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The atmosphere in the room immediately became heavy. Old Madame Ye's expression was gloomy and unsettled, her gaze shuttling back and forth between and Concubine Shao.

Today, something like this happened right after she returned to the manor, and it really made people feel angry and resentful. But for the sake of Ye Family's reputation, she couldn't relax either, and could only endure and ask personally. Who would have thought that the situation would become even more complicated? A maid's death was related to the private and private affairs of the inner chamber!

The old lady looked extremely pale, and even Ye Lin stood to the side and apologized. Concubine Shao had originally wanted to cry a little, but when she saw Ye Lin's gaze on her, her expression turned cold and fierce, and she involuntarily choked on her words, as her whimpering voice became softer.

"Old lady." Yan Rong pulled up the curtain and entered, "The Concubine Ning is here, wait outside and wishes to see the old lady."

Old Madame Ye's gaze suddenly became sharp. At this time, she had come to add fuel to the fire, "Say that I'm tired, tell her to come back later."

Although Yan Rong had a smile on her face, a trace of unease flashed past his eyes. She quickly stepped forward and leaned towards the old lady's ear, her mouth lightly moving a few times.

After Old Madame Ye heard this, her face showed surprise, raising her eyes to look at the door, after thinking for a bit, she said: "Let her in."

Jin Lan was surprised, the old lady obviously did not want Concubine Ning to get involved, why did she change her mind now? Could it be that there was news about Concubine Ning?

Yan Rong hurried out and brought the Concubine Ning in.

Concubine Ning's face was filled with anxiety as she bowed her head to pay her respects to Old Madame Ye and the others. It was as if she had turned a blind eye to Concubine Shao and Ling Shan who were kneeling on the ground.

Old Madame Ye waved his hand, "Get up, didn't I tell you to go back and rest? "If there's anything you want to say later, it's because of it. Why do you have to come over now?"

Concubine Ning had a troubled face, her white and slender fingers tightly gripped onto the scallion blue handkerchief as she thought for a moment. Then, she spoke out, "This servant has thought for a moment, I should report this matter to the old lady, master, and mistress as soon as possible. With that, he lightly walked to the door and called a maid in, "You say it yourself."

When she saw Old Madame Ye sitting in the hall, she immediately revealed a terrified expression. Looking at Ye Lin, Madame SHen and the people kneeling on the ground, her face immediately turned pale white, and she looked at Concubine Ning imploringly, as though she was begging for mercy.

Concubine Ning lowered her head, sighed helplessly, and closed her eyes.

When Jin Lan heard the four words "cause a great disaster" from the Concubine Ning, his heart was moved. He hurriedly turned his ears to the side and focused on listening.

Old Madame Ye saw through the expressions of Concubine Ning and the servant girl, her face darkened, and she slowly asked: "What exactly happened?"

The maid who was kneeling on the ground couldn't help but tremble, but she clenched her teeth and refused to speak.

Concubine Ning saw that if this continued, it would anger the old lady, and had to say it out loud: "This servant's name is Cui Wen, she is a servant girl who only knows how to use the servants' rooms, they are just cleaning the courtyard or running errands. If you need anything everyday, you can take it to the Mama s who are responsible for collecting items. The reason why I took the money is to prevent any unclean items from flowing in and harming the masters. " Concubine Ning glanced at Cui Wen.

Cui Wen was so scared that she immediately buried her head in her chest.

The Concubine Ning paused for a moment, then said: "Only today did this servant know, that Cui Wen's father was a peddler that walked the streets and alleyways, specializing in miscellaneous items. And Cui Wen actually bribed the guard wife and brought the things over to the house, secretly starting a business. " As she spoke to this point, self-blame appeared on her face, "It was also because this servant didn't discipline her properly that caused this maid to have the courage to do such a misdeed. She was brought here specifically to ask the old lady to decide."

When the Old Madame Ye heard this, her gaze shot towards the Madame SHen. She had only been gone for half a year, yet the palace was in such a mess.

Madame SHen's eyelids moved slightly as she faced the old lady's sharp gaze, her face expressionless.

Even though she was the mistress of Ye Mansion, the authority of the housekeeper had always been in the old woman's hands. The Old Granny was willing to let Concubine Shao, the concubine, manage a small half of it, but she was not willing to give it to her. On the surface, it sounded good. For her body, there was no need for her to waste time on trivial matters, and if there were any big matters that could be handled by an old lady up there, then where would she be able to open her mouth?

