The rebirth of the poisonous girl is back
Chapter 122
Chapter 122
After the second wife Yang Qizhen disappeared, there were many versions of rumors in the market, the worst and most unacceptable one was that Yang Qizhen was unwilling to keep the vacant house all year round and abandoned the second master to elope with other men.
The second master is a straightforward military commander. Although he is not as noble as a literati like Jing Yuhuan, he is also a strong man. He has not heard from Yang Qizhen for several years. He has doubts in his heart, but he has never made it clear. That's all.
Now that he heard Jing Lan's words, Jing Yutang realized that he had wrongly blamed his wife. She was clearly murdered and embedded in the east wall. She died without rest for several years, but he thought she was really with other men eloped.
Apart from Jing Lan, Su Aoyu, Qing'er and Jing Se who accidentally overheard the truth six years ago, no one else knew about the second wife's pregnancy.
In fact, it was not that the second lady concealed it intentionally, but that she was brutally murdered by Su Aoyu before she could tell the old lady.
When Su Aoyu heard the news that Yang Qizhen was pregnant, she couldn't help thinking of her and Zheng Yong's first child. At that time, she humbled and begged Zheng Yong's mother to let her stay. As long as she could stay by Zheng Yong's side, she would be happy. She is also willing to let her be a concubine, but Zheng Yong's mother would not accept such a thing at all. Even though she knew that Su Aoyu had her son's flesh and blood in her belly, she still did not hesitate to find someone to take the child in private for the sake of safety. Zheng Yong's reputation, after all, the Yang family's family rules are strict, and Zheng Yong is the grandson who returned with his mother, and he got a woman pregnant outside before he was married. If this kind of thing spread, it would definitely damage the Yang family's reputation.
This incident directly became Su Aoyu's nightmare back then. She couldn't sleep all night, and the dream was full of bloody children asking why he took his life in such a cruel way.
Therefore, Su Aoyu hated everyone in the Yang family to the bone, including Yang Qizhen, a rival in love.
It was only during the day that Yang Qizhen was found out to be pregnant, and at night she asked Yang Qizhen to be lured out and killed without mercy.
The first killing made her feel a monstrous pleasure of revenge, and her mind has been distorted ever since.
What Jing Lan said surprised not only the second master Jing Yutang, but also the old lady.
She looked at Jing Lan excitedly, "Lan'er, you said your mother was pregnant when she disappeared?"
"Grandson dare not lie." Jing Lan stood up with the support of the old lady's maid, Mo Mei, "My mother suffered from morning sickness in the past few days, and I invited the doctor to come to see her. The doctor asserted that she was pregnant, but during the day The person who was overjoyed to find out that she was pregnant disappeared without a trace at night, no matter how you ask, I heard that the maids and women in Xueyuan don't know how mother went out and what she went out for."
The old lady pondered for a moment, then fixed her gaze on Jing Yuhuan.
When Jing Yuhuan was looked at by the old lady, he felt guilty, and hurriedly said: "The old lady is very aware, my son will never dare to do such an outrageous thing."
How could the old lady calm down her anger over such a big matter, her eyes almost spit fire, "Then tell me, why is the body of the second daughter-in-law in Luoxia Pavilion?"
Jing Yuhuan clenched his fists tightly. At this moment, he regretted letting that damned Taoist priest do it. If he didn’t do it and prevent the Taoist priest from discovering the secrets on the wall, then all the truth would disappear with Su Aoyu’s madness, and it would be impossible for him to be discovered again. people know.
Now that the trouble has reached such a point, it is no longer something that can be solved privately. If someone dies, he must go through the government, and he is the right minister of the court, but his wife has a life on his hands. No matter how this kind of matter is finally concluded , he will be affected.
When the atmosphere was at a stalemate, Madam Xie trotted in, panting, "Madam, Jing Zhaoyin has already brought someone here."
The old lady frowned, and ordered in a deep voice, "Let Lord Fu Yin come in!"
Not long after, Jing Zhaoyin walked in.
Along the way, Madam Xie had already explained the situation in the house. Jing Zhaoyin had some impressions about the case of the second wife of the Right Prime Minister, Mrs. Yang. Back then, she let it go because she couldn't find anyone for a long time. The body of the second lady was found embedded in the wall.
Jing Zhaoyin was really taken aback when he heard about it, and thought that Nanny Xie was trying to scare her.
Xie Momo explained again and again, Jing Zhaoyin brought people here in a hurry, and after greeting the old lady, he first fixed his eyes on the dismantled wall of Luoxia Pavilion, and asked, "I don't know how convenient it is now?" Let the government bring people in to handle the case?"
Jing Se hurriedly said politely: "Master Fuyin, please."
When Jing Zhaoyin saw Jingse, he remembered the last time he came to Youxiang Mansion because of the counterfeit. He had seen this girl's extraordinary wisdom and calm demeanor. Seeing you now, he felt very happy and curled his lips. With a polite smile, "Miss Jing, please take us in."
Jing Se nodded and said, "It should."
After speaking, he took Jing Zhaoyin to the courtyard.
Half of the wall was demolished, and the general outline of the corpse could be vaguely seen, but the corpse was mixed with the soil of the wall base, and if it was torn apart forcefully, it would only completely shatter the skeleton.
Still in the middle of the journey, Jing Zhaoyin was thinking that it would not be difficult to take out the corpse completely. Now that he saw it, he realized that it was one thing to hear about it, and another to see it with his own eyes.
Standing in front of the east wall, Jing Zhaoyin frowned in thought.
Jing Se came over and said with a smile: "My lord, I think this kind of thing should be easier for you to do. The yamen servants you brought may usually like to do rough work. It must be the first time for everyone in today's situation. It can be seen that there are inevitably some things that are not done well, but their operations are different, they have come into contact with various corpses, and there must be a way to remove the corpses."
Jing Zhaoyin thought for a while, and immediately ordered someone to go to Dali Temple to ask him to do it.
After protecting the scene, Jing Zhaoyin followed Jing Se to the small hall.
There was a dead silence in the hall, and it was obvious that almost no one had made a sound in the gap just now.
From the old lady down to the maid who sweeps the yard, everyone knows that something big happened in the house, and if one fails, the whole house may be implicated.
Jing Zhaoyin stood with his hands behind his back, looked at the old lady on the main seat, and asked: "The case of the disappearance of the second lady of your mansion was established six years ago, but it was closed because of the delay in finding out the truth, but today it is falling into the open." A corpse was found on the east wall of Xia Pavilion, and various evidences show that the owner of the corpse is the second lady of your mansion, so, who can explain to this mansion what is going on?"
After Jing Zhaoyin finished speaking, he glanced at Jing Yuhuan.
Jing Yuhuan forced himself to be calm and said: "If my wife hadn't been unwell recently and invited a Taoist priest to do it, no one would have known that there was a dead person hiding in the Luoxia Pavilion. Therefore, I hope Mr. Fu Yin will investigate the truth of the truth." , don’t let the murderer go, and of course don’t wrong the good guy.”
Jing Zhaoyin pondered for a long time, and said: "According to the degree of embedding of the corpse, it should be embedded together with the construction of the wall, and the second lady Yang disappeared six years ago, so, six years ago, the Luoxia Pavilion could be buried." Has it been extensively repaired?"
Jing Lan said bitterly: "Not long after my mother disappeared, my aunt proposed to renovate the Luoxia Pavilion to welcome my eldest sister."
Jing Zhaoyin showed a thoughtful expression, "Then you think this case has something to do with Da Furen?"
After finishing speaking, Jing Zhaoyin ordered an official next to him, "Go and bring the eldest lady here."
Under the gesture of the old lady's eyes, Xie Momo led the official directly to the wing where Jing Wanbai lived, and dragged Su Aoyu into the small hall after a while.
When Jing Zhao Yinfu saw Su Aoyu's arm full of pustules, he was startled, "What's going on?"
The old lady sighed, "Unfortunately, the eldest daughter-in-law has been ill for the past two days."
Jing Zhaoyin still finds it unbelievable, how could someone be so sick?
Could it be that the people from the Right Prime Minister's Mansion wanted Su Aoyu to take the blame, so they first tricked her into making her seriously ill and insane, and finally pushed her out to bear all the crimes?
Jing Se saw through Jing Zhaoyin's mind at a glance, "Master Fu Yin, you may as well speak directly if you have anything to say."
Jing Zhaoyin's face was full of surprise and doubt, and he looked up at Jing Se, "Miss Jing, what disease is the lady suffering from?"
Jing Se said, "Poisoned."
Jing Zhaoyin's face changed slightly, and his brows were frowned, "Since he is poisoned, why don't you ask a doctor to see him?"
Jing Zhaoyin felt more and more that the people in the right minister's mansion deliberately delayed Su Aoyu's illness because they wanted Su Aoyu to be a scapegoat to wash away all the crimes.
"Already invited." Jing Se said quietly: "All the doctors said they couldn't detoxify my mother because they couldn't find out the cause of the poisoning."
Jing Zhaoyin silently glanced around and saw that everyone was pale. He turned his gaze, pointed at the second master Jing Yutang, cupped his hands and said, "Since the victim is the second master's first wife, the second master might as well stand up and say something." To be fair, how do you want this government to handle this case?"
Jing Yutang furrowed his brows deeply, and his voice was slightly cold, "It's only right and proper to kill someone. Since my wife's body was found hidden in the east wall of Luoxia Pavilion, it must be related to the people in the big house. You don't need to worry about it. Take it back for interrogation, how to deal with it in the end, the West Qin law has its own regulations."
After Jing Yutang finished speaking, he looked at Jing Yuhuan with a cold face.
Jing Yuhuan's eyebrows twitched, "Second Brother, why are you looking at me like this?"
Jing Yutang is different from Jing Yuhuan, a smooth old fox who has been in the officialdom. He speaks more straightforwardly, "Brother kept saying that it was my sister-in-law who first proposed to renovate Luoxia Pavilion. Without your instruction, the renovation project can go on." ?”
Jing Yuhuan's chest was blocked.
"Mr. Yang and sister-in-law have no grievances, why does sister-in-law want to murder Mrs. Yang instead of murdering others?" Jing Yutang asked again.
Jing Yuhuan was speechless, what else could he say in the current situation?
It is true that he nodded and agreed to renovate Luoxia Pavilion, but he knew nothing about Yang's death. If he had known that Su was such a femme fatale, he should not have let her in in the first place!
Everything is deadlocked.
Jing Se stood aside, thinking about it, Qing'er asked her in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Miss, do you want your servant to call the pomegranate?"
The Su family is completely insane. If no key person comes forward to clarify the truth, most of the people in the mansion today will become suspects and be brought back to Jingzhao Mansion.
Jingse is still weighing the pros and cons.
To save Jing Yuhuan, the only way is to let Shiliu stand up and admit her identity, but this is tantamount to pushing Jing Yuhuan into another pit of fire. Although this result is what she is happy to see, the old lady's side Whether it will cause any disgust to her because of this is especially unknown.
