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Shen Nianchu received a message from Zhou Yu early in the morning, saying that he had found Zhang's personal maid ring and Feng's mother, and now they had hidden them in a secret place, just waiting for Shen Nianchu to inquire in person.

Shen Nianchu called Cui'er and Zhilan, and under the pretext of going out of the mansion to buy, he left the mansion with a few slaves. Zhou Yu asked Shen Nianchu to go to Huayulou, the largest restaurant on Long Street, and said that he had booked a private room. After getting there, Shen Nianchu let Zhilan and the servants stay outside, and took Cui'er inside.

This kind of thing can't be known to too many people, and if the news leaks out, I'm afraid I won't be able to ask anything. Moreover, Zhilan is a person who has just entered the mansion, and she doesn't know her very well now, so I'm afraid that if she goes out and talks nonsense in the future, this matter will not be easy to deal with.

After entering the private room, Shen Nianchu found that in addition to Zhou Yu and the guards from last time, there were two other women sitting on the ground with their backs to each other, with cloth in their mouths, one woman was about seventeen or eighteen years old, and the other was about forty years old, thinking that it was Mother Feng and Caihuan beside her mother.

After seeing Shen Nianchu come in, Zhou Yu got up and walked over, Shen Nianchu saluted, and the two walked to the table together and sat down. The guard's dress was unintentional as usual, Shen Nianchu glanced at it slightly, and then turned his gaze to the two women.

"Cousin, this is Caihuan and Mother Feng next to my aunt. If you have any questions, just ask them. ”

"Cousin, how did you find them?" Shen Nianchu was a little curious, since he said that his aunt had eloped, Caihuan should have followed his aunt as well, if he found Caihuan now, wouldn't it be very easy to find his mother? Moreover, Zhou Yu also has some skills, and it took a lot of effort to bring Caihuan and Feng's mother back, and he will definitely repay him well in the future.

"It's a long story, because the process is a bit complicated, and I'll explain it to my cousin in the future, and now it's important to ask them the truth of the matter first." Zhou Yu obviously didn't want to tell the search process, Shen Nianchu thought about it and felt that the process was not important, after all, now that these two people had been found, it was important to clear the responsibility of the mother. It's just that he just said that in the future, I think I still have a chance to continue to contact him.

Zhou Yu asked the guards to take out the rags in the mouths of the two people, and Mother Feng was unhindered, so she opened her mouth and scolded: "Where did the thief come from, you dare to kidnap in broad daylight, you are afraid that you have eaten the gall of the leopard." Hurry up and let me go, if my husband knows that I am gone, I will let the people of the government come and arrest you thieves. ”

Shen Nianchu thought that this Feng's mother had a good temper, and she dared to be so arrogant when she didn't know that someone was coming. I'm afraid it's a little difficult to get the truth out of her mouth.

The young woman next to her trembled and said, "Officials, let the villain go, the villain is just a poor person, and there is nothing on him that can be taken away by the officials." ”

Because the two of them were sitting with their backs to each other, they didn't see each other clearly, Shen Nianchu asked Cui'er to untie the ropes between the two, and now seeing each other, Feng's mother had more horror on her face, and Caihuan was more angry.

"Hell!" Mother Feng was so frightened that she took a few steps back, she thought that Caihuan was dead, but she didn't expect to meet her today.

"Mother Feng, it's good to see you again." Caihuan no longer had the fear she had just now, she walked towards Feng's mother angrily, Feng's mother wanted to run out when she saw this, but was stopped by the guards at the door.

Shen Nianchu stepped forward and stopped Caihuan: "Caihuan, do you remember who I am?" ”

Just now, he was only concerned about the frightened color ring, and when he heard this, he looked at it seriously, and after a while, with red eyes, he took Shen Nianchu's hand and said, "Second Miss, is it you?" ”

Shen Nianchu nodded, and Caihuan cried directly: "Second Miss, I can be regarded as seeing you." ”

Mother Feng on the side heard Caihuan call Miss Shen Nianchu, shouted impossible, and then sat down on the ground.

Shen Nianchu asked Cui'er to hand over the handkerchief, Caihuan wiped her tears with the handkerchief, and said in a choked voice: "The second lady has grown taller, and she looks better than before." ”

Shen Nianchu took Caihuan's hand and asked her to sit down, and then began to ask Caihuan about the things of the year.

