Chapter 162: Stepping on a Dead Spot

Stepping on a Dead Spot

People have two sides to their mouths; one moment they can lift you to the sky, the next they can throw you to the ground. And vice versa.

Originally, in everyone's eyes, Nie Jinxuan was still the arrogant shrew from their memories, but they didn't expect that after not seeing her for a while, Nie Jinxuan had become so elegant and gentle, which shocked everyone present.

Moreover, besides the stunning appearance, hearing about a murder case and even being entrusted by the Emperor to handle the case made everyone dumbfounded.

This time, everyone was stunned. Finally, after a long while, the crowd recovered, and then Madam Ma, the wife of the Minister of Rites, opened her mouth and said stammeringly:

"Uh... does the Third Miss mean the case of the few people who died consecutively in the city?"

"Exactly."

"Then, has the culprit been caught?"

Madam Ma asked this out of pure curiosity. But at this time, Nie Jinxuan just smiled slightly.

"Madam, this case is still under investigation. I can tell everyone here that there are some clues, but I cannot detail them to the ladies present, so I hope you will understand."

"Oh... oh, I see... That's no wonder. I heard people say that the culprit was particularly cruel, and the people who were killed died so miserably! I didn't expect that the Third Miss was investigating this case... Oh, I said, why would the Third Miss move into the Chen Wangfu for no reason? So that's what happened..."

"Oh, that's right, that's right. I also felt strange just now. After all, no matter what, the Third Miss is from the First-Rank Senior Minister's residence. Senior Minister Nie pays the most attention to family style, so the Third Miss would absolutely not do such a thing."

"Hmm, that's the logic. But the Third Miss really has ability, even the Emperor trusts the Third Miss and lets the Third Miss investigate the case... This really gives us women face, a good thing, a good thing!"

The one who said this was the wife of Duke Qi. The wife of Duke Qi was from a military family. When she was young, she even guarded the Southern Frontier with her father, and she was a heroine who did not let her eyebrows down. Later, when she reached the age of marriage, she married, and since then, she had been helping her husband and teaching her children. But even so, she still cared about state affairs from time to time and had more insight than ordinary noble ladies.

Just now, when everyone was talking about Nie Jinxuan's right and wrong, the wife of Duke Qi couldn't stand it, but she didn't say anything. But now that she knew the truth, the wife of Duke Qi spoke up, and while speaking, she couldn't help but look at Nie Jinxuan twice, her face filled with appreciation.

At this time, hearing the wife of Duke Qi say this, everyone followed suit. For a time, the gossip just now turned into praise, and Nie Jinxuan was instantly infinitely glorious.

But in this chorus of praise, there was one person with a gloomy face, and that person was Chen Yan'er! So at this time, looking at the crowd constantly praising, Chen Yan'er couldn't help but purse her lips, and then suddenly raised her voice:

"Since you say so, the Third Miss has an imperial order, so that's why you came late today... However, you haven't said yet, where have you been for the past few days? You wouldn't have gone out of the city to handle the case too, right?"

Chen Yan'er was determined to make things difficult for Nie Jinxuan. Even the bystanders present heard her displeasure. But at this time, hearing this, Nie Jinxuan raised her eyebrows and said slowly:

"Yes, that's indeed the case. After all, the Emperor trusts me, so I naturally cannot just have a good reputation without doing anything... And today, I originally had things to do, but I heard from people in the residence that Princess Yun was very sincere and said that for the sake of the last matter, you wanted to apologize to me, so I went to the Ministry of Punishments early this morning and came directly here..."

Nie Jinxuan didn't look for trouble, but she was never afraid of it. She had seen through Chen Yan'er's thoughts long ago. Originally, she thought a few simple words would suffice, but she didn't expect the other party to be so relentless, so Nie Jinxuan naturally wouldn't let her feel comfortable.

"But I came, but looking at Princess Yun today, it doesn't seem like what you said before... However, no matter what, today is Princess Yun's birthday, so let's forget about the past."

In front of everyone, Nie Jinxuan exposed Chen Yan'er's fake mask. Not expecting Nie Jinxuan to be so direct and her mouth to be so sharp, Chen Yan'er, who was not very smart, was speechless.

At this time, the many ladies and misses present were not fools. Since Nie Jinxuan had said so, and recalling Chen Yan'er's previous rhetoric and behavior, everyone had a clue in their hearts.

