The rebirth of the poisonous girl is back

Chapter 75 Turning the world around (Part [-])
Although she had already made preparations, Jing Se still didn't expect Princess Chu to speak so directly.

She was momentarily at a loss.

"Arthur." Concubine Chu called her again, "You have been recuperating outside since you were a child, and there are not many opportunities to meet and interact with Jingzhi. Now that you are back, and you are not young, it is time to think about lifelong affairs. Although the two of you have been engaged to each other since you were young, you are still not familiar with each other. Feelings can be cultivated slowly. Jing Zhi has a cold temper. In normal times, it may be difficult for you to get close to him. If you can take this opportunity to marry Come and stay by his side, and when he recovers, the relationship between the two of you will naturally come out slowly."

With a slight sigh, Princess Chu continued: "When I was waiting for you outside the gate of Duke Jin's mansion just now, I thought about it for a long time before I decided to talk to you about these things. I should have discussed it with your mother, but she left early. I couldn't do it either, so I thought that you have grown up, so you should be able to understand and understand my painstaking efforts."

Jing Se frowned, took a deep look at Fan Chen who was beside her, bit her lips, "Princess Wangfei, I..."

"Arthur." Princess Chu interrupted her, "Your marriage contract has been witnessed by the Queen Mother, and now the Holy Majesty knows about it, not only the Holy Majesty, but everyone in the world knows about it, you don't have to worry about your father, everything is ready now , you just need to nod. If you are really in trouble, don’t rush to answer me, think about it after you go back, Jingzhi has been waiting for so many years, and this time is not too late.”

Hearing the last sentence, Jing Se's tense heartstrings were slightly loosened. She looked at Princess Chu, "Princess Princess, I want to ask, does Prince Brahma know that I have a marriage contract with him?"

When Princess Chu spoke earlier, Jing Se actually thought of the time when she was an official in the same dynasty as Xia Mushi and Fan Chen. She had already figured out Fan Chen's condensed temperament, but she had never listened to Fan Chen on any occasion. More than half of the news about this engagement was mentioned.

In this case, there can only be two reasons.

First, Fan Chen knew that he had a marriage contract with the daughter of the right-hand mansion, and agreed to marry according to his parents' order and matchmaker's words.

Second, Fan Chen didn't know anything about this marriage, so he acted so calmly.

According to Jing Se's conjecture, Fan Chen is definitely not a person who can obey the orders of his parents and the words of the matchmaker, so the second possibility is more likely.

"He doesn't know that he has a marriage contract with you." Princess Chu sighed quietly, "When the marriage contract was made, he had already gone to Lingyuan Gate, and it has been many years since he came back. Jingzhi's temperament has changed drastically. I mentioned it to him, but I didn’t know how to speak.”

"So, the concubine is worried that Brahma's son will recover his memory and know that he has such a marriage date, so she plans to let me marry him before he recovers, and cook the raw rice first, and then Brahma's son will count as thousands It doesn't help if you don't want to, does it?" Jing Se's eyebrows and eyes were cold, she didn't like Princess Chu's behavior very much.

Princess Chu was at a loss for words.

Jing Se sneered, "The concubine just said that she gave me time to think about it, and she really respected me and thought about it from my standpoint, but you ignored the feelings of Prince Brahma."

Princess Chu was a little surprised.

"It's not impossible for me to marry him now, but have you ever thought that if one day after I marry him, Brahma suddenly regains his memory and knows that you cheated the marriage like this, with his temperament, he can really make it obediently?" Is this a bowl of 'cooked rice'?" Jing Se said, "Maybe he doesn't dare to get angry at you, he doesn't dare to bargain with you, but I must be the one who suffers and suffers."

Princess Chu was completely stunned, staring blankly at Jing Se for a while without saying a word.

Jing Se lowered her eyes, "That's the end of the story, and I'm not afraid that you will have any bad opinions on me. You are an elder, and I, as a junior, shouldn't have spoken to you in this tone, let alone you are a distinguished person Concubine Chu, I have my own views on matters of marriage, I don't want to live like a marionette being manipulated by others, I hope you can understand."

Jing Se's words were completely beyond Princess Chu's expectations. It was at this moment that she suddenly realized that the child in front of her had grown up. The little girl who was weak and weak in the past was now a slim girl with a strong personality in her words. The master of anyone's control.

