The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 254

"Don't untie her, still shine on her face, and only give a little water to drink." Qin Niangzi went out of the house, and whispered to Hang's mother, "It's still a word, when is she going to tell the truth, and when will she talk again?" Call me over."

She paused, and then said, "Tell her, if you lie again this time, she won't be the only one who is unlucky."

Mother Hang took a bold look inside the house, and took Qin Niangzi's order respectfully, and entered the interrogation room. Qin Niangzi then told Xiao Wang's mother, "You and Mother Hang should work harder, and you should take turns to guard, and don't worry about it." too tired."

Seeing a trace of awe flashing across Xiao Wang's mother's face, she couldn't help laughing at herself: All kinds of methods, after all, are nothing more than a little violence, which can shock people's hearts.

She dried the little pine flowers until evening before entering the courtyard again.

Seventeen or eight full hours without rest seems to have dealt a heavy blow to this little maid's health. Her face is more swollen than in the morning, and her eyes are more lax than when she was interrogated in the morning. She seems to have completely forgotten After paying attention to etiquette, when Qi Niangzi sat down across from her, she even looked at Qi Niangzi directly, and she seemed to have forgotten how to write the word polite.

Qin Niangzi was much more relaxed than in the morning. She even had a relaxed smile on her lips. After sitting down opposite Xiao Songhua, she didn't rush to speak. Browse through Xiao Songhua's previous transcripts.

The room was quiet for a long time before Xiao Songhua said in a low voice, "Young Madam, what makes me judge that I'm lying?"

Now, she doesn't even use the title of servant girl anymore.

"Okay." Seventh Lady put down her pen and said calmly, "Thinking about it, I'm afraid you're not completely convinced yet. Fifth Sister really misjudged you. A smart person like you shouldn't have succumbed to a handyman work."

Xiao Songhua was slightly taken aback, she tried her best to focus her eyes on Qin Niangzi's face, but because of the light from the oil lamp, she couldn't help squinting her eyes.

Qin Niangzi blew out one oil lamp casually, and took off the white paper behind the other oil lamp, so that the light would not shine directly into Xiao Songhua's eyes.Let her condense a little reason and listen to her own words.

"Since you entered the door, your behavior has revealed your temperament. You are a very smart and calm girl. People who know you also say that you are not frivolous, and you have always been very calm. "Qi Niangzi said slowly, "If a person who is so calm has no ghosts in his heart, at least he will have to support him for more than three or four days before he gives up hope and pleads guilty. You have been imprisoned for only a few hours, and you are already dead. Be soft, there must be fraud in this confession."

She peeled off the cocoon, and said carefully, but she dissected Xiao Songhua's performance clearly, and a trace of surprise flashed in Xiao Songhua's eyes.

After all, she was mentally exhausted and could no longer hide her performance. This bit of surprise was captured by Qin Niangzi.

"Of course, I don't have much real evidence here to point out your guilt." Seventh Lady said while looking at Xiao Songhua thoughtfully. "Even if you know very well in your heart that the death of Mrs. Gu Shizi is inextricably related to you, if you can survive the torture and just refuse to admit it, then I have nothing to do with you. To be honest, I thought you I will persist for at least three days before thinking about pleading guilty."

"But you have already given in when you first arrived at the first grade. Why is this? This matter is very suspicious. The only clue I have to reveal to you is that I have found out that your brother-in-law is an officer in the Guangzhou area. And this clue, although it didn't explode your reaction at the time, it touched you a lot. After I went out, you thought about it for a day, and you must have come to a conclusion: If you hold on and don't say it, you have this doubt First of all, I will definitely get involved with the Xiao family."

Seventh Lady paused for a moment before she said meaningfully, "For an innocent person, she definitely wants me to bring up the Xiao family's background to prove her innocence. But since the Xiao family's background cannot stand up to me, Then your torment is not very meaningful. Anyway, there are ghosts anyway, and you can find them out anyway. You might as well lie to me first and ask me to investigate the eldest young lady. If this muddies the water, then the Xiao family There may be a glimmer of hope. Xiao Songhua, don’t you think so?”

The despair in Xiao Songhua's eyes was unstoppable, she showed a wry smile that was uglier than crying, and said indifferently, "The young lady is the master, and Xiao Songhua is the slave. Whatever the young lady says, she is what she is."

At this point, she still refused to let go of her guard.

This girl is indeed a talent.

Seventh Lady snorted softly, "I was able to find you not because I am your master, but because I am much stronger than you. If you want to lie to me, you can't lie to me."

She slowed down her voice, "Now, I'll give you one last chance. You can say whatever you want. If you don't, let me help you."

Seeing the hesitation on Xiao Songhua's face, she bit her lower lip again, thinking deeply.Qin Niangzi relaxed in her heart.

