Chapter 663: Losing the Golden Hairpin, Xing Xiuyan is Afraid of the Fault
But Jia Huan flew out of the living room and was about to curse with gritted teeth, but a servant came up to him and led him to the backyard.
Jia Huan quickly rolled his back teeth together, lowered his head to hide the hatred on his face, and thought angrily in his heart: "This is like me accepting my sons' filial piety and singing along with them!"
After comforting herself, she remembered that she had falsely reported more than twenty taels of silver to Baoyu before. After returning to collect it, she would have to make some profits to make up for all the losses she had suffered before!
Thinking of this, he became itchy again, rubbing his palms all the way, feeling as if he was holding a handful of warm "wealth".
When they arrived at the backyard, the servant naturally stopped in front of the door, and the old woman guarding the gate led Jia Huan to the inner room.
In fact, Jia Yingchun was too lazy to pay attention to him at all. She forced herself to listen to his insincere words and then sent Xiu Ju to see him off.
Si Qi refused to let it go, sneering: "The Third Master has become quite famous recently, thanks to our wife's easygoing attitude. If it were someone else, he would have been..."
"Siqi."
Yuanyang hurriedly pulled her back, and said politely and distantly, "Since my Second Master and Second Master Bao are waiting in front, it is inconvenient for Madam to stay here for long. Third Master, please do as you please."
This is obviously an attempt to drive people away!
Although Jia Huan
However, he had come back last time at night, and was led by a maid, so he had not had time to take a closer look.
This time when he came out, he glanced around inadvertently, and he was so jealous that he was burning with jealousy!
Back when she was in Rongguo Mansion, Jia Yingchun was nicknamed "Wooden Head". Not to mention the proper masters, even the servants looked down upon her.
At that time, her situation was far worse than that of our Master Huan San!
Who would have thought that a blind cat would catch a dead mouse and let her fly to the tree and become a phoenix!
The tidiness of this yard nowadays is probably not much inferior to that of Mrs. Wang's.
Damn it!
After I make a killing in the Silver Hook Casino this time, I will buy a big outer house and secretly take in a few beautiful concubines. Then the house will be like this yard...
No!
It should be at least ten times more luxurious than the decoration of this yard!
He was setting up his ambitions and preparing to make a name for himself with his own hands, when suddenly someone behind him asked in surprise, "Third Master? You are still here, is there something you didn't explain clearly?"
Looking back, I saw Yuanyang pushing aside the curtain and following me out.
Jia Huan thought of her cold words just now and subconsciously prepared to say a few words.
But when he thought about the gambling debts that had not yet been paid off, especially the twenty or so taels of silver that he had falsely reported, he felt that he had not put the money in his pocket.
He barely managed to control his temper and said stiffly, "I'm leaving now!"
Having said that, he was about to leave.
"etc!"
Yuanyang called him back and asked, "When Caixia was punished that year, I heard that it was the Third Master who sent her some snacks?"
"Send snacks?"
Jia Huan stopped again, rolled his eyes and pondered for a while, then laughed out loud: "I was wondering why that little bitch kept talking about repaying a favor, so this is what it is! Ha...haha..."
He laughed a few times before continuing, "She has nothing to do with me anyway. I might as well tell you the truth. I had a worm in my heart . I wanted to tease her, but she ate so fast that she didn't even notice my trick!"
As he spoke, he shook his head with a look of regret.
Caixia had been thinking about the favor for many years, but it turned out to be...
Yuanyang felt sorry for Caixia and was unwilling to pay any more attention to Jia Huan. She just nodded and went to the guest room on the east side.
"What a disrespectful bastard!"
Jia Huan cursed angrily, and seeing that the gatekeeper had a suspicious look in her eyes and seemed to want to ask about the matter, he strode quickly to the front yard.
Two flowers bloom, each showing its own beauty.
However, Yuanyang came out of the main room not to chase Jia Huan, but to follow Jia Yingchun's orders to invite Xing Xiuyun to the newly built plum garden for tea and talk.
As soon as I entered the room, I saw Zhuier, the little maidservant who was temporarily transferred to Xing Xiuyan's side by Mrs. Xing's side in order to show off, peeking out from the door of the inner room.
This behavior is not what a proper maid should do.
"What are you doing?!"
Yuanyang scolded in a low voice, and said unhappily: "The old lady sent you here to serve Miss Xing, but you are sneaking around in broad daylight like a thief!"
