Chapter 47 Your Highness, is my sister crazy?
Qiao Yihuan's body was frozen to the extreme in an instant.
No, she had clearly sold the bracelet in Nanzhou, and it was pawned in an inconspicuous and even remote pawnshop. How could it appear in the carriage?
Qiao Yihuan immediately snatched the bracelet and took a close look at it, thinking that maybe it just looked similar and this wasn't the right one.
But after looking back and forth for a long time, I still couldn't convince myself.
This turned out to be the one she pawned.
how so?
Xiaoying secretly glanced at the prince's face, and sure enough, she saw that his face looked a little strange, and her heart skipped a beat.
She turned around and shouted angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about? The bracelet that His Highness gave to Miss was pawned by Miss in Yongzhou. How could it appear here? Are you deliberately framing Miss by bringing out a fake bracelet?"
The maid's eyes opened wide, as if she was terrified, and she immediately knelt on the ground and shook her head.
"I dare not, I dare not! What are you talking about, Sister Xiaoying? This bracelet is clearly worn by the young lady all the time. I personally put it on the young lady's hand when she left Yongzhou!"
The maid's name was He Ye. She had been serving Qiao Yihuan since she was in the Shangshu Mansion and had been serving her for five or six years.
Because she was quiet and timid, she was always bullied by the maids in Qiao Yihuan's room, so Qiao Yihuan trusted her more.
Apart from Xiaoying, she is the person she trusts second.
This is also the reason why I brought her with me on this trip to Nanzhou.
Because she knew that she was bullied by those maids, she knew that she was not Qiao Wanyan's person, and she also knew that Qiao Wanyan looked down on such a weak and cowardly person.
But now, why would she lie?
Just as Qiao Yihuan was about to speak, she heard He Zhiyu's voice coming from behind her.
"You said this bracelet was in the carriage just now?"
He Ye nodded, as if being questioned by the Crown Prince. She leaned forward slightly and her hands trembled nervously.
"To answer your Highness, yes. I was waiting beside the carriage and saw a corner of the jade bracelet sticking out from under the soft carpet in the carriage. I got on the carriage to take a look out of curiosity and found that this was the most precious one for the young lady. She wore it every day and never took it off. So I hurriedly gave it to her."
"Who would have thought... who would have thought Sister Xiaoying would scold me like this? I really don't know what I did wrong."
By the end of her speech, He Ye could no longer control her sobs, as if she was being wronged and felt aggrieved.
Qiao Wanyan glanced at Ziyuan out of the corner of her eye, and Ziyuan immediately understood what she meant.
"The eldest lady is really a jerk. She deliberately hid the bracelet and lied that she was selling it to pay for Xiaoying's medical treatment. People who don't know would think that she was too harsh on the eldest lady when she was in the Jin Mansion, so much so that she had to pawn the bracelet to get money to find a doctor."
"Ziyuan! Stop talking nonsense!" Qiao Wanyan scolded.
Zi Yuan was angry and pursed her lips. She was not convinced and muttered, "I was telling the truth! Anything delicious and fun in the Jin Mansion was sent to the eldest lady. Who knew that the eldest lady would act like this after returning to the capital. Could it be that she is jealous of the Crown Prince for sending the Wanyan Jade Cream to our lady and sending a carriage to pick her up?"
"Zi Yuan!" Qiao Wanyan glared at her, then explained, "Your Highness, don't listen to her nonsense. She has been spoiled by me and has no control over her mouth. Sister was just joking, Your Highness, please don't take it to heart."
Yun Yao blinked her eyes and thought carefully about her time at the Jin Mansion.
Sister A Yan was recuperating at home and rarely went out to play with her, but every time she went back, she would see that Sister A Yan had prepared delicious and fun things for her, and would also have someone send a portion to Qiao Yihuan.
Although Sister Ayan was not so friendly to Qiao Yihuan sometimes, she was very generous when it came to food and drink.
Sometimes she herself said that there is no sister who does not quarrel, but after all, they are sisters and there is no overnight grudge.
She immediately said, "Sister Ziyuan is right. When Sister Ayan was at the Jin Mansion, she did prepare double portions of good things. One for me, and one for Qiao Yihuan. People should not be so heartless!"
Qiao Yihuan felt so wronged that she couldn't say anything. Did she think those foods were precious?
The barbed arrow pierced her shoulder twice and then pulled it out abruptly, and she was given piles of tonic medicines to make her wound heal quickly. Should she thank Qiao Wanyan?
Yun Yao curled her lips, "I've gained weight from all the delicious food and drinks. But you, on the other hand, keep saying you have no appetite and starve yourself to the point of looking pale and skinny. Are you pretending to be pitiful?"
"You!" Qiao Yihuan's temples were throbbing with anger, "You are talking nonsense!"
Qiao Wanyan sighed inwardly, what a useless counterattack.
Lu Jinye watched this scene indifferently from the side. In terms of scheming, who could outsmart that crazy woman?
She deliberately sent food to Qiao Yihuan in front of Yun Yao, but how would Yun Yao know what she did to Qiao Yihuan in that dark room?
Qiao Wanyan came to the rescue at the right time: "It's getting late, why don't we go to the capital first. Your Highness hasn't had dinner yet, right? If you don't mind, how about having dinner in the mansion?"
He Zhiyu looked at Qiao Yihuan's face and saw an angry expression he had never seen before. That ferocious look made him feel extremely unfamiliar.
He wasn't sure whether what Yihuan said was true, but he was sure that the bracelet had not been pawned.
The tribute sent from Southern Liang was made of mutton-fat white jade stained with a hint of blood red, like the finishing touch. There was only one of its kind in the world, and he would not make a mistake.
"Okay, let's go."
"Your Highness!" Qiao Yihuan was anxious. She was afraid of He Zhiyu like this.
I was afraid of his indifferent look and the look of him not believing in myself.
If he believed it, he would make sure to make things clear, find out the truth for himself and clear his name.
Xiaoying felt distressed. She thought the young lady must be extremely aggrieved, otherwise she wouldn't be so anxious.
There is simply no way to defend oneself.
"Yihuan, it's getting late, let's go to Beijing first." He Zhiyu's voice became a little lighter.
When Qiao Yihuan heard his tone, she seemed to lose all her strength in an instant. She gritted her teeth and seemed to have made a decision.
"Your Highness, I have lost a lot of weight and looked much more haggard. It's not because I am picky about food, but because I was seriously injured and I really have no appetite. Qiao Wanyan sent someone to stab two barbed arrows in my shoulder and then pulled them out abruptly. Everything she is doing now is just an act!!!"
As soon as these words were spoken, there was deathly silence all around.
Qiao Wanyan remained calm, her face full of confusion as if she was looking at a madman, "Sister, what are you talking about?"
"How long do you want to keep pretending?!" Qiao Yihuan clenched his fists.
Qiao Wanyan was frightened by her angry rebuke and trembled for a moment. She moved lightly to hide beside He Zhiyu and carefully grabbed his sleeve. Her sparkling peach blossom eyes were filled with fear and uneasiness.
She asked in a trembling voice: "Your Highness, is my sister crazy?"
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