Chapter 380 Don’t Try to Protect Her This Time

"Where did the clothes come from? Whose are they?" Xie Yuanjiu asked tremblingly.

Mrs. Xie's eyes dodged: "I forgot..."

Xie Yuanjiu looked carefully and saw that they looked like clothes worn by the maids in the mansion.

She took a breath and remembered that when she first came back, everyone in the mansion was complaining about her mother, Mrs. Xie Er.

Because there was a little maid who was very popular in the Xie Mansion. After being arranged to serve Mrs. Xie, one night, she mysteriously hit a rock and died!

Seeing this bloody clothes, Xie Yuanjiu immediately connected with what she had heard before.

She stepped forward and grabbed Mrs. Xie Er's clothes: "You killed the person, right?"

Mrs. Xie covered her face and cried bitterly.

"I don't want to kill her either, but who asked her to eavesdrop on me?"

That day, she hit the little maid named Wenxiu. At first, she just wanted to vent her anger, but then she gradually lost control for some reason.

Mrs. Xie picked up the inkstone on the table and hit Wenxiu hard on the head.

Once, again...

At first she could still hear Wenxiu begging for mercy, but soon, Wenxiu lost her breath.

When she came to her senses, Wenxiu had fallen into a pool of blood and died.

Mrs. Xie curled up into a ball, her eyes filled with tears and panic.

"I was very afraid that Xie Ming'an would find out, so I took off her clothes and pushed her onto the rockery in the pool outside."

"Jiujiu, don't worry, no one doubts me, it's just a maid who died, no one cares!"

Xie Yuanjiu gritted his teeth: "Why do you always give me trouble? As a mother, what have you given me? There are only endless problems!"

As she spoke, she walked to the crack of the door and took a look outside.

The women were sitting in the yard, chatting loudly, and did not notice the movement in the house.

Now it is not impossible to secretly throw away the bloody clothes.

only……

Xie Yuanjiu's faint eyes fell on that piece of clothing.

Mrs. Xie Er came over crying and held her hand.

"Jiujiu, my mother's headaches have become more and more frequent recently. Please don't be angry with me, okay?"

"You should find a way to solve this bloody suit for mother! You can't let your father see it, otherwise, he will dislike me, which will not be good for you."

Hearing this, Xie Yuanjiu closed her eyes and clenched her fists.

How could she not know this truth?

His father Xie Dizhi hated his mother for using medicine to harm him. Fortunately, Mrs. Xie paid attention to the rules and forced Mr. Xie to marry his pregnant mother.

Otherwise, with Mrs. Xie's brains, Xie Yuanjiu still doesn't know where she is wandering now.

She opened her eyes again and looked at Madam Xie.

"You don't want to be kicked out of the Xie Mansion by my father. From now on, just listen to me honestly."

"After all, I am my father's flesh and blood. He can live without you, but a tiger's poison cannot eat its seeds. No matter what happens, he will not ignore me."

Mrs. Xie Er nodded quickly, looking pale and helpless. At this time, she completely chose to believe in her eight-year-old daughter.

Xie Yuanjiu secretly took Xue Yi away.

When Li Yuyi comes tomorrow, he can use her to drive Shen Ningning out!

By the way, the suspicion of bloody clothes can also be cleared away.

…

At dawn, the sun breaks through the clouds and casts the early morning light.

Under the eaves of the tall gate of Xie Mansion, the front yard was busy because of the reception of distinguished guests.

Second Master Xie walked slowly over to check on the green bamboo crutch given by Shen Ningning.

Xie Yuanjiu's voice came from behind: "Father, thank you for letting me invite Yu Yi to come to the mansion to enjoy the flowers."

Mr. Xie turned back with a calm expression.

He looked at his daughter standing in the shade of the flowers. She was obviously only eight years old, but her whole body exuded a maturity that was beyond her age.

Mr. Xie sighed.

I just feel that I have been sick for too long and have a bad relationship with Mrs. Xie Er, so I have been neglecting to take care of my daughter.

He said: "It doesn't matter. If I am angry with your mother again, I will not anger you."

"If the Li family girl comes here later, please say hello to her father." The implication is that he will not accompany her to receive her.

Xie Yuanjiu's smile froze: "But father, just now the young man from the Li family came to report that Yu Yi had invited her father, Mr. Li, too."

Mr. Xie was slightly surprised: "Master Li?"

Originally thought to be a simple get-together at the girl's house, why did it involve Li Yuyi's father?

In this case, the Xie Mansion must send someone of similar status to greet him, so as not to break the etiquette.

But today the eldest brother Xie Suzhi entered the palace.

Mr. Xie frowned: "Why didn't you tell me earlier? I'm afraid it's too late to make arrangements now."

Xie Yuanjiu's tone was pretending to be innocent: "Father, things are not as complicated as you think. Yu Yi said that her father is very easy to get along with. I am here to visit you and will not talk about any official matters."

"They will come here later. Father, just stay with me for a while. I think Mr. Li is about to take office as the minister, so he won't have much time to stay and enjoy the flowers."

