noffsinger Chapter 157 Retreating to Advance
Chapter 157 Retreating to Advance
Mu Wan'er also guessed Wan Zhou's thoughts, her hands became tangled and she began to sweat.
Ji Nanzheng curled his lips and smiled, his eyes full of pride.
Just know!
He knew that Wan Zhou had his own plans.
"I'll give you one stick of incense time. If no one confesses, I'll sell them all out."
As soon as Wan Zhou said this, everyone became anxious.
Without Madam Wang's permission, Ji Nanzheng helped Wan Zhou. Everyone saw it clearly. If there was no result, they would really be sold out.
Although they are all servants, there is no more respectable job in the world than working in the Duke's Mansion, except in the Imperial Palace.
"The Fourth Young Master's wife has let him off the hook, so that bastard should just admit it right away. He has harmed so many people, he must be punished by God..." someone began to accuse loudly.
"Yeah, admit it now. If you do something like this, you will be struck by lightning."
"..., all eighteen generations of ancestors will die a miserable death..."
A series of vicious curses began to emanate from his mouth.
Wan Zhou watched and saw only one person who said nothing. As the curses became louder and louder, his head lowered lower.
Not only Wan Zhou saw it, but other sharp-eyed people also saw it.
Aunt Gu, who was in charge of the cooking, suddenly pointed at Lai Mama and said, "It's her, it's Lao Lai, it must be her. Look, she's all alone and motionless, with her head lowered so low that she can't see anyone. She must be feeling guilty."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked towards Lai's mother.
"Old Lai, if it were you, you would have to admit it right away. You just had a grandson, right? If you do something like this, your grandson will be punished!"
"That's right. If you really do something like this, I curse your grandson not to live past the age of three."
"I curse too..."
They began to target Lai's mother.
Wan Zhou glanced at Mu Wan'er and saw that she was rubbing her fingers constantly, obviously a little flustered.
The cursing continued.
“Ah…!” Mother Lai finally couldn’t stand the vicious greetings coming from all directions and let out a terrified scream.
She seemed to have been greatly frightened and was shaking continuously.
She looked at Mu Wan'er pitifully, "Miss Wan'er, please forgive me. I only have this one son. I..."
As Mrs. Lai spoke with trembling voice, everyone's eyes were focused on Mu Wan'er.
"Mother Lai, what are you doing?" Mu Wan'er looked innocent and resentful, "You, what do you mean?"
She looked confused and resentful, as if she didn't understand at all.
In fact, she was already beginning to panic.
Her previous plan was to target Mrs. Wang's way of dealing with the matter. She would focus on investigating the people who had handled the case, and if she could not find out, then those people would be held responsible.
There is no trace of the blame on the mother.
Now, Wan Zhou's simple and rough way of handling the matter completely disrupted her plans.
I had no idea what to do but to refuse to admit it.
Mother Lai was confused.
She had a premonition that Mu Wan'er would not admit it.
"Miss Wan'er, I helped you, you can't harm me."
"What have you done to help me?" Mu Wan'er was almost in tears.
Her eyes were already red and swollen, and she wanted to cry but couldn't. She looked so pitiful.
"Are you interested in the two hundred taels of silver that Fourth Sister-in-law mentioned? You can't just bite people without permission, right?"
Wan Zhou sneered, Mu Wan'er acted really well.
"There is still half an incense stick of time." Wan Zhou reminded coldly.
Everyone panicked again.
Aunt Gu was impatient and hurriedly urged: "Old Lai, if it's you, just admit it quickly, or don't blame me for cursing people again."
Mother Lai was startled.
She only has one son, and her daughter-in-law has given birth to two daughters. She finally gave birth to a grandson. She regretted it so much when she thought about her grandson being cursed by everyone.
Mother Lai knelt in front of Wan Zhou and said hurriedly, "Fourth Young Master's Madam, it's Miss Wan'er. She gave me fifty taels of silver and asked me to put the medicine in. She also said that she would never implicate me. I just had a grandson and wanted to buy him a gold item, so I agreed."
The reason why she helped Mu Wan'er put the medicine was because she had received many favors from Mu Wan'er. She was just a maid who cleaned the kitchen before, and it was Mu Wan'er who promoted her to be in charge of tea.
She is grateful to Mu Wan'er.
Not only did he give her fifty silver coins, he also promised that she would never be implicated, and the implementation method he gave her was indeed covert.
At that time, Zi Ling also said: "This money is equivalent to getting it for free. If Lai Mama doesn't want to, there will naturally be others who are willing."
She was obsessed with money at the time, and thought that she could use the fifty taels of silver to buy a gold lock for her grandson, so she agreed.
Although Wan Zhou said that he would give the indenture and silver, he still had to admit in front of everyone that he had done something that was against the will of heaven and harmed others, and was cursed viciously by everyone.
My intestines are full of regret.
She had to come out and confess. She felt a little apologetic in her heart. Mu Wan'er actually cleared her of all charges and even accused her of being greedy for money?
I regretted even the apology I just made.
"The silver is in the pillow in the old slave's room."
Mrs. Wang sent someone to get the silver.
It is indeed fifty taels.
A servant in the kitchen who was in charge of making tea had fifty taels of silver, and it was not small change but silver ingots.
This is enough to prove that Lai Mama did not lie, she did take the money and do things for others.
Mother Lai pointed at the silver and said, "This silver was given to me personally by Miss Zi Ling..."
"Mama Lai!" Mu Wan'er interrupted harshly.
"I believe I have never offended you in the Duke's Mansion before. Why do you want to frame me? Just because I am an orphan and no one supports me, you pick on the weak?"
Mu Wan'er looked at Madam Wang again: "Aunt, when this happens, someone has to come out and claim the responsibility. Anyway, I am insignificant, and I was identified by Mama Lai. You might as well sell me out with them."
Mrs. Wang looked unhappy.
She didn't believe it was Mu Wan'er.
After thinking for a while, he passed the problem to Wan Zhou: "What do you think? This matter is originally your responsibility."
After saying that, Mu Wan'er immediately looked at Wan Zhou and said, "Fourth sister-in-law, let's do this. I will take care of it. You are pregnant. Finish it as soon as possible and go back to rest. Don't get tired."
Wan Zhou even wanted to applaud Mu Wan'er.
This move of retreating to advance is beautiful.
Anyone who sees this would say that Mu Wan'er is sensible and would feel pity for her, right?
Wan Zhou smiled faintly and did not respond.
Instead, he looked at Mother Lai and said sternly, "Mother Lai, you are so bold that you actually framed the Sixth Young Master's wife?"
Mother Lai was confused again.
What’s going on with the fourth young master’s wife?
He hurriedly said, "God and heaven are my witnesses, every word I say is true!"
"I'll give you one last chance. Tell me the real person behind the scenes, and I'll give you another 500 taels of silver." Wan Zhou said again.
Everyone stared.
I've never seen anyone being judged like this.
Mother Lai's mind was in a mess, and she cried, "Fourth Young Master's Madam, it's no one else, it's Miss Wan'er, it's her."
"Then swear on your grandson that you are telling the truth, otherwise..."
"I swear!" Before Wan Zhou finished speaking, Lai Mama immediately raised her hand and swore: "If I tell even a single lie, my whole family will be struck by lightning."
Mother Lai began to kowtow again and told her the day Zi Ling came to see her, where she came to see her, what she said, how she taught her to put the medicine, every detail.
A group of servants began to discuss.
"I swore it on my grandson, it must be true..."