Concubine Chu never thought of forcing Jing Se to do anything, she just wanted to meet the old prince Chu's wish to have a great-grandson earlier.Now listening to Jingse's words, I like her even more in my heart.Compared with everything in order, who even walks as if measured, and behaves like a daughter of an aristocratic family carved out of a mold, she prefers a bold, careful and straightforward child like Jing Se, who doesn't have a nice word, but every sentence makes sense.

No wonder the old prince of Chu would be full of praise for Jing Se when he returned from the Right Prime Minister's Mansion that day, saying that only such a woman can match Jing Se.

Thinking of this, Princess Chu suddenly looked at Jing Se with a smile, "Then, in your opinion, is there a better way?"

Jing Se thought for a while, and said: "One year, give me and Fanshizi a year, if I can fall in love with him in this year, and he can also please me, then I will never say no, I am willing to marry into the Chu Palace, but if the two of us do not have a good impression of each other after a year, and even become more and more distant, then I ask the concubine to forgive me, and this marriage will probably not continue."

One year is enough for her to plan to regret the marriage, and it is also enough for her to find a way to settle Haohao.

Princess Chu frowned imperceptibly, "Is one year too long?"

Jing Se glanced at Fan Chen, "It will take several months to recover from the current situation of Master Fan, and one year is actually not a long time."

As soon as Fan Chen was mentioned, Princess Chu could only sigh endlessly, and finally nodded, "Okay, I promise you."

Jing Se was delighted from the bottom of her heart, with a smile on her face, "Thank you, Princess Wang."

According to Princess Chu's instructions, the coachman drove the carriage to the west corner gate of Youxiang Mansion.

Jing Se stood up, "Princess Wangfei, why don't you go in and have a drink of tea."

Princess Chu shook her head, "Jingzhi's situation should not be exposed for the time being, I have to bring him back to the mansion as soon as possible."

Jing Se also thought about it, and slightly bent her knees, "The court lady will leave now."

Princess Chu nodded.

Jing Se lifted the curtain and was about to get off the carriage, but Fan Chen grabbed the corner of his clothes, "Master, are you going to leave the mirror again?"

Jing Se was taken aback for a moment, then turned her head and said with a smile: "Jingjing is good, I'll come see you in a few days, okay?"

Fan Chen felt aggrieved, "How many days is it?"

Jing Se coughed twice, "I'll do it as soon as possible."

Fan Shen frowned, and gripped even tighter, "I don't care, I will follow Master."

Jing Se looked helpless, and pulled his hand away, "If you are obedient, I can come to see you as soon as possible, if you act like a baby again, not only will I not take you away, but I will never come to see you again."

Seeing Jing Se's face suddenly straightened, Fan Chen was a little scared, he shrank his neck, and said with great reluctance: "Then you take this away."

As he spoke, he handed her a plum blossom with timid eyes, afraid that she would be really angry and ignore him again.

"Okay." Jing Se took the plum blossom and touched his head with a smile, "That's good, you go back with your mother and concubine first, and I will be able to see you in a short time."

Fan Chen suddenly put his arms around her waist, and muttered in a low voice, "Master must mean what he says."

"Definitely." Jing Se twitched the corners of her mouth with black lines all over her forehead, and hooked Fan Chen in front of Princess Chu.

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After finally seeing off the troublesome spirit, Jing Se turned around and entered the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, all the way to Mu Yunju.

Yingluo was adding charcoal to the brazier, and Zhihua was sitting next to her. The two of them were talking about something, and their expressions were a little dignified.

Seeing Jingse enter the door, Yingluo quickly got up and took off Jingse's snow-stained cloak, and then led her to sit by the brazier to warm her hands and feet.

"What's the matter with you two?" Jing Se noticed that there was something wrong with their expressions.

Zhihua faltered for a long while without saying a word.

Jingse shifted her gaze to Yingluo.

Yingluo hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "It's Qing'er."

"What's wrong with Qing'er?" Jing Se frowned, with a bad feeling in her heart.

Yingluo sighed, "Earlier, the maidservant and Zhihua accompanied Miss Biao to Duke Jin's mansion, and only after she came back did she hear from the servant girl who cleaned up Xia and Qing'er that Xia had a quarrel with Qing'er for some reason, and Qing'er pushed Ming Xia. The road was slippery, Ming Xia fell down, and the fall was not light, and his arm was broken. This incident alarmed the eldest lady. She went to see the old lady in person with her sick body, and the old lady asked the old lady to come and pass the news. Qing'er passed by, and has been kneeling in the yard since then, and hasn't gotten up until now. What happened in the middle, I don't know, but judging from the situation, it seems to be quite serious."

