"Steward Luo?"

Yun Xi was a little surprised in her words, probably she didn't expect that these three words would come out of Xing Ruyi's mouth.

"Ruyi girl, are you wrong? How did this matter come to Steward Luo? He is an old man in the house, and he was innocent of grievances with Mama in the past, how could it be unfavorable to Mama? ”

"If Ruyi remembers correctly, when the Luo family stated the case to the government, it was said that the first person to find out that Mama was dead was the housekeeper in the house. Ruyi believes that this kid won't lie about this, right? ”

"Young lady, what the little one just said is true."

The boy said, lifting his eyelids: "When Steward Luo saw the little one, he was very surprised, and even prevented the little one from entering this courtyard in every possible way, and said that he saw that his stepmother had gone to the Luo family ancestral hall." But Xiao knew in his heart that Steward Luo was lying. But he was a housekeeper, and the little one was not even an ordinary little guy in the Luo family, so he naturally didn't dare to break in, so he had to return to the gatehouse, and when someone came to the official mansion, he entered the courtyard by following everyone to watch the excitement.

The strange death of the stepmother, this young lady and sister Ruyi already know. At that moment, the little one already suspected that Naro's steward had done it, in addition to the back he saw at night, and the temptation of the second day after the incident. ”

"Is that the nightmare you just called?"

Xing Ruyi asked rhetorically, and the boy nodded.

"Nightmares are real, and temptations are real. What Steward Luo said to the little one, the little one had already said to Sister Ruyi and the young lady. That's probably the cause and effect of this incident. The boy said and hung his head respectfully, but the tall shoulders showed that the boy had not only respect in his heart, but also calculations that he should not have at his age.

No! At the age of eleven or twelve, in her time, she may have been just a child, but in the Tang Dynasty, she should be considered a little adult, right?

Xing Ruyi just wanted to sigh, but heard the child ask again: "The water stain in front of the bed, does Sister Ruyi know how it came from?" ”

"That's the mark left by the melting of the ice, and its effect is to delay the decomposition of the corpse. At this time, although it is not far from the beginning of spring, the weather is still cold, and it is not difficult to save some ice cubes, and the strange thing is this person's intention. At this time of year, the decomposition of the corpses has been delayed, and the ice cubes seem to be a little redundant, and the only possible guess is that the killer wants Mama's body to be found, and when found, she can be recognized by her facial features. Perhaps, the murderer of Mama never thought of exonerating himself from beginning to end. ”

"Ruyi is right!"

As soon as Xing Ruyi's words were finished, Chang Tai's voice was heard in his ears, followed by familiar footsteps. When he raised his eyes, he saw Chang Tai and Aunt Lu, as well as Steward Luo who followed behind them.

Seeing Steward Luo, the boy suddenly rushed behind Xing Ruyi, and then pointed at him with his finger and said, "It's him!" Sister Ruyi is him! He is the murderer of my stepmother! ”

Steward Luo didn't deny it, just stood behind Chang Tai, glanced at the boy with his eyes, then moved his gaze to Xing Ruyi's face, and said lightly: "I owe money to pay back, I owe my life to pay my life, and I just take back what she owes me." ”

"So, does Mama owe Steward Luo your life? But I don't know, how did this life be owed? ”

"My daughter died at the hands of this vicious woman, can the girl tell me, do I want to get her life back?" Steward Luo said, sighing lightly: "My family is poor, and I have no choice but to sell myself as a slave, and I became a slave in this Luo Mansion, relying on the promotion of the master, working hard for many years, and coming to this day step by step." Outsiders say that I have a strange temperament, I have been single for many years, but I have never thought of marrying a wife and taking a concubine. As everyone knows, many years ago, I had already married a wife and gave birth to a daughter. It's just that at that time, I hadn't yet become a housekeeper, and I was just an ordinary slave in the Luo family, no one would pay attention to my life, and I didn't need to mention my family to others. Especially for those who sell themselves into slavery, marriage also requires the consent of the master, and it is not appropriate for me to marry in private, so I can only hide it. ”

Steward Luo said, his eyes were slightly wet, and he could see that he still had a lot of feelings in his heart, and after many years, his emotions still had not calmed down.

"My father and mother died early when I was a child, and I grew up tasting the warmth and coldness of the world all the way, and my greatest wish in life is to be able to live a peaceful and happy life with my family, even if this day is poorer and more bitter. But God refused to do what I wanted, and the child did not hide the age of one, and my wife died of illness, so the child could only be fostered in another family, and did not dare to bring it back to the house to raise.

In a flash, it's a few years. That year, Miss Luo's eyes suddenly improved, and the old man ordered me to find a few maids of the same age, and let the old woman train for a few days, and then send them to the young lady to serve. I thought it would be an opportunity, so I brought my daughter into the house. Who knows, in just a few days, she was abused to death by this wicked woman. ”

Steward Luo said, his eyes full of grief and indignation pointing to the bedroom.

