HCB Chapter 44 The truth behind Gu's hemorrhage
Chapter 44 The truth behind Gu's hemorrhage
After Prince Ling left, Mu Qingyan helped the man up.
"Madam, if you have anything to say to me, please say it..."
Mu Qingyan motioned for her to sit down. The woman wanted to refuse, but it was not in accordance with the rules for her to stand and talk and ask her master to look up at her. So she sat down carefully, daring only to sit on the edge of the chair, with her back straight, not daring to be lazy.
"I, Jinqiu, was a servant girl in the courtyard of Concubine Lan in the Duke Fuguo's mansion. I was often bullied. Concubine Lan at that time is now the Duke's wife. One winter, the weather was very cold and it snowed for three days. When I was sweeping the snow in the courtyard, I accidentally splashed Concubine Lan's embroidered shoes. She was furious and ordered people to whip me and made me kneel on the frozen lake in the mansion. She said that if I knelt for a day and the ice didn't melt, I would survive. If the ice melted and I fell into the lake, it would be my life and no one was allowed to save me."
"The ice on the lake was very thin. I knelt on it for only a cup of tea before the ice cracked and I fell in. Fortunately, Madam Wan, the eldest girl's mother, passed by and ordered people to pull me out. She changed my clothes, lit a charcoal fire to warm me up, and invited a doctor to treat my injuries. She brought me back from the brink of death."
"Mrs. Lan was arrogant. When she saw that Madam was interfering in her affairs, she went to the Duke and threatened to kill me. Later, Madam begged the old lady for help. The old lady came forward and asked for me to move to her courtyard. Only then did the matter settle."
"A few days before the madam gave birth, the old lady suddenly fell ill and couldn't get out of bed. She couldn't leave anyone around, and she was worried about the madam, so she asked me to quietly watch over her and report anything. I saw with my own eyes that Aunt Zhang, who was beside Aunt Lan, stuffed a silver ingot into the midwife's pocket and whispered something to her. Later, I heard from the maids that the doctor who had been treating the madam couldn't come today. I wanted to tell the old lady, but I found that the gate of the madam's courtyard was locked, and there were maids guarding it, so I couldn't get out."
"So I sneaked into the delivery room when no one was paying attention, and found the midwife holding two children! She said it was a boy and a girl! I didn't see or hear it wrongly, Madam gave birth to twins! Later, the midwife coaxed Madam to drink a bowl of medicine soup, and not long after, Madam had a hemorrhage... Without a doctor to stop the bleeding, Madam, Madam bled to death..."
At the end of her speech, Jin Qiu knelt on the ground again, crying, "I feel so ashamed of the madam's life-saving grace. I watched the madam bleed to death, and the eldest daughter was taken away again. The midwife wanted to drown the other child, so I took advantage of the fact that no one was in the room, raised the vase to knock her unconscious, took the child away, and hid. Later, with the help of Gao Ma, who was by the old lady's side, I was able to escape with the eldest son in my arms... Unfortunately, I was caught up as soon as I escaped from the capital. I had no choice but to hide the eldest son in a dilapidated temple, hoping that the Bodhisattva would protect him and help him escape this disaster..."
"I took off my coat and wrapped myself in hay, pretending to hold a child to lure away the people chasing me. I was forced to stop in front of a steep slope, and the person stabbed me in the chest with a sword. I rolled down the steep slope... Then I fainted. When I woke up, I was in Qinjiazhuang outside Huang County... I begged the person who saved me to go to the dilapidated temple, but he said that he stayed in the dilapidated temple after saving me. There was no one else in the temple, let alone the child..."
"I always thought that this secret would be buried with me... until that day in Qinglong Village, when I heard someone mention Miss Mu..."
She fell in front of Mu Qingyan, crying.
It took a long time for her to reply, "I married the man who saved me. When my daughter was ten years old, I was kidnapped by bandits and trapped in the village for many years. I let them tear me apart and trample on me, but I never thought about dying... I just thought that as long as I was still alive, I could tell this secret one day... I want to know where the eldest girl was sent to, and whether the eldest son is still alive... Miss, there is a red birthmark on the back of the eldest son's left hand. It looks like a tiger's head. You can recognize it if you see it at a glance..."
When Mu Qingyan heard such a horrifying thing, she was completely stunned.
The Lan family had a plan long ago!
The old lady suddenly fell ill, it must have been her doing.
As long as the old lady can't take care of this matter, the backyard is her world.
No wonder Mu Yingyu said that the old people in the mansion died one after another, it turned out that they wanted to eliminate all future troubles!
The old lady at that time must have been unable to protect herself, so she ordered the nanny beside her to secretly help Jinqiu escape from the Duke's Mansion.
A baby in swaddling clothes will most likely not survive without the protection of its mother.
So she would rather take the risk of letting Jinqiu take the child away, perhaps to gain a glimmer of hope.
But Jinqiu has been caught. Would it be difficult for the killer to find a newborn baby?
It is really hard to tell whether the child was rescued or fell into the hands of the killer...
The Lan family deliberately wanted to harm people, and they would not feel at ease until they were sure that the person was dead... The more Mu Qingyan thought about it, the more frightened she became.
If this person is still alive, she must find him!
And she won't let the Lan family go easily!
She calmed down and helped Jinqiu up. "Do you know who that midwife was? Are there any people around my mother who are still alive?"
Jin Qiu wiped her tears and said, "I found the midwife in the poor alley in the west of the city. She is called Menggu. It is said that she is very experienced and can help women with miscarriages recover... But I don't know if she is still here now..."
"As for whether there are any people around Madam, I don't know... Because on the day Madam gave birth, all the people serving her were replaced, and I didn't see any of them..." Jinqiu suddenly had an idea and thought of someone, "Is Madam Qin still in the mansion? Madam Qin was weak and sickly back then, and was bullied by the Lan family. It was Madam who took care of her. Maybe she knows something about the inside story..."
Mu Qingyan searched her mind for information about Aunt Qin.
It was discovered that in the original owner's memory, on the day she was brought back to Kyoto, there was indeed an aunt whose behavior and expression were somewhat unusual.
That should be Aunt Qin, right?
"Since you have a relationship with my mother and have been away from the Duke's Mansion for many years, you don't have to call yourself a slave in the future. I will call you Aunt Jin. In the future, when I need to testify against the Lan family, I will need you to testify. I have a yard outside. You can take your family there to settle down first. Go out less often on weekdays and don't attract attention, so as not to cause a disaster that could kill you."
She wanted to ask her if she would like to keep Madam Yuan company.
After all, Madam Yuan also needs someone to talk to. Since Jinqiu and Gu Qingqi have a history, she should also try her best to enlighten Madam Yuan.