"Madam, the person has been sent to the provincial government office."
Old Lady Cui paused for a moment while playing with the Buddhist beads, and continued to play with the beads with her eyes closed.
"Mother, you love Yuzhu the most. She just made a small mistake this time. Can you really bear to let her suffer in prison?"
Madam Luo, the mother of Lu family's second wife, Mrs. Luo, was very anxious seeing her mother being indifferent.
Old Lady Cui opened her eyes unhappily and scolded in a low voice, "She plotted to murder her own sister-in-law. Is this a minor offense? How can you expect me to come forward to save her?"
"Mother, our Cui family is so powerful now, why should we be afraid of the Si family? If you just ask my eldest brother to go to the provincial capital and tell them, won't Yuzhu come back?"
"Ouch, Mom, it hurts."
Old Lady Cui poked Madam Luo's temple. "You better be careful. Our current prosperity and your eldest son's rise to the rank of Fourth Rank official are all due to your eldest cousin's favor. Now is a crucial time to establish the heir. If we're not careful, our prosperity and wealth will vanish. Interfering with the government's judgment now would be like offering a knife to someone else."
Mrs. Luo said, "But Yuzhu is your granddaughter. She is the most filial to you, and you love her the most. Are we going to watch her being severely sentenced by the government?"
Old Lady Cui glanced up at her and said, "The Meng family is keeping a close eye on us now. If we interfere with the government's judgment today, the Meng family will impeach our Cui family in the court tomorrow in Kyoto, affecting the Second Prince's future. If your eldest cousin blames us, we will be in big trouble. You should carefully consider which is more serious. But don't worry, Yuzhu will not suffer in prison. Now, it's time for you to go home."
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"Put Luo and Ye in jail first, and bring them to court for sentencing soon."
It was originally a small case, but Luo was the granddaughter of the Cui family, and the victim was the daughter-in-law of the Si family, a prominent family. The prefect Qi Lianli found it difficult.
"Yes, sir."
"Wait, put them both in the No. 1 cell and let them recover from their injuries first."
Qi Lianli still had to give face to the Cui family.
…
The mass grave outside the city was overgrown with weeds, and a cold wind blew from time to time.
Si Chuyu considerately wrapped Lu Yuan in a cloak, and hugged her tightly for fear that the evil spirit would enter her body.
"Ayu, let me go. How can I find my older brother if you're like this?"
"It's too cold here, and it's easy to get hurt. Just wait here, and I'll lead them to dig and search."
"Don't worry, I will protect myself, let me go."
Si Chuyu couldn't persuade her, so he had to let her go, took her hand, and looked sideways at Aunt Xu, "Tell me quickly, where did you abandon the young master back then?"
"in front of."
Soon, Aunt Xu came to a depression next to a sycamore tree and said, "This is it."
"Are you sure it's here?"
Nanny Xu nodded. "There's no mistake. I came here with the Second Madam at that time. It was right next to the sycamore tree. No pit was dug to bury it. Madam asked us to throw it here and let..." The wild dogs shared the food. Nanny Xu didn't dare to say the rest.
The couple then took people to search nearby.
Most of the bones dug out were those of wild dogs and wild beasts, and a few were those of adults, who looked like they had been dead for more than ten or twenty years.
A small amount of silver ingots, jewelry, and rags were also dug out.
Unfortunately, the baby's remains were not found until the sun set.
"A Yuan, let's go back. After all, it's been over six years, and it's hard to find him. Let's go back and set up a memorial tablet for him, right?"
Lu Yuan was very sad. He had thought that he could find his elder brother's bones or swaddling clothes here and build a cenotaph for him, but now he could only erect a memorial tablet for him.
"Ayu, prepare some paper money, I think..."
"Okay, I'll arrange it right away."
A quarter of an hour later.
Si Chuyu accompanied Lu Yuan, who looked a little sad, to burn paper money under the sycamore tree.
"Brother, I'm sorry I came to see you so late. I'll take you to see your mother and brother soon, and you won't be alone anymore..."
Before leaving, Lu Yuan dug up some dirt from the spot where he had burned paper money and brought it back to the Lu family's ancestral grave...
Su Ningjie sat on the threshold of the yard, staring blankly at the village entrance. He knew he would be able to see his godfather and godmother tomorrow, but he was restless all day.
While drying peppers and picking tomatoes, I would think of my godfather and godmother’s family from time to time.
What's wrong with him? He's too greedy. Having a mother isn't enough, he wants his godfather and godmother to love him even more.
"Second brother." Su Ningwen came out of the main hall wearing the clothes newly made by Xiao Lingyu. "Take a look at this new round-necked robe with pear blossom embroidery in the color of Canglang that mother made for me. Is it nice?"
"It looks good." Su Ningjie turned around and said absentmindedly.
Su Ningwen frowned slightly, leaned on his shoulder, hugged his neck and asked softly: "Second brother, are you worried about something?"
"It's nothing, it's just that my brother and sister have been going to the bamboo forest these past two days while we were asleep. They're acting so mysterious and I don't know what they're doing. It's very close to Wufeng Mountain, and I'm worried they might encounter ferocious beasts."
Su Ningwen glanced at He Jianzhang and others in the distance and whispered, "Brother is very strong and will protect my sister. As for what they are doing, they will tell us when the time comes."
Su Ningjie nodded, "You are right."
"Tomorrow you and your brother are going to the county. Can you bring me some blank paper?"
"No problem, my second brother will buy you a few bags of walnut cookies to nourish your brain."
"Brother Jie, buy another ten pounds of walnuts on the way. The four of you brothers and sisters can eat three walnuts a day to nourish your brains." Xiao Lingyu came out with a moon-white round-collared robe and handed it to Su Ningjie. "Wear this when you go to the county tomorrow? Put it on quickly and show it to mother."
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