The subtle fragrance of cotton needles

Although Haiyu was very dissatisfied with Xia Jianxiang's attitude, she had no way to identify Xia Jianxiang. She was just a little girl, so she could only admit it: "Yes, it was this servant who deliberately wanted to frame the three young ladies."

Hearing Haiyu admit it, Xia Jianxiang breathed a sigh of relief and said proudly: "Madam, look! This is none of my business!"

Tu glanced at Xia Jianxiang. Tu was not stupid. Didn’t she understand what Xia Jianxiang wanted to do?

"Haiyu, you said you wanted to frame the three young ladies on purpose. Then tell me, why did you want to frame the three young ladies?"

"Madam, she has already admitted that she deliberately framed us. Why are you still asking? Just send her to the authorities directly." Xia Jianxiang said very dissatisfiedly. In fact, she was still afraid that Haiyu would finally confess that it was her who ordered it.

Tu glanced at Xia Jianxiang again and said, "Fifth girl, I'm asking a question, don't interrupt me."

"You!" Xia Jianxiang had never been convinced by Tu, and now she couldn't stand being silenced by Tu in front of her. It was the second aunt who quickly pulled her back.

The Second Aunt didn't know why she gave birth to such a stupid girl. Pretending to be stupid now is the best way to distance herself from the matter. Arguing blindly will only give others a handle. If you didn't do it, why are you obstructing her in every possible way?

Haiyu shut her mouth and refused to say another word.

"Haiyu, you only have one sentence, which is not enough to serve as your evidence." Tu took the tea, blew on it twice, and raised her eyes. "If you don't say anything, I will have someone send you to the government office and let the prefect investigate. If you are not lying, then you are instigating the master family, but if you are lying, then you are an accomplice, and the people behind you will not have a good outcome."

Haiyu still didn't say a word.

Tu did not intend to continue the interrogation, but directly ordered He Luo: "He Luo, notify the government immediately and ask the prefect to bring the person over and investigate the matter carefully."

"Yes."

As soon as Tu said this, the Second Aunt and Xia Pinxiang looked at each other but didn't say anything. Both mother and daughter knew what was going on, except for that idiot Xia Jianxiang.

"Now that things have come to this, Madam, I will take these two girls back with me first."

Tu could see that the Second Aunt was trying to cover up the truth, but there was no point in trying to stop her. Even if she sent Haiyu to the government, they probably wouldn't be able to get anything out of her, so she allowed the Second Aunt to take Xia Pinxiang and Xia Jianxiang back with her.

Xia Qianxiang and the eldest aunt were not stupid. They could probably guess what the second aunt had done after seeing what she had done.

After the second aunt, her mother and her daughter had all left, Xia Qianxiang stood up and bowed slightly to Tu: "Thank you, Madam, for doing justice for Qianxiang."

Tu nodded slightly. As the legitimate mother, of course she had to do these things.

The eldest aunt was not like the second aunt, who was always thinking about how to stand out in front of Xia Liu and trying every means to seize Tu's power in the mansion. Instead, she lived quietly in her own yard. Although she had a son and a daughter, she never thought about competing for favor. Moreover, even though she had a son and a daughter, they were younger than Xia Yanxiang. This was enough to prove that the eldest aunt was low-key and tactful.

"Although I'm hosting it for you this time, there's a chance that nothing can be found out about this matter, so I have to inconvenience you." No matter how this matter goes, the final result is estimated to be that Haiyu stole from the master's house and stirred up trouble for the master's family, and at most he will be kicked out.

"Qianxiang understands." Xia Qianxiang knew what Tu meant. This was not the first time that Xia Jianxiang had come to cause trouble for her, and the result was within Xia Qianxiang's expectations.

Tu nodded and said nothing more.

Later, Xia Qianxiang and her aunt left first.

"Yan'er, what do you think of what happened today?"

Xia Yanxiang knew what Tu meant. Maybe she just wanted to see what Xia Yanxiang thought about this matter. "What do you think about this matter, mother?"

Without waiting for Tu's answer, Xia Yanxiang said, "This matter is clear and straightforward. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that it was Xia Jianxiang who deliberately framed Qianxiang, but there is no evidence. Fifth sister is still the same, doing things without any brains."

Xia Yanxiang spoke boldly and frankly, without any concealment.

"It's such a simple thing, I don't know how she came up with it." When Mrs. Tu first heard about this, she couldn't believe that such a clumsy method could come from the hands of the second aunt's daughter.

"Second Aunt is so smart, I don't know how she raised a daughter like Fifth Sister. As daughters of Second Aunt, Second Sister is much smarter than Fifth Sister." Xia Yanxiang has always known about Xia Jianxiang's stupidity, but she was too lazy to point it out. In this life, all these brainless things have been brought to her attention, and she is no longer the Xia Yanxiang who watched coldly in her previous life. Seeing these things, she just wants to ridicule them.

Mrs. Tu didn't know what Xia Yanxiang was thinking, and she didn't want to dwell on it anymore. Instead, she changed the subject and asked Xia Yanxiang, "The second girl's dowry has been registered. Have you seen it?"

"My daughter has already seen it, but she hasn't had time to have it sent to her second sister yet."

"Send it to Second Aunt first! If there is anything wrong, it can be modified now."

"Yes." Xia Yanxiang agreed.

"These days, I heard from He Luo that you are managing the affairs pretty well. Has your father come to ask about you?" Although Tu had allowed Xia Yanxiang to participate in the management of the affairs of the mansion, she was still a little worried and often asked He Luo to check on her.

Xia Yanxiang didn't expect that Mrs. Tu would ask about Xia Liu: "Father? Father has never come since he came to see me once on the first day."

Xia Liu was probably a little scared of Xia Yanxiang's methods. In the past, Xia Yanxiang didn't fight back, so Xia Liu didn't care. But now Xia Yanxiang's methods suddenly became more violent, which naturally attracted Xia Liu's attention. However, with Tu Song in charge and Xia Zhibai's support, Xia Liu dared to ask a few questions at most and did not dare to intervene.

Moreover, Xia Yanxiang used to be low-key, not as flamboyant as she is now. Xia Liu couldn't quite figure out Xia Yanxiang's bottom line, and didn't dare to test it easily.

"It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if your father doesn't ask. If he doesn't ask, people in the backyard won't dare to ask." Tu nodded. She was just asking a few symbolic questions. She also hoped that Xia Liu would not interfere in Xia Yanxiang's affairs.

"Although my father didn't ask, my uncle wrote to me twice and did ask about my mother." Xia Yanxiang revealed her private dealings with Tu Song to Mrs. Tu at the right time.

Mrs. Tu didn't know that Xia Yanxiang had done many things behind her back. She was a little surprised to hear Xia Yanxiang say this: "Your uncle?"

"My uncle sent me two letters, which simply asked about my second sister's marriage. He said he was worried about my mother's busy schedule, so he didn't write to her. He just asked me to tell her to rest more, but he didn't say anything else."

"Your uncle is the same. He worries too much. I don't know if your aunt will be annoyed by his personality." Tu laughed.

Xia Yanxiang did not tell the truth to Tu. The reason why she mentioned this matter to Tu was to tell her that her uncle still cared about her and could support her.

"In the future, if you have any plans, you can discuss them directly with your uncle without going through me." Xia Yanxiang was a little confused by what Tu meant.

Is this a hint that she can have direct contact with Tu Song?