Chen Yan'er had lost both the lady and the army this time. Seeing this, Nie Jinxuan didn't say anything, turned her eyes to give Xiao Xiu a look, and then Xiao Xiu hurried forward to bring over a beautifully crafted sandalwood box.

"Today is Princess Yun's birthday, but I only received the invitation two days ago, so I didn't have time to prepare carefully, but no matter what, it's not good to come empty-handed, so I specially prepared a white jade Guanyin, I hope the Princess will not dislike it~!"

With that, Nie Jinxuan opened the sandalwood box and took out the Guanyin statue inside... But then, the moment everyone saw the white jade Guanyin statue in Nie Jinxuan's hand, they were stunned.

It turned out that the white jade Guanyin statue Nie Jinxuan sent was exquisitely carved, the white jade was flawless and transparent, and it was a valuable boutique... But what surprised everyone at this time was not how valuable the Guanyin statue Nie Jinxuan sent was, but that the Guanyin statue was actually a Child-Sending Guanyin!

But everyone in the world knew that although Prince Yun Yin Fengjin and Chen Yan'er were deeply in love, they had been married for several years but had not given birth to a single child, and this had become Chen Yan'er's heart disease. After all, no matter how much a woman is loved by her man, if she cannot give birth to a child, no matter how deep the feelings are, they will gradually fade... Therefore, at this time, Nie Jinxuan sent this Child-Sending Guanyin, and she sent it in front of everyone, which was undoubtedly a slap in Chen Yan'er's face in public! It even poked directly into Chen Yan'er's dead spot!

So, the moment she saw Nie Jinxuan take out the Guanyin, Chen Yan'er was stunned, but then her face changed drastically, and then she couldn't suppress it anymore. She stood up with a "thump," pointed at Nie Jinxuan, but opened her mouth for a long time, only to be so angry that she couldn't say a word.

Seeing her like this, Nie Jinxuan sneered in her heart.

"What? Does the Princess not like it?"

Actually, this Child-Sending Guanyin was prepared by Senior Minister Nie himself. At that time, after Nie Jinxuan was kidnapped by Nie Jinhui, Yin Fengzhan and others were almost crazy looking for her... But just then, they received the invitation from the Yun Wangfu... But at this time, it was only two days away from Chen Yan'er's birthday. Therefore, the other party's purpose was self-evident.

And Senior Minister Nie had been rolling in the officialdom for so many years, how could he not understand this kind of thing? Once Nie Jinxuan didn't appear two days later, who knows what kind of trouble would happen, and then the entire Nie family would be talked about. So he had no choice but to send someone to find an exquisitely crafted Child-Sending Guanyin. He waited for Nie Jinxuan to return two days later, and then sent it directly to make the other party look good!

Then, after only one day, Nie Jinxuan really returned. But at this time, seeing the things Senior Minister Nie had prepared, Nie Jinxuan understood. But at that time, Nie Jinxuan only felt that sending this was a bit too much. After all, killing someone is no more than a nod, and she had no big hatred with Chen Yan'er as a woman, so Nie Jinxuan naturally didn't want to make the other party look too ugly.

But she thought so in her heart, but to be on the safe side, Nie Jinxuan still brought this thing, and she also prepared a small gift herself. She thought, if Chen Yan'er saw it and stopped, then she would send the thing she prepared, but if not...

So, when she got off the carriage and walked into the Yun Wangfu, Nie Jinxuan made arrangements... Xiao Xiu held the Child-Sending Guanyin prepared by Senior Minister Nie, and Shui Yun held the gift she prepared. Then she would look at the situation and send the things!

And sure enough, Nie Jinxuan's preparation was foolproof. Chen Yan'er didn't want face, so Nie Jinxuan naturally wouldn't let her feel comfortable.

The back hall was extremely quiet. I think no one expected that at this juncture, Nie Jinxuan would be so ruthless, poking directly into Chen Yan'er's dead spot. For a time, no one dared to speak, but they all looked at the situation without blinking, watching how it would end.

At this time, Nie Jinxuan still had a smile on her face, looking at Chen Yan'er quietly, but said nothing.

Time seemed to stand still. But just then, in this silence, a gentle voice like water spoke:

"So it's a Guanyin statue, it's done very well, the Third Miss is really thoughtful, this is the first time I've seen such a beautiful Guanyin statue~!"

