Mei'er panicked at this time, desperately dodged, and didn't dare to hold on to her mouth anymore, and kowtowed again and again to beg for mercy.

Mama Mao sneered and said, "Why, don't you dare to eat?"

Mei'er burst into tears and sobbed.

Jiao Niang's fingers tapped on the table, and hit Mei'er's heart rhythmically, and she said softly: "Do you think the old lady really woke up and wanted to drink almond milk?"

Mei'er froze, raised her head and stared at Jiao Niang, "Didn't the old lady wake up?"

In the afternoon, Jiao Niang and Mama Mao discussed, preparing to lure the snake out of the hole, claiming that the old lady had woken up, and in the middle of the night, she specially woke up Mei'er and asked her to boil almond dew, saying that the old lady wanted to drink.

If Mei'er is bribed by someone, how can she be paid if she can't do it, she will inevitably continue to harm people in the same way.

Jiao Niang guessed that she would dig up the buried bitter almonds, and the facts proved to be so, and the people who were arranged by Mama Mao outside the courtyard saw her digging under the locust tree.

Unbeknownst to Mei'er, everything she did was under surveillance, and when she went to steal the almonds, she was caught in the right place.

Jiao Niang smiled and asked, "Where do you say?"

Mei'er was a clever maid, and immediately understood that she had fallen into a trap a long time ago.

Her face turned pale, and her whole body froze there like a clay fetus and a wooden sculpture.

"The old lady is a three-grade lady who is personally named by the imperial court, and she is guilty of harming Mrs. Xuan, which is not a small crime. Jiao Niang's voice was as soft as a cloud floating in the air, but every word she said made people feel a sense of persecution that the mountain rain was coming, "Can you afford it?

As soon as Jiao Niang's words came out, Mei'er was trembling visibly, she climbed to Jiao Niang's feet, grabbed her clothes, and cried: "The fifth girl spares her life, the slave maid is a ghost, and she is confused for a while, and the slave and maid don't want to kill the old lady." ”

Mama Mao brushed aside her hand and said in a deep voice: "If you don't want to die, just say who instructed you! If there is half a lie, I will send you to see the official immediately!"

At this time, Mei'er didn't dare to hide it anymore, "It's Mother Tao next to the eldest lady, she gave the slave a lot of gold and silver, and asked the slave to change the almonds every day." At first, the slave didn't dare, she said that no one could tell the difference between the two almonds, and even if something happened to the old lady, no one would find out about the slave and maid. ”

Jiao Niang and Mama Mao looked at each other at the same time, and the deep meaning in their eyes was self-evident.

Jiao Niang's tone was cold, and she said sarcastically: "You are really willing to do anything for money." ”

Mei'er lowered her head and bit her lip, "Mother Tao also said that if I do this, I will be arranged to be with the eldest son." ”

is so hard-working, it turns out that he has this in mind.

Jiao Niang hooked the corners of her mouth.

Mama Mao walked up to Jiao Niang's side and said in a low voice: "Fifth girl, what should I do next? This Tao Jin family is from the eldest lady." ”

If it is only based on the testimony of a little maid, it is difficult to make the Tao Jin family admit their guilt, not to mention that the Ji family must protect her.

Jiao Niang pondered for a while and said, "Mei'er, do you know that you are committing the crime of beheading the whole family now." ”

Mei'er was so frightened that she kowtowed, and the soles of her feet shook, "Fifth girl, please, please save the slave's family, it's all the slave and maid who were blinded by lard for a while, so they did such a bastard thing, it's not a pity for the slave and maid to die, but this matter has nothing to do with the slave's family." ”

Mama Mao angrily reprimanded: "You still have the face to beg, now the old lady is still in bed, life and death are uncertain, let me tell you, if the old lady has a case, your whole family will have to be buried together!"

"Mama Mao, don't be impatient, speaking of which, she is also instructed by others. From Mei'er's eyes, Jiao Niang saw her desire for life, who in this world doesn't want to live.

Jiao Niang's tone was soft, and it sounded comfortable and reliable, "Mei'er, if you don't want to die, if you don't want to implicate your family, the only way to do this is to atone for your sins." ”

Mei'er's eyes instantly lit up with two clusters of flames, "As long as it doesn't affect my family, the fifth girl can do whatever I want." ”

Jiao Niang asked her to write down Mei'er's confession, and asked her to sign and draw it, and then tied it up and locked it up in the firewood room, only saying that she had stolen the old lady's supplements and was looking for two old women to watch.

By the time everything calmed down, it was already the third watch.

Mama Mao knew that everyone was tired on this day, so she served Jiao Niang to bed.

"Fifth girl, what did you say when you called Mei'er to the inner room just now, do you have an idea about this?"

When she was writing her confession just now, Jiao Niang called Mei'er to a place and whispered a few words.

Jiao Niang smiled slightly, as soon as she saw her smile, Mama Mao knew that she already had an idea, and she was anxious in her heart, and asked, "Fifth girl, don't play dumb riddles with the old slave." ”

"Catch thieves and catch stolen goods, now we only have Mei'er's confession, which is far from enough, we must get the stolen goods to make people speechless, so I plan to let Mei'er go out tomorrow to send a letter to Tao Jin's family. ”

Mama Mao was dumbfounded, and Jiao Niang said indifferently: "Let her tell the old lady of the Tao Jin family that she has improved, and she has no bitter almonds on hand, let the Tao Jin family send some more." ”

"Oh, so when the Tao Jin family comes to deliver bitter almonds, we can take her down. Mama Mao smiled relaxedly, but thought again, "But what if the Tao Jin family stops?"

"Then I can only take Mei'er to confront me in the court, but if it were me, I would only be one kick away, and I wouldn't stop. Jiao Niang took off the hair ornament on her head, Mama Mao gave her a wide coat, and after a change of words, she asked, "Is my father here tomorrow?"

Mama Mao said: "The letter said that the drive will arrive tomorrow night. Suddenly, "The girl wants to wait for the master to come back, yes, even if we catch the Tao Jin family, the eldest lady will try her best to excuse her." It's just that I can't understand how much resentment the Tao Jin family has with the old lady, and they have to put the old lady to death. ”

She was already suspicious of the Ji family, but now that she knew that it was the Tao Jin family who bought Mei'er, she naturally recognized the Ji family in her heart.

Some words were involuntarily said, "Most of the people have always done things for the master, and I don't know if the eldest lady of the Tao Jin family knows about this." ”

Jiao Niang's eyelids raised slightly, "Let's wait for tomorrow, everything will be revealed." ”

The Tao Jin family was really impatient, and not long after Mei'er was released, she actually came in person, bringing a box of ginseng, a box of deer antler, and some other fragmentary supplements, saying that they were sent on the orders of the eldest lady.

I wanted to go in and visit the old lady several times, but Mama Mao cleverly blocked her, and she couldn't see the old lady, so she inquired about the others.

The people of Ballantine's Hall all have the same tongue, and she tried several times, and the answer she got was that the old lady had woken up, and an old woman specially told her that the old lady woke up last night and drank a bowl of almond dew.

Jiao Niang and Mama Mao watched her from the crack in the door, until she left, and the two looked at each other and smiled.