Chapter 157: Both of them are dead
Until she was escorted to the empty courtyard of Tingxue Hall, Xing'er couldn't come back to her senses. How could Qingfang die overnight? How could her things end under her bed?
It wasn't until she saw the corpse resting on the wooden plank in the courtyard that she collapsed to the ground in fright, screaming and desperately trying to crawl away from the horrible corpse.
Qingfang was soaking wet, and the water was still dripping, soaking the planks. She was well dressed, her face was pale, her eyes were wide open, her facial features were twisted and hideous, except for her earlobes and wrists, which were empty, and she looked pitiful and weak.
Gu sat on the top, calmly and did not speak.When such a thing happened, it was her and the people in Yu'er's courtyard, and she reported to the old lady at the first time.For the matter of the Miguo Mansion, the old lady was so angry during this time, she was angry that her sister calculated that her family had no face, and when the Miguo Mansion collapsed, although this anger was gone, it was inevitable that the rabbit died and the fox was sad, and she felt desolate, and she only felt a headache and fatigue when she came and went, and lay down to recuperate. It's all trivial, you're the master's mother, you can be the master, you don't have to ask me,"
Le Xian sat at the bottom of Gu's head, her face was cloudy, if you look closely, you can also find a touch of ice under her eyes.
Le Yu stood beside Gu's side, and wiped her reddish eyes with a handkerchief from time to time, obviously very sad.Mother Qiu was ordered by the old lady to help Gu's, so naturally she would not sit and speak, so she took a step forward and bowed down and said: "Madam, under the bed board of this apricot, I found a cloth bag tied to it, which contained a pair of red agate earrings and bracelets. It shouldn't be her thing." The old lady is much more polite to her now, and these minions don't dare to be too contemptuous of her wife.
Le Yu exclaimed softly, "This earring table was given to Qingfang by me only yesterday." Thank you for drawing me a pattern, why are you here?"
Ling Ge took a step forward and said respectfully to Gu: "Madam, yesterday the slave maid went to give Qingfang oranges, and I saw Xing'er arguing with Qingfang, and it seemed that she was jealous that she had won the girl's reward. Do you think she's narrow-minded and resentful?"
Many people saw the scene yesterday, and the girls in Xuetang whispered one after another. The eyes cast at Apricot were filled with surprise and disdain.
Gu's heart was also very useless, and he was even more unhappy when he looked at Xing'er, before the first month was over, someone died in the house. It's still the people in their own yard who die. The suspected murderer is Yu'er's girl, "Xing'er, what do you have to say?"
Xing'er was still young, and kowtowed again and again in panic, "Madam, the slave and maid are wronged, the slave and maid quarreled with Qingfang yesterday, but Sister Lingge punished the slave and maid for kneeling." The slave knew that she was wrong, and she never resented Qingfang. How could they kill her? What's more, the slave went straight back to the house to sleep after kneeling, and never went out."
Xiu Ji stood up slowly, "You lie! Yesterday, Lingge punished you, and I didn't feel good, but who let Qingfang be a guest and a sister older than you, if you don't punish you, there will be no rules.
There were other little girls who testified, "Yes, yes, we all saw Sister Xiu carrying steamed buns to the row of houses in the back."
Xing'er was like being struck by lightning, and the whole person was stupid, and she thought quickly, hesitating: "I haven't eaten dinner, go to the small kitchen to see if there is anything to eat?"
As soon as she said this, everyone cast suspicious glances, and the outspoken Ling Ge even saved a sneer, "The small kitchen will only cook what the girl eats, and the ingredients are all fixed, can you get it?"
Xing'er's face turned red, but she couldn't speak.
She snorted for a long time before she shouted, "What I said is true, you can't just say that I killed Qingfang because of this?"
Le Yu, who had not spoken, spoke, "Qingfang died in the well in the backyard, what is she doing at the well in such a good weather? And the well is covered with a lid to prevent freezing, does she have to work hard to lift the manhole cover if she wants to die? Naturally, someone else killed her, but who does she have a grudge against? There seems to be no one else except you."
As soon as Le Yu spoke, the courtyard fell silent, and only her clear and tactful moving voice like a clear mountain spring resounded in everyone's ears.
Le Xian sat quietly on the chair, holding the hand stove of a hundred bats to offer longevity, her eyes lowered, and her face like a jade Guanyin was as calm as water.
Xing'er was unwilling, she obviously didn't kill anyone, she struggled and said: "Then it can't be said that I killed the person, there are so many sisters in the yard, who knows who killed her?"
This sentence offended most of the girls, and everyone's faces changed, and their eyes looked at her with anger and disgust, but no one dared to make noise in front of the master.
Gu Shi frowned, "Why is Qingfang's jewelry under your bed?"
Apricot was speechless, God knows when this thing got under her bed, but she couldn't speak, and turned her begging eyes to everyone, but everyone looked away, and no one would give her a look of support and sympathy.
