It was already midnight when Hongye was caught, and Luo Hongyu and his wife had already gone to bed.
Before dawn the next day, Hongye's eldest daughter Luo Xianyun came to find Luo Hongyu because she hadn't seen her mother all night. Luo Hongyu was busy going to court and just said a few words to her and was about to leave, but she refused to give in and kept pestering him.
Seeing that it was too late to go to court, Madam Luo asked the maid to pull her away, but she suddenly cursed, "Let me go, you useless hen. The Luo Mansion will belong to my brother sooner or later. You won't be so powerful for two years. My mother is the wife of the Luo Mansion. It must be you who fanned the flames in front of my father..."
Mrs. Luo was stunned by her scolding. Thinking of the sad things, tears just flowed down her face. Luo Hongyu was also stunned and said in disbelief: "What did you say?"
Unexpectedly, Luo Xianyun not only refused to shut up, but also pointed at Madam Luo and said shamelessly, "Am I wrong? My mother said that she will never have children in this lifetime. Sooner or later, my younger brother will inherit the Luo Mansion. After she dies, my mother will be the eldest lady, and then my younger brother and I will be the legitimate son and daughter."
After saying that, she wanted to pull Luo Hongyu away, but was unfortunately held back by the old woman. The old woman was so frightened by her words that she held her tightly and did not dare to let go.
Unable to break free, she started beating and kicking the old woman, and soon her hair was disheveled. Seeing that his daughter was no longer as well-behaved as before and was acting like a shrew, Luo Hongyu was furious and kept muttering, "Vile woman, vicious woman! You taught my daughter to be like this."
Looking back at his wife's tearful face, he thought of Hongye's viciousness and the harm she had done to his wife, and suddenly felt distressed. After coaxing her for a while, he directly ordered, "Luo Xianyun is disrespectful to her mother. From today on, she will be confined to her room. She can come out when she understands the rules.
Hongye plotted to murder the mistress and corrupted the children, and was severely beaten with thirty sticks, locked up in the woodshed without food or water, and was not allowed to call a doctor for her.
Luo Xianyun couldn't believe what Luo Hongyu said, "Dad, how could you hit Mom..."
Before he could finish, Luo Hongyu scolded him, "Shut up! You only have one mother, the eldest lady. How can a mere concubine be called mother? She's such a jerk! Drag her down here!"
Luo Xianyun was dragged away while shouting. Luo Hongyu comforted Mrs. Luo with a few words and went to court.
The screams of Hongye when she was executed were heard from the woodshed to the main courtyard. Mrs. Luo ate calmly and drank the medicine prescribed by Tian An. She changed her clothes in a good mood and then walked towards the woodshed with the help of Wang.
In the woodshed, Wang brought a stool to Mrs. Luo. She just sat there in the messy woodshed, looking at Hongye with dim eyes as he lay on the ground in a mess with his blood and beaten body.
Mrs. Luo no longer had any sympathy for Hongye. She had come to see her only to find out the reason. They say that people are inherently good. It's impossible for someone to be so vicious!
After an unknown amount of time, the red leaf on the ground finally moved and opened its eyes. When it saw Mrs. Luo in front of it, it became obviously happy and its eyes lit up.
"Ma'am, are you here to save Hongye?"
Mrs. Luo said coldly: "Should I save you?"
Hongye, whose body and mind were both devastated, reacted much slower and she still hadn't realized that Mrs. Luo's attitude towards her had changed a long time ago.
He was in his usual pitiful state, begging Madam Luo, "Madam, save me, someone wants to harm me."
Mrs. Luo didn't say anything, just looked at her quietly. Wang Shi beside her couldn't help but ask: "After saving you, will I give you another chance to harm me?"
Hongye was stunned. Looking at Mrs. Luo, who looked indifferent and different from usual, she finally realized that something was wrong. "Luzhi, what are you talking about?"
Wang snorted coldly, "You know what I mean." Then she threw the hairpin and purse in front of her.
Hongye was stunned for a moment when she saw the hairpin and the purse, then she understood everything, "It's you?"
It turned out that Hongye had no idea what happened yesterday. It was Wang who sent someone to deliver a letter to her saying that her annoying aunt came to see her, so she left the house.
After all, they had been together for so many years, so they knew a little about Hongye's affairs. Her mother passed away early, and she was raised by her aunt, but her aunt had a son of her own, and it was for her son that she was sold to Mrs. Gu's family.
She was a poor person. After her aunt sold her, she came to ask her for money every now and then, and even when she was given as a dowry to the Luo family, she never stopped.
At first, Mrs. Luo wanted to help her after she knew about this, but she refused, saying that her aunt had raised her after all, and she deserved some alimony. At that time, Mrs. Luo even praised her for being kind-hearted.
Later, Wang caught her talking to her aunt and realized that she had been in the hands of her aunt. However, she did not say anything at the time, thinking that it was someone else's privacy and it was not appropriate to ask about it. She also hinted that Hongye should not handle it alone if she had any problems, and remember to ask them for help.
Later, as time went by, Wang gradually forgot about this matter. After discovering Hongye's true identity yesterday, they decided to deal with Hongye, and Wang remembered this matter.
If he confronted her face to face, she might be able to turn the tables, given her cunningness. Furthermore, she had a child, so even if it was proven she had done these things, Luo Hongyu would likely let her go for the sake of the child. Therefore, it was best to hit the target with one strike.
So they devised this plan: Madam Luo and Luo Hongyu told the truth, and when Luo Hongyu was furious, they sent someone to send a message to Hongye to lure her out of the house, making it look like she had fled for fear of punishment.
By the time Hongye left the house, it was already dark, and she didn't see that the person chasing her was actually one of her own servants. Seeing someone chasing her, she thought she was being targeted by hooligans and ran away. In the end, the housekeeper put a sack on her and brought her back, then threw her into the woodshed.
Luo Xianyun's behavior that morning was also orchestrated by them, with the goal of hardening Luo Hongyu's heart. However, it was also Hongye's fault for constantly muttering those things to her daughter. Seeing that Hongye hadn't returned all night, Luo Xianyun was already worried, and if she was provoked by the servants bribed by Wang, she would have that morning's behavior.
When Hongye saw the hairpin and purse, she wanted to struggle and clamor to see Luo Hongyu. She wanted to use her birth of a son to turn things around, but when she heard Wang say that Luo Xianyun had been confined to her house, she knew it was over.
Just when she was about to say that she still had a son, Wang Shi told her that Madam Luo had found a miracle doctor and that she only needed six months of nursing care before she could give birth to a child for the master. She was completely despaired. Who would care about a concubine's son when you already have a legitimate son?
Looking at Hongye, who was lying on the ground in despair like a pile of mud, Mrs. Luo asked, "Why?"
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