The fake daughter married into the mountains and had meat to eat every day during the famine

Xia Ning pushed the maid who had just been brought back from the mountains to Song Yuntang, raised her hand to press her shoulders, and forced her to kneel down.

"Tell me what you were looking at me like that in the woods."

The maid who had just been fished out of the water was worrying about how to find the person who had given her the silver. Now she saw that person kneeling beside her and hurriedly pointed her out.

"It's her!"

She kowtowed to Song Yuntang again.

"My Lady, it was this bitch who gave me ten taels of silver and asked me to push the young master into the water. She also told me to come back and get the ten taels of silver after the deed was done."

"Originally, I was reluctant to do this, but my mother was seriously ill and needed money for treatment. I was tempted and agreed to do it."

The commotion here attracted people who were on an outing today.

Song Yuntang looked at the two of them doubtfully.

"So you don't know each other?"

The maid waved her hands hurriedly.

"I really don't know him."

The maid next to her looked at her with disdain, then turned to look at Song Yuntang, as calmly as if this matter had nothing to do with her.

"Princess Le'an, please don't believe her one-sided words. I don't even know this slave girl, let alone give her any money. She is completely slandering me."

"I don't have it!" she said, reaching into her arms. "The money is still here..."

Before she finished speaking, she fumbled around the place where she had put the silver, and then her eyes searched around the lake.

"Where's the silver I have on me? Where did my silver go?"

Seeing this, the maidservant beside her sneered.

"Didn't you say you had the silver with you? Did you lose it? Did you drop it into the lake?"

"In the lake." She hurriedly got up and ran to the lake. "Yes, I must have fallen into the lake just now."

Song Yuntang winked at Xia Ning.

Xia Ning understood what she meant and took a step forward to stop her.

The maid was about to cry out of anxiety.

He turned around and knelt down towards Song Yuntang again.

"My Lady, the ten taels of silver must still be in the lake. Please let this servant go and look for it."

Song Yuntang ignored her and looked at the maid who was pretending to be calm.

"Do you know this princess?"

The maid's eyes dodged for a moment.

"The princess is a famous figure in the capital, so of course I recognize her."

Song Yuntang remained calm.

"You know this princess, but this princess doesn't know you. Which mansion are you from? What's your name?"

The maid had her back straight, and although she looked upright and had nothing to fear, her white knuckles from clutching the handkerchief betrayed her inner feelings.

And her every move and every detail were seen by Song Yuntang.

"In reply to the princess, my name is Baoji, and I am a maid in the Yangdu Marquis's mansion."

She had nothing to be afraid of.

No matter what happens to the Princess of Le'an

"Marquis of Yangdu." Song Yuntang murmured, looking at the woman Xia Ning was stopping, "Are you sure Miss Baoji gave you ten taels of silver?"

The maid swore solemnly.

"This servant is certain! If I tell even a single lie, I will be struck by lightning!"

Baoji immediately said angrily, "Don't slander me here!"

Song Yuntang ignored the angry Baoji and continued to ask, "Since you don't know Baoji, I guess you are not from the Yangdu Marquis's mansion. So which mansion are you a maid in?"

Perhaps because her clothes were soaked, the mountain breeze felt a little cold on her body, and the maid couldn't help shivering.

She forced herself to speak, "I am Cuihuan, the maidservant of the Second Miss of the Fu family. Originally, the Miss had two older maids by her side. Recently, Sister Bizhu left the house to get married. Today is the first time I have gone out with the Miss, but I didn't expect to cause such trouble."

Song Yuntang understood.

The second young lady of the Fu family is a concubine of the Fu family, named Fu Yunqi. When the Queen Mother held a flower-viewing banquet, she wrote a poem at the banquet and the Queen Mother rewarded her with two gold leaves.

There are two sentences that she still remembers today.

The combination of light and dark colors is perfect, and the beauty is captivating, while the breeze brings out the fragrance.

At that time, this poem was appreciated by talented scholars in Beijing. Although it was not as good as the works of the masters, the fact that a woman could write this poem was quite artistic.

It can be seen that Miss Fu Er is also a person with great knowledge of poetry and books.

Breguet sneered on the side.

"Perhaps your young lady is jealous of Princess Le'an because she stole the spotlight from her with a painting of peonies at the Empress's flower viewing banquet, and she's instigating you to push Young Master Xu into this?"

When Cuihuan heard that Baoji had framed her master, she was furious.

"You're talking nonsense! It was obviously you who ordered it!"

"Shut up, everyone!"

Song Yuntang stopped the two of them and turned to give instructions to Xia Ning.

"Find two people who can swim and search the place where Cuihuan fell into the water to see if they can find the ten taels of silver."

It's okay if there is a mark.

If there is no mark and it has been soaked in water, it will be impossible to identify it by smell.

But there are still some solutions.

Cuihuan looked only fourteen or fifteen years old. The maids in wealthy families only received higher monthly wages. Ordinary maids, especially those who were not very old, did not earn much per month. In addition, Cuihuan had a seriously ill mother at home, so it was not easy for her to save ten taels of silver.

This situation is not complicated to investigate.

Besides, she has a lot of good things in her hands and many ways to make them tell the truth.

Xia Ning nodded and pointed at the two people on the ground.

"What about them?"

Song Yuntang remained calm.

"Wencheng and I are watching you. You can't run away."

Xia Ning nodded and hurried to find someone.

Baoji of the Yangdu Marquis's Mansion was a little flustered. She frowned and looked at Song Yuntang and said, "I am a maid of the Yangdu Marquis' Mansion. I have to return to serve my master. The princess cannot detain me."

Although Princess Le'an and Lord Xu are valued by His Majesty, they are still inferior to the marquis's mansion that has been hovering in the capital for many years.

She was a maid in the Marquisate of Yangdu and represented the reputation of the Marquisate of Yangdu. Even if she did something wrong, it would be the Marquisate of Yangdu's business to punish her, and it was not the turn of an outsider to deal with her.

If she is dealt with forcibly, it would be a direct slap in the face of the Yangdu Marquisate.

By then, the Crown Prince and the old Marquis will not let it go and will definitely go before His Majesty to seek justice for her.

Song Yuntang glanced at her.

"What's the hurry? If Miss Baoji is truly innocent, this princess will personally escort you to your master and apologize to him. But if you are not innocent, this princess will personally go to the old Marquis of Yangdu Mansion to seek justice."

Now that they have reached out to my son, this matter today cannot be easily covered up.

We cannot give the person behind the scenes another chance to take action.

She had to get to the bottom of this matter, and after making a big deal out of it, she would expose the person behind it and make her receive the punishment she deserved.

As for Baoji, she was just a maid in the marquis's mansion.

If she doesn't obey, she will be punished and then take the initiative to apologize to the old marquis. I think the old marquis will not bother with her for a mere maid.

But in fact, she already had a guess in her heart about who was behind Breguet's orders.

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