Chapter 16: Speculation
When Yu Shi heard this, he immediately scolded: "You still dare not admit it! Today in the Baoan Temple, you yourself poisoned a cage of birds to be released, but you blamed Ling'er. ”
He Ling also cried at the right time: "Big sister, this matter really has nothing to do with me. ”
He Linwan is extremely well-educated and self-contained, in the past, she was the most impatient to argue with people like the Yu family, and now she has no interest in accompanying her here to mess around and beg the old lady of the He family to uphold justice, she knows that no matter what she says, this "justice" will not be on her side today.
So she ignored Yu's mother and daughter, took out a piece of paper from her sleeve pocket, and handed it to Mrs. He's maid.
"What is this?" asked Yu suspiciously, she wanted to grab it but really didn't dare to be presumptuous in front of Mrs. Tai.
He Ling's cry was also a meal.
Mrs. He frowned when she saw the paper presented by the maid, and then motioned to the second lady sitting next to her to take it, she was illiterate.
He Lin saw that the second lady unfolded the paper and looked at it, so he said, "This is the confession of the woman who drugged today. ”
Mrs. He glanced at the second lady, and the second lady read it.
The more Yu and He Ling listened, the more ugly their faces became, but they didn't dare to interrupt the second lady, so Yu stared at He Linwan viciously, as if they were about to pounce on her flesh.
He Linwan is not afraid of making enemies with the Yu family, anyway, the Liangzi of the two rooms has already been married. And she actually has another purpose for doing this today, she wants to find out the attitude of this second wife.
So when he heard this, he cried and wiped away his tears, and knelt down in front of Mrs. Tai: "Mrs. Tai, you have to be the master for our Ling'er! Sanfang is going to force us to death! Their thoughts are too vicious! They are all a family, breaking bones to connect tendons, but they want to put our mother and daughter to death......
He Lin had to applaud Yu for the spirit of remembering to beat a rake at this moment.
Although Yu was crying endlessly, the second lady still insisted on reading the confession to the end, and every word in this confession that even He Ling's maid bribed the woman to poison and frame her was clearly described, of course, He Linwan used language art to modify the details slightly.
Mrs. Tai's face was not very good-looking after hearing this, and the Yu mother and daughter had been crying, and her old man looked at He Linwan with a little unkindness: "What are you doing!"
He Linwan lowered his head slightly, as if he was trying to suppress his grievances and indignation: "Mrs. Tai, what happened is what you just heard, this was interrogated by the second young master of the Yun family on the spot, not that I deliberately slandered anyone, I was also angry and shocked after hearing it at the time." I originally thought that the woman framed me like that and wanted to send her to the official, but my mother said that this matter involved He Ling's maids, after all, they are all sisters of the He family, and it was really troublesome to go outside, and our He family's face was gloomy, so I endured it. ”
Hearing that He Linwan wanted to report to Mrs. Guan's face was even more ugly, and later heard that she finally knew that Gu Nian's family had a better face, but she was still angry and pointed at her and scolded: "Then what are you doing with this confession!"
He Linwan glanced at the Yu mother and daughter who were kneeling on the ground: "I originally wanted to bring that woman back, but she was noisy and shouting along the way, and she told people everywhere that He Ling's maid gave her **, and the words also involved He Ling. I left this confession and wanted to let the elders in the family know when I came back, my mother used to blame me for doing too much, but now it seems that ......" She sneered when she said this.
Everyone understood that she was talking about the Yu family's mother and daughter.
Yu glared at her viciously, and shouted: "You spew blood!"
He Linwan had disdain on his face: "Is it me spewing blood, you can just ask the people who were present at the time, these are not interrogated by me!"
Mrs. Tai looked at Yu's family, and then at He Linwan, but she was a little convinced of He Linwan in her heart. After all, the people of the Yuan family were also present at that time, and He Linwan couldn't lie if he wanted to. However, she was biased in her heart, and she was annoyed that He Linwan had released people without permission, so she didn't say anything with a cold face, and just glanced at the second lady.