Yingluo sighed helplessly, "Qing'er is such a good girl, why did she just offend the one from Linglong Courtyard?"

Jing Se's heart skipped a beat, "It's such a cold day, and it's still snowing outside, why does the old lady let Qing'er kneel like this?"

Yingluo nodded, her face full of anxiety, "Miss Cousin, you should think of a way. Although Qing'er's face is a little ugly, but this servant can tell that she is absolutely loyal to you, otherwise, she wouldn't pass on her ancestral spirit. The incense was donated for you to give to Mrs. Jin Guogong. In this weather, let alone kneeling in the ice and snow, even if you just stand on the porch outside for a while, your whole body will be frozen. If you kneel like this again, the servant I'm worried that Qing'er won't make it through."

"Su Aoyu!" Jing Se clenched her fists, this bitch, does she think she was not a dog in the water last time?
"Miss Biao, this is for you." Zhihua handed over the stove, bit her lip, and looked worried, "Qing'er is indeed innocent, but you must not confront the old lady head-on. In Duke Jin's mansion, you are the granddaughter of the Duke's wife, but in You Xiang's mansion, someone may not treat you as a treasure, and you will be torn apart early, which will ultimately be detrimental to our situation."

"I understand." Jing Se took the stove, took a deep breath, and instructed: "The two of you just wait in the room, you are not allowed to go anywhere, and wait for my news."

The two nodded in unison.

Yingluo found a brand new cloak and put it on Jingse before watching her leave Muyunju.

The wind and snow are getting bigger and bigger, and it has changed from the fine salt snow at the beginning to the heavy snow of goose feathers, covering the sky and covering the earth.

Jingse tightened her cloak and quickened her pace.

When they arrived at the Millennium Hall, they saw a thin figure kneeling in the wind and snow from afar.

A thick layer of snow had accumulated on the ground, and her whole body was covered with snow petals, like a sculpture.

Jing Se was furious, even though she only wanted to take advantage of Qing'er, she would never allow outsiders to touch her, especially a bitch like Su Aoyu.

Holding an umbrella and walking to the courtyard, Jing Se stood beside Qing'er and asked in a low voice, "Are you innocent of what happened today?"

Qing'er's whole body was frozen and numb. At this moment, when she heard Jing Se's voice, her eyeballs barely rolled twice, and her voice was inaudible, "If Missy believes in slaves, slaves are innocent. If Missy doesn't believe in slaves, slaves will be innocent." guilty."

"Okay!" Jing Se said decisively, "Based on your words, I will save you."

Qing'er lowered her eyes with difficulty, her eyes were full of hatred towards Su Aoyu.

Jing Se didn't stay any longer, and walked towards Mrs. Jing's upper room.

When the mother waiting outside saw Jing Se coming, she greeted with a smile, "Missy went to the Duke of Jin's mansion to watch the ceremony, and you're back so soon?"

"En." Jing Se responded lightly, and asked, "Is the old lady in the room?"

"Yes." The mother's smile deepened, "The old lady originally told the old slave that if the eldest lady went to Muyunju to spread the word as soon as she returned to the mansion, the old slave went several times, and Yingluo and the others said that you haven't come back yet. I never thought you would come here by yourself."

Jing Se glanced at her lightly, closed the umbrella and entered the room with the curtain closed.

Going around the screen, one can see the old lady sitting upright. She is wearing a blue brocade jacket with round patterns and a Zhaojun suit on her head, her brows are slightly cold.

Jing Wanbai was pinching the shoulders and back of Mrs. Jing graciously, the third master Jing Yuwei was sitting at the bottom, and the third lady was standing aside with the aunts in each room. Everyone had different expressions, more or less hugging those who were watching the theater When seeing Jing Se come in, everyone's eyes fell on her.

Jing Se was not afraid, and walked forward slowly, with a blessing, "Arthur has seen the old lady, third uncle, and third aunt."

Mrs. Jing gave a faint "hmm", "You went to the Duke of Jin's mansion to watch the ceremony today, did it go well?"

Jing Se smiled, "Thanks to the old lady Hong Fu, everything will go well."

Jing Wan Bai looked over with a smile, "Eldest sister, Miss Su San must be very happy to receive such a precious wedding gift from you?"

Jing Se raised her eyes, looked back, and stared at Jing Wanbai.

