The two maids who were twisting together behind Hongxi and Hongxian separated. Lixiang, who was blocked by them, pushed away the two maids who were holding her, and showed her face from the crowd, shouting, "Second Madam, I'm here!"
Mingyu looked over and saw that Lixiang's hair was disheveled and her clothes were torn in several places. Under the light, there seemed to be slap marks on Lixiang's face, which was all red.
"What are you doing?" Mingyu asked in a deep voice, "Let him go!"
Hongxi pouted, stood in front of Mingyu, lowered her head and said respectfully, "Second Madam, I'm afraid that's not possible. Lixiang just stole something and we caught her red-handed! It's up to Madam to decide how to punish her."
"Nonsense!" Li Xiang shouted in shock and anger. Two maids beside her clamped her arms and tried to cover her mouth. "I didn't steal anything, you are wrongly accusing me!"
Hong Xian shouted, "You didn't steal anything? You didn't steal anything. The silver bracelet that Mei Zi's father gave her for engagement was in your purse? We saw it with our own eyes. Could it be that the thing could have slipped away by itself? But the silver bracelet weighing four taels is equivalent to your annual salary!"
Li Xiang's tears welled up in her eyes, and she looked at Ming Yu, "Second Madam, Li Xiang really didn't do anything shameful!"
Mingyu stood under the light at the gate of the yard, her plain face expressionless, watching Hongxian and Hongxi standing there shouting exaggeratedly, vividly describing the scene of catching the criminals red-handed. Lixiang's eyes widened, her face full of shame and anger, her face gradually turned pale, tears dripped down her cheeks to the ground, as if hitting Mingyu's heart.
Mingyu closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and shouted, "Enough!" Luo Lingxiu was only this good, framing others, and using despicable means. Lixiang was such a kind girl, she was always grateful to the kitchen for giving her more delicious food, how could she be greedy and steal someone's silver bracelet
Hongxi and Hongxian, who were shouting fiercely, suddenly stopped and looked at Mingyu who was standing alone at the door.
Mingyu strode into the courtyard. Most of the maids were taller and stronger than her. Mingyu stood in front of Lixiang and said to the two rough maids who were holding Lixiang, "Let go."
The two maids looked at Hongxi and Hongxian timidly. Hongxi waved her hands at her side calmly, and the two maids acted as if they did not hear Mingyu's words.
"Okay, very good." Mingyu looked at the two people, turned around and ran out.
Hongxi thought Mingyu was going to get help, so she tugged at Hongxian's sleeve and asked anxiously, "What if we alarm the old lady?"
Hong Xian said impatiently, "What are you afraid of! We have big breasts. Besides, the room is locked now. How can the old lady come out for a maid?"
Yingrong, who was standing there not knowing where to put her hands and feet, came to her senses at this moment, "This, this is not good... How about we forget about what happened today? If we anger the master, we will suffer the consequences..."
Hong Xian flicked Yingrong's head in frustration, "You useless person, what kind of master is she? It's because of your cowardly look that you have been suppressed by the Second Mistress and are still a maid. Isn't she just a yellow-haired girl? If I were you, I would have been a concubine and lived a life of being served by others!"
Yingrong blushed and lowered her head awkwardly. She looked back at Lixiang, whose mouth was covered by someone, and asked with a guilty conscience, "Then...what should we do with her?"
Hong Xian snorted, "First lock her up in the woodshed and take good care of her for the night. If she can make it to tomorrow, let the grandma punish her!"
Yingrong looked at Lixiang with some reluctance. With Hongxian and Hongxi watching, this night would be difficult. Even if she survived until tomorrow, the rules of the Marquis' Mansion were very strict. If the servants did not do things cleanly, they would be beaten to death. Anyone with a discerning eye could see what was going on. Lixiang didn't know why the big * grandmother hated her. With so many people accusing someone unanimously, it was a fact even if it was not true.
The maids were about to drag Lixiang out when they saw Mingyu coming back. Hongxian stepped out and said with a fake smile, "Second Madam, it's getting late. You should go back soon. If you go back late, the yard will be locked and you will have to stay outside all night..."
However, she couldn't continue speaking, her smile choked on her face, and her eyes showed disbelief.
Mingyu stood there with a fierce look on his face, holding a long machete in his hand that gleamed coldly under the light. He pointed it straight at Hong Xian. "Let the man go." Mingyu said calmly.
Lixiang had her mouth covered by someone's hand. She whimpered in fear and kept winking at Mingyu, asking her to leave.
Hong Xian's voice was trembling. She usually followed the eldest grandmother and only used scissors to do needlework. She had never seen such a scene before. "Second grandmother, what are you doing..."
The servant girl at the door approached Mingyu and said, "Second Madam, put down the knife quickly. Your body is precious and it would be bad if I hit you. I'll take you back." The servant girls in the kitchen did physical work. They were strong and sturdy, with faces full of flesh. One of their arms was twice as thick as Mingyu's.
If it comes to a head-on fight, Mingyu will definitely not be able to beat them.
Mingyu smiled at the maid who came with ill intentions, took a step back, and suddenly put the knife to her own neck, glaring at the person in front of her fiercely, "Let him go, or..." As she spoke, Mingyu moved the knife a little closer to her neck, and her neck could feel the coldness of the blade.
