Houmen Yixiang

Chapter 127 The fate of Aunt Feng
Lu Xinyan brought Gong Qian to her room, picked her up and sat on her bed, "Sister Seven, what do you want to say to me?"

Gong Qian lowered her head, "I'm sorry, sister-in-law, Qian'er just ran outside the pomegranate yard and heard something. Qian'er knew that my aunt had passed away, and my sister-in-law was suspected of being the real culprit because of a piece of rag! Sister-in-law, that piece of cloth, that piece of cloth was cut out by Qian'er herself, but Qian'er doesn't know why it ended up in the hands of my aunt!"

She raised her head, eyes full of guilt, "Sister-in-law, I'm sorry, it was Qian'er who caused you to be suspected! You can beat Qian'er and scold Qian'er, Qianer is willing to bear it, and she will never blame sister-in-law!"

Lu Xinyan didn't blame her, but asked softly, "Why did Seventh Sister cut that piece of cloth?"

"Qianer... Qianer just thinks it's fun," Gong Qian hesitated and refused to tell the truth.

"Seventh sister, I know you have always been a well-behaved, obedient and sensible child. If you don't want to say it, I won't force you, but Seventh sister, listen to me first, and then decide whether to say it, okay?" Lu Xinyan said .

Gong Qian nodded hesitantly.

"The madam passed away because she was holding a rag in her hand, which was torn from my clothes. Everyone believed that I was the murderer! But the seventh sister knew that the rag was actually cut by you for some reason. Come down, if you tell others that you just cut it for fun, will others believe what you said? Others will only think that I deliberately lied to you to say so in order to escape the crime..."

Gong Qian said anxiously: "No, Qian'er will tell them that sister-in-law didn't lie to Qian'er to say these things, and Qian'er did this in the first place!"

"But why did that piece of cloth end up in Madam's hands? Seventh Sister is in my yard and has never been out. That piece of cloth won't grow long enough to fly into Madam's hands by itself!" Lu Xinyan said: "As long as someone like this As soon as you ask, Seventh Sister's words are unreasonable."

"Qian'er...Qian'er has never been out, but...someone has been out..." Gong Qian faltered a few words, and then hurriedly defended, "She will definitely not harm my aunt, but why is that piece of cloth in my aunt's house?" In the hands, Qian'er doesn't know either."

"Sister Seven is referring to her, but Mother Fang?" Lu Xinyan asked with a smile.

Gong Qian's eyes drifted left and right, neither denying nor admitting.

Lu Xinyan touched her head, "Seventh sister, if you give the cloth to Nanny Fang and don't say clearly what it is for, then others will suspect Fang Nanny, and Fang Nanny will He was accused of being a murderer and was thrown into prison."

"No! Nurse Fang won't kill my aunt. Nurse Fang is holding the piece of cloth, just to help Qian'er find her..." At this point, Gong Qian quickly covered her mouth, her eyes filled with tears, "No, Qian'er can't say it, Mother Fang has said it, if Qian'er tells this to others, mother won't come out! Qian'er can't say it!"

"Seventh sister, do you think I'm an outsider in your heart?"

Gong Qian shook her head, nodded, shook her head again, she didn't know whether she wanted to nod or shook her head, but it could be seen that she was very conflicted in her heart at the moment, she wanted to trust Lu Xinyan, but was afraid to trust Lu Xinyan.

Lu Xinyan looked at her for a while, then changed the question, "Sister Seven, do you think I'm good?"

Gong Qian nodded without hesitation.

"Then if Nanny Fang can do it, can I do it?"

Gong Qian nodded again.

"Mother Fang told you that she has a way for you to see your mother. If you reveal this secret, your mother will not see you. If you tell me this secret, you believe that I have a way for you to see your mother." Mother?"

"Sister-in-law can let Qian'er see mother?" Gong Qian couldn't help but let go of her hands, her bright eyes widened.

"Seventh sister, think about it, if you tell the truth, Mother Fang doesn't have to be charged as a murderer, and I can let you see your mother, isn't it the best of both worlds?"

"Sister-in-law, can you really let me see my mother?" Gong Qian asked expectantly.

Lu Xinyan nodded affirmatively, "Yes."

"Then Qian'er will tell you." Gong Qian finally made up her mind, "Nurse Fang told Qian'er that Auntie was dissatisfied with sister-in-law when she left Hou's mansion because of sister-in-law's... words, but the pomegranate yard is too popular, auntie. Mother didn't dare to come, if she cut a piece of fabric worn by her sister-in-law and buried it in A Niang's yard, A Niang's soul would be attracted by the breath, and she would show up. ...Aniang's death is related to... sister-in-law..."

The voice behind her became smaller and smaller, almost inaudible, but Lu Xinyan still understood.

In order to stay by Gong Qian's side, Nanny Fang fabricated a lie, lying to her that Lian's departure and death had something to do with her!Gong Qian believed it, so she cooperated with Nanny Fang and quietly cut off a small piece of cloth from her clothes while she was combing Yun and folding the clothes, and handed it to Nanny Fang.

"Seventh sister, do you really believe that your mother's death has something to do with me?"

Gong Qian lowered her head, "Qian'er...don't know."

"Since you told me the truth, it means that you are skeptical!" Lu Xinyan patted her head, "Seventh sister, do you miss your mother very much? I will ask Shu Yun and sister Lueyue to take you to your mother's yard Let's take a look inside, okay?"

Gong Qian nodded hurriedly, then asked later: "Can Madam Fang go with Qian'er?"

"Seventh sister, do you believe that Mother Fang didn't kill Madam?"

Gong Qian nodded in agreement.

"So, later, I will help Nanny Fang get rid of her grievances." Lu Xinyan touched the pink bead flower on her head, "But this is an adult's business. Seventh Sister is too young to listen, you know?"

"Qian'er knows, Qian'er is leaving now." Gong Qian stood up obediently and walked towards the door. Shu Yun and Lueyue were standing there waiting for her. They both smiled and stretched out their hands to her, and Gong Qian put one hand into the other's , After saying goodbye to Lu Xinyan, he left the pomegranate courtyard.

As soon as Gong Qian left, Lu Xinyan went to the next room and knocked on the door, "Grandmother, Zhuzhu has come in."