Zhuier was startled at first, and when he turned around and saw Yuanyang in front of him, he was at a loss, pinching the corner of his clothes and hesitating, "I... I..."
"Who's outside?"
At this moment, Xing Xiuyan's voice suddenly came from the inner room, and then she came out, holding the curtain with one hand and said with a smile: "It turns out that Sister Yuanyang has arrived, but what does Second Sister have to say?"
Her speech and behavior were graceful and elegant, just like before.
If you change to someone who is not careful, you might end up carelessly doing it.
But mandarin ducks are not easy to fool.
He immediately noticed that there seemed to be something hidden in her room, so he subconsciously held the door, fearing that he would notice it if he went in.
He also noticed that Xing Xiuyan only had a plain hairpin on her head, and no other jewelry, so he brought this up and said, "Young lady, why aren't you wearing any jewelry? Those were specially matched for you by your madam."
Xing Xiuyan smiled and shook her head, "Didn't I borrow a collection of poems from Xiangling yesterday? I woke up early in the morning and thought I'd read a few pages, but I was so engrossed in it that I even forgot to wash and dress, so how could I care about my head ornaments?"
Although Yuanyang could see that she was probably just trying to get by, she was at a loss for words as to why.
So after conveying Jia Yingchun's message and inviting her to have tea in the Plum Garden, he quietly left.
When Yuanyang left, the first person to breathe a sigh of relief was Zhuier.
Seeing her stroking her chest with a look of having survived a disaster, Xing Xiuyan quietly lowered her brows to hide the annoyance on her face.
Turning back to the inner room and sitting in front of the dressing table, Xing Xiuyan took a deep breath to control her emotions, then called out, "Zhu'er, have you seen the golden hairpin of Die Lianhua? Why can't I find it?"
It turned out that she had gathered the jewelry together early in the morning, intending to return them to Jia Yingchun intact, but she never expected that a golden hairpin was missing out of nowhere!
The hairpin was still there yesterday evening, and at night, only Xing Xiuyan and Zhuier were in the room.
And seeing Zhuier's behavior just now, he suspected that she had taken it away, so he tested her with words.
But there was silence outside for a long while before Zhuier responded in a sharp voice: "I don't know! How would we, as servants, know what the young lady has put away?!"
After hearing her response, Xing Xiuyan was almost 100% sure that the golden hairpin had been stolen by her on time.
However……
This Zhuier was temporarily assigned to serve Mrs. Xing in order to improve her appearance.
It would be fine if the aunt and niece had a harmonious relationship, but Madam Xing ignored Xing Xiuyan and treated her as a burden who came here to eat for free.
Plus, this is in the Sun Mansion, not the Rongguo Mansion...
If I expose Zhuier directly, Mrs. Xing will mistakenly think that I am targeting her and deliberately embarrass her in front of outsiders. Wouldn't that be terrible?
Because of these taboos, Xing Xiuyan had no choice but to hold back her temper and said loudly, "Then help me look for it, maybe I've seen it somewhere!"
Hearing that no one outside responded, she smiled and said, "I plan to return everything to my second sister today. What's the matter ? Please help me find it quickly. We can't end up alerting Lord Sun and let him investigate the case again, right?"
Xing Xiuyan used both coaxing and threats while joking, naturally hoping that Zhuier would be timid and return the golden hairpin on her own initiative, so that she could pretend that nothing had happened and return the jewelry on her own initiative.
Who would have thought that Zhuier didn't dare to utter a word in front of Yuanyang, but in her heart she really didn't take her cousin Xing Xiuyan seriously.
From what Xing Xiuyan said, it seemed that she had already determined that she was the one who stole the golden hairpin. Zhuier gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, lifted the curtain and went into the inner room, stiffening his neck and shouting, "Miss, what you said is so unreasonable! It sounds like I stole your hairpin - but as the saying goes, catch the thief and take the stolen goods. If you want to frame me, you should have evidence, right?"
As she spoke, she pinched her waist again and said, "Miss, if you really suspect me, I'll let you search, but if you can't find that damn hairpin, I'll have to go to the Madam to prove my innocence !"
"you……"
Seeing Zhuier's fearless face, Xing Xiuyan finally couldn't help showing some anger.
But she was a smart person after all, and she knew that since Zhuier dared to say this, the stolen goods were probably no longer in her hands.
If a commotion really breaks out, even if no one is caught red-handed in the end, Zhuier might not end up well - but he and even his parents would probably find it increasingly difficult to gain a foothold in the Rongguo Mansion in the future.
