Chapter 182 Buried Alive
Chen Tang's eyes were cold. She was just wondering why the secret guards followed in, and there were two of them together. Generally, secret guards would not easily show their faces in public, especially since Chunlan was related to the feud between the brothers in the Marquis' Mansion, and Xie Guimo's help led to the breakup between her father and the second master's brothers. The old lady might not be happy about it, so she would naturally avoid her if possible. It turned out that she had to do so. It was not easy to send Chunlan to the Marquis' Mansion, but in the end she would be harmed by the second master, and then all her efforts would be in vain.
Chunlan was carried in, and the servant put down the stretcher. Chunlan looked at the Fourth Madam, tears welling up in her eyes, and choked up, "Madam..."
The fourth wife's tears also welled up in her eyes.
Chunlan was her dowry maid, and had followed her since she was a boudoir maid. Although they were master and servant, they were as close as sisters.
Ever since Chunlan was kidnapped and taken away from Beijing, she has been looking forward to returning to the Fourth Madam every day. She thought that she would never have the chance to see the Fourth Madam again in this lifetime. Unexpectedly, she would one day return to the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion and see the Fourth Madam again. For so many years, she has been keeping the secret that the Fourth Madam asked her to find out, and she has endured it day by day. Finally, it was worth it.
Chunlan burst into tears, and the fourth wife said, "It's my fault. I made you suffer..."
Chunlan shook her head, "I can see my wife again, and I will die without regrets in this life."
Chen Tang asked Manager Li, "Have you gone to invite father?"
Steward Li said, "I have already informed the Marquis."
The fourth wife's maid who had been missing for more than ten years was trapped in Wangzhou Baihua Tower. The second lady asked the prince of Jingyang to send someone to rescue her, and not to avoid the day when the eldest aunt returned home. It must be a big event. How could Manager Li dare not report it to Shen Sui?
Not long after, Shen Sui arrived, and with him came the second and third masters, and the King of Qi also came in.
Shen Sui walked in and asked Shen Tang, "What's going on?"
Chen Tang stood up, "Father, you should ask Second Uncle why he wanted to kill Chunlan just now!"
This sentence immediately attracted everyone's attention to the second master.
Chen Sui looked at the Second Master, who wanted to deny it, but when he made his move just now, Steward Li was there, leaving him no room for excuses.
The Second Wife said, "Today is the day when the King of Qi is accompanying Xi'er back home, but the Second Miss allowed a prostitute to come into the mansion. This is really rude!"
After all, there was only this sentence. Chen Tang said coldly, "What are Second Uncle and Second Aunt afraid of?"
"Who, who is scared?!"
Although the Second Wife spoke toughly, her voice was trembling and anyone with ears in the room could hear it.
Chen Sui looked at Chen Tang, and Chen Tang said, "Chunlan disappeared on the day my mother gave birth to me. When my mother was alive, she suspected that Chunlan and Second Aunt Sun's daughter Qiaohui disappeared together, and that it was related to Second Brother's being stolen. She asked my father to look for Chunlan all over Kyoto. Today, I brought Chunlan into the mansion to let my father and grandmother ask Chunlan together, if she knows anything?"
Chunlan looked at the fourth wife, "Madam..."
The fourth wife said, "Tell me everything you know."
Chunlan nodded, wiped away her tears and said, "On the day when Madam gave birth, Madam went to the Jokhang Temple to burn incense. When she came back, Madam had already given birth. Madam went to see Madam. When she returned to the North Courtyard, she faintly heard a baby crying along the path. Then she saw Qiaohui, the daughter of Madam Sun, who was by Madam Second Madam's side, sneaking out of the house with a food box. Madam thought it was strange, so she asked me to go and see..."
"I followed Qiaohui out of the house and watched her leave the city. She found a deserted mountain and dug a hole under a big tree. I was still feeling strange when I saw Qiaohui take out a baby from the food box and wanted to bury him alive..."
"I knocked Qiaohui unconscious and carried the child out..."
Hearing this, Shen Tang couldn't hold back his excitement and asked, "Is the child a boy or a girl?"
"It's a boy," Chunlan replied.
"My second brother is still alive?" Shen Tang's heart was about to jump out of his throat.
Chunlan shook her head, "I don't know..."
"When I carried the young master out, he was still alive. I wanted to secretly take the child back to the Marquis's residence and hand him over to the Madam for disposal. But on the way back, I ran into a few hooligans who targeted me. I couldn't escape, so I had no choice but to put the food box containing the young master in a carriage parked on the side of the road. The hooligans caught me and sold me to a trafficker, who later sold me to Wangzhou Baihua Tower...
"Whether the young master is dead or alive, or where he is, I don't know..."
She could hardly protect herself at that time, how could she protect the young master?
Chen Tang was somewhat disappointed, but more of a relief. After all, Chen Xian had told her in her previous life that her second brother had been buried alive.
As long as you are not harmed, there is still hope of survival.
Shen Sui sat there listening. Since he believed that Shen Ying was not his biological child but the daughter of his second wife, he had somewhat believed what Jiang said about giving birth to twins, a boy and a girl. Now, hearing with his own ears that his newborn son was almost buried alive, Shen Sui felt heartbroken, feeling guilty towards his deceased wife and even more so towards his newborn son.
He couldn't protect either of his two sons, and he didn't even believe in his existence.
The old lady's face was pale, her hands and feet were cold, and she could barely hold the Buddhist beads in her hands.
The Second Madam pointed at Chunlan and looked at the Fourth Madam, "I have no grudge against my Fourth Sister-in-law, why did she want to frame me like this?!"
The Fourth Madam always knew the situation of the Fourth House and never had any enmity with the First and Second Houses. She just lived her own life behind closed doors. However, Jiang lost her eldest son and her newborn son was stolen away, and the Fourth Madam couldn't bear it. Now Chunlan has been found and told the Second Madam about the evil things she had done. The Second Madam did not repent and instead turned around and accused her of framing her.
Although Chunlan was not brought back by her, she was her maid. Back then, she followed Sun Mama's maid Qiaohui under her orders. If the truth cannot be revealed today, the fourth housewife will not have to stay in the Marquis' Mansion any longer.
The fourth wife said, "If I frame you, how will it benefit me or our fourth room?!"
The second wife said coldly, "Who knows what evil intentions you have?!"
The Fourth Wife had never argued with anyone, but facing the Second Wife's shameless sophistry, she was so angry that she was speechless.
Chunlan was loyal to the Fourth Madam, and couldn't bear to see the Second Madam slandering the Fourth Madam like this. She sat on the stretcher and looked up at Chen Sui, "Those hooligans who arrested me back then, one was called Rolling Knife Meat, one was called Er Gouzi, and the other was called Shou Hou. The three of them caused me so much trouble, and I will remember them even when I die!"
"They claim to be well-known in the capital. Although fifteen years have passed, they may not have all gotten what they deserved. My Lord, just send someone to investigate. As long as there is one alive, they will know that I did not lie."
Chen Tang immediately looked at the secret guards, "Since he is a famous ruffian in Kyoto, the Dali Temple must know about it. Go to the Dali Temple and ask. If there is still someone alive, bring him here."
The secret guard received the order and left.
When the secret guard went out, Chen Tang gave Ginkgo a look and Ginkgo also went out.
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