Chapter 379 There is something wrong with the longevity peach
Hu Xiner walked into the secret door in the study.
But what she didn't know was that Uncle Wang hadn't taken a few steps when a dark shadow flashed behind him and knocked him unconscious...
On the day of the birthday banquet, the Liu Mansion was decorated with lights and colorful lanterns, and gongs and drums were played. Before dawn, the servants were busy shuttling around the Liu Mansion, preparing for today's birthday banquet.
A scream broke the tranquility of the entire Liu Mansion.
The servants gathered at the study door, shocked and puzzled.
It was nothing special. Uncle Wang actually fainted at the door of the study. It seemed that he had been frozen here all night!
Hu Xiner sent the longevity peach over last night, but because there was a big hole on it, Liu Se mocked her harshly again.
She was so angry that she lay awake for a long time, so she was still sleeping soundly at this moment, completely unaware that the entire Liu Mansion was in chaos.
The autumn wind was blowing, and a layer of light frost had condensed on the steps, making them extremely cold.
Everyone's eyes were focused on the unconscious Uncle Wang.
Butler Liu stepped forward and sniffed the breath of the person on the ground, then observed for a while, and then his eyes fixed as he took a scroll from the unconscious Uncle Wang's hand.
All the servants were dismissed, leaving only Old Master Liu and others standing in front of the study. Such a thing happened on the day of the birthday banquet, and everyone's faces looked very unhappy.
When the old lady saw the scroll, her heart skipped a beat. She remembered what she had said yesterday and was worried that this matter would involve the eldest wife.
Old Master Liu looked very worried: "Butler, what's going on?"
Butler Liu replied, "Master, the prince is not seriously injured. He was just given a light knockout drug, so he hasn't woken up yet."
He paused and respectfully presented the scroll in his hand to Old Master Liu: "This was found in the hands of Prince Wang."
Old Master Liu frowned and asked, "Why does this thing look so familiar?"
He slowly unfolded the scroll and immediately became furious: "This!"
After seeing the true appearance of the painting, the people from the second house looked at each other in bewilderment, while the people from the first house turned pale.
There was no other reason, the painting was actually the most expensive authentic work of Wang Xizhi in the study!
This painting was basically in a state of being priceless in the current dynasty.
The second old lady muttered quietly, "Isn't this the master's most treasured authentic work by Wang Xizhi? How did it get here? Could it be that Master Wang is trying to sell it secretly?"
Liu Zhi's heart was touched, and he immediately exploded in retort, "How can you slander someone without any evidence? Everyone in the mansion knows that my husband is the most honest person. How could he possibly steal a painting?"
The second old lady was just a little confused at first, but seeing how fierce she was, she immediately said, "Who knows? He may be honest, but his wife may not be!"
"You mean I let my husband steal the painting?" Liu Zhi usually liked to be sarcastic and show off his literary background. But now he felt really guilty and started to yell loudly.
"Stop arguing!" Old Master Liu's chest heaved violently, clearly furious. "Someone, throw some water on him to wake him up."
A bucket of cold water was poured over him, and Uncle Wang, lying on the ground, shuddered. Before he even opened his eyes, he hugged his body and shivered. "Who is it? Who is so wicked?"
It was the transition period between autumn and winter, and he was so cold that he couldn't even speak clearly.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he trembled even more violently, because what he saw before him was the gloomy face of Old Master Liu.
Old Master Liu tapped his cane and spoke angrily, "Why did you faint in front of the study? And why were you holding a painting in your hand?"
Uncle Wang turned his head tremblingly, and when he saw the door of the study, he suddenly wanted to faint again.
Oh my god, didn't he leave on purpose yesterday? Why did he wake up and appear at the door of the study?
He said in great panic: "I, I don't know either..."
Old Master Liu looked at Liu Zhi again and said in a bad tone, "Your husband didn't come home all night, didn't you go look for him?"
Liu Zhi's face turned pale: "Dad, I didn't know he was outside. We had a fight yesterday, and he went out in anger."
Uncle Wang closed his eyes in despair. He knew it would be like this.
Ever since he came in, no matter what wrong he did, Liu Zhi would make him take the blame!
Since this was not the first time the couple had quarreled, no one questioned it too much.
Old Master Liu once again fixed his gaze on Master Wang and asked in a deep voice, "What on earth did you do last night?"
Faced with the questioning, Uncle Wang's mind went blank: "Yesterday... yesterday... Oh, yes, I saw Hu Xin'er yesterday!"
"What? Why does Hu Xiner appear at the door of the study?" The old lady immediately responded.
As soon as she saw her daughter's expression, she knew that her daughter had instigated this matter, so she naturally wanted to help her daughter divert everyone's attention.
And the way to divert attention... is naturally to target Hu Xiner!
Because of Uncle Wang's words, Hu Xiner, who was still in Lanxin Garden, was immediately pushed to the forefront.
Facing everyone's puzzled gazes, Wang Guye's mind went blank. "I did see Hu Xin'er last night! She said she's been learning how to make birthday peaches. Because she's not very good at it, she's afraid of being laughed at, so she secretly throws away the finished products every night."
"What does her throwing away the birthday peach have to do with you?" asked Old Master Liu with a frown.
"Yeah, what does it matter..." Beads of sweat rolled down Uncle Wang's forehead.
He was worried that he would be punished, so he gritted his teeth and said, "I ate Hu Xin'er's birthday peach yesterday, and then I passed out. I understand now, there was something wrong with her birthday peach, and she wanted to frame me!"
The eldest old lady caught hold of the evidence and exclaimed in exaggeration, "Oh my God, Master, Prince Wang is usually the most honest and upright person. Hu Xin'er actually framed him. It's obvious that she has ulterior motives!"
The second old lady was furious: "What are you talking about? How could Xin'er possibly frame Master Wang? I think he is just making up a false accusation!"
Lord Liu's family also spoke up for Hu Xin'er: "Grandpa, Xin'er would never do such a thing!"
But the eldest wife insisted that there was something wrong with Hu Xin'er, saying that she had left her husband's family and ran to the Liu family just to steal the Liu family's property.
Old Master Liu was already angry with Hu Xin'er, and his expression became even gloomier at this moment. He actually became suspicious of Hu Xin'er.
A group of people marched towards Lanxin Garden in a mighty procession.
In Lanxin Garden, Hu Xin'er was still asleep when she suddenly heard a loud shout: "Hu Xin'er, why don't you come out and confess your crime?"
She shuddered suddenly, and rolled off the bed as her feet were empty. At the same time, the door was kicked open, and the old lady appeared at the door with quick steps and a ferocious look.
Hu Xin'er was so frightened that she woke up immediately. She wrapped herself in the quilt in panic and embarrassment: "You, what are you going to do?"
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