At this moment, Xiao Songhua has not slept for more than ten hours. Whether it is mentally or physically, it is estimated that she has reached the limit of collapse. She may not have the energy to measure the truth of Qiniangzi's words, so she can only follow the train of thought she gave. up.

"You overheard the news about Wang Buliuxing and Crocus, didn't you?" She asked quickly, staring at Xiao Songhua, and asked softly, "At that time, you were at the door of the inner room, and you wanted a The bowl of medicine was given to the young lady, but Mr. Zhong was still in the house, so you didn't go in. Just as the old mother came in and saw you, she waved for you to go over and asked you about the young lady's daily life. You perfunctory her while listening to the bell. The husband said to the young lady, "If the young lady takes medicines like Wang Buliuxing and saffron, it will be hard to get red. If there is a bad trouble, there will be life-threatening. It is even Never touch your lips...'"

Following her narration, a great fear suddenly appeared on Xiao Songhua's face, she raised her head and stared at Qin Niangzi in astonishment, opened her mouth, her lips trembled, but she was speechless for a long time.

Seventh Lady smiled coldly. "Who do you think I heard about this from?"

"It's... the fifth girl?" Xiao Songhua almost blurted out, but she showed regret as soon as she said the words.

"That's right, it's Miss Wu." Seventh Lady picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of the warm tea. "Presumably you also know that the housekeeper in the mansion is no longer the fifth sister-in-law. Guess which room the fifth girl has always been closer to? If I need her to come forward to testify against you, will she agree? ?”

As long as you are not stupid, you should know the answer to this question.

The despair on Xiao Songhua's face grew stronger, and Seventh Lady helped her reason again, "If I am willing to stop at Xiao's family, the happiest person is of course the Duke of the State. With Fifth Miss's words, I can decide yours." Death penalty. When the time comes, you will be handed over to the Yang family, have you heard how sad and angry the old lady Ge was?"

If the Xiao family is proven to have single-handedly directed the death of Wu Niangzi, the whole family will definitely face the wrath of the eldest wife. At that time, their encounters cannot be described in words of family ruin and death.

"I won't hide it from you. Even if you say it now, there won't be any good results. Either you will be sold, or you will go to the Zhuangzi to do coolies, and there will be no better results." Seven The lady didn't mean to be coquettish, she said slowly, "However, your cleverness has won you a chance after all, as long as you know everything and keep your family safe, I can still do it. You should understand that as long as a person does not die, there is always a chance to make a comeback."

This time, she finally saw the real heartbeat in Xiao Songhua's eyes.

Qin Niangzi accepted it when she was ready. She didn't say anything more, but just lowered her head and sipped hot tea, flipping through the loose-leaf book in front of her again.

I don't know how long it took before Xiao Songhua's hoarse voice rang out again.

"I want to drink water." Her voice became louder and louder, "I want to eat, I want to have a good sleep..."

Seventh Lady raised her eyes, aimed at her swollen eyes, and smiled sympathetically.

"I can give you all of these." She said, "But you know very well what to do before that."

She raised her voice and called, "Come here."

Mother Hang immediately entered the room, and Qiniangzi raised her chin at Xiao Songhua, and said in a low voice, "Untie her."

She noticed a shadow at the door, and looked sideways, only to realize that Xu Fengjia had been standing at the door for an unknown how long.

But Xiao Songhua didn't have time to pay attention to him at all, she didn't even care about Xu Fengjia walking into the house and standing next to Qin Niangzi, she just rubbed her face fiercely, stretched her muscles and bones, and yawned loudly, Only tired and authentic. "It is true that I have heard that blanc and saffron can cause bleeding..."

Her voice gradually became lower and lower, and her head was nodding, and she had fallen asleep. Fortunately, after a while, she woke up again, and continued, "I didn't mean to listen at the time, but I was just thinking about the medicine in my hand." It’s better to drink it while it’s hot, because my wife’s temper may not be willing to drink it safely. Dr. Zhong is in the house, so it’s not easy to go in and disturb him, and the old mother is making noise, so I can only hope for the movement in the house... I hope Mr. Zhong will hurry up After finishing speaking, I can go in and deliver the medicine."

"I just heard these words by accident, and I was taken aback. It happened that I wasn't supposed to be on duty that afternoon, and I didn't get some winter clothes from home, so I told Sister Gu Yu to go home and get the winter clothes .”

Xiao Songhua's eyes became a little dull, she rubbed her eyes again, and even her voice became vague. "When we got home, my mother happened to be sitting at the door, mending clothes. We said a few words. I told my mother what Dr. Zhong said as a joke. I didn't expect my mother to become serious when I heard it. I went out immediately and didn't know where I went. , When I came back, I had already brought a small packet of medicinal materials, and asked me to add it to Yang Wuniang's medicine when I had a chance. I asked her what it was, but she refused to say, but told me to be very careful, absolutely not Being discovered by others. He also said that if this matter is done well, our family will benefit endlessly in the future.”

