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.

He glanced down, but didn't see Ni Er and the others, and muttered: "Why are they so high?"

Then prepare to move the ladder from the yard to the outside.

But if his limbs are not diligent and he doesn't know how to separate grains, how can he have the strength to pull up the ladder?

Not even with the help of a butler.

In the end, Mapleson had no choice but to hold the tiles with his hands, carefully turn his buttocks and slide down.

When the two strong men saw this, they both looked at Ni Er.

Ni Er stared at the fine silk material on Ma Baosen's body and hesitated for a moment. He gritted his teeth and signaled for action. Then the three of them quietly came forward and surrounded Ma Baoson.

Mabelson kicked his legs, but he couldn't reach the bottom. In the end, he had to grit his teeth and let go.

As a result, his feet landed on the ground and he was unstable. He staggered and saw that he was about to fall back. Unexpectedly, both hands stretched out to hold him firmly.

Ma Baosen breathed a sigh of relief in shock. He was about to thank the people next to him when he suddenly realized that something was wrong. When he wanted to speak, someone covered his mouth. At the same time, a sinister voice came from his ear: "

Don't move, I'll kill you if you move!"

Ma Baosen froze on the spot and allowed Ni Er and others to tie his hands behind his back, stuff his mouth with oil paper, wrap his coat around his eyes, and push him to a secluded place.

"Where are you, the stupid thief!"

Ma Baosen was panic-stricken and didn't know what kind of hands he had fallen into, when he heard someone yelling angrily: "You are too arrogant to come to our land to make a living and not say hello to your third master first."

some!"

If he was an alert person, he would probably have sensed that something was wrong at this time. After all, Mabelson's outfit did not look like a snitch.

But Ma Baosen, who was mentally ill and frightened, did not doubt the identity of the other party at all. As soon as the oil paper bag in his mouth was torn off, he quickly said: "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding! I am the Mei family

My young master, no, he is not a stupid thief!"

Ni Er had actually guessed his identity a long time ago. If not, he would not have chosen to alert the enemy.

But he did pretend to be disdainful and spat: "Bah! Have you ever seen a young master climbing over a wall in the middle of the night? Don't talk nonsense to me. If you are really the young master of the Mei family, what do you want to do when you climb over the wall in the middle of the night?"

Before Ma Baosen could speak, he added: "I've heard about Mei Hanlin's imprisonment. If you dare to talk nonsense about gambling, eating wine and going to brothels - Liu, please prepare your affairs first."

!”

"Okay!"

The strong man with an engineering background who was about to send his son away immediately pulled out a dagger, then pinched Ma Baosen's little finger, rubbed it gently and said: "Boy, you must think carefully before talking, otherwise,

There are some parts missing from this body, but it’s no one else’s fault.”

Another strong man joked in a rough voice: "It's not easy to cut with your fingers. In my opinion, it's better to say hello to the crotch. That thing has no bones, so it saves effort!"

Ma Baosen felt the coldness coming from his little finger, and when he heard that he was going to greet his lower body, a hot wave of warmth rushed out and spread quickly along his trouser legs.

At the same time, he shouted out loud: "Hero, spare your life, hero, spare your life, I'm going to report it to the official!"

"Do you want to report to the official?"

Ni Er's voice suddenly rose.

"No, no, no, it has nothing to do with you guys. It was my grandmother who was killed, so I hurried to the Yamen to report it!"

The old lady of the Mei family is dead?

Ni Er frowned and bribed the consulting doctor to get information, but he went to do it in person. At that time, the doctor clearly said that the old lady from the Mei family was in good health. How could she die in less than a day?

"nonsense!"

He pretended to be angry and said: "Why do you have to climb over the wall from home to report to the official? Do you think we are three-year-old children? Sixth, give him some color..."

"Wait, wait!"

Ma Baosen started crying: "My mother didn't let me go, it was my mother who stopped me! I was going to take a car, but the housekeeper said he was afraid that my mother would know... You guys, if you don't believe me, you can ask him!

"

"Can I ask him?"

Ni Er became more and more confused after hearing this. The old lady of the Mei family died, and her grandson wanted to report to the government, but his daughter-in-law refused to do so. What was the fishy matter here?

But further questioning revealed that Ma Baosen still knew that there were some things that must not be said. He kept saying that his mother wouldn't let him, but he never mentioned why he didn't let him. Instead, he kept saying that he needed money to redeem himself.

Without Master Jiao's instructions, Ni Er did not dare to be cruel to Ma Baosen, so he had to let his brothers take care of him temporarily while he went straight to Rongguo Mansion to report the news.

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