At first, Mrs. Mei thought that Mrs. Mei had listened to her grandson's plan, so she took poison and committed suicide in order to save the Mei family.

But soon she discovered that in addition to the bowl of soup, there was also a piece of mung bean cake and pumpkin cake missing on the table.

It couldn't be that the old lady didn't want to starve to death, so she deliberately ate two pieces of cake before taking poison to commit suicide, right?

So there is only one truth.

That is, the old lady didn't hear the quarrel between her daughter-in-law and her grandson at all. She just woke up and felt hungry. When she got up to eat, she also drank the bowl of medicinal soup, but she never expected that it was mixed with poison.

After thinking about this, Mrs. Mei's mood became even more chaotic. To her, the whole thing was like a ridiculous nightmare from which she could not wake up!

First, the mainstay of the family was imprisoned in prison, and then his son was also imprisoned in the woodshed. Now the old lady has become an unjust ghost...

For a moment, Mrs. Mei really didn't know how to face all this.

But at least she understood that although the old lady died accidentally, her son's messy plan could never be implemented!

Because once the matter gets serious, there will be no way to escape the autopsy. Then the real cause of the old lady's death will be revealed to the world. Not only will the purpose of saving her husband not be achieved, but the life of her son will be wasted.

Therefore, Mabelson's self-righteous plan was a dead end that would not work from the beginning.

If the poisoning was changed to deliberately causing the old lady to become seriously ill and die, it might be possible to conceal the truth...

Thinking of this, Mrs. Mei suddenly woke up and hurriedly clasped her hands to her mother-in-law who was still staring at her in the bed and said, "Don't blame me, don't blame me. My daughter-in-law has absolutely no intention of harming your old man!"

Of course, Mrs. Mei's body would not react at all.

But Mrs. Mei still felt a little uneasy, so she hurried outside. After a moment's hesitation, she shouted to the maid outside the door to find the housekeeper.

Not long after the housekeeper arrived, Mrs. Mei wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and said: "It's true that misfortunes never come singly. The master is in prison, Baosen is in jail...and now even the old lady is traveling westward on a crane."

"What?!"

The housekeeper was shocked when he heard this and asked: "How did the old lady die?"

"this……"

Mrs. Mei pretended to hesitate, and after a long while she lowered her voice and said: "The old lady was frightened early in the morning, and just now Baosen went crazy and actually told the old lady about the old man being imprisoned. The old lady

If you can’t accept it for a while, then..."

As he spoke, he wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes again.

"How could this happen?!"

The butler's face was still extremely shocked, but there was doubt in his eyes.

Just after the master was imprisoned, the young master suddenly became insane again and was imprisoned in the woodshed by his wife. How could he, as a housekeeper, not care?

In fact, before Mrs. Mei summoned him, he was whispering in the woodshed, asking the young master what happened.

Although I haven't had time to ask clearly, the young master's speech and behavior clearly don't look like someone who has lost his mind. After all, the housekeeper has little knowledge and does not know that people who appear to be sober are often the most crazy.

"Although Bao Sen didn't mean it, let's see if word spreads..."

Mrs. Mei didn't know that he was suspicious, but she still sighed according to the script she prepared: "So what I mean is that there is no need to worry about the old lady's death - fortunately, the coffin and coffin have been prepared.

Let’s just close the door and mourn quietly.”

"this……"

The housekeeper looked embarrassed: "I'll find out when the master comes back, but I'm afraid..."

Even though Mei Hanlin's character was flawed in many ways, he could not find fault with his filial piety. If he knew that his mother's funeral was handled so hastily, he would definitely be furious.

Mrs. Mei said categorically: "Even if the master finds out, he won't say anything. It's better to mourn in a low-key manner than to let Bao Sen bear the crime of killing my grandmother, right?"

The housekeeper had no choice but to comply, but the doubts in his heart were even more overwhelming. The old lady would die. Even if the young master was not careful, the greater responsibility obviously lies with the thieves who harassed him in the morning and the dragon guards who came to arrest people.

But according to the wife's opinion, it seems that the young master should take full responsibility?

Because of these doubts, after he finished allocating people to handle the funeral, he did not rush back to report to Mrs. Mei, but went directly to the woodshed where Ma Baosen was imprisoned.

After hesitating in front of the door for a while, he finally couldn't help but push the door open and walk in.

Although Mrs. Mei's order was to tie up and gagged Mapleson, after all, Mapleson is the only heir of the Mei family, and he is the treasure that the old lady is afraid of melting in her mouth. Anyone who dares to really kill him

Tie up in the woodshed overnight?

Therefore, instead of being tied up, they brought tables, chairs, benches, and beds, and served them delicious food and drinks, but they only prevented them from going out.