So she was a little confused.
While Jing Se was meditating, Jing Yuhuan also looked over, with unprecedented embarrassment and anxiety on his face. Luoxia Pavilion used to be Jing Se's residence. Although the courtyard had been renovated when Jing Se came back, Jing Yu Huan still hopes that Jing Se can stand up and speak for him at this time.
Jing Se looked up and asked Jing Yuhuan with his eyes: Does father want me to help?
Jing Yuhuan's answer is naturally yes, he can't wait to remove himself from this case and become a bystander.
Jing Se pondered again, and just as Jing Zhaoyin was about to take Su Aoyu and Jing Yuhuan back, she suddenly said, "Master Fuyin, please wait a moment."
Jing Zhaoyin looked over in confusion, "Miss Jing still has questions?"
Jing Se said lightly: "It's not a question, I just have something to clarify."
Jing Zhaoyin raised his eyebrows, "Say it."
Jing Se nodded, "Before that, I want my maid to find a very critical witness to confront her."
Hearing what she said, it seems that there is a big inside story behind this incident.
Everyone's face changed again and again, and they no longer knew how to react.
The old lady was even more astonished, she looked at Jing Se, "Arthur, what else do you need to do?"
Jing Se sighed slightly, "It's a secret that can prove that the murderer who killed my second aunt is my mother Su's."
The word "secret" aroused everyone's curiosity in an instant.
Jingse ignored everyone's eyes on her, and directly sent Qing'er to Muyunju to find the pomegranate.
Although Shiliu used to be a maidservant for a wealthy family, she was inevitably nervous when she appeared in front of so many people. She twisted her sleeves and followed Qing'er in, kneeling on the ground to greet the masters.
"Look up." Jing Se ordered.
Pomegranate slowly raised his head.
From the direction the old lady was in, she could see Pomegranate's appearance most clearly, and when she saw her eyebrows that were a little like Jing Yuhuan's, she was horrified.
"Did father recognize this maid?" Jing Se asked.
Jing Yuhuan took a closer look at Pomegranate, but didn't find anything wrong, nodded and said, "This is your new maid at Muyunju."
Jing Se said again: "Look carefully, does the pomegranate look very similar to Qinglian back then?"
Jing Yuhuan was dumbfounded, he opened his mouth and didn't know what to say, he had no impression of "Qinglian" at all, how could he tell whether Pomegranate looked like him or not?
At this time, Madam Xie stood up beside the old lady and said in surprise: "This old servant has seen Qinglian, and she was kicked out by the lady on the second day she married into the Right Prime Minister's Mansion with the lady. What's the matter."
Jing Se's tense heartstrings loosened. She thought that after Aunt Xue's death, no one in the house would remember Qinglian anymore. She didn't expect that the old lady's companion would have such a deep impression on that person.
Mammy Xie's words came just in time!
Jing Se smiled, "Mother Xie, take a closer look, does pomegranate look like Qinglian back then?"
"Like!" Xie Momo hurriedly nodded, "It's really too similar!"
The old lady didn't know why, "Why, Pomegranate is the child of the servant girl who married Su Shi into the Right Prime Minister's Mansion and was kicked out the next day?"
Shiliu nodded, and said in a low voice: "Go back to the old lady, the maidservant's mother is Qinglian."
"Even if you are Qinglian's child, it is voluntary for you to sign the deed of prostitution and enter the Right Prime Minister's Mansion to serve as a slave. What do you have to do with this case?" Live in a chaotic mood.
Jing Se took the opportunity to say: "Grandmother, in fact, what we should investigate is why Qinglian was kicked out of the house by her mother. Think about a dowry maid who only stayed at my uncle's house for one night and was kicked out by the bride the next day. What did the maidservant do to provoke mother to be so angry?"
Jing Yuhuan became uneasy for no reason, always felt that the so-called "secret" Jing Se said was something he couldn't bear, but now he had nowhere to go, so he could only take one step at a time.
"Does father know the reason?" Jing Se looked over.
Jing Yuhuan hesitated and said, "On the wedding night, I got drunk and passed out. I don't know what happened during that time."
"Father was so drunk that he couldn't even recognize the person who was with him in the bridal chamber, did he?"
Originally, such words shouldn't come out of Jingse's mouth, but the situation forced her to worry too much. If this matter is delayed, it will only become a mess in the end, and she can't figure it out.
Jing Yuhuan froze, and for a moment, various emotions such as astonishment, doubt, and anger surged into his eyes, making his face look a little hideous.
The old lady frowned, "Arthur, how could you say such a thing?"
Jing Se asserted, "Grandmother, granddaughter did not lie. It was not mother who married father in the bridal chamber, but Qinglian, mother's dowry maid." At the end, he solemnly added, "I saw Qinglian enter the wedding room instead of mother. "
Since all the witnesses are dead and Su Shi is also crazy, then she will create a perjury, and what she said is true, but there is only a convincing witness missing.
Jing Se's words caused an uproar, within a short while, the small hall that had been silent for a long time began to boil with guilt, and everyone whispered and discussed endlessly.
Jing Yuhuan's reaction was the strongest, he was furious, "Full of nonsense! Arthur, how can you talk nonsense about such things?"
Jing Se's expression didn't fluctuate in the slightest, and she said [-]: "When my father married my mother, she passed away not long ago. Naturally, I was not reconciled to my father's new love so soon, so I quietly went outside the wedding room that night. , I happened to see the scene of changing brides, and when my father came back, he was already so drunk that he didn't even know that the bride in it had turned into Qinglian."
Jing Yuhuan's heart sank.
The old lady's face darkened every inch, "Is this true?"
Jing se said: "the granddaughter never speaks half a lie."
The old lady's eyes sharpened, and she glared at Jing Yuhuan, "Look at what you've done!"
Jing Yuhuan was still immersed in the sudden truth, and couldn't recover for a long time.
"Pomegranate is the child of father and Qinglian." Jing Se said unhurriedly.
Seeing Jing Yuhuan's pale face, Jing Wanbai, who had been standing aside, was so anxious that his forehead was sweating, he stood up to refute Jing Se, "Eldest sister, don't talk nonsense, how could mother do such a thing?"
Jing Se sneered, and retorted, "Six years ago, my mother did the insane act of murdering my second aunt and embedding her body into the wall. What's so special about ten years ago, she let her personal servant girl replace her bridal chamber?"
Jing Wan Bai choked suddenly, his face turned red and white.
"Arthur, you must have read it wrong." Even now, Jing Yuhuan still doesn't want to believe it, "That was the first day that Mrs. Su got married. What reason does she have to do this?"
"Because my mother was pregnant a long time ago." Jing Se looked coldly at Jing Wan Bai who wanted to refute several times, and paused every word, "The reason why she asked Qinglian to replace her is because she wanted to hide this matter."
"No!" Jing Wan Bai yelled, looking at that posture, he seemed to want to come forward and tear Jing Se's mouth, and kept yelling: "You are lying! Father, grandmother, you can't listen to elder sister's one-sided words, elder sister is just Seeing that my mother is now insane, so she made slanderous words."
"What is the third sister so excited about?" Jing Se smiled half a smile, "You were not even born at that time, so how do you know I'm lying?"
Jing Wan Bai choked.
Jing Se turned to look at the old lady, knelt on the ground slowly, and said, "Grandmother, I didn't intend to expose this matter in front of so many people, but it's about the lives of everyone in the house. If the granddaughter doesn't If you explain it clearly, then my father will not be able to clear up his suspicions about the death of my second aunt."
Jing Yuhuan was originally secretly angry because of Jing Se's shocking words before, but now after hearing what she said, he suddenly understood that Jing Se was exonerating himself, but the price was too high.
For a while, Jing Yuhuan stood in place, pursed his lips, and was in a complicated mood.
The old lady's face was also ugly, she glanced at Jing Se lightly, "Then tell me, how are you going to clear your father of suspicion?"
Jing Se said: "Six years ago, my second aunt discovered my mother's secret, and my mother killed her in a rage, but she was afraid of being traced by the government, so she proposed to renovate the Luoxia Pavilion, and then took the opportunity to renovate her." The second aunt's body was embedded in the wall and disappeared, which is why we have not been able to find the second aunt all these years."
Jing Wan Bai's eyes widened, and she roared angrily, "Jing Se, you dare to lie in front of so many people, you will be struck by lightning sooner or later!"
Jing Se raised her eyes, "These words were told to me by Aunt Xue herself at Famen Temple that night. Aunt Xue was also one of the insiders back then. My mother was worried that she would accidentally say something wrong, so she set up a trap against her. I was about to kill Aunt Xue to silence her, but at the last moment, Aunt Xue suddenly came to her senses, and she came to me and told all the truth."
Jing Wan Bai froze, and took a few steps back, "No, it's impossible, how could Aunt Xue tell you these things?"
Jing Wan Bai's reaction immediately attracted the attention of Jing Yuhuan and the old lady, and the old lady turned pale, "Why, Wan Bai also knows about this?"
Jing Se smiled, "Aunt Xue told the third sister in Famen Temple."
"I don't know!" Jing Wan Bai reacted suddenly, and shouted, "Grandma, I don't know anything, the elder sister is slandering me!"
Naturally, no one would believe this pretentious explanation.
Up to now, the truth has basically come to light: Su Aoyu was pregnant before marrying into the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, and because she didn't want to reveal it on the wedding night, she got Jing Yuhuan drunk and asked her personal maid Qinglian to replace her. Qinglian and Jing Yuhuan got married that night, and were sent out of the house by Su Aoyu the next day.A few years later, the second wife, Yang Qizhen, accidentally learned of Su Aoyu's secret, so she was silenced.Su Aoyu was worried that the matter would be exposed, so she hid Yang Qizhen's body in the east wall of Luoxia Pavilion.
After Jing Zhaoyin finished listening, he raised his eyebrows and looked at Jing Se, "Is there any evidence for what the eldest lady said?"
Jing Se said: "It's not difficult to investigate this matter. Mr. Fu Yin can send a letter to Changzhou Mansion to find out whether Zheng Yong, the nephew of Yang Zhifu in Changzhou, had a romantic affair."
The old lady's eyes were furrowed with storms, and she couldn't possibly be lying when she heard Jing Se's words so well-founded, she calmed down and said coldly: "Enough! Since this matter was done by the Su family alone, why not?" Please, Mr. Fu Yin, bring him back for interrogation and investigation." She must not let Jing Se continue to speak.
Jing Zhaoyin was still hesitating, and the old lady said again: "I hope Mr. Fu Yin can keep the matter of today a secret."
Jing Zhaoyin nodded, "This is what the government should do."
After some exchanges, Jing Zhaoyin didn't stay any longer, and asked someone to take away Su Aoyu who was already insane.
Seeing Jing Wan Bai, his whole body collapsed, kneeling on the ground and begging: "Grandmother, father, mother would never do such a thing, you must find a way to save her!"
