Seeing that Shen Lan was about to take off her clothes again, Liu began to feel confused. Could it be that the damn girl really beat Lan'er? Otherwise, no matter how stupid Lan'er was, she would not tell such a lie that could be seen through at a glance.
He quickly asked Qiuyue to help undress Chen Lan, and carefully looked at the place where Chen Lan said it hurt, but strangely, there was no bruise at all.
He pressed it again and asked, "Lan'er, does it hurt here?"
Shen Lan was so painful when Liu pressed her that tears burst out. "It hurts, it hurts, mother, please be gentle."
"But there's nothing here!" Liu frowned in confusion. Seeing how Chen Lan was in pain just now, it didn't seem like he was pretending, but it was impossible to tell from the outside!
"Did Xia really hit you?"
"Mom, can't you see how much pain I'm in? Why don't you believe me?" Shen Lan pouted and said angrily.
"Okay, okay, don't be angry first. I asked you because I saw that the place you mentioned was fine!" Liu quickly coaxed, then turned to Qiuyue and said, "Qiuyue, take a look at the place Lan'er mentioned. Is there anything wrong?"
Qiuyue also quickly looked at Chen Lan's face and stomach carefully, but still found nothing, so she shook her head gently at Liu.
Qiuyue couldn't tell what was going on. Liu thought it was just an excuse for Chen Lan to not want to kneel in the ancestral hall, so she could only try to appease him. "Lan'er, let Qiuyue take you back to the ancestral hall first. You've been delayed for so long. I'm afraid your father will find out and punish you again."
I'll bring the court doctor to check you out later. If it was really Xia who beat you, I will definitely not forgive her."
Chen Lan had no choice. She knew that what her mother said was true. Her father always kept his word. If she dared to disobey, she would definitely be punished according to the family rules.
He could only look at Liu with tears in his eyes, "Mom, you have to come over soon. I'm afraid that damn girl will beat me again."
"Okay, mother will send someone to find the court doctor right now. Lan'er, be good and go back first. Mother will be there soon." Liu comforted softly.
Only then did Chen Lan reluctantly let go of Liu and followed Qiuyue back to the ancestral hall.
Seeing that Chen Lan had left, Liu called a little maid to ask for the palace doctor. Regardless of whether it was Xia who beat Chen Lan or not, she had to prove the crime now.
Otherwise, if the Marquis knew that Lan'er had left the ancestral hall without permission, he would definitely be angry, and Lan'er would definitely be in trouble!
Xia Tian was sitting cross-legged on a cushion writing. When he heard the sound of the courtyard door opening, he quickly stood up and knelt.
She couldn't let anyone catch her, otherwise the scene she acted in front of Marquis Wu'an would be suspected.
The two maids guarding the gate breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Miss Qiuyue, who was beside the lady, brought the third young lady back.
Just now, after Shen Lan left, the maid who was kicked down was helped up by another one, and the two of them whispered about whether or not to tell the Marquis about this.
The two of them thought that the one who was in charge of the backyard was always the Marquis' wife, and Chen Lan was her own daughter. If they dared to tell the Marquis that Chen Lan had left the ancestral hall without permission, the Marquis' wife would definitely not forgive them when Chen Lan came out.
At that time, Liu could find any excuse to make them pay for it.
The Marquis will not come to rescue them!
In the end, the two decided that the Marquis must not know about this, so they had to lock the door again and continue guarding.
I prayed in my heart that the third young lady would come back!
Unexpectedly, after the two of them waited fearfully for a while, the Third Miss really came back. While they were relieved, they saw Qiuyue sending someone back and immediately came forward to flatter her, "Third Miss, Miss Qiuyue, we didn't know anything just now and didn't say anything."
"Okay, thank you very much. I will definitely reward you when I get back to my wife." Qiuyue was quite satisfied with the attitude of these two people.
Seeing that the two were so tactful, he took out two purses from his sleeve pocket and handed them to them, saying with both kindness and severity, "When the Madam comes over later, you must serve her carefully. If anything goes wrong with the Third Miss in the next three days, the Madam will not forgive you."
When the two heard Miss Qiuyue say that the Madam would be here soon, they immediately became nervous and quickly assured Qiuyue, "Don't worry, Miss Qiuyue, we will definitely take good care of the Third Miss.
Miss Qiuyue, please speak a few good words for us in front of the Madam. When the Third Miss wanted to leave the ancestral hall, we had no choice but to not open the door immediately."
Qiuyue nodded, said nothing more, and followed Chen Lan into the ancestral hall.
Before Chen Lan left, the overturned table and the writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone were still lying on the ground.
Qiuyue looked over and saw that the Crown Prince's wife was kneeling upright and copying. When they came in, she just glanced at him and continued copying.
Qiuyue looked at the things that had fallen to the ground on the other side and knew at a glance that it was done by the Third Miss. She quickly squatted down, moved the table, and picked up the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone.
Put away the paper stained with ink and wipe the ink off the floor with a rag.
Chen Lan just stood aside and watched Qiuyue work without saying a word, snorting from time to time to express her dissatisfaction.
Qiuyue hadn't done this kind of cleaning work for many years. She was so busy that she was sweating.
After everything was done, Qiuyue said to Chen Lan in a gentle voice, "Third Miss, everything is ready. Kneel down quickly. Madam will bring people over soon. It would be bad if someone saw us."
Chen Lan knew that what Qiuyue said made sense, so she didn't refute it. She glared at Xia Tian with a sullen face, then knelt on the futon, shaking her handkerchief.
Xia Tian didn't even look at them.
She heard every word Qiuyue and the two maids guarding the gate said just now.
It must be that Shen Lan went to complain to Liu, saying that she had beaten her, and Liu was going to cause trouble for her.
But it doesn't matter. When she beat someone up, there were only her and Shen Lan in the ancestral hall. No one saw her do it, so she wouldn't admit it.
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