Chapter 528: Pretending to be crazy
This happened to the Ma family. Whether Hongyu was cured or not, the family would probably be pointed at and discussed by others. It was bound to be uneasy.
I don’t know whether it will affect the marriages of my daughters and sons in the future.
The more Wei thought about it, the more annoyed she became. However, she didn't dare to say anything in front of Song Laibao. She just sighed and went to the kitchen to cook dinner.
Song Laibao looked at Hongyu who was talking to the chickens in the pen in the corner of the yard, and sighed.
It gets dark early in winter, and farmers go to bed early after dinner.
Hongyu seemed to be very sleepy as well. During dinner, while being fed by Weishi, she fell asleep on one side before she finished eating and almost broke the dishes on the table. In the end, Song Laibao carried her to the bed.
Although it is a bit strenuous, it helps to sleep at least a little, and others can have some peace and quiet for a while.
After a busy whole day, Song Laibao, Wei Shi, and everyone else in the family went to bed early.
The night is getting darker.
Thin clouds were floating in the sky, covering the crescent moon in the sky, and even the moon in the sky became hazy.
Hongyu, who was originally lying on the bed, breathing evenly and snoring a little, suddenly opened her eyes.
He put on his clothes quietly, got out of bed, left the house, left the yard, and hurriedly walked west.
On a winter night, even without strong winds, the cold was as sharp as a knife, causing pain on the face. Hongyu's face was red from the cold, but this did not affect her hurried steps at all.
After going around the nearby farmlands and all the way to the wasteland, Hongyu stopped under a big willow tree.
He found a handy stick nearby and started digging under the roots of the willow tree.
After a cup of tea, Hongyu took out a wooden box from the pit she had dug under the roots of the Liu tree. She weighed it, shook off the dirt on it, and opened it carefully.
In the faint moonlight, one could see that there were several gold hairpins, gold bracelets, some silver bills, silver ingots and so on in the box.
The yellow and white thing still glowed brightly even in the faint moonlight.
Fortunately, the things are still there.
Hongyu let out a breath, closed the box, wrapped it with cloth, put it back in the pit, and prepared to bury it again.
Just after pushing a handful of soil, Hongyu was suddenly startled.
This thing is still there, why did the people in the county government say they found it? The prison had just been robbed in the morning, and she was almost exposed, but she was released in the afternoon. Could it be that...
Hongyu suddenly panicked and didn't care about the wooden box. She was about to run out. But as soon as she raised her foot, several dark shadows appeared in front of her and surrounded her.
Hongyu took two steps back and fell under the roots of the willow tree, looking at the people around her with horror.
The lanterns lit up, and the faces of the people around were clearly visible. They were the runners in the government office, and...
Ding Gaochang! Hongyu's pupils suddenly shrank and her face turned pale.
"Now that things have come to this, let's tell the truth." Ding Gaochang snorted coldly.
Hongyu bit her lip, a gleam of light flashed in her eyes, and she suddenly burst into tears. She kowtowed to Ding Gaochang several times, "Sir, please spare my life, sir, please spare my life. I was indeed pretending to be crazy, but there was nothing I could do."
"That day, I followed Madam's instructions, bought cakes, looked at the ingredients, and went to Madam's parents' home to deliver some things. When I returned, Master, Madam, and everyone else..."
"I was so scared that my legs went weak. I just wanted to report to the police, but I got scared again before I even walked out the door. I was afraid that if I reported to the police, I would be arrested as the murderer, and my whole family would be poisoned, and I would be the only one who would be safe. No matter what I said, the government wouldn't believe me."
"I thought about it and realized that if I was wrongly accused like this, no one would clear my name. Then I suddenly came up with an idea. I took some valuables from my home and buried them, pretending that it was done by robbers. I also pretended to be crazy in order to save my life."
"Sir, I have no choice but to do this. It was wrong of me to pretend to be crazy, but I am not the murderer. I have not done anything bad. I just want to save my life."
"Please, sir, forgive me this time."
Hongyu cried bitterly, her face was red because of the cold and tears, and her forehead was swollen from repeatedly kowtowing. Hongyu was originally pretty, and in this cold winter day, her little body was shivering, looking so pitiful.
It's a pity that Ding Gaochang was not moved at all. Instead, there was a look of sarcasm and mockery on his face.
"You mean, weren't you responsible for the deaths of more than a dozen people in the Ma family?"
"Of course not!"
Hongyu hastily argued, "The Madam and the Master have been so kind to me, and they even prepared a dowry for me so that I could get married. I am very grateful to the Madam and the Master, so how could I have the intention to harm them?"
"If you don't believe me, go ask around. Everyone around me knows that I am very popular in the Ma family. I live a good life. I don't have to worry about food and clothing. The lady gives me a lot of rewards. I often praise the master and the lady for their kindness..."
"So you've gotten used to this kind of life and don't want to leave, so you hooked up with Ma Liangcai, intending to become the young lady of the Ma family."
Ding Gaochang interrupted Hongyu and said, "You and Ma Liangcai were secretly having an affair. When Jiang Shi found out, she didn't get angry. She just asked you to stay with Ma Liangcai and said she would give you a status in the future. But she asked you to drink contraceptive medicine every day to prevent Ma Liangcai from making a fool of himself by having a child before marriage."
"And you, with a clear conscience, became Ma Liangcai's maid, only thinking that one day you would be able to fly up to the branches of the family and become the legitimate master. But the good times didn't last long. Ma Liangcai arranged a marriage. Miss Meng was well-educated and well-mannered, and her family background was much higher than that of the Ma family."
"The Ma family wants to find a good marriage for their son so that Ma Liangcai can rise to prominence in the future. Of course, they have to show their sincerity. But if the Meng family knew that Ma Liangcai had a maid by his side before he got married, they would definitely be very unhappy. So the Ma family decided to send you away."
"When you learned about this, you were furious. You negotiated with Madam Ma but to no avail, and were scolded and threatened. Even Ma Liangcai did not defend you and only wanted to send you away as soon as possible. You were filled with hatred for this, so you found arsenic and planned to poison Madam Ma and Ma Liangcai to vent your hatred."
"But you are worried that if only Madam Ma and Ma Liangcai died, the investigation will lead to you. So you might as well go all out and poison everyone in the Ma family, take away their money, and then pretend to be frightened and crazy, just to try your luck!"
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