Inside, Feng Shi, who was picked up by Qingtong just now, looked at Fang Nai who was kneeling on the ground trembling, trembling with anger, "Say! Why did you want to kill the eldest daughter-in-law?"

"Old madam!" Mother Fang burst into tears, "I didn't kill my husband, even if I gave my slave ten thousand guts, I wouldn't dare to kill anyone!"

To lure Gong Qian to tell the truth and let Feng Shi hear it with her own ears, from the beginning to the end, it was Lu Xinyan's game.

After Shu Yun guessed that the person who cut the cloth was Gong Qian, Lu Xinyan first deliberately told Gong Qian that something was going on in the mansion and told her not to go out, aroused Gong Qian's curiosity, and deliberately got close to her, taught her to paint, and asked her to be familiar with it. I feel close to myself.

In the next few days, Gong Qian couldn't find a chance to go out, and she only wanted to go out more and more. Today, Lu Xinyan deliberately let Shu Yun pretend to have a stomachache, let Gong Qian take the opportunity to run out of the pomegranate yard, and then deliberately arranged for two Maid, inadvertently disclosed to Gong Qian what was going on in the mansion now.

Gong Qian has a pure personality. Even though she was a little dissatisfied with Lu Xinyan because of Fang Nanny's deceit before, one thing is one thing. If Lu Xinyan is charged with murder because of the cloth she cut to see A Niang , at her age, it is simply unacceptable.

Lu Xinyan asked Qingtong to control Nanny Fang so that she could not seduce Gong Qian and shake Gong Qian's heart.

When Gong Qian said that she wanted to tell her the truth, Qing Tong quietly brought Feng Shi to hide in the next room, and at the same time took the tied-up nurse Fang to the next room.

Firstly, Gong Qian was too young, and Lu Xinyan couldn't bear her to face the cruel truth next, and secondly, she didn't want Gong Qian to confront Nanny Fang face-to-face, so that Gong Qian would suffer the accusation and blow of betrayal.

Lu Xinyan asked: "Mother Fang, who ordered you to do this?" With Mother Fang's courage, of course she didn't dare to kill anyone!
"Young servant, I can't tell you!" Fang Yu cried and begged, "The whole family of my servant is in her hands. She threatened her that if she dared to confess to her, she would have her whole family killed!"

"If you don't confess, I will not only kill your whole family! Even you will not let go!" Lu Xinyan said coldly.

"Young madam?" Mother Fang looked at Lu Xinyan incredulously, "At first, the third madam designed to frame you, but the servant finally testified, and you were successfully cleared of the suspicion! How can you, how can you cross the river and tear down the bridge?"

"I, Lu Xinyan, acted to repay kindness and revenge! The matter of the third wife, without you, I could have successfully escaped, but your testimony confirmed the crime of the third wife and cleared a time bomb for the Hou's mansion. I I am also grateful to you! But what did you do later, don’t you know?” Lu Xinyan sneered, “You fabricated the facts in front of Seventh Sister, making Seventh Sister think that the death of the third lady has nothing to do with me, this is enough to kill me Thanks to you!"

"My servant, I didn't say anything to Miss Seven, it was all Miss Seven heard from Lianfu..." Mother Fang avoided her eyes, trying to explain.

Facing such a thick-skinned person, Lu Xinyan didn't bother to argue with her, and directly used what Xiao Yichen once said to her to stop all the sophistry of the house nurse, "Whether you recognize it or not is your business, but I have This is a strange problem, if I believe that you did it, then it can only be you! Mother Fang, I have no patience, I will give you half a quarter of an hour to think about it, [-]. Confess your instigator, I will save your life, At the same time, try to keep your family's life as much as possible, and second, if you don't testify, then I will kill you and your whole family immediately! You choose!"

Speaking of which, does Mother Fang still have a choice?She gritted her teeth and confessed, "It's Aunt Feng!"

Lu Xinyan curled her lips, everything was expected, she just needed the testimony of Nanny Fang, so that Aunt Feng's guilt was conclusive and she could not quibble.

Feng Shi was taken aback, "How could it be her? Why did Aunt Feng do this?"

"Old madam, I swear by this servant, this servant never lied! Otherwise, there will be a thunderbolt!" Mother Fang raised three fingers, put down her hand after swearing, and said, "Aunt Feng just ordered this servant to cut a piece of clothes that Young Madam recently wore. The fabric, the servant girl doesn’t know what to do! Because the people around the young lady are very strict and don’t let others touch the young lady’s things easily, the servant girl had to make up a reason to lie to the seventh lady, and asked the seventh lady to help cut the fabric, and then went to When picking up the meal, I handed it to Aunt Feng's servant girl Ru Nan, and the servant did not know that Madam was murdered after something happened to Madam, and at the same time, she was holding the fabric from Young Madam's clothes that Miss Seven cut out!"

Feng Shi still couldn't believe it, she couldn't think of any reason for Aunt Feng to harm someone, and how Aunt Feng did it!

Why does a person who is shut up in a Buddhist hall every day eating fast and chanting Buddha want to harm others, and how?

"Grandmother, everything will be revealed tomorrow!" Lu Xinyan said: "I invited grandma here today so that you can hear the confession of Seventh Sister and Nanny Fang for yourself. Testify against Aunt Feng!"

Mother Fang hurriedly begged for mercy, "No, no, young lady, this servant has no choice but to confess, please don't let this servant testify in person, I dare not!"

"It's not up to you! If you want to survive, you have no choice!" Lu Xinyan glanced at her coldly, Fang Nanny didn't dare to make any more noises, and closed her mouth tightly.

"Grandmother, I will ask Qingtong to take you back. Please don't see Aunt Feng tonight, and pretend nothing happened." Lu Xinyan said: "Tomorrow, everything will be known."

The Feng family was quietly sent back to the Fushouyuan, and no one was alarmed except Nanny Sun.

"Old madam, what's going on here?" Nanny Sun asked, half an hour ago, Qingtong came quietly and said that Lu Xinyan had something urgent to see Feng Shi in private, and no one should be alarmed.

Feng Shi still hadn't recovered from the shock, closed his eyes, and murmured: "I don't know what's going on. Tomorrow, maybe tomorrow, the truth will be revealed."

Seeing that she was in a bad mood, Grandma Sun didn't ask further questions, "Old Madam, this servant will serve you first and lie down first."

