"What's the rush, Auntie? The clan chief hasn't arrived yet."
"What do you want by calling the clan chief in the middle of the night? Do you want to rebel against heaven?"
Su Yujiao sat inside the room and said through the screen, "Second Aunt will know when the clan leader arrives."
"What's the rush? Could it be that Second Aunt has done something wrong and is afraid to face the clan leader?"
Wang immediately jumped up and down: "Who did something wrong, you little... Humph, I won't stoop to your level."
"I'd like to see how you explain this to the clan leader later!"
Soon, the clan chief, supported by others, walked over unsteadily and asked what had happened.
Bai stepped forward and said, "Clan leader, my sister-in-law has just given birth and is too weak to shed tears. Let my granddaughter-in-law speak instead."
Suddenly, Madam Bai's expression changed, and she pointed at Xiao Hong with a pained expression: "This maid wants to ruin our Lu family and make it childless!"
Bang!
After Bai finished speaking, she threw the three dolls with needles on the ground.
One of the dolls had Zhou Ge'er's birth date and time written on its back, and a yellow talisman was pasted on the front of the doll.
The other two are the same, only with different birth dates and times written on them.
The reason why Bai was so angry was because Zhou Ge'er was also implicated.
Although Zhou Ge'er has been adopted by Su Yujiao, he is still her own flesh and blood. How could she bear it when her own child was cursed?!
Sorcery!!!
Everyone was shocked. Who could have cursed a newborn child? This was incredibly malicious!
Wei Yingzi stepped forward and recounted the details, and even led people to see the place where the pit was dug.
The old patriarch was furious and cursed the Lu family descendants, which was no small matter.
This matter must not be let go easily!
"Tell me, who ordered you to do it?"
Xiao Hong didn't struggle at all and readily confessed to Xiao Zhu's involvement, recounting the entire incident in detail as if spilling beans.
She wasn't stupid; she was just a maid who followed orders and didn't want to take the blame for Xiao Zhu's actions.
Besides, she was unwilling to do such a despicable thing in the first place, and she was even afraid that her child would come after her for her life.
I've heard that ghost babies are the most terrifying vengeful spirits, their lingering presence capable of scaring people to death.
It was Xiao Zhu who threatened her parents' lives, forcing her to do such a harmful thing.
Xiao Zhu rushed forward and started beating Xiao Hong, accusing her of being a traitor and slandering others.
"Su Yujiao, you bitch, you framed me on purpose."
"You are so cruel. You even cursed your own child to frame me."
Little Zhu was raving and cursing, reacting agitatedly, trying to get away with it.
Xiao Hong spoke up: "This servant has evidence."
"The birth date and time written on the back of the doll were written by the Fifth Young Mistress herself."
“Hmph, that’s because someone imitated my handwriting,” Madam Zhu immediately retorted.
Xiao Hong glanced at her: "Handwriting cannot be used as evidence; the ink used to write is the evidence."
“That ink was personally bought for the young master by the Fifth Young Mistress; it cost one hundred taels of gold per piece.”
"The Fifth Young Mistress said that her children should use the best."
"At the time, I was curious about what was so special about this ink that made it more expensive than gold?"
"Therefore, while the Fifth Young Mistress was selecting other things, I asked her a question."
"The shopkeeper said that the ink contains a special material that turns golden when heated, which symbolizes passing the imperial examination with flying colors."
"The material is extremely rare, which is why it's expensive. Moreover, that ink is the store's prized possession; there's only one of its kind."
The clan chief's face was grim. He ordered someone to invite Manager Liu from the Ink Treasure Shop, and also ordered someone to search for the ink in Little Zhu's room.
Bai also took the cursed doll close to the fire. After a while, the originally black birth date and time gradually turned gold.
Bai threw the doll covered in silver needles at Xiao Zhu's face, angrily shouting, "You wretch, what else do you have to say?"
"It wasn't me, it was this vile maid who conspired with that bitch Su Yujiao to scheme against me."
Xiao Zhu still refused to admit it, so Bai got angry and slapped her several times.
The clan chief didn't have anyone stop them. Old Zhu didn't say a word. She knew perfectly well that Baozhu was most likely behind this.
She was thinking about how to save Xiao Zhu's life after she was caught red-handed.
If this is true, it's no longer a matter of whether to stop or not; it's about people dying.
Soon, Manager Liu from Mobaozhai arrived, and the ink stick was found.
"Manager Liu, is this ink stick from your shop?"
Manager Liu recognized the ink as his own at a glance, and pointed to the inscription on the ink stick: "This is the mark of my Ink Treasure Shop."
"It was bought by this lady for her young master."
"Price: One hundred taels of gold."
"I have also brought the account books. Please take a look, Elder."
After the clan chief finished reading, he threw the account book at Little Zhu's face: "Little Zhu, what else do you have to say?"
"It's a misfortune for my Lu family to have produced such a vicious woman as you."
"It was just a few words between sisters-in-law, and you're going to curse her child to never be reborn?"
"How could there be such a vicious person in the world!"
"Guards! Serve the family discipline!"
"Give her twenty lashes first, and we'll discuss the rest when the Zhu family arrives."
The women present turned pale with fright at the mention of being flogged, as flogging was usually used to punish men who broke family rules.
After all, she was going to be stripped down and publicly flogged; a woman's reputation was of paramount importance.
How can one face others after having their pants pulled down in public?
Bai and Li retorted without mercy, "Serves them right! The wicked will surely be punished."
“Last year she tried to use this trick on her younger siblings, and this year she’s getting her comeuppance.”
Little Zhu kept crying and begging for mercy. Old Zhu was about to speak when the clan chief cut her off: "Zhu family, how could your Zhu family raise such a vicious person?"
This statement was an insult to the entire Zhu family. Although Old Madam Zhu was angry, she had nothing to say.
Xiao Zhu then pleaded with her husband and parents-in-law.
Lu Youcai had long disliked Xiao Zhu Shi; she was ugly, had a bad heart, and was from the countryside.
If his grandmother hadn't forced him, he would never have married her.
After marrying her, he never treated her sincerely. He felt disgusted just looking at her round face and pig-like nostrils.
Also, because Xiao Zhu was of low social standing and often ridiculed by her friends, he had long hoped that Xiao Zhu would die soon.
That way, he could marry a beautiful second wife, since the Lu family had a ridiculous rule that men couldn't take concubines.
As for Xiao Zhu's parents-in-law, they would certainly not speak up for her, as they looked down on this daughter-in-law from a humble background.
Moreover, she is so vicious, and she did something stupid that was exposed in public. Only a fool would help her.
It's good that this low-class daughter-in-law is dead; at least the fifth son can find a daughter from a high-class family.
Even if they are forced to separate in the future, the second branch of the family can still rely on in-laws instead of the first branch.
Little Zhu saw through everyone's true colors and started cursing and crying like a shrew.
In the end, she was stripped of her pants in public and forced to sit on a stool to be beaten with a cane.
She bled after only three blows, and Little Zhu was in excruciating pain, so she placed all her hopes on Old Zhu.
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