Chapter 108 Wronged and Wronged

"Ring Xiao?" The fourth prince found that Xiao Lingxiao seemed to be a little absent-minded, so he couldn't help frowning and asking, "What are you thinking about?" As soon as this sentence was said, the fourth prince immediately noticed that there was a sour taste in the words, and he was shocked.

The sour taste in his words was also found by Xiao Lingxiao. Xiao Lingxiao looked up at him with a chill. He snorted coldly in his heart, but there was no strange color on his face. He said, "Your Highness, even cares about everything I want?"

The fourth prince couldn't hang on his face and raised his glass. "I came here on a special basis today. Don't you understand what I mean? It doesn't matter if you don't say it. I won't ask anymore.

Seeing that he was angry, Xiao Lingxiao couldn't help smiling. He also picked up the glass and said in a low voice, "A joke, why should the Fourth Highness take it seriously? Ling Xiao has something to ask for. I don't know if Your Highness can help?"

Xiao Lingxiao's sudden change in attitude caught the fourth prince off guard. He saw Xiao Lingxiao smiling at the corners of his mouth, and his eyes seemed to be affectionate, and his heartbeat suddenly beat twice.

"Why do you and I need to see each other? If anything happens, I will help you. Ling Xiao, what's the matter?"

Xiao Lingxiao suppressed his anger and said with a smile, "It's inconvenient to speak here. I don't know if the Fourth Highness can wait outside the hospital for a moment..."

Since it is something that needs to be said in private, it must be a very important thing. The fourth prince did not suspect anything. He nodded, drank the wine, turned back to his seat and sat for a while, and then got up to go out.

He got together, and Xiao Ranjie, who was sitting not far from him, suddenly sank.

"Four Highnesses!" Xiao Ranjie hurriedly got up and said to the fourth prince, "I'll go with your highness."

The fourth prince looked at Xiao Ranjie inexplicably, and then smiled and said, "I'm a regular visitor in the Prime Minister's mansion. You don't have to worry about it."

"But..." Xiao Ranjie still wanted to say something, but he was shocked that if he continued to talk, he was afraid that something would be bad, so he had to smile and make a request for the fourth prince to leave the table.

Shortly after the fourth prince went out, a book boy suddenly ran in in panic and shouted, "Master, young master is not good!" That painting... that painting was destroyed!"

Xiao Shuyong was stunned at first when he heard this, but then he thought of the precious painting he had just got, and the wine glass in his hand suddenly fell to the ground.

"What did you say?"

As soon as Xiao Shuyong roared, he saw another book boy running in crying with a scroll in his arms. After entering the door, he somehow tripped to the ground, and the scroll he held was also spread out. When everyone looked up, they couldn't help sucking cold.

Seeing the magnificent picture of the country just now, I didn't know who poured a lot of ink and completely destroyed it.

Xiao Shuyong stared at the baby who had just arrived like this. He didn't come up in one breath. He shook his body twice and almost fainted.

Xiao Lingxiao looked at the painting coldly and thought about it in his heart. He turned his head and whispered in Bao Ronger's ear. Bao Rong'er immediately nodded and left quietly.

Everyone panicked. Xiao Shuyong calmed down for a long time. He pointed to the painting angrily and roared at the two bookboys, "What's going on? What's going on! Didn't I tell you to put it in my study properly? How could it be like this!"

Two bookboys knelt on the ground with tears on their faces. One of them raised his head and trembled and said, "We... We did put the painting in the master's study well, but after we left, we discussed it and felt that it was too good to put such a precious painting in the study. It was safe, so I planned to guard it at the door of the study until the master passed. But who knows, as soon as we returned to the master's study, we saw that the door of the study was open. We boldly went in and saw this painting... This painting has become like this..."

"Who...who did it!" Xiao Shu jumped with courage.

At this moment, the fourth prince stepped back to the hall. He waited for Xiao Lingxiao outside the courtyard, but he hadn't seen anyone for a long time. He thought he had been fooled by her. But when he came in, he found the picture scroll spread on the ground and the two sobbing calligraphers. Seeing that the atmosphere was heavy, he couldn't help turning his head and looking at Xiao Lingxiao. Xiao Lingxiao smiled apologetically at the fourth prince and glanced at Xiao Shuyong, indicating that the fourth prince couldn't go out because something had happened here.

The fourth prince was relieved. He strode forward to look at the picture scroll on the ground and guessed the matter.

If a thief enters the house and steals such a valuable painting, it is definitely not destroyed. Not long after Xiao Ranjie took out the painting, he must have ruined the person who ruined the painting. He was either jealous of Xiao Ranjie's painting or resentful of Xiao Shuyong, who was able to get the painting. In this way, the person who destroyed the painting must be one of the Xiao family present.

The fourth prince looked around the crowd and suddenly realized something. He quickly walked to Xiao Shuyong and whispered, "Such a masterpiece has been destroyed. It must have been done by a thief. Prime Minister Xiao Cheng is angry and let Jing Zhaoyin investigate tomorrow."