Feng Shi nodded, and walked towards the bed with the support of Nanny Sun. When she lay down, she suddenly opened her eyes, "A Ying, during the half hour I was away, did anyone come to look for me?"

Sun Nanny said: "Aunt Feng came here and asked how the young lady is doing now? And the lady is on the seventh day of tomorrow, do you need her help?"

"How did you answer?"

"My servant, according to Qingtong's confession before, said that you are worried that the young lady will be taken away by the in-laws these days, and you often can't sleep well at night, and you are resting. As for the first seven things about the lady, let her ask the fourth girl."

Since Gong Jin has decided to marry into the Li family in the future, he must know how to arrange the affairs of the Fuzhong. The Feng family will take care of all the matters of the Jiang family's funeral this time.

"You've done a good job." Feng Shi nodded, thought for a while, and said, "If Aunt Feng comes over again and you tell her that I'm resting, you can quietly open the curtain for her to have a look."

Nanny Sun knew that Feng's behavior must have deep meaning, so she didn't ask any further questions, "Yes, old lady."

In the Buddhist hall, cigarettes are curling up, quiet and quiet, detached from the mundane world.

Aunt Feng was dressed in plain clothes and knelt on the futon, with Buddhist beads rolling in her hands, chanting words in her mouth, with a dignified and peaceful expression on her face, slender eyebrows and long eyes, showing a compassionate look that sees through the world.

Standing behind her was a 50-year-old nanny, Nanny Song, who used to be Aunt Feng's personal maid. She never married and stayed by her side all the time.

Aunt Feng seldom walked around the Hou Mansion since her first child 'died'. Nanny Song lived reclusively like her. The third generation master in the mansion saw Nanny Song very few times.

"Auntie, Yuan'er asked someone to send a message, saying that the young lady sent Mr. Li to check the accounts. The shopkeepers of the shops in Qinnan, Ganshan and other places were afraid of being found out. The money handed over this month was five days ahead of schedule. , the person who brought the money will leave tomorrow, you have to make a decision on this matter quickly, two days have passed, there is no longer any delay."

The Yuan'er that Nanny Song was talking about was Chen Yuan, the shopkeeper of Chen Ji Liang Shop, the well-known kind-hearted man who gave food to beggars.Nanny Song has only one elder sister in her family, and Chen Yuan is her elder sister's son.

Aunt Feng seemed to be deaf to what Nanny Song said, and after chanting for a long time, she slowly put down the prayer beads, kowtowed three times, and stood up with Nanny Song's support.

"I still have time today, so I'll go take a look at the old lady." Aunt Feng said: "Young lady is strictly guarded. If you can know whether the young lady is bad or good, if she is bad, I will be good, if she is good, I will be bad, and I will make a conclusion when I come back."

"Didn't you just go and see it? What excuse do you use this time?" Nanny Song said.

Aunt Feng stared at a certain void, opened her mouth and smiled, the smile was a bit weird, "My sister is not feeling well, and I, as a younger sister, am so worried that I can't sleep, isn't it normal to go and have a look?"

Nanny Song snorted, "Bah, what sister, why did she, Feng Bing, ever become an aunt? Are you a younger sister? If you are really a younger sister, after what happened between you and the old Hou Ye, you should be magnanimously established as your equal." Wife, serve the old marquis with you kindly! How can there be a fight with the old marquis like her, which made the old marquis alienate you in the end and turn a blind eye to you!"

"Anyway, I will take revenge in the end, right? She has raised my son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren for so many years, and she has devoted herself to their future. Everything is worth it!" Aunt Feng smiled gently, "When she dies, I will I will tell her this news with my own mouth, so that she will be full of resentment and unwilling to leave this world, and will not live in peace after death, then I will let my last breath out!"

"My aunt is right!" Nanny Song said viciously, "My aunt has endured it for so many years, I can't wait to see Feng Bing's expression after knowing the truth!"

"Stop talking, you wait here for my return."

"Yes, Auntie." Nanny Song called out, "Runan, help Auntie go to the old lady."

Ru Nan came in with his head down, "Aunt...Aunt, this servant will help you."

"Why are you so scared?" Aunt Feng squinted at her, "As long as you don't talk nonsense, your family will be fine."

Ru Nan plopped on the ground, "Auntie, this servant didn't say anything! Please don't embarrass this servant's family!"

"Okay, stay with me later, be smart, don't be caught by others, you know? Otherwise..." Aunt Feng's gentle tone, threatening words, should be harmless, but Ru Nan However, she knew that these words were not meant to be a joke at all. If someone saw something wrong with her, then she and her remaining family members would definitely die.

Seven days ago, she thought that Aunt Feng, who she had served for eight years, was a good person with a bodhisattva heart. Until she went to the kitchen to pick up meals according to Aunt Feng's request, she quietly took a kit from Mother Fang. It was the beginning of her nightmare.

The next day, Jiang Shi hanged himself. Bai Zhi beside Lu Xinyan found out that the suicide was not suicide, but man-made. Immediately afterwards, Aunt Feng found that Jiang was holding an orange cloth in her hand, which was later confirmed to be Lu Xinyan's.And that piece of cloth was exactly the rag that was in the bag that the nanny Fang gave her that day!
After Ru Nan figured it out, she was so frightened that she didn't know what to do. When she was thinking about whether to tell the old lady, Nanny Song suddenly told her that someone from home came to see her.

When she went, what she saw was the body of the youngest sister in the family!

Nanny Song warned her viciously, "If you dare to say a word to the outside world, your little sister's fate will be the fate of your whole family!"

Ru Nan didn't even dare to cry loudly, and from that day on, he never dared to say a single word.

"Yes, Auntie, the servant girl knows." Ru Nan walked to Aunt Feng's side, stretched out her trembling thin hands, and supported Aunt Feng.

The two came to Fushouyuan, "Nurse Sun, is the old lady still sleeping?" Aunt Feng said anxiously: "The old lady's health is not good, and sleeping for such a long time will hurt her health even more. Do you want to ask Bai Zhi to come over and have a look?" ?”

"Shh, Aunt Feng, keep your voice down." Nanny Sun lifted the curtain, glanced inside, and then patted her chest, "Fortunately, I didn't wake up the old lady. The old lady has been sleeping and waking up just now, and she wakes up whenever there is a sound." Come here, I finally fell asleep now, you can let her sleep for a while."

