Chapter 646 Tell the truth!

The maid Biyu's expression changed, she knelt on the ground with a plop, and looked at Madam Xu with a face full of grievance:

"Master, please understand! I have always been loyal. The reason I mentioned your friend's birthday that day was because you said you were afraid to forget. I was just doing my job!"

"Besides, how can I influence Madam's decision on whether to go out on the street or which road to take? I am innocent!"

Madam Xu was shocked by Yun Qingqing's words. She came to her senses after hearing the maid's accusation. She looked at Yun Qingqing with a hesitant expression:

"My Lady Princess, is there any misunderstanding about this matter? What Biyu said is not wrong. Going to the street that day and going to Ruyifang first were indeed my own decisions. How could Biyu be sure that I would listen to her and take that road and let the monk wait there first?"

Biyu also said:

"How can a servant like me influence Madam's choice?"

Yun Qingqing was unmoved and said coldly:

"If you only try this once, you can't be sure your master will listen to you, but what if you try the same thing every day?"

Biyu's face turned pale, and she immediately grabbed Madam Xu's sleeve and denied it tearfully:

"I didn't! You know best whether I serve you well or not. How could I do such a thing..."

But Yun Qingqing interrupted her before she could finish, quickly moving her fingers:

"On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Biyu must have found some excuse to get Madam Xu to go to the south of the city. Is that true?"

Madam Xu thought for a moment, paused for a moment, and nodded:

"Yes...Biyu said that a new silk and satin shop had opened in the south of the city. The fabrics were excellent. I really wanted to go and see it, but later I had guests visiting my house, so I couldn't go."

As she spoke, she glanced at Biyu, with a hint of uncertainty in her eyes.

Yun Qingqing moved her fingers slightly and spoke again:

"On the tenth day, did Madam want to go to the west of the city again because of Biyu's words?"

Madam Xu was surprised:

"Yes, yes, yes. She said that a new pastry chef hired a pastry shop in the west of the city, and the pastry was delicious. I did go out that day, but when I got to a bridge halfway, I found that the bridge was broken and was being repaired. I didn't want to take a detour, so I planned to buy pastries from another shop nearby. Biyu also advised me a little, but it happened that this shop nearby put up a reward notice, so I didn't listen to her."

Biyu looked a little panicked. She opened her mouth to say something, but Yun Qingqing didn't give her a chance:

"There was a similar situation on the 15th, right?"

Madam Xu had already thought of it, and said with a complicated expression: "On the fifteenth day, Biyu said there was a newly built temple in the north of the city, and it was very popular, and she insisted on taking me to burn incense. I happened to be feeling unwell that day, and I had already said that I wanted to rest, but Biyu was a little out of character, and tried her best to persuade me that burning incense and praying to Buddha would also ensure safety and health. Later, she saw that I was a little unhappy, so she gave up."

Yun Qingqing looked at Biyu with a cold gaze: "What else do you have to say?"

Biyu's face turned pale, cold sweat oozed from her forehead, and she tried to argue:

"Those...those things are just coincidences! And nothing happened, right? How can you blame me for something that didn't happen?"

Yun Qingqing’s patience ran out. She raised her hand and made a gesture. A golden light flashed at her fingertips and she threw a mantra over.

"to be honest!"

Biyu still looked aggrieved. She had already made up her mind that she would not admit anything no matter what. The other party had no evidence, so she could escape as long as she could make the owner believe her.

But when she opened her mouth, she said:

"Yes... a wandering monk found me and gave me 100 taels of silver, asking me to find a way to lead my wife to that road. He said that as long as my wife brings back the Buddha statue, he will give me another 100 taels of silver. I... I was greedy at the moment, so I did it... hiss!"

She took a deep breath and shook her head desperately to shut up, but her mouth wouldn't listen to her:

"That monk also said that I was born to be a slave, but as long as Madam takes back the Buddha statue, the fortune of the Xu family will gradually decline, and I... I can take advantage of the opportunity to seize the fortune and change my own fate!"

Everyone in the Xu residence was in an uproar.

Yun Qingqing looked at her coldly, waved his hand and a gust of wind swept over. Biyu's body tilted, and a small piece of paper folded into a triangle fell out of her sleeve.

Biyu was about to pick it up with a panicked look on her face, but Xu Suyao quickly stepped forward and snatched it in her hand. When she opened it, she saw that it was a talisman with an unsettling pattern on it.

"…What is this thing!" Xu Suyao frowned tightly.

Jade opened her mouth uncontrollably to explain:

"This is the lucky charm the monk gave me. It will ensure that after the statue is brought back, some of the luck that was sucked away from the Xu Mansion will be transferred to me. Then I will be able to become rich and powerful, and I won't have to do these lowly jobs anymore!"

Xu Suyao raised her hand and slapped her hard:

"How dare you harm others like this! You are such an ungrateful person!"

Biyu's expression became more and more flustered. She covered her red and swollen face, but she couldn't stop talking:

"I... I've had enough of being a lowly maid in the Xu Mansion! Why should you be born nobles, but I have to serve you all my life? If I can change my fate, I can rise to prominence in the future and no longer have to look at people's faces!"

She tried to cover her mouth, but the sound still leaked out from between her fingers:

"No matter how good the fortune of the Xu Mansion is, what does it have to do with me? You people have luxurious clothes and delicious food, but you never think about the lives of us servants! I am just taking back what belongs to me!"

Father Xu was furious:

"How dare you, a wicked slave, harm my Xu family like this! Someone, lock her up and wait for her punishment!"

Seeing that she couldn't escape, Biyu simply gave up on quibbling, suddenly stood up and sneered:

"You can't do this to me! Don't forget, your Xu Mansion's luck has been sucked away by that Buddha statue. If you touch me, you will never get it back!"

"For now, as long as you give me a thousand taels of silver and swear not to make things difficult for me, I will tell you how to get your luck back. How about that?"

She suddenly said these words in a tough manner, and the faces of the Xu family members changed immediately.

Seeing this, Biyu became even more proud:

"Think about it carefully. The old man got sick after this Buddha statue entered the mansion. You should all know the consequences of not listening to me!"

"What are the consequences? I want to hear them carefully!"

As soon as Biyu finished speaking, an old and majestic voice suddenly sounded behind everyone.

When the servants of the Xu Mansion heard the voice, they immediately turned around and made way, while Xu's father, Xu's mother and Xu Suyao showed joy and immediately went to greet them.

"Father."

"Grandpa! Are you feeling well?"

The person who came was the great scholar Xu Cizhen. His voice just now was loud and clear, and his steps did not look sick at all.

Jade's pupils shrank and she said in surprise:

"It shouldn't...it shouldn't be like this...what's wrong with the old man?"