air seemed to be still It's average.Zhao Jing opened the porcelain cup and took a look at the bird's nest inside, it was crystal clear, she handed it to the old lady with her own hands and said: "Old lady, this bird's nest is cooked just right, old lady eat it while it's hot, if I want to eat later Now, tell the kitchen to boil it."

Ji Xiang, who was kneeling at the bottom, trembled twice, raised his head and glanced at Zhao Jing in a daze, the old lady Xu took the cup that Zhao Jing handed over, and said with a smile: "Then I will eat first." As she was speaking, she suddenly raised her head and saw that Ji Xiang was still kneeling below, she asked again: "You girl, why are you still kneeling? I was just asking you, what did you go to Er Miss's place yesterday?"

Mrs. Xu just asked casually, but Ji Xiang was nervous and her whole body tensed up. She raised her head and saw Zhao Jing looking at her with a gentle smile on her face, but Ji Xiang was scared. My tongue got stuck and I didn't know what to say.

"The old lady asked you something, why didn't you talk?" Zhao Jing also became a little alert at this time. Jixiang's behavior was obviously a guilty conscience. She should have gone to Sun Yu'e's side last night, but even if she was If people knew about it, they wouldn't be so frightened.

"I...I..." Ji Xiang gritted his teeth, still fell on the ground, and said with trembling shoulders, "Slave... Slave... I didn't go anywhere yesterday, I just went out for a stroll."

Zhao Jing became even more amused when she heard this, and she dared not admit that she went to the Linglong Courtyard at this point, so it was really suspicious. Ji Xiang went to Sun Yu'e sneakily last night, it must be a discussion What shameful things.

"What are you afraid of? You are the big maid in front of the old lady, and the old lady treats you so highly, you probably know in your heart what kind of fortune you will be in the future?" Zhao Jing looked down at Jixiang, even if The old lady didn't expect this level. Mother Sun had spent a lot of time finding a maid with such a look.Zhao Jing pointed this out on purpose. She saw Jixiang's body stiffen, and suddenly raised her head, looking at herself with a little horror.

Guessing Jixiang's intentions, Zhao Jing was also quite depressed. Fortunately, the old lady didn't understand these things, but she never put people around Xu Si'an, and also because Xu Si'an had been fighting outside, so she didn't give these maids a chance to recommend themselves.Zhao Jing sighed leisurely, and continued: "If you tell me what happened yesterday, maybe I can show you a bright way."

Mrs. Xu and Qi Jiahui were eating on the kang. Qi Jiahui had already eaten a whole piece of red bean and jujube mud cake, and was kneeling in front of the table, drinking bird's nest from a cup. The old lady wiped her mouth with a handkerchief The little scraps beside him smiled and said: "Look at you, you look like a mouse, don't eat breakfast, are you hungry now?"

Ji Xiang stared blankly at the grandparent and grandson. She took a lot from Mrs. Xu, but she never thought of harming her.The old lady is easy to fool, but she is indeed a good person. When she heard that her brother was beaten, she rewarded her with 20 taels of silver and asked her to send it home.

"Mr. Zhao..." Ji Xiang's body softened, and she couldn't help but said: "Yesterday...yesterday was..." She thought about it for a moment, thinking that Sun Yu'e was the lady of the Hou family, and the old lady liked her again If she said that Sun Yu'e wanted to poison the old lady, she was afraid that no one would believe her. After struggling for a long time, she continued: "Yesterday, it was the Linglong Courtyard where Mama Han sent the slaves to, and said that there was something left for the eldest girl to let go of." I went to pick it up, and I didn't know until I went that Mother Han bought rat poison and wanted to poison the old lady to death!"

When she said this, she was suddenly not afraid, as if all her previous fears had been emboldened by these two confessions, and she continued: "How dare I have the courage, but Mama Han threatened me, saying that if I don't do this, I will die." If you want to report the fact that the servant stole the old lady's things, the servant really has no choice. The elder brother of the servant was beaten at home, and the servant was desperate, so he took some of the old lady's jewelry that was not usually used as a pawn. I just want to redeem it and pay it back when the situation at home gets better.”

Zhao Jing was startled when she heard the words, there was a bang, and the porcelain cup in Mrs. Xu's hand had already been smashed to pieces on the bluestone floor. Before Zhao Jing could react, the old lady had already stood up and said loudly Outside shouted: "Hurry up... hurry up, someone, go... help me find Mother Han! I want to ask her why she poisoned me to death!"

(End of this chapter)