"Back to the old lady, I found this small box in Chun'er's room, and there are indeed two ingots of gold in it, and the weight is about fifty taels!" Mama Sun replied in a calm tone, but her eyes looked at the Lu family, who was still pretending to be weak.

Old Madam Gu's understanding of Mama Sun made her understand that there was probably more than just gold in this box, otherwise Mama Sun would definitely not have such a look.

So he said calmly: "Grandma Sun has found other problems?" This box is so big, I'm afraid it's not just two ingots of gold, right? ”

Grandma Sun nodded, opened the box in front of everyone, and suddenly everyone in the room gasped, is this a property that a maid can have?

Chun'er was struck by lightning, slumped to the ground, her face was as white as paper, she had obviously hidden all the things that her wife had rewarded, how could she be found with two ingots of gold? This can't be, who did it?

Old Madam Gu looked at the valuables in the box, not only gold and silver, but also pearls, hairpins, and gemstones, some of which were clearly the objects that the Lu family once wore.

Old Madam Gu stared at the Lu clan with a torch in her eyes, and said, "Lu clan, do you look at these things familiarly?" What else do you have to say? ”

Gu Tianyou looked at Old Madam Gu inexplicably and asked, "What does Mother mean by this?" ”

"Ask your good daughter-in-law, how can a slave and maid have such a valuable item, even if she is powerful, it is difficult to get such a heavy reward!" Old Madam Gu said with a sneer.

Gu Tianyou frowned, and asked Lu Shi with his eyes, Lu's mind spun rapidly, she had to think of a reasonable explanation to escape this catastrophe.

She was ruthless in her heart, walked up to Chun'er, slapped her, and shouted angrily: "You, not only betrayed your master, but also dared to steal my property, you are really a white-eyed wolf who can't be fed!" ”

"No...... Madam...... I ......" Chun'er covered her face, tears kept flowing down, but the fierceness in Lu's eyes made her unable to even say a complete sentence.

Gu Qingwan looked at Chun'er and said coldly: "Chun'er, you said that I rewarded you with gold, which made you greedy and betrayed your master, so what is going on with these jewels?" As the eldest lady of the Gu Mansion, I don't even have such good jewelry to use! ”

"This ...... This must have been stolen by Chun'er, that's right, Daddy, you must eliminate harm for your mother and me today, don't condone Chun'er to continue to do evil, it's best to kill this girl now, so as not to continue to harm me and my mother! Gu Qingyue saw that the situation was not right, and immediately fought back, eager to call someone to drag Chun'er down and beat her to death now, lest she say anything more.

When Chun'er heard this, she was like falling into an ice cave, but she didn't expect her to help the second lady and her wife to perjury and frame the eldest lady so indiscriminately.

It's a pity that Gu Qingwan won't go along with Gu Qingyue's wishes, she continued in a low voice: "Chun'er, you really stole this jewelry?" I didn't know that my mother was so careless, so many valuable jewels were stolen, and she didn't even find out, could it be that Chun'er's methods were so clever? ”

Old Madam Gu naturally didn't believe that these jewels were stolen by Chun'er, and there was only one explanation, that is, the Lu family rewarded Chun'er for doing things for her in order to buy Chun'er.

She glared at Gu Qingyue, motioned for her to shut up, and then said angrily to Chun'er: "You girl, you haven't recruited you from the truth!" ”

Chun'er felt that it was the first time she had experienced what it meant to be embattled, but she didn't dare to say it, because the small purse that was lit up in Lu's hand was made by her for her younger brother, and others couldn't see it, but she knew it.

Her brother is only seven years old, if she betrays her wife today, with her wife's cruelty, it will inevitably make her whole family die well, just let her own life be in the hands of others, how can she have her own opinions.

She suddenly got up and shouted: "It was the eldest lady who instructed the slave maid, and the slave maid would never dare to lie!" ”

Then he rushed headlong to the pillar, and crashed into it with the determination to die, since he was destined to die, it was better to give himself a good time, if he was killed by a rod, it would not taste good.

But she didn't expect that she would hit a wall of flesh, she heard the other party cry in pain, and then the two of them fell to the ground.

Everyone was shocked, they didn't expect Chun'er to seek death, let alone that at this critical juncture, Gu Qingwan would actually stand in front of Chun'er and stop her from seeking death.

The Lu family and Gu Qingyue almost gritted their teeth with hatred, if Chun'er died like this, it would be death without proof, she pointed out Gu Qingwan before she died, that is, she would die to show her will, Gu Qingwan was doomed to be unlucky today.

But before everyone could react, she had already saved Chun'er, although she also fell to the ground due to the impact of the force, a little embarrassed, but she quickly recovered and stood up.

Old Madam Gu also reacted, and immediately ordered: "Tie her up for me, don't let her seek death!" ”

As soon as the words fell, a few stout mothers-in-law came up, tied Chun'er's hands and feet, threw them on the ground, and then retreated to the side, Chun'er still can't believe it, how did Gu Qingwan know that she was going to die, and actually saved herself at the last moment.