Jing Wan Bai's heart skipped a beat when he was frightened by her gaze, and he was almost frightened.

Jing Se withdrew her gaze and smiled calmly, "I compared it. Cousin Ruoyu's expression at that time was not as happy as that of Third Sister, you are here at this time. Could it be that Third Sister did something good, why is she in such a good mood today?"

"My sister is young and doesn't have many worries, so she can naturally feel happy every day. But you, sister, have troubles every day, and you have to worry about getting old before you get married." Jing Wan Bai He raised his eyebrows, his tone full of sarcasm and complacency.Anything that is not good for Jingse can make her extremely happy.

Mrs. Jing frowned, and with a low voice, she ordered to Xie Mama, "Go and see why the Elder Master hasn't come yet."

Xie Momo immediately picked up the curtain and went outside.

Jing Se was at a loss, but at the same time she was sure of one thing: today's matter is probably not as simple as what Ying Luo said, if it was just Ming Xia and Qing'er who had a dispute, Su Aoyu would use the excuse to make up her own story in front of the old lady. It's very possible, but it's impossible for the old lady's face to be so ugly, let alone alarm so many people.

Mrs. Jing didn't give her a seat, and Jing Se couldn't sit down at will, so she had to stand in the hall.

Jing Wan Bai continued to squeeze Mrs. Jing's shoulders again, asking softly from time to time if the strength was appropriate.

Mrs. Jing cast her eyes on Jing Se several times, and saw that her brows were indifferent, not in a hurry, even if she just stood there quietly without saying a word, people could feel her radiating from the inside out. Elegant and clean temperament.

Compared with Su Leyao's agility and liveliness, Jing Se is a little more calm and elegant.

Mrs. Jing was slightly surprised, and wondered to herself, could it be that this child was not only treated in Wangyou Valley, but also received good education from the owner of the valley?Otherwise, how could she have such an eye-catching temperament at such a young age?

Jing Wanbai saw the old lady staring at Jing Se, and she also looked over, only to see Jing Se's side face was beautiful, and the faint light of the candlestick cast a soft light on her whole body, looking at it from a distance, unexpectedly There is an indescribably wonderful feeling.

A bit of jealousy suddenly surged up in his heart, Jing Wan Bai gritted his teeth, the fierce light in his eyes flashed away.

Not long after, there were slight footsteps outside, and then, Mammy Xie opened the curtain, and Jing Yuhuan walked in unhurriedly.

Seeing Jing Se standing in the hall, Jing Yuhuan's expression was not very good, he walked to the side and sat down, and said angrily, "Jing Se, you are so brave!"

Today's events were all beyond Jing Se's expectation. Even now, she doesn't know what happened.But she still looked calm, and even showed a slight smile, "And I don't know why my father got angry?"

"You still pretend to be a fool with me!" Jing Yuhuan was furious immediately, and shouted: "The sapphire and South Sea pearl earrings are an imperial gift from the empress to your mother. How dare you secretly take them for sale? Knowing that is a serious crime of beheading, why don't you kneel down and admit your mistake!"

Mrs. Jing was disappointed. She also hoped that Jing Se hadn't done this, but she had no choice but to have all the evidence and no one could argue.

The more Jing Se listened, the more confused she became, she simply raised her head and met Shang Jing Yuhuan's gaze directly, "Father is an elder, you can convict me at will, as a daughter, I have nothing to refute, but can I know the ins and outs of the whole thing?" , I can't be charged with such a big crime, I don't know anything about it?"

Jing Wan Bai suddenly sneered, "Eldest sister, it's time like this, what do you still want to play in front of your father?"

After a pause, Jing Wan Bai's smile deepened, "Captain Bo and Old Prince Chu will not show up to protect you today, besides, this matter is settled, even if the two of them are present, they will definitely not favor you, you Let's hurry up and follow the truth, lest you have to go to jail, if this is spread, others will laugh at my incompetence in the right minister's house?"

Just after Jing Wanbai finished speaking, Jing Yuhuan's gloomy face turned completely dark, and the eyes that looked at Jing Se seemed to be poisoned, every time he looked, he wished to gouge out a hole in Jing Se alive.

"Let the shopkeeper of Hongzhuangzhai come in!" Jing Yuhuan suddenly called out.

A moment later, a fat middle-aged man walked in, and saluted Jing Yuhuan and Mrs. Jing tremblingly.

Jing Yuhuan looked at the man, "Tell me the truth about the situation that day. If there is even half a lie, don't blame me for sending you to the official right away!"

