In the afternoon, the raging sunshine made the bluestone floor in the yard very hot. A drop of water would soon evaporate without leaving any trace.
The female relatives of the Lu family, headed by Mrs. Lu, were sitting on the porch, preparing to start the trial of this bizarre rat herding case. In the middle of the yard, there was a row of people kneeling, old and young, men and women, not far away.
, there is also an iron cage covered with black cloth and tied with a light green silk thread, and a set of pink jacket and light green skirt worn by a little girl.
Kneeling in the middle is Mrs. Meng, who was still arrogantly instructing everyone in the warehouse to work in the morning. The person who tied her showed no mercy at all. The hemp rope that had been sprayed with water was deeply cut into her fat flesh, and the flesh on her body was cut into pieces.
The pain and numbness all over the place, the knees were overwhelmed, and the sun was so hot that it made her body sweat and oily. All of this made her miserable. Even though she was a slave, she had never suffered like this in her life.
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She tried hard to open her eyes wide and look at Mrs. Song who was sitting upright. But she only saw solemnity and indifference on Mrs. Song's face. With many years of understanding of Mrs. Song, her heart became cold and she simply looked down.
She blinked and only looked at the small piece of bluestone with white light in front of her. She changed several thoughts in an instant and chose the one that was most beneficial to her. Lin Yuzhen, Lin Jinrong and others would obviously never let her go.
, the only one she can count on is the Song family, so why offend everyone? She has to bear what she has to bear. It will be hard at the moment, but there is always a way out.
Mrs. Song was also looking at Mrs. Meng calmly. She would not have any sympathy in her heart for a stupid subordinate who messed up the job, but more anger and disgust. But she didn't want Mrs. Meng to talk too much and pull out the story.
Some of them were missing. When she saw Mrs. Meng lowering her head quietly, she calmed down.
She glanced at Lin Yuzhen who was secretly excited, Mr. Tu who had a gloomy face and didn't know what he was thinking, Lin Jinrong who was pretending to be calm, and Mrs. Lu who was expressionless. Finally, her eyes fell on the old lady Lu who was standing with her hands down. She looked at her nose with her eyes and her heart with her nose.
, Fan Bao, who lowered his head slightly but straightened his waist, calmly withdrew his gaze.
The witnesses and physical evidence are complete, and the process is basically clear. There is no need for the parties to defend themselves. There is nothing to try in this case. The female relatives of the Lu family did not even speak in person, so Fan Bao started the trial instead of the old lady. Anyway, he was the leader.
He went to arrest him, and he also went to search for the evidence.
There was no suspense in the process, and it was even similar to what Lin Jinrong had guessed. Mrs. Meng claimed that because she had long heard that the second mistress was cruel and mean and liked to play tricks on power, she had always been worried that she would be replaced and driven away. After that, Lin Jinrong encouraged other people in the warehouse to join forces.
Someone exposed her and attacked her at the banquet. She knew something was wrong, so she went to seek help from Mr. Song, but was scolded by Mr. Song. So she became dissatisfied and wanted to create a conflict between Mr. Tu and Lin Jinrong and take revenge on Lin Jinrong. The key is
She used to take advantage of Fangzhu's inattention and steal her wife's wife. Her youngest son was young and ignorant and only thought of it as fun. She was the one who dragged her down. It was all her fault, and she was willing to bear it herself.
These words were full of flaws, and they were clearly meant to excuse the second wife. This was the result that Lin Yuzhen couldn't bear the most, so she sternly scolded: "Slap on me! Who doesn't know that the second wife was a well-known good and virtuous person before she came out of the cabinet, and you are such an evil slave?
If you dare to slander her, you are seeking death!" Hitting Mrs. Meng was like slapping Mrs. Song in public. I was worried that I wouldn't find a chance to do it.
Grandma Fang wanted to follow her words, but was afraid of offending Old Mrs. Lu. Seeing that Old Mrs. Lu lowered her eyes and said nothing, as if she acquiesced, she boldly stepped forward, grabbed Mrs. Meng's hair, and struck her dozens of times with her bow from left to right.
Her hands were sore and numb from the beating. Mrs. Meng's teeth were loose, her face was swollen, and blood flowed to the ground. Her youngest son was so frightened that he couldn't control his urine and cried endlessly. The man's other two sons and his wife kowtowed to the side.
Begging for mercy, the whole family burst into tears. Mrs. Lu turned the rosary in her hand and said solemnly: "That's enough."
Only then did Grandma Fang retreat. Lin Yuzhen succeeded in one move, raised her tail to the sky, and pointed at Mrs. Meng: "Let me ask you, how can a little slave like you have such courage? You are not afraid of letting things out.
Is the whole family going to die without a burial place? Who gave you the courage?! How long has it been since the second grandma took over the warehouse, and you think she is mean and cruel? Who told you? Who told you that she was going to drive you away?
Speak quickly! Otherwise, your whole family will be sent to the police for investigation!"
These words have a strong inducement meaning. As soon as Mrs. Meng answers, many people will be involved. Mrs. Meng obviously does not intend to cooperate with her, nor does she intend to betray the Song family. She smiled with a bit of ridicule: "No one told me, slave.
I know it myself. If my wife doesn't believe it, she will know after asking. I try my best to please my second grandma, but she never gives me a good look."
Lin Yuzhen was furious: "If you're still not honest, I'll fight you again!"
