Chapter 17 Qiu Ju is dead
Through their conversation, Li Wanqing roughly understood why the original owner and others encountered those things.
It's nothing more than a wealthy family having three wives and four concubines, and then fighting for their children.
It seems that the lady of the house has found a good marriage for her daughter, and the concubine also wants to make plans for her daughter.
When the lady's daughter went out, he hired someone to kidnap the girl, thinking that a good marriage would fall into the hands of his daughter.
The lady of the house is no pushover either. After finding out the truth, how could she let the concubine and her daughter go?
That was about what happened, and Li Wanqing thought it was over. But then the scene suddenly changed.
The lady came to another place, which was obviously her daughter's boudoir.
An antique bed and a dressing table filled with jewelry.
The lady quickly walked to the bed and sat down, looking at the person on the bed and crying.
Li Wanqing walked closer and saw that the person on the bed was the young lady that the original owner had served. Li Wanqing recognized her at a glance.
The reason why Li Wanqing was so impressed by her was because when this young lady pushed the original owner out to block the attack, the original owner looked back in disbelief. This glance made a particularly deep impression on the original owner, and Li Wanqing remembered it.
But the lady is now so thin that she looks unrecognizable.
Moreover, his eyes were staring straight at the ceiling, which looked abnormal.
"Yue'er, mother is telling you, mother has avenged you. That bitch Qiao Niang is dead, and her body has been thrown into a mass grave for wild dogs to eat.
And that little bitch Xin'er, now your father is watching over me and I'm going to spare her life for the time being.
But don't worry, I won't let her go. I will make her taste every sin you've committed. I will make her wish she were dead, but she can't live.
"Yue'er, I'm sorry, I didn't protect you well." The lady said with tears streaming down her face.
"Mom~." The lady on the bed called out weakly.
"Yue'er, are you calling mother? Yue'er, call her again." The lady was stunned for a moment and then said anxiously.
"Mom~." The young lady called out again, and then burst into tears.
"Oh, my poor daughter, my Yue'er~" The lady also hugged her daughter and cried.
They cried for a long time, until both mother and daughter had no strength left, and then they stopped sobbing.
"My dear daughter, stop crying. Tell me, where is Qiuju? Did she betray you?" Qiuju's body was not found at the scene, and the carriage and money were gone.
The lady suspected that Qiu Ju had betrayed her daughter and ran away.
However, her daughter has been in a daze and hasn't said a word since she came back yesterday, so she didn't ask.
Now that her daughter has recovered, she must get to the bottom of it. No matter who it is, as long as they have wronged her daughter, she will not let them go.
Thinking of Qiuju, the young lady's eyes flashed. She still couldn't forget the look of disbelief in Qiuju's eyes when she pushed her to block the knife for her.
"Qiuju is dead," the young lady whispered. She had pushed Qiuju out herself, and she had watched with her own eyes as she was kicked down the hillside by the robbers.
"What did you say? Qiuju is dead? Then why didn't we see Qiuju's body?" the lady asked in surprise.
"Yes, Qiuju is really dead. She died while blocking the knife for me. Qiuju was originally helping me escape, but the bandits caught up with us.
Qiuju stood in front of me to protect me and was stabbed by the gangster. Afterwards, I saw the gangster kick Qiuju down the mountain. The lady didn't say that she pushed Qiuju out to block the knife.
However, he did not go against his conscience and say that Qiu Ju was a traitor. He still had some conscience.
"She was still somewhat useful, and it was her duty to protect you. Now that she is dead, forget it. So, I will give you Qiuwen to replace Qiuju." said the lady.
"Mom, Qiuju is a good person. If she hadn't taken the knife for me, I would definitely not be alive. Find someone to burn more paper money for her so that she won't be short of money over there.
And when the time comes, I’ll keep nagging her to reincarnate as soon as possible and not come back to me again.” The young lady would often dream of Qiuju’s shocked eyes.
Qiuju has served her for so many years, and the young lady still has some feelings for her. Besides, she was the one who pushed Qiuju out to take the blame, so she feels guilty, so doesn't she dream about her often?
Seeing her daughter's guilty look, the lady knew that there was something hidden that she didn't know.
She knew her daughter well, and it was very likely that Qiu Ju was pushed out by her.
But Qiu Ju was a servant, so it was only natural for her to take the blame for her master. She had seen life and death so often over the years that she didn't think it was a big deal.
But my daughter is young and kind-hearted, so I will set up a memorial tablet for Qiu Ju in the temple, light a perpetual lamp, and spend a little money to make my daughter feel at ease.
Thinking of this, the lady said lovingly, "Qiuju is a good person. Mother will set up a memorial tablet for her at Guang'an Temple and light a perpetual lamp. May she ascend to heaven soon."
"Okay, mother, please send someone quickly." The young lady thought that Qiuju would not come to find her since she had someone to worship her in the temple.
"Bajiao, you go." The lady ordered directly.
"Yes, ma'am." A maid who had been standing beside the ma'am walked out.
"Okay, mother has sent someone to go. You take good care of yourself and I will find a good family for you in the future," said the lady.
"Mom, no one wants me anymore. Everyone knows that I was kidnapped. No one wants me anymore." Thinking of her experiences in the past few days, the young lady started crying again.
"Yue'er, don't cry, mother won't let anyone know, I've brought everyone who knows to the farm.
And you are innocent. When my mother sent people to find you, you were still fine. Have you forgotten?"
The lady was lucky. The robbers wanted to sell her to a brothel, but they didn't touch her in order to get more money.
They didn't dare to make a move locally, and wanted to go to the provincial capital to sell more silver and avoid the influence of the young lady's father.
The family reacted quickly. When the young lady did not arrive at her grandfather's house at the appointed time, her grandfather immediately sent people to look for her along the way.
He also sent a letter to his own daughter, and everyone searched together, and finally found the girl before she was raped.
Knowing that the young lady was not abused, Li Wanqing also breathed a sigh of relief.
This era is too harsh on women. If a woman loses her innocence, it can be fatal.
Just when Li Wanqing was relieved that the young lady was not raped, she was woken up.
"Wife, wife, wake up, it's time to eat." Gu Yan had already prepared the meal.
Li Wanqing opened her eyes and saw Gu Yan standing in front of her.
She was stunned for a moment, and when she thought of the scene in her dream, her heart suddenly felt relieved.
The first was that although the young lady had been kidnapped, it was a false alarm. Although she had pushed the original owner to block the knife, she had also asked her mother to set up a memorial tablet for the original owner in the temple, which could be considered as offerings.
The most important thing is that since the original owner was presumed dead, she is safe.
In fact, she had always been afraid of being found, but now she can rest assured. Even if she is seen by acquaintances in the future, she can deny it.
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