The middle-aged man responded again and again, and then took out a small square brocade box from his sleeve and slowly opened it. Inside the brocade box was a sapphire South Sea pearl earring, which was still brand new.

Jing Se recognized such earrings, she had seen Su Aoyu wear them before.

But the question is, why is this earring in the hands of the treasurer of the jewelry shop?And why only one?What are these people planning?
A series of questions made Jing Se fall into deep thought.

At this time, the shopkeeper of Hongzhuangzhai said, "Report to the right minister, to the old lady, a few days ago, a person dressed as a servant girl with burns and scars came to Hongzhuangzhai with this earring, saying that he had no cash in his hand. Exchange this earring for a piece of jewelry in my shop. Xiaomin took a closer look at it at the time, and found that this earring was top-grade and of extraordinary quality, but unfortunately there was only one, so he could only offer a price of 200 taels of silver. The jade hairpin worth 200 taels of silver was taken away by the maid."

Jing Wan Bai exclaimed at the right time, "Ah, a few days ago, I heard from my eldest sister that she had prepared a present for cousin Ruoyu, which was worth 200 taels of silver. Could it be the jade hairpin that the shopkeeper mentioned?"

"This..." The shopkeeper glanced at Jing Se hesitantly, then shook his head, "Xiao Min doesn't know this lady, so I can't be sure."

Jing Wanbai smiled, "Eldest sister seldom goes out, it's normal if you don't know her, but do you know the ugly maid kneeling outside?"

The shopkeeper turned around and looked outside, and after seeing Qing'er's face clearly, he nodded immediately, "It's her! That day it was this maid who went to Hongzhuangzhai with a single earring to look for Xiaomin. Yili took the earrings, but he never knew that they were a gift from the imperial court, and I hope the right minister will learn from them!"

After the shopkeeper finished speaking, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

Jing Wan Bai made a heartbroken look, "Elder sister, you know that your mother was punished by your father to kneel down in the ancestral hall to aggravate her condition. During this period of time, I was the head of the family. If you have any difficulties, just come to me." Now, why did you instruct your subordinates to do such a thing?"

"That day, my mother clearly went to your yard to look for this earring. Unexpectedly, you not only asked Mu Yunju's maid to hide the earring, but also made people push mother into the water. That's all, and you dared to take it secretly. Buying mother's earrings to exchange for cousin Ruoyu's gift? If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes when I went to Hongzhuang Zhai this Mingxia, we would have been kept in the dark. If this kind of thing gets out, do you know how many people will become? People in the know know that your hands and feet are not clean, and outsiders who don’t know may think that your mother has withheld your share without permission, and then laugh at your father’s inability to control his wife. How do you let your father behave in the court in the future? Life? Besides, do you know that it is a gift from the imperial court, and you will be punished with beheading if you sell the imperial property without permission. Eldest sister, you are not afraid of death, so don't implicate the right minister's mansion."

Jing Wanbai is very good at grasping Jing Yuhuan's bottom line, so these words successfully stimulated Jing Yuhuan, a storm of anger was already in his eyes, and he was obviously very disappointed with Jing Se, the eldest daughter who ruined his reputation.

Jing Se smiled, what Jing Wanbai said was probably taught by Su Aoyu herself, otherwise with Jing Wanbai's brains, she would not be able to set up such a seemingly seamless situation by herself.

As soon as he turned his gaze, Jing Se looked at the shopkeeper. When the shopkeeper received Jing Se's gaze, his heart trembled suddenly, his eyes were a little weak, and he lowered his head hastily.

Jing Se stepped forward and smiled softly: "A few days ago, my mother lost her earrings and found Mu Yunju. I hid the earrings and instructed Qing'er to push her into the water and slander her as a guilty conscience. It was my cousin Ruoyu's time. Jiji, I was short of money and couldn't afford a decent gift, so I secretly asked Qing'er to take the earrings bestowed by her mother and go to Hongzhuangzhai to trade with the shopkeeper in exchange for a jade hairpin worth 200 taels of silver. Originally, this was a seamless plan , but was accidentally broken by Ming Xia. She saw her mother's earring in Hongzhuangzhai, so she got the truth out of the shopkeeper's mouth. Later, Qing'er was overwhelmed and pushed Ming Xia hard, causing her to be injured."

After a pause, Jing Se looked at Jing Yuhuan, the smile on her face looked very innocent at this moment, very much like Su Leyao's appearance when she was young.