In the silence, the voice was unexpectedly clear. Hearing the sound, everyone turned their heads, and then they saw the Crown Princess Zhen Xiao Lian, who had been sitting on the other side of Chen Yan'er, smiling, and then walked forward and took the Guanyin statue from Nie Jinxuan's hand.

"It's so beautiful, I'll thank the Third Miss on behalf of my third sister-in-law~"

At this time, Zhen Xiao Lian was clearly trying to smooth things over. Hearing this, Nie Jinxuan looked at Zhen Xiao Lian with an unmoved expression, and then smiled.

"You're welcome, as long as the Princess likes it~!"

"I will, the Third Miss has put in the effort."

"Not at all, the Third Miss is too polite~!"

In front of everyone, Zhen Xiao Lian behaved decently, at least better than Chen Yan'er. At this time, while speaking, Zhen Xiao Lian took the Guanyin statue and handed it to the maid beside her to take it down.

Seeing this, Nie Jinxuan's eyebrows twitched, and she pursed her lips, wanting to take the opportunity to leave... But then, before she could speak, she heard Zhen Xiao Lian say:

"Since the Third Miss has managed to find time to come today, let's sit down with everyone. You know, everyone is waiting for the Third Miss to come today, the Third Miss won't disappoint everyone, right~! You'll have to be punished with three cups of wine later~!"

Nie Jinxuan didn't know what Zhen Xiao Lian was planning, but since she had said so, Nie Jinxuan naturally couldn't say anything else, so she nodded.

The infighting in the back hall finally came to an end, but Chen Yan'er was full of anger. Then, taking advantage of the crowd getting up to enter the courtyard for the banquet, she turned and went to the side room behind, and as soon as she entered the room, she raised her hand and swept the things on the table to the ground.

Clatter—Bang—

Instantly, the sound of breaking was everywhere. Seeing this, Zhen Xiao Lian, who followed, stepped forward and held her back.

"Yan'er, alright, stop being angry, why bother being angry with her?"

"Not angry? Do you say I can not be angry? What kind of thing is she? Actually, actually sent... sent..."

Chen Yan'er was so angry that she was trembling, and she couldn't even speak. Hearing this, Zhen Xiao Lian hurried to help her smooth her breath and then soothed:

"Alright Yan'er, that Nie Jinxuan is doing it on purpose. Why do you care? Just pretend you didn't see it, otherwise, like you are now, isn't it more in line with her wishes, and it makes people laugh at you?"

Zhen Xiao Lian was telling the truth. Hearing this, Chen Yan'er was stunned, then took a few deep breaths, and then said:

"Right, I can't follow her wishes... That dead woman, I'm not finished with her!"

Chen Yan'er gritted her teeth, but after saying this, she suddenly looked up and looked at Zhen Xiao Lian.

"Sister-in-law, you have to help me vent this anger, you must help me vent this anger!"

"That goes without saying, of course I know! However, how to..."

Regarding Nie Jinxuan, Zhen Xiao Lian only had more resentment than Chen Yan'er, never less. But from the beginning until now, this was not the first time she had dealt with Nie Jinxuan, so she also knew in her heart that Nie Jinxuan was by no means as simple as before. Therefore, even she had to weigh it.

So speaking of this, Zhen Xiao Lian couldn't help but lower her eyes, but just then, she saw Cui Liu walk in from outside.

Cui Liu was Zhen Xiao Lian's dowry maid. She was not old, but she was very steady. At this time, as soon as she entered the room, Cui Liu handed a note to Zhen Xiao Lian.

"Miss, someone just gave me this note."

"Note?"

Zhen Xiao Lian was a bit puzzled, looked at Cui Liu, and then opened the note. But the moment she saw the content, Zhen Xiao Lian couldn't help but frown, but in the blink of an eye, she suddenly curled her lips into a smile.

Seeing her like this, Chen Yan'er blinked in confusion.

"Sister-in-law? What's going on?"

Chen Yan'er was very puzzled, but at this time, Zhen Xiao Lian didn't respond to her immediately, but looked at Cui Liu again and asked:

"Who handed it over?"

"I didn't pay much attention. Just now I went to deliver things, and someone brushed past me and stuffed the thing into my hand instantly. After I recovered, the other party had already left."

Cui Liu said in a low voice, and hearing this, Zhen Xiao Lian instantly narrowed her eyes, and then turned to look at Chen Yan'er.

"Yan'er, don't worry. We have a way."

After speaking, Zhen Xiao Lian leaned over and whispered a few words in Chen Yan'er's ear...

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