Chapter 87 Chrysanthemum Appreciation Banquet 8

Everyone was shocked by this change. The things in the royal palace can be stolen, which is really not to be underestimated. The thief actually has the courage to come to the royal palace to steal things, which is really hateful.

"What's going on?" Sun Zhi, who sat at the top, also frowned. The theft is not a big deal, but now in front of so many people, if it can't be found out, where will the face of the royal palace go in the future?

Meng Xianya quietly pinched a handful of sweat in her heart and came out and said to Changsun Zhi, "In the words of the prince, I prepared a night pearl for today's things a few days ago and kept it in the box. This morning, I took it out and looked at it completely inside. How could it be gone for a while?"

Meng Xianya said this, and everyone began to whisper to each other. One of the well-dressed young men stood up and said angrily, "Is the side concubine saying that one of us stole your night pearl?"

Meng Xianya smiled and said, "I didn't mean that. I just saw it this morning. It's really intact. Why is it only this morning?"

Everyone's expressions were dissatisfied. Zheng Hanxiu saw that the eldest grandson was not afraid, so he said, "Well, your Ju Yuege is in the backyard. Who went to the backyard in the morning?"

Seeing the princess say this, everyone shook their heads. Only the eldest grandson Xinyue said, "My sister Ziran and I have been to the backyard, but we are all together, and no one has walked away alone."

All the ladies mentioned nodded their heads and echoed, but Yu Ziran said, "But..."

As soon as this word came out, it immediately attracted everyone's attention. Meng Xianya asked, "What did Princess Ziran think of?"

Yu Ziran looked at Changsun Zhi and Zheng Hanxiu, and then Meng Xianya, and then said hesitantly, "Miss Xia is uncomfortable halfway and left us."

In this way, all the ladies also agreed one after another, pointing the spearhead at Xia Mengning in an instant.

At this time, Changsun Yun said, "I took Miss Xia to see the doctor. If you doubt Miss Xia, you will even doubt me?"

When he spoke, a pair of phoenix eyes swept over Ziran's face fiercely, which made the latter turn pale with fear.

Everyone stopped talking, and Changsun Ye smiled and said, "In this way, it must not be what the son of the world and Miss Xia did."

Meng Xianya shook her head, "The son is the body of a daughter. I have seen a lot of treasures such as Ye Mingzhu, but Miss Xia..."

Such words made everyone look at Xia Mengning, who was sitting at the banquet. The side concubine was right. The prince had never seen any treasure. How could he steal the night pearl? But this third lady from the concubine was different. The daughter's house must have never seen any rare treasures, saying that she had stolen the night pearl. It's not surprising.

"Please be careful with the side concubine. As the saying goes, catching thieves and catching stolen goods. These are just the empty imagination of the side concubines, which is not enough evidence. In addition, although our Xia family is not as powerful as the royal palace, a night pearl in this district can also be taken out. The little girl is not as good enough. The side concubine should not reverse the right and wrong and stain the innocence of a good woman."

It was Xia Chuanyuan who had never spoken. As soon as he said this, everyone's eyes began to dodge, and the Prime Minister also came forward to defend the concubine's daughter. It could be seen that this daughter was also valued by the Prime Minister.

Meng Xianya was robbed white, and her face was a little hung up. Anyway, Xia Chuanyuan was also the prime minister, and it was not good for her to be stiff. Thinking of this, she had to say with a smiling face, "That's not what I mean."

"What do you mean? You know it in your heart. How can I watch my daughter being insulted?"

Xia Chuanyuan shook his sleeves and didn't buy Meng Xianya's goodwill.

Changsun Yun smiled and felt for the first time that the Prime Minister was quite caring.

When Yu Ziran saw this, she was a little unwilling. Obviously, things had gone to this point. After thinking about it, in order to completely get rid of Xia Mengning, she said, "If Miss Xia is innocent, it's better to let the girl search her body. If not, naturally there is no need to be suspected."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Ziran received two fierce eyes. One was from Xia Chuanyuan, who had just spoken, and the other was Changsun Yun, who had attracted Yu Ziran, who had not been attracted for a day.

Seeing this, Meng Xianya hurriedly hit the railway while it was hot: "Yes, if you want to eliminate the suspicion, just let the girl search her body. Miss Xia, what do you think?"

Xia Mengning, who had been mentioned, was sitting at the table and eating tea at this moment. Just as she saw Wen'er coming in, she had noticed that it would always come, but what she never expected was that Xia Chuanyuan was willing to speak for herself in public. Xia Mengning was also a little warm and deep. I feel deeply happy.

The name was ordered by Meng Xianya. Xia Mengning elegantly put down the teacup and said with a smile, "The side concubine is so strange. It is reasonable that this kind of thing has happened. You should first interrogate the maids around you or the girl responsible for cleaning. The side concubines said that I have never seen the world and coveted the night pearl, but what about these girls? Why didn't the side concubine doubt these people first, but doubted me?

There was no panic or loss. Xia Mengning always had a shallow smile on her face. Everyone listened and nodded. Yes, there were many maids around the side concubine. It was reasonable to interrogate the girl first.

"You..." Meng Xianya was asked, "Miss Xia doesn't know anything. The girls around me have been with me for several years, and they will never steal."

Xia Mengning said 'Oh' and smiled, "The side concubine believes them, but my father also believes me. In this way, we all believe that we are standing in the same place, so why does the side concubine doubt me alone?"

