Chapter 77 Burned
Seeing the red-hot branding iron shaking in front of her eyes, Leng Mei was so scared that she was shaking like a sieve.
In a trembling voice, she said, ”Sister Tang said that Second Grandmother was particularly abrasive when she was young, and that she was not allowed to go home to take care of her own son when he was sick, and that she didn’t even get to see him before he died. In her heart, she hated Second Grandma and has been looking for a chance to take revenge. She also said that she had joined the Sheriff, and was helping the Sheriff. When Second Grandma is repudiated, she’ll still be the housekeeper in Second Master’s house. If I do these two things well, I can be a common room …… for the second master.”
Meng Shen kicked her a few times, “Say, what else hasn’t been delivered, who exactly does Granny Tang take orders from, and who does she get close to from time to time ……”
Leng Mei kowtowed like garlic, “I’m telling the truth, that’s what Sister Tang said. As for the rest, I’ve only been transferred to Second Grandmother’s side for two months, I don’t know anything about it.”
Meng Zhimo glanced at Dongmei and averted his empty eyes again. This girl didn’t look like she was lying, and this set of words not only didn’t concern Fu at all, but also set County Lord Pinghe up.
Meng Yue cried out when she heard Leng Mei’s words in the next room. Why did Sister Tang, whom she had always been close to, treat herself so ……
After that, another few subordinates were arraigned ……
Finally, the secret arraignment of the presiding officer of Baizi Temple, only Meng Ruimo and Meng Shen and Meng Xiang were present.
Early in the morning of the 25th, the wind was cold and the weather was gloomy.
Jiang Yishi woke up and fidgeted, she was waiting for news from there.
At noon, Meng Qingshan rode in on horseback.
He roughly talked about the nightly trial of Su Xin and Dong Mei, that the presiding officer of Baizi Temple had been executed after a secret interrogation, and that the Shizi Master had returned to the capital with his people.
Things went well, Jiang Yishi wondered how Meng Yue would choose, whether Sister Tang would successfully implicate Fu, and what other secrets the Hundred Sons Temple had ……
At noon on the twenty-seventh day, Meng Zhimo came to the Huzhuang. His expression wasn’t relaxed, and Jiang Yishi guessed that things shouldn’t have gone very well.
The two of them entered the west wing, and Jiang Yishi impatiently asked, “Is that matter taken care of, and how is Sister Meng doing?”
Meng Zhimo said, “Dongmei died on the way back to the capital, she should have been poisoned beforehand, the purpose was to prevent her from having the chance to speak. The people behind her could not imagine that we knew about this in advance, and arraigned her in the middle of the night ……”
“However, death is no proof, and Tang granny’s mouth is hard, and she refused to admit that she let Dongmei deliver the letter and drug the matter even when she was beaten with a plank. When she was being tortured, she died of a heart attack. Dongmei is Pinghe County Lord sent to my sister’s maid, so that, on the surface of the Mao head and point to the Huang family is the mastermind ……”
“That letter let people authenticate, is someone imitation writing …… grandmother, father and Fu are reluctant to report to the police, saying that they are afraid of hindering my sister’s reputation and affecting the Meng family girl. My grandfather is also reluctant, he must be afraid to really find out Fu, affecting the reputation of the Meng family. What’s even more frightening is that my father is involved, and can only keep a lid on it and investigate it himself. ……
“My sister is completely disappointed with the Huang family and is willing to leave. The Huang family does not admit to instructing Dongmei to frame my sister, but can not get rid of the suspicion, for the sake of face is also not willing to report to the police, agreed to my sister with Xin’er to leave. I had Su Xin severely beaten, will be crippled for the rest of his life, wait for a long time and then underhandedly killed him.
