"Hey, Siqin, you have to be patient when doing things. Gu Shi will naturally save Mrs. Gu, but whether she can save her or not is not up to her."
"Oh! Are you saying that Lord Shen is impartial and selfless and will definitely not let her show favoritism?"
"That's only one aspect. The important thing is that Dad won't let her save him."
"Why?"
"Just watch." Why not? To offend Lord Shen for a servant who wasn't particularly loyal? Dad wasn't stupid; how could he not figure out which one was more difficult to deal with?
"Well... what should we do next?"
"Let's get ready. Pick a suitable day and go to the prison to send her off. It will also be considered revenge for Auntie."
Siqin smiled with tears in her eyes. The Second Young Miss had finally made it. She had finally waited for this day! Gu Po was probably no longer a threat. When the Emperor gave his approval and Madam Jing came to formally propose marriage, our young lady would marry in style. Her life would be worth it!
Si Hua was also nearby, muttering, "Mrs. Gu is truly cruel. She actually killed someone else's son for her own son. Fortunately, Mr. Xu is brave enough. Otherwise, if it were someone else, I'm afraid they wouldn't have the courage to sue."
"He is brave, but even though he won the lawsuit, his family was destroyed. I heard that they had been dependent on each other since they were young, but now the elder brother is gone, alas!" It seemed like a big victory, but in fact he lost everything.
"Then...how about I go out and burn some paper money for Brother Xu?"
"Well, Sihua, you're so magnanimous, that's quite good. Just take the fifty taels of silver and give it to Xu Xiucai. Don't tell him it was me who asked you to do it."
The court triumphed, and Xu Xiucai wept bitterly before the courtroom, then helped the disabled Cai Shi back home. Yes, Cai Shi swore in court that she would remain Xu Housheng's widow for life, keeping vigil for his body and managing the household. Even the onlookers at the doorway shed tears.
What a heroine! What a heroine!
Xiaosui also followed them out of Jingzhao Prefecture, but looking at the two people in front of her who were supporting each other, she felt that she was a little redundant.
After taking a deep look at the two of them, she turned and walked towards the north gate. "Child, I have repaid your life-saving grace and my revenge. Now where should I go?"
Xu Xiucai completely forgot about the little beggar and walked with his sister-in-law to the place where his brother was buried outside the city. Just as he was about to burst into tears, he saw a man squatting in front of his brother's grave, burning paper for him.
Strange, who is this girl?
"Excuse me, young lady, who are you? Why are you burning paper at my brother's grave?"
Si Hua stood up and looked at the two pale-faced people, feeling sad.
"I heard that Brother Xu's injustice was redressed today. I came here specifically to tell him this good news. I hope he would feel a little relieved if he knew about it."
"You, do you also know about my brother?"
Si Hua didn't say anything, but took out a heavy package from his arms.
"This is for you. I hope your future life will be better."
Xu Xiucai's face was full of vigilance. He almost immediately thought that this was someone sent by the Xu family to bribe him in order to save Mrs. Gu. Just as he was about to refuse, his sister-in-law spoke:
"Take it, it's okay. Little girl, thank your master for me." This was the little maid who chatted with her until half the night last night. Now it seems that she did tell her those things on purpose.
"Sister Cai, what do you mean by master? I don't understand."
"I was wrong. Thank you." A smile appeared on Cai's face. Ever since someone falsely conveyed the order to cut spending, she knew that someone was seeking revenge for her. Someone was smarter than her and wanted to kill Mrs. Gu more.
Although I don't know whose maid this girl belongs to in the mansion, but apart from the second young lady, who else hates the Gu family more than me?
"You're welcome. I'll go back first. Goodbye, Sister Cai!"
Gu Shuang sat in the mansion and listened to the whole story of the lawsuit.
It turned out that the bad thing was caused by this Cai. As soon as Cai came to the court, she pointed out how Nanny Gu had used threats and bribes to make her infamous, and even threatened her family's lives to force her to marry her son.
At that time, Nanny Gu always acted in a high-profile manner, and only wished to have no direct evidence. She did not care much about covering up her means of spreading rumors and mental attacks. Therefore, she randomly found a few neighbors on the back street, and everyone said that this incident was true.
Seeing that the situation was irreversible, Nanny Gu endured ten beatings and insisted that Gu Shuang had no knowledge of the matter. Only in this way could Xu Xiucai's accusation against Gu Shuang be invalidated.
"Oh! She has been very devoted to me." After hearing this, Gu Shuang sighed softly. After all, she was the person he brought from the mansion. After many years of friendship, she was loyal to him.
Gu said to the servant, "Let's put it this way. It's not a good idea to ask Shen Yue directly for help in Jingzhao Prefecture. What if he suddenly goes crazy? Besides, if we bribe the chief officer, it will be a waste of time." Gu still had some brains and knew that she couldn't ask Lord Shen directly for help.
"Go and give some silver to the warden of the Jingzhao prison. Ask him to help prevent Madam Gu from suffering too much. Also, ask him to keep an eye out and see if we can visit her."
"Yes, I'll go right away."
Gu Shuang already had a plan. Killing someone means paying with one's life. Although he wasn't sentenced to death outright, he figured the retrial would be almost over after the Lunar New Year. He could find a replacement before the Lunar New Year, and then if the replacement died of illness in prison, no one would be able to say anything.
Yes, the simplest plan is the most effective. As long as we can bribe the jailer, bring someone in to visit him, and then switch things up, Nanny Gu will be safe.
She stood up and looked at Huixiang with a gentle expression: "Thank you for telling me this, but you found the account book a few days ago, why are you telling me about it today?"
Huixiang fell to her knees, knowing that this was the lady's final test for her.
"As the New Year approaches, Madam is troubled by many things. I dare not speak of them and displease you, so I had originally intended to speak of them after the New Year. Furthermore, I thought that Madam Gu had been by your side for many years, so perhaps I should give her another chance; perhaps she would come to her senses."
Gu Shuang looked at Huixiang who lowered her head, with contempt in her heart and eyes: Nanny Gu was unfaithful to me, and you are not a good person either!
It seems that after this matter is over, Huixiang can't stay too long, otherwise once she exposes the matter, my situation will be bad.
"Good boy, get up. You know, even if we rescue Mammy this time, she can't appear in public. I'll send her away from the capital. You're the only capable person around me, and I won't treat you unfairly."
Gu helped Huixiang up. The latter's eyes were full of desire for power. Great, the old woman was finally killed!
"Thank you, Madam!"
"By the way, did anyone notice you pawning the equipment in the warehouse?"
"No, no, I always go to a pawnshop far away, and I always change the location. No one has ever noticed."
"That's good, that's good. I trust you to do the job."
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