Now that there was a mistake, he was going to use her?

Seeing the ridicule in Madame SHen's eyes, the Old Madame Ye became angry out of shame, but she still kept her sense, and did not break out in conflict with the Madame SHen. She turned to look at Cui Wen, and coldly scolded: "How dare you!"

Cui Wen's face was drained of color, she trembled uncontrollably and said in grief: "Old granny, please spare my life, this servant had only narrowed my heart for a moment. "This servant's own mother accidentally broke her leg and couldn't find the money to pay for the medicine in the doctor's hands. That's why, that's …" Saying that, she kowtowed to Old Madame Ye again and again, "Old lady, please spare me!"

Old Madame Ye laughed out of anger, "Have mercy? If I were to spare you, and let each of you end up like you, wouldn't the rules of the manor become a decoration? " Saying that, she called for Yan Rong, "Bring them out to fight 20 boards, after calling for Dental Granny to sell! This kind of clever servant girl, my Ye Family cannot afford it! " She slammed her palm on the table, causing the teacup to shake. The clear tea in it immediately rippled, "Also, lock that old woman who was guarding the door and eat the things inside!"

When the Madame SHen heard her angry curses, her eyebrows slightly raised, but the Concubine Ning's face was deathly pale. She swayed twice, almost unable to stand still.

Seeing that the old lady was so angry that her chest was moving up and down, Yan Rong immediately called for two servant girls to come in and drag Cui Wen out.

Jin Lan hurriedly reached out his small hand to massage Old Madame Ye's back and chest, persuading him otherwise.

Cui Wen had nowhere to run to, she struggled and cried: "Old lady, please spare me! Although this servant did something wrong, I only committed a crime once. What I brought into the mansion was only rouge and cosmetic powder, it wasn't anything harmful. I beg the old lady to be merciful and forgive me this time! "

rouge powder? The hands of the Jin Lan, who was holding onto his chest, suddenly stopped, as he remembered the box of cosmetic powder that Chun Xiao had mentioned. Seeing that Cui Wen was about to be dragged out, she did not have time to think anymore, and immediately called for the two servant girls, staring straight at Cui Wen: "What kind of cosmetics are you bringing?"

Cui Wen looked at Jin Lan, as if he was grabbing onto her life saving straw, "This servant doesn't know what type of rouge and cosmetics it is, I only remember it to be in a brown wooden box with an orchid carved on the lid."

Jin Lan almost shouted out loud. Wasn't this box exactly the same as what Chun Xiao said before? She impatiently looked up at Madame SHen.

Madame SHen's heart also trembled. She nodded towards Jin Lan and said to Old Madame Ye, "Old granny, the other day when we interrogated Chun Xiao, she personally admitted to using this box of fragrant powder. "I suspect that the powder was mixed with a snow iris, but it was never found."

Hearing his words, the Old Madame Ye did not make a sound. Instead, he raised his head and looked at the kneeling Concubine Shao.

Madame SHen's words and Old Madame Ye's gaze caused panic to rise in her heart. She suddenly felt as if her head was heavy and her feet were light. Only after a long while did she finally stabilize her mind.

"Who did you give that box of powder to?" Old Madame Ye's face was cold, "You're still not going to start?!"

Cui Wen anxiously replied: "I gave the Profound Handle's Rui Zhu."

"Foolish little hoof, how dare you slander me!" Concubine Shao forced herself to stay calm, staring at Cui Wen with her beautiful eyes.

Old Madame Ye looked at Concubine Shao coldly, and under her sharp gaze, she immediately shut her mouth.

Ye Lin, who rarely spoke, had an expressionless face. He took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart, and ordered his men to bring the bead over.

"With Cui Wen around, Rui Zhu didn't last long before he admitted it," I did ask Cui Wen to buy some scented powder, but I didn't sense any smell of snow root or iris. As he spoke, he took out the pink box that he had brought along with him.

It was a brown wooden box with an orchid carved on the lid, just as Chun Xiao had said.

Seeing the pink box, Cui Wen also nodded her head, and said that it was the pink box.

Yan Rong took the powder box from the Rui Zhu in her hand, walked to the corner and opened a crack, she moved closer to her nose and took a whiff, then immediately closed her mouth.