“As for Zhao Yuancheng, he left early that day, it seems to have nothing to do with him. Before we could do anything, the Hundred Zi Temple was burned down yesterday, and it was the Zhao family’s doing. My grandfather has already determined that the mastermind behind this is the Zhao family, intent on provoking the relationship between the Meng and Huang families, with the ultimate goal of making enemies for King Ping. Against the clan, even my father is wary and will secretly investigate. However, grandfather and I were unwilling to let the Zhao family perceive that we had noticed them, and suppressed some things ……”
The presiding officer of the Hundred Zi Temple confessed that spoiling the incense-bearing women was something he started doing after he became the presiding officer, which was fifteen years ago. The gold master behind it is not only Zhao Yuancheng of the Zhennan Marquis, Su Xin of the Su Commander’s House, but also Huang Zhi of the Weiwu Marquis ……
Jiang Yishi said, “Time is tight, using people and to avoid the Cheng Guo Gongfu forces, this result has been very good. Fu’s good to do, found that she is not good to find ways to dispose of is. If your father is not right, he is the Meng family family, court officials, if he brings the whole house to Zhao Guifei and the fourth prince party, it will be splendidly dangerous …….”
Meng Zhimo nodded. He still hoped that Duke Cheng was only blinded by the Fu Clan and not really disobeying his grandfather to secretly take advantage of team King Ying.
However, because of the matter of them framing Meng Yue, the scales in Elder Duke Meng’s heart had already tilted to the side of King Ping and Concubine Dian De. If he had to choose between King Ping and King Ying, Concubine Qu De and Noble Consort Zhao, Elder Duke Meng would definitely choose King Ping and Concubine Qu De.
Moreover, through this incident, Meng Xuemo’s position in the old duke’s heart had already surpassed his father’s, and he was able to deploy the old duke’s private soldiers with full authority.
These two things were still ecstatic for Meng Ruimo.
Jiang Yishi asked again, “Will Sister Meng and Xin’er go back to live in the Meng Mansion?”
Meng Ruimo said, “Well, they’re staying at the Meng Mansion for the time being.”
Thinking of Meng Yue, who had flung herself into Fu’s arms and cried bitterly, Meng Ruimo mourned his loss. But that was his sister, his mother’s blood, and he was the closest person to her, so he couldn’t leave her alone.
Meng Ruimo to go to Shu Xi to see the eyes of the matter has been spread in the Duke of Cheng Palace, he will depart on the second day of the winter months.
Meng Zhimo’s eyes were full of reluctance as he looked at his beloved girl whom he would not be able to see for at least three months.
Jiang Yishi heard that he was scheduled to leave on the second day of the winter month, is also full of reluctance, the circles of the eyes are red. There were still five days to go, and they would be parting ways for the time being. Although the separation was for the sake of a longer time together, the hearts of the two people were still sour to the point of being tight.
They stared at each other, as if they wanted to embed each other into their hearts and minds.
After a long time, Jiang Yishi lowered her head with a red face.
Meng Zhimo smiled and added, “Our matter, grandfather has already told grandmother, father, and Fu. They …… Fu still don’t agree.”
Even though he changed “they” to Fu, Jiang Yishi could guess that Fu was a fake disapproval, and that Old Mrs. Meng and Duke Cheng really disapproved.
Even if Meng Ruimo was blind, she was not the kind of person that an orphaned daughter of a low-graded family could climb up to.
As for Fu, if Meng Ruimo can’t marry the person Fu wishes to marry, marrying Jiang Yishi is better than marrying someone else. Jiang Yishi’s reputation in the capital is not good, low birth, and because of Meng Ruyue’s matter not to Cheng Guo Gong and the old lady to see. Jiang Yishi has not yet married into the Meng family, has already begged the family’s dislike, which is better than marrying those girls who have a high degree of discipline to clean up.
Meng Zhimo added, “Grandfather said that my eyes are not good and I must find a woman who can take care of people and knows some medical science, so they agreed. After I leave, I will ask a matchmaker to go to your house to propose marriage. Don’t worry, Grandfather has already agreed that from the time you marry into my family, his old man will live at home often. With me and Grandfather, we won’t let you be bullied. If my trip out this time goes well, Fu won’t be as comfortable at home as she was before.”