Sending off Imperial Doctor Hu, Jiao Niang returned to the room, and saw Mama Mao sitting on the edge of the bed watching the old lady cry silently, she sent all the maids in the room out.

"Take care, the old lady still needs you to take care of it. Jiao Niang walked over and said.

Mama Mao burst into tears, "It's because I didn't take good care of the old lady." ”

"Open guns are easy to dodge, but hidden arrows are difficult to prevent, how can you blame Mama. Jiao Niang said.

Mama Mao hated and said, "I don't know who is so vicious and wants to kill the old lady!"

Jiao Niang said: "If you can replace the almonds that Mama has crushed, it must be someone in the courtyard, this is a thief." ”

"No, it won't. Mama Mao immediately denied it, "The people who have served in Ballantine Hall have followed the old lady for many years, which is credible." ”

Before the sound was over, she was suddenly dumbfounded: "However, some time ago, because the little boy was raised, a few new little maids were added who had just been bought from outside, could it be any of them, I'll ask." ”

Seeing that she was about to tear up the maids she said, Jiao Niang hurriedly stopped her, "Mama, don't be impulsive, if you go out like this, who can admit it?"

Mama Mao sighed anxiously, grabbed Jiao Niang's hand and said helplessly: "Fifth girl, what do you say about this, I don't have any ideas, my uncle is not here at this time." ”

The lady held her shoulder, the bones on her shoulder were jagged and abrupt, and there was no flesh. Mama Mao has worked hard for the old lady for half her life, and she does everything herself, so it's no wonder she is so thin.

"There are so many people in the courtyard, and anyone can enter the kitchen, so it's really hard to find out for a while. But I don't think I believe the maid who just came in to say that she has such a deep hatred for her grandmother. ”

Mama Mao nodded straightly, and Jiao Niang thought slowly, "Besides, with the knowledge of a maid, how can you know that bitter almonds are poisonous, and even if you know, could it be that she brought them in as soon as she entered the mansion? The source of this bitter almond is also very suspicious." In my opinion, it is more likely to be bought, and I don't know who has such a grudge against my grandmother. ”

Mama Mao grabbed Jiao Niang's hand like grasping the last straw, "Fifth girl, what do you say to do now?"

"The most important thing now is the old lady's body, and the investigation of the murderer can be put on hold. I just informed Imperial Doctor Hu and asked him not to mention the poisoning of the old lady, so that we don't let out the wind, so as not to startle the snake. However, from now on, someone must keep an eye on those little maids, and maybe they can find some clues. Jiao Niang said methodically.

Mama Mao nodded when she heard this, "Fifth girl, thanks to you." She stopped, her eyes drifting in the direction of Ji's residence, "I won't believe others, although the old lady has a bad temper, but no one will want her life because of this." ”

Mama Mao is suspicious of the Ji family, and Jiao Niang actually has this suspicion.

In this mansion, the biggest contradiction with the old lady is the Ji family, the old lady snatched Brother An's support, and towards Su Qingyin, she divided half of the Ji family's housekeeping power, can she not be resentful.

Moreover, it is poisonous, and the method similar to the killing of her aunt is really suspicious.

"Everything is cause and effect is mostly about the word "profit", which can make her want to put the old lady to death, obviously it is impossible to harm people because of this, most likely it is because that person loses profit, so he will do this. Jiao Niang's fluttering words fell in Mama Mao's heart, like a stone pounding violently on her chest, which made her even more sure.

Mama Mao gritted her teeth, her eyes fierce, "If I let me know who killed the old lady, I must not let her go." ”

Jiao Niang looked at her, paused, and slowly lowered her eyelids.

In the next few days, the old lady was always surrounded by Jiao Niang and Mama Mao, and the second aunt of the Ji family often came to visit them, asked about the situation of Mrs. Hu, and sat down and left.

Hua Junyi had already sent a letter to Hua Jinye, and after receiving the letter, Hua Jinye replied, saying that he had already returned, and it would arrive in about four or five days.

I also sent a letter to Licheng, in case the old lady has a good one, don't see the last side.

On this day, as soon as Jiao Niang fed the old lady with medicine, Mama Mao mysteriously dragged her into the inner room.

"Fifth girl, there is a discovery, a maid came to report, saying that a maid named Mei'er had just sneaked out of the hospital, she was suspicious, so she followed behind, and found that she was hiding something under a locust tree outside the courtyard. At that time, she didn't dare to be alarmed, and when Na Mei'er left, she dug it out and saw that it was bitter almonds. ”

Mama Mao took out a bag of things wrapped in green cloth from her arms and opened it for Jiao Niang to see.

"It seems that the stolen goods are going to be sold. ”

"Do you want to tie up Mei'er and ask for it?"

Jiao Niang stopped, her fingers rubbed the green cloth, "Mama, look at this cloth, which one can be used by a little girl." ”

Mama Mao took a closer look, "It's a soft satin, although it's not expensive, but there are really not many people in this house who can afford it, and it was really bought." ”

"Don't rush to take her yet, it's just some bitter almonds, and she didn't detain her on the spot, she can completely deny it. Jiao Niang wrapped the bitter almonds, "Bury them again, don't startle the snake." ”

Mama Mao put it away, "Since you know who the inner ghost is, it's easy to do." ”

Jiao Niang looked at her, "What good ideas does Mama have?"

At first, Mama Mao was really frightened by the old lady and panicked, but she slowly calmed down in the past few days.

"Bought it, it didn't work out, can she get the benefits?"

Jiao Niang immediately understood what she meant, and immediately had an idea in her heart, and whispered in Mama Mao's ear.

That night, Mama Mao secretly ordered the Ballantines Hall to be monitored, the inside was loose and the outside was tight, and there were hidden people everywhere outside the hospital, all of whom were old people who had been with the old lady for many years.

After a watch, the house was silent, the lights were turned off everywhere, and only Ballantine's Hall was bright everywhere.

Several old ladies tied up a girl who looked to be only fifteen or sixteen years old, that is, the maid named Mei'er, entered the main hall and knelt in front of Jiao Niang and Mao Mama.

"Mama Mao, if you get caught, everyone will get the stolen goods. An old woman took out a stew pot and placed it on the table.

Mama Mao glanced at it, went up and slapped a few times in a row.

This Mei'er has a bit of guts, and she doesn't cry when she is beaten, she only asks herself if she knows what wrong she has done.

"Look what this is?" the unused bitter almonds that had been retrieved from her were thrown in front of her.

Mei'er is a flexible brain, "Mama Mao spares her life, blame the slave and maid for being greedy, seeing that this almond is a good thing, she stole some, and the slave and maid don't dare anymore." ”

Mama Mao snorted coldly, "Gluttony, okay, then you eat all these almonds in front of me now!"

Mei'er knew that this bag of almonds was poisonous, how dare she eat it, Mama Mao gave one of the old women a look, and the old woman grabbed a handful of almonds and stuffed Mei'er's head into her mouth.