Aunt Feng then looked inside and saw Feng's tall sideways, she was speechless and lonely, and worried: "Is there really no need to invite Bai Zhi over?"

"Young madam... how can I care about the old madam now?" Sun Nanny sighed, "Aunt Feng, the old madam has been in poor health for the past few days, and it's the first time Miss Si is hosting a mid-term event. In the last few days, please give me some pointers."

"Nurse Sun is being polite. I am also a member of the mansion, so I should contribute to the mansion." Aunt Feng finished speaking, paused and asked carefully: "Young Madam, is it possible that tomorrow, I can only watch with my own eyes helplessly?" She was taken away by her in-laws?"

"Ouch, Aunt Feng, please don't say this to your servant, I feel flustered when I hear this." Nanny Sun covered her chest, "Young Madam is auspicious, she has turned bad times into good luck many times, and this servant believes that Young Madam will be able to survive this time. Pass!"

"I made a slip of the tongue! I will intercede for the young lady in front of the Bodhisattva tonight, and hope that the Bodhisattva will keep the young lady safe."

"Thank you, Aunt Feng." Nanny Sun said, "The servant has something else to do, so I won't be with Aunt Feng."

"Since the old lady wants to rest, let her rest well, and I will come to see her tomorrow." Aunt Feng said.

Back in the Buddhist hall, Aunt Feng said to Nanny Song, "Inform Chen Yuan to go to the Confucius Temple to offer incense tomorrow."

Feng Shi felt unwell, which meant that Lu Xinyan didn't find anything.

In the last few months, they first paid for the murder of Jiang Huai, then added makeup to Gong Rou, and then they spent several large sums of money on matters related to Lian Shi, Lian Fu, and Jiang Shi, and money was a little tight.

I heard that the profits of the shops were good last month, and there must be a lot of money sent up. Aunt Feng didn't want to miss it.

Seeing that Aunt Feng finally made a decision, Nanny Song was overjoyed, "Yes, Auntie."

Aunt Feng generously gave them a tenth of the money sent by the shops below the states. This is one of the reasons why Nanny Song is so loyal. She is old enough to feel safe with more money, so Only then repeatedly urged Aunt Feng to make a quick decision.

The next day, October [-]th, is the first seven days of Jiang's family. After today, Jiang's family will be buried tomorrow. By tonight, if Lu Xinyan can't find any evidence to prove her innocence, she will be arrested by Jiang Renhai and thrown into prison .

Gong Yu looked at Lu Xinyan, gloated and said, "Sister-in-law, what do you want to say?"

"If I heard you calling sister-in-law before, I would have felt very happy, but now I just feel disgusted." Lu Xinyan glanced at her lightly, and said sarcastically, "Gong Yu, stop pretending, okay? I just thought you were fake before." Noble, hypocritical, looking at you now, I think you are more annoying than Gongrou! Gongrou's hypocrisy is a bit hypocritical, but as a concubine, she is planning for herself. It is not a big mistake, but she is too impatient and makes a wrong step. Forced her to make a wrong step, and ended up in the land of today! As for you, you are obviously the kind of bitch who wants to set up a chastity memorial archway after becoming a bitch! Selfish, ruthless, narrow-minded, and pretentious Qinggao, I think I'm so great, and I want to be the concubine of the third prince! Gong Rou, you don't take a mirror to look at your ugly face, let alone you have scars on your forehead, even if you don't have scars, the third prince won't look at you too much One look, you're going to die!"

Gong Yu was mercilessly ridiculed by her, trembling with anger, because of Qingtong who was staring at her, she sneered twice, "Lu Xinyan, for the sake of your imminent death, I won't follow you You care about it, so you can play tricks!"

Aunt Feng, who was going in and out to help Gong Jin preside over the overall situation, couldn't help approaching and said: "Young Madam, Second Miss, when the guests come, can you two keep your voice down?"

She said so, but she was really happy in her heart.

Lu Xinyan's words and deeds are different from the past, which just shows that she didn't find any evidence at all, and she was upset, so she sneered at Gong Yu's words, as if she had found an outlet.

Lu Xinyan and Gong Yu each snorted coldly, one turned to the left, the other turned to the right, and knelt on both sides of the mourning hall.

Everything seems to be calm, but everything is very impetuous.

Two hours later, Aunt Feng looked at the sky. According to usual, Nanny Song should be back by this time.

Is there any accident?Aunt Feng secretly took a look at Lu Xinyan, who was kneeling on the ground in plain clothes, and saw that her formerly beautiful and fresh face was expressionless and numb. In the eyes of others, they would definitely think it was Jiang's death, and they would treat her The blow is too big, and the sadness is too much.

But Aunt Feng knew that although Lu Xinyan did not wish Jiang Shi to die sooner, if she said how sad Jiang Shi died, that would be a big joke!

Aunt Feng waited nervously and anxiously for Nanny Song to come back, at this moment a trace of regret began to appear in her heart.

Shouldn't be unable to withstand the temptation and the urging of Nanny Song, let her take the risk to get the money. As long as Lu Xinyan is convicted today and Gong Tianyu divorces her, her property will belong to the Guangping Marquis Mansion. Auntie can take as much as she wants from it!

Aunt Feng thought of Amitabha Buddha in her heart, and begged the Bodhisattva to bless her for the sake of her years of sincerity to Buddha, and bless this last time that nothing will happen.

It was almost noon, Gong Yu's face became more and more complacent, and his eyes towards Lu Xinyan became more and more provocative.

Lu Xinyan grinned at her, and said gloomyly: "Look again, believe it or not, I let Qingtong goug out your eyes!"

Gong Yu quickly averted his eyes, and when he heard Lu Xinyan's sneer, he was so angry that he cursed her viciously.

"Fourth Miss, the in-laws are here, and they brought a lot of officers and soldiers, saying that they want...to arrest the young lady and bring her to justice!" Uncle Fu rushed to report.

Aunt Feng let go, Gong Yu was overjoyed, and Gong Jin was startled, "Isn't it still a long time? Why did you come here so soon?"

"The master of the family said that he was afraid that the young lady would not find evidence to prove her innocence, so she would abscond in fear of crime, so she brought someone here first..."

