After the death of the previous emperor, the Empress Dowager became arrogant

Yuan Qing covered her lips and laughed, "But do you need me to go out?"

Shang Rui hesitated for a moment before hesitating, "Could you trouble Brother Gong to accompany me out again?"

"Ok?"

"Um... I want to go out and find someone, explain something to him, and come back after I'm done."

Yuan Qing was a little surprised. Could it be that Shang Rui didn't have any maids or anything like that?

Now that the little girl had asked, she couldn't refuse to go.

As they turned the corner of the arch, a girl in yellow, hiding in the woods, looked towards them.

Shang Rui also discovered it.

Without waiting for Yuan Qing to ask, she took the initiative to say, "That's my half-sister Shang Rou, she's usually timid and doesn't like to talk to people."

Shang Rui took her around all the way, with no intention of looking for anyone.

She didn't ask either.

"Wait a minute." Yuan Qing turned into a clothing store halfway.

When she came out, she was holding a blue veil in her hand.

"Put this on."

Shang Rui thought she meant well, so he didn't think much about it and just took the veil and put it on.

After walking a few steps, I found a group of people gathered in front of me, and it seemed that they were arguing.

Yuan Qing was about to pull Shang Rui away, but when he turned around, she was gone.

Looking further ahead, who else could that little girl who was trying so hard to squeeze in be but Shang Rui?

Bring her out with you, you can't just leave her there.

Yuan Qing followed.

"Every word I say is true. If you don't believe me, you can all follow me to the prefectural government to verify it!"

As soon as he walked behind Shang Rui, Yuan Qing saw a man dressed as a servant, waving a handkerchief around.

She was about to pull Shang Rui away, but found that the little girl was staring at the handkerchief, her face pale and trembling all over.

Something is wrong!

"Let's go first." Yuan Qing whispered in her ear and pulled her away from the crowd.

Because the two of them were dressed casually, few people noticed them leaving.

She pulled Shang Rui to a secluded place and asked her, "What happened just now?"

Shang Rui bit her lips tightly, as if she wanted to open her mouth, but then closed it again.

"How can I help you if you don't tell me?" Yuan Qing advised patiently.

Perhaps it was because he trusted Yuan Qing, or perhaps it was because he was panicked, so for the time being he could only use her as an outlet.

"What he took... was my handkerchief..." Shang Rui trembled and finally finished this sentence.

It is no small matter if an unmarried girl's handkerchief falls into the hands of a stranger!

If the charge of adultery is proven true, Shang Rui may face the consequences of being thrown into a pond or having his head shaved and entering a temple.

Yuan Qing asked hurriedly: "How do you prove that it is your handkerchief?"

"My maiden name is on it...

But I really have never met that man, and I have never had any private dealings with him as he said, I really didn’t…”

Shang Rui's emotions were on the verge of collapse.

I just went out for a trip, how could I encounter such a thing?

Yuan Qing pressed Shang Rui's shoulders tightly and said, "Calm down first. Since you haven't seen him, it means that someone deliberately framed you.

We have to find evidence to prove your innocence!"

Shang Rui stopped crying at this time and looked up at the person in front of him, "Do you believe me?"

I finally listened to what she said.

Yuan Qing was a head taller than Shang Rui, and in order to calm her down completely, Yuan Qing had to bend down.

“Of course I believe it, but it’s useless if I’m the only one believing it. Everyone who knows about it needs to believe it.

Now I want to ask you, do you still remember that handkerchief?

Or, have you ever given your handkerchief to anyone?"

Shang Rui lowered his head and thought for a long time, but still couldn't figure it out.

"I make about ten new handkerchiefs every month. Besides, handkerchiefs are something that girls wear very close to their bodies. It's impossible for me to give them away."

"Then think about it again, where did all those handkerchiefs you used go?" Yuan Qing continued to ask.

Shang Rui knew this, so he said, "The old handkerchiefs were all given to the maids to deal with. There is no way they could be kept."

In this case, either someone stole Shang Rui's handkerchief, or the maids did not do their job properly and did not dispose of the old handkerchief, giving others an opportunity to take advantage of it.

Yuan Qing came up with an idea in a blink of an eye. She whispered, "When you go out later, follow my instructions. You don't have to do anything. Just stand quietly beside me.

Be open and don't show any timidity, understand?"

Hearing that there was a way to solve the problem, Shang Rui immediately wiped away her tears and nodded.

The two walked into the crowd again.

The man kept saying that he had an affair with the prefect's daughter, but he stood there with his handkerchief in the air, which attracted more and more curious people to come and watch the fun.

Yuan Qing looked down and saw that the man's arms were bulging, as if they were filled with a lot of things.

Yuan Qing was shocked. Could it be that there was something like Xiaoyi?

If it's true, it will be troublesome.

Just before the man took something out of his arms, Yuan Qing reached out and grabbed his wrist.

Just pinching the man's wrist made him unable to move at all.

Yuan Qing, with a dark face, slowly moved towards him and took a clear look at the ball of cloth in his arms.

Red, yellow, blue, all kinds of colors.

It looks very valuable, like something often used by the prefect.

"Just now you said... this thing belongs to the prefect's daughter? Do you have any evidence?"

Faced with Yuan Qing's question, the man was not afraid at all, but instead unfolded a corner of his handkerchief.

There was a word "Rui" clearly embroidered there, and the first person everyone thought of was Shang Rui, the magistrate's daughter.

"Look, this is the token of love that Miss Shang gave me. With this token of love, you can't help but believe it!"

After saying that, the man raised his head proudly towards Yuan Qing again.

Boy, if you have good sense, let me go right away. I am the prefect's son-in-law. If you continue to be so rude, I will make sure you can't get a job in Pingjin Prefecture in the future!

Seeing his expression, Yuan Qing felt relieved.

This isn't a difficult character to deal with; generally, a little teasing will reveal his true colors.

She gave Shang Rui a reassuring look.

At this time, Shang Rui completely regarded Yuan Qing as his life-saving straw, so naturally, whatever she said was what he believed.

"Then when and where did you meet the prefect's daughter?" Yuan Qing asked casually.

The man spoke quickly: "It was yesterday, outside the city, we agreed to go private..."

"Okay!" Yuan Qing interrupted him, "Are you sure this thing was given to you by Miss Shang herself?"

The man thought Yuan Qing was going to snatch the handkerchief back, so he quickly put it in his arms and shouted, "This is what Miss Shang gave me!"

"Does Miss Shang have almond-shaped eyes and is half a head shorter than me? And is she also very beautiful?"

The man nodded quickly, that's it.

"anything else?"

The man was dumbfounded. He didn't even see Miss Shang's face clearly, so how could he know what else was there?

So in a hurry, he described the beauty he had seen that day: "She has a small, thin face and very white skin!"

There is no need to ask any more questions at this point. This guy is here just to cause trouble for the Shang Mansion.

Although I don't know where he got Shang Rui's personal belongings, this matter cannot be delayed.

Yuan Qing let go of his wrist, took a few steps back, and looked at him steadily.

The corners of her mouth turned up, but her eyes were cold and solemn.

The man couldn't help but tremble at the sight, and took a step back, wanting to leave.