People who have never sought death do not know that once they fail to find death, that sense of fear will make your fear of death expand exponentially, making you almost tremble at the thought of death.

This is the case with Chun'er now, when she thinks that no matter whether she succeeds in framing the eldest lady today, she will definitely die, and she feels like the sky is falling.

"Chun'er, I advise you to tell the truth, don't think that if you die, you can escape punishment, grandmother and second uncle are both understanding people, you are so wrong and wrong, you can't justify yourself at all!" Gu Qingwan endured the pain and looked at Chun'er steadily.

Old Madam Gu also nodded and said, "Let's be honest, who instructed you?" ”

"Chun'er, you have to think clearly, don't point to the wrong person!" Lu also reprimanded, but there was a strong threat in his eyes.

Chun'er looked at everyone in a panic, not knowing what to do, if she said it, she would die, if she didn't say it, she would die, who would save her life?

Gu Qingwan suddenly smiled and said to Old Madam Gu: "Grandmother, I heard that the Criminal Department has many ways to deal with prisoners who refuse to tell the truth, and one of them is particularly appalling, Wan'er is so scared that she has nightmares for several nights just by hearing about it!" ”

Old Madam Gu was stunned for a moment, and then she understood what Gu Qingwan meant, so she asked very cooperatively: "Wan'er, tell me, what kind of punishment is so terrifying, and it also makes Grandmother see for a long time!" ”

Gu Qingwan made a frightened expression and said: "It is said that ten fingers are connected to the heart, the fingers of the woman's family are the most tender and fragile, the criminal department has invented a kind of punishment for female prisoners, and inserted bamboo sticks into the nails fiercely, and the ten fingers are full, the pain makes people want to die, but the pain is so painful that they can't die, if the prisoners survive, they will clamp the nails with iron pliers and pull them off one by one, even the heart hurts, just listening, Wan'er will die of pain!" ”

"Tsk...... This kind of punishment has also been heard of by the old slave, where does the average daughter's family endure such pain, but if anyone can really bear it, then there is even more ruthless, nailing nails into the nail joints, how can anyone endure it, and what to say is honestly recruited! Grandma Sun didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, and added another sentence.

Gu Qingwan shrank back, as if she was really frightened, and the old lady also showed a look of unbearability when she heard it, and said: "It's really cruel, I hope Chun'er doesn't want to try such torture!" ”

Chun'er was already shaking like a sieve when she heard it, and this kind of appalling punishment was even more unacceptable than beating her to death with a stick.

Gu Qingwan shook her head secretly, she couldn't help but be frightened, but she didn't plan to let Chun'er go, so she continued: "Grandmother, since the second aunt said that Chun'er stole the jewelry, and Chun'er kept saying that I instructed her to betray the master, Wan'er can't be wronged in vain, so it's better to hand Chun'er over to the government, I think those officials who are used to seeing stubborn prisoners know how to let people tell the truth!" ”

This sentence became the last straw that overwhelmed Chun'er, she struggled to lie on the ground, crying bitterly, and begged endlessly: "Please be kind to the old lady, Chun'er will say everything, say everything, don't hand Chun'er over to the government!" ”

Lu Shi was stunned, she was also stunned by Gu Qingwan and Grandma Sun's words just now, and it was too late to stop it, she stared at Chun'er with wide eyes, but where could the frightened Chun'er still see her threat.

She could only beg for mercy again and again, and then said everything like pouring beans on a bamboo tube: "It was the second lady and the second lady who instructed the slave maid to deliberately ruin the reputation of the eldest lady in the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion, saying that she bullied her sister, was arrogant, and mean, in order to make the eldest lady unable to raise her head in the aristocratic circle, and later the second lady saw that the false accusation could not be successful, and took out the slave and maid to take the guilt, saying that the slave and maid had a grudge against the eldest lady so they slandered her, and it had nothing to do with the eldest lady from beginning to end, she was innocent!" She didn't instruct me to frame Mrs. and Second Miss at all, woo...... The slave is wrong, the slave is wrong, don't hand the slave over to the government......"

Chun'er kowtowed and begged for mercy, her head was knocked like a rotten persimmon, bleeding all over her face, and she looked really hideous.

When Gu Tianyou heard this, he knew that the matter was exposed, and it was impossible to charge Gu Qingwan with trumped-up charges, and the only thing he could redeem was to take himself out and put all the fault on the Lu family. He looked at Lu Shi with a disappointed and angry look, and said, "I never thought that you would be such a vicious woman, you let me down so much!" ”

Lu shook her head, tears in her eyes, she suddenly knelt down, grabbed Gu Tianyou's robe, trembled, tears were like beads with broken threads, falling down one by one, and muttered in her mouth: "Husband, you and I have been married for ten years, don't you know what kind of character the concubine is?" How am I to Wan'er, haven't you seen it? How could I harm her, how vicious this is, slandering Wan'er for a while, and slandering the concubine for a while, can she still believe what she says? ”