Mrs. Song said coldly: "We always beat like this. Killing people will have a great impact on our family's reputation. Beating is a trick, and we have to bite randomly. What should we do then? Why don't we just send him to the official? What do you think, mother-in-law?"
The most important thing for a slave to be a servant is to be clean and pure. After this incident, the family was completely ruined. Even the two people who followed Lu Jianzhong and Lu Shao were no longer useful. Mrs. Meng also fell.
Now, a large group of people will inevitably suffer the same misfortune. The second wife obviously broke an arm this time. This was all achieved with the tacit consent and help of the two elders of the Lu family. No matter how much she could bear it, she couldn't help but have a hint of emotion in her tone.
A little angry.
Old Mrs. Lu touched her forehead irritably. Lu Yun tugged at Lin Yuzhen and told her to stop as soon as she was satisfied. Lin Yuzhen was still unwilling to give up and turned around to ask Mr. Tu: "Third brother and sister, this person has been going there all day long before.
You are running around, flattering and sowing dissension. Are you afraid that she is such a vicious person with bad intentions? Do you have anything to ask her? Do you want to vent your anger? "
What Tu hated most was what happened before. At this moment, she was exposing the scars in public, her face was turning red and white, and she was extremely upset. Of course, she couldn't bear to answer her words, and said calmly: "Mother-in-law has her own judgment."
Lin Yuzhen felt bored and wanted to ask Lin Jinrong again. Old Mrs. Lu said: "Now that the truth is out, there is no need to make trouble anymore. Take her down, verify all the good things she has done over the years, and recover what she deserves."
The property should be recovered, and those who should be punished should be punished, those who should be beaten should be beaten, those who should be sold should be sold, and those who should be sent to the official should be sent to the official."
Fan Bao stepped forward, bowed accordingly, and escorted all the people down.
Before Lin Yuzhen could vent her exuberant energy, the matter ended like this. Of course she didn't want to comply. Just when she was about to find something else to say to stimulate Song's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, Old Mrs. Lu said tiredly: "Okay, I've been tired for most of the day, and my ears
The buzzing noise should have dissipated." He added, "This is not a good thing. If word spreads, no one will have face, so please keep your mouth shut."
So everyone agreed and respectfully sent her back to her room to rest.
Everyone was filled with evil fire in their hearts, and they were unwilling to give in. No one wanted to leave first. Lin Yuzhen was the first to say: "Ah Rong, thank you for your good luck, otherwise I would have been harmed by this bitch, and there would be unspeakable suffering. No way.
Do you know how this bitch’s heart grows, how crooked and dark it is? My second sister, didn’t you realize that she is such a terrible person all these years ago?”
Mrs. Song said coldly: "Sister-in-law is joking, not everyone is as capable and smart as Ah Rong. It took just a few days to find out everything and found out such a heinous person. I am not talented. I have been in charge of the warehouse for so many years.
I was not aware of these things at all, I always thought she was a good person, and she never harmed me or anyone, so I had no chance to know that she was actually such a person."
There is one meaning in these words. Mrs. Meng was a good person when she was under her, but she turned into a heinous bad guy after just more than ten days under Lin Jinrong. Who is to blame? She was forced. Lin Jinrong is really too mean.
, so fierce, it forced people into this state in a short period of time.
Lin Jinrong said calmly: "Second aunt is wrong. In fact, I am neither smart nor capable. Otherwise, how could a good person under you suddenly change his temper when he comes to my place? It means that my niece-in-law is far inferior to you."
Mrs. Song looked directly at her: "Ah Rong, since you said that, I will say a few words to you politely. You did something inappropriate in this matter. Why did Li Zhi realize that something was wrong at that time, but didn't
Go talk to your third aunt and ask someone to come and check the sewing room. If you had said more at that time, I'm afraid the clothes and the materials of the second elder would not have been bitten. Since someone happened to meet that brat outside, why?
Wouldn't you have taken him down and held him accountable? So these losses could have been avoided. I know you want to use this to get rid of Mrs. Meng, but the people in charge must not only care about themselves, but also the overall situation."
With just one sentence, Mrs. Tu looked at Lin Jinrong again. Lin Jinrong was too insidious. She pretended not to know that everything was clearly under control. After everything happened, she made a secret and asked a girl to tell the story.
Then she pulled out all the people she wanted to pull out. It was obvious that she had set up a trap for people to get out of, and she became the victim.
If it was stopped, how could it be true? How could it have such a good effect? Wouldn't it make you more powerful and crazier the next time you harm others? Lin Jinrong was very satisfied with today's harvest and smiled: "Second Aunt, you are wrong, too.
You think too highly of me. How can I be so capable, far-sighted, and considerate in everything? First of all, everything requires evidence. Litchi girl is cautious by nature. Without evidence, she does not dare to accuse anyone of anything. The only one who dares to talk to me is
He said, but I was already asleep. Secondly, the third boy of the Meng family was blocked by someone from outside the corner door. It was a coincidence, and it was God who wanted to kill him. The courtyard door was locked at that time, how could I know? I was
It was only after dawn that something happened in the sewing room and I learned about it. At that time, General Manager Fan wanted to send someone in to report the whole matter to the old lady. I happened to meet him, so I took over the matter and informed my grandmother, asking Li Zhi to follow.
It was a coincidence to pull out the carrots and bring out the mud." In the final analysis, she alone could not do this at all. She just relied on the old man's influence and strength. What happened?
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