Chapter 221 Shui Ling takes the blame and commits suicide
"Not good! Not good at all! You beat and scolded me, blaming me for everything." Shui Ling roared, "You even blamed my name for the two times you fell into the water!"
Li Yulan clenched her fists. This little bitch doesn't seem to be acting!
She choked with sobs and said sadly, "I just had a fever and was feeling unwell. I hit you. Can I apologize to you?"
Shui Ling shook her head, no longer able to distinguish what was reality and what was acting.
Will the lady apologize? How ironic.
She really wanted to go up and expose the young lady's true face, but she couldn't. She shook her head and said, "This servant will never forgive you. It's a pity that you were not implicated. Jiusu is quite smart."
Yi Hui and Lord Li looked at each other without saying a word.
Suddenly, Shui Ling pulled out the dagger hidden in her sleeve.
She stabbed it directly in the neck, smiled bitterly, and fell to the ground, bleeding at Li Yulan's feet, screaming in fear.
Lord Li stood in front of Yi Hui to prevent her from witnessing such a bloody scene, "Someone! Drag her out and throw her away. How dare you do such a cruel thing!"
Li Yulan was kneeling on the ground, her clean pink clothes splattered with blood, which was very scary.
She explained with a trembling voice: "My daughter didn't know there was such a despicable maid around her. I beg father and mother to forgive me."
Lord Li said calmly, "Since it's the maid's fault, it has nothing to do with you. Go back. You can't go out without my order!"
Li Yulan kowtowed, and her expression could not be seen clearly.
"yes."
After she left, Yi Hui sighed and looked up with resentment, "You clearly knew that Shui Ling, a little maid, couldn't make the decision. It must have been Li Yulan's idea. Why did you let her go back? She's really too shady!"
The adopted daughter doesn't know Susu's identity, but targets her everywhere.
It's obviously jealousy at work.
Marquis Li advised, "Don't push her too hard. She'll bite if pushed too hard. If we keep her by our side and trap her in the Marquis' Mansion, she won't do anything bad. Actually, I'm a little curious. Where did the Third House find Yu Lan? Is it really just a coincidence? But don't overthink it. Maybe I'm just being suspicious."
Yi Hui also doesn't have the ability to worry.
She warned, "You must protect our Susu. She just called me mother."
"What?" Lord Li asked in shock, "Why didn't you call me?"
Yi Hui's lips curled up, "Maybe you're too harsh? Susu is now a third-rank official in the court. As a marquis, you should help her more. If she's happy, she might call you."
Lord Li smiled and said, "She is quite capable. She actually created so many good things."
I feel proud when I think that the first female official in our dynasty was their daughter.
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By hiring a lot of people, Chenjia Village can build more than a dozen houses a day. They have also learned how to use stoves and dug a lot of coal. Everything is developing in a good direction.
Jiusu looked at batch after batch of fine salt.
She said, "Send it to the Prince's Mansion in Shengjing. Remember to keep a few jars. I want to give out gifts during the New Year."
Qian Junjie agreed, and then reminded: "Master, your young master Jiang is here."
The two came to the lounge.
Jiang Jing said, "Our people discovered that the tobacco merchant has also come to the Chamber of Commerce, but we don't know who he is. His method has always been to drag others into the business and conduct transactions privately."
Jiusu said: "When I go to the Chamber of Commerce, please pay attention."
Jiang Jing looked up, his eyes revealing guilt.
"I'm afraid I can't go with you. The Emperor has ordered you and me to supervise the salt production. If we both leave here, we will be criticized. I will stay to supervise the salt production and help you take care of the Marquis and his wife."
"Don't worry, I can do it." Jiusu chuckled and leaned closer, "Don't forget, I'm the chosen daughter of the God of Wealth."
Jiang Jing admitted that he couldn't help much even if he went there, at most he would just be an extra thug. "Be careful on the road, and keep in touch."
We are going to Lingcheng tomorrow.
At night, Jiusu tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. She got up and said to Zitan, "I'm going to the government office secretly. Don't alarm anyone."
Zitan felt hot in his heart as he looked at the lady in her nightgown.
"You better be careful."
Is the young lady going to be a chivalrous woman, like in the storybooks, enforcing justice on behalf of heaven and burning down the county government office at night? She looked in the direction of the county magistrate, her eyes tinged with fire, as if they were really on fire.
He found the back door, pried open the lock, and slipped in.
The security here is not strict, and no important criminals are being held here. No one will break into the prison, and no one will mess with the Zhang family.
In order to get closer to Chen Zhao, Lu cooked in the kitchen.
In the basement room near the kitchen, the oil lamp was still on. At this moment, an exhausted old woman walked out of the house. She was holding a wooden basin and sitting next to the water tank.
Jiusu stepped forward and called softly, "Godmother."
Mrs. Lu paused holding the stick. She straightened up, took a long pause, wiped her hands on her clothes, and turned back with a smile: "Su'er, why are you here? Why are you wearing that?"
Jiusu raised his hand and shook it.
"I brought you some midnight snack."
"It's cold outside. How about..." Mrs. Lu turned around but couldn't find a suitable place. "Let's go to the kitchen."
Jiusu asked casually, "Are you washing clothes?"
"Oh, yes, if the clothes are dirty, just wash them." Mrs. Lu smiled.
Suddenly, a fat woman came out and saw Mrs. Lu. She threw her clothes into the basin, yawned, and said arrogantly, "Wash my clothes quickly. I need to wear them tomorrow. I'm talking to you, do you hear me?"
Mrs. Lu laughed awkwardly a few times.
The fat woman frowned, walked towards her and pushed her hard.
"I'm talking to you, do you hear me?" He continued sarcastically, "You don't think it's the general's wife, do you? If you offend the old general, forget it."
Mrs. Lu lowered her head and became secretly worried when she mentioned Chen Zhao.
Jiusu said coldly: "If you don't know how to wash clothes, then don't wear them at all."
The fat woman is the boss chef here.
She put her hands on her lumpy waist and said in a rough voice, "Hey, where did such a beautiful girl come from? Why did she choose the Chen Zhao family? Could it be that Zheng Rouer?"
The woman knelt at the gate of the county government office every day, refusing to eat or drink, and fainted several times.
It's really annoying, and the county magistrate is afraid that someone will be killed.
She was always asked to deliver meals. It was a long way from here to the gate of the yamen, and she was exhausted every time.
In the dark night, Jiusu's eyes flickered slightly.
"You can come closer and take a look."
The fat woman took a closer look and was so frightened that her legs went weak. As a cook, she was very gossipy and knew everything about Su Ming County.
He fell to his knees.
"Jiu, Lord Jiu."
Jiusu asked back: "You still recognize me? Then do you know that she is my godmother? How dare you bully her?"
"I know, I know." The fat woman nodded like a chicken pecking at rice. Then, she found an excuse and said, "Master Jiu, Chen Zhao bullied you so much, am I not helping you vent your anger?"
Jiusu said: "Then go to the jail and beat up Chen Zhao. Why are you bullying an unarmed old woman?"
The fat woman quickly apologized: "I was wrong. I will never bully her again."
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