"My short-lived child! You, why are you so pitiful? It's all because of your mother who gave birth to you. I don't want the family property named Zhang anymore, as long as you can come back to me! From now on, we two will depend on each other!" Ho ho ho.”
The black figure started crying again as he spoke, and banged his head against the wall beside him.
The housekeeper outside the door heard the noise coming from inside and was a little worried about Lu Jing's safety. He also shouted outside the door, "Dao Zhang Yang, Dao Zhang Yang, are you okay?"
"Oh, I'm fine." Lu Jing replied casually.
After saying that, he looked at the dark figure squatting in the corner and couldn't help but feel a headache.
Looking at Yueru like this, she seems to have really gone crazy. I just don't know whether she went crazy after giving birth to the child or before she gave birth to the child.
To be honest, Lu Jing still prefers the latter situation.
He did originally doubt the possibility of the Zhang family uniting to deal with Yueru, but after meeting Zhang Yuanwai, Lu Jing basically gave up the idea.
Although Zhang Yuanwai was very respectable and didn't want his family's scandal to be publicized, he was obviously happy after seeing Lu Jing.
If he was cooperating with his head wife and driving his little wife crazy, there is no reason why he would hope that Lu Jing could cure his little wife again.
Not to mention that at Zhang Yuanwai's age, his desire for his son is getting stronger and stronger. If his wife really kills his son without telling him, it is also a question whether Zhang Yuanwai can continue to tolerate her. How could he help her cover up instead?
Besides, even if this kind of thing had to be covered up, it would not be said that Yueru did not give birth to a child at all.
Because giving birth does not happen overnight.
There is a pregnancy period before this, and the period is not short. Usually, you can tell that you are pregnant in three or four months. After that, there are still five or six months. Basically, everyone in the Zhang family will know that Yueru is pregnant. Had a baby.
It would be too difficult to conceal such a thing.
Lu Jing had asked the housekeeper before, and the housekeeper assured him that the second lady was not pregnant at all.
Lu Jing still tended to believe what he said. The only explanation was that Yueru went crazy because it was too much like giving birth to a son.
In order to confirm this, Lu Jing then went to several maids in the Zhang Mansion and even the groom to inquire. They all unanimously said that the second lady was not pregnant.
If it is a general investigation, we can almost draw a conclusion here.
But this time it was different. Lu Jing came to Lingyang after getting the news about the presence of the strange thing. In other words, he had already confirmed the existence of the strange thing.
So after these three trips, it was clear that it was just a false alarm in the end, but Lu Jing didn't give up just yet.
So he later found Yueru's personal maid through the housekeeper. The latter had been with Yueru when she was still a servant girl, and she was like a sister to her. Even though Yueru has gone crazy now, she And still never give up.
In fact, if she hadn't been bitten by Yue Ru while delivering food, she would still be taking care of Yue Ru in the woodshed right now.
Lu Jing first asked her to confirm Yueru's pregnancy. The result was the same as what others said. Even Yueru's personal maid admitted that Yueru was not pregnant before.
Although the eldest lady is usually a bit strict and has some friction with Yueru, there is no deep hatred between the two.
Besides, the eldest lady usually followed the old lady to eat fast and chant Buddha's name. In the view of Yueru's personal maid, it was impossible for her to do such a terrible thing as burying the baby boy alive.
Lu Jing asked the maid again if Yueru had been to any special places or met any strangers before she went crazy.
However, he later got an answer that surprised him.
Yueru's personal maid said that Yueru had not been out once in the past few months and had not seen any strangers.
"Why?" Lu Jing asked, "Don't you like to go out, Mrs. Second?"
"No, the Second Madam has always liked the excitement. She often took me out shopping when she was free." At this point, the maid also let out a light sigh and murmured, "Yes, why is the Second Madam so busy during this time?" I’m not going out anymore.”
"How long has it been since she went out?"
"Let me think about it..." the maid recalled for a moment, and then the expression on her face became even more surprised, "It was... about ten months."
"So long?" Lu Jing raised his eyebrows.
"Yes, yes, why didn't the second lady go out for so long?" The maid was also confused.
"Where did she go last time?" Lu Jing asked again.
"Well, I'm going to the temple, yes... to Qingquan Temple, because I heard that it's very good at praying for children there." The maid said, "The second lady has always wanted to give me a son."
"So you go there to ask for a child?"
"right."
"Is this your first time there?"
"No, no, we have been there many times..." At this point, a strange look appeared on the maid's face again, "Yes, why didn't the second lady go after that? I clearly remember her every month You have to go there."
"Then when you went to Qingquan Temple for the last time, did you bump into anyone or anything that impressed you?"
"No, no, that day was no different from usual." The maid said, "The second lady went to the temple to burn incense, donated half a pound of money, and then we went home."
Lu Jingding nodded, and then suddenly asked an unrelated question, "Who is the person in charge of purchasing in your house?"
"Sister-in-law Xie, she is the daughter-in-law of Butler Zhang's cousin. She pays for all the food and drinks in the house." Although she felt a little confused, the maid answered Lu Jing's question truthfully.
"Thanks, that's all I have to ask."
Lu Jing let go of Yueru's personal maid, and then went to find Xie Ersao.
However, the latter was not so cooperative. After hearing what Lu Jing wanted to ask, he first showed a look of vigilance, and then said, "Isn't Taoist Yang here to treat the second lady? After seeing the disease, just take medicine and it will be fine. Why do you come to me to ask about these trivial matters?"
"To treat a disease, you must first find the root cause. The same is true for heart disease. If you can't find the crux, how can you prescribe the right medicine?"
"But I still don't understand what the second lady's madness has to do with me." Sister-in-law Xie said.
"I suspect that you deducted her money earlier."
"Master Yang, are you also crazy?" Sister-in-law Xie was very angry when she heard this, "Where do we servants get the courage to deduct money from our master?"
"Of course you don't have the courage yourself, but what if this is what the eldest lady instructs you to do?" Lu Jing said slowly.
Sister-in-law Xie glanced at someone, then shook her head and said, "Forget it this time, but in this case it's better not to say it a second time, Taoist Yang. You don't understand the eldest lady. How can someone like her do something like this and not be on the stage?" A little trick.”
"What you say is unfounded. If you really want to prove it, why not let me see the accounts." Lu Jing finally revealed his true intention.
