The crabapple tree is fragrant in the tent, and the bright moon is in my arms

Yaohua Garden.

Pearl woke up in the room and found no one beside her. She felt pain all over her body, but she didn't care about it and put on her clothes.

What time is it? She has to go and serve the young master. She fainted from the humiliation she suffered last night.

Logically, Kang Fuhai would show some mercy so that she could get up and serve her master the next day, but what was going on now?

She felt uneasy and thought something had happened.

She trotted to the front, and the servants she met lowered their heads when they saw her, and some looked at her strangely.

She hurriedly pulled Ye'er, who was on good terms with her, and said, "My lady, are you awake yet? I slept late today. Did Sister Lan'er look for me?"

Ye'er seemed to be frightened, shook off her hand and didn't want to talk to her.

Pei'er was stunned, her smile frozen on her face, and Lan'er's voice came coldly: "Pei'er, the young master is looking for you."

She tugged at the hem of her skirt and hurried in.

Ning Ruxin sat on the couch with a small blanket covering her legs, playing with something in her hands, her expression revealing no emotion.

"I pay my respects to you, my lady. I am late for work today. Please punish me."

Pei'er knelt down, but saw another person kneeling next to her, so she looked sideways.

Health, happiness and sea.

The blood in her body froze, as if someone had suddenly strangled her lifeblood, and her pupils trembled.

Ning Ruxin spoke up: "Pei'er, how long have you been serving me?"

Pei'er tried to find her voice again: "From the time the young master entered Yaohua Garden until now, I have been clumsy and dumb, but fortunately Sister Pei'er appreciated me and gave me the opportunity to serve the young master."

Ning Ruxin hummed, looked at her and curled her lips: "In this way, you have no second thoughts about me."

Pei'er's cheeks turned pale: "Of course not! Since I serve the young master, I naturally understand the principle of loyalty to the master!"

"If that's the case." Ning Ruxin's eyes showed complaints: "Then why didn't you tell me that you like Kang Fuhai?"

"You are a maid, but you are also a good woman with no evil intentions. Although the palace has not banned the eunuch and the maid from having sex, it is not good to spread it out. If you had said it earlier, you wouldn't have ended up in this situation."

"What, what scene?"

Lan Er said coldly: "Kang Fuhai said that you love him deeply, and in order to be with him, you even stole the young master's things and gave them to him."

Pei'er looked at Kang Fuhai, her eyes reddened: "I didn't! It was Kang Fuhai who humiliated me. I have never stolen anything from the young master!"

She understood that Kang Fuhai had been sneaking things out secretly, and he was afraid that the truth would be exposed, so he put the blame on her and made her his lover for no reason.

Kang Fuhai cried out, "My lady! How dare I humiliate her? I am loyal and have been working for you in Yaohua Garden. It's so cold this morning. I just came back from the Ministry of Internal Affairs with some things and didn't even have time to drink a sip of hot water!"

Pei'er was investigating the things lost in the palace. He had been doing dirty things in the palace over the years and sold many things to get money out of the palace.

He cannot cut off this source of income, but there is no guarantee that he will be found out by following the clues. If that happens, he will be expelled from the palace at best, or even killed at worst.

No matter how I forced Pei'er to tell me the origin of the jade pendant last night, she just wouldn't tell me. In that case, I might as well give it to the young lady and let her be my good girl.

He could also get Pei'er through a clear path. This girl is cute and tender, and he really likes her.

Pei'er stared at Kang Fuhai, her eyes almost bleeding: "You..."

She rolled up her sleeves and said, "My lady! These injuries are evidence that Kang Fuhai beat me!"

Ning Ruxin frowned and her eyes fell on her arm.

Kang Fuhai's previous words have already explained his usefulness. Although he is cunning, he has accumulated some connections after so many years in the palace.

As he said, Eunuch Yuan from the Yanxi Palace was on good terms with him, and he had also delivered a lot of news about Concubine Gao in bits and pieces.