Gong Jin looked at Lu Xinyan worriedly, and saw her face without makeup, her eyes were black and blue, her lips were colorless, her heart ached, she called out, "Zhuzhu."

"Fourth Aunt, I'm fine." Lu Xinyan smiled weakly at Gong Jin, "What should come will always come, no one can hide."

Aunt Feng's heart skipped a beat suddenly, and she felt that when Lu Xinyan said this, her eyes seemed to sweep over her body, and when she wanted to take a closer look, the woman kneeling on the ground had already lowered her eyes to the ground with an indifferent expression on her face.

"Uncle Fu, I'll personally invite the master in-law to come in, your mother's side." Gong Jin hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "You send someone to inform."

"Yes, fourth girl."

Gong Jin left for a while and came back soon. Behind him was Jiang Renhai. The officers and soldiers he brought with him stayed outside the gate of the Hou Mansion for the time being, to save the last bit of dignity for Lu Xinyan.

Jiang Renhai asked: "Lu Xinyan, it will be dark in more than two hours. Do you have any evidence for your own defense? Or have you found the real murderer you think?"

Lu Xinyan said: "Master Huijiang, not yet."

Jiang Renhai frowned, feeling ashamed of being cheated, Gong Yu said nonchalantly from the side: "Grandfather, don't waste your time, quickly take away the murderer who killed my mother, so that mother can go on the road with peace of mind tomorrow." !"

Jiang Renhai set the time for seven days, which is also the meaning. He hoped that before Jiang's burial, the murderer could be brought to justice with his own hands, so that Jiang could go away with peace of mind, and make up for the regret that the murderer of Jianghuai has not been caught so far.

"My lord, are you going to keep vigil for your wife tonight?" Aunt Feng asked suddenly.

Gong Jin frowned slightly, this Aunt Feng used to have outsiders around and never made a sound, what's going on now?

"Jiang's daughter, Jiang will send her off for the last time." Jiang Renhai said sadly, "I hope she can forgive her past shortcomings as a father, and reunite with her mother and brother under the nine springs."

Aunt Feng seemed hesitant to speak, "If you want to keep watch tonight, then investigate the murderer..."

At the beginning, Jiang Renhai and Lu Xinyan agreed that it would be seven days, and tonight at the latest. If Jiang Renhai detained Lu Xinyan for an overnight trial, he would definitely not be able to guard the spirit of the Jiang family. Going against the original intention of going on the road.

Jiang Renhai fell into deep thought, Gong Jin's complexion changed, and he scolded Aunt Feng, "Aunt Feng, I'm fine here, you go back and rest first!"

Aunt Feng smiled awkwardly, "I'm sorry, Mr. Jiang, it's my concubine who talks too much."

"Runan, help Aunt Feng down." Seeing that she was still standing still, Gong Jin held back his breath and ordered Runan to take her away.

Ru Nan quietly looked at Aunt Feng's face, seeing that she didn't look at her, said: "Yes, Fourth Miss."

"Si Gu, Aunt Feng didn't say anything, you don't have to be so angry." The protagonist of the incident, Lu Xinyan, not only did not resent Aunt Feng's meddling, but comforted Gong Jin.

Jiang Renhai glanced at Lu Xinyan unexpectedly, and seeing that her expression was indifferent, but there was no trace of nervousness or worry, he couldn't help but feel amazed.

"Grandfather, Aunt Feng is right. If you take Lu Xinyan away at night, you will either not be able to keep watch for your mother, or you will not be able to find out the real culprit for your mother!" Gong Yu looked at Lu Xinyan viciously, "So you should take Lu Xinyan away now. Take her away, and she will be tortured immediately to see if she still speaks hard! Whether she confesses or not!"

"Uncle Jiang!" Gong Jinsheng was afraid that Jiang Renhai would be moved by Gong Yu, so he hurriedly said, "I believe Zhuzhu is innocent, please give her more time!"

"No need!" Jiang Renhai stretched out his hand to stop it expressionlessly, "Since there is no evidence yet, don't waste time! Lu Xinyan, I will give you the last bit of decency, and you can walk out of the Hou Mansion by yourself!"

At this moment, Uncle Fu came running quickly, panting: "Young...Young Madam, Brother Tian brought people here, saying yes... that he has caught the real culprit who killed Madam!"

The Brother Tian that Uncle Fu said is Uncle Tian!

Gong Jin cheered up, "Hurry up, bring it in!"

Aunt Feng's expression remained unchanged, but Ru Nan beside her almost exclaimed, it turned out that Aunt Feng's hand on her arm suddenly exerted force, Ru Nan quickly bit her lip tightly, not daring to let others notice the abnormality.

Gong Yu cut out, "What real murderer and fake murderer, I'm afraid they found a scapegoat."

After a while, Uncle Tian came back with two people under his escort, and a young man was by his side.

There are two people in his hands, one is Nanny Song, and the other is Chen Jiliangpu Chen Yuan.

"Nurse Song?" Gong Jin exclaimed, "What... what's going on? Who is this person?"

Nanny Song looked ashen, and bowed her head in silence.

Chen Yuan also lowered his head, looking like he was waiting for the sentence.

Gong Jin and the others couldn't help but look at Aunt Feng. Nanny Song belongs to her. Could it be that this has something to do with her?

At this time, Mrs. Feng came over with the support of Nanny Sun, and looked at Aunt Feng with sharp eyes, "Aunt Feng, please tell the whole story, and give an explanation to my in-laws."

Aunt Feng smiled slightly, and on her well-maintained face, there was a seductive look that did not match her age, "Old lady, I don't understand what you are talking about."

The tone is still respectful, but in this respect, there is an obvious frivolity and indifference.

Gong Jin swept Lu Xinyan and Feng's back and forth, and then looked at Aunt Feng who looked the same as before, but she felt like a different person, and a thought suddenly appeared in her heart.

Feng Shi acted as if meeting Aunt Feng for the first time, "Aunt Feng, how can I be sorry for you? Are you going to harm my descendants of the Hou family like this?"

Aunt Feng covered her lips and smiled, "Madam, you are joking, as the mother and grandmother of the descendants of the Hou Mansion, how could I harm my descendants?"

Feng's complexion changed drastically, "What did you say?"