After finishing speaking, he greeted Jingse with vicious eyes, and said in a hateful voice: "Eldest sister, mother has no grievances with you, why do you want to harm her like this?"
"Harm?" Jing Se sneered, and glanced at Jing Yuhuan without a trace, "If I don't tell the truth about today's incident, my father will be charged with murdering his wife, and he may even be sentenced to death. Companion, does the third younger sister hope that the real culprit will go unpunished and that father will be the one to take the blame?"
Jing Wanbai's throat was blocked.
Jing Yuhuan glared at Jing Wanbai in disgust, he had already begun to doubt whether Jing Wanbai was his own.
It's easy for Jing Se to see through Jing Yuhuan's thoughts. In fact, whether Jing Wanbai is Jing Yuhuan's own birth or not, it is not difficult to draw a conclusion based on the time, but at this time, what Jing Se wants is for Jing Yuhuan to be suspicious, after all Su Aoyu's first man wasn't him, he was kept in the dark for so many years wearing a cuckold, now that Su Aoyu has gone mad, Jing Yuhuan's only punching bag is Jing Wanbai's daughter.
As long as Jing Yuhuan and Jing Wanbai's father and daughter are divorced, everything after that will be easy.
This topic obviously irritated the old lady, she sternly said: "Stop talking about it! If anyone dares to bring up this matter in the future, don't blame me for following the family rules!"
The members of the Liu family who were discussing in low voices suddenly fell silent.
The old lady glanced around, her face was gloomy, "The order continues, after today, no one is allowed to mention a few words about this matter, if anyone violates it, he will be directly shot, master and servant are all like this!"
Jing Lan was obviously dissatisfied, he was about to stand up and speak, but was grabbed by the arm by the second master, and shook his head indistinctly.
Jing Lan's eyes were full of unwillingness, but after careful consideration, she could bear it and go back.
As Su Aoyu's mortal enemy, Liu Shi is naturally full of joy, not to mention that Su Aoyu is so sick that it is impossible to get better, and just talking about the heinous crimes she committed, even if she has a hundred lives, it is not enough to pay back.
As long as the Su family collapses, let's see who can compete with her for the power of the family in the future!
Mrs. Liu had wishful thinking in her heart, but worried on her face, she said: "Old Madam, the daughter-in-law has found a way to take out the corpse after seeing the clerk of the Dali Temple, shall we prepare the mourning hall for the second sister-in-law to bury her in peace?"
The old lady waved her hands impatiently, "Well, give me an order to prepare the mourning hall immediately."
Mrs. Liu quickly left the Luoxia Pavilion, and called the maids and women to make arrangements.
The old lady had a splitting headache, and ordered everyone to disperse, leaving Jing Yuhuan alone.
After everyone left, the old lady looked down, "Boss, what do you think about today's events?"
Jing Yuhuan also had quite a headache, rubbed his forehead and said, "It hurts so much!"
The old lady frowned, "You really don't know what happened back then?"
Jing Yuhuan was full of annoyance, "Mother, if my son knew the truth, he wouldn't be in the situation he is today."
"This Mrs. Su has committed a heinous crime!" The old lady gritted her teeth with hatred, "In the past, I only thought of her as being strong, but fortunately, she handled common affairs neatly, so I didn't think too much about her. I didn't expect that she was hiding evil intentions. It hurt so many people."
"Mother, stop talking." Jing Yuhuan interrupted the old lady, "Leave me alone."
After finishing speaking, Jing Yuhuan walked out of Luoxia Pavilion.
Not long after, the old lady returned to the Millennium Hall with the support of Nanny Xie.
Su Aoyu was taken away by people from Jingzhao Mansion, and Jing Se didn't have to wait on her illness anymore, she packed up her things and followed Qing'er back to Muyun Residence, with many worries along the way.
Qing'er noticed it, and asked in a low voice: "Miss, I see that your complexion is not very good, but you have been in the Luoxia Pavilion for the past two days, and the lady has made you sick?"
Jing Se shook her head and sighed slightly in her heart. She saw what happened today clearly. When she knew that the second wife was murdered in such a cruel way, the expression of the second master was just a little dazed. Even after hearing that the second wife died Shi was still pregnant, and the second master didn't seem to have much reaction.
What kind of attitude does this second uncle have towards second aunt?
Shaking her head, Jing Se quickly dismissed the messy thoughts in her mind.
Liu's actions were quick, and the mourning hall was already set up when night fell, allowing the second wife's body to be buried.
Everyone changed into plain clothes.
Jing Lan knelt in front of the coffin, weeping uncontrollably.
Jing Nanqing knelt down with Aunt Zhou, her expression was very dull, since she witnessed the tragic death of Shao Yao and Aunt Xue in Famen Temple last time, she was intimidated by Jing Se again on the way back, Jing Nanqing was left in her heart. She has cast a lot of shadows, and she has calmed down a lot recently. Today, seeing her mother being embedded in the wall like this, she was so frightened that her liver and gallbladder were torn apart, so she knelt in front of the coffin at this time, and she was very quiet, neither crying nor fussing.
Not far from Aunt Zhou's mother and daughter, Aunt He knelt down with two children, Jing Ming and Jing Rong. Aunt He had never even seen the second lady, so naturally she couldn't say how sad she was, and she didn't pretend to cry Come out with no expression on his face.
Both Jing Rong and Jing Ming are very well-behaved children. They have long been instructed by Aunt He not to cry in the mourning hall. Their backs are straight, and they keep burning paper money in the brazier.
The maidservant knelt on the ground outside, crying continuously.
When Jingse came, the woman beside Liu's had to greet her to go in to mourn and offer incense.
After finishing the work, Jing Se alone called Jing Lan to the eaves where no one was outside.
"Second brother, I'm sorry." Jing Se comforted softly.
Jing Lan's eyes were bloodshot, and her delicate face seemed to have lost a lot of weight overnight. She was haggard and her voice was hoarse. After a while, she managed to say, "Sister, thank you for what happened today."
Jing Se nodded, "You are my cousin, you and I have such a relationship, there is no need to thank you, I wanted to tell you the truth a long time ago, but I was afraid that you would not be able to bear it, so I kept it secret until now, today is also forced As a last resort, I hope that the second brother will not blame me for not disregarding the occasion."
Jing Lan's heart was in a panic, and she didn't answer any more.
Jing Se said: "I understand your mood at this moment. When my mother passed away, even the mourning hall could not be set up in the mansion. I was young at that time and didn't know what that meant. I just felt very sad, like I can never cry enough."
Jing Lan moved her lips, "Sister, do you hate Auntie?"
Jingse looked at him in surprise.
Jing Lan gritted her teeth and said angrily: "When I saw my mother's corpse, I wished I could cut Mrs. Su into pieces with my own hands. Why is this woman so cruel? Mother is always steady, even if she really broke her secret , she can settle it in private, mother is not the one who hurt people, how could she spread this kind of thing? But Mrs. Su is so ruthless that she took her life without even giving mother a chance to refute. "
At the end, Jing Lan was sobbing.
Jing Se looked at Jing Lan, her eyes suddenly turned red, she took two steps forward, gently hugged Jing Lan, and patted him on the back, "Don't be sad, you still have your father, as well as younger siblings."
After a pause, he continued, "Of course, you still have me."
Jing Lan raised her head in astonishment.
Jing Se smiled slightly, "If you have any difficulties in the future, you can come to me, and I will try my best to help you."
Jing Se's words reminded Jing Lan that he had been refusing Jing Se's approach before. He was a little ashamed and took a step back, feeling at a loss.
Jing Se knew what she said, Jing Lan must not be able to accept it for a while, she was not in a hurry, and said slowly: "Life is impermanent, even if you have the heart to defy the will of God, but you can't resist the power of fate, one day you will I found out that what you thought was "unable to let go" has already quietly passed away with time. Only the dead can live in the past forever. If you sigh that your mother died unjustly, how do you know that the top of the blue sky, the top of bliss, Isn't she praying for you every day, hoping that you will have a worry-free life?"
Jing Lan's eyes gradually gained focus.
Jing Se solemnly said: "Go back and face the facts that you have never dared to face. Only by getting out of this shadow can you really grow up and grow your own plump wings."
Jing Lan stared blankly at Jing Se, he didn't understand why his cousin suddenly said this to him, but after hearing this, he did feel better, at least he wasn't as panicked as before.
"Sister, I'll go back first." Jing Lan bowed her head.
Jing se watched him go back to the mourning hall.
The disappearance of the second wife, Yang Qizhen, was not considered a major case back then, but now the body was found inside the wall. Such a sensational incident caused an uproar immediately, and of course, it also reached Emperor Taihe's ears.
For this reason, Emperor Taihe specially asked Sun Dabao, the chief eunuch, to come to express his condolences, and posthumously named Yang Qizhen the first-rank wife, deprived Su Aoyu of the title of third-rank Shuren, and temporarily detained him in the prison of Jingzhao Mansion. A final conviction comes after a trial.
After receiving the news, Jing Wanbai went to the old lady's Millennium Hall several times to kneel down to intercede with Su Aoyu, but all failed. Jing Yuhuan now hates Jing Wanbai even more, and whenever he sees her, he thinks of Su Aoyu putting on a cuckold for himself Every time I see her, I take a detour.
Jing Wan Bai deeply felt that she was being left out in the cold, so in desperation, she came to Jing Se.
Jing Se was not surprised that Jing Wan Bai would come to find her suddenly, she asked Ying Luo to serve tea as usual.
Jing Wan Bai was desperate, she was anxious, so she didn't make any detours, she looked at Jing Se directly and said, "Eldest sister, you made mother become like this, do you feel good?"
Jing Se picked up her lips and smiled, "Does the third sister feel sorry for her mother, or is she afraid that once her mother is convicted and executed, you will have to keep filial piety for three years?"
Jing Wan Bai's mind was caught, her eyes began to dodge, and then she looked determined, "Even if something happened to my mother, you are still her daughter, don't you have to be filial?"
The smile on Jing Se's face became mocking, "Third sister, I think you haven't woken up yet? My mother Su Leyao died of the epidemic when I was six years old. I just kept it, your mother is just a step-mother who came in later to fill in the house, I respectfully call her mother, it is according to the etiquette of the younger generation to the elders, do you think I have deep feelings for her, I can be filial piety for her year?"
Jing Wanbai's expression turned ugly, "But no matter what, she is your mother in name. She was already seriously ill before she was imprisoned. Now that the seasons are alternating between hot and cold, how can she bear it?"
"This is what you should pay attention to as your own daughter." Jing Se leisurely sipped tea, her tone was lax, "If you have this spare time to argue with me, you might as well kneel outside the yamen of Jingzhao Mansion, maybe the people inside If people can be moved by you, they will release their mother immediately."
Jing Wan Bai was angry, "You!"
