Lord Shen sat in the hall, listening to the three people arguing and making a fuss, and felt a headache. How could this murder case be so confusing coming out of their mouths?
"Sir! This maid was originally kicked out of the house because she was foul-mouthed and talked about her master. Now she is taking revenge for personal gain. You can't believe a single word she says!" Mrs. Gu was filled with righteous indignation, pointing at Xiaosui and retorting as if she had suffered great humiliation.
"Sir, Mrs. Gu is as vicious as a snake and scorpion. She did this all because of her youngest son! Everyone in the mansion knew that her son was crying and making a fuss at home, and was on a hunger strike because he couldn't get Sister Cai.
As a result, not long after she asked me to deliver the meal, Brother Xu died of illness, and Sister Cai unexpectedly became her daughter-in-law. This is clearly murder and wife-stealing!"
Xiaosui was also very angry. These things were obviously true. Why didn't the adults torture Mrs. Gu immediately?
If I can't sentence her to death, I'm afraid I'll be dead if she goes back today. Besides, the child said that the nobleman would be very unhappy...
"Sir, it's true that my son married Cai, but that's because after Empress Xu died, Cai became a widow, with a bad reputation, and no one wanted to be associated with her. We married her out of pity, and it was a blessing for her to marry my son."
Speaking of Cai, Mrs. Gu was no longer so flustered. Although Cai had been indifferent to her when they first married, ever since she was kicked out of the second gate by the mistress and beaten, her temperament had softened considerably and she was respectful to her. She didn't know if she had changed her mind or if she had finally figured it out and was afraid.
"Sir Shen, although my sister-in-law is still unmarried and her husband is dead, she is definitely not a fickle person. I believe someone is forcing her to do something. Sir, please summon her to confront her."
"Xu Xiucai, please be careful. Cai is my daughter-in-law. When did she become your sister-in-law?" Gu looked at Xu Xiucai with displeasure, but the latter ignored her.
"Call Mrs. Cai." Lord Shen ordered, and the yamen runners immediately went to do it. However, Mrs. Cai arrived almost immediately, unlike the time it took to find Mrs. Gu.
Lord Shen looked down and saw that it was a very young lady, but her face was haggard, as if she had been crying, and like Xu Xiucai, she had a white scarf tied on her arm.
And looking at the way she walked, one of her legs was severely lame, and her whole body was crooked when she walked forward.
When Xu Xiucai saw Cai again, he was shocked to see her current state. He gritted his teeth and said, "She was forced into this! She was tortured into this state!"
Cai knew what was going to happen today even earlier than Mrs. Gu.
Last night, I was bored and chatting with the maid in the mansion. Somehow we got to talking about a servant in the mansion who had an epidemic. He first had a high fever and then fell into a coma. Then he coughed and had difficulty breathing, lost his sense of smell and taste, and finally died of general fatigue and high fever.
Cai suddenly remembered the appearance of her fiancé when he died. How could it be such a coincidence?
"So how was it handled later?" Cai's heart was pounding, and she felt like she was almost at the edge!
"Then it must have been pulled out and burned! Sister Cai, you can ask your mother-in-law, she is the one who is responsible for this matter."
boom!
Something exploded in Cai's mind. It was indeed so... It was indeed so...
"Sister, Sister Cai!" The little maid shook Cai vigorously, not knowing what she was in a daze. "There's another thing. Isn't it strange? Xu Xiucai, who lived on the street behind our mansion, has returned and has a little beggar at home. Who do you think that beggar is?"
Xu Xiucai? Little beggar? Cai shook his head mechanically.
"That's Xiao Sui, the one who was kicked out earlier for stealing the lady's things! How pitiful, now wandering outside the mansion. Why do you think Xu Xiucai brought her home? Did he want to raise her as a child bride?
. . . Sister, sister! Tomorrow is the day to distribute winter clothes. I heard that even the government will have a holiday tomorrow. Look at me... "
Xu Xiucai was her fiancé's younger brother, Xiaosui... the little girl who used to run out of the house to play. Cai Shi remembered hearing someone say that she brought him food.
Tomorrow is my last day in office... I'll raise a little beggar at home...
So that’s how it is!
Ignoring the little girl's chatter, Cai stood up and returned to her room. Without lighting a lamp, she silently cut off a piece of white cloth and tied it tightly around her arm. So it was tomorrow...
When Cai walked into the hall, she found that her lame foot was not as serious as she appeared.
But firstly, he was filled with a thousand emotions, and his steps were somewhat unsteady; secondly, he had known that Mrs. Gu had been called away by the government officials, so he knew something big must have happened today, and he was just pretending to do it for everyone to see!
My dear mother-in-law, today it is your daughter-in-law's turn to take good care of you.
When Mrs. Gu saw the white scarf on Cai's arm, she immediately felt something was wrong and asked cautiously, "Xiao Cai, what's wrong with you?"
Regardless of her question, Cai knelt on her knees with a thud. The force was so strong that even Lord Shen felt a pain in his knees.
"Sir, please do something for my dead fiancé and for me!" Xu Xiucai knocked his head to the ground, his eyes moist, and Gu Pozi was furious. Xiaosui breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this should be done.
The situation in the lobby was completely reversed because of Cai's arrival. Every word and every complaint was heartbreaking to those who heard it.
Over here in the Xu Mansion, Gu's situation was not much better. She was pacing around the room in a hurry.
On the side, Huixiang, the maid who has been quite trusted by Gu recently, saw this and was happy in her heart: This old woman is finally in trouble. As long as she dies, I will be the most capable person around the lady!
"Madam, please take a seat. Everything will be alright. Even if the Jingzhao Prefecture had the guts, they wouldn't dare do anything to you. Especially with the trumped-up charge of 'allowing a servant to commit murder.'"
"What do you know!" Gu said angrily, completely losing her usual composure and airs. "I'm worried something might happen to Madam Gu!"
Huixiang hated this Mrs. Gu in her heart, but she also knew that her friendship with the lady was much deeper than hers, so she couldn't say anything bad about her.
"Yes, Madam Gu will be fine. I heard that Sister Cai has already gone to court to testify. She is very filial to Madam Gu. As long as she goes, everything will be fine."
Gu finally calmed down and slowly sat down on the edge of the bed.
In fact, it was a bit unfair for her to allow the servant to commit the crime. It was only after Cai had married into the family that she heard about the involvement of Empress Xu.
But why would she care about such a small matter? Besides, Nanny Gu was quite smart and didn't leave any obvious evidence. If that was the case, then she might as well just pretend she didn't know.
Where did Xiaosui come from?! Damn it! Why did she soften her heart when it was time to uproot the weeds? She was so decisive when she advised me back then. She's really gotten older and her heart has softened!
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