"Father, is this what happened today?" she asked.

Jing Yuhuan rolled his eyes for a moment, and his mind fluctuated slightly. Immediately, he thought that Jing Se had been causing trouble every three days since returning to the mansion, and his face returned to the previous gloomy water.

Seeing Jing Yuhuan's expression, Jing Se knew that he had believed everything Jing Wanbai said.

Su Aoyu really played a good game of chess, Jing Se sneered.It not only wiped out the poisonous woman's previous reputation of sneaking into Mu Yunju, but also put her Jingse into the beheading charge of "privately selling imperial gifts".He also instructed Jing Wanbai to provoke her from the sidelines, making Jing Yuhuan completely loathe her.

It's wonderful to kill three birds with one stone.

If she is really the original owner, she must be unable to escape this catastrophe today, right?
"Eldest sister, it's better if you admit it yourself, presumably Jing Zhaoyin will handle it leniently as appropriate." Jing Wan Bai's voice was soft.

"Have you reported to the government?" Jing Se looked straight over.

Jing Wan Bai showed an awe-inspiring attitude of worrying about the country and the people, "Eldest sister, don't blame me for being cruel, it's also for the sake of the reputation of our Right Prime Minister's Mansion. After all, it's all because I, the head of the family, didn't notice what you had in hand. Hurry up, let me distribute some money for you first, but the matter has developed to this point, I can't favor you, otherwise the emperor will be furious. Don't worry, I have already entrusted someone to take care of Jing Zhaoyin's side. I won’t use severe punishment on you, and I won’t really kill you. At most, I will be locked up for a few days and then released. There is only so much my sister can do, and I hope my eldest sister can understand my painstaking efforts.”

Looking at Jing Wan Bai, Jing Yuhuan suddenly felt relieved. This daughter of hers is indeed worthy of being the mother of the country in the future. Her words and deeds are generous and fair, even if Jing Se, the eldest sister, made such a big mistake , she still thinks from Jingse's point of view, and only when everything is properly arranged can such a person take on great responsibilities.

Looking at Jing Se again, Jing Yuhuan couldn't help but compare the two sisters, and he hated Jing Se even more in his heart.

Jing Se carefully observed everyone's expressions, feeling a chill in her heart.

Jing Wan Bai's words seemed to have been considered for Jing Se's sake, but in fact, when she turned her head and thought about it, a young lady who had not yet left the cabinet was actually imprisoned for stealing, regardless of whether the people inside would torture her or not. But one thing is very certain: once Jing Se has been in prison, even if nothing is released in the end, it will be an indelible stain in her life, and she will be criticized by the world at that time. It will even bring shame to Chu Palace.

Thinking of this, Jing Se suddenly realized Su Aoyu's fourth intention in this round: to destroy the reputation of Chu Palace.

In this way, the Chu Palace will naturally not marry such a disreputable woman as the concubine, and the Queen Mother will not bother with this matter.

Then, Chu Palace will definitely offer to regret the marriage.

Jing Se suddenly realized that Su Aoyu's ultimate goal was to make Chu Wangfu voluntarily withdraw the engagement, so that she could not marry and escape Su Aoyu's control.

As long as Chu Wang's mansion divorced, she would be alone in You Xiang's mansion, how she would live by then, and how her future marriage would be, would not be entirely in Su Aoyu's hands.

Raising her head, Jing Se's face was expressionless, her eyes were calm, and she said slowly, "Father, do you believe that I didn't do this?"

Jing Yuhuan looked back and saw Jing Se's calm eyes that seemed to have a little desire for family affection. At that moment, he thought of Su Leyao.

Even though Su Leyao was just the woman he used to deal with the third lord Jing Yuwei to win the hereditary qualification of the Right Chancellor, she was the first woman to make his heart move. It's ridiculous to be empathetic.

Jing Yuhuan even remembered that in the Jiangnan disaster-stricken area, Su Leyao said before her death that she would marry him in this life. She had never regretted it, and she would die if she died.

The moment Su Leyao closed her eyes, Jing Yuhuan shed tears and promised her that she would take good care of her daughter.

but……

Recalling the details of these years, Jing Yuhuan couldn't remember when the relationship between himself and the eldest daughter became so rigid.

Was it when she returned home six years ago that she was pregnant and almost ruined the reputation of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, or since she bid farewell to her relatives and was sent to Wangyou Valley for recuperation more than ten years ago?
Thinking back now, except for the years when Su Leyao was alive, I didn't seem to have any common topics with this eldest daughter, especially now, when he saw her, he felt that she was not up to date, always causing trouble for him, and didn't know how to give in. Everyone likes to make things known.