"What's wrong with me?" Jing Se looked at her amusedly, "Third sister, you have to rely on your conscience. I think that when you were disfigured, I spent all my time and effort to prepare you with a beautiful jade muscle lotion. You were so happy at that time." And thanksgiving, I still remember that this time it was just that I didn't come forward to help and intercede in the matter of my mother's murder. Did you forget my kindness and my virtue? Why, in your conception , Mother killed someone and was punished by the law, she was wronged and justified? If I don’t come forward to intercede for a murderer like my mother, it is unfilial? Who taught you this truth? Why did I never know that there is such a thing? reason?"
Facing Jing Se's aggressive questioning, Jing Wan Bai couldn't refute a word, his face was extremely ugly, and he left after a while.
After Jing Wanbai left, Qing'er came in and whispered: "Miss, Pomegranate was taken to the Millennium Hall by Madam Xie."
Jing Se frowned for a moment, "What is the old lady trying to do?"
Qing'er said: "Pomegranate's identity, after all, can be regarded as the elder's concubine, now that the truth is revealed, the old lady must want to deal with this matter, and give Pomegranate a decent identity."
Do not!
Jing Se's thoughts were wandering. According to the old lady's disposition, she could not treat pomegranate kindly.
*
Pomegranate was originally boiling water in the water room, but was suddenly taken to the Millennium Hall by Madam Xie. Along the way, her heart was beating like a drum, she was nervous, but also joyful. She thought that the old lady was going to clear her name.
Mother Xie instructed: "When I see the old lady in a while, you can answer whatever you ask, and you must not lie in evasive words, otherwise, you will feel better!"
Mammy Xie's warning was like pouring a bucket of cold water on her head, which immediately awakened Pomegranate. She suddenly woke up and did not dare to think about it.
After entering the Millennium Hall, the old lady had already been sitting on the warm couch in the middle of the house. When she saw Xie Mama bringing her here, she lazily raised her eyelids, but she looked away from Pomegranate in an instant, "You Where is mother now?"
Shiliu knelt down to greet her, and then she stood up and replied, "Madam, the mother of this servant has long since passed away."
The old lady said "Oh", "Then there is no proof of death?"
Shiliu was startled, and realized that the old lady did not want to admit her identity as the lady of Xiangfu.
Xie Momo frowned, "What is the old lady asking you? Why are you so dull?"
Shiliu lowered her eyelashes and said in a weak voice: "Before my mother died, she gave the maidservant's life experience to the grandmother next door. It was the grandmother who told me that I would come to Jinling Youxiang Mansion to recognize my ancestors."
The old lady's face was expressionless, "Since your mother has married someone outside, she is not considered a member of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion. You came to the Right Prime Minister's Mansion to recognize your ancestors and return to the clan. Isn't it a big joke?"
Shiliu twisted her fingers, pursed her lips slightly, she knew that her status was humble, she couldn't speak in front of the old lady, and from what the old lady said, she planned to send her away in private.
"Xie Mama, go to the cashier and get 200 taels of silver." After a long while without hearing Pomegranate's voice, the old lady spoke slowly.
Madam Xie will go and come back soon.
The old lady looked at Shiliu, "No matter whose child you are, these silver taels should be regarded as a little favor from an old man like me, so please accept it."
Shi Liu fell to her knees in shock, "Old Madam, this servant has never thought of any kind of glory and wealth, this servant only asks you to let me stay in the house, even if I am the lowest maidservant, this servant also wishes, please You, don't drive me away."
Xie Momo secretly sighed, this maid is too ignorant.
The old lady's face turned cold, "Presumptuous!"
Pomegranate trembled all over.
"Do you dare to disobey the master's order?" The old lady's eyes were burning, "This 200 taels of silver is considered as a hush money for you, and it is enough for you to live for a lifetime. I see it because your mother has served the Su family for many years. The superior will be extra merciful to you, otherwise, you think that your mother and Su's have used such despicable means to deceive the elder to give birth to you, and I, the mistress, can tolerate you?"
Pomegranate's complexion darkened layer by layer.
Xie Momo persuaded: "Little girl, if you know the general idea, you should quickly pick up the money and pack up your things and leave. The old lady is tolerant enough to you. Could it be that you still want to stay in Jinling and wait for disasters to come?"
Shiliu was trembling all over. It wasn't that she didn't understand how terrifying the back house of the Right Prime Minister was, nor did she not understand how much threat her identity posed to the Right Prime Minister. She was just unwilling, and she was clearly the right prime minister's biological daughter. , why can't I recognize my father, and can't become the superior daughter in this mansion?
The old lady is right, 200 taels of silver is enough for a person like her to live a lifetime, but these are not what she wants. What's going on.
"Old madam..." Pomegranate was still struggling for the last time, hoping that the old madam would take back her life.
"Either die or leave Jinling City forever, you choose." The old lady's face was frosty, obviously dissatisfied with Pomegranate's attitude.
Shiliu bit her lower lip tightly, tears welling in her eyes, "Your servant will leave now."
Standing up, she accepted the money handed over by Nanny Xie.
Mother Xie said: "In a while, someone will escort you to the pier, and you will leave by boat, and you will never return to Jinling, and you will never mention your identity to outsiders."
Shiliu nodded with tears in her eyes, and soon went to the pier with the servant arranged by Madam Xie.
Afterwards, Mammy Xie went to Muyunju, told Jing Se that Pomegranate had left, and said that she would buy Jing Se a second-class maid to come in Yun Yun again.
Jing Se didn't feel much about this result. After all, Pomegranate's identity is too sensitive. Once she is left behind, it will be a hidden danger. Everyone in the mansion has already been banned from mentioning about Jing Yuhuan's newlywed bridal chamber. The old lady did this because she was afraid that the pomegranate would take the opportunity to act as a demon.
The second wife's funeral was scheduled for seven days later, and the second master sent someone to Changzhou to inform the Yang family that the matter in the Right Prime Minister's residence had come to an end for the time being.
*
The eighteenth day of the first lunar month is an auspicious day for the zodiac, which was discussed jointly by the two prefectures of Su and Ye.
The right minister's mansion is still going to the funeral, and Liu's family is too busy to take time off, so the old lady can only arrange for Jing Se to go to the Duke of Jin's mansion in person with a congratulatory gift.
Early in the morning, Jing Se got up and dressed, took Yingluo, and the two rushed to the Duke's mansion of Jin. At this time, the mansion of the Duke of Jin was already full of festivities, with red silk ribbons everywhere, beaming with joy.
The bride Su Ruoyu has already put on makeup and is sitting in the boudoir waiting for the auspicious time.
Jing Se first went to Mrs. Jin Guogong's place to ask Ann, because it was a happy day, and Mrs. Guogong didn't want to ask her too much about the second wife of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, so she just took it lightly and asked her to go to the boudoir to accompany Su Ruoyu .
Su Ruoyu, who was wearing a red dress, was a little more beautiful than usual. Seeing Jing Se coming in, Su Ruoyu was overjoyed, and turned around to call her: "Cousin, you are here."
Jing Se said with a smile: "I have already said that I will come to see you off when Cousin Ruoyu gets married. Naturally, it is not a lie."
After speaking, Jing Se sat aside, stared at Su Ruoyu's bridal makeup for a long time, raised her eyebrows and asked, "How is it, it's your first time as a bride, are you nervous?"
Su Ruoyu's already rouged face became even more blush, and she hurriedly lowered her head, "Cousin, what are you talking about? Which girl doesn't only get married once in her life?"
"That's right." Jing Se suddenly realized, and said with a smile, "Then are you nervous?"
"It's...not bad." Su Ruoyu faltered, her fingers tightened involuntarily.
Jing Se couldn't help laughing, "You're almost sweating, and you still say you're not nervous."
"I..." Su Ruoyu bit her lip lightly.
Jing Se walked over, supported Su Ruoyu's shoulders with both hands, looked at the picturesque beauty in the bronze mirror, and said, "From now on, you will be someone else's wife, and you don't want to make petty sex like you used to be." No matter what you do, you have to think twice about the possible consequences. After all, your husband’s family is no better than your mother’s family. No matter how big a mistake you make in your mother’s house, you will always be your mother’s heart and soul. She is reluctant to beat you and scold you. Husband-in-law, you are facing a brand new family, and your actions are always seen by others. I am not advising you to be a doormat who swallows your anger. If you are really wronged, you can't bear it, but There is also a counterattack strategy, you have to find the right method, otherwise it will fall into the eyes of your mother-in-law, it means you, a daughter-in-law, disrespects the old and has no rules, and at that time, you will be the one who suffers."
Su Ruoyu turned her head, looked at Jing Se for a moment, and suddenly smiled, "Cousin, you are clearly a girl who has not yet left the court, why do you know so many things?"
Jing Se smiled faintly, "I see a lot in the inner house of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion every day."
Su Ruoyu took her hand, nodded and said: "Okay, okay, I remember, what you said is a little different from what your mother said, my mother told me that when a woman marries, she obeys her husband, and I have to obey whatever the husband says. If you make a mistake, if your mother-in-law says a few words, you should bear it."
Jing Se's eyebrows twitched slightly, thinking that Yao shi did not want Su Ruoyu to bring her former petty temper to annoy the Ye family, so she warned Su Ruoyu like this, otherwise, with Yao shi's temper, how could she be so willing to swallow her anger? ?
"Cousin." Su Ruoyu suddenly became quiet and looked at her.
Jing Se said "um", "what's the matter?"
"Will I not be able to see you often in the future?" Su Ruoyu was a little disappointed.
Jing Se smiled and said, "If you want, I can also go to Fu Ning Bo's Mansion to find you."
"Really?" Su Ruoyu was ecstatic, "A few days ago, I kept thinking that once I get married like this, you will never see me again when you come to the Duke's mansion. I was so depressed and panicked, I always felt that it was not worthwhile to just get married like this."
Jing Se comforted her and said, "You, it's because you worry too much that you have those messy thoughts. Ye Zhiwen is a pretty good person. Although the two of you don't have much relationship now, I believe you can develop it slowly in the future. Yes. Ruoyu, after you get married, you have to work hard to give me a cousin, then I will find a reason to visit you in the future."
Su Ruoyu blushed again when she said that, "Cousin, you can criticize me all you can, why is there no progress between you and Brahma?"
"I..." Jing Se stuck a card, "No rush, take your time."
Su Ruoyu couldn't help but joked: "It's clearly destined to be a good marriage, but you keep dragging it on, like a born couple. Cousin, aren't you afraid that Prince Brahma will be angry?"
"I can't wish for him to be angry." Jing Se spread her hands, anyway, Haohao's affairs have been exposed in front of Fan Chen, and he also knows that she had a child, so she is not afraid of anything now, even if Fan Chen really delayed the marriage because of her If she is angry, she will never complain, but there is one thing she must insist on, that is, she cannot marry until she has avenged Jing Yuhuan's previous life feud. Once she goes to the Chu Palace, her actions will be hindered by many constraints. In the first reincarnation, Jing Se sent her to think that nothing is more important than revenge.
The cousins and sisters were talking, when the wedding matchmaker outside, Yao Shi and the others lifted the curtain and came in, and said with a smile: "The bridegroom's official family's sedan chair has arrived."
