Chapter 28: Luo Qiaoniang's Suffering
"Mother, father, why am I in a hurry to poison this year's tribute tea. This year, the merchants from Xia Guo wanted to take Wan Niang away this time, and He Qing also agreed. Luo Qiaoniang said while crying: "Wan Niang cried and told me that she was afraid, she was afraid that she would never be able to return to Shuanglin Village in this life." Even if she is a concubine in Hefu, she always has a hope of going home in her heart. I didn't see her again when I wanted to see her, and I heard from the people of He Mansion that Wan Niang was sent to another courtyard to take care of her, and it is estimated that she will be given away later. ”
Hearing this, there were whimpering voices next door, and even a few men began to cry when they heard it, and the sobbing sound of the five-foot man made An Ying very sad to hear it.
"So I thought that if the tribute tea was poisonous, it must be an official from the capital, avoiding He Qing and the transfer envoy, so that He Qing could be brought down. All the officials here are breathing out of one nostril, and there is no way at all. ”
"So you said in court that day that you poisoned the Zheng family because you had a grudge against the Zheng family, so that the Zheng family could get out of trouble?"
"Yes, my Duo'er is only five years old, and I don't want her to suffer. If I am trying to frame the Zheng family, then after the government finds out, the Zheng family will be fine, and it will not involve us in making private tea. But He Qing is the governor of Huzhou, and he is in charge of the tribute tea matter, so he can't get out of it anyway. When something happened to He Qing, I had already arranged for someone to take Wan Niang out. ”
"Why don't you discuss such a big matter with me? If you and I had talked more, it wouldn't have been like that. I don't know about Wan Niang being sent away, if you tell me the news, there may be no other way. At the beginning, he was not at ease, and took away Wan Niang to blackmail us. But after so many years, everyone has long been in the same boat. In the early years, although He Qing caught up with the nobles in the capital, somehow his official fortune was not smooth, and he did not waste in Huzhou for so many years. There has been some improvement in the past two years, I heard that I was going to the capital soon, I originally planned to wait for He Qing's appointment, and I told him to leave Huanniang behind, and he would not refuse, and now we don't need Huanniang to hold him hostage. Luo Youde's voice was getting lower and lower, and he didn't feel very good, An Ying looked at Guo Langzhong a little worriedly, Guo Langzhong's fingers were dipped in some water, and he wrote on the table, he was fine, it was Su's pill.
An Ying then understood why Xiao Yi deliberately brought in the pill at that time, which made Luo Youde feel that he didn't have much time to confide in.
"Dad, it's not that I don't want to say it, you have been focusing on Brother Rong and Li Anniang all these years. How many grievances my mother has suffered for that mother and son, you don't have a few of our mothers in your heart. Whenever I talk to you about the girl, you always ask me to leave it alone if you can't say a few words. Wan Niang is for a few of us to endure hardships, why should Brother Rong and Li Anniang enjoy the blessings that Wan Niang exchanged for her life? ”
"You, you, how could you think that? I don't want to mention that Wan Niang is uncomfortable, but there is no way. Over the years, I have been taking care of the housekeeper in the Zhizhou Mansion, and I don't know how much money I sent, otherwise you think that Wan Niang's miscarriage can still invite a good doctor to take care of it. Luo Youde suddenly couldn't speak, coughed for a long time, and heard a muffled sound, Luo Youcai shouted again: "Cell boss, cell boss, my eldest brother is dying, please ask for a doctor." ”
"Don't call it, if you call the doctor, you won't live for a few more days. Qiao Niang, you said that I was partial to Li Anniang and Brother Rong, and I also admit it. Lianniang, in the past few years, you have complained a lot about me because of the matter of Huanniang, but I can't help it. I tried my best to please He Qing, filled in countless money, and only let Huan Niang live more comfortably, this is all I can do, unless I crash to death at the door of He's house, do you feel happy? What's the use of being happy, I'm dead alone, can you live this life? What you're worried about now is just that your mother is uncomfortable, but my father is there, you lack food and clothing, and you have forgotten the days when you were digging in the field? I want to deal with He Qing at one end, do you think that after handing over the tea cakes, He Qing will send the money over quickly? Qiao Niang, you are in charge of the account books over the years, how to get the money back from He Qingli, you know it in your heart. I secretly transferred the money to Mingzhou Mansion, others don't know, don't you know? ”
"Dad, I thought it was because you just spent the money in Mingzhou Mansion for a while, so that the money could be laundered and come back."
