Uncle Zheng kept sighing, "Sister-in-law, what's the use of complaining now, we have to find a way to rescue Shi Sheng!"
"The Houfu..." Mother Shi murmured and repeated these two words, and then turned into deep hatred, "Twenty years ago, Shi Sheng's father was beaten to death by the Houfu. I didn't expect that now, Shi Sheng would
It's an injustice to have anything to do with the Marquis, it's such an injustice!"
Hearing this, Uncle Zheng said guiltily: "I'm sorry, old sister-in-law, if I hadn't brought Shi Sheng to do this job, nothing would have happened to him."
Shi Mu shook her head and said: "It has nothing to do with you, it's because the Houfu is powerful and unreasonable!"
"Aunt Shi, why was Uncle Shi beaten to death by the Marquis?" Ling Ruo had never heard Shi's mother talk about Shi's father before. She only knew that he died after Shi Sheng was born.
Shi's mother was reminded of her sadness, and tears fell from her muddy eyes, "Back then, Master Hou took a concubine and set up a flowing mat for two days. After Shi Sheng was born, Shi Sheng's father wanted to earn more money, so he asked someone to go to Hou.
I was on duty for two days, but I didn't expect to come back on the first day. The next day, someone brought the body of Shi Sheng's father, saying that Shi Sheng's father was frivolous and disrespectful to Madam Hou and had been killed with a cane! If it hadn't been for Gu Shi Sheng at that time,
I really wish I could bear twenty sticks of water and fire to sue the governor for killing innocent people indiscriminately and taking human life lightly!"
"I have buried this matter in my heart for twenty years, and I didn't want to mention it again, but I never thought that this man would hurt us a second time, and he would make me, an old woman, become a
Are you happy when you are alone?" Mother Shi became more and more sad as she spoke, and couldn't stop her tears.
Uncle Zheng felt sad for a while. Judging from the current situation, it is indeed very difficult to save Shi Sheng's life...
After crying for a while, Shi Mu said in a sad voice: "His uncle, please accompany me to the Hou Mansion tomorrow. I will go and beg the young master. If he insists on not letting her go, my old lady will risk her life."
, I also want to go to the Yamen to sue them for unjustly accusing my Shi Sheng."
"Old sister-in-law, why are you doing this? Let's think of another way. Maybe there are other ways." Uncle Zheng advised, but looking at his expression, it was obviously not optimistic. Three hundred taels, for wealth
To the powerful Marquis, it's just a pair of jade pendants; but to them, it's more than they can earn even if they don't eat or drink for several lifetimes!
Ling Ruo didn't say anything at the side. She vaguely felt that this matter was not as simple as what she saw. She believed that Shi Sheng was a human being and would never steal people's property, but the Houfu would not wrongly accuse him without any reason. There must be something in it.
What's the secret? Could it be that Xiaoxiang stole something herself and then put the blame on Shi Sheng?
This night, everyone spent sleepless.
Early the next morning, Uncle Zheng brought Xuan'er over. Her eyes were red and she looked like she had cried. She came because she wanted to go to the Hou Mansion with Shi Mu.
In the end, all three of them went, and Ling Ruo stayed to wait for news. When she was the only one left, Ling Ruo returned to the wooden bed where she had slept for more than a month, and took out a small cloth bag from underneath.
The white mutton-fat jade bracelet and a few beaded flowers were all taken with her when she escaped from Tongzhou. Later, in order to avoid attracting attention, she collected these things. After all, these things came from the palace.
, if you are discovered by those who are chasing you, you will be killed!
I thought that I would never use these things in my life, but now, alas, Shi Sheng has always been my savior. How could I just sit back and ignore him when he was in trouble? But once these things were taken out, I would be in Qingjiang Town.
I absolutely cannot stay any longer and must leave immediately.
At noon, Uncle Zheng and his party came back. In just half a day, Shi Mu seemed to have aged ten years suddenly and became haggard. When they saw Ling Ruo, she and Uncle Zheng both looked at her strangely.
After entering the house and sitting down, Mother Shi said to Ling Ruo who was pouring water: "Miss Ling, have you met Mr. Hou?"
Ling Ruo's hand shook, and a few drops of warm tea splashed on the back of her hand. She turned around and handed the tea cup to Shi Mu's back and said, "Yes, when I went to the market a few days ago, I had a chance encounter with Mr. Hou.
If I hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten it, what's wrong?"
Mother Shi didn't speak for a while, but Uncle Zheng explained everything exactly. It turned out that when they went to Hou Mansion today, Master Mubai actually met them, but no matter how much Mother Shi begged, he wouldn't
He was willing to relent, insisting that he would either pay 300 taels or go to the Yamen. There was no room for accommodation.
After that, a young master from Beppu invited him, and he left. However, after Hou Mubai left, a boy asked them if they knew an extremely beautiful girl, and said that they had met Mr. Hou in the market last time.
Since then, he has been thinking about it. If she is willing to come to plead for mercy, Mr. Hou will be lenient and spare Shi Sheng's life.
"Despicable!" Ling Ruo was originally a very smart woman. When Shi Sheng's accident happened, he thought it was a bit weird. Now when he heard Uncle Zheng say these words, the previously unclear things suddenly became clear.
Cheerful, I also figured out the whole story. Shi Sheng's theft was basically a trap set up by Hou Mubai from beginning to end. The purpose was to lure him into the bait. Once he stepped into the Hou Mansion, he would become
He will never leave the fish and meat left to him.
"Miss Ling!" Mother Shi suddenly pushed away Uncle Zheng's support, knelt down in front of Ling Ruo, and said with tears streaming down her face: "I know this thing makes you very embarrassed, but I only have one son from Shi. If he dies,
I, an old woman, don’t want to live anymore. I beg you, for the sake of Shi Sheng rescuing you, go and beg the young master Hou to let him come back. As for the money... we will compensate him bit by bit!
"
When she knelt down, Ling Ruo was in a hurry and hurriedly bent over to help her, "Aunt Shi, get up first."
"No, if you don't agree to my request, I won't be able to kneel down for a long time." Shi Mu has lived a long time, and she can guess a little bit about Hou Mubai's intentions. She knows that she shouldn't force others to do so, but
People are selfish, so she had no choice but to give birth to a son from Shi. No matter how it went against her conscience, she hoped that Shi would be safe and sound.
"Auntie, if you get up first, there may not be anything that can be done about Shi Sheng." No matter how Ling Ruo tried to persuade her, Shi Mu refused to get up. In her opinion, there was no other way to get Shi Sheng.
"Girl, you...just go and beg the young master!" Uncle Zheng was also saying beside him.
Hou Mubai, a dandy, has always been lustful. If he goes, his innocence will be hard to guarantee; but if he doesn't go, Shi Sheng will die. How can he be worthy of their mother and son? In the final analysis, the cause of this disaster still lies with him.
Ling Ruo's mind changed quickly and she made up her mind: "Auntie, listen to me, Shi Sheng's matter may not be the only way to go. I still have a way."