At this time, the mother-in-law who had already had a chance to police crawled out, crawled to Gu Yutang's feet, pulled the corner of Gu Yutang's skirt and cried for a while, and followed Gu Yutang's words, and explained to Xiao Tan, who was sitting opposite.

"Mrs. Tan, the girl in Mingxi is a girl bought from outside the house, even if we mothers-in-law are bold, we don't dare to dispose of the girl behind the back of our wives!"

The group of mothers-in-law kneeling on the ground saw that the momentum was wrong, and Xiao Tan's was about to dispose of them, so he hurriedly echoed the mother-in-law who climbed to Gu Yutang's feet first.

"Fourth girl, that girl in Mingxi disappeared when she went out to buy, so she won't do anything about us people at all! We didn't ask anyone to kill her, and begged the four girls to make decisions for us! Ask the four girls to make decisions for us! ”

Gu Yutang glanced down at the mother-in-law who was pulling the corners of her skirt, she was still crying, she was also helpless!

Her original intention was not to help these mothers-in-law speak, but for the sake of the reputation of the second room, who knew that these mothers-in-law actually followed her words and climbed up.

Calling the shots for them?

Gu Yutang doesn't have this ability now, there are elders like Feng Lao'an, Lin, and Cai in the house, where can it be her turn to speak? It's that she really wants to be the master of these mothers-in-law, and she doesn't have the ability, at most she just uses her mouth.

Ah Hua was standing on the side, seeing that Gu Yutang was entangled by those mothers-in-law, he hurriedly walked over, pulled the mother-in-law away, helped Gu Yutang to the carved chair of pine branch wood, and reminded him in a voice that only Gu Yutang could hear.

"Why should the girl speak for those mothers-in-law, those old people, who are used to oppressing maids and slaves in the house, according to me, it is better to drag them out and kill them, so as not to stay in the house and continue to be demons."

"Ah Hua, you stupid girl. If he followed Tan's wishes and dragged out the mothers-in-law who were serving in the outer courtyard and beat them to death, wouldn't it confirm the fact that the Gu family disregarded human life and killed the maid? Once this matter spreads, the reputation of the Gu family's good family will be completely ruined, and I am afraid that if we go out, others will talk nonsense behind our backs. Gu Yutang was afraid that Ah Hua would not understand the truth, so he specially told her the worries in his heart.

Xiao Tan, who was sitting opposite, watched Gu Yutang's master and servant muttering there for a long time, not knowing what to say, but seeing that Gu Yutang was a thorn, he turned the conversation to Feng Lao'an's side.

Xiao Tan sneered, and said: "Feng Lao'anren, I respect you as an elder and from everyone's background, I guess you won't be like the fourth girl, clever and eloquent, right?" Miss Mingxi's body, I have asked her to do an examination, Miss Mingxi was poisoned before she died, and she was thrown into the river after the poison. ”

Feng Lao'an listened to Xiao Tan's words, picked up the tea cup on the top of the high table, lifted the tea lid, gently blew the floating color on the tea, and then threw his eyes on Xiao Tan's body, and said lightly: "If Mrs. Tan has anything to say, just say it directly." has been winding and turning for most of the day like this, but people can hear it in the clouds. ”

Xiao Tan went out with a smile back, and then ordered someone to invite out the parents and brothers of Qi Zuo and Mingxi, who was a middle-aged man, wearing a blue-gray long shirt, with two beards on his face, looking very thin, as if he had been malnourished for a long time.

Followed by Mingxi's parents and brothers, Mingxi's parents are authentic farmers in the township, at this moment the old couple has cried into tears, hugged each other tightly, although Mingxi's brother and sister-in-law also shed a few tears, but it looks like they are just crying casually in response to the situation.

Mingxi was sold to Gu Mansion by her brother and sister-in-law in the first place, and now that Mingxi is dead, not to mention how happy they are in their hearts, this is an opportunity to knock Gu Mansion hard, how can they be willing to let it go?

Xiao Tan's witnesses all came up, gave him a look, and said to Feng Lao'an: "Old Madam Feng, Miss Mingxi was poisoned to death, and she has already experienced it, and arsenic was found in Miss Mingxi's abdomen. Miss Mingxi was poisoned before she died, and she had no ability to resist, so she was thrown into the Pengpu River, and it should be an acquaintance who committed the crime. ”

Seeing that Feng Lao'anren looked suspicious, Xiao Tan said again, "If it weren't for an acquaintance, how could Miss Mingxi easily drink something containing arsenic?" ”

"Mrs. Tan is so sure that an acquaintance committed the crime? Must it have been someone from our house who killed Mingxi? Could it be that Mingxi has friends in our house, and there is no place next to it?" Without waiting for Feng Lao'an to speak, Gu Yutang took the lead.