"You and your mother never give me a good look. I accepted Li Anniang, and I have lived comfortably with her all these years. It is always said that I took a concubine in order to give birth to a son, but I am so worried about this life, I was happy and scared when Brother Rong was born, afraid that he would suffer with us at a young age. You and your mother target them everywhere, Huanniang is your treasure, isn't Brother Rong Anniang's treasure? Hehe, you see, now Brother Rong has to die with us. The adults who interrogated me said that if he hadn't taken care of him everywhere, Brother Rong and An Niang would have died in this prison, right? I haven't seen their mother and son until now, are they dead? Speaking of this, there were some voices in the prison that could not be heard clearly, but Luo Youde continued: "It's okay, the province will suffer later." ”
I only heard a woman say, "An Niang and Brother Rong are here." Brother Rong was frightened when he was young, he got hot, and when he saw that he couldn't do it, he came to the cell and brought the doctor in, and took a few doses of medicine, which will reduce the fever, but he has no energy. An Niang hadn't eaten for a few days, and her spirit was not very good, so she just woke up. ”
After a while, I heard the woman's voice: "Master, I'm better here, Brother Rong is still sleeping." The fever had just subsided the day before yesterday, and there was nothing to eat in this prison, so I didn't have much strength. ”
Luo Youde continued: "Okay, I can't take care of you anymore. Qiao Niang, talk about these things with the people in the Criminal Department, don't hide them, think that you have arranged them properly. You yourself have been calculated, and you have dragged a dozen of us to death. ”
"No, Dad." Luo Qiaoniang screamed: "That's not the case, I haven't been calculated, maybe you are mistaken." Why did the secretary of the government lie to me? Why is that? ”
After a while, Luo Youde didn't speak, and heard Luo Youcai shouting with a crying voice: "Come on, cell boss, my brother is really not good, please come and take a look." ”
Xiao Yi borrowed the small courtyard of the military senator as a place for interrogation. An Ying asked: "Xiao Yi, then Luo Youde is the reason for taking the pill, it won't really be unbearable, right?" ”
Xiao Yi said: "That pill is the one that invigorates qi and blood." He has not eaten well or slept well in the past few days, and has suffered serious trauma, and this vitality and blood will be good at the beginning, and then he will not be able to support it. I've asked the prison temple to arrange a doctor. The doctor said that his body is very good, just rest for a few days, and he can recover from trauma or something for another month or two. ”
Guo Langzhong touched his beard and said, "It's still thoughtful that Master Su has." This stimulus made the Luo family turn the hidden things upside down. Luo Qiaoniang's current state should be able to be put forward and examined carefully, it seems that there are still a lot of hidden secrets. ”
An Ying nodded: "Before, she thought that everything was in her plan, and she had the heart of death, so she couldn't judge anything useful at all. Now that her plan has failed, and she has taken the lives of more than 40 people in Shuanglin Village, her heart has been broken, even if she is not interrogated, she wants to ask Master Su about it. ”
Xiao Yi received: "Then I'll bring Luo Youniang out immediately." ”
"Don't rush first, the more anxious she is, the slower we have to be." Guo Langzhong said: "Besides, we have been interrogating for most of the day, and people are tired. It is to take a good rest and then judge this Luo Qiaoniang. What do you think, Miss Ann?"
"That's true." An Ying is as good as a stream, Guo Lang has a good rhythm in the trial, and now this Luo Qiaoniang is vulnerable, and the longer the time drags on, the more anxious she will be
On that day, An Ying was arranged in the wing, and at night he had to pick up the lights and fight at night to help transcribe this afternoon's confession. Guo Langzhong is also very satisfied with her now, An Ying feels that he is almost a supernumerary member of the Criminal Department, but he works purely without getting paid, and he thinks that he will have to mention it next time he has a chance.