(End of this chapter)
After the second wife Yang Qizhen disappeared, there were many versions of rumors in the market, the worst and most unacceptable one was that Yang Qizhen was unwilling to keep the vacant house all year round and abandoned the second master to elope with other men.
The second master is a straightforward military commander. Although he is not as noble as a literati like Jing Yuhuan, he is also a strong man. He has not heard from Yang Qizhen for several years. He has doubts in his heart, but he has never made it clear. That's all.
Now that he heard Jing Lan's words, Jing Yutang realized that he had wrongly blamed his wife. She was clearly murdered and embedded in the east wall. She died without rest for several years, but he thought she was really with other men eloped.
Apart from Jing Lan, Su Aoyu, Qing'er and Jing Se who accidentally overheard the truth six years ago, no one else knew about the second wife's pregnancy.
In fact, it was not that the second lady concealed it intentionally, but that she was brutally murdered by Su Aoyu before she could tell the old lady.
When Su Aoyu heard the news that Yang Qizhen was pregnant, she couldn't help thinking of her and Zheng Yong's first child. At that time, she humbled and begged Zheng Yong's mother to let her stay. As long as she could stay by Zheng Yong's side, she would be happy. She is also willing to let her be a concubine, but Zheng Yong's mother would not accept such a thing at all. Even though she knew that Su Aoyu had her son's flesh and blood in her belly, she still did not hesitate to find someone to take the child in private for the sake of safety. Zheng Yong's reputation, after all, the Yang family's family rules are strict, and Zheng Yong is the grandson who returned with his mother, and he got a woman pregnant outside before he was married. If this kind of thing spread, it would definitely damage the Yang family's reputation.
This incident directly became Su Aoyu's nightmare back then. She couldn't sleep all night, and the dream was full of bloody children asking why he took his life in such a cruel way.
Therefore, Su Aoyu hated everyone in the Yang family to the bone, including Yang Qizhen, a rival in love.
It was only during the day that Yang Qizhen was found out to be pregnant, and at night she asked Yang Qizhen to be lured out and killed without mercy.
The first killing made her feel a monstrous pleasure of revenge, and her mind has been distorted ever since.
What Jing Lan said surprised not only the second master Jing Yutang, but also the old lady.
She looked at Jing Lan excitedly, "Lan'er, you said your mother was pregnant when she disappeared?"
"Grandson dare not lie." Jing Lan stood up with the support of the old lady's maid, Mo Mei, "My mother suffered from morning sickness in the past few days, and I invited the doctor to come to see her. The doctor asserted that she was pregnant, but during the day The person who was overjoyed to find out that she was pregnant disappeared without a trace at night, no matter how you ask, I heard that the maids and women in Xueyuan don't know how mother went out and what she went out for."
The old lady pondered for a moment, then fixed her gaze on Jing Yuhuan.
When Jing Yuhuan was looked at by the old lady, he felt guilty, and hurriedly said: "The old lady is very aware, my son will never dare to do such an outrageous thing."
How could the old lady calm down her anger over such a big matter, her eyes almost spit fire, "Then tell me, why is the body of the second daughter-in-law in Luoxia Pavilion?"
Jing Yuhuan clenched his fists tightly. At this moment, he regretted letting that damned Taoist priest do it. If he didn’t do it and prevent the Taoist priest from discovering the secrets on the wall, then all the truth would disappear with Su Aoyu’s madness, and it would be impossible for him to be discovered again. people know.
Now that the trouble has reached such a point, it is no longer something that can be solved privately. If someone dies, he must go through the government, and he is the right minister of the court, but his wife has a life on his hands. No matter how this kind of matter is finally concluded , he will be affected.
When the atmosphere was at a stalemate, Madam Xie trotted in, panting, "Madam, Jing Zhaoyin has already brought someone here."
The old lady frowned, and ordered in a deep voice, "Let Lord Fu Yin come in!"
Not long after, Jing Zhaoyin walked in.
Along the way, Madam Xie had already explained the situation in the house. Jing Zhaoyin had some impressions about the case of the second wife of the Right Prime Minister, Mrs. Yang. Back then, she let it go because she couldn't find anyone for a long time. The body of the second lady was found embedded in the wall.
Jing Zhaoyin was really taken aback when he heard about it, and thought that Nanny Xie was trying to scare her.
Xie Momo explained again and again, Jing Zhaoyin brought people here in a hurry, and after greeting the old lady, he first fixed his eyes on the dismantled wall of Luoxia Pavilion, and asked, "I don't know how convenient it is now?" Let the government bring people in to handle the case?"
Jing Se hurriedly said politely: "Master Fuyin, please."
When Jing Zhaoyin saw Jingse, he remembered the last time he came to Youxiang Mansion because of the counterfeit. He had seen this girl's extraordinary wisdom and calm demeanor. Seeing you now, he felt very happy and curled his lips. With a polite smile, "Miss Jing, please take us in."
Jing Se nodded and said, "It should."
After speaking, he took Jing Zhaoyin to the courtyard.
Half of the wall was demolished, and the general outline of the corpse could be vaguely seen, but the corpse was mixed with the soil of the wall base, and if it was torn apart forcefully, it would only completely shatter the skeleton.
Still in the middle of the journey, Jing Zhaoyin was thinking that it would not be difficult to take out the corpse completely. Now that he saw it, he realized that it was one thing to hear about it, and another to see it with his own eyes.
Standing in front of the east wall, Jing Zhaoyin frowned in thought.
Jing Se came over and said with a smile: "My lord, I think this kind of thing should be easier for you to do. The yamen servants you brought may usually like to do rough work. It must be the first time for everyone in today's situation. It can be seen that there are inevitably some things that are not done well, but their operations are different, they have come into contact with various corpses, and there must be a way to remove the corpses."
Jing Zhaoyin thought for a while, and immediately ordered someone to go to Dali Temple to ask him to do it.
After protecting the scene, Jing Zhaoyin followed Jing Se to the small hall.
There was a dead silence in the hall, and it was obvious that almost no one had made a sound in the gap just now.
From the old lady down to the maid who sweeps the yard, everyone knows that something big happened in the house, and if one fails, the whole house may be implicated.
Jing Zhaoyin stood with his hands behind his back, looked at the old lady on the main seat, and asked: "The case of the disappearance of the second lady of your mansion was established six years ago, but it was closed because of the delay in finding out the truth, but today it is falling into the open." A corpse was found on the east wall of Xia Pavilion, and various evidences show that the owner of the corpse is the second lady of your mansion, so, who can explain to this mansion what is going on?"
After Jing Zhaoyin finished speaking, he glanced at Jing Yuhuan.
Jing Yuhuan forced himself to be calm and said: "If my wife hadn't been unwell recently and invited a Taoist priest to do it, no one would have known that there was a dead person hiding in the Luoxia Pavilion. Therefore, I hope Mr. Fu Yin will investigate the truth of the truth." , don’t let the murderer go, and of course don’t wrong the good guy.”
Jing Zhaoyin pondered for a long time, and said: "According to the degree of embedding of the corpse, it should be embedded together with the construction of the wall, and the second lady Yang disappeared six years ago, so, six years ago, the Luoxia Pavilion could be buried." Has it been extensively repaired?"
Jing Lan said bitterly: "Not long after my mother disappeared, my aunt proposed to renovate the Luoxia Pavilion to welcome my eldest sister."
Jing Zhaoyin showed a thoughtful expression, "Then you think this case has something to do with Da Furen?"
After finishing speaking, Jing Zhaoyin ordered an official next to him, "Go and bring the eldest lady here."
Under the gesture of the old lady's eyes, Xie Momo led the official directly to the wing where Jing Wanbai lived, and dragged Su Aoyu into the small hall after a while.
When Jing Zhao Yinfu saw Su Aoyu's arm full of pustules, he was startled, "What's going on?"
The old lady sighed, "Unfortunately, the eldest daughter-in-law has been ill for the past two days."
Jing Zhaoyin still finds it unbelievable, how could someone be so sick?
Could it be that the people from the Right Prime Minister's Mansion wanted Su Aoyu to take the blame, so they first tricked her into making her seriously ill and insane, and finally pushed her out to bear all the crimes?
Jing Se saw through Jing Zhaoyin's mind at a glance, "Master Fu Yin, you may as well speak directly if you have anything to say."
Jing Zhaoyin's face was full of surprise and doubt, and he looked up at Jing Se, "Miss Jing, what disease is the lady suffering from?"
Jing Se said, "Poisoned."
Jing Zhaoyin's face changed slightly, and his brows were frowned, "Since he is poisoned, why don't you ask a doctor to see him?"
Jing Zhaoyin felt more and more that the people in the right minister's mansion deliberately delayed Su Aoyu's illness because they wanted Su Aoyu to be a scapegoat to wash away all the crimes.
"Already invited." Jing Se said quietly: "All the doctors said they couldn't detoxify my mother because they couldn't find out the cause of the poisoning."
Jing Zhaoyin silently glanced around and saw that everyone was pale. He turned his gaze, pointed at the second master Jing Yutang, cupped his hands and said, "Since the victim is the second master's first wife, the second master might as well stand up and say something." To be fair, how do you want this government to handle this case?"
Jing Yutang furrowed his brows deeply, and his voice was slightly cold, "It's only right and proper to kill someone. Since my wife's body was found hidden in the east wall of Luoxia Pavilion, it must be related to the people in the big house. You don't need to worry about it. Take it back for interrogation, how to deal with it in the end, the West Qin law has its own regulations."
After Jing Yutang finished speaking, he looked at Jing Yuhuan with a cold face.
Jing Yuhuan's eyebrows twitched, "Second Brother, why are you looking at me like this?"
Jing Yutang is different from Jing Yuhuan, a smooth old fox who has been in the officialdom. He speaks more straightforwardly, "Brother kept saying that it was my sister-in-law who first proposed to renovate Luoxia Pavilion. Without your instruction, the renovation project can go on." ?”
Jing Yuhuan's chest was blocked.
"Mr. Yang and sister-in-law have no grievances, why does sister-in-law want to murder Mrs. Yang instead of murdering others?" Jing Yutang asked again.
Jing Yuhuan was speechless, what else could he say in the current situation?
It is true that he nodded and agreed to renovate Luoxia Pavilion, but he knew nothing about Yang's death. If he had known that Su was such a femme fatale, he should not have let her in in the first place!
Everything is deadlocked.
Jing Se stood aside, thinking about it, Qing'er asked her in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Miss, do you want your servant to call the pomegranate?"
The Su family is completely insane. If no key person comes forward to clarify the truth, most of the people in the mansion today will become suspects and be brought back to Jingzhao Mansion.
Jingse is still weighing the pros and cons.
To save Jing Yuhuan, the only way is to let Shiliu stand up and admit her identity, but this is tantamount to pushing Jing Yuhuan into another pit of fire. Although this result is what she is happy to see, the old lady's side Whether it will cause any disgust to her because of this is especially unknown.
So she was a little confused.