"Old Madam, I have concealed something from you for more than 30 years, and now I have been wronged for no reason, so I have no choice but to tell the truth." Aunt Feng let go of Ru Nan's arm, walked to the middle, Looking at Feng Shi with a smile, he said: "At the beginning, my concubine gave birth on the same day as you, and everyone in the house said that my concubine's child died unfortunately. In fact, the child who died unfortunately was the baby boy you gave birth to, old lady!"

"No, you're talking nonsense!" Feng's chest throbbed, her throat felt sweet, her eyes turned black, and Bai Zhi immediately got two needles to stabilize her mind.

"Old lady, concubine is not talking nonsense! Your body was damaged during pregnancy, the doctor advises you not to keep it, because during the process of pregnancy, the child in the womb may die at any time and affect the mother's body. Even if it is barely born, it is very easy Died early! But look at Lord Hou, he has been in good health since he was a child, so why did he suffer from any serious illness?" Aunt Feng squinted at Lu Xinyan, "Miss Bai Zhi is very skilled in medicine, I believe that the young lady already knew about it!"

Feng looked at Lu Xinyan in disbelief, "Zhuzhu, is what she said true? You knew it early on, but you deliberately kept it from me?"

Lu Xinyan stepped forward to hold Feng's hands that were trembling due to excitement, and said with firm eyes: "Grandmother, believe in Zhuzhu, Zhuzhu will give you a satisfactory answer!"

"You continue to have a deep love between your grandparents and your grandchildren, and the concubine does not accompany you. The concubine said this, just wanting to say that as the real mother of the marquis, in order for the marquis to have a noble status as a first-class wife, I have endured the humiliation so far. There is no reason to cause my children to lose their first wives and grandchildren to lose their mothers at this time! As for what happened to the people around me, it has nothing to do with me!"

When Nanny Song and Chen Yuan heard the words, they immediately raised their heads to look at Aunt Feng, but quickly lowered their heads under her threatening eyes.

The fact that Aunt Feng dared to leave everything to Nanny Song and Chen Yuan must be because she had grasped their dead spot.

"Aunt Feng's reaction is really quick! You are behind everything and have never done it yourself. Do you think that as long as the people around you don't confess you, you will be safe and sound?"

Lu Xinyan gave her a sideways look, and Yanyan smiled, "Let me restore the whole thing for everyone. When Aunt Feng came to Beijing to report the letter, when her grandmother came home to visit her relatives, she hooked up with Lord Hou and became pregnant. Angry, the old Hou Ye missed the love with his grandmother and alienated Aunt Feng. Aunt Feng held a grudge and tampered with the delivery. She asked a midwife to secretly change two babies and made her son the grandmother's son. Marquis Ping. As a first-class wife, my grandmother has won the trust of the queen mother. Compared with the son of a concubine who has no status, the eldest son of a first-class wife has a better future. Qian Cheng kept this matter a secret, and even took good care of his grandmother when she was seriously ill, hoping that the grandmother would live a long life and protect her son for a few more years!

On the other hand, Aunt Feng's biological daughter, Gong Qing, seduced Fourth Aunt's fiancé, Mr. Cai Si, to marry into the Hou's mansion instead of Fourth Aunt. This was one of Aunt Feng's means of revenge on her grandmother!Her daughter, Gong Qing, became the fourth wife of a famous matchmaker, and married the queen. From then on, she enjoyed endless prosperity and wealth, but her grandmother's daughter, Si Gu, was going to be alone for life!Grandmother fell ill when she was young. Doctors said that she would not live for the next two years. Aunt Feng is in good health and takes good care of herself. She can live for at least ten or twenty years. If Aunt Feng tells her grandmother the news before she leaves, grandma will Will die with remorse and resentment!

Aunt Feng's calculations are very loud, but the world is not completely as she wants!Two months ago, my maid, Bai Zhi, and I exposed the secret of my wife's infertility 15 years ago. The grandmother, taking care of the overall situation of the Hou family, disagreed with the Hou Ye's divorce and sent his wife to the Buddhist hall to repent. However, my aunt secretly hated that Madam would not be able to do anything in the mansion, so she bought a killer to kill Young Master Jiang, and took advantage of the rift between Madam and me to put the blame on me!Then the grandmother handed over the housekeeping rights to the second cousin and the third cousin to choose one of them. Lord Hou became a laughing stock!

Aunt Feng was so angry that she ordered her sixth younger brother and fourth younger sister to be assassinated one after another, and the blame was laid on her grandmother. From then on, the second cousin's family was afraid of going out behind closed doors, and the third cousin was lured by fame and power, and worried about being killed. Careful planning, assassination of the eldest son, later revealed that he was retired and returned to the mansion, Aunt Feng naturally would not let it go, bought someone to set fire on the first seven days, Lian Mansion and all relatives and friends, except for three cousins, five brothers and seven sisters, were all buried in the sea of ​​flames!Recently, you learned that my grandmother agreed with me to reconcile with my son. Aunt Feng was dissatisfied that I disliked her grandson so much, and she was also angry that Madam made the Marquis infertile and was ridiculed by the world, so she planned to kill Madam and push the charges to On my head, I plan to kill two birds with one stone! "

As soon as the voice fell, needles could be heard in the room, and everyone looked at Aunt Feng with fear in their eyes: This woman is so scary!
Aunt Feng smiled softly, "Young Madam's ability to make up stories is really good. After all, this statement is actually reasonable! But Young Madam, I'm afraid you have forgotten one key thing, where is the evidence?"

Lu Xinyan smiled back, "Let's talk about the physical evidence first. Aunt Feng is just a daughter of a down-and-out family. When she came to the Hou's mansion, she was penniless. Because she seduced Lord Hou and offended her grandmother, except for the monthly fixed amount of silver, Without any source of income, Aunt Feng, who was living in poverty at that time, where did she get the money to pay for murder? If she is caught in this case, her head will be lost. If the money is not enough, there will be no People are willing to take on this job! At first I couldn’t figure it out, but I figured it out a few days ago.”

