Chapter 42 He is a pervert!
Her series of inner thoughts sounded like a riddle, which made everyone more curious.
Lu Xinran continued to enter names into the system, but found that no information could be found.
Is the other person too far away from her or not here at all?
She looked up and looked around blankly, "Sister, are all the people who came to the birthday banquet today here?"
Lu Xinlan remained calm, exchanged a tacit look with Tang Quyan, and then asked her inconspicuously.
"Who are you looking for? Let me see if they are here."
"Pei Xiuzhuo, the third son of the Dingkang Marquis's Mansion."
"who?"
Lu Xinlan thought he had heard wrongly. Dingkang Marquis Mansion was Pei's maternal home, and Pei Xiuzhuo was their cousin.
"You mean, cousin of the Pei family?"
"Um."
Lu Xinran has already realized the other party's identity, but what does it have to do with her?
She was just a girl who came back from the countryside. The Lu government did not introduce her to relatives or outsiders. She didn't know anyone and didn't need to give face to anyone.
Pei's heart sank as she looked among the crowd at the people in Dingkang Marquis' Mansion.
Brother, sister-in-law, nephew, niece-in-law... She looked one by one, and the younger generations of the Pei family were all in the crowd, except Pei Xiuzhuo.
[The note was written by Pei Xiuzhuo to Zhou Zhengya, but before that, Zhou Zhengya had someone deliver a verbal message to him.]
Seeing this, her gaze immediately turned to the other maid kneeling on the ground.
"Sister, why did Lord Tang only interrogate one of the maids? Maybe the other maid is the one who knows everything."
When Qingye on the ground heard this, he immediately fell to the ground and cried with a trembling voice.
"My Lords, I really don't know anything. I am only a second-class maidservant beside the young lady. I cannot serve the young lady in person. I really don't know anything."
[She lied, but she was still very stubborn. She was the one who sent the message to Pei Xiuzhuo. When Zhou Zhengya met with Pei Xiuzhuo privately before, he only brought her with him.]
[This maid's name is Qingye, right? Let me see why she is so stubborn. ]
I searched Qingye's name in the system and found a booklet.
She clicked on it excitedly and immediately started to click her tongue.
[So that's how it is. Pei Xiuzhuo sent this green leaf to Zhou Zhengya, and it was sent there several years ago.]
[A few years ago... Zhou Zhengya was only 11 or 12 years old, his back teeth hadn't even grown in yet, and he sent someone in?! Isn't he a pedophile pervert?]
The eyes of the eavesdroppers widened instantly, and they all looked towards the people in Dingkang Marquis Mansion.
The old marquis's wife knocked her cane hard, wanting someone to go forward and drag Lu Xinran down and tell her to stop talking nonsense!
Before this thought even occurred to him, the emperor, having heard the commotion, glanced over at him coldly.
Her back instantly felt cold and she quickly lowered her head, not daring to reveal any emotion.
Song Junyan had already asked his men to look for Pei Xiuzhuo, and as long as he was still in Ronghui Garden, he must be brought over.
Lu Xinran was still immersed in the joy of unraveling the mystery, flipping through several booklets.
[Qingzhu has been helping Pei Xiuzhuo create opportunities to meet over the years, delivering letters and keepsakes, and telling Pei Xiuzhuo all her preferences.]
[The other party flattered her, making Zhou Zhengya think that he was her beloved, and she would go out of the house to meet him when she found an opportunity.]
[Pei Xiuzhuo had a courtyard in Qingpingfang, and she would meet him there in secret whenever she left the house.]
[Hmm, why do people like to buy yards in Qingpingfang? The Zhou family and their sons have a yard there, right? ]
[So this is... I feel too weak after coming out of the building, so I want to take a rest nearby? ]
Lu Xinlan pinched her wrist skillfully and expressionlessly, interrupting her inner voice. Lu Xinran looked at him with confusion and grievance.
Why pinch her again!
You can also pinch it at the same time!
Her wrists must be bruised!
"Sister, I really think there's something wrong with Qingye. Do you want to talk to Lord Tang and let him take a good look at her? If she refuses to tell the truth, torture her! I'm sure you'll be able to dig something out of her."
Tang Quyan, who was not far from them, said: "..."
Is his presence so subtle?
I wonder if he can hear these words.
He waved his hand and called his men over: "Take her away and torture her carefully to find out the relationship between her and Pei Xiuzhuo."
Qingye was originally feeling a little lucky, but when he heard him mention his real master, he suddenly became really nervous.
"My lord, I really don't know anything, my lord..."
"Before the banquet today, someone saw you leaving the waterside pavilion. Where did you go?"
Lu Xinlan pressed the back of Lu Xinran's hand, signaling her not to be anxious.
Although she didn't hear more details from the inner voice, she still guessed when Zhou Zhengya would choose to send a message to Pei Xiuzhuo.
Qingye was flustered and his body was stiff for a moment.
"My servant, I did not leave the waterside pavilion."
"You're lying!" Hongmei suddenly stood up and said, "Sir, I don't know what the young lady said to her before we sat down to eat. She left for a quarter of an hour before coming back."
Qingye was still thinking of some tricky words to say, but Hongmei started crying again: "Sir, she is not a second-class maid. The young lady promoted her to a first-class maid at the beginning of the year. In order to promote her to a first-class maid, she also..."
She was unable to finish her words, but her inner voice had already given everyone the answer.
[Killed the first-class maid who was replaced. 】
[The master and servant planned to make her commit adultery with a servant in the mansion. When Fang Suxin found out, she pressed her down on a stool and beat her to death in front of all the servants in the Zhou mansion.]
There was a sound of gasps, and Lu Xinran glanced at it in confusion, then continued to flip through the booklet.
[After that maid was beaten to death, Qingye became a first-class maid. It was not officially announced, but she received the first-class maid's share.]
[And after she became a first-class maid, Hongmei was squeezed out like a second-class maid. She couldn't get involved in the housework. She really knew nothing.]
Everyone listened to this series of thoughts, looked at Qingye lying on the ground, and then looked at the servants beside them. They always felt a chill down their spines, and everyone seemed to have problems.
"Drag him away, torture him, and interrogate him. Just don't beat him to death."
Song Junyan gave the order with a cold face, and the guards came forward to drag the man away. Qingye was so scared that he wet his pants.
"I'll confess. I'll confess everything. Please don't torture me. Please don't torture me."
She was so panicked that she didn't care about anything anymore. She confessed everything, including how she listened to Zhou Zhengya's instructions, sent a message to Pei Xiuzhuo before the banquet, and received a note from the other party's servants during the banquet, leading Zhou Zhengya to leave the waterside pavilion.
"My lord, the girl left alone. She didn't let me follow her. I really don't know what happened after she left."
She didn't dare to tell the truth just now because she was afraid that Zhou Zhengya's death would implicate herself.
"Who was the person who sent the note? Was it the eunuch Xiao Chen that Hongmei mentioned?"
"This," Qingye hesitated, and seeing the guards walking towards her again, she quickly explained honestly: "Yes, it was the servant beside Master Pei San, who changed into the palace clothes."