While Jing Se was meditating, Jing Yuhuan also looked over, with unprecedented embarrassment and anxiety on his face. Luoxia Pavilion used to be Jing Se's residence. Although the courtyard had been renovated when Jing Se came back, Jing Yu Huan still hopes that Jing Se can stand up and speak for him at this time.
Jing Se looked up and asked Jing Yuhuan with his eyes: Does father want me to help?
Jing Yuhuan's answer is naturally yes, he can't wait to remove himself from this case and become a bystander.
Jing Se pondered again, and just as Jing Zhaoyin was about to take Su Aoyu and Jing Yuhuan back, she suddenly said, "Master Fuyin, please wait a moment."
Jing Zhaoyin looked over in confusion, "Miss Jing still has questions?"
Jing Se said lightly: "It's not a question, I just have something to clarify."
Jing Zhaoyin raised his eyebrows, "Say it."
Jing Se nodded, "Before that, I want my maid to find a very critical witness to confront her."
Hearing what she said, it seems that there is a big inside story behind this incident.
Everyone's face changed again and again, and they no longer knew how to react.
The old lady was even more astonished, she looked at Jing Se, "Arthur, what else do you need to do?"
Jing Se sighed slightly, "It's a secret that can prove that the murderer who killed my second aunt is my mother Su's."
The word "secret" aroused everyone's curiosity in an instant.
Jingse ignored everyone's eyes on her, and directly sent Qing'er to Muyunju to find the pomegranate.
Although Shiliu used to be a maidservant for a wealthy family, she was inevitably nervous when she appeared in front of so many people. She twisted her sleeves and followed Qing'er in, kneeling on the ground to greet the masters.
"Look up." Jing Se ordered.
Pomegranate slowly raised his head.
From the direction the old lady was in, she could see Pomegranate's appearance most clearly, and when she saw her eyebrows that were a little like Jing Yuhuan's, she was horrified.
"Did father recognize this maid?" Jing Se asked.
Jing Yuhuan took a closer look at Pomegranate, but didn't find anything wrong, nodded and said, "This is your new maid at Muyunju."
Jing Se said again: "Look carefully, does the pomegranate look very similar to Qinglian back then?"
Jing Yuhuan was dumbfounded, he opened his mouth and didn't know what to say, he had no impression of "Qinglian" at all, how could he tell whether Pomegranate looked like him or not?
At this time, Madam Xie stood up beside the old lady and said in surprise: "This old servant has seen Qinglian, and she was kicked out by the lady on the second day she married into the Right Prime Minister's Mansion with the lady. What's the matter."
Jing Se's tense heartstrings loosened. She thought that after Aunt Xue's death, no one in the house would remember Qinglian anymore. She didn't expect that the old lady's companion would have such a deep impression on that person.
Mammy Xie's words came just in time!
Jing Se smiled, "Mother Xie, take a closer look, does pomegranate look like Qinglian back then?"
"Like!" Xie Momo hurriedly nodded, "It's really too similar!"
The old lady didn't know why, "Why, Pomegranate is the child of the servant girl who married Su Shi into the Right Prime Minister's Mansion and was kicked out the next day?"
Shiliu nodded, and said in a low voice: "Go back to the old lady, the maidservant's mother is Qinglian."
"Even if you are Qinglian's child, it is voluntary for you to sign the deed of prostitution and enter the Right Prime Minister's Mansion to serve as a slave. What do you have to do with this case?" Live in a chaotic mood.
Jing Se took the opportunity to say: "Grandmother, in fact, what we should investigate is why Qinglian was kicked out of the house by her mother. Think about a dowry maid who only stayed at my uncle's house for one night and was kicked out by the bride the next day. What did the maidservant do to provoke mother to be so angry?"
Jing Yuhuan became uneasy for no reason, always felt that the so-called "secret" Jing Se said was something he couldn't bear, but now he had nowhere to go, so he could only take one step at a time.
"Does father know the reason?" Jing Se looked over.
Jing Yuhuan hesitated and said, "On the wedding night, I got drunk and passed out. I don't know what happened during that time."
"Father was so drunk that he couldn't even recognize the person who was with him in the bridal chamber, did he?"
Originally, such words shouldn't come out of Jingse's mouth, but the situation forced her to worry too much. If this matter is delayed, it will only become a mess in the end, and she can't figure it out.
Jing Yuhuan froze, and for a moment, various emotions such as astonishment, doubt, and anger surged into his eyes, making his face look a little hideous.
The old lady frowned, "Arthur, how could you say such a thing?"
Jing Se asserted, "Grandmother, granddaughter did not lie. It was not mother who married father in the bridal chamber, but Qinglian, mother's dowry maid." At the end, he solemnly added, "I saw Qinglian enter the wedding room instead of mother. "
Since all the witnesses are dead and Su Shi is also crazy, then she will create a perjury, and what she said is true, but there is only a convincing witness missing.
Jing Se's words caused an uproar, within a short while, the small hall that had been silent for a long time began to boil with guilt, and everyone whispered and discussed endlessly.
Jing Yuhuan's reaction was the strongest, he was furious, "Full of nonsense! Arthur, how can you talk nonsense about such things?"
Jing Se's expression didn't fluctuate in the slightest, and she said [-]: "When my father married my mother, she passed away not long ago. Naturally, I was not reconciled to my father's new love so soon, so I quietly went outside the wedding room that night. , I happened to see the scene of changing brides, and when my father came back, he was already so drunk that he didn't even know that the bride in it had turned into Qinglian."
Jing Yuhuan's heart sank.
The old lady's face darkened every inch, "Is this true?"
Jing se said: "the granddaughter never speaks half a lie."
The old lady's eyes sharpened, and she glared at Jing Yuhuan, "Look at what you've done!"
Jing Yuhuan was still immersed in the sudden truth, and couldn't recover for a long time.
"Pomegranate is the child of father and Qinglian." Jing Se said unhurriedly.
Seeing Jing Yuhuan's pale face, Jing Wanbai, who had been standing aside, was so anxious that his forehead was sweating, he stood up to refute Jing Se, "Eldest sister, don't talk nonsense, how could mother do such a thing?"
Jing Se sneered, and retorted, "Six years ago, my mother did the insane act of murdering my second aunt and embedding her body into the wall. What's so special about ten years ago, she let her personal servant girl replace her bridal chamber?"
Jing Wan Bai choked suddenly, his face turned red and white.
"Arthur, you must have read it wrong." Even now, Jing Yuhuan still doesn't want to believe it, "That was the first day that Mrs. Su got married. What reason does she have to do this?"
"Because my mother was pregnant a long time ago." Jing Se looked coldly at Jing Wan Bai who wanted to refute several times, and paused every word, "The reason why she asked Qinglian to replace her is because she wanted to hide this matter."
"No!" Jing Wan Bai yelled, looking at that posture, he seemed to want to come forward and tear Jing Se's mouth, and kept yelling: "You are lying! Father, grandmother, you can't listen to elder sister's one-sided words, elder sister is just Seeing that my mother is now insane, so she made slanderous words."
"What is the third sister so excited about?" Jing Se smiled half a smile, "You were not even born at that time, so how do you know I'm lying?"
Jing Wan Bai choked.
Jing Se turned to look at the old lady, knelt on the ground slowly, and said, "Grandmother, I didn't intend to expose this matter in front of so many people, but it's about the lives of everyone in the house. If the granddaughter doesn't If you explain it clearly, then my father will not be able to clear up his suspicions about the death of my second aunt."
Jing Yuhuan was originally secretly angry because of Jing Se's shocking words before, but now after hearing what she said, he suddenly understood that Jing Se was exonerating himself, but the price was too high.
For a while, Jing Yuhuan stood in place, pursed his lips, and was in a complicated mood.
The old lady's face was also ugly, she glanced at Jing Se lightly, "Then tell me, how are you going to clear your father of suspicion?"
Jing Se said: "Six years ago, my second aunt discovered my mother's secret, and my mother killed her in a rage, but she was afraid of being traced by the government, so she proposed to renovate the Luoxia Pavilion, and then took the opportunity to renovate her." The second aunt's body was embedded in the wall and disappeared, which is why we have not been able to find the second aunt all these years."
Jing Wan Bai's eyes widened, and she roared angrily, "Jing Se, you dare to lie in front of so many people, you will be struck by lightning sooner or later!"
Jing Se raised her eyes, "These words were told to me by Aunt Xue herself at Famen Temple that night. Aunt Xue was also one of the insiders back then. My mother was worried that she would accidentally say something wrong, so she set up a trap against her. I was about to kill Aunt Xue to silence her, but at the last moment, Aunt Xue suddenly came to her senses, and she came to me and told all the truth."
Jing Wan Bai froze, and took a few steps back, "No, it's impossible, how could Aunt Xue tell you these things?"
Jing Wan Bai's reaction immediately attracted the attention of Jing Yuhuan and the old lady, and the old lady turned pale, "Why, Wan Bai also knows about this?"
Jing Se smiled, "Aunt Xue told the third sister in Famen Temple."
"I don't know!" Jing Wan Bai reacted suddenly, and shouted, "Grandma, I don't know anything, the elder sister is slandering me!"
Naturally, no one would believe this pretentious explanation.
Up to now, the truth has basically come to light: Su Aoyu was pregnant before marrying into the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, and because she didn't want to reveal it on the wedding night, she got Jing Yuhuan drunk and asked her personal maid Qinglian to replace her. Qinglian and Jing Yuhuan got married that night, and were sent out of the house by Su Aoyu the next day.A few years later, the second wife, Yang Qizhen, accidentally learned of Su Aoyu's secret, so she was silenced.Su Aoyu was worried that the matter would be exposed, so she hid Yang Qizhen's body in the east wall of Luoxia Pavilion.
After Jing Zhaoyin finished listening, he raised his eyebrows and looked at Jing Se, "Is there any evidence for what the eldest lady said?"
Jing Se said: "It's not difficult to investigate this matter. Mr. Fu Yin can send a letter to Changzhou Mansion to find out whether Zheng Yong, the nephew of Yang Zhifu in Changzhou, had a romantic affair."
The old lady's eyes were furrowed with storms, and she couldn't possibly be lying when she heard Jing Se's words so well-founded, she calmed down and said coldly: "Enough! Since this matter was done by the Su family alone, why not?" Please, Mr. Fu Yin, bring him back for interrogation and investigation." She must not let Jing Se continue to speak.
Jing Zhaoyin was still hesitating, and the old lady said again: "I hope Mr. Fu Yin can keep the matter of today a secret."
Jing Zhaoyin nodded, "This is what the government should do."
After some exchanges, Jing Zhaoyin didn't stay any longer, and asked someone to take away Su Aoyu who was already insane.
Seeing Jing Wan Bai, his whole body collapsed, kneeling on the ground and begging: "Grandmother, father, mother would never do such a thing, you must find a way to save her!"
After finishing speaking, he greeted Jingse with vicious eyes, and said in a hateful voice: "Eldest sister, mother has no grievances with you, why do you want to harm her like this?"
