Chapter 42: Contempt in the Eyes
The tearful little face suddenly became happy again before the fear had time to subside.
Seventh Aunt said.
As long as she is obedient and doesn't let Lord Li find any clues, they can kill Chu Jiuning together.
after.
The Duke's wife will give one third of Chu Jiuning's property to her as her future dowry.
Speaking of dowry.
She was always unhappy.
Although her mother had been preparing for her since she was born, she always felt that it was too little. She wanted at least one hundred more to be dignified and have a grand wedding.
If Chu Jiuning's things could be added in, she would be able to proudly step in and marry the Crown Prince, let alone marry a prince.
"Are you sure mother said one-third? Not one-thirtieth?"
"Oh, Second Miss, you are the treasure in the Madam's hand. As long as the status of your fiancé is high enough, she would be willing to give you half, not to mention one-third."
Song Ruier immediately understood, greed flashed in her eyes, and she nodded.
That's exactly the case.
So she had to marry His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so that her mother would generously give her all the dowry.
So many years.
She always knew that her mother was partial to her brother and gave him all the good and expensive things. She could not compare to her brother in anything. She even felt that sometimes she could not compare to An Yinyin.
If her father hadn't always secretly given her some things and money, she would still be angry.
If she could completely gain pride and self-respect by stepping on Chu Jiuning, then she would be willing to do so!
"Miss."
Nanny Seven squeezed Song Ruier's shoulders with a serious expression.
"Please take back your happy expression. This matter is very serious. We must not make any mistakes, otherwise everyone in the Song family will die."
Now it has really come to the point where it is either you die or I live.
She really didn't expect that the lady and the young master would be so crazy.
She just had the room set on fire to scare the young ladies and bring the disaster to Chu Jiuning, so that she would know how powerful the Marquis' Mansion was and be obedient in the future.
But I didn't expect it.
In order to restore their status and position, the lady and the young master resorted to such a vicious scheme.
The Duke went to the farm these two days, saying that he had something to do. In fact, she knew that he must have taken Xiaokui to have some fun. She hoped that these things would be resolved smoothly before he came back.
These years.
The Duke has been secretly keeping a mistress and even has illegitimate children, but he never mentions it openly, so his wife pretends not to know.
after all.
The two of them each have their own secrets, and neither can control the other. The Duke feels aggrieved, and Seventh Ma knows it, but... but if it weren't for the Madam and the Young Master, he wouldn't be able to be the Duke.
"I'll change my clothes and leave."
She was brought out of the fire scene, her clothes were all black. Although the maid had washed her and changed her clothes, she still wanted something more expensive.
Nanny Qi came to her senses and grabbed her and said anxiously.
"Don't change anymore, young lady. I specially changed you into something not so expensive and gorgeous. The more destitute and frightened you are, the easier it is for people to believe you. Young lady, you must play this trick well, otherwise it will really get bad. And don't forget what this old servant told you."
"Okay."
Song Ruier looked at the clothes on her body and frowned.
Those who came were all officials and ladies from noble families. It would be too rude of her, the future crown princess, to do this.
He frowned and rushed to the new yard.
Song Ruier looked up.
Looking at the mess and darkness in the new yard, as well as the corpses of the servants, she screamed and fell to the ground.
The Duke's wife was very pleased with her performance, and she hurried forward to hold her in her arms, saying with tears in her eyes.
"It's not that I don't agree with Rui'er coming out to meet everyone, it's just that she's been so scared that she's a little out of her mind, and I don't know if what she says will be of any use."
Mrs. Chen took a few steps forward and looked at the unharmed Song Ruier. She felt heartbroken and then waved to the court doctor.
The doctor came forward immediately.
"Please sit down, Miss Song, and I will take your pulse."
The Duke's wife held Song Ruier's hand tightly, praised her performance with her eyes, and then helped her walk towards the chair while deliberately stumbling.
Song Ruier was extremely nervous and afraid of being exposed, so she had to close her eyes tightly.
But just close your eyes.
The scene of the fire burning wildly would appear before her eyes, and everyone screaming in fear, crying and panicking would appear in front of her.
Tears of fear kept falling and the body trembled.
The Duke's wife was extremely satisfied.
But only Song Ruier knew that she was not acting at all.
The situation was extremely critical. Those sisters were good friends who grew up with her, but she watched them die.
That's when Ah Da rushed in.
In fact, the person closest to the place was not her, but Chen Qingwu, whose position was also quite dangerous. When she saw Ada going in, she rushed to Ada and asked Ada to take her out, but Ada turned his face away and pushed her into the sea of fire.
Sparks flew everywhere and the scorching heat enveloped them tightly. They were all brought up in pampered surroundings, with delicate skin and fair flesh. At that moment, they could hear the sizzling sound of the meat being roasted. They had just called for help when thick smoke rushed over again. They were choked and blackened, and soon felt so uncomfortable that they could not breathe.
They originally had a chance to escape.
When Chu Jiuning was renovating the yard, she designed an escape route, but those locations were sealed off by her mother in advance, and even the windows were locked.
Coupled with their panic and unfamiliarity with the new yard, they had nowhere to escape and were eventually burned to death inside.
"You've had quite a shock. Drink some calming soup and get more rest."
After the doctor finished speaking, he turned around and went to prepare the medicine. The Duke's wife breathed a sigh of relief and stepped forward to say.
"Okay, I'll go make the medicine right away."
Lord Li, the Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple, Lord Wu, the Minister of Justice, and Lord Sun, the Vice Minister, arrived extremely quickly, riding their horses so fast that they were all sweating when they entered the palace.
As soon as Mrs. Li saw her husband coming, she threw herself into his arms and cried until she almost fainted. Mr. Li hugged her tightly, his eyes red.
In the end, he had no choice but to suppress his sadness and take people to check the scene.
The adults quickly discussed the case with each other and understood almost everything in half a minute.
The Minister of Justice, Lord Wu, looked coldly at the Duke's wife, Song Jinhuai, and Song Ruier, and then looked coldly at Chu Jiuning, but with a hint of contempt.
These people are all suspects!
But not long after, Lord Li came back with a look of horror and dejected spirit.
The Duke's wife saw a flash of guilt in her eyes. She had already ordered her servants to turn the fire scene upside down and remove some traces, for fear that they would find something when they came.
Seeing this, Mrs. Li was completely desperate and cried softly.
"Was it burned to ashes and the body could not be found?"
But even if it is burned to ashes, the jewelry and other things will always be left behind, and there will always be traces to be found.
Mrs. Chen's back stiffened when she heard this, her snow-white face almost transparent. She was a little unsteady on her feet, almost leaning on the housekeeper, her red lips trembling, and she bit her lips as she cried.
"No, even if it's just a handful of ashes, I will take her back."
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