Morning Star

The servant looked at her back as she walked away. It was amazing that the Third Miss didn't scold him today.

After a while, Chujiu came to the kitchen.

He searched the kitchen inside and out.

The cooks standing by were trembling with fear and dared not make a sound. They didn't know what the Third Young Lady was up to, so in order to avoid getting into trouble, they just stood in this inconspicuous corner and watched.

Chujiu came to the stove where the snacks were placed, picked up a piece with tongs and tasted it.

Tastes normal, not sour.

The cooks cleaned the kitchen floor every day, so it was very clean. But she found some dirt near the door that didn't belong to the kitchen.

He squatted down and picked up some dirt on the ground.

After careful observation, I asked, "When do you usually clean the kitchen?"

Her sudden question caught the cooks off guard and they didn't come forward to answer for a while.

After waiting for a while, Chujiu turned his head and looked at them with some displeasure.

"Yes, Miss Third, we clean up after cooking every morning, noon and evening." One of them was pushed out by the cook next to him, so he had to answer reluctantly.

Chujiu nodded: "So how long have you been away from cleaning the kitchen this morning?"

"My dear Miss San, an hour has passed."

She thought about it and thought that it had been an hour, which meant someone had definitely been here. Judging from the pattern of the soil, it must have been somewhere relatively humid.

A damp place?

The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, she knew where it was.

She stood up, picked up the plate of sour snacks that she had placed on the kitchen table when she came, and walked over to the cooks: "Who among you is responsible for making snacks?"

"Yes, Miss Third, yes, I am your junior." A fair-skinned young man came out.

Chujiu came up to him and said, "Look, is this what you did this morning?"

The boy examined it carefully and shook his head: "This, this is what I made yesterday morning. It's already sour and can't be eaten."

He was a cook and had been doing this business since he was a child. Others could not see it, but he could easily tell that the plate of snacks she was holding had gone bad.

"I made it yesterday, but it's gone bad today? Can it expire so easily?" Chujiu muttered to himself as he looked at the snacks on the plate.

“This, this snack, is made by me using the method passed down from my family. It will keep for no more than three hours.” The young man explained.

"Well. Do you know who else likes to eat this snack besides me? Well... look at the color of this snack and think about whether anyone came to take it yesterday after it was made?"

The boy looked at the snack in her hand and began to think carefully.

After a while, the young man said, "Yesterday morning, the second young lady's maid Xiaoying came to get a plate, and a little while later she came to get another plate. Um... then the eldest young master came to get a plate. There were no more snacks, and the ones after that were all made by the young master at noon. The color of this snack is the same as yesterday morning's."

Chujiu smiled at him after hearing this: "Well, I understand, thank you."

He turned around, put away the plate and the snacks inside, and walked out the door. When he reached the door, he remembered and said to the boy, "The snacks you make are delicious. I always like them."

"!" The boy froze in his place, not believing what he heard.

Miss San actually praised the snacks he made for being delicious! Was he dreaming?

Afterwards, Chujiu conducted further investigation and found some evidence to prove who did it.

Return to Taoyuan.

Sitting at the table again, he looked at Luluo: "Luluo, what do you think of my second sister?"

"Second Miss?" Luluo didn't understand why she asked that.

"Just say whatever you think. I won't blame you if you can't express it clearly. Go ahead, I'm listening." Chujiu added, fearing that she would have another psychological burden.

Green Rose hesitated for a long time and stammered: "I think the Second Young Lady is a good person, kind, generous, and treats the servants very well... but... her reputation outside is also... I think the Second Young Lady is a good person."

After hearing her answer, Chujiu thought about it. Even Luluo felt that her second sister was a good person.

In fact, it was not only Luluo who thought Chu Furong was kind and good-natured. From the original owner's memory, she could also find out the general character of Chu Furong. She was indeed a person completely opposite to the original owner.

And judging from what happened today when Green Radish was injured and fell, we know that this is definitely not something an experienced person could do.

It seems that she is also very nervous.

Looking at Luluo: "Luluo, if I tell you that the person who caused you to fall and change the snacks is related to my second sister, would you believe it?"

After hearing this, Luluo was incredulous and was stunned for a long time: "How, how is this possible?"

Chujiu pursed his lips with an expression that said, "But that's the fact. Do you want me to show you the evidence?"

As she spoke, she took out some evidence she had found and told her some clues she had discovered.

"How about it, do you believe it now?" Chujiu looked at her.

"…I'm sorry, Miss. I shouldn't have distrusted you." She knelt on the ground and said, "Please punish me, Miss."

