The news that the Assistant Minister of Justice wanted to re-examine the case of Guo falling into the well and come to the mansion to search soon reached Bai Muyang's ears.
Bai Muyang dropped the pen in his hand to the ground and was stunned for a moment.
"Is there any other hidden story behind the falling into the well?" Bai Muyang asked in a low voice.
Back then, his mother fell into the well, which was a huge blow to him.
When he was young, he saw with his own eyes his mother's body being salvaged, and then he fell seriously ill, had a constant fever, and had a near-death experience.
It took him several months to recover. When he woke up, the dust had settled and the Ministry of Justice told him that there was conclusive evidence that his mother had fallen into the well.
Could it be that...
Bai Muyang got up and went to his mother's yard.
His mother's yard is very clean.
Before, when he was sick and weak, the Ding family wanted to occupy the yard, and he fought hard to protect it.
However, Ding still disgusted him and secretly made the yard a mess.
Bai Muyang had to clean up by himself.
In the past few years, he has grown stronger and no one dares to touch this yard anymore.
But he basically never came here, and let Uncle Fu clean up everything.
Because as soon as he enters this yard, he will think of the past.
Thinking back to when he was young, his mother was very kind to him, but things changed after she knew about Ding's existence.
He became indifferent, became manic, and became unlike his mother.
He would also think about his mother's appearance after her death...
He didn't dare go in.
Now, stepping into a place I haven’t been to for a long time, I have a feeling of both strangeness and familiarity.
In winter, all the leaves in the yard have fallen, leaving only bare branches.
Bai Muyang walked closer and saw the well, his face turned pale.
Wei Qing was investigating by the well. He heard footsteps and looked up to see Bai Muyang.
Wei Qing saw his expression, stood up, wiped his hands, and walked in front of him.
"Young Master Bai." Wei Qing called out.
Bai Muyang was still staring at the well, blankly.
Wei Qing patted his shoulder: "Brother!"
Bai Muyang finally came back to his senses, looked at Wei Qing, and forced a smile.
"Let's chat." Bai Muyang said.
He didn't call Wei Qing 'Lord Wu', but just chatted with him as friends and relatives.
"Do you know something? My mother..." Bai Muyang suppressed his excitement, "If it's inconvenient to say, you don't have to tell me."
"Your mother didn't abandon you." Wei Qing said.
Bai Muyang was stunned for a moment, with a complicated expression, as if he wanted to cry, but also wanted to laugh, but finally he calmed down.
Bai Muyang nodded: "I understand, you go ahead and get busy."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Bai Muyang returned to his room, closed the door, sat on a chair, lowered his eyes, and stood motionless, like a statue.
His mother didn't abandon him...
This means his mother was murdered.
He closed his eyes and thought seriously about that day for the first time.
He had never dared to think about it carefully, but this was the first time he recalled all the details.
That day, when his mother opened the door, she was dressed in clean clothes and had done her makeup. Although her face was a little pale, she looked in good spirits. His mother smiled gently at him and held him in her arms.
It had been a long time since his mother had hugged him so gently. He leaned in his mother's arms, feeling very happy and cherishing her.
His mother's gentle voice sounded in his ears.
"Mumu, I've figured it out. Love and affection are just fleeting. From now on, we should just live a good life together."
"Mom will go meet some shopkeepers later to get the business started again."
"Mumu, can we move to grandpa's house in a few days? Grandpa's house has a big yard and a library. You can read books in the library."
As she spoke, her expression was gentle and her eyes became brighter and brighter.
Bai Muyang took a deep breath and felt a pang in his heart.
His mother has already planned the future and she really doesn't want to die.
Such a bright future, clearly within reach, yet...
Bai Muyang was breathing heavily, his eyes full of hatred.
…
Wei Qing searched the entire yard inside and out.
It's been a long time and there's basically nothing to find.
He also summoned all the servants who had worked in the Bai Mansion for more than twelve years for questioning.
There are not many servants who have worked in the Bai Mansion for more than twelve years. There are eight in total, two of whom are the maids serving Ding, and the other is Uncle Fu.
Wei Qing spent a particularly long time questioning the nanny next to Mrs. Ding.
This also made Ding extremely uneasy.
When the two maids came out, Mrs. Ding immediately called them over for questioning.
Whatever the minister asked them, she asked them to repeat it word for word.
After hearing the news, although there was no news that was unfavorable to her, Mrs. Ding was still extremely uneasy.
She did not sleep all night, and the next morning she wrote a letter to her great-grandfather Wen and asked the servants to deliver it.
Great-grandfather Wen was a Shangshu, and that man was just a Shilang. The higher the rank, the more powerful he was. As long as Great-grandfather Wen gave the order, he would not be able to investigate!
It'll be fine.
Ding kept comforting herself.
Suddenly, the door opened. Ding was startled and turned around to look.
When she saw that the person coming was Bai Xuyang, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Xuyang, why didn't you knock on the door when you came? I was scared to death." Mrs. Ding said, patting her chest.
Bai Xuyang held a letter in his hand and handed it to Ding.
Mrs. Ding looked at the letter with a displeased expression: "Xuyang, this is the letter I sent out. Why did you take it back?"
"If I don't take it back, I'll just wait for you to do something stupid?"
Ding's expression suddenly changed: "Xuyang, have you read this letter?! You..."
"I know who you are sending it to without even looking. Why are you sending him a letter at this time? Do you think he will meet you?" Bai Xuyang said indifferently.
"So you know me and him..."
“I saw it when I was a kid.”
When he was a child, he saw her sneaking around and out of curiosity, he hid in her carriage and went out, only to see an extremely disgusting scene. Thinking about it now, he felt like vomiting.
Mrs. Ding's face turned red, but she felt ashamed when she looked at her tall son in front of her.
She took a deep breath. Wasn't she doing all this because she wanted her and her daughter to live a better life?
"Why do you say he doesn't see me?"
"Are you important, or is his official position important?" Bai Xuyang asked.
Of course, his official position was important, otherwise he would not have abandoned her to marry the eldest princess's adopted daughter.
"Why doesn't he just issue an order and tell the man surnamed Wu not to conduct the trial? How could a single sentence affect his official position?" said Mrs. Ding.
"He is not only a minister, but also General Gu's son-in-law." Bai Xuyang said.
Yes, that person has General Gu's support behind him, so naturally he can't be as obedient as others...
"General Gu's son-in-law can't just arrest people without evidence."
"Do you still remember Doctor Wu?" Bai Xuyang asked.
"Who is it?" Ding obviously didn't remember.
"The person who was responsible for Guo's fall into the well case back then." Bai Xuyang said.
"What happened to him?" Ding asked anxiously.
"The minister went to find Doctor Wu." Bai Xuyang said.
Ding took a deep breath and felt a headache.
She was very good at manipulating men. When she encountered this kind of situation, her first reaction was to ask a man for help. She had always been helped by someone before, but this time she encountered a tough guy...
"I have a way." Bai Xuyang said.
Ding looked at him expectantly: "Xuyang, what do you have in mind?"
"Killing someone to silence them means there is no evidence after death, so naturally they won't find you." Bai Xuyang said expressionlessly. In his eyes, killing was as common as cutting vegetables.
Ding's eyes lit up.
Yes, kill to silence them, kill everyone who knows about it!
Doctor Wu, and those two maids!
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