Xing Ruyi glanced at the black mist that seemed to be scattered over the courtyard, and understood.

"The little maid who was punished by her grandmother and knelt in the courtyard and froze to death was your daughter as the housekeeper?"

Steward Luo closed his eyes and was silent, but tears fell from the corners of his eyes.

"My daughter was punished for making mistakes, and I have no regrets. In this big family, who doesn't have a rule. But she only accidentally knocked over the box in which the woman was kept, and even if she had to be punished, she would not be guilty of death. But this cruel woman made my daughter kneel here for a day and a night, and it was a day and a night, and she froze to death. When she was found the next day, she was frozen into an ice sculpture in the courtyard, and even after death, she still maintained a half-kneeling appearance. I'm her biological father, and I feel pain here, as if I've been torn apart by life, and I can't stand up to the pain. But I can't say anything, I can't ask anything, because no one in this house knows that she is my own daughter, because I will stay in this house and help her get revenge!" ”

"I can understand Steward Luo's thoughts, I am also a mother, if someone touches my Yin Yuan, even if I don't want to fight for this life, I have to fight with the other party. What makes Ruyi strange is that many years have passed since Ling Yan's incident, and during this period, has the housekeeper not found a suitable opportunity to take revenge? ”

"Why not? It's just a promise to others that she will never do it while she is alive. Steward Luo opened his eyes: "After that incident, I have been looking for an opportunity to take revenge.

Soon after, my mind was read by Mrs. Luo. According to her style of conduct, she will naturally investigate, and the reason for this will soon be known.

She talked to me and promised me the best possible means of living and that I could take revenge, but only after she was gone. Since I entered the Luo Mansion, Mrs. Luo has been treating me well, and I also know that she has no one to trust in this mansion, so after a few days of entanglement, I still agreed. Over the years, I have been avoiding not meeting this poisonous woman, afraid that I would not be able to bear it and have the heart to kill her early.

Finally, I waited for this day. ”

"How did Old Madam Luo die?"

Xing Ruyi unexpectedly asked Steward Luo directly, I don't know if he didn't have time to think about it carefully, or he didn't want to help hide it at all, so he answered directly.

"The old man killed it is in the ancestral hall, and even the body of Mrs. Luo was hung up by me with the help of the master."

"Why did Master Luo kill his wife?"

"The old man's desire to kill the old lady is not a day or two, but at first he didn't dare, then he was reluctant, and then he couldn't find the opportunity. No one knows about this Yun family, no one knows, all the things in the Luo Mansion can have today's scale, all of them depend on Mrs. Luo, the old man is called the old man, but this person has to listen to the old lady inside and outside the house. It's a man, can't you bear it? Even if you can endure it for the sake of profit and money, you can't endure it for a lifetime.

That night, I heard the movement, got up to check, and saw the young lady carrying the lantern to the Luo family ancestral hall. I was curious, in the middle of the night, why did the young lady go to the ancestral hall alone? I didn't expect to see more. I first saw the young lady and the old lady arguing in the ancestral hall, and then I saw the poisonous woman carrying the lantern to the ancestral hall, and then I found the old man hiding in the dark. That night was really the liveliest night in Luofu. Of course, I also heard one of the biggest secrets of Luofu, but this secret was of little use to me.

The young lady and the old lady did not argue for long, and in a short time I saw that the poisonous woman's body was on fire. To tell the truth, I was very conflicted at the time, I hoped that the poisonous woman would be burned to death by this fire, but I didn't want her to die, so that I could save that cheap life and let me avenge my daughter. Perhaps God heard my inner struggle, the fire was extinguished, and the young lady ran out of the ancestral hall.

Then, I heard the old lady reprimand the poisonous woman a few words, and she also left, and the old lady was left alone in the Luo family ancestral hall, looking at a certain place. That place, as we all know by now, is a dark room where the bones of the old man's concubine are hidden.

Just when I wanted to leave, I found that the old man had entered the ancestral hall, and when the old lady was defenseless, he took off the belt on his body and strangled the old lady's neck. I panicked, so I threw myself out of my hiding place, and was watched by the old man and the old lady. I saw the old lady stretching out his hand to me, and I knew that he wanted me to save her, and I saw the old man's warning gaze. I stood still, for I remembered my previous promise that the old lady would take revenge after her death. I was old, and I couldn't wait, so I could only watch as the old lady's hand reached out to me gradually drooped. After that, I helped the master set up the scene, closed the dark room, and then came to this courtyard and killed the poisonous woman. ”

"Brother Chang said that no fatal injuries were found on Mama's body, and no traces of fighting with people were found. So, can you ask the housekeeper to make it clear how you killed this grandmother? ”

(Education 123 Literature Network)