Hong Xian screamed, and blood began to ooze out of Mingyu's neck. The bright red on the fair neck was shocking.
"I want to see which is more precious, my life or yours!" Mingyu said with red eyes. Seeing that the two maids holding Lixiang were indifferent, Mingyu ruthlessly thrust the knife into her neck again, and the blood stain suddenly became larger. She shouted sternly: "Are you going to let me go or not? Are you going to wait for me to die here? Let's see which one of you can survive then?"
The maid who wanted to snatch the knife from Mingyu was stunned. If Mingyu was injured or killed in the struggle, the Marquis's Mansion would probably let her die a thousand times.
The two maids holding Lixiang felt guilty and let go of her hands unconsciously. Lixiang quickly broke free from them and ran to Mingyu's side. Seeing the blood oozing from Mingyu's neck, Lixiang cried out in agony, "Second Madam, your neck..."
Mingyu waved his hand and asked Lixiang to retreat behind him. He still held the knife in his hand and looked at Hongxian and Hongxi and said contemptuously: "How shameless of you to use such a despicable method to frame us? You are a bunch of scumbags!"
Hongxi laughed dryly, looked around, pretended to be calm, and said, "Second Madam, what are you talking about? This has nothing to do with us. It's obviously Lixiang's fault. Don't bite anyone you catch."
Mingyu smiled, "You know whether it matters or not, so stop pretending in front of me! You are a bunch of despicable people! How many of you teamed up to harm us, Lixiang? Don't think that just because Lixiang and I are helpless, you can bully us to death! Don't you all want to ask the madam for your punishment? Go ask the madam now!"
Hongxian and Hongxi were a little overwhelmed. The usually quiet, well-behaved and lovable Second Madam started to scold people like a bucket of dog blood was poured on their heads. They said with all their might: "Second Madam, please don't spit blood on us. We didn't hurt her. Everyone saw her steal the bracelet. It was the engagement bracelet that Meizi's family received. It disappeared after Lixiang came in. We found it in her purse when we searched her!"
Yingrong interrupted anxiously, "The madam must be asleep by now, let's talk about it tomorrow..." Before she could finish her words, Hongxi pinched her hard and she swallowed the rest of the words.
Li Xiang's face was full of anger. "Bah! Even if I am poor and begging for food, or even starving to death, I will never steal other people's things! It is obvious that you took the bracelet and put it in my pocket. You don't like me, you can beat me or scold me as you like. Why do you want to ruin the reputation of me and Second Grandma?"
Hong Xian was relentless, "You did something dirty, and you think you're right? So many eyes are watching, is it possible that you're lying?"
"You know whether it's fake or not." Mingyu said, "Do you dare to swear? If you tell a lie, will you be struck by lightning and die miserably?"
"Oh! Sister-in-law is so angry! Why are you saying such harsh words in the middle of the night!" Luo Lingxiu's voice sounded behind Mingyu.
Mingyu and Lixiang looked back and saw Luo Lingxiu and the maid who locked the door coming slowly from behind. When she saw the scar on Mingyu's neck, Luo Lingxiu was startled and said with a forced smile: "What are you doing? Swords have no eyes, be careful not to get hurt."
"You, my sister-in-law, know exactly what I do." Mingyu looked at her steadily, and the look in her eyes seemed to be able to see through Luo Lingxiu's heart.
"Big *maid, you came at the right time. That little bitch Lixiang stole Mei Zi's bracelet and she still refuses to admit it even though we caught her red-handed! Second Madam is like this again..." Hongxi said first.
"Is that true?" Luo Lingxiu looked serious, and turned to Mingyu and said, "The mansion cannot tolerate servants with dirty hands and feet. Even the master cannot protect servants who have committed crimes."
Mingyu sneered, "My maid didn't steal anything."
Luo Lingxiu showed a helpless look on her face, as if she was facing an unreasonable child throwing a tantrum, "Um, Yingrong, tell me, what's going on?"
Yingrong was called out unexpectedly and was at a loss. She looked at Mingyu's icy eyes, then at Luo Lingxiu's condescending, warning gaze. She stammered for a long time and said with a stiff upper lip: "Mei, Meizi's bracelet is missing. I found it on Lixiang..."
"If that's the case," Luo Lingxiu said, "then let's lock up Li Xiang first..."
"Wait!" Mingyu spoke and waved to Luo Lingxiu, asking the old woman who locked the door and Lixiang to step back two steps, as if she had something to say to Luo Lingxiu alone.
Luo Lingxiu bent down slightly in surprise, and heard Mingyu sneering in her ear, "Luo Lingxiu, I'm going to make it clear to you today. If you dare to touch Lixiang, I will shout what you said to the Second Master in Furong Garden to the whole mansion!"
Luo Lingxiu's face changed drastically. She stared at Mingyu, her face turning pale and blue for a long time.
Mingyu smiled lightly, moved closer to Luo Lingxiu, and said slowly and in a low voice imitating Luo Lingxiu's tone: "It's not the daughter's own marriage that decides... You know very well that the person I want to marry is not him..."
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