Chapter 901: Death of Jia Huan (VI)
Although Jia Baoyu had made countless mental preparations after agreeing to set up a trap to test Musk Moon and the others.
But when he rushed out and saw Qiu Wen slumped on the ground, he felt as if he had been hit by an axe. He was angry, suspicious, heartbroken, and confused...
Countless emotions gushed out from the non-existent wound, making Jia Baoyu unable to control himself. He suddenly raised his leg and kicked Qiu Wen backwards.
"Why you?!"
After venting his anger with the kick, he screamed again, feeling bitter and aggrieved, thinking: How dare she, how could she, how could she betray me like this?!
At the same time, Xiren, Sheyue and others also followed out.
Xiren hurriedly wrapped the woolen cloak around Baoyu, but Sheyue's eyes widened and she asked in disbelief : "You...you really killed Master Jia...Huan?!"
Qiu Wen supported herself on the ground with her hands and raised her body . She looked at Baoyu infatuatedly for a long while, then suddenly grinned and was about to say something, but blood started to flow out first.
She wanted to raise her hand to wipe it, but as soon as she loosened her strength in her right hand, her body fell backwards again.
So he simply lowered his head and smeared all the blood on his chest. When he looked up again, a relieved smile was spread all over his cheeks: "Grandpa... I'm glad that Grandpa is okay, I'm glad that Grandpa is okay."
Upon seeing this, Baoyu's heart softened immediately, but he just couldn't get over it - after all, the test just now revealed not only Qiu Wen's identity as the real murderer, but also the fact that she had had an affair with Jia Huan!
So like a child, he asked for the third time: "Why...why did you do this?"
These three times of questioning were weaker each time.
Qiu Wen just stared at him infatuatedly, and after a while she asked in a dreamy voice: "If I were born into a wealthy family, Baoyu, would you...would you marry me?"
Without waiting for Jia Baoyu's response, she smiled again and said, "Just pretend I never asked."
Qiu Wen was not actually outstanding in the Yihong Courtyard, but she was favored by Jia Baoyu because she was more proactive than others.
Now she was smiling sadly, with a hint of despair in her calmness, and her brows seemed to be coated with a layer of strange glow, making her look indescribably beautiful.
Jia Baoyu felt as if his heart was being squeezed, and his already excessive sympathy suddenly overflowed, and he said in a trembling voice: "Are you suffering from any pain..."
Before he could finish the word "hardship", he suddenly felt a tightening on his neck. It turned out to be Xiren who, because she was worried that he would catch a cold, grabbed the front of his woolen coat and held it together with force.
After this, Jia Baoyu had to stop the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
He looked down at Xiren hesitantly, but heard Xiren say softly: "Since the master has handed this matter over to Lord Sun, why not wait until Lord Sun comes before asking."
Jia Baoyu had made a lot of progress over the years, so he naturally knew that she was afraid that he would act on his emotions.
He hesitated and looked at Qiu Wen again. Seeing that she was already in tears, he couldn't help but open his mouth again.
"Don't get cold, sir."
However, after Xiren tightened the 'reins' once , he finally lowered his head dejectedly, not daring to look at Qiu Wen again.
Musk Moon and the others always followed Xiren's lead, so they didn't dare to say a word at this moment. They just looked at Qiu Wen on the ground with different expressions.
At this moment, the door curtain was suddenly lifted to the left and right, and six or seven people rushed in. The leader was not Sun Shaozong, but Mrs. Wang's personal maids Yuchuan, Xiulua, and Xiufeng.
Everyone in the room was stunned, except Xiren, who reacted the fastest and asked in surprise: "What are you doing..."
"Madam has ordered us to take the man to the annex in the northeast corner."
Yuchuan said, glancing at Qiu Wen reluctantly, and sighed slightly: "I never thought it would be her."
At this time, Jia Baoyu could not help asking again: "Madam... When did you go to the dental clinic? How did you know about my place..."
"Madam originally didn't want to show up, but when she heard that Aunt Zhao was making a big fuss, she took Aunt and Madam over there. As for asking us to come here, it was at the request of Lord Sun."
After hearing this, Baoyu was still confused, but Xiren couldn't help but sigh: After all, he is a man who is well-versed in officialdom. Just his grasp of advance and retreat is more than ten times better than her own Master Bao.
As Yuchuan was speaking, she waved behind her, and two servants immediately pounced on her like wolves and tigers, pulled Qiu Wen up from the ground, and took her out without saying a word.
Qiu Wen did not struggle until she was one foot in and one foot out of the door. Then she turned around and shouted, "Baoyu, whether you believe it or not, I... I have never had the intention of betraying you!"
Just this shout was enough to make Jia Baoyu feel like he was hit by a club. Seeing Qiu Wen being led out of the flower hall, he suddenly broke free from Xiren's restraints and chased after her in two steps.
However, when he got outside and saw Qiu Wen and the others disappearing into the darkness step by step, he seemed to want to say something but stopped himself several times. Finally, he let out a long sigh and slowly slid down the door frame with his back against it.
When his butt touched the ground, tears as big as beans began to flow down.
…
A quarter of an hour later.
"While Musk Moon and the others were away, they drugged me and ruined my innocence..."
"I arrived with the silver last night, but I saw him rummaging in the woods in the dark, with his hands on his shoulders..."
"I didn't intend to kill him, but he shouldn't have threatened me to drug Master Bao..."
"I happened to find the hairpin and lured him over..."
In the east side room, a three-court trial was set up, but the leader was not Jia Zheng, but Jia Mu, who rushed over after hearing the news.
The old lady was leaning on a sandalwood cane with one hand, her slightly closed eyes fixed on Qiu Wenhua, listening to her repeated complaints, her face no longer as amiable as usual.
