The subtle fragrance of cotton needles

"Oh, Third Miss, how can you ask the master to take care of the affairs of the backyard? Madam is capable, there is no need for the master to come!" Yang Jin cried out and interrupted Xia Yanxiang's words.

Xia Yanxiang glanced at Yang Jin and said, "Second Aunt, this matter should not be yours to interfere with."

Yang Jin was surprised, as if he had been gagged, and he really didn't say anything else.

What happened to Xia Yanxiang today? She suddenly spoke so harshly!

But she didn't speak, but winked at Xia Pinxiang, who understood and took the initiative to stand up: "Third sister, what do you mean? My mother just asked a question, and you said that?"

"Second sister, you are just a concubine's daughter. Don't interfere in the affairs of the mansion. Second aunt, am I right?" If it were in the past, Xia Yanxiang would not be so sharp, but she thought about it carefully all night last night. Xia Pinxiang has never been very smart. It was because she gave Yang Jin and Xia Pinxiang too gentle an impression that they took advantage of her!

"Second sister, don't forget that you are a concubine's daughter and can only call the mistress mother." Xia Yanxiang finally corrected her lightly.

Xia Pinxiang almost couldn't hold her breath, but Yang Jin pulled her back.

After interrupting Yang Jin and her daughter, Xia Yanxiang felt more and more that Xia Liu must be involved in this matter.

Tu had not interrupted Xia Yanxiang. Although she was very surprised by what Xia Yanxiang did today, she agreed with her opinion and called the servants over: "Go, invite the master."

He also ordered someone to bring the thief up.

After a while, Xia Liu came leisurely. Everyone in the yard bowed to her politely, but Xia Liu looked dissatisfied and glared at Tu unhappily: "You can't even handle such a small matter, so why do you want me to come?"

"Father, it was my daughter's idea to ask you to come here. I was worried that a thief might have entered your study, so I wanted you to come and identify him." After Xia Yanxiang finished her greetings, she came out and said to Xia Liu.

"Father, my third sister invited you here today at the expense of me and my aunt!" Xia Pinxiang started to complain as soon as she saw Xia Liu coming.

Xia Liu got angry as soon as she heard this: "What are you doing?! You are so unruly at such a young age!"

"Master..." Tu was about to explain for Xia Yanxiang, but was stopped by Xia Yanxiang.

"Father, Second Auntie asked me to come and look into this matter. I think that since they are concubines and illegitimate daughters, they should abide by the rules and not cross the line!" Xia Yanxiang said slowly, and hinted to Xia Liu, "If father does not understand the difference between legitimate and illegitimate daughters, you can ask uncle to take a look. After all, the Right Prime Minister's Mansion has never had concubines."

After hearing the first half, Xia Liu almost couldn't hold back her laughter, but after hearing the second half, she managed to hold it back.

Xia Liu coughed awkwardly, walked forward and sat down, and began to interrogate the thief: "Tell me, how did you get into Ao Yan Xuan?"

Xia Pinxiang was unwilling to accept that she had failed. She seemed to want to say something, but was stopped by Yang Jin.

Xia Yanxiang is acting unusual today, so you have to be careful.

The thief's dark eyes rolled around, he glanced at Xia Liu, and said nothing.

Xia Liu frowned: "You have to think it through. If you confess, you will be treated leniently. If you resist, you will be treated severely."

"Father, why don't I tell him for you!" Xia Yanxiang knew that she couldn't get anything out of him, so she went a step further and said directly to Xia Liu, "Father, my daughter went to my mother's yard early that morning, and then she talked to my mother for a while, and then she took a nap in my mother's room. After she woke up, my mother asked me to have dinner with her. After dinner, my mother and I went back to Ao Yan Xuan together, and we happened to run into this man coming out of the yard with my daughter's handkerchief in his hand. This means that he definitely didn't break into Ao Yan Xuan by accident, but had a plan to take my daughter's personal belongings."

As she spoke, Xia Yanxiang turned around and looked at the man. Coincidentally, the man also looked up at her, but when he saw her looking at him, he immediately lowered his head again.

"But yesterday, when my daughter sent someone to the side room to get something, she discovered that this person had hidden a lot of valuables, as well as my second sister's pearl hairpin and a set of glass lamps that had been lost in the storeroom for a long time." Xia Yanxiang glanced at Xia Pinxiang with a smile. Xia Pinxiang probably didn't expect that the thief also took Xia Pinxiang's things in order to protect himself. It was to leave a way out, but also to plant trouble for Xia Pinxiang.

Just one glance was enough to make Xia Pinxiang panic.