Chapter 540 Skeletons Discovered at Night
Miss Lu was overjoyed and immediately summoned the maidservant guarding the gate, "Quick, there's something here! Come and help!"
The little maid guarding the gate was startled, then turned around and ran over with a smile.
"Madam, did you really find silver?" the maid asked excitedly.
Miss Lu wiped the sweat from her forehead and said urgently, "Hurry up and help dig."
"Yes, Madam," the maid replied softly, picking up a piece of dead wood from the side to help dig.
The two dug for quite a while before finally managing to pull the contents out.
It is a sphere covered in black soil.
Miss Lu stared at it for a long time, then asked, "What is this?"
The little maid patted the dirt off the surface and asked, "Could there be a big piece of gold inside?"
Miss Lu was overjoyed and quickly snatched the ball, holding it in her hands and wiping all the black soil off.
However, the more she wiped, the more something seemed wrong, and gradually a human-shaped skull appeared before her.
"Ah!" Miss Lu was terrified, her face turning pale. She quickly dropped the skull in her hand and exclaimed in panic, "What? What is this?"
The young maid looked up at the skull, terrified, and quickly took a few steps back.
"Madam...it looks like a human head."
Miss Lu's face was pale, her clear black and white eyes bulging outwards. Pointing at the skull, she trembled and said, "A dead person is a dead person!"
As she spoke, she stumbled backward and fell to the ground, her right hand landing on a series of stone-like objects.
Before she could think much, she picked it up and saw a fair hand bone.
"Ah!" She suddenly threw the hand bone out and screamed again.
The young maid was so frightened that she turned pale and dared not step forward.
Miss Lu grabbed onto a tree trunk and tried desperately to stand up, but she was so nervous that she slipped and rolled into the pit they had just dug.
The moon is full today, and its light shines down, illuminating the entire pit.
Miss Lu looked up and found herself surrounded by skeletons.
It had a head, hands, and tiny feet. She screamed loudly and desperately tried to crawl out, crying, "Help! Help! Please save me!"
The maid standing to the side was stunned by the scene before her.
They, as maids, all knew that in a wealthy family like the Lu family, there were bound to be deaths in such secluded courtyards, but they never expected there to be so many.
Miss Lu was terrified and frantically scrambled out of the pit, crying, "Help me! Please help me, it's me!"
The maidservant snapped out of her daze and strode forward to pull Miss Lu out of the pit.
Miss Lu's eyes were vacant, as if she had lost her soul.
Their commotion was so great that it alerted the people in the mansion.
Soon, many maids, servants, and guards, unaware of what was happening, ran over.
Upon learning of this, Lord Lu immediately ordered his trusted servant, "Go! Stop them! Don't let them go to the abandoned courtyard!"
"Yes, sir." The servant quickly withdrew.
But it was too late; the maids and servants had already rushed to the abandoned courtyard after hearing the commotion.
Not only that, but also the guests who have come to attend the birthday banquet in the past few days.
Several of them were their distant relatives, local officials from outside the capital. Because a trip there would take more than ten days, they stayed at the Lu family's house for a few more days.
They all ran to see what was happening in the backyard.
By the time Lord Lu arrived, a large crowd had already gathered around the pile of bones.
Everyone was discussing it.
"With so many human bones, how many people must have been buried?"
"Yes, at least a dozen, no, it should be dozens, or even hundreds."
"How come there are so many human bones in Lord Lu's residence out of nowhere? Could it be that Lord Lu...?"
When Lord Lu heard this, his face turned ashen.
He walked over slowly and said, "Everyone must be tired. You should go back to your rooms and rest early."
Everyone immediately fell silent.
Lord Lu dismissed the crowd, intending to send them back to their rooms and then find a way to silence them.
Everyone seemed to have anticipated that someone would sneak out of the mansion to deliver the message.
Just as Lord Lu was about to collect the remains, officials from the court arrived.
A group of soldiers rushed into the mansion and wrapped the skeletal remains tightly.
Even if Lord Lu wanted to destroy it, he couldn't.
The next day, news of the Lu family's affair spread throughout the streets and alleys, and everyone was speculating about where the skeletons came from.
As Du Wanchun passed by the steamed bun stall, she overheard them speculating.
"It must have been one of the maids in the manor. I heard that Madam Lu disliked Lord Lu flirting with those maids. Maybe she was jealous and killed all of them."
"That woman is really vicious."
"yes."
Du Wanchun stopped walking upon hearing this, and raised the corners of her mouth in a mocking smile.
Even now that Lord Lu has been arrested, people only suspect his wife, which is ridiculous.
She returned home carrying the groceries she had bought.
Xiao Mianmian and Han Yan'er are at home.
During this time, because of the poisoned pastries last time, Han Yan'er felt guilty and would often come to take care of Han Yan'er.
Han Yan'er walked over with a smile and said, "Sister-in-law, have you heard? Lord Lu has been arrested."
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