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  "Yes." Zhi Lan said, kneeling down. "Early this morning, Hui Zhen went to fetch breakfast, but she didn't come back for a long time. Miss was worried that something had happened to Hui Zhen, so she asked me to go out and look for her. I went to the kitchen and asked the cooks, they all said that Hui Zhen had taken the food and left early. I thought maybe something had delayed her on the way back. On my way back, I heard someone say that the Empress Dowager had sent some fabrics over, and each of the young ladies in the house would get a share. I wondered if Hui Zhen might be there, so I went to take a look."

  "Because I just wanted to see if Hui Zhen was there, so I took a few glances from the corner of the wall. As a result, I didn't expect to be seen by the wives, and they couldn't help but say that I had ulterior motives, and they rushed over and beat me up. I was just one person, and naturally I couldn't defend myself against so many wives. At this time, Hui Zhen happened to walk over, saw me being beaten, and without thinking, she rushed over."

  Song Lingyu looked at Hui Zhen and said: "So Hui Zhen, where did you go again?"

  At this time, Jing Zhen was still a bit dazed and didn't understand the situation. When Song Lingyu asked him, he recounted what had happened: "When I went to the kitchen to get breakfast, I was about to head back when I heard someone say that someone had fallen into the water in the east corner of the garden. I thought that with this weather, if someone fell into the water, it would be disastrous. So I asked someone to help me carry things and ran towards the east side of the garden. There were indeed many people gathered there, but it wasn't someone who had fallen into the water, just a water lily in the garden."

  "When I turned around, the maid who was holding my breakfast had disappeared. So I went to look for that breakfast everywhere, after all, I couldn't go back to the kitchen to get another serving, and I couldn't let Miss empty her stomach either. As a result, I found it near the warehouse, just as I was about to leave, I heard Zhi Lan's voice. At that time, I still thought it was strange, later when I went to take a look, I saw a group of women beating up Zhi Lan alone, so I went over to help her."

  So that's how it is.

  This can explain where the mud on Wei Zhen's shoes came from, and why Wei Zhen didn't return for a long time. It can also explain why Zi Lan didn't come back after going out. And it can also explain why Zi Lan and Wei Zhen were kneeling here with injuries all over their bodies.

  All this is just a trick.

  The person who set the trap had calculated that Wei Zhen would go to rescue people, and that Xi Lan would go out to find Wei Zhen. They also calculated the timing perfectly, letting the two girls and this group of women fight each other. The trapper can then reap the benefits without doing anything.

  One of the old women spoke up: "Nonsense! It was clearly the two of you who came together! And as soon as you arrived, you said it was by order of the young mistress to take the fabric that Her Majesty the Empress had just bestowed."

  "I don't have it!" Jing Zhen hastily said, regardless of where they were in Jian'an Temple.

  Song Qiaohui sneered: "Is this a guilty conscience?"

  Song Lingyu turned her head to look at Song Qiaohui, who was taken aback and looked at Song Lingyu's dark eyes with some fear, and immediately shut up. Song Lingyu then looked at the old woman: "You said they came together, so why is Yu's shoe covered in mud, while Zilan's shoe is spotless."

  The old woman did not expect Song Lingyu to ask herself, and after a moment of shock, she stammered: "That's because Hua Zhen came with Zi Lan only after going to the flower garden."

  "Oh, I see. But the path from the kitchen to your cottage and the path from the garden to the warehouse don't intersect. Then... how did they two meet?"

  The old lady was so angry that she couldn't speak, while the big madam on the other side didn't seem to be in a hurry at all, just like an innocent person.