Chapter 332: Money is not a problem
He took Xu Miaomiao's hand, took a step towards her, comforted her, and said, "No matter what, this matter cannot be blamed on you. You are just worried about them. Even if something happens, everything is up to me. Don't worry too much."
When Xu Miaomiao heard Song Wushao's comfort, she immediately relaxed and nodded at him. To her, Song Wushao's words seemed to have magic. As long as he opened his mouth, Xu Miaomiao felt that there was nothing in the world that could bother her. Seeing that Song Wushao had said so, Gu Yuanniang didn't want to disturb him any further and quietly retreated.
After the woman died, the house became much quieter. It was said that Song Wushao also found a reason and stuffed candy into the house, and no yamen runners came to inquire about the matter. It turned out that Xu Miaomiao killed the woman. Although the woman had done many evil things, she was not an unforgivable person after all. Xu Miaomiao quietly laid a straw mat and buried her properly.
I thought the matter was over, but who would have thought that the Xu family was still unwilling to let it go. Madam Zhang, upon hearing about this, immediately came to the door.
When she saw Madam Zhang, Gu Yuanniang was a little nervous. She hugged Ling'er tightly in her arms and stepped aside.
Xu Miaomiao was a little surprised when she saw Madam Zhang, but she thought she must be here for the maid's matter, so she asked her to sit down and said, "Madam Zhang, I understand your intention today."
"What do you understand!"
Madam Zhang adjusted her sleeves in dissatisfaction when she heard this, and walked back and forth in the room, saying anxiously: "Originally, Qingshan and Gu Yuanniang were to be married, and I had already agreed, but why did you keep pressing on? We should have let the girl go early, and we wouldn't have to worry about reporting to the authorities. Wouldn't it be good for us to get along with the master family at a distance? But you insisted on reporting to the authorities, forcing that family into a dead end. After all, that maid is a member of my Xu family, and she has served in my house for so many years. You killed her with just a few words, and even made up a trumped-up charge. How can I explain to the master family?"
Xu Miaomiao was stunned when she heard this. She immediately sat up and looked at Madam Zhang and continued, "Madam, have you forgotten how that couple insulted Mr. Xu that day? Have you forgotten that your family is in such a desolate state today because your good master threatens you every day. He is afraid that your fame will surpass theirs and they will not be able to control you anymore, so they used some tricks on you."
"But even if that's the case, so what? Isn't our school living in peace and stability now? You insisted on killing that woman. That woman is their niece and is related to our family by blood. How can we explain to their family if you do this? The relationship between our Xu family and their main family has been completely severed. How can Qingshan live in this capital? Our Xu family is small in number and relies on the mercy of the main family. That's why we, the side branch, are able to survive. But now that they have lost a life, how can we stay safe in the capital in the future!"
Xu Miaomiao couldn't help but be silent after listening to these words. Mrs. Zhang's words were all for the glory of their Xu family, and she didn't consider Gu Yuanniang at all. Or to put it another way, in their eyes, Gu Yuanniang had never been the daughter-in-law they recognized.
Seeing this, Xu Miaomiao shook her head helplessly and said, "It was indeed me who killed that woman."
Then Xu Miaomiao waved again to the servant next to her.
The servant immediately brought a plate, and Xu Miaomiao lifted the red cloth inside. Madam Zhang's eyes widened in shock. There was one thousand taels of silver laid out on the plate. Looking at this scene, Madam Zhang was a little puzzled, but her eyes could not leave the silver in the plate.
Seeing this, Xu Miaomiao slowly spoke: "There are 1,000 taels of silver in here. You give this silver to them. 1,000 taels in exchange for an insignificant life must be worth it."
"You!" Madam Zhang wanted to say something else, but she was afraid that Xu Miaomiao would take the silver back in a fit of anger, so she immediately picked up the silver and hurried away.
After seeing Aunt Zhang leave, Gu Yuanniang dared to slowly walk out of the house and looked at Xu Miaomiao, still a little surprised: "It was obviously their problem, why are we the ones who have to pay the money in the end?"
After hearing this, Xu Miaomiao touched Gu Yuanniang's hairline and continued, "After all, I was the one who killed that man. Although he is guilty, he is not unforgivable. After thinking about it, I feel guilty towards his family. If the Xu family really cares about our family and is a benefactor, they will naturally hand over the silver to their family. This way, it won't be considered unfair to them, and it can be regarded as a small sin on my hands!"
"What crime have you committed?" Gu Yuanniang said in dissatisfaction after hearing what Xu Miaomiao said: "I am the one who harmed them to this extent. What does it have to do with you? Besides, it was obviously that woman who did so much evil and sought her own death. Don't say that again in the future."
Seeing Gu Yuanniang's coquettish look, Xu Miaomiao didn't know what to say anymore, so she quickly took Gu Yuanniang's hand and nodded: "Okay, whatever you say is what I will do."
After Madam Zhang left, the Xu family indeed became much more peaceful. No matter whether it was their main family or their side branches, nothing particularly serious happened. It seemed that the one thousand taels helped to handle the matter very well.
Xu Miaomiao wanted to go in here and couldn't help but smile bitterly. To them in this era, human life was often worth more than these dead things. It was ridiculous that a life could be bought with just a few dozen taels of silver.
But there are some people who are willing to spend all their fortunes in order to save their lives. Compared with this, the gap is still too big.
Xu Miaomiao expressed her feelings, sighed helplessly, stood by the window, and looked at the flowers falling from the roof.
Seeing this, Song Wushao quietly walked behind Xu Miaomiao, picked her up by the waist, gently rested his head on Xu Miaomiao's shoulder, looked at Xu Miaomiao and slowly said, "Recently, the department store incident must have annoyed you a lot. Look at how thin you are getting. I told you to eat well before, but you must not have taken it to heart."
Xu Miaomiao coveted Song Wushao's warm embrace, immersed in it, and acted coquettishly to Song Wushao: "Who said no, I eat three bowls a day."
(End of this chapter)
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