Zhou was full of resentment, but she didn't dare to contradict the old lady.
She could only force a smile and said:
"Mother, today is a good day since Xing'er is back. Don't be angry with Yun."
Si Jinxing twitched the corners of his mouth. Well, it turned out that he was the one who caused the trouble again.
She calmly pulled back Si Jinyue's hand and said to the old lady:
"In reply to Grandma, Madam Zhang left the villa at the beginning of summer in May. I think she must have returned home.
I haven't seen her for a long time!
You also know that I have been bedridden before and never left my room.
As a granddaughter, I have little influence and dare not ask about Mother Zhang’s affairs. But…”
Si Jinyue saw Si Jinxing pull back her hand and rub it on her clothes again...
Her pretty eyebrows frowned slightly, and the concern on her face froze for a moment, but quickly returned to normal.
But there are more thoughts in my mind:
Is this idiot looking down on her? Is this damned girl looking for death?
Zhou felt sorry for her eldest daughter who was still kneeling on the ground. With a hint of impatience on her face, she urged:
"But what? Girl, if you have something to say, just say it."
Si Jinxing nodded obediently and said:
"Just now when I entered the mansion, I passed by a corner and heard two little maids mentioning Madam Zhang.
They said... they said that Mother Zhang was in Lihuayuan."
She looked up at Zhou and said with surprise:
"Oh, isn't Pear Blossom Garden Mother's yard?"
Zhou was stunned when she heard this, and was wondering if that old lady Zhang had really come back?
She felt a pair of eyes staring at her, and when she looked up, she saw the old lady looking at her with displeasure.
She was so startled that she almost fell off her seat!
This damn girl!
What the old lady hates most is her second wife reaching out to her yard!
At this moment, she could only force out a smile that was uglier than crying, looked at Si Jinxing, and pretended to scold:
"You little girl, have you forgotten about it after being away from home for so long? That old woman Zhang is from my mother's yard!
Back then, it was your grandmother who personally chose her to serve you in the other courtyard. Why did she come to my courtyard?
But don't talk nonsense, you are just teasing me and your grandmother."
After she finished speaking, she hurriedly explained to the old lady:
"Mother, please don't listen to Xing'er's nonsense. Since Mrs. Zhang went to the villa, has she ever returned home?
Didn’t her son and daughter-in-law come to see their mother a few days ago?
If she really came back, why wouldn't she see her family?"
After hearing this, the old lady's expression improved a little and she nodded.
"Well, let's call the servant and the steward of the other courtyard in and ask them."
Si Jinxing suddenly remembered the sneering sound she heard when she passed by the servant Zhao Kun when she went out today.
It turns out he was waiting for her here!
Luzhu and Yanfei, who were waiting outside the door, saw Zhao Kun and Mrs. Mo being called into the room together, and heard them mention Mrs. Zhang in their conversation.
The two looked at each other and saw panic in each other's eyes!
Could it be that someone discovered something about what happened that rainy night?
Yan Fei recalled what happened that day and became more and more frightened!
It rained heavily that night, and they buried the old woman in a panic.
She went to check it out the next day and found that the ground there was very flat and there was no flaw at all!
The two were waiting anxiously outside the door, but Si Jinxing in the room was not worried at all.
She looked at the two people who came in one after another: Mrs. Mo and Zhao Kun.
"Have you two ever seen Mrs. Zhang leave the gate of the villa?" The old lady was tired and waved her hand to signal Mother Lu to ask.
Zhao Kun is a doorman in a separate courtyard. The person of the highest status he usually comes into contact with is Mama Liu from the General's Mansion.
When have I seen the old lady of the general's mansion and the prince's wife?
At this moment, his heart was beating like a drum, and he was very frightened, but he still secretly glanced at Mother Liu.
Seeing her nod slightly, he spoke:
"Madam, I am the gatekeeper of the other courtyard. I am on duty day and night, and I have never seen Madam Zhang leave the gate of the other courtyard."
Standing on the right was Mrs. Mo, who was now as thin as skin and bones.
Also, because I couldn't eat for a long time, my health was very poor and I always felt pain here and there.
She glanced at the back of the second young lady in front of her, and recalled the suffering she had endured in recent months, and she felt so angry that her teeth were itching!
Now that he finally got to see the old lady and the general's wife who were the ones who made the decisions in the mansion, he couldn't hold back any longer.
She burst into tears and said, "I, the old servant, have never seen Sister Zhang leave the courtyard. It seems like I haven't seen her for three months.
"This old servant and Sister Zhang have been by each other's side in the other courtyard for two years, and we were as close as sisters. Now...this old servant is just afraid that she is no longer with us."
Zhou was wondering why Mrs. Zhang disappeared.
She was also stunned when she suddenly heard what Mrs. Mo said, wondering if she would leak out the things she had entrusted to her.
Already dead?
Then he turned his head and looked at Si Jinxing who was silent.
Such a thin little girl had been bedridden for several months and was terminally ill and would not live long!
But he was able to escape from Mrs. Zhang?
Now she is standing here in good health. Could it be that Mrs. Zhang was really...
Zhou glanced at the second girl. If she was a murderer, she would probably be sent to a nunnery to become a nun!
She concealed her thoughts, coughed lightly, and asked in a tone that she felt was very gentle:
"Don't talk nonsense, Mrs. Zhang just couldn't find it, Mrs. Mo, you are the steward of the other courtyard.
Think carefully, is there anything unusual about the courtyard before and after Mrs. Zhang disappeared?
The dark and thin Mrs. Mo thought for a moment and recalled:
"One night, when I was up at midnight, I saw candles lit in the young lady's yard and heard voices.
It was raining that night, and I was so sleepy that I didn't go in to serve. But when I went back the next day, I didn't see Mrs. Zhang anymore."
Zhao Kun, who was standing by, heard this and rolled his eyes. He responded very quickly:
"When Aunt Mo said that, I also remembered it!
The rain that night came suddenly. I was doing a routine inspection around the villa. When I walked to the backyard, I vaguely heard the sound of iron cattails colliding!
But it was raining, and I thought maybe I had heard it wrong, so I didn't say anything.
But since that day, I have never seen Mother Zhang again."
Si Jinyun, who was sitting nearby drinking tea, heard this and suddenly screamed, "Ah, did you kill her?"
After she said this, she immediately covered her mouth, fearing that the old lady would scold her again.
Si Jinxing turned to look at the little girl expressionlessly, praising her in her heart:
I have to say, girl, you got the truth!
But how could I admit it?
Not only will I not admit it, I will also give your mother a big gift.
Si Jinxing lowered her head without saying a word, curled her lips into a smile, and glanced at Xinglin Yaxu.
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