As soon as Xiao Ranjie heard this, he immediately retorted, "Your Highness, this painting took so much effort from Mr. Han. I just took it back and dedicated it to my father and it was destroyed. If Mr. Han knows about this in the future, what will be my face of the Prime Minister's mansion?" He turned to Xiao Shuyong and said, "Please ask my father to find out who destroyed the painting. I want to see who is so cruel and who has such a big resentment towards my father and me."

Xiao Ranjie said the last sentence, and the faces of everyone present changed. Xiao Shuyong also thought of something when he heard the words. He subconsciously glanced at Xiao Lingxiao, and his eyes were clearly blamed and angry.

Xiao Ling Xiaotai sat down, as if he didn't understand the meaning of Xiao Ranjie's words.

Xiao Shuyong called the chief guard to ask questions. After asking, he was sure that no trace of the thief was found tonight. In this way, it was confirmed that these people in the house did it.

Xiao Ranjie saw that things were about to happen, and his heart was full of pride. He stood up and said to Xiao Shuyong, "Father, I have something to say. Maybe I offend someone in this hall. If I don't say it, I'm afraid I can't find the person who destroys the painting. I don't know whether to say it or not?"

Xiao Shuyong said in a low voice, "Just think it's all speculation, but it's okay to say it."

Xiao Ranjie smiled secretly when he heard the words and said, "From the time I presented the painting to my father just now to the discovery that the painting was destroyed, only one of us has left this hall. If we infer it according to common sense, isn't it... The person who left the hall is the person who destroyed the painting?"

His words were a reminder to everyone. The eyes of the hall focused on Xiao Lingxiao in an instant. Because she was too eye-catching, she went out of the hall, and basically everyone noticed it.

Xiao Lingxiao saw that the spearhead turned to him. He smiled indifferently and said, "Second brother, isn't it me the person you mentioned?"

Xiao Ranjie also smiled and arched his hand and said, "Big sister, don't be angry. My father also said that this is just my guess. During that time, everyone else sat here, and only the eldest sister went out. Except for the eldest sister, no one else could spare another body to destroy the painting.

Although Xiao Ranjie's words stopped here, everyone present also knew that Xiao Lingxiao was hostile to the Xiao family itself. It was natural to say that she hated Xiao Ranjie or resented Xiao Shuyong. With motivation and time, nine out of ten people who destroy the painting are Xiao Lingxiao.

"Lingxiao, do you know how much effort Mr. Han has exhausted for this painting? Even if you are dissatisfied, you should not destroy such an unrivaled masterpiece! Do you know how much effort you have ruined a literati!" Xiao Shuyong's words are heartfelt. As a literati, it's really heartbreaking to see such a thing happen. It's more painful than poaching his flesh.

Hearing Xiao Shuyong's words, Xiao Lingxiao stood up with a frown, sneered, and said, "Father, do you think that this painting was destroyed by me, Xiao Lingxiao?"

Xiao Shuyong stared his eyes and wrapped his fingers around Xiao Lingxiao and said angrily, "Now, do you still have to quibble!"

Xiao Lingxiao came out of his seat, looked down in front of the scroll spread out on the ground, and sneered, "The second brother's guess is too far-fetched. You said that I was the only one who went out during that time. I'm afraid it's wrong." With that, she stretched out her hand and pointed to the fourth prince standing beside Xiao Shuyong, "The Fourth Highness has just come back from outside. How can you say that I'm the only one who has gone out?"

When the fourth prince heard the words, his face changed, and he immediately thought of, was it because Xiao Lingxiao asked him out at that time just to exoneate herself? If so, then this woman is so abominable!

However, Xiao Lingxiao looked around with a shallow smile and continued to say leisurely, "Of course, the Fourth Highness will not be the one who destroyed the painting, but this alone can show that the second brother's speculation is not credible at all. Besides, does it have to be done by the master to destroy a painting? In my opinion, even a book boy is enough to destroy the painting like this.

When he said this, Xiao Lingxiao looked at the two bookboys who were kneeling on the ground. Seeing that the two bookboys suddenly tightened tightly, he couldn't help snorting coldly.

"The eldest sister is really eloquent, and the second brother admires it." Xiao Ranjie slowly walked to Xiao Lingxiao, looked at her without showing weakness, and said back, "According to the eldest sister, it is true that everyone in the house can destroy this painting. However, the second brother guessed that there may not be anyone else in this house who can have the courage to destroy such a precious masterpiece." Speaking of this, Xiao Ranjie narrowed his eyes slightly and said with a smile, "If the second brother said so, the eldest sister must be angry. In fact, there is another way, maybe we can find the person who ruined the painting faster, that is, we go to our father's study to have a look. The man who destroyed the painting in such a short time may leave some clues. We might as well go and look it up, so as not to wrong the good people.

After listening to Xiao Ranjie's words, Xiao Lingxiao turned his head and looked at Xiao Shuyong, "Would you like us to check it in your study?"

Xiao Shuyong gritted his teeth fiercely, looked at Xiao Lingxiao angrily, and said angrily, "Okay! However, my ugly words are ahead. When I find out the person who ruined this masterpiece, I will not be able to forgive him!"

Xiao Lingxiao sneered, "If there is evidence to prove that I am the one who destroyed this painting, I am willing to listen to my father. However, if I am wronged, please ask my father to give me justice.