When Lin Wan'er heard the old lady calling her, she did not dare to delay for a moment and hurried over.

As soon as I walked into the house, a cup of boiling hot tea was thrown in my face.

After she dodged in a panic, she looked at the old lady at a loss and choked up, "Old lady, what did Wan'er do wrong?"

After receiving the old lady's signal, Nanny Li kicked Lin Wan'er's knee, causing her to fall heavily to the ground, and then threw the thing in front of her.

Lin Wan'er took a quick look, her pupils shrank, and she looked up in panic, "Old Madam, please understand, this thing is not Wan'er's."

"It appeared in the courtyard of Shou'an Hall. If it's not yours, could it be mine?"

The old lady looked at her with gnashing teeth, "Since the princess took charge of the household, the servants have never even had a case of drinking or gambling, let alone these filthy things."

"After you entered the palace, first the servant took Ze Ge'er to play dice and Pai Gow, and then the Hehuan scented sachet appeared openly in the palace. Who else could it be but you!"

No wonder Nanny Li took people to search her house thoroughly.

Lin Wan'er really had no way to defend herself. How could she bring such a thing into the mansion?

"Madam, Madam Li has already searched the place thoroughly. There is nothing found."

Lin Wan'er bit her lip and cried in grievance.

The prince loves his face the most. It doesn’t matter what happens in the room, but if she embarrasses herself when she goes out, he will probably be completely disgusted with her.

The old lady knew that Nanny Li had found nothing, but she still gritted her teeth and said, "It's not up to you to decide whether I'm innocent or not. From now on, you better hold your head tight. If there's anything else, I'll blame it on you!"

"You don't want Ze and Yuan to have a mother with a bad reputation, do you?"

After the old lady finished speaking, she turned and went into the inner room.

Nanny Li looked at Lin Wan'er lying on the ground and said, "Miss Lin, you should cry softly, so as not to make the maids outside laugh at you."

joke…

Isn't she a huge joke?!

Lin Wan'er propped herself up and went back without saying a word.

Liu'er and Qing'er already knew the whole story, and seeing Lin Wan'er in such a miserable state, they hurried forward to serve her.

Lin Wan'er let the two maids serve her with a numb look on her face.

In Feiyu Pavilion, Xiao Yunxi was calculating the revenue of the dowry shop. Seeing that the harvest had nearly doubled, she squinted her eyes in joy.

"Princess, I just heard someone tell me that Lin Wan'er refused to admit that the sachet was hers. Could it be that she was wrongly accused?"

Chunxiao just couldn't figure it out.

Xiao Yunxi raised her head when she heard that, "No matter if it's her or not, it can only be her now."

Chun Xiao thought for a moment, "She has brought this upon herself. But why don't you just follow the old lady's advice and search her house to prove her guilt?"

Xiao Yunxi smiled faintly.

If Lin Wan'er's crime is confirmed now, at most she will be accused of lacking moral integrity. Even if she is driven out of the house, as long as Lu Ze and Lu Yuan are still around, she will come back sooner or later.

Lin Wan'er aspires to become Lu Jingting's legal wife.

Lu Jingting actually cared more about the two children, otherwise he would not have gone to so much trouble to turn them into legitimate sons and daughters.

Lin Wan'er doesn't even have a formal status yet, how can she be content?

Xiao Yunxi raised her lips and smiled, "Okay, let's not worry about those annoying things for now. This month's income is good, so I will reward each of you with a set of gold jewelry, and give the other people in the yard two more months' salary."

Hearing this, Chun Xiao immediately smiled so hard that her teeth were showing, "Thank you, Princess."

Although Xia He was calm, she couldn't help laughing.

Xiao Yunxi thought to herself, maids are like their masters, she likes gold, and these two maids like it even more!

In the next half month, Feiyu Pavilion sold two maids who were responsible for cleaning for various reasons, and many servants in other parts of the palace were also dealt with.

At first, the old lady didn't think there was anything wrong, but later she didn't receive any information from the spies stationed in Feiyu Pavilion, and then she realized something.

Not only Feiyu Pavilion, but now the entire palace, except Shou'an Hall and Lu Jingting's Zhujin Hall, all other places have been firmly controlled by Xiao Yunxi.

Of course this is a story for later.

Although Xiao Yunxi exempted Hongyu from the morning and evening visits, Hongyu still insisted on paying her respects to Cuiwei every day and never slacked off.

Just like usual, Hongyu stayed with Xiao Yunxi after paying her respects, doing some needlework, preparing small clothes for the baby in her belly, and chatting with Xiao Yunxi.

"Princess, the cousin from Shou'an Hall seems to be very quiet these days?"

Xiao Yunxi raised her head from the account book, "You care about her?"

Hongyu quickly shook her head, "Of course not."

Seeing Xiao Yunxi looking at her expressionlessly, Hongyu lowered her head nervously, "I'm just curious."

Cuiwei looked at Hongyu in confusion and didn't dare to interrupt.

It seems that the owner of the sachet has been found.

Xiao Yunxi looked at Hongyu meaningfully, then lowered her head and continued to look through the account book.

Hongyu became even more nervous when she saw that Xiao Yunxi had been silent for a long time.

After a while, she slid to her knees and stammered, "I just couldn't stand Lin Wan'er's arrogant behavior, so I thought of teaching her a lesson to vent your anger."

Xiao Yunxi asked with a half-smile, "Really?"

Hongyu's eyes flickered, "I... naturally hate her in my heart. The prince must have listened to her words before and wanted me to have an abortion. If she can do it on the first day, I can do it on the fifteenth day, too."

Seeing that Hongyu was quite honest, Xiao Yunxi did not ask further questions, "You are lucky this time. The prince is away on business and is not in the mansion, otherwise this matter would not have been resolved so easily."

She looked at Hongyu, then at Cuiwei who looked bewildered, and said calmly, "I have said long ago that the opportunity is given to you. It is up to you to decide how to act and how far to go. Of course, you will have to bear the consequences yourself. Don't treat the old lady as a fool. None of the old prince's concubines had a good ending."

Hongyu lowered her head and said, "Yes, I will be careful in the future."

Cuiwei also knelt down, "I will obey the county lord's instructions."

Xiao Yunxi sent the two away and continued to deal with miscellaneous affairs.

Chunxiao came in and served tea, "Princess, this concubine Hong is too bold and cunning, we have to be on guard against her. Concubine Cui is more obedient."

Xia He disagreed and said coldly, "A barking dog never bites."

Xiao Yunxi took a sip of tea and said calmly, "These two are not good people. They are enough to cause chaos in the Zhennan Palace."

"But there's nothing to worry about. Their indentures are in my hands. Cuiwei's future depends on the Ningguo Mansion, and the future honor and disgrace of Hongyu's children depends on me."

"Hit the snake at its most vulnerable part. They won't dare to betray me for the time being."

Hongyu already had a grudge against Lin Wan'er, and would have to take action sooner or later.

Cuiwei looked silent, but her bite must have been very painful.

Xiao Yunxi leaned comfortably on the couch, murmuring: "Sitting on the mountain and watching tigers fight, counting silver coins leisurely, how wonderful."

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