"I had doubts in my heart, so I refused to agree for a while." Xiao Songhua yawned again, "I asked my mother, who gave this medicine. My mother said that it was a nobleman in the house, and she couldn't understand Yang Wuniang." She is usually domineering, so I want to show her prestige. I also said that the medicine in this bag is at most to add a little trouble to Yang Wuniang, and it will definitely not cause any major problems, so I don’t need to be afraid.”

"I entered the mansion as an errand when I was very young, and I didn't know much about the family affairs. After my mother said so, I brought the medicine bag into the mansion. It happened that I went to Qingpingyuan to get it the next morning. A large package of medicinal materials, said on it are some ingredients of Shiquan Dabu Decoction. I was moved, opened the package of medicinal materials and mixed it into a small package. No one saw it all the way, and returned to Mingdetang , the mother who made the medicine snatched it with her hands, and immediately took it apart for use. I don’t know if there is any medicine that I put in, but I boiled it together. Unexpectedly, the next afternoon, Yang Wuniang drank the medicine and suddenly No way. I was so frightened that I wanted to throw the medicine away. I didn’t want to but was swallowed by Yang Qiniang. What’s more, she immediately asked the doctor from Quan’s family to taste the medicine, and Doctor Quan tasted Wang Buliuxing and Fan Honghua...I was trembling from head to toe at the time." A little fear appeared on Xiao Songhua's face, and she was almost raving. "I know that my father and mother have always been unhappy under my wife. I have always wanted to be tall and tall, and live a wealthy life like the old mother's family. But I never thought that they would be so bold..."

"Fortunately, there was a lot of chaos at that time, and no one cared about us. Everyone was busy with Yang Wuniang's funeral. At night, I sneaked outside and wanted to sneak home and ask my father. I didn't expect who was behind the haunting. Instead, my mother bumped into me. She asked me if anyone had seen this incident, and I said no. I was at the corner of the corridor, which was originally hidden, and it was cold, and no one was in the corridor. My mother breathed a sigh of relief, and told me to hold on, and don't tell anyone. I asked them again, who ordered them to do such a rebellious, unscrupulous and outrageous thing. My mother only said that it was an adult. They told me not to worry about it, and told me not to say anything. Anyone who asked me would just say that I don’t know. When this matter is over, in another three to five years, our family will redeem ourselves and buy me two. Three maids, let me live the life of a young lady."

"The next morning, when Madam came back to her senses, we were all locked up and tortured one by one..." Xiao Songhua couldn't help touching her hand again. She became sober, as if she had been recalled. Awakened by the pain in my heart. "I also stood up and insisted that I didn't know anything. I followed the example of the people around me and wanted to die to prove my innocence. After more than 20 days, there was no result of torture. The wife seemed to be dead. We were taken care of. We were sent to the countryside to be taken care of, but we didn’t suffer too much. My parents came to visit me from time to time. Although they couldn’t meet and talk, they could still give me something. Three years passed like this. It seems to have been forgotten. I didn't expect that at this time..."

The next thing, of course, needless to say.

Seventh Lady didn't care about Xu Fengjia's reaction, seeing that Xiao Songhua stopped talking, she asked again, "Who is that person above your parents, you don't know at all?"

Xiao Songhua shook her head, "I don't know."

That's right, for the superiors, a little girl like Xiao Songhua is just a pawn that can be given up at any time. If she knows too much, wouldn't it be even more troublesome?

"Then after I asked about your brother-in-law, why did you immediately come up with a lie to lie to me in panic?" She asked sharply, "What is your brother-in-law's background!"

Xiao Songhua fell silent and stopped talking, and Qin Niangzi sneered again, "Don't think that when you are so confused, you can still make up a lie that can fool me!"

This last shout seemed to have finally broken Xiao Songhua's defenses, she sighed, and said dejectedly, "Brother-in-law himself seems to have some secrets about his background, but the family never told me what it is. "

She sobbed softly again, "It's what I did, I don't do anything to my sister and brother-in-law. I don't want to burden my sister's family with this matter. Parents have no choice but to do it on their own, but my sister was married many years ago, and there is nothing wrong with her." I know, I don't know anything..."

Seventh Lady pondered for a moment, and then asked, "You don't know who that person is, that's understandable, then do you know, what kind of relatives and friends are there in the family, they are closely related, and they don't move around often, your family has suffered His care, but on the surface, he is not too close to them?"

Xiao Songhua thought for a moment, then she said softly, "If you say it belongs to Wu Xun's family, she is my sister's godmother. It seems that when my sister was very young, she liked her very much, so she recognized her as a godmother. But she is a celebrity, and she is The accountant seldom comes to sit at our house..."

(End of this chapter)