Chapter 646 Tell the truth!
The maid Biyu's expression changed, and she knelt on the ground with a plop, looking at Madam Xu with a face full of grievance:
"Master, please understand! I have always been loyal. The reason I mentioned your friend's birthday that day was because you said you were afraid of forgetting. I was just doing my job!"
"Besides, how can I possibly influence Madam's decision on whether to go out and which way to go? I am wronged!"
Madam Xu was shocked by Yun Qingqing's words. After hearing the maid's accusation, she came to her senses and looked at Yun Qingqing with a hesitant expression.
"Princess, is there some misunderstanding here? Biyu is right. Going out to the street that day and then going to Ruyifang first were indeed my own decisions. How could Biyu be sure that I would listen to her and take that road, leaving the monk waiting there?"
Biyu also said repeatedly:
"How can a servant like me influence Madam's choice?"
Yun Qingqing remained unmoved and said coldly:
"If you only try this once, you can't be sure your master will listen to you, but what if you try the same thing every day?"
Biyu's face turned pale, and she immediately grabbed Madam Xu's sleeve and denied it tearfully:
"I didn't! Master, you know best how well I serve you. How could I do such a thing..."
But Yun Qingqing interrupted her before she could finish, quickly pinching her fingers:
"On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Biyu must have found some excuse to get Madam Xu to go south of the city. Is that true?"
Madam Xu thought for a moment, paused for a moment, and nodded:
"Yes... Biyu said there's a new silk shop in the south of the city. The fabrics are excellent. I really wanted to go and see it, but then I had guests visiting my house, so I couldn't go."
As she spoke, she glanced at Biyu, a hint of uncertainty in her eyes.
Yun Qingqing moved her fingers slightly and spoke again:
"On the tenth day, did Madam want to go west of the city again because of Biyu's words?"
Madam Xu was surprised:
"Yes, yes, yes. She said there was a pastry shop in the west of the city that had a new pastry chef and the food was delicious. I did go out that day, but halfway there I came across a bridge that was broken and under repair. I didn't want to take a detour, so I decided to buy pastries from another shop nearby. Biyu tried to persuade me, but the shop nearby just happened to have a reward notice, so I ignored her."
Biyu's face was already a little panicked. She opened her mouth to say something, but Yun Qingqing didn't give her a chance:
"Was there something similar happening on the 15th?"
Madam Xu had already thought of this, and with a complicated expression, she said, "On the fifteenth day, Biyu said there was a newly built temple in the north of the city that was extremely popular, and she insisted on taking me there to burn incense. I happened to be feeling unwell that day and had already said I wanted to rest, but Biyu, somewhat out of character, tried to persuade me that burning incense and praying to the Buddha would ensure safety and health. Later, seeing that I was a little unhappy, she gave up."
Yun Qingqing looked at Biyu with a cold gaze: "What else do you have to say?"
Biyu's face turned pale, cold sweat oozed from her forehead, and she tried to argue:
"Those...those things were just coincidences! And nothing happened, didn't it? How can you blame me for something that didn't happen?"
Yun Qingqing ran out of patience. She raised her hand and made a hand gesture. A golden light flashed at her fingertips and she threw out a mantra.
"to be honest!"
Biyu still looked aggrieved. She had already made up her mind that she would not admit anything no matter what. The other party had no evidence, so she could escape as long as she could make the owner believe her.
But when she opened her mouth, she turned into:
"It was... a wandering monk who found me and gave me a hundred taels of silver, asking me to find a way to lead my wife to that road. He said that if my wife could get the Buddha statue back, he would give me another hundred taels of silver. I... I was greedy at the moment, so I did what he said... hiss!"
She gasped and shook her head desperately to shut up, but her mouth wouldn't listen.
"That high monk also said that I was born with a lowly fate and could only be a slave. But as long as Madam takes back the Buddha statue, the fortune of the Xu Mansion will gradually decline, and I... I can seize the opportunity to seize the fortune and change my own fate!"
Everyone in the Xu Mansion was in an uproar.
Yun Qingqing looked at her coldly, waved his hand and blew a gust of wind over. Biyu's body tilted, and a small piece of paper folded into a triangle fell out of his sleeve.
Biyu looked panicked and was about to pick it up, but Xu Suyao quickly stepped forward and grabbed it. When she opened it, she saw that it was a talisman with an unsettling pattern on it.
"...What is this thing!" Xu Suyao frowned tightly.
Jade uncontrollably explained:
"This is the lucky charm the monk gave me. It will ensure that after the Buddha statue is brought back, some of the luck that was sucked away from the Xu Mansion will be transferred to me. Then, I will be able to turn my fortune around and become extremely wealthy, and I won't have to do these menial jobs anymore!"
Xu Suyao raised her hand and slapped her hard in the face:
"How dare you harm others like this! You are such an ungrateful person!"
Biyu's expression became increasingly flustered. She covered her swollen face, but she couldn't stop talking:
"I... I've had enough of being a lowly maid in the Xu Mansion! Why should you be born noble, while I have to serve you my whole life? If only I could change my fate, I could rise to prominence in the future and never have to worry about others' opinions again!"
She covered her mouth desperately, but the sound still leaked out from between her fingers:
"No matter how good the Xu Mansion's fortune is, what does it have to do with me? You people live in luxury, but you never think about the lives of us servants! I'm just taking back what belongs to me!"
Father Xu was furious:
"How dare you, a wicked slave, harm the Xu family like this! Someone, lock her up and wait for your punishment!"
Seeing that she couldn't escape, Biyu simply gave up her quibbling and suddenly stood up and sneered:
"You can't do this to me! Don't forget, your Xu Mansion's luck has been sucked away by that Buddha statue. If you touch me, you will never get it back!"
"As for now, as long as you give me a thousand taels of silver and swear not to make things difficult for me, I will tell you how to get your luck back. How about that?"
She suddenly said these words in a firm tone, and the faces of the Xu family members changed immediately.
Seeing this, Biyu became even more proud:
"Think carefully, the old man got sick after this Buddha statue entered the mansion. You should all know the consequences of not listening to me!"
"What are the consequences? I want to hear them carefully!"
As soon as Biyu finished speaking, an old and majestic voice suddenly sounded behind everyone.
When the servants of the Xu Mansion heard the sound, they immediately turned around and made way, while Xu's father, Xu's mother and Xu Suyao looked happy and immediately went to greet them.
"Father."
"Grandpa! Are you feeling well?"
The person who came was the great scholar Xu Cizhen. His voice just now was loud and clear, and his steps did not look sick at all.
Jade's pupils shrank, and she exclaimed in shock:
"It shouldn't...it shouldn't be like this...what's wrong with the old man?"
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