Xie Suzhi stared deeply and could only nod in agreement.

After a while, the Li family's carriage arrived.

Xie Yuanjiu led the maid to greet him.

Mr. Li is wearing regular clothes, with a slender face, natural smiling eyes like a tiger, but the corners of his mouth are slightly turned down.

"Master Li, please don't be offended if you miss him from afar." Mr. Xie thanked him enough to save his face, and took the initiative to welcome him out of the house.

Only then did Lord Li take the initiative to step forward with a smile and bowed: "Thank you, Second Master! Long time no see. The last time we parted, I vaguely remember that I left Beijing ten years ago and was about to take up my post in Nanzhou."

Taking advantage of the time when the two of them exchanged pleasantries.

Li Yuyi pulled Xie Yuanjiu aside and asked in a low voice: "I listened to you and invited my father. Are you sure you can make Shen Ningning suffer?"

Xie Yuanjiu nodded heavily, and she whispered a few words in his ear.

Li Yuyi's eyes widened: "She is so bold, she dared to throw out the bloody clothes of a person with plague? I think she doesn't want to live anymore!"

As she said that, she sneered: "Hmph, well, my father is here today, the Xie family can't protect her, let's go in."

Xie Yuanjiu hurriedly stepped forward and said gently to Mr. Xie and Mr. Li: "Father, Uncle Li, the mansion has prepared herbal tea, let's go in and talk."

The father and daughter of the Li family entered the hall of the Xie Mansion. During the simple greetings, Mr. Xie was indifferent and didn't flatter Mr. Li.

So, Mr. Li sat for a while and looked at his daughter.

Li Yuyi understood and said coquettishly: "Yuanjiu, didn't you say that your family has the Peony Wei Zi awarded by the emperor? Take me and my father to see it!"

Xie Yuanjiu hurriedly stood up: "Father, is it okay?"

Mr. Xie nodded.

She then politely asked: "Yuyi, Uncle Li, please follow me."

Mr. Xie had difficulty walking, so he simply sat back in the wheelchair and asked the servant to push him and follow them.

The group walked in the flower garden where butterflies fluttered, the stone path, the rockery and the flowing water were particularly interesting.

The white wall not far away was covered with wisteria flowers, which looked particularly beautiful under the caress of the summer sun.

"It's so beautiful, no wonder you asked me to come and see it." Li Yuyi smiled.

The group walked onto the Jade Belt Bridge and was about to pass a stream running through the mansion when suddenly a blood-red thing floated over.

Li Yuyi screamed in horror: "What is that!"

Lord Li immediately looked at it seriously, and Mr. Xie also frowned and asked the servant to push him closer.

The thing floating down the water turned out to be a piece of clothing.

Lord Li immediately asked his followers to salvage it and throw it on the ground.

Li Yuyi hid behind her father in fear: "It turned out to be a bloody dress floating down. How did it come from? It's so scary!"

Xie Yuanjiu seemed to be frightened, her face pale.

She trembled and said: "The source of this stream is near the side yard. Could it have fallen out of the side yard?"

Mr. Xie's expression suddenly changed, and he rebuked coldly: "Yuanjiu! Don't talk nonsense."

Hearing his tone, Lord Li narrowed his eyes suspiciously: "Mr. Xie, what happened to the side yard in the mansion? Why is there a bloody dress?"

"Yuanjiu, you said last time that your sister, Miss Five Xie Yuanning, took in a person with plague in the mansion. Could it be that she lived in the side yard?" Li Yuyi asked.

Xie Yuanjiu looked embarrassed. She was usually eloquent, but now she was hesitant.

"I... I..." She looked at Mr. Xie carefully.

This action made Lord Li more convinced that there was a patient with plague living in the side yard of Xie's mansion!

He was immediately angry.

"Second Master Xie, if there are patients in the mansion, you shouldn't invite my daughter to the mansion to enjoy the flowers. Otherwise, if something happens to her, how can you be responsible!"

"Also," Lord Li said in a grim tone, as if he had caught the Xie family's handle: "This bloody clothes can float in the pond. I think there may be more than one person suffering from plague in your mansion. According to the rules set by the emperor, if there are more than five people infected with the plague in a family, they must report to the emperor!"

"As the residence of the prime minister, how can the Xie Mansion not report it and conceal the situation? It's better for us to go together to see what's going on!" Lord Li said, and walked forward along the stream and went straight to the side yard.

Li Yuyi glanced at Xie Yuanjiu and immediately ran to his father.

Seeing that they all left, Xie Yuanjiu pretended to be anxious and asked Second Master Xie: "Father, what should we do!"

Second Master Xie calmed down and said: "Let's go."

Xie Yuanjiu pursed his lips calmly, suppressing the pleasure of success in his eyes.

She just wants to make a big deal out of it.

Shen Ningning bringing the patient home is selfish in itself!

When Shen Ningning is criticized by thousands of people, let's see what she will be happy about.

I love weekends so much, I feel like you all came back to leave messages hahahaha