She stretched out her hand, Uncle Tian took out a piece of paper from her sleeve, and Lu Xinyan unfolded it, "This is a monthly gift from the shopkeeper in the shop my mother left for Aunt Feng! My mother passed away three years ago, I want to see me get married with my own eyes. I married into the Marquis Mansion before she died, and because I was still young, I handed over the dowry to my grandmother! For the past three years, Aunt Feng has used her grandmother's name to coerce and lure the storekeepers of various shops. Take out a small part of the profit to honor her! The out-of-town shop entrusts someone to send money to Beijing once a month. The place of handover is Confucius Temple, and the receiver is Chen Yuan from Chen Jiliang Shop. Chen Yuan is the only son of Sister Song, who is next to Aunt Feng. , this list is clearly written in it!"

She paused, "As for witnesses, Qingtong, bring the housemaid here! The housemaid next to Seventh Sister can prove that she was threatened by Song Nanny and tricked Seventh Sister into cutting a piece of cloth from my clothes , Mother Fang handed it to Ru Nan as ordered, and this piece of cloth, which Madam held in her hand before she died, became the evidence for me to be accused of being a murderer!"

Jiang Renhai glanced coldly at Aunt Feng. Aunt Feng's back was straightened imperceptibly, and the gentle smile on her face was still that of a person who worshiped Buddha all the year round. People, or pocketed, or framed! But still can't prove, what does all this have to do with the concubine?"

Lu Xinyan smiled slowly at her, "Aunt Feng, the evidence just now is not evidence against you, but evidence to exonerate me! As for the evidence that will allow you to admit all this with your own mouth, don't worry, come right away."

She turned her head slightly, "Uncle Tian, ​​is anyone here yet?"

"It's here." Uncle Tian said, "I'll go pick it up now."

Aunt Feng's expression remained unchanged, but she thought disdainfully in her heart: Even if you bring ten or eight witnesses, so what?None of the things mentioned just now were arranged by her personally, and the final result can only point to Nanny Song and Chen Yuan, and these two people, she has her own way to make them recognize everything!
At this time, a strange middle-aged man's voice came from outside. He coughed twice, and his voice was slightly uneasy, "Mr. Tian, ​​is there something wrong in the mansion? Is it inappropriate for me to visit today?"

No one here had heard that voice, but Feng's heart suddenly jumped, and her breathing suddenly became short of breath, as if she predicted that something important was about to happen.

"You two will know when you go in, please come inside." Uncle Tian said.

"Father, Mr. Tian must have brought us here because he thought it was appropriate, don't worry." Another young man, or a boy's voice said.

Feng stood up abruptly, looking at the entrance excitedly, not knowing what to expect.

Soon, Uncle Tian walked in, followed by two tall men, one of them was a boy of sixteen or seventeen, supporting a middle-aged man who was about to forty. Looking sick for many years, the two look alike, they are the father and son who just spoke.

As soon as the two appeared, everyone in the Guangping Hou Mansion was stunned.

Even Jiang Renhai was stunned.

Miyata Yu looked at the middle-aged man in disbelief, "Grandfather...grandfather?"

When the old Guangping Hou died seven years ago, he looked almost like this, but everyone here watched the old Guangping Hou die with their own eyes. resurrection?
Aunt Feng took two steps back in disbelief, no, no, how is it possible?

Looking at the middle-aged man, Feng could only feel a twitching pain somewhere in his heart, and tears rolled down uncontrollably.

The middle-aged man also stared at her in a daze, only feeling a familiar and friendly feeling about her.

The young man's bright eyes looked at this person and that person, and he felt that everyone's expressions were very amusing.

Lu Xinyan supported Feng Shi, and said softly: "Grandmother, his name is Yuan Cheng. 33 years ago, a midwife surnamed Yuan received money and exchanged the children born at the same time by a wife and aunt of a certain family. , she wanted to strangle the child to death, but seeing that the child was weak and his mother was desperately trying not to give birth, she couldn't bear to keep it and replaced it with another dead baby, and later gave the child to the She has never given birth to a nephew couple. Although the child is not in good health, the Yuan family took good care of it. After bumps and bumps, he has grown up. Later, he married a wife and had a child for him. The young man next to him is his eldest son. Yuan Li, he still has two sons and a daughter in the countryside. Because the midwife, Mrs. Yuan, passed away not long ago, she told the Yuan family the origin of the child before she died. The Yuan family thought twice and told him his life experience. With the eldest son, I came to Beijing to find my relatives."

Back then, the midwife, Mrs. Yuan, left without saying goodbye. Aunt Feng was suspicious, so she asked someone to investigate. Qi Fei, who followed Xiao Yichen's order to investigate everyone in the Hou's mansion, found out that Aunt Feng was not acting right at that time. So sophisticated and unrevealed like now, Qi Fei felt that something was wrong, and when he asked people to investigate, they found out the truth. Originally, the Yuan family and his wife were unwilling to speak out, but when Qi Fei threatened secretly, the two of them took Yuan Cheng Lu Xinyan told Yuan Cheng about his life experience, and Lu Xinyan didn't want to tell the truth about these things, which would cause a rift between the Feng family and the Yuan family, and make Yuan Cheng difficult between his biological mother and adoptive parents.

This statement, together with Lu Xinyan's previous statement, how can everyone in the room not understand?Feng Shi suddenly began to sob and cry, like a child, with an expression of joy and sadness on his face.

Gong Jin walked over with tears in her eyes and shouted to Yuan Li, "Brother, that's our aunt, A Li, that's your grandmother, hurry up and salute."

Yuan Li did not expect to find his relatives so smoothly. He was loved by his grandfather, grandmother and parents since he was a child. Looking at Yuan Cheng with tears streaming down his face, he really couldn't understand his father's feelings, but he still followed Yuan Cheng honestly. Step forward and kneel on the ground.

"Mother, my son is not filial." Yuan Cheng wept bitterly.

"Grandmother, grandson is not filial." Yuan Li followed while lying on the ground.

Feng fell to the ground involuntarily, hugged Yuan Cheng and Yuan Li and cried loudly, "My son, my grandson... woo woo..."

There was a burst of crying in the mourning hall, Gong Tianyu and Gong Rou stood there dumbfounded, before Lu Xinyan said that Gong Xuan was not born of the Feng family, they were half-believing, now that Yuan Cheng Yuanli appeared, and Lu Xinyan said it again, what else could there be doubts about?
Gong Xuan was not born of the Feng family, so the title of Master Hou would change hands, so wouldn't they be deprived of their identities as the son of the Hou family and the eldest daughter of the descendant of the Hou family?
Before, Gong Yu never felt the dignity of being a daughter of a second-rank Marquis. She even complained in her heart about Gong Xuan's incompetence. greatly shortened.