Xing'er's desperate gaze fell on Le Xian, suddenly lit up, and pounced on Le Xian, shouting: "Big girl, big girl, you save me, you believe me, I didn't kill Qingfang..."
Everyone was frightened, Jinshu and Du's mother behind Le Xian stepped forward together, Du's mother pushed Xing'er away, and said angrily: "Bold! dare to come and climb our girl!"
Xing'er was pushed out by a palm and fell to the ground, she was extremely desperate and wanted to shout out regardless of it, you don't care about my life or death, I have to make a fish die and break the net, "Big girl, you can't be so conscienceless...."
A smile appeared on Le Yu's lips. Le Xian's heart jumped, and she immediately made a decision, pointing at Xing'er and saying, "What a slave! Give me a slap in the face!"
Mother Du stepped forward and slapped Xing'er's cheeks hard, blocking her unspoken words in her mouth, Xing'er's mouth was in severe pain, and the blood foam mixed with two teeth spurted out together, and her cheeks were swollen high, and she couldn't speak anymore.
Gu Shi was angry, and hurriedly pulled Le Xian and asked, "How is it? As he spoke, he looked at her hand again. Le Xian breathed a sigh of relief and said softly: "Mother, I'm fine." Don't worry."
Gu Shi was relieved at this time, and vented his worries and anger on Xing'er, and said angrily: "This girl is so bold! Send it directly to the official!"
Le Xian hurriedly grabbed Gu's. He said softly: "Mother is angry, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to send it to the official." Blocked by Le Xian, Gu's heart was a little clearer, and his face showed shame.
Le Yu helped Le Xian with a guilty face, "Sister, I'm really sorry, I blame me for neglecting to discipline the girl." It's just that scared you."
Le Xian felt aggrieved in her heart, and reluctantly smiled: "What did my sister say? How can all the minions below be good? Naturally, there are those who are not taught."
Le Yu smiled gratefully. said to Gu: "Mother, the matter is also clear, it will be useless if she refuses to admit it, just dispose of her, in the end, it is the New Year."
Gu Shi was startled, and nodded again and again, "Yes, come on, drag Xing'er down, kill people to pay for their lives, and kill them with a cane!
This kind of thing is indispensable in the family, and it is not surprising that the minions below are also commonplace, and they directly gagged Xing'er and dragged it down, leaving an ugly water stain in the same place.
Gu Shi swept the remaining people in the courtyard sternly, "Serve the master well, Shaosheng has such crooked thoughts!
Seeing her resolute handling today, the girls and mothers-in-law were also vigilant, and a trace of fear rose, and they all replied, "Yes, madam."
Gu calmed down, and said: "Qingfang is innocent, reward her with fifty taels of burial silver, and the family will take the corpse and go out to settle it."
The girl died, showing her dignity, at most only ten taels, fifty taels is already considered a great kindness.Qingfang's parents wept and thanked Mrs. for her grace, and wanted to lead her out.Le Yu said: "Things are all because of this red agate earring bracelet, this thing will be buried for her together, I have a good heart but hurt her life, and I also rewarded her with twenty taels, hoping to be reincarnated in the next life to do a good life."
This is seventy taels, Qingfang's parents' eyes lit up, they are not only Qingfang's daughter, everyone is dead, anyway, the murderer did not escape, and he can exchange so much silver back, it is worth it.
Le Xian only felt that her stomach rushed to the left and right branches of her chest, so she was so depressed that she had to wave her hand and said: "In the end, I will reward her with twenty taels."
She is the eldest daughter, Le Yu has been rewarded, can she not be rewarded? The two elders were even more overjoyed, and happily took Qingfang out and went to bury herself.
After this stall was dealt with, Gu Shi reprimanded and beat again before leaving.
The remaining two sisters, Le Xian and Le Yu, still didn't move, watching the girls clean up the yard, Le Yu said softly: "Sister is too lazy to come, it's better to go in and sit and taste new tea."
Le Xian's graceful back was straight, she looked at this smiling and elegant sister with cold eyes, and said slowly: "No, grandmother is not feeling well, I still have to go over and take a look."
Le Yu lowered her head and said softly: "My sister is thoughtful, I won't go, it will save my grandmother a headache, and when my sister leaves, I will not be alone with my grandmother."
Le Xian was arrogant, and slowly stepped forward to Le Yu's ear, as if the sisters were whispering, "I dreamed back at midnight, I don't know if my sister is terrible? Is Qingfang really killed Xing'er out of jealousy? There are so many lives in the Mansion of the Mansion..."
Le Yu's pupils shrank, her face remained unchanged, and her hands were folded into her sleeves, "Sister is too worried, Qingfang and Xing'er should go to find the culprit, as for the Duke of Miguo, do they still dare to go to the emperor? Sister is sitting firmly, naturally she is not afraid."
Le Xian glanced at Le Yu deeply, the smile on her lips was cold, and she slowly took two steps back before holding Du's mother's hand without looking back. (To be continued.) )