"This evil beast, this evil beast!"
Jia Zheng, who was sitting below, had also lost his usual composure. He wanted to slam the table and stand up several times, but he did not want to lose face in front of his mother, so he could only curse and swear.
After finally listening to the whole story, he couldn't help but jump up and asked, "Since you were forced by that rebellious son, why didn't you report it to your master?! Or just report it to your wife?!"
Qiu Wen remained silent. Lady Wang and Li Wan, who were standing beside him, also disagreed with his pedantic questions.
Jia Zheng was a little embarrassed for a moment. He was hesitating whether to continue asking questions or to stop for the time being. Suddenly, a scream came from behind him: "No! You are lying, you are lying! How could Huan'er fall in love with a vulgar woman like you? It was Baoyu, it was Baoyu who told you to say that, right?!"
The one who jumped out at this time and tried to implicate Baoyu was undoubtedly Aunt Zhao.
She jumped out from behind Jia Zheng with bared fangs and claws, ready to pounce on Qiu Wenhua and tear her apart.
Bang!
At this moment, Jia's mother suddenly slammed her cane to the ground and said, "Stop her!"
How could ordinary people compare to the old lady's prestige in the mansion?
Before anyone could react, Aunt Zhao collapsed to the ground, crying, "Grandfather, please understand. My Huan'er... my Huan'er died unjustly! Please, Grandfather..."
"Slap!"
The old lady let out another low cry.
The two big maids who had already rushed over immediately pulled Aunt Zhao up and prepared to punish her with corporal punishment.
At this time, Jia Zheng's heart softened again. Thinking of how she had taken good care of him in Jiangxi and how her son had just died, he could not help but say, "Mother, she just..."
"It is the fault of the father if the son is not well educated. You should kneel down too!"
The words were still extremely concise, but they made Jia Zheng tremble. He vaguely recalled the scenes of his childhood. His knees went weak and he fell to the ground.
Snap~ Snap~ Snap…
The crisp and monotonous sound of slapping, mixed with Aunt Zhao's crying, filled the entire ear room.
Grandmother Jia seemed to have turned a deaf ear to what was said. She turned around and asked Mrs. Wang, "Where is the second son of the Sun family?"
Madam Wang bowed and said, "I heard that the real murderer has been caught, so I went back to the guest room to rest."
After a pause, she added, "I was thinking about asking the people from Shuntian Prefecture to take over after daybreak, so that Sun Jia Erlang wouldn't have to run around any more."
This is of course just polite talk.
The real reason for sending Sun Shaozong out was actually because Sun Shaozong was only a Shaoqing at the moment and might not be able to cover everything in the Dali Temple.
As the prefect, Jia Yucun found it much easier to handle such private matters, and it was difficult for outsiders to interfere.
Grandmother Jia nodded slowly, and then instructed: "Remember to thank Sun Jia's Erlang after dawn, so that people won't say that our family doesn't know etiquette."
When Mrs. Wang responded respectfully, the old lady stood up with her cane and walked out with a staggering gait, while she gave a solemn order: "Everyone else should go away, you and I will do it, and leave the rest to your wife."
This is naturally referring to Jia Zheng and his wife.
Upon hearing this, Jia Zheng hurriedly stood up and took over the maid's support for his mother. He then could not help but look back at Aunt Zhao, wanting to say a few words on her behalf. But when his eyes turned to Mrs. Wang, it was as if he had hit a layer of solid ice, and he did not react at all.
Helpless, Jia Zheng had no choice but to follow the old lady.
…
Let’s not talk about how Mrs. Wang dealt with it.
But Zhou Rui's wife followed orders and went to the next room to pass on a message, but she never expected that the room was empty with only Li Wan there.
After some inquiries, they found out that the girls heard that Qiu Wen was the real murderer, and since Baoyu had not shown up for a long time, they were worried that he had suffered from hysteria again, so they all went to the flower hall, leaving only Li Wan as the middleman for communication.
When Li Wan heard that the old lady had asked them to leave, she went to the flower hall to pass on the message while Zhou Rui's wife took a little maid and hurried out of the Rong Xi Tang courtyard.
Once outside, she suddenly became calm again and said she wanted to wait for her sisters to catch up and join her.
The maid who was in charge of lighting the lamp was puzzled, but as it was a turbulent time, she naturally did not dare to investigate rashly.
The two of them strolled leisurely, killing time near the alley near the second gate.
"grandmother!"
Not long after, someone was seen rushing over like the wind. When she got closer, she turned out to be Li Wan's maid Suyun.
Li Wan immediately went up to him and asked, "How is it going? Has everything been settled?"
After saying that, he turned around and waved to the little maid holding the lantern: "Okay, you can go back first. I don't need you to serve me here anymore."
Seeing that the master and servant were acting so mysterious, how could the little maid dare to stay even a step further?
He hurriedly bowed and took his leave, and disappeared in a flash.
But after she left, Li Wan looked at Suyun anxiously again.
"It's all clear."
Su Yun's face was filled with melancholy, and she sighed, "From now on, we have nothing to do with each other."
Li Wan's eyes immediately turned red. She wiped them gently with a handkerchief and consoled herself: "That's good, that's good. Lan Ge'er is about to become successful. I can't let him ruin his future because of me."
Suyun couldn't help but sigh again.
Then he suddenly remembered something and said hurriedly, "Oh, I just saw Aunt Xue wandering around here."
"Is she around here too?"
Li Wan was stunned for a moment, then pondered, "She has been a little inconsistent these days - well, as the saying goes, send the Buddha to the west, anyway, it's such a mess tonight, no one will pay attention to where she spends the night..."
