"Old lady, this was found from the cracks in the rocks under the rockery." Aunt Gui lowered her head and handed over the bundle.
Old Madam Ren glanced at the Fifth Madam and Ren Yaoyu, and signaled to Madam Gui to open the bundle.
Nanny Gui placed the bundle on the kang table, turned around and untied the bundle. Suddenly, her frightened gasp was heard in the room.
Old Mrs. Ren frowned and took a look, then her pupils suddenly shrank and her face turned ashen.
Everyone looked at the table on the kang with curiosity, only to see that the autumn-scented bundle had been spread out on the table, with a white rag doll in the middle. The rag doll, which was the size of an adult's palm, was covered with all sorts of messy symbols painted in red cinnabar. It was shocking at first glance, and no wonder the usually calm Aunt Gui gasped when she saw it.
Everyone present could see that this was a curse technique circulating among the women in the backyard.
Wrap the dried Yin-Yang grass with white cloth to make a human shape, sew the birth date of the cursed person on it, and draw the curse spell with dog blood.
Old Madam Ren cast a stern gaze at the two maids who had fallen to their knees in fear. "How dare you do such a filthy thing in this mansion!"
The two maids trembled and fell to the ground, begging for mercy: "Old lady, please spare us, old lady, please spare us..."
In large families, such deviant practices were taboo, especially for the head of the household, who would not tolerate such behavior. If a servant was implicated, they would be reported to the authorities and publicly beaten with a hundred lashes.
One hundred lashes of the board in the yamen was actually equivalent to taking someone's life.
The eldest wife also said with an ugly face: "You are too foolish, how could you do such a thing! We in the Ren family cannot tolerate servants using such shady means! You...ah..."
The maid with the mole on her face seemed to react. She suddenly turned her head and looked at the pale Ren Yaoyu. Suddenly she crawled a few steps on her knees and rushed over: "Eighth sister, help me, Eighth sister, save my life——"
The Fifth Madam was furious when she saw this and kicked the maid in the chest, cursing, "Shut up!"
The maidservant, however, was determined and shouted without hesitation, "These are Eighth Sister's things. I just took them out and buried them as ordered. I don't know the inside story!"
Another maidservant who was only busy crying also sobbed and said, "Old Madam, how dare we use such things to curse our master? We are really just following orders."
If the eighth sister was dragged into this, the Ren family would not send them to the yamen for the sake of face.
Old Madam Ren looked at Ren Yaoyu coldly: "What's wrong with you?"
Ren Yaoyu's legs were weak, and when she heard the question, she cried out "Wow!" and burst into tears.
The Fifth Madam was furious. She stepped forward and kicked the two maids to the ground, no longer caring about her own image and scolding them: "You two are traitors! How dare you throw such dirty water on your own master? You are tired of living!"
Ren Yaoyu was already frightened by the atmosphere in the room and was on the verge of a mental breakdown: "I was just having fun, I... I... I didn't use dog blood, I used cinnabar... Third Sister won't die..."
But this statement admitted that it was she who did it.
Ren Yaohua, who was mentioned by name, looked stunned and subconsciously looked at the doll on the kang.
Mrs. Wu was so angry with her daughter that she wanted to slap her and call her "idiot!" But it was too late for her to curse now.
Seeing everyone in the room looking at the mother and daughter with complicated expressions, the Fifth Madam barely suppressed her anger and turned to the old lady with an apologetic smile, saying, "Mother, Yu'er is young and doesn't know the seriousness of the matter. It was just a play between sisters, but it turned out to be such a thing. She was simply instigated by the people below and actually didn't understand what she was doing. This time, it's also because your daughter-in-law didn't discipline her properly. I hope you will forgive her this time."
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