Meng Xianya was asked by Xia Mengning's words and didn't know how to answer. Xia Mengning smiled, stood up and walked to the center of the venue, and said to Changsun Zhi and Zheng Han Xiufu, "Your Majesty, princess, today since the side concubine is suspicious of the little girl, the little girl can't but defend herself. When it comes to body search, the little girl fully agrees. It's just that although the little girl is a concubine, she is also everyone's daughter. Dad can't forget his teachings since he was a child. He can't lose the face of the Prime Minister's mansion outside. Therefore, if you search in the hall, please search for the girl in the side concubine's room first. If not, the little girl is willing to search in the hall.

Xia Mengning stood in the center and said this firmly. Everyone on the field was a little surprised. Looking at the appearance of the third Miss Xia's words, she was completely a well-bred daughter of everyone. For a while, the thieves in everyone's hearts changed their direction and began to turn around on Meng Xianya.

When Meng Xianya saw this, her heart was secretly fierce. This Xia Mengning has sharp teeth and sharp mouths. Anyway, when the truth comes out, let's see how you escape?

"If that's the case, then follow what Miss Xia said." With that, Meng Xianya asked Wen'er to call a group of slaves and maidservants. There were a total of six, one by one, standing in the middle of the hall.

Meng Xianya looked at the people and said, "For the best of fairness, let the big girl around the princess come to search, so that everyone can rest assured."

Seeing Zheng Hanxiu nodding, Chuntao beside her came down, and a girl brought a screen to separate her. After a while, Chuntao came out and said, "Princess, I didn't find it."

Meng Xianya looked at Xia Mengning with an excited face and said, "Well, Miss Xia, please."

Xia Mengning stood aside and smiled and said, "The side concubine is too anxious. The personal maidservant beside you hasn't been searched yet!"

Wen'er was named and subconsciously looked at Xia Mengning, but the other party looked at her with deep meaning, and she couldn't help but panicked.

Meng Xianya was eager to convict Xia Mengning. When she heard the words, she said, "Wen'er, come and ask Chuntao to search."

Wen'er said 'ah'. When she looked up, she saw Xia Mengning smiling at her. She couldn't help but feel a little hairy and walked over with a sad face.

Chuntao reached out and touched Wen'er's body, and then touched the cuffs. At this time, he only heard a 'coo', and a round bead rolled out from under the screen. Everyone saw it clearly. Zheng Hanxiu couldn't help but say angrily, "Well, you bold and arrogant maidservant, how dare you steal the night pearl?"

Wen'er was so scared that she was dumbfounded. She hurried out and knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly: "No, no, no, please spare my life. This is not stolen by maidservants, not stolen by maidservants..."

"Well, now the evidence is conclusive. It's ridiculous that he has become a thief and wants to rely on others!" Seeing this, Xia Chuanyuan said fiercely.

Meng Xianya was almost stunned. Obviously, she asked Wen'er to put Ye Mingzhu on Xia Mengning's body. How did she become Wen'er now? She almost shouted out, but saw Wen'er quietly shaking her head at her. Meng Xianya immediately reacted. Wen'er has always been clever. This time it must have been calculated by Xia Mengning. Well, I just thought that she was just a kind of careful child. I didn't expect that Xia Mengning, who was so old-fashioned, could fight against her army.

"Drag this bitch down and beat her to death!" Changsun Zhi said.

Meng Xianya listened and hurried forward to kneel down and said, "Please spare Wen'er's life. Wen'er is definitely wronged."

Zheng Hanxiu shook his head and said bitterly, "Why should I do this? This girl is your personal girl, but now she has done such a dirty thing behind your back. How can she stay by her side? If it spreads, what will they think of our palace in the future?"

Meng Xianya knew that Zheng Hanxiu was deliberately falling into the well, but now she just wanted to keep Wen'er. Thinking of this, Meng Xianya shed tears and said to her eldest grandson, "Your Majesty, I came from the south alone. I have no relatives. There is only one relative of the prince, but the prince is busy with political affairs all year round and can accompany my concubine. Wen'er from the Southern Kingdom, for so many years, Wen'er has been like her concubine's own sister. Now the prince is going to kill her. The concubine... can't live... Whoo-hoo..."

Changsun Zhi frowned and looked at Meng Xianya with tears on her face. Her heart softened. When Xia Meng saw this, she knew in her heart that she should sell the face of the royal palace, so she stood up and said, "I think this maidservant is also a ghost for a moment. Since the side concubine is so reluctant, why doesn't the prince do it? This time, there were many little sisters, and she knew in her heart that the sisters were deeply in love. Now I can't bear to see the side concubine so emotional.

Seeing that Xia Mengning said this, Changsun Zhi nodded as he said, "Well, the death penalty can be avoided. Go down and get 30 boards to make an example."

Meng Xianya wanted to say something, but Wen'er held her hand down, "Thank you, Prince."

Xia Mengning not only did not blame the side concubine for wronging her, but also generously pleaded for the side concubine. After this move, the people present couldn't help looking at Xia Mengning with new eyes. They felt that although the woman was a concubine, she was calm and well-hearted and kind-hearted. She was a rare good woman.

Xia Mengning returned to the table. Liu Shihan hurried over and said, "I'm scared to death, Ning'er, it was so close just now."

Xia Mengning smiled, took a piece of fish and put it into Liu Shihan's plate and said, "Eat a piece of fish to suppress the shock."

Liu Shihan shook her arm, "Ninger, aren't you afraid?"

Xia Mengning smiled and took a sip of tea. "The luncheon is almost over. I will post you to come to the house in a few days."