"Second Master, you've misunderstood," Chen said. "It was Xuan who broke it, not Yining." Chen was also a little confused. After all, Xuan was still young, so how could he have gotten hold of the tourmaline necklace? So after saying this, she stopped talking.
Luo Chengzhang frowned: "Really? Yining, don't do something wrong and then shirk responsibility... Xuan Ge'er is still young and doesn't understand."
Yining sneered in his heart. With such a father, it was no wonder that little Yining was forced into this state.
She turned her face away, feeling a wave of discomfort in her heart. Perhaps she was still thinking of little Yining, and she couldn't shake the urge to cry. Yining whispered, "Since father doesn't believe me, then ask someone else. I won't say anything."
Xuezhi hurried over, carrying Xuan'er in her arms. She also felt aggrieved for her own daughter, Yining. She bowed and said, "Second Master, please don't blame Seventh Miss. This matter has nothing to do with Seventh Miss. It was the young master who dropped the tourmaline necklace. The young master's maid went to ask Sixth Miss to come over. Our Seventh Miss was just taking a nap here when she saw the young master crying and asked a servant to comfort him. It really has nothing to do with you! The tourmaline necklace was shattered and scattered everywhere, and you picked it up."
When Xuan Ge'er heard this, he burst into tears: "Xuan Ge'er never dropped anything, Xuan Ge'er never dropped anything! It was Seventh Sister who dropped it!"
When Luo Chengzhang heard his youngest son say this, his face turned unhappy again, and his tone became heavier: "Why does Brother Xuan say that?"
Seeing this, Chen knew it didn't matter who broke the thing. Luo Chengzhang would hold the child responsible, but that would create a rift between the two families. She quickly advised, "Second Master, forget it. It's just a string of tourmaline. Look, you've already made Brother Xuan cry."
Yining held the child's little hands lightly, and felt very uncomfortable when she heard the child's sharp cry.
Lin Hairu hugged Yi Ning and held her in his arms, staring at Luo Chengzhang and said, "Master, Yi Ning is usually a little naughty. But when have you ever seen her lie? Yi Ning never disdains to lie. You don't believe her, but I do. I know Mei Mei'er won't lie."
Yining had clearly lived two lives, so she didn't feel very uncomfortable at first. However, she felt a lump in her throat when she heard Lin Hairu's words.
Although Xiao Yining's stepmother wasn't very smart, she was genuinely kind to her. She pulled Lin Hairu's sleeve and pursed her lips. Now, no matter what she said, it would always be suspected of bullying her brother, so she couldn't speak casually.
At this time, Songzhi invited Luo Yixiu over, and then Xuan Ge'er's eldest maid also came with Luo Yilian.
Luo Yixiu heard these words as she walked over. She immediately sneered and said, "Just now, Xuan Ge'er was crying and insisted on playing with the tourmaline necklace. I didn't give it to him, but when I went out, I realized I had left it on the high table. I wonder if someone gave it to Xuan Ge'er to play with, and he broke it. Who dares to wrongly accuse Yining! Xuan Ge'er usually asks Aunt Qiao to take care of him. He has everything he wants. Isn't it enough that he has broken things?"
Luo Yilian turned pale when she saw this. She had just seen the string of beads placed on the small table, and Xuan Ge'er wanted it again, so she gave it to him.
Who would have thought this thing would be so valuable!
But after hearing Luo Yixiu say this about her brother, how could she just stand by and do nothing? She immediately said softly, "Fifth sister, Xuan Ge'er is still young after all. He doesn't understand things. Please don't be too harsh on him."
Luo Yixiu was even more disdainful: "Ignorant? He's only three years old and he dared to lie and wrongly accuse Yining! What did his eldest daughter say to you when she came to invite you just now? Did she say that he dropped the bracelet? I was going to ask you, I told you this thing is valuable, and you dared to let him play with it?"
Chen Lan pulled Luo Yixiu back and scolded her: "How can you talk like that!"
Seeing Yining being wronged because of her, Luo Yixiu's eyes turned red. She said stubbornly, "I want to say, what's wrong with him being young? Just because he's young, do we have to indulge him? Just because he's young, do we have to let him lie!"
Upon hearing this, Luo Chengzhang quickly said to Chen Lan, "Sister-in-law, don't stop Yixiu. She's right." He immediately called the maid who had just been serving Xuan Ge'er over and asked, "Tell me the truth, was it Xuan Ge'er who dropped the thing?"
The eldest maid was so frightened that her voice was dry and trembling as she said, "It was...it was the young master who fell. He was frightened and started crying. Seventh Miss...Seventh Miss asked Sister Xuezhi to comfort the young master and I went to ask Sixth Miss to come over."
Luo Chengzhang took a deep breath, his expression turning even uglier. Throwing something was a minor matter. A string of tourmaline, no matter how expensive, was not unavailable. What he couldn't accept the most was that Xuan Ge'er lied! He was only three years old, and he was lying!
He pulled up Xuan Ge'er, who was crying non-stop, and asked him to stand properly. He asked in a deep voice: "Did you fall? If you lie again, I will punish you."
Xuan Ge'er cried non-stop in grievance: "Daddy, Xuan Ge'er is scared! Xuan Ge'er is scared, Xuan Ge'er has never fallen before..."
Seeing her brother crying like this, Luo Yilian was so distressed that she knelt down and begged, "Daddy, Xuan Ge'er is young and doesn't understand!"
Luo Chengzhang remained unmoved this time. Lying was a serious matter. A child's character can be judged by their age, and they should be able to tell good from bad. Besides, Xuan Ge'er was a boy. He sat down and said coldly, "You didn't take good care of your brother, so you are also responsible. Get up! Stop kneeling so easily."
Yi Lian cried very sadly, and her frail body twitched.
Luo Chengzhang reluctantly turned his head away, only to see his little daughter standing next to him looking at him, her eyes stubbornly open, red, but no tears falling. He instantly felt a stab in his heart.
This person who had suffered so much injustice from him didn't even cry.
His heart turned even colder. He pointed at the maid next to him and said, "Help up Sixth Miss. And Brother Xuan, take him back to Aunt Qiao first. Don't embarrass yourself here again. I'll punish you when I get back!"
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