"Harm?" Jing Se sneered, and glanced at Jing Yuhuan without a trace, "If I don't tell the truth about today's incident, my father will be charged with murdering his wife, and he may even be sentenced to death. Companion, does the third younger sister hope that the real culprit will go unpunished and that father will be the one to take the blame?"
Jing Wanbai's throat was blocked.
Jing Yuhuan glared at Jing Wanbai in disgust, he had already begun to doubt whether Jing Wanbai was his own.
It's easy for Jing Se to see through Jing Yuhuan's thoughts. In fact, whether Jing Wanbai is Jing Yuhuan's own birth or not, it is not difficult to draw a conclusion based on the time, but at this time, what Jing Se wants is for Jing Yuhuan to be suspicious, after all Su Aoyu's first man wasn't him, he was kept in the dark for so many years wearing a cuckold, now that Su Aoyu has gone mad, Jing Yuhuan's only punching bag is Jing Wanbai's daughter.
As long as Jing Yuhuan and Jing Wanbai's father and daughter are divorced, everything after that will be easy.
This topic obviously irritated the old lady, she sternly said: "Stop talking about it! If anyone dares to bring up this matter in the future, don't blame me for following the family rules!"
The members of the Liu family who were discussing in low voices suddenly fell silent.
The old lady glanced around, her face was gloomy, "The order continues, after today, no one is allowed to mention a few words about this matter, if anyone violates it, he will be directly shot, master and servant are all like this!"
Jing Lan was obviously dissatisfied, he was about to stand up and speak, but was grabbed by the arm by the second master, and shook his head indistinctly.
Jing Lan's eyes were full of unwillingness, but after careful consideration, she could bear it and go back.
As Su Aoyu's mortal enemy, Liu Shi is naturally full of joy, not to mention that Su Aoyu is so sick that it is impossible to get better, and just talking about the heinous crimes she committed, even if she has a hundred lives, it is not enough to pay back.
As long as the Su family collapses, let's see who can compete with her for the power of the family in the future!
Mrs. Liu had wishful thinking in her heart, but worried on her face, she said: "Old Madam, the daughter-in-law has found a way to take out the corpse after seeing the clerk of the Dali Temple, shall we prepare the mourning hall for the second sister-in-law to bury her in peace?"
The old lady waved her hands impatiently, "Well, give me an order to prepare the mourning hall immediately."
Mrs. Liu quickly left the Luoxia Pavilion, and called the maids and women to make arrangements.
The old lady had a splitting headache, and ordered everyone to disperse, leaving Jing Yuhuan alone.
After everyone left, the old lady looked down, "Boss, what do you think about today's events?"
Jing Yuhuan also had quite a headache, rubbed his forehead and said, "It hurts so much!"
The old lady frowned, "You really don't know what happened back then?"
Jing Yuhuan was full of annoyance, "Mother, if my son knew the truth, he wouldn't be in the situation he is today."
"This Mrs. Su has committed a heinous crime!" The old lady gritted her teeth with hatred, "In the past, I only thought of her as being strong, but fortunately, she handled common affairs neatly, so I didn't think too much about her. I didn't expect that she was hiding evil intentions. It hurt so many people."
"Mother, stop talking." Jing Yuhuan interrupted the old lady, "Leave me alone."
After finishing speaking, Jing Yuhuan walked out of Luoxia Pavilion.
Not long after, the old lady returned to the Millennium Hall with the support of Nanny Xie.
Su Aoyu was taken away by people from Jingzhao Mansion, and Jing Se didn't have to wait on her illness anymore, she packed up her things and followed Qing'er back to Muyun Residence, with many worries along the way.
Qing'er noticed it, and asked in a low voice: "Miss, I see that your complexion is not very good, but you have been in the Luoxia Pavilion for the past two days, and the lady has made you sick?"
Jing Se shook her head and sighed slightly in her heart. She saw what happened today clearly. When she knew that the second wife was murdered in such a cruel way, the expression of the second master was just a little dazed. Even after hearing that the second wife died Shi was still pregnant, and the second master didn't seem to have much reaction.
What kind of attitude does this second uncle have towards second aunt?
Shaking her head, Jing Se quickly dismissed the messy thoughts in her mind.
Liu's actions were quick, and the mourning hall was already set up when night fell, allowing the second wife's body to be buried.
Everyone changed into plain clothes.
Jing Lan knelt in front of the coffin, weeping uncontrollably.
Jing Nanqing knelt down with Aunt Zhou, her expression was very dull, since she witnessed the tragic death of Shao Yao and Aunt Xue in Famen Temple last time, she was intimidated by Jing Se again on the way back, Jing Nanqing was left in her heart. She has cast a lot of shadows, and she has calmed down a lot recently. Today, seeing her mother being embedded in the wall like this, she was so frightened that her liver and gallbladder were torn apart, so she knelt in front of the coffin at this time, and she was very quiet, neither crying nor fussing.
Not far from Aunt Zhou's mother and daughter, Aunt He knelt down with two children, Jing Ming and Jing Rong. Aunt He had never even seen the second lady, so naturally she couldn't say how sad she was, and she didn't pretend to cry Come out with no expression on his face.
Both Jing Rong and Jing Ming are very well-behaved children. They have long been instructed by Aunt He not to cry in the mourning hall. Their backs are straight, and they keep burning paper money in the brazier.
The maidservant knelt on the ground outside, crying continuously.
When Jingse came, the woman beside Liu's had to greet her to go in to mourn and offer incense.
After finishing the work, Jing Se alone called Jing Lan to the eaves where no one was outside.
"Second brother, I'm sorry." Jing Se comforted softly.
Jing Lan's eyes were bloodshot, and her delicate face seemed to have lost a lot of weight overnight. She was haggard and her voice was hoarse. After a while, she managed to say, "Sister, thank you for what happened today."
Jing Se nodded, "You are my cousin, you and I have such a relationship, there is no need to thank you, I wanted to tell you the truth a long time ago, but I was afraid that you would not be able to bear it, so I kept it secret until now, today is also forced As a last resort, I hope that the second brother will not blame me for not disregarding the occasion."
Jing Lan's heart was in a panic, and she didn't answer any more.
Jing Se said: "I understand your mood at this moment. When my mother passed away, even the mourning hall could not be set up in the mansion. I was young at that time and didn't know what that meant. I just felt very sad, like I can never cry enough."
Jing Lan moved her lips, "Sister, do you hate Auntie?"
Jingse looked at him in surprise.
Jing Lan gritted her teeth and said angrily: "When I saw my mother's corpse, I wished I could cut Mrs. Su into pieces with my own hands. Why is this woman so cruel? Mother is always steady, even if she really broke her secret , she can settle it in private, mother is not the one who hurt people, how could she spread this kind of thing? But Mrs. Su is so ruthless that she took her life without even giving mother a chance to refute. "
At the end, Jing Lan was sobbing.
Jing Se looked at Jing Lan, her eyes suddenly turned red, she took two steps forward, gently hugged Jing Lan, and patted him on the back, "Don't be sad, you still have your father, as well as younger siblings."
After a pause, he continued, "Of course, you still have me."
Jing Lan raised her head in astonishment.
Jing Se smiled slightly, "If you have any difficulties in the future, you can come to me, and I will try my best to help you."
Jing Se's words reminded Jing Lan that he had been refusing Jing Se's approach before. He was a little ashamed and took a step back, feeling at a loss.
Jing Se knew what she said, Jing Lan must not be able to accept it for a while, she was not in a hurry, and said slowly: "Life is impermanent, even if you have the heart to defy the will of God, but you can't resist the power of fate, one day you will I found out that what you thought was "unable to let go" has already quietly passed away with time. Only the dead can live in the past forever. If you sigh that your mother died unjustly, how do you know that the top of the blue sky, the top of bliss, Isn't she praying for you every day, hoping that you will have a worry-free life?"
Jing Lan's eyes gradually gained focus.
Jing Se solemnly said: "Go back and face the facts that you have never dared to face. Only by getting out of this shadow can you really grow up and grow your own plump wings."
Jing Lan stared blankly at Jing Se, he didn't understand why his cousin suddenly said this to him, but after hearing this, he did feel better, at least he wasn't as panicked as before.
"Sister, I'll go back first." Jing Lan bowed her head.
Jing se watched him go back to the mourning hall.
The disappearance of the second wife, Yang Qizhen, was not considered a major case back then, but now the body was found inside the wall. Such a sensational incident caused an uproar immediately, and of course, it also reached Emperor Taihe's ears.
For this reason, Emperor Taihe specially asked Sun Dabao, the chief eunuch, to come to express his condolences, and posthumously named Yang Qizhen the first-rank wife, deprived Su Aoyu of the title of third-rank Shuren, and temporarily detained him in the prison of Jingzhao Mansion. A final conviction comes after a trial.
After receiving the news, Jing Wanbai went to the old lady's Millennium Hall several times to kneel down to intercede with Su Aoyu, but all failed. Jing Yuhuan now hates Jing Wanbai even more, and whenever he sees her, he thinks of Su Aoyu putting on a cuckold for himself Every time I see her, I take a detour.
Jing Wan Bai deeply felt that she was being left out in the cold, so in desperation, she came to Jing Se.
Jing Se was not surprised that Jing Wan Bai would come to find her suddenly, she asked Ying Luo to serve tea as usual.
Jing Wan Bai was desperate, she was anxious, so she didn't make any detours, she looked at Jing Se directly and said, "Eldest sister, you made mother become like this, do you feel good?"
Jing Se picked up her lips and smiled, "Does the third sister feel sorry for her mother, or is she afraid that once her mother is convicted and executed, you will have to keep filial piety for three years?"
Jing Wan Bai's mind was caught, her eyes began to dodge, and then she looked determined, "Even if something happened to my mother, you are still her daughter, don't you have to be filial?"
The smile on Jing Se's face became mocking, "Third sister, I think you haven't woken up yet? My mother Su Leyao died of the epidemic when I was six years old. I just kept it, your mother is just a step-mother who came in later to fill in the house, I respectfully call her mother, it is according to the etiquette of the younger generation to the elders, do you think I have deep feelings for her, I can be filial piety for her year?"
Jing Wanbai's expression turned ugly, "But no matter what, she is your mother in name. She was already seriously ill before she was imprisoned. Now that the seasons are alternating between hot and cold, how can she bear it?"
"This is what you should pay attention to as your own daughter." Jing Se leisurely sipped tea, her tone was lax, "If you have this spare time to argue with me, you might as well kneel outside the yamen of Jingzhao Mansion, maybe the people inside If people can be moved by you, they will release their mother immediately."
Jing Wan Bai was angry, "You!"