The second lady really didn't lose the person who Mrs. Tai trusted the most, and Mrs. Tai took a look at it, and after a little muttering, she said to He Linwan in a kind tone: "What is this matter, Mrs. Tai will send someone to verify it again, I don't know where the woman who was let go by you live?"
He Linwan truthfully answered the second lady what he knew.
She is not afraid that the woman will retract her confession, and the woman has been begging for a living outside all the year round, and she is an old oilman. He Linwan just let people mention it a little, and she understood what she had to do in the future to save her life, and even make a small fortune.
The He family was afraid of He Ling's reputation, and would never dare to blatantly take people, otherwise she would ruin He Ling if she shouted in public. And in order to minimize the impact of this matter, if they can't completely extinguish it, they should give this woman a sum of money and let them move out of the capital.
The second lady nodded, and asked again: "Ah Wan was very thoughtful when dealing with this matter, and now Grandmother Uncle is asking you, how do you think this matter should end?" The second lady spoke kindly, looking at He Linwan's eyes with a little encouragement.
He Ling's face turned pale, and she gently pulled her mother's sleeve, and was quietly pinched by her mother, so that she could calm down for a while.
He Linwan pursed her lips and glanced at He Ling, her eyes were faintly disdainful: "If you want to ask me, it will naturally be for He Ling to kowtow to me and admit her mistakes! Put a hundred boards and close them for a year or two!"
He Ling bit her lip, her body trembled with anger, but she raised her head pitifully and called out with tears in her eyes: "Mrs. Tai......"
Although Mrs. Tai still gives their mother and daughter face on weekdays, but she is also to fight with her daughter-in-law, but she doesn't necessarily want to see He Ling much in her heart, and she resents her for causing trouble at this time, so she doesn't hear it. But in the end, she wouldn't really let her be punished as He Linwan said.
Of course, He Linwan understood this, so she paused, and then reluctantly said, "But my mother taught me a hard lesson." My mother said that the third sister has always been well-behaved, even if someone makes a mistake in this matter, it must be the fault of the maid and ghost around the third sister, and it has nothing to do with the third sister herself. I haven't heard of the reason why the maid made a mistake and asked the master to be punished. ”
He Ling was stunned for a moment, but Yu immediately reacted, knowing that it might be a little troublesome to retract the confession, but it was much easier to blame the maid for all the guilt, and hurriedly said confidently: "Our Ling'er is a good child! Since it was the matter caused by the, let the be interrogated well!" She didn't believe it, the life of the girl's family was in her hands, and she could say anything unfavorable to the master.
The second lady glanced at Yu Shi when she heard this, but she shook her head secretly.
The Yu family is a little smart, but after all, he is a concubine, and his vision is lower.
It is true that the maid has picked He Ling clean up, but can they completely get rid of suspicion in the third room? Outsiders don't say it on their faces, don't they understand the twists and turns in these mansion doors? This is actually almost the same as admitting guilt.
However, although the second lady knew, she didn't mention the meaning of the Yu family, but nodded and said to Mrs. Tai: "Mother, the third daughter-in-law is kind and reasonable, and what she said makes sense." Ling'er is something we watched grow up, and what kind of character we are elders can't be clearer. That maid really needs to be interrogated. ”
Mrs. Tai is not very interested in this matter, as long as the He family does not lose face. Of course, she didn't know that when Yuan Er interrogated the woman, she was secretly watched by many people's maids, but they wouldn't get it to say it in the open.
"You just have to watch and deal with it. Mrs. Tai said to the second lady.
The second lady bowed her head and answered.
Both Yu and He Ling breathed a sigh of relief.
He Linwan glanced at the second lady with a calm and respectful face, and finally confirmed the previous guess in his heart.
This second lady is really not simple, and her means are not bad, no wonder Mrs. Tai was obedient to her tidying up.