"Get up. Don't kneel down to others easily, even to me." He walked forward and helped her up.

He helped her sit back on the stool and said, "Let's keep this a secret for now and see what happens."

She wanted to see how Chu Furong would handle this matter. She felt that this matter could not end like this.

Luoluo nodded, then remembered something and asked, "But, but, why did the Second Miss do this?"

"Because... she sensed danger, and she was afraid that I would take her place in Daddy's heart. So she wanted to use this matter to cause you to be punished by me." Chujiu took a sip of tea, looked at the teacup in his hand, looked at Luluo and said with a smile.

Luoluo was still confused, but she didn't ask any more questions. She thought about it for a while, and suddenly her eyes lit up. She suddenly realized, "The master of the family can't stand the masters of the family beating and scolding the servants for some trivial matters. In this regard, he is even more strict with the young lady. If the master of the family knew about it, the young lady would definitely be punished, and it would also reduce the good impression of the young lady in the master's heart."

Chujiu smiled knowingly and praised: "Not bad, you are smart, Luluo."

After being praised by Chujiu, Luluo blushed again: "Thank you, thank you Miss."

Chujiu smiled and said, "By the way, I have to go out for a while and may not be back until tomorrow. Be careful in Taoyuan. If my parents or my brother ask, just answer honestly."

"But tomorrow is the master's birthday." Luoluo looked at Chujiu worriedly.

"Yes, I know. Don't worry, I will be back before the party."

"Then come back soon, young lady." Luoluo was still very worried.

If the master of the family knew about this, he would definitely punish the young lady again. But she still believed in her young lady because she found that the young lady seemed to have become smarter.

She didn't mean that the young lady wasn't smart before. She just said that she was smarter than before.

……

Half an hour later, Chujiu left Chu's house.

After she left, the servants in the house were saying that the third young lady had beaten and scolded Luoluo again; just because Luoluo fell and broke the snacks, it took a long time to deliver the snacks to her room, and the snacks were sour.

Because of this, he beat up the personal maid who grew up with him.

The servants were glad that they were not servants in the Third Young Lady's courtyard, but they also sympathized with Luoluo for meeting such a master.

Eventually, the whole Chu family knew about this matter.

Chu Congnan, who was drinking tea, was furious when he heard this and put the cup down on the table. Some of the tea in the cup spilled out and landed on the table.

Xiang Tingqin, who was standing by, also looked unhappy after hearing this, but she was not angry. Instead, she was in deep thought.

……

Afterwards, the servants spread the word that the master of the family went to the Third Miss's courtyard to look for her. As a result, Luoluo limped to Chu Congnan with tears streaming down her face, and said that the Third Miss had gone out an hour ago.

Chu Congnan was so angry that he scolded Chujiu in front of Xiang Tingqin.

As a result, Xiang Tingqin kicked him out of the room at night, so he could only go to the study to sleep with his pillow in his arms.

The next day was April 18th.

The Chu family is particularly lively today because today is the birthday of the head of the family.

Normally, as a family of cultivators, birthdays could be celebrated or not. However, a few days ago, the head of the Mo family sent a message saying that he would bring his wife and children to the Chu family today to celebrate for him, so a birthday banquet was held.

This was Chu Congnan's first birthday party. In the past, the whole family would just sit together and have a good meal. Thoughtful children, nephews, and nieces would give him some gifts to show their appreciation.

As an elder, it was not easy for him to just accept the gifts, so he would often give other things in return.

As for adults, such as the elders in the clan, since they always give very precious gifts, sometimes they are unable to give the same or more precious things in return, so they are directly told not to give gifts.

The elders had no choice but to eat the meal for free and let the children give some gifts to express their gratitude.

At this moment, Chu Congnan, Xiang Tingqin and Chu Wenxuan were smiling in the hall receiving guests from the Mo family.

As for the elders of the tribe, they usually come half an hour before dinner time. But the children at home usually come first and now they are playing by themselves.

……

When guests come to most homes, they will ask about the children at home.

Just then, Mo Hengsong, who was sitting in the guest seat, looked around the people in the room and asked, "Hey, Congnan, I remember you have two daughters?"

He remembered that the last time he came to the Chu family was several decades ago. And the last time the Chu family took their children to the Mo family was five years ago. Sure enough, this person's memory is not very good when he gets old.

Chu Congnan laughed after hearing this and said, "The second daughter is on her way. The third daughter went out yesterday and hasn't come back yet."