"What's wrong with me?" Jing Se looked at her amusedly, "Third sister, you have to rely on your conscience. I think that when you were disfigured, I spent all my time and effort to prepare you with a beautiful jade muscle lotion. You were so happy at that time." And thanksgiving, I still remember that this time it was just that I didn't come forward to help and intercede in the matter of my mother's murder. Did you forget my kindness and my virtue? Why, in your conception , Mother killed someone and was punished by the law, she was wronged and justified? If I don’t come forward to intercede for a murderer like my mother, it is unfilial? Who taught you this truth? Why did I never know that there is such a thing? reason?"
Facing Jing Se's aggressive questioning, Jing Wan Bai couldn't refute a word, his face was extremely ugly, and he left after a while.
After Jing Wanbai left, Qing'er came in and whispered: "Miss, Pomegranate was taken to the Millennium Hall by Madam Xie."
Jing Se frowned for a moment, "What is the old lady trying to do?"
Qing'er said: "Pomegranate's identity, after all, can be regarded as the elder's concubine, now that the truth is revealed, the old lady must want to deal with this matter, and give Pomegranate a decent identity."
Do not!
Jing Se's thoughts were wandering. According to the old lady's disposition, she could not treat pomegranate kindly.
*
Pomegranate was originally boiling water in the water room, but was suddenly taken to the Millennium Hall by Madam Xie. Along the way, her heart was beating like a drum, she was nervous, but also joyful. She thought that the old lady was going to clear her name.
Mother Xie instructed: "When I see the old lady in a while, you can answer whatever you ask, and you must not lie in evasive words, otherwise, you will feel better!"
Mammy Xie's warning was like pouring a bucket of cold water on her head, which immediately awakened Pomegranate. She suddenly woke up and did not dare to think about it.
After entering the Millennium Hall, the old lady had already been sitting on the warm couch in the middle of the house. When she saw Xie Mama bringing her here, she lazily raised her eyelids, but she looked away from Pomegranate in an instant, "You Where is mother now?"
Shiliu knelt down to greet her, and then she stood up and replied, "Madam, the mother of this servant has long since passed away."
The old lady said "Oh", "Then there is no proof of death?"
Shiliu was startled, and realized that the old lady did not want to admit her identity as the lady of Xiangfu.
Xie Momo frowned, "What is the old lady asking you? Why are you so dull?"
Shiliu lowered her eyelashes and said in a weak voice: "Before my mother died, she gave the maidservant's life experience to the grandmother next door. It was the grandmother who told me that I would come to Jinling Youxiang Mansion to recognize my ancestors."
The old lady's face was expressionless, "Since your mother has married someone outside, she is not considered a member of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion. You came to the Right Prime Minister's Mansion to recognize your ancestors and return to the clan. Isn't it a big joke?"
Shiliu twisted her fingers, pursed her lips slightly, she knew that her status was humble, she couldn't speak in front of the old lady, and from what the old lady said, she planned to send her away in private.
"Xie Mama, go to the cashier and get 200 taels of silver." After a long while without hearing Pomegranate's voice, the old lady spoke slowly.
Madam Xie will go and come back soon.
The old lady looked at Shiliu, "No matter whose child you are, these silver taels should be regarded as a little favor from an old man like me, so please accept it."
Shi Liu fell to her knees in shock, "Old Madam, this servant has never thought of any kind of glory and wealth, this servant only asks you to let me stay in the house, even if I am the lowest maidservant, this servant also wishes, please You, don't drive me away."
Xie Momo secretly sighed, this maid is too ignorant.
The old lady's face turned cold, "Presumptuous!"
Pomegranate trembled all over.
"Do you dare to disobey the master's order?" The old lady's eyes were burning, "This 200 taels of silver is considered as a hush money for you, and it is enough for you to live for a lifetime. I see it because your mother has served the Su family for many years. The superior will be extra merciful to you, otherwise, you think that your mother and Su's have used such despicable means to deceive the elder to give birth to you, and I, the mistress, can tolerate you?"
Pomegranate's complexion darkened layer by layer.
Xie Momo persuaded: "Little girl, if you know the general idea, you should quickly pick up the money and pack up your things and leave. The old lady is tolerant enough to you. Could it be that you still want to stay in Jinling and wait for disasters to come?"
Shiliu was trembling all over. It wasn't that she didn't understand how terrifying the back house of the Right Prime Minister was, nor did she not understand how much threat her identity posed to the Right Prime Minister. She was just unwilling, and she was clearly the right prime minister's biological daughter. , why can't I recognize my father, and can't become the superior daughter in this mansion?
The old lady is right, 200 taels of silver is enough for a person like her to live a lifetime, but these are not what she wants. What's going on.
"Old madam..." Pomegranate was still struggling for the last time, hoping that the old madam would take back her life.
"Either die or leave Jinling City forever, you choose." The old lady's face was frosty, obviously dissatisfied with Pomegranate's attitude.
Shiliu bit her lower lip tightly, tears welling in her eyes, "Your servant will leave now."
Standing up, she accepted the money handed over by Nanny Xie.
Mother Xie said: "In a while, someone will escort you to the pier, and you will leave by boat, and you will never return to Jinling, and you will never mention your identity to outsiders."
Shiliu nodded with tears in her eyes, and soon went to the pier with the servant arranged by Madam Xie.
Afterwards, Mammy Xie went to Muyunju, told Jing Se that Pomegranate had left, and said that she would buy Jing Se a second-class maid to come in Yun Yun again.
Jing Se didn't feel much about this result. After all, Pomegranate's identity is too sensitive. Once she is left behind, it will be a hidden danger. Everyone in the mansion has already been banned from mentioning about Jing Yuhuan's newlywed bridal chamber. The old lady did this because she was afraid that the pomegranate would take the opportunity to act as a demon.
The second wife's funeral was scheduled for seven days later, and the second master sent someone to Changzhou to inform the Yang family that the matter in the Right Prime Minister's residence had come to an end for the time being.
*
The eighteenth day of the first lunar month is an auspicious day for the zodiac, which was discussed jointly by the two prefectures of Su and Ye.
The right minister's mansion is still going to the funeral, and Liu's family is too busy to take time off, so the old lady can only arrange for Jing Se to go to the Duke of Jin's mansion in person with a congratulatory gift.
Early in the morning, Jing Se got up and dressed, took Yingluo, and the two rushed to the Duke's mansion of Jin. At this time, the mansion of the Duke of Jin was already full of festivities, with red silk ribbons everywhere, beaming with joy.
The bride Su Ruoyu has already put on makeup and is sitting in the boudoir waiting for the auspicious time.
Jing Se first went to Mrs. Jin Guogong's place to ask Ann, because it was a happy day, and Mrs. Guogong didn't want to ask her too much about the second wife of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, so she just took it lightly and asked her to go to the boudoir to accompany Su Ruoyu .
Su Ruoyu, who was wearing a red dress, was a little more beautiful than usual. Seeing Jing Se coming in, Su Ruoyu was overjoyed, and turned around to call her: "Cousin, you are here."
Jing Se said with a smile: "I have already said that I will come to see you off when Cousin Ruoyu gets married. Naturally, it is not a lie."
After speaking, Jing Se sat aside, stared at Su Ruoyu's bridal makeup for a long time, raised her eyebrows and asked, "How is it, it's your first time as a bride, are you nervous?"
Su Ruoyu's already rouged face became even more blush, and she hurriedly lowered her head, "Cousin, what are you talking about? Which girl doesn't only get married once in her life?"
"That's right." Jing Se suddenly realized, and said with a smile, "Then are you nervous?"
"It's...not bad." Su Ruoyu faltered, her fingers tightened involuntarily.
Jing Se couldn't help laughing, "You're almost sweating, and you still say you're not nervous."
"I..." Su Ruoyu bit her lip lightly.
Jing Se walked over, supported Su Ruoyu's shoulders with both hands, looked at the picturesque beauty in the bronze mirror, and said, "From now on, you will be someone else's wife, and you don't want to make petty sex like you used to be." No matter what you do, you have to think twice about the possible consequences. After all, your husband’s family is no better than your mother’s family. No matter how big a mistake you make in your mother’s house, you will always be your mother’s heart and soul. She is reluctant to beat you and scold you. Husband-in-law, you are facing a brand new family, and your actions are always seen by others. I am not advising you to be a doormat who swallows your anger. If you are really wronged, you can't bear it, but There is also a counterattack strategy, you have to find the right method, otherwise it will fall into the eyes of your mother-in-law, it means you, a daughter-in-law, disrespects the old and has no rules, and at that time, you will be the one who suffers."
Su Ruoyu turned her head, looked at Jing Se for a moment, and suddenly smiled, "Cousin, you are clearly a girl who has not yet left the court, why do you know so many things?"
Jing Se smiled faintly, "I see a lot in the inner house of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion every day."
Su Ruoyu took her hand, nodded and said: "Okay, okay, I remember, what you said is a little different from what your mother said, my mother told me that when a woman marries, she obeys her husband, and I have to obey whatever the husband says. If you make a mistake, if your mother-in-law says a few words, you should bear it."
Jing Se's eyebrows twitched slightly, thinking that Yao shi did not want Su Ruoyu to bring her former petty temper to annoy the Ye family, so she warned Su Ruoyu like this, otherwise, with Yao shi's temper, how could she be so willing to swallow her anger? ?
"Cousin." Su Ruoyu suddenly became quiet and looked at her.
Jing Se said "um", "what's the matter?"
"Will I not be able to see you often in the future?" Su Ruoyu was a little disappointed.
Jing Se smiled and said, "If you want, I can also go to Fu Ning Bo's Mansion to find you."
"Really?" Su Ruoyu was ecstatic, "A few days ago, I kept thinking that once I get married like this, you will never see me again when you come to the Duke's mansion. I was so depressed and panicked, I always felt that it was not worthwhile to just get married like this."
Jing Se comforted her and said, "You, it's because you worry too much that you have those messy thoughts. Ye Zhiwen is a pretty good person. Although the two of you don't have much relationship now, I believe you can develop it slowly in the future. Yes. Ruoyu, after you get married, you have to work hard to give me a cousin, then I will find a reason to visit you in the future."
Su Ruoyu blushed again when she said that, "Cousin, you can criticize me all you can, why is there no progress between you and Brahma?"
"I..." Jing Se stuck a card, "No rush, take your time."
Su Ruoyu couldn't help but joked: "It's clearly destined to be a good marriage, but you keep dragging it on, like a born couple. Cousin, aren't you afraid that Prince Brahma will be angry?"
"I can't wish for him to be angry." Jing Se spread her hands, anyway, Haohao's affairs have been exposed in front of Fan Chen, and he also knows that she had a child, so she is not afraid of anything now, even if Fan Chen really delayed the marriage because of her If she is angry, she will never complain, but there is one thing she must insist on, that is, she cannot marry until she has avenged Jing Yuhuan's previous life feud. Once she goes to the Chu Palace, her actions will be hindered by many constraints. In the first reincarnation, Jing Se sent her to think that nothing is more important than revenge.
The cousins and sisters were talking, when the wedding matchmaker outside, Yao Shi and the others lifted the curtain and came in, and said with a smile: "The bridegroom's official family's sedan chair has arrived."
(End of this chapter)
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