A life of clearness

Chapter 170: Is it a dream? Or not? Transformed into a butterfly (XII)
"A Xiu, bring your bag over here and show them one by one."

Zhong Xiu responded in a low voice, and in full view of everyone, he ran to his desk, picked up the cloth bag, and returned to Rong Qing.

With her small hands, she took out the writing tools one by one from the cloth bag and placed them on the desk so that everyone could see them clearly. After taking out the last one, Rong Qing took the cloth bag and unfolded the empty interior to show the silent students.

"Now, it has been proven that the pen is not in the bag." Rong Qing swept the girls with a cold look. This look was intimidating without anger, staring at them one by one behind the desk, not daring to move or speak.

"We are all classmates. Since we searched her, you should do the same. Next, I will search behind Zhong Xiu. If there is nothing, then there is nothing. If I hear any gossip in the future, you know the rules of the school."

"Sir." There was still a brave guy who took the initiative to speak. "How can I trouble you with this matter? Why not let the tutors do it? It will save some effort."

Zhou Jiling was afraid, but she had to speak up because she was more anxious. If the teacher searched Zhong Xiu himself, he would not find anything, but if he searched them later and found the companion, it would be over.

"As for these study companions, they are all family children. I don't think they would dare to do such a thing. Just check each other. If you find out anything, we will follow the Zhou family's rules and beat them with twenty sticks before selling them off." Zhou Jiling said gently.

The four maids who accompanied Miss Zhou in her studies came forward with their brows lowered and their eyes lowered.

This is threatening me. Rong Qing closed her eyes slightly.

Rong Qing was sure that the tutor who would search Zhong Xiu later was the one who hid the pen. But after Zhou Jiling said that, it was not a matter of simply searching the tutor in advance to find out.

If Rong Qing wants to protect Zhong Xiu, the fate of that companion might be just as Zhou Jiling said, being sold out after being beaten with twenty sticks.

That was extremely tragic. Maids who were sold because they stole their masters' property would not be wanted by other wealthy families, and would be sent to brothels at a low price by human traffickers.

At such a young age, she has a quick wit and a ruthless mind. If she had not been on the opposite side of Rong Qing, Rong Qing would have admired Zhou Jiling.

However... if it were in reality, Rong Qing would still hesitate a little. In the illusion, she didn't need to think about it at all. She just had to follow her heart and protect Zhong Xiu.

What's more, this should be an illusion derived from Zhong Xiu's memory. The others... aren't they just NPCs?

"What the Second Miss said makes sense." Rong Qing looked at the four little study partners with her hands behind her back, "After you check each other, come check Zhong Xiu by yourself."

The four companions bowed and said yes. Then they checked each other and it was over quickly.

Obviously, nothing was found. The four of them looked at each other, and one of the girls came over and said, "I am Fenxia, ​​the maid, and I am willing to give it a try."

Rong Qing recognized Fenxia as Zhou Jiying's study partner.

Of course she had to try her best. If she failed, she would be the scapegoat. The clothes they were wearing were thin because of the high temperature. There were only a few places to hide, so it was quite difficult to move the pen without anyone noticing.

As she spoke, Fenxia was about to step forward and touch Zhong Xiu.

"Wait a minute." Rong Qing stretched out her arms between Fenxia and Zhong Xiu. "I'm still a little worried."

"Fenxia, ​​are you afraid that the master will come to search you?" Rong Qing looked at the girl gently, but there was some malice in her eyes.

Fanxia's face turned pale. Not only that, Rong Qing looked at Zhou Jiling, and the expression of the second daughter of the Zhou family, who always behaved very calmly, also changed slightly.

"Could it be that Sir doesn't care about Fenxia's life or death?... Yes, she is just a servant." Zhou Jiling glanced at Zhou Jiying and was secretly happy. "Fortunately, I asked Ying'er to hide the pen on Fenxia just in case. In this way, even if it is found on Fenxia, ​​it will be Ying'er's face that is lost." Sure enough, Zhou Jiying was very nervous. "Sir," she said softly, "She is just a servant. Why bother you?"

Rong Qing simply ignored her and started searching Fenxia's nervous and stiff body.

He quickly touched Fenxia's shoulders, arms, waist and trouser legs, then stood up and stood with his hands behind his back.

"No." Rong Qing said to Fen Xia, "You can go search for Zhong Xiu."

Fenxia finally came back to her senses, walked to Zhong Xiu's side, half squatted, and raised her hand to touch Zhong Xiu's shoulder... As Fenxia half squatted, the hem of her skirt spread out slightly.

Zhou Jiying was undoubtedly happy to see that Fenxia had passed the master's examination. Now, she would wait for Fenxia to "search" the pen out of Zhongxiu's body and see how Zhongxiu would deny it. Under the watchful eyes of the public, the master could no longer protect Zhongxiu.

Zhou Jiying waited happily like this, and after seeing Fanxia go back and forth several times, she said to her with a pale face, "Miss, no."

No... What does this mean? How could there be no? Zhou Jiying's eyes widened.

Zhou Jiling pursed her lips. She had finally come up with a solution to the problem that she had thrown to her master. In this way, her master saved both Zhong Xiu and Fen Xia.

"Why are you so careless?" Zhou Jiying was a little annoyed. "Logically, the book box is in your custody, so you are also responsible for the lost pen." She scolded Fenxia anxiously.

Zhou Jiling looked at Zhou Jiying with contempt. This little sister is really beautiful in vain. Can't she see that it was the master who took the rabbit-hair brush from the pink skirt? Now that she is anxious, she can only take it out on her own people.

"Ying'er, be quiet." Rong Qing was unhappy. Zhou Jiying fell silent all of a sudden.

"We have checked the bag and searched the body." Rong Qing looked around, "If that's the case, everyone here will bear witness. Zhong Xiu left temporarily because of family matters. You are here to study, and you should cultivate your morals before you study. Don't make empty statements without evidence, lest you ruin your reputation and that of your classmates."

"Sir~" Zhou Jiying wanted to say something else, such as Zhong Xiu might have moved the stolen pen to another place. But Rong Qing ignored her and asked Zhou Jiling by name.

"Ling'er, you were very organized and logical today. The master is very pleased. What do you think we should do now?"

Zhou Jiling stood up, bowed to Zhong Xiuying, and said with a generous smile, "Of course, I want to say goodbye to Miss Zhong Xiu and say goodbye to her in the mountains and rivers."

Zhong Xiu was very happy to see that she had been cleared of suspicion. Now, the beautiful and steady second daughter of the Zhou family took the initiative to say goodbye to her, so her face turned slightly red and she also bowed, "Thank you, Miss Ling."

Seeing this, Rong Qing smiled, put her arm around Zhong Xiu's shoulders and walked her out of the hospital.

"I'll talk to your parents. I'll bring you back after a while." Rong Qing lowered her head and warned, "Be careful of those people just now."

"But the second young lady is a very nice person." Zhong Xiu was puzzled.

"She has bad intentions." Rong Qing waved and put the butterfly on Zhong Xiu's shoulder, "Take the butterfly and play with it."

Zhong Xiu screamed. The white butterflies flying around her attracted all her attention, and she gradually forgot about her previous grievances.

(End of this chapter)