Song Wanru was properly dressed, took her maid and her mother-in-law and escorted a group of people, all the way to Xuanzangyuan. Twenty guards were seen guarding both sides of the main hall with solemn faces, wearing black clothes embroidered with silver thread and carrying swords at their waists, looking solemn and solemn.
The old Marquis sat in the main seat with a dark face, and the old lady also accompanied him with a serious face.
Song Wanru moved her steps lightly, stepped forward and knelt down to salute, "Greetings to my father and mother, my daughter-in-law is late."
The old Marquis was speechless, and the old lady pointed to the chair on the upper right side, "You sit down first." After she sat down, he stared at her for a while and asked: "Fourth wife, how did you investigate the matter of my brother falling into the ice hole? ?”
Song Wanru stood up and replied: "My daughter-in-law has already found out, and a group of people are waiting in the hall. My mother also knows that ice is cut in the twelfth lunar month and kept in the ice cellar for use in the winter weather. This is the case every year in our house."
His eyes were red and his face was sad, "I can only regret that Mrs. Fan, who was patrolling the lake, neglected her duty and stopped guarding the lake. When Jing Zhi left, this slave was drinking and playing cards. No one warned her, so she accidentally fell into the ice hole. "
A few tears fell, and Aunt Dong handed over the brocade handkerchief. Song Wanru took it and wiped it at the corner of her eyes, "It's pitiful that Jingzhi suffered such an unreasonable disaster. My daughter-in-law is very distressed."
The old Marquis slapped the table to interrupt her unconscionable nonsense, and shouted sternly: "Bring all the people here."
Five guards each strode in carrying a woman, walked to the center of the hall, and threw her on the ground.
"Say it." Old Marquis pointed at someone.
The guard took off the rag stuffed in her mouth. The woman took a deep breath and kowtowed, "Master Marquis, please forgive me, don't do this old slave's business! The old slave drank with some old sisters during the lunch break to keep out the cold. , that Mrs. Fan was supposed to be patrolling the lake, but for some reason she came over and wanted to drink together, and then started to play a few cards. The old slave also tried to persuade her to go to the lake to have a look, but the old slave refused to listen. . The Marquis clearly found out that the matter of the second master falling into the ice cave really had nothing to do with the old slave. The old slave was wronged." He kowtowed and shouted that he was wronged.
Several women interrogated each other, and their confessions were generally consistent. Mrs. Fan helped herself to the wine and took the initiative to arrange the cards to be played.
Mrs. Fan's face turned pale with fright, her whole body was trembling and her teeth were chattering. She kept kowtowing and shouting, "Master Marquis, spare your life, I don't dare to do it anymore." Everyone smelled the smell of urine, but they were so frightened that they defecated.
The old Marquis turned his head and glanced at Mother Lu next to the old lady. Mother Lu's name was Gui Ju. She was the old lady's maid. She had never married and was the most loyal. Seeing her nodding in agreement, he knew that he could only find out. Here we are.
"Mrs. Fan will be killed with a cane, and the whole family will be sold. The rest will be caned with twenty. All the family members will be driven to Zhuangzi and will never be allowed to enter the house." The old Marquis sentenced Mrs. Fan to death in one sentence.
Mrs. Fan was so frightened that she fainted. The other four ladies luckily escaped and kowtowed to thank the old Marquis for his life.
The guard had a blank look on his face and pulled the five women out. After a while, screams for mercy could be heard, and the sounds gradually weakened until they disappeared.
The next day, when the news that Mrs. Fan was shot to death with a stick reached Caiwei's ears, it was just when the servants were in the yard and there was a lot of chaos. Liu Rui's family had a daughter-in-law who was the daughter of one of the women. Although she is married, she is also implicated.
Several powerful servants came to the yard to fetch people. They were only allowed to bring the clothes they had with them. They had to get up immediately and drive them away to the village. The daughter-in-law cried hoarsely and kept pleading. Whoever dared to disobey the old marquis's order could only sigh and drag her away.
Liu Rui's family drove the little girls back to the house, and the timid ones started crying in fright. Seeing Cai Lian's face turned pale and her body trembling, Cai Wei hurriedly hugged her, patted her back, and comforted her: "Don't Being afraid has nothing to do with us."
The door opened with a bang, and a woman shouted: "Cai Lian, Cai Wei, pack your things and follow me." Cai Lian was so frightened that she trembled, but blocked the front and asked tremblingly: "Where are you going? "
Caiwei is an old aunt with a lolita body. She knows whether it is a blessing or a curse, and she cannot avoid disasters. Pulling Cai Lian away, she asked in a crisp voice: "Excuse me, mom, where do you want us to go? Can we take our things with us?"
The mother-in-law glanced at the two of them. Although she was young and short in stature, she was also calm and couldn't help but said: "The two girls have made great fortunes. They are going to be transferred to the second young master's yard. I have packed up everything. "
As soon as these words came out, the whole room was shocked, and the other eight eyes looked at the two of them eagerly, with a mixture of envy and jealousy. After all, the two of them are the first of this batch of little girls, so they are indeed blessed with great fortune.
It seems that the person who sunk the ice hole yesterday was the second young master. Mrs. Fan, who was patrolling the lake, was killed for dereliction of duty and she, the savior, had to be transferred to the yard to repay her kindness. It can't be said that he was a lifesaver. It was just a touch of his finger. The second young master saved himself.
Caiwei's thoughts were racing and her hands were busy. After packing up a few clothes, a few handkerchiefs, two and a half coins and Cai Lian, they followed the woman to the second young master's yard.