She sobbed and talked about what happened back then.

It turned out that Aunt Zhang was pregnant with a child, and she wanted to tell the house, but before she could say anything, she was told that General Shen would go to patrol the border and would not be able to come back for more than a month. She knew that there were people in the house who were dissatisfied with her, so she didn't dare to tell others, and only Feng's mother and Caihuan knew about it in the courtyard.

Half a month after the general went on patrol, Feng's mother informed Aunt Zhang that the Buddha in the Buddha Temple was very spiritual, and now Aunt Zhang had no one to take care of her, so it was better to worship the Buddha and ask the Buddha to keep herself and her children safe. Aunt Zhang didn't want to go, but she was really bored and panicked when she stayed in the hospital all the time these days.

I agreed to go when the weather was cooler. Just a few days before the general was about to return home, Feng's mother made this suggestion again, and Aunt Zhang saw that it was a cool day, so she asked Caihuan to prepare things and took two soldiers to the Jingfo Temple ten miles away.

Originally, it was also peaceful, but when it was time to return home, a sudden rainstorm trapped the group in the Jingfo Temple, and Feng's mother took this opportunity to suggest that the three of them stop here and wait for the rain to stop before going back. Feng's mother asked the soldiers to go around to see if the road was clear, and then took advantage of Aunt Zhang and Caihuan's unpreparedness to put ** in the meal.

Then, with the helpers who had been hiding in the courtyard for a long time, they threw the two into an abandoned well behind the courtyard. Caihuan woke up halfway because of the lack of food he ate, and only then did he see the faces of the two. When Feng's mother saw Caihuan wake up, she picked up a stick and knocked Caihuan unconscious again, and then threw her into the well.

Feng's mother sat slumped on the ground, her eyes a little confused. The abandoned well, which she had surveyed early in the morning, was about half a mile from the temple, and it was said that people had died, so it had never been used. The temple was a bit far away, and a new well was built around the courtyard.

It turned out that the mother had died. Shen Nianchu was a little sad in her heart, although she occupied someone else's body, she still carried her memory, and the mother who was gentle and considerate to her turned out to be long gone. If "Shen Nianchu" knew, he would definitely be very sad.

"And how did you escape?" Cui'er asked from the side.

Caihuan wiped her tears, and when she was thrown into the well, Caihuan thought she was dead, and the well had dried up due to years of bravery, and although she was injured by a fall, she did not die.

When she woke up, she found that Aunt Zhang next to her was out of breath, she stumbled up, and then shouted for help, and was finally rescued by a passing hunting man, who heard her call and rescued her.

After two or three months of recuperation, Caihuan really got better, and then she married the hunting man.

"And what about Mother's body?" Shen Nianchu asked a little sadly.

"We took advantage of the night to beat Aunt Zhang's body and buried her on the mountain behind the Jingfo Temple." Caihuan said.

It's okay to be in the ground, but I'm afraid that my mother is still lying in that cold well, and it's really dead.

Shen Nianchu looked at Feng's mother angrily, it was because of her that she caused these tragedies, and also led to the tragedy of being bullied in the past few years, she originally had a younger brother or sister, but now there is nothing.

Shen Nianchu couldn't control the anger in his heart, so he stepped forward and slapped Feng's mother hard. Mother Feng was stunned, and said hesitantly: "Second Miss, it's not like this, what that slut said is a lie, I am loyal to my wife, why should I harm my wife." ”

"I want to know why you hurt my mother. Who told you to do this? Shen Nianchu looked at Mother Feng coldly.

"I swear, everything I said is true, and if there is half a lie, the sky will thunder." Seeing that Feng's mother also splashed dirty water on herself, Caihuan knelt on the ground, raised her hand and swore an oath.

"I'm afraid that Mother Feng's life is too good now, and she has forgotten her former master. If this is found out by the government, will not your children be ridiculed for your sins? Zhou Yu drank tea and said slowly.

He had already found out that Feng's mother got married after leaving the house, gave birth to a pair of children, and lived a good life. Now, if you want Feng's mother to tell the truth, she can only start with her child.