Is it because I am too narrow-minded or this daughter has developed a stubborn temper outside, which is very different from before?

Jing Yuhuan kept asking himself in his heart, and finally came to the conclusion that he was right, and it was this disobedient daughter who was wrong, since she became pregnant before marriage, she became more and more wanton!
Withdrawing his thoughts, Jing Yuhuan frowned, and replied angrily: "If you make a mistake, you made a mistake. It's fine if you don't know how to repent and refuse to admit your mistakes. Why, do you still want to drag your biological father into trouble?"

Jing Se raised her lips, and the arc became colder, "In my father's heart, does he really regard me as his own daughter?"

Jing Yuhuan choked suddenly, his face livid with anger, "You bastard! Who gave you the courage to talk to me like this! If I didn't treat you as my daughter, I should have abandoned you back then, otherwise, you thought it was time to Today, can you still step into the gate of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion?"

"What if I'm not the concubine of Prince Zhun Chu?" Jing Se asked again, "If I didn't have such a marriage relationship with Prince Brahma, would you still let me step into the gate of Youxiang's Mansion?"

Jing Yuhuan frowned, his fury made the muscles on his face tremble.

Jing Wan Bai took the opportunity to say: "Eldest sister, in front of so many people, how could you criticize your father like this? If he didn't treat you as his own daughter, it would be impossible for him to ask people in Jingzhao Mansion to take care of you in advance. gone."

Jing Se smiled, "So, when Jing Zhaoyin brings someone to take me into custody, I have to thank my father and my third sister for her great kindness, right?"

"You!" Jing Yuhuan was so angry that he was about to vomit blood, even Jing Wan Bai was silenced.

Mrs. Jing coughed twice in a timely manner, and Lao Cheng said: "Arthur, don't be rude. One is your father and the other is your sister. Whether you are a daughter or a sister, you can't talk to them like this."

Jing Se raised her eyes and looked at Mrs. Jing, "So, even the old lady doesn't believe me, does she?"

Mrs. Jing sighed softly, her face full of helplessness, "Arthur, it's not that I don't believe you. Today's incident is full of witnesses and material evidences, so it's hard to believe. Besides, the matter of Su's falling into the water in your Muyunju that day was a matter of fact." Weird..."

Before Mrs. Jing finished speaking, Jing Se turned around, glanced at the people in each room, and asked in a clear voice: "People in the hall today, does anyone believe that I haven't done anything like selling the imperial gift?"

Quiet.

The entire Nuan Pavilion fell into silence, only the sound of everyone's breathing was heard.

Jing Lan glanced at the crowd with contempt, snorted softly, took a step, and just opened his mouth, Aunt Zhou dragged her to the back and covered her mouth to prevent him from speaking.

Jing Se looked at this scene with cold eyes, and looked away lightly, "So, you all believe that I ordered Qing'er to sell her mother's royal gift earrings in exchange for cousin Ruoyu's gift, right?"

Seeing Jing Se's helpless look at this time, Mrs. Jing felt a little unbearable in her heart, but soon recovered.

The shopkeeper of Hongzhuangzhai took a cautious look at Jing Se, and saw that her body was getting colder and colder. He was so frightened that he shivered all over, then quickly lowered his head, and continued to kneel quietly without saying a word.

After a moment of silence, Jing Se said: "Since Qing'er is a participant in this incident, can we let her come in and answer?"

Jing Wanbai glanced at Jing Yuhuan, saw that Jing Yuhuan nodded, then waved his hands to let the women waiting by the door help Qing'er in.

Qing'er knelt in the heavy snow for several hours, her whole body was frozen and completely powerless, and she was dragged in by two women with big arms and round waists.

The mother-in-law just let go, and Qing'er couldn't help but collapsed on the ground.

Jing Se hurriedly bent down to help her up, and when she touched Qing'er's cold wrist, Jing Se's heart sank.

Kneeling in the heavy snow for so long, Qing'er may have already injured her body in the future, and she should not be able to recover in the future.

Qing'er saw the worry in Jing Se's eyes, she managed to stand still, and smiled with her frozen mouth, indicating that she was fine.

"Qing'er, how long have you been kneeling in the wind and snow?" Jing Se asked.

