bookrandom Chapter 182 Bribery
Chapter 182 Bribery
"Grandma, this must be Mo Yu, who is by my side. I'm afraid Aunt Ping bribed my maid."
She betrayed me…
Yes, that must be true.
"Someone, convey the message in ink."
When the old lady saw this, she felt a headache coming on.
Wu Weiwei glanced at the little stone indifferently.
His eyes showed approval of him.
Unexpectedly, things took an unexpected turn.
Soon, Mo Yu was brought up.
Looking at the scene before her, she understood that the scheme the man had mentioned had already begun.
A few days ago, someone gave her a sum of money.
Make her determined to bite someone to death.
So she had prepared herself mentally before coming here.
"This servant greets the Old Madam and all the concubines!"
Mo Yu knelt down and kowtowed respectfully to the old lady.
"You're Mo Yu, the one Aunt Ping sent to Qiu Xin Yuan to take care of Miss Qiu a while ago?"
"Yes, it is I, Your Majesty."
Mo Yu raised her head slightly and replied calmly.
"I'm asking you, did you tell Aunt Ping about the fact that Miss Cousin planted lemongrass in her backyard?"
Upon hearing this, Mo Yu looked puzzled.
"Grandma, this servant did not recognize this lemongrass before."
But after Aunt Wu's fall from her horse, through the discussions of the people in the mansion, I learned that this herb was called Yu Ning Cao (郁柠草)...
He Yuyan frowned.
Just as she was about to question Mo Yu, Ding Xiang quickly interrupted her.
"Moyu, you're talking nonsense."
The other day, my dear, you asked me to pick osmanthus blossoms from the osmanthus tree in the backyard. When you came back, you even asked me about the name of this lemongrass...
"Yes, Sister Dingxiang, I thought it looked quite pleasing to the eye."
I even asked you about its name.
But you just said it was just a few weeds and told me not to worry about it!
Have you forgotten about this?
Mo Yu raised his head, looking quite eloquent.
"you……"
The lilac was angry.
"Grandma, Moyu definitely did it on purpose."
She must have known about the effects of lemongrass long ago…
"Alright, Yan'er, you keep an eye on your maid."
I didn't even ask her, I just told her to shut up!
"clove……"
He Yuyan shook her head at her, signaling her not to say anything more, lest she displease the old lady.
The old lady withdrew her gaze and looked at Mo Yu.
"Tell me the truth, did Aunt Ping bribe you?"
"We sent you to frame my cousin and frame Wu for murder?"
"No, no, old lady."
Mo Yu shook his head.
"I did not harm Aunt Wu."
I was just curious; I picked two of these wild plants that day and went out to ask someone about them!
"You mean you picked this lemongrass and asked someone else about it?"
The old lady had sharp features.
"I... I only asked one person..."
Mo Yu murmured.
"Who?"
Then Mo Yu looked at one of the old women beside Rong Shi with a frightened expression.
"I...I asked Granny Qin..."
Hearing Mo Yu's words, the old lady glanced at Aunt Ping and Madam Rong.
Both of them looked rather unwell.
Especially the Rong family.
"Granny Qin, I remember you know about pharmacology..."
After glancing at her mistress, Granny Qin immediately knelt down.
"Grandma, I didn't harm Aunt Wu. Her fall from her horse has nothing to do with me!"
"Granny Qin's eyes flickered as she spoke."
"Irrelevant?"
Although the old lady was old, such tricks could not fool her at all.
"Guards, begin torturing them."
I'd like to see if you're telling the truth!
The old lady believed that she was fair and just in her youth and always acted decisively.
She's old now.
Seeing that after she handed over her power, none of the people in the Marquis's mansion took her words seriously.
So much so that now they're all taking advantage of her and trying to smear her reputation.
Soon, two robust old women walked in.
"Granny Qin, I'm taking your seniority in Rong's household seriously, so I doubt you can withstand more than a few strokes of the cane."
"I'll give you twenty strokes of the cane!"
After saying that, the old lady turned to the trembling little girl beside her.
"As for this maid named Moyu..."
"She's young and strong, so I'll give her thirty strokes of the cane."
This……
Mo Yu looked at He Yuyan.
He said excitedly, "Miss, I really didn't mean it."
Please, I beg you to plead with the Old Madam for me! Please plead for me!
However, He Yuyan just looked at her without saying a word, seemingly having no intention of pleading for her.
Although she cannot yet be certain that Mo Yu has betrayed her.
But just because she took the lemongrass out and paraded it around, she felt that this punishment was deserved.
Seeing the thick board in the old woman's hand.
Granny Qin was terrified.
She used this tactic on those disobedient maids in the past.
But now the old lady is going to target her...
With her physique, twenty strokes of the cane would have left her skin peeling off.
She looked at Madam Rong.
But then she saw Rong give her a knowing look and then turn her head away.
Two rough-looking old women forced Granny Qin and Moyu onto stools and started fighting.
"what……"
"Oh……"
The screams of Granny Qin and Mo Yu filled everyone's ears, sending chills down the spines of those present.
Among them, Rong Shi and Concubine Ping had a furrowed brow the whole time they watched this scene.
Finally, after ten blows, Qin couldn't hold back and confessed.
"Grandma, I confess, I confess, it was Third Madam."
Aunt Wu's fall from her horse and the theft of her medicine prescription were both the idea of the Third Aunt.
And all of this was done by Aunt Ping who found people to carry it out..."
Upon hearing this, Rong Shi and Concubine Ping's expressions changed drastically, and they both knelt down.
"Grandma, I was coerced by Third Aunt."
She threatened me with my younger brother's gambling debts and my father's official position, leaving me with no choice..."
The old lady had heard about the situation of Consort Ping's family, and she figured that Rong had probably found a weakness in them.
That's why he had no choice but to submit to her.
She sighed.
“Aunt Ping, you know you’re wrong.”
Effective immediately, you are hereby banned from the compound for one year, and your monthly allowance is deducted for three months.
As for the household affairs of this Marquis's residence, you don't need to worry about them."
Hearing the old lady's punishment of her, Aunt Ping, with tears in her eyes, breathed a sigh of relief.
"As for the Rong family..."
The old lady looked at her, her demeanor calm and unlike her usual arrogant self, without caring what she was thinking at that moment.
He said sternly, "Rong, for the sake of the Marquis having borne him a son and two daughters..."
You should do what Sister Ting did and start today to go to the family temple to copy scriptures and reflect on your mistakes.
If you can't change in ten years, then reflect on your mistakes for ten years.
If you can't change, then you should never return to the Marquis's mansion...
Upon hearing this, everyone stared in astonishment.
Even Wu Weiwei was intimidated by the old lady's stern methods.
"I know I was wrong, and I am willing to go to the nunnery to reflect on my mistakes and accept punishment."
But before I go to the nunnery, I have a request, and I beg you, Madam, to grant it…
I thought Rong would make a big fuss, but to my surprise, she just calmly made her request.
This was unexpected by the old lady.
"Say it!"
The old lady sighed.
As long as the request isn't too unreasonable, she might consider it.
After all, Rong's eldest brother had just won the Emperor's favor, so she had to give the Rong family some face.
"I wish for the Third Young Master to accompany me to the nunnery for a period of time..."