Seeing the housekeeper go and come back, Ma Baosen quickly stood up and asked: "Uncle Li, why did my mother come to see you?"

After gradually calming down, he couldn't help but start to feel afraid, fearing that his mother would expose his crazy behavior to the public in her anger.

He saw Mapleson looking at him eagerly.

The butler waved his hand and signaled the young man waiting next to him to leave. When there were only two masters and servants left in the room, he bowed and said: "My condolences, young master, the old lady has gone."

"What?!"

Mapleson was shocked at first, but then he thought that his mother had done something for him after confining him, so he became excited again, thinking that his mother still loved him!

He rubbed his hands and resisted asking for details, but inquired: "Then did my mother tell you to report to the official? Or pass the news to my father's classmates and friends?"

Regarding Ma Baosen's unconcealable expression of joy, the butler was at a loss as to what the monk Zhang Er was doing. Although he was vaguely aware that there must be a huge hidden secret, he did not dare to ask random questions and only answered honestly: "Madam said, I'm old.

The reason why my wife passed away at this time is because you told her about the master's imprisonment in front of her old man - for the sake of your reputation, the funeral was done quietly and not made public."

"What?!"

Ma Baosen was shocked again, thinking that this was completely opposite to his plan!

But since his mother killed the old lady for him, why would she still go against him?

What exactly does this mean?

Mapleson was not a smart person, otherwise he would not have come up with such a stupid idea, so he could not understand his mother's behavior.

Finally, he bit and said: "Never mind, if we don't make this matter a big deal as soon as possible, our Mei family will be completely ruined when the master is beaten in prison!"

As he spoke, he tugged on Butler Li's sleeve and said, "Uncle Li, hurry up and prepare a carriage. I'm going to Shuntian Mansion... No, I'm going to Dali Temple to report the crime!"

"this……"

As soon as the housekeeper hesitated, Ma Baosen lowered his face and said sternly: "If the Mei family collapses, what will happen to you?"

"This... young master."

The housekeeper said worriedly: "Who in the house doesn't know that my wife locked you up in the woodshed? If we go to prepare the carriage in a big way, I'm afraid my wife will know about it before we go out."

"Then what do you think we should do?"

Ma Baosen loosened his sleeves, and he was scurrying around like an ant on a hot pot. He passed by the table, kicked down the chair, and gritted his teeth and said: "Then you quietly prepare a ladder, and I will climb over the wall and get out."

Already?!"

…………

at the same time.

Ni Er, who was dressed in earth-gray clothes, was carrying a few oil paper bags. After looking around for no one, he quickly walked into the narrow alley next to Mei Mansion.

"Brother."

"Brother."

Two strong men immediately came forward.

Ni Er nodded to the two of them, then squatted down and spread out a few of the oil paper packages on the ground, revealing the sauce meat, sesame seed cakes and other items inside: "I bought them randomly nearby, and the brothers filled their stomachs first.

When things are done, there will naturally be good wine and good food waiting for us!"

The two men also squatted down and ate what they grabbed. Since they didn't dare to drink, they would take a sip of water from the water bag from time to time.

Ni Er chatted with them for a few words, and then told them to keep an eye on Mei Mansion and report any trouble immediately. Then he picked up the remaining oil paper bags and prepared to leave - he set up a total of three people around Mei Mansion.

There are two sentry posts, and now I have to send food to the last one.

"Brother."

At this time, one of the strong men stopped him and said hesitantly: "I, I don't want a heavy reward, can you send my boy to engineering school? Even if he becomes a book boy for our eldest nephew!"

"I'll ask it for you while I'm waiting to report it. It shouldn't be a big problem."

Ni Er said, and deliberately patted the younger brother on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Among us brothers, you are the most discerning - this engineering school was started by the emperor himself. When the boys come out of the engineering school, then

You can be considered a disciple of the Emperor!"

The younger brother scratched his head and said with a smile: "It's not that brothers have bad taste, it's that there aren't many people who want to please their mother-in-law and are so young."

Ni Er laughed, waved at him, turned around and walked out.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he took two steps, he was suddenly grabbed by the younger brother.

Now Ni Er was a little unhappy. He turned around and was about to ask the other party if he had any other requests, but he saw the younger brother making a silent gesture with a vigilant look on his face, and then pointed at the courtyard wall on the side.

Ni Er immediately calmed down and listened.

But I heard faint voices coming from inside the courtyard wall, and then a ladder came out from the top of the wall.

Ni Er quickly made a gesture, and the two brothers quickly put away the oil paper bags on the ground, and then the three of them leaned against the wall and hid in the dark to observe.

Not long after, a figure appeared on the wall, and there was no doubt that this person was Mapleson.
To be continued...