Chapter 12 Can I say I have no money?
Mr. Chen San stared at Jiang Xueqing and asked, "You said that the person sitting in the carriage at the Chen Mansion that day was you?"
Jiang Xueqing couldn't see through Mr. Chen San's thoughts, but still nodded with certainty.
"Tell me about it." Mr. Chen San took the tea handed to him by the steward and took a sip, without even asking Jiang Xueqing to get up.
It has already begun. Jiang Xueqing knew that she had no way out. She gritted her teeth and slowly recounted what she saw in the neighborhood of Nanshi that day, including what Liu Yu said and the tone he used. Her performance was vivid and lifelike.
After hearing Jiang Xueqing's detailed description of what happened on the debut day, Mo Feng was uncertain. He did not say anything this time, but looked at his master.
Mr. Chen San's expression remained the same, serious and indifferent. He turned the tea gently, and it was hard to tell whether he believed it or not.
Regardless of whether they believed it or not, Lian Baoer below didn't believe it. It wasn't that Jiang Xueqing had revealed a flaw, but the three of them had been together for such a long time. Although they didn't know each other very well, they still knew a little about the basic style of doing things. The way the person Jiang Xueqing was talking about handled things was like...
Lian Baoer looked around the room, and finally fixed her eyes on Liu Yu who was lowering her head. She walked to her side and whispered in her ear:
"Sister Yu'er, why do I feel like Sister Jiang is talking about you? Did you go to the Nanshi neighborhood that day?"
The sound was not loud, but in this silent space, everyone present could hear it clearly.
Master Chen paused for a moment, raised his eyes and looked at Liu Yu, whom he had always ignored. Although there was no change at this moment, for Master Chen, who had been going to the Ministry of Justice to interrogate people for many years,
When Lian Baoer said this, Liu Yu's eyelashes flickered, but he still caught it.
That day, Feng Mo helped them out and the carriage turned around and drove away. Now she was trying her best to hide herself. Mr. Chen San couldn't help but ponder for a long time.
Feeling the sharp gaze above her head, Liu Yu felt uneasy, and her palms were sweaty from nervousness. She tried her best to ignore the gaze and said to Lian Baoer:
"Bao'er, this is Sister Jiang's business, Third Master will make the decision, you can't talk nonsense."
If Mr. Chen San was only 70% skeptical just now, he was completely sure after hearing Liu Yu speak.
Jiang Xueqing saw that Mr. Chen's eyes were always on Liu Yu, so she thought to herself that it was not good. She ignored the impulse to tear Lian Baoer apart and hurriedly said to Liu Yu:
"Sister Yu'er, I know you have admired the Third Master for a long time, but you must remember that you should not have any delusions about things that do not belong to you."
Liu Yu could tell that Jiang Xueqing was warning her. Liu Yu wanted to avoid her, so she kept silent and agreed with Jiang Xueqing's words.
Liu Yu said nothing. Jiang Xueqing was satisfied. She turned around and looked at Mr. Chen pitifully and said:
"If Third Master doesn't believe me, I can call someone to testify."
Mr. Chen San didn't even look at Jiang Xueqing. His eyes were fixed on Liu Yu, who wished he could shrink into his turtle shell. He stopped pulling out the beads and suddenly became interested.
He nodded.
Jiang Xueqing immediately looked at Bai Wei beside Liu Yu.
Bai Wei hesitated for a moment, and seeing Liu Yu's timid appearance, she stood up, stepped forward, saluted to Mr. Chen San, and said:
"Third Master, I can testify that the person in the carriage that day was Madam Jiang."
Feng Mo looked at Bai Wei. He had seen this girl outside the carriage that day. Seeing that she was with Liu Yu, he immediately asked:
"Your master is clearly Madam Liu, why did you say that the one in the carriage that day was Madam Jiang?"
Mr. Chen Sanye's gaze also fell on Bai Wei, obviously waiting for her answer.
Bai Wei took a deep breath before saying:
"My lady has always been on good terms with Madam Jiang. It just so happened that the Pingnan Marquis's Mansion sent a letter that day, asking Madam Jiang to go back. Madam Jiang also went to Chen's Mansion. My lady was afraid that Madam Jiang would be bored staying here alone, so she asked Madam Jiang to go back with her."
"Since both of them are in the carriage, how can you be sure that the person who was speaking is Madam Jiang?" Feng Mo stared at Bai Wei, trying to find any clues that she was lying.
Bai Wei had been trained by Old Madam Liu. Whether it was courage or scheming, she was incomparable to ordinary people. How could she reveal her flaws so easily? Otherwise, she would not have been able to sit on the position of Imperial Concubine second only to the Queen in her previous life. She looked up very calmly, met Mo Feng's gaze and said:
"How could I not recognize the master's voice?"
In order to intimidate those people, Liu Yu raised her voice and unconsciously used the aura of being the queen in her previous life.
It is quite different from the soft and sticky sound we have now.
Feng Mo was speechless for a moment. Judging from the voice, it didn't seem like he was listening to anyone.
Feng Mo had no choice but to turn his gaze to Mr. Chen Sanye.
Master Chen San waved Bai Wei away. He looked down at Jiang Xueqing who was kneeling on the ground and asked a seemingly irrelevant question in a normal tone:
"If Feng Mo hadn't shown up that day, how would you have handled the matter?"
If it weren't for this occasion, Lian Baoer would have applauded Master Chen San.
Liu Yu also secretly admired the young Lord Chen. Even if the evidence was not in his favor and was not the result he wanted, he could always find another way to make it impossible for those who wanted to hide to escape.
Jiang Xueqing panicked. If she answered according to the result of what Mr. Chen Sanye had done later, she would be exposed. She watched in the dark.
But if she thought so, it was only ten taels of silver! How could she make up so much?
How should I put it?
Feng Mo would not give her too much time to think. He stepped forward and scolded: "Hurry up and tell me. If you dare to lie in front of the Third Master, not only you, but also your family will be beaten."
Jiang Xueqing was frightened and blurted out: "It's only ten taels of silver, just accompany them."
Liu Huan closed his eyes and sighed in his heart. What was supposed to come had finally come.
Sure enough, she felt that gaze falling on her again.
But it was Feng Mo who asked the question:
"Madam Liu, tell me, what would you do if it were you?"
For a moment, everyone in the room looked at Liu Yu. Not only that, Lian Baoer, who didn't understand the situation, excitedly pushed her hand:
"Sister Yu'er, please tell me quickly. I want to know too. Maybe if the Third Master is satisfied, he will take you into the Chen Mansion."
Now Liu Yu had nowhere to hide.
Her answer was as bad as her current state.
"My concubine doesn't know."
Uncle Chen San: "Just say whatever you think." Without even noticing, his voice had a hint of coaxing.
Liu Yu bowed respectfully: "Third Master, please understand. It's not that I don't want to talk about it. It's that I haven't experienced it before, so how can I know how to deal with it?"
"Then will you pay money to settle the matter?" Mr. Chen San asked in a different way.
Liu Yu thought about it and shook his head decisively:
"will not."
"why?"
Liu Yu asked very seriously and sincerely: "Third Master, can I say that I don't have money?"