Gu Yutang said, moved his eyes to Mingxi's brother and sister-in-law, and said with a smile: "I see that Mingxi's brother and sister-in-law are also acquaintances with her, if they coaxed Mingxi out, and tricked her into eating the thing containing arsenic, and then threw her body into the Pengpu River in order to destroy the corpse." ”

When Mingxi's brother and sister-in-law heard this, the two of them glared at Gu Yutang together, and then Mingxi's brother Mingcheng said: "The fourth girl is young, don't spew blood!" Mingxi is my own sister-in-law, how could I kill her? Besides, what good will it do me if I kill her?"

Gu Yutang didn't care, but instead said, "Mingxi is dead, it is naturally good for you." Although Mingxi is a maid who serves in the house, what can be signed is not a death contract, but a living contract. When you reach a certain age, you have to go out to marry or reunite with your family. Now that she has died in such an unknown way, if you find a reason to come to the door to make a noise, let our Gu family be responsible for Mingxi's death, and pay you the silver, it is not impossible?"

Mingxi's elder brother didn't expect that the fourth girl of the Gu family in front of him looked young, but she had already penetrated his mind.

If Xiao Tan's family didn't invite him over, he would also come by himself, his own sister-in-law died in the Gu family, and the Gu family should also write funeral expenses and hush money to seal their mouths, so that this ugly thing of the Gu family would not be publicized.

Mingxi's elder brother smiled at Gu Yutang and said coldly: "The four girls of the Gu family have such a clever mouth!" The fourth girl is not a roundworm in my stomach, how do you know what I think? Besides, Mingxi is my own sister-in-law, my father's woman, and now she died in your Gu family for no apparent reason, can't I get justice for her? ”

Mingxi's sister-in-law didn't dare to look directly at Gu Yutang, so she could only hide behind Mingxi's brother and said, "The four girls of the Gu family are children, don't talk nonsense." Mingxi's sister-in-law has the best relationship with our family, and she is a brother and sister, and now she died in such an unknown way, and was thrown into the river, our family came to the door to seek justice, is it not okay?"

Mingxi's sister-in-law glanced at Xiao Tan's family, immediately turned her head to Gu Yutang, and said viciously: "The Gu family is powerful, but it is not as big as the official government, now that Mrs. Tan is here to call the shots for us, we are not afraid of you!" ”

Gu Yutang sat on the chair, holding the tea tightly in his hand, Mingxi's brother and sister-in-law are really not fuel-efficient lamps, and the little Tan family is simply the same as a raccoon dog. If they continue to talk nonsense here, and wait for the little maids in the lower mansion to spread the word and spread the matter outside, then if the Gu family wants to do good about this matter, I am afraid that it will be difficult.

Gu Yutang still wanted to speak, but was stopped by Mama Liang beside her, shook her head at her, and then looked at Lin.

Lin was carried by a few little maids, walked in front of Mingxi's father, personally helped them, and asked the little maid to pat the dust on their bodies, and ordered the little maid to serve tea.

The two old men were both Zhuang families, their faces were dark, and they thanked the Lin family in a local accent that others couldn't understand: "Thank you old lady, it's my girl who is just a blessing, since she is a person who sold to Gu Mansion, life and death are up to Gu Mansion, we just want to come and take a look, and I don't want to argue with the ladies and wives." ”

It was Mingxi's mother who spoke, she looked younger than Mingxi's father, but she had worked in the countryside for so many years, no matter how good-looking she was when she was young, she was already old and yellow at the moment, and she was unsightly.

She held Lin's hand tightly, and said, "The son and daughter-in-law are not angry, and they have caused trouble to the old lady, please accept the woman's worship." Saying that, Mingxi's mother was about to kneel, but fortunately she was hurriedly stopped by the Lin family.

Mingxi's mother had studied in a private school, and she knew some truths, she knew that Mingxi would not have been killed by the Gu Mansion, and if it wasn't for her son and daughter-in-law who tricked her to come this time, she wouldn't have followed her to make trouble.

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