As soon as Mother Feng heard this, she immediately collapsed. While crying, he kowtowed and admitted his mistake: "Second Miss, it's the slave's fault, it's all the slave's fault, please don't embarrass my child, all sins are my problem." ”

Shen Nianchu was a little surprised, a big man could find out so much, and his mind was also delicate, and he knew how to use weakness to deal with the enemy. But this is not the time to think about that, she wants Feng's mother to tell the mastermind behind the scenes.

Shen Nianchu followed Zhou Yu's meaning and said: "Mother Feng, if you don't want me to embarrass your child, you can tell me what you know, since you have already betrayed your master once, you don't mind betraying it a second time." If you don't do it, then I can only send you to the government, and when others know what you did, your husband will probably not want you. ”

Feng's mother cared about her children very much, so she gritted her teeth and told what happened back then, it turned out that she had been bought by Aunt Xu's mother a long time ago, and when Aunt Xu knew that Zhang was pregnant, she became jealous. She was afraid that if the Zhang family gave birth to a son, her and her daughter's position would be unstable, so she had to strike first.

Shen Nianchu felt a little surprised, in her heart, if it was because of the heirs, the most worried should be the eldest lady, Feng's mother explained, the eldest lady has the support of the Guogong Mansion behind her, and she has a pair of children. What she is jealous of is that the Zhang family is more general, but the eldest lady is the housewife after all, so she will not attack the child.

"How can I prove that Aunt Xu instructed it?" Shen Nianchu knew that if he caught a thief and took the stolen goods, he was afraid that he would not be able to convince others if he said it without evidence.

Mother Feng lowered her head and thought for a while, then stammered: "Back then, Xiu'er beside Aunt Xu gave the slave maid some silver taels, using a purse sewn by herself, and in addition, in order to prevent remorse, she asked the slave and maid to sign a seal book, there were two copies, and the slave maid also took a copy. ”

What's that? Still a gag letter? Is this Aunt Xu brainless? It's good to say this kind of thing verbally and write it down, isn't it for others to grab the handle? Shen Nianchu felt a little big.

"Mother Feng, are you willing to follow me back to the General's Mansion to testify to all this?" Shen Nianchu said.

"But, if I go, what will happen to my child? I can't go, and if I do, I'm afraid I won't be able to come back. Mother Feng waved her hand in horror, she couldn't take any chances.

"But if you don't go, the end will be the same, if you turn yourself in and recruit the mastermind behind the scenes, I'm afraid there is hope."

"Second Miss, you can't be like this, what you just said, as long as I confess, you will let me go." Mother Feng knelt down and took a few steps forward.

"Oh? I didn't promise that if you admit that you were wrong, I will let you go, I just said that I will not embarrass your child. Shen Nianchu raised his eyebrows and looked at Mother Feng.

Mother Feng's face turned pale, she really didn't say that she would let herself go, it was because she was too careless and anxious that she fell into Shen Nianchu's trap. Now that it is difficult to ride a tiger, Feng's mother collapsed to the ground again.

Shen Nianchu didn't look at Mother Feng anymore, she turned her head to look at Caihuan, took her hand and said, "Caihuan, are you willing to go back to the General's Mansion with me and tell my father the truth?" ”

Caihuan hesitated for a while and agreed to go back to the house with Shen Nianchu, but the premise was that he hoped that Shen Nianchu would find someone to deliver a letter back to his husband, so that he would know that he was safe.

Shen Nianchu agreed, called the guards to find her husband with the jewelry of the colored ring, and then asked the guards to help, tied Feng's mother again, gagged her mouth, and went to the carriage in the backyard with a hood to wait for her.

Before leaving, Shen Nianchu thanked Zhou Yu and said that he would repay his kindness, so he left with everyone in a carriage.

"Sure enough, it's a fool." Looking at the back of the carriage leaving, Zhou Yu, who originally had a smiling face, already had a mocking look at this moment, and the guards on the side asked puzzledly, "What does Childe mean?" ”

"I thought she would wake up smarter than before, but now she still looks as stupid as before, where does such a person need to be guarded, she really thinks too much." Zhou Yu held a fan in his hand and said with a mocking face.

"That son, do you need to report today's events?"

"Go ahead, let her know, just watch a good show. Let her not worry too much. ”

"Yes," the attendant commanded, and left.

And Shen Nianchu, who was sitting in the carriage at the moment, was still planning how to make this matter public, and he didn't notice the complicated expressions of the other people in the car.