Qing'er was taken aback for a moment, she didn't expect Jingse to ask such a question in the first sentence, but then she was full of emotion, tears welled up in her eyes, and she almost couldn't control it and fell on the spot.

In the past, when she was with the eldest lady, the servants in the mansion would be courteous and polite when they saw her. When she came back from Zhuangzi, she became Qing'er, and she was criticized all the time because of her ugly appearance. The servants often gathered in twos and threes They laughed and abused her together.

In today's situation, if it were a beautiful little maid, even if Mrs. Jing had to be punished, it would be absolutely impossible for her to kneel in the wind and snow.

Because of her ugly face, even if she knelt for several hours in such a cold place, no one would care about her.

Qing'er thought that she would freeze to death outside today, but she didn't expect to see a trace of warmth in her despair.

And the person who gave her warmth was the person she had planned to kill when she was blind and helped the evildoers.

Thinking of this, Qing'er's throat was sore and she couldn't make a sound. She just looked at Jing Se with emotion, and then gently gestured with her fingers.

"Two hours, is it?" Jing Se confirmed.

Qinger nodded.

"Then, what is the old lady's charge against Qing'er?" Jing Se turned around, no trace of family affection could be seen in her pupils, only endless indifference and alienation.

Mrs. Jing's heart stung, and she finally said, "Whether Qing'er was instructed by you or not, it is a serious crime for Qing'er to go to Hongzhuangzhai with the imperial gift earrings in person, and she deserves to be punished!"

"That's why she was punished to kneel in the ice and snow for a full two hours, isn't it?" Jing Se's eyes were piercingly cold, which made Mrs. Jing's heart tremble.

Jing Wan Bai frowned, "Sister, what do you mean by that? Could it be that the old lady doesn't have the right to dispose of a little maid?"

"I just want to confirm the facts. Now that Qing'er is on her knees, even if I say I can't punish her like this, is it still useful?"

Se handed her hand warmer to Qing'er, and said softly, "You warm up first, and I can handle the rest."

Qing'er opened her mouth, but still couldn't make a sound.But my heart is extremely anxious, it has reached such a point, what else can the eldest lady do to turn the situation around?
Jing Se stood up straight and glanced at everyone again, "I'll ask this one last time, does anyone believe that I'm innocent?"

No one answered her.

Aunt Zhou watched Jing Lan, who was going to speak up, so hard that Aunt Zhou refused to let him take half a step forward, and he couldn't do anything, so he could only look anxiously at Jing Se.

In the silence, the sound of heavy and orderly footsteps and the friction of armor as they walked came from outside.

It's the people from Jingzhao Mansion.

Immediately, a woman came in to report, "Old madam, Mr. Fu Yin has personally brought someone here, and he is now outside the Millennium Hall."

Jing Yuhuan raised his hand, "Let Mr. Fu Yin come in."

The old woman quickly went out to answer.

Not long after, a middle-aged man in the official uniform of the third-grade scarlet peacock patch came in with his hands behind his back. After exchanging polite greetings with Jing Yuhuan and Mrs. Jing, he got straight to the point, "Excuse me, whoever sells the imperial gifts without permission, Who is it?"

Everyone's eyes fell on Jing Se and Qing'er.

Seeing this, Jing Zhaoyin also looked at Jing Se, and immediately squinted his eyes, "This girl looks strange, who is it from the house?"

Jing Nanqing, who had been restrained by Aunt Zhou for a long time and was not allowed to speak, finally found a chance, giggled and said, "This is the eldest daughter of the eldest daughter, the fiancee of Prince Chu's son, Mr. Fuyin, you won't even ignore her." Do you know me?"

Jing Zhaoyin pondered for a moment.

Jing Wanbai hurriedly said: "The state-owned state-law family has family rules, Mr. Fu Yin, you can't be selfish, this lady is going to marry into the East Palace as the crown princess in the future, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince finds out that the Right Prime Minister's mansion dares to cover up and sell imperial gifts The prisoner, you will also be implicated at that time."

Hearing this, the hesitation on Jing Zhaoyin's face quickly dissipated, and he waved to the outside, "Come here, take these two people back to Jing Zhao's mansion for trial!"

Immediately, a soldier with a long gun rushed in, and the silver guns all shot at Jing Se and Qing'er's necks.

"Take it away!" Jing Zhaoyin gave orders again.

"Wait!" Jing Se suddenly raised his head, looked straight at Jing Zhaoyin, and said loudly, "My lord, I have something to say."

(End of this chapter)