But when this identity was about to be lost, when she became the daughter of a fifth-rank official and a concubine from the Hou Mansion, Gong Yu realized that her previous identity had become out of reach!
A crack appeared on Aunt Feng's calm face, "Young madam, so what if you find the old madam's own child? What does this have to do with who did those things before?"

Lu Xinyan said quietly: "Aunt Feng, you are cruel, vicious, and ruthless, but from a mother's point of view, you have endured humiliation for more than 30 years for the sake of your son's future, and you have not replaced your grandmother. You can be called the greatest woman in the world." Mother! The population of the Hou family in Guangping is small, the old Hou Ye only has one son, and the Hou Ye only has one son, this is the biggest reason for your boldness! Because even if all this is exposed one day, in order not to let the old Hou Ye For the sake of being the biological mother of Lord Hou, you will be locked up at most. You, Lord Hou, and the sons are all safe! But now, it is different. Uncle Yuan has three sons and a daughter, and Aunt Yuan is in good health. , the four sons and daughters are all in good health. They got married and gave birth to two or three children each, and the Guangping Marquis Mansion prospered! At this time, your son, your grandson, you say, their lives are still alive. Is it as expensive as before?"

All the blood on Aunt Feng's face was taken away in an instant!The benevolent face of the bodhisattva quickly revealed its white teeth, distorted like an evil ghost returning from the ground! "Lu Xinyan, if you dare to hurt a single hair of my children and grandchildren, even if I turn into a ghost, I won't let you go!"

Many people were frightened by her face-changing appearance in Peking Opera, but Lu Xinyan was unmoved, "Whether they are dead or alive, injured or disabled or intact, all depends on Aunt Feng's thoughts!"

One sentence completely defeated Aunt Feng. She collapsed on the cold ground, her head drooped powerlessly, and she spat out two words of despair and helplessness from her throat, "I admit it."

Just because of a crazy woman's deliberate revenge that cost her daughter's life, Jiang Renhai was furious, "Come here, take me away!"

Lu Xinyan stood up and said, "Master Jiang, can you give me half an hour? I still have a few words, and I want to ask Aunt Feng in private."

She found out the real culprit, Jiang Renhai held back his anger to show her face, "At most half an hour! This kind of vicious woman, I can't wait to sentence her to quarters immediately!"

"Master Xie Jiang." Lu Xinyan winked, Qingtong immediately lifted Aunt Feng, and they came to a remote house.

Aunt Feng's face was ashen, she closed her eyes and said: "Young Madam, you have already won, what else do you want?"

"Aunt Feng, there are no outsiders here, and time is limited, so I won't talk nonsense in circles!" Lu Xinyan said: "Just now I only said that you murdered Jiang Huai and the family of the second cousin and the third cousin because of Master Hou. I didn’t mention anything about my dowry! Let’s not talk about it, just say that Madam’s death was clearly for the purpose of tying me up in the Guangping Marquis Mansion and waiting for an opportunity to seize my dowry! With your ability, you can convince Madam Convince Gongqing Gongrou to help you, but you absolutely do not have the ability to unite the Miao family, Aunt He of the Grand Master's Mansion, and even Concubine Chen in the palace to harm me! Let me ask you, who is behind the scenes?"

Aunt Feng showed a slight sneer on her face, "Young Madam, aren't you very powerful? Can't you find everything? Forgive me for not commenting on this matter, you can check it yourself."

"Aunt Feng, if you don't say that I can find out, it's just a waste of time, but I advise you to say something." Lu Xinyan said lightly: "As a waste, you don't care about life and death." , but if the people behind your back annoy you for your incompetence and vent their anger on your children and grandchildren, who else has the ability to save their lives now, besides me?"

Gongxuan and Miyatayu are the weakness of Aunt Feng who has never been successful in dealing with Aunt Feng. Aunt Feng gritted her teeth, and the cold light in her eyes shot at Lu Xinyan, which lasted for a long time.

Lu Xinyan shrugged, "Aunt Feng, you see I'm useless, you pleaded guilty just now, for the sake of the deceased old master, as long as Gong Tianyu and Gong Yu don't offend me and trouble me, I won't bother to talk to them However, if you see them being chased and killed while walking on the road, I'm sorry, I won't be like last time because of my grandmother, endure the nausea and save him!"

She paused for two breaths, "Since you don't want to say it, then forget it."

Lu Xinyan turned around to leave, but Aunt Feng shouted with all her strength from behind: "It's not that I don't want to say it! It's that I don't even know who that person is!"

"You don't know who it is?" Lu Xinyan raised her eyebrows in surprise, and then she understood, if the person behind the scene was someone who had ambitions for the throne as she analyzed with Xiao Yichen before, a small character like Aunt Feng, Naturally, it is impossible to know his identity.

Aunt Feng didn't dare to hide anything, "I really don't know! In February of this year, someone sent a letter. The letter said that I had someone exchange my child. Within a year and a half at the latest, if you get your dowry and give him four-fifths, he can guarantee that Yu'er's title will not be downgraded to uncle in the future, keep the name of Lord Marquis unchanged, and guarantee that Yu'er will become an uncle in the future. Concubine, otherwise, I will expose the truth immediately! At that time, I was scared and excited, so I obsessively agreed! Then I used the same reason to seduce Madam to deal with you, and then used the same reason to lure Gong Rou to help Madam to deal with you!"

"From the beginning to the end, you made so many things just because of the letter you received?" Lu Xinyan couldn't believe it.

"It's not just a letter, some of them are investigations into your dowry. Knowing your real dowry is far more than what the old lady is in charge of. I look at those terrible numbers, and my greed is getting bigger and bigger. The more dowry you have, After I get it, I can share more, and some are to tell me how to behave, such as Yuer leaves on the wedding night, someone picks you to go to the old lady to make trouble, and Wuyang Hou's mansion must let you participate Wait for the game."

Lu Xinyan looked at Aunt Feng carefully, and judged that what she said was not half-deceived, "What about the killer? It can't be done with money alone, there must be connections."

(End of this chapter)