Chapter 12: Arrest
"Madam, this jade pendant is not our take, it is really not our take! I don't know how this jade pendant ended up in our house! Hearing the conversation outside the house, Mama Li rushed to Zhao Yuting excitedly and was stopped by the housekeeper.
"Madam, let's take them to the Guilty Hall for retrial first~" The housekeeper asked Zhao Yuting,
"Hmm~Okay~" Zhao Yuting didn't seem to have come back to her senses.
"Bring these three to the Hall of Blame!" The housekeeper ordered, and the two men were going to enter the house to escort Xiao Shu and Xiao Mo.
Seeing this, Mama Li grabbed them and said, "What are you going to do?" ”
"Mama Li, didn't you hear what I said? I'll let them take you to the Hall of Guilt!" The butler snapped.
"We didn't steal, so why should we be taken to the Hall of Blame?"
"Don't talk so much nonsense, it's not too late for you to talk about it when you get to the Hall of Guilt! Take it away! "The housekeeper has lost his patience.
Mother Li knew that no matter what she said now, she would not be able to escape a trip to the Hall of Blame, but she didn't want her brother and sister to go with her.
"I can go, but I don't even know what's going on with this, let alone the two of them, so there's no need for them to go!"
"No! Since this jade pendant was found in your house, the three of you can't get rid of it! Mama Li saw that the housekeeper was so determined to refuse to let go of Xiao Shu and Xiao Mo, she was silent for a while and said, "Since this is the case, then we will go with you!" After that, Mama Li pushed the man away and entered the house.
Xiao Mo saw Mama Li enter the house, so she ran over and hugged Mama Li, Mama Li knew that Xiao Mo was frightened, Mama Li comforted Xiao Mo: "Don't be afraid, Xiao Mo, with Mama Li, I won't let them bully you and Xiao Shu." Now we're going to go with them to the Hall of Rebuke, and if I make things clear, we'll be back soon." Xiao Mo is obedient~ Don't be afraid~ You go and get dressed, we are waiting for you here" Xiao Mo slowly let go of Mama Li and nodded, his eyes full of trust.
"Hurry up~ Don't grind, Madame still needs to rest!" The butler urged loudly. In the darkness of the night, the group walked towards the Hall of Blame.
"Madam, I'll just say it~ No one else came to our Furong Courtyard today, except for Mama Li and the three of them, I said that they took away the gold and jade, you still don't believe it, this person has stolen goods, you should believe it, right? They are thieves! Cuicui said angrily.
"Cuicui~ This matter has not been investigated clearly, don't wronged others. Besides, a former personal maid of the eldest lady, a pair of the eldest lady's sweetheart and sweethearts, and a noble concubine in this Taishi's mansion, how could they do such a dirty thing. ”
"Ma'am, why are you still speaking for them! It's because you have a good heart and trust them too much that this happens today. Cuicui was upset for Zhao Yuting.
"Hey~ Don't say it, Cuicui, I feel uncomfortable." Zhao Yuting sighed. The housekeeper listened to Zhao Yuting and Cuicui singing and harmonizing, and felt a little indescribably awkward, and when he heard Cuicui say that Zhao Yuting had a good heart, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: If she Zhao Yuting has a good heart, wouldn't I be a living Bodhisattva?
Mother Li took Xiao Shu and Xiao Mo and walked silently, she went through today's events in her mind, and she didn't find anything wrong.
But Mama Li knew that this matter was more auspicious, and the jade pendant was indeed found in her own house, and Cui Cuigang also said that in addition to the people in their courtyard, only the three of them had been to the Furong courtyard, and this jade pendant would not run with long legs on its own, so no matter who it was, they would definitely think that they were thieves.
But how do you get the brother and sister to get rid of it? Li's mother racked her brains. Suddenly, the men in front of him stopped, and Mama Li looked up to find that they had walked to the door of the Hall of Blame.
All the houses in this mansion were not named before Sun Weitian and Yang Ruotong moved into the mansion. It wasn't until they moved in that they slowly got their name.
Because it is located at the innermost end of the Taishi's Mansion, it is dark all the year round, and it was used to punish subordinates from the beginning, so Sun Weitian ordered this room to be the Hall of Blame.
There were two big red lanterns hanging in front of the door of the Guilty Hall, and as soon as the door was opened, a huge gilded statue of Shakyamuni Buddha was seen, in front of which there was a row of kneeling cushions, and the room was surrounded by a circle of gilded candlesticks six feet long, on which the candle flame flickered on the big red candles.
"Let's go in~ What are you stunned about?" The housekeeper pushed a little sparse. Xiao Shu and Xiao Mo came to the Hall of Guilt for the first time, and they were afraid of this cold room for no reason, so they stood at the door and didn't enter for a long time.
was suddenly pushed by the housekeeper, Xiao Shu was defenseless, if it weren't for Mama Li holding him, he would have tripped over the high threshold and fell into the house.
"We'll go ourselves! Don't move your hands and feet! Mother Li was a little angry, this fall, and she had to knock out Xiao Shu's teeth.
"Then hurry! I don't want to touch it yet! It really dirty, my hands. The butler clapped his hands and rubbed against his body again.
"Don't be afraid, that's Shakyamuni Buddha, the Buddha who is in charge of the real world, we have to pray to him sincerely, he will help us and save us from the sea of suffering." Li Ma looked at the Buddha statue and said, she was more like she was praying sincerely.
After that, Mama Li took the brother and sister into the house, and the housekeeper and his party followed, and the last two men closed the door after they came in.