Chapter 111: Death of Aunt Gui (5)
"My Shen family doesn't support treacherous people. Even if Mammy goes to the underworld and turns into a fierce ghost to seek revenge on me, I won't be afraid. I might even have to fight Mammy again." Her words were colder than her smile: "It's not me who betrayed Mammy, it's Mammy who betrayed me."
"It's a pity for Madam's grandson and son. Second Aunt is always ruthless in her actions. Madam may be reunited with them soon."
“No…” Aunt Gui shuddered, tears and snot already flowing into one pool, crying pitifully: “Please, save them…”
“I’ve said it before, a servant who betrayed his master is not worth my bother.” Shen Miao’s words were cruel and cold: “Standing by and watching is the greatest mercy I can offer.”
She slowly leaned forward, as if whispering to Aunt Gui when she was a child, and said lightly: "Because of the relationship between master and servant for more than ten years, I came to see Aunt Gui for the last time."
"Madam Gui, have a safe journey."
A touching smile bloomed on her smooth little face. Her originally cute and delicate face was now cruel and heart-wrenching.
Before Nanny Gui could say anything, she saw Shen Miao stand up and put on her cloak again. The hem of the cloak cast a pale light in the darkness, like white paper money flying from a coffin. The shimmering lantern was carried out of the house. The moment the door was closed, everything fell into darkness again, and despair surged up from everywhere.
Outside, Bai Lu and Shuang Jiang breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Shen Miao coming out, and helped Shen Miao turn around and leave.
After they left, a woman’s figure appeared among the flowers. She looked at Shen Miao’s back, then at the tightly closed door of the woodshed, revealing a look of resentment.
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After several days of autumn rain, the sky finally cleared up.
Everything in the general's mansion seemed to have returned to its former tranquility, but the medicinal fragrance emanating from the east courtyard from time to time still reminded people of the turmoil that had occurred in the Shen Mansion a few days ago.
Shen Qing's sanity seemed to be gradually returning, at least she wasn't going berserk like before. However, Ren Wanyun was afraid she would be further provoked, so she had been confined to Caiyun Garden for the past few days, not allowing her to leave. She was even more worried that Shen Qing would commit suicide, so she watched over her constantly. Consequently, all the affairs of the mansion were handed over to Chen Ruoqiu. Ren Wanyun rarely left the courtyard, giving Shen Miao a rare few days of peace and quiet.
But this doesn't mean nothing happened. A few days later, Nanny Gui was finally executed. The charge was that she secretly colluded with criminals and intended to murder Shen Qing. Now, no one in the Shen Mansion mentioned Shen Qing's matter to Shen Miao anymore. It wasn't because the matter was already settled, but because Shen Miao's words in Rongjing Hall that day made these people hesitant and afraid to act rashly.
He didn’t dare to touch Shen Miao, but he still dared to touch Gui Ma, the wet nurse beside Shen Miao.
According to the mansion's laws, Gui Mama was to be caned to death. Generally speaking, if a slave committed a crime, he would be executed. Serious cases were caned to death, while more common ones could be dealt with by taking a bottle of medicine. In any case, the indenture was in the hands of the master, so no one cared whether he lived or died.
But Nanny Gui's death was truly tragic. Her limbs seemed to have been broken alive. Not a single bone in her body was intact, and blood was gushing from all seven orifices. She looked extremely horrible. Even the servants carrying the corpse were afraid to look at the corpse, and yet Ren Wanyun still asked Shen Miao to collect the body.
Xianglan, the maid sent by Ren Wanyun, came over and said, "Madam said that although Nanny Gui committed a crime and was executed, she was still Fifth Young Lady's servant. Therefore, Fifth Young Lady will have to arrange the burial. They have placed Nanny Gui's body in the courtyard of the west yard. Fifth Young Lady, go and take a look."
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