The chief steward of the Imperial Household Department was able to give him some face, so that she would not freeze to death or starve to death after losing Song Kui.

Which is more important? She turned her eyes and looked at Kang Fuhai.

Kang Fuhai immediately cried out, "My lady! I am really wronged! These injuries were clearly caused by her! She insisted that she liked heavy hands and pestered me to beat her!"

Lan Er: "Shut up! How dare you say such dirty words to the master!"

Pei'er was shaking with anger and looked at Ning Ruxin hopefully. She hoped that her master would believe her, just this once!

However, Ning Ruxin lowered her eyes calmly and picked up the thing she was playing with: "Pei'er, Kang Fuhai said this is yours, he asked you to return it, and you secretly hid it in the backyard, what does that mean?"

When Pei'er saw the jade pendant, she said anxiously, "This was not stolen by me! This jade pendant is not the one the young lady is wearing!"

However, when she said this, she suddenly fell silent.

It's over, she's finished.

Lan'er: "Eunuch Kang, please go down first."

Kang Fuhai wanted to stay here and listen, but he was ordered to leave, so he could only nod and bow before leaving.

Lan'er closed the window.

Ning Ruxin's eyes were cold and indifferent, and she smiled strangely: "Oh, then where did you pick up this... jade pendant that is the same as mine?"

She took the jade pendant handed to her by Lan'er and put the two together: "Pei'er, you serve me quietly and neatly. I appreciate you."

"But why did you keep it to yourself and not tell me anything?"

Ning Ruxin tilted her head: "What on earth did you see!"

Pei'er panicked: "I buried this jade pendant to pretend that nothing happened. I am the young master's person and I won't say anything, that's why I did this!"

"So, you are doing this for my own good."

Ning Ruxin raised the jade pendant, her eyes moving: "You saw him, right?"

Lan Er said, "My lady, there were indeed two times when Pei Er looked strange and was still wandering outside my lady's room."

"Your servant! I really don't know who it is. I didn't see it clearly at all! I was knocked unconscious, and when I woke up, the jade pendant was beside me.

I wanted to tell you, but you took it off! I dare to guess that you have nothing to do with that person, and I am afraid that these false things will bother you, so you buried it!"

It was difficult for her to say or not say this matter. She was timid and cowardly, so she could only choose the latter method.

Pei'er said in pain: "My lady, I am definitely not a traitorous servant!"

Ning Ruxin put the jade pendant down and raised her chin: "What a pretty girl, what a pity..."

Pei'er's teeth chattered: "My lady, my lady, I really didn't steal your things, and I won't gossip about you..."

Ning Ruxin naturally believed it. If she had really betrayed herself, this half of the jade pendant would have been in Zhaoyue's hands long ago. There was no way it would be an earring that could not be found even if one searched the entire Yaohua Garden.

"I won't kill you."

If she killed a maid, people would spread rumors for no reason. After all, she was the gentle Concubine Ning.

"But I have to be on guard, Pei'er. You can understand me, right? You cried so hard today that everyone outside heard it. Of course I have to agree to it."

Ning Ruxin's smile made Pei'er feel cold all over.

"Lan'er, give her to Kang Fuhai as his wife. I will ask the Queen for this favor. It's snowing outside, and it's all white. Naturally, we need to add this... a bit of red."

"Yes."

Pei'er collapsed on the ground with a deathly expression, and Lan'er had someone drag her back to the room.

The window opened and light shone in. Ning Ruxin sat on the chair and raised the jade pendant again.

Half her face was in shadow.

Lan'er looked back and saw this scene. She broke out in a cold sweat for no reason. She felt a little reluctant: "My lady, the wound on Pei'er's body..."

"Find Doctor Du to treat him."

"Yes."

"And more." Ning Ruxin threw the jade pendant on the ground: "Let her never be able to speak."