Chapter 259 Danggui was unable to continue fighting
Seeing Sun Meiniang’s look of surprise, the others didn’t understand what had happened, so they also came to look at it.
Previously, Sun Meiniang ordered people to take out a pile of joss paper used to worship ancestors as a proof to frame He Danggui. She also asked maids to cut a gap of the joss paper, which meant to leak wealth and yang, and the top stack was printed with cinnabar “Luo’s Mansion Ancestor Worship”, which was the superb joss paper made for Luo’s Mansion by joss paper shop. Sun Meiniang threw the two above into the trash basket and hurried out to direct the treasure digging action.
He Danggui on the roof caught the opportunity. While no one was there as maids were looking for paper to wrap the joss paper, she put the joss paper with the word written on it back into the pile of joss paper.
Therefore, Madam Luo, Luo Baiying, Luo Baiji, Meng Ying and others who were looking closer now all saw a piece of paper printed with red letters in the stack of joss paper, and those four words were “Luo’s Mansion Ancestor Worship”.
Sun Meiniang’s face turned dark. This kind of things didn’t happen the first time. She clearly remembered personally throwing away or putting away the most important thing. However, after a while, the thing appeared before everyone, as a proof to help He Danggui be acquitted of a charge. Therefore, she had always suspected someone of secretly helping He Danggui. Sun Meiniang did not know that He Danggui practiced martial arts. She saw the Guard Pan Jingyang help He Danggui explain a few days ago, so she regarded him as the suspect. And she bought off several guards to monitor his whereabouts and report to her if he disappeared. Now that she had not received the report, how come such a “haunted incident” happened again?
Madam Luo’s face was even darker. Sun Meiniang made such a trouble at third night of the New Year. It turned out to be an unfortunate script written by herself. She disgraced Luo’s Mansion in front of the guests and took a bunch of dirty things to the sacred place of the ancestral hall. Qiong was also hit, and she was deceived by evil things to set fire in the ancestral hall.
Madam Luo asked bitterly, “Sun Meiniang, what do you want to say? Are these the things that you as a wife in charge of the family keep to injure others all day? A good daughter taught by Sun’s Family! You even harm your own daughter. Sun Meiniang, do you confess the crime?”
Hearing this, Sun Meiniang’s face turned pale, and everyone had different expressions.
Unlike his elder brother Qi Xuanyu, Qi Chuan was so naive, and was not good at concealing the emotion. He Danggui was actually much happier than him, but she still had a sullen face. On the contrary, after hearing what Madam Luo said, Qi Chuan smirked before Sun Meiniang confessed her crime. Luo Baiying was displeased because Qi Chuan was provoking the discord between the First Branch and the Second Branch.
So, Luo Baiying made a remedy and helped Sun Meiniang to explain, “Even if Second Aunt lost reason for a while after digging the doll, and added a pile of joss paper to convict Third Sister, which can’t be completely regarded as Second Aunt’s fault. Who doesn’t feel angry after seeing the doll that has her own eight characters of a horoscope and is full of needles?”
Sun Meiniang was overjoyed. Luo Baiying was basically talking about the truth, but she could no longer be hated by Madam Luo, so she cast a glance at her husband Luo Chuangu. Luo Chuangu immediately pleaded guilty, “Mother, I came up with the idea of using joss paper as evidence. I made friends with a Taoist priest from Maoshan Mountain, Qinba, a few days ago. I learned from him that the gap in joss paper has the effect of a curse. He can be summoned to confront. Meiniang has no knowledge of this matter. I secretly hide it in the backyard.”
Qi Chuan immediately questioned, “Second Aunt just yelled, ‘You trick me. You are deliberately tricking me.’ This is clearly the voice of despair made by a villain when her trickery is saw through by a good person.”
Luo Baiying frowned, and decisively ordered two maids to move First Master away. The 26-year-old Luo Baiqian, who was also the nine-year-old Qi Chuan, was only as powerful as a three or four-year-old child. Then, while being taken away, this older child turned around to ask for Ning Yuan’s help, “Brother Ning, help. I didn’t want to leave!”
Ning Yuan didn’t even lift his eyelids. Qi Chuan’s last voice came from afar, “Brother Ning, you have to protect Sister Qingyi, otherwise I will make trouble on you—”
Everyone didn’t understand when Luo Baiqian had such a good relationship with Ning Yuan. When they were puzzled, most of them breathed a sigh of relief. One of shames of the Luo’s Family was finally sent away, and they felt ashamed of staying with mad Luo Baiqian. Sun Meiniang and Luo Baiying exchanged a look, meaning that she remembered this favor.
Luo Baiying was overjoyed. She fell out of favor with Madam Luo three years ago. Now she lived in Luo’s Mansion at the age of 27 and did not marry. She was not as good as before. Before the separation of property, she would make a good relationship with Sun Meiniang. After the separation, she would make a good relationship with Dong Xinlan. These were her basic survival strategies. Just now, Luo Baiqian yelled “Aunt Tigress”. It was not Luo Baiqiong who felt the most embarrassed, but Luo Baiying. She was the real Aunt Tigress who could never marry anyone.
He Danggui knew a little bit about Luo Baiying’s hidden illness. They usually didn’t care about the business of each other, and she put up with Luo Baiying out of sympathy. But judging from the situation now, it seemed that Luo Baiying had supported Sun Meiniang.
Sun Meiniang took advantage of this momentum to say while wiping her tears, “Even if the joss paper was added later, the other three were actually dug out from my yard. They are used to curse our whole family! Madam, those three things were dug out before dozens of people. The witchcraft doll may have been buried for more than ten years. Could it be that I start cursing myself ten years ago?”
Madam Luo was persuaded. Therefore, it seemed that the Second Branch was still a victim. Then she looked at He Danggui and asked, “Do you have any explanation for this, Yi?”
Just when Feng Yang and a few others thought He Danggui could reverse the situation again, she was unable to continue fighting and fell silent. Seeing this situation, Madam Luo sighed, “Although this is your mother’s sin, before your mother is taken back to Luo’s Family, I have to shut you in the Depositary of Buddhist Texts, and you need to reflect on the fault on behalf of your mother. Alas, Chuangu is in the prime of life, but his body is weak, and he has no children so far. Several businesses run by him are not doing well. I don’t expect the truth to be like this. Even if I prefer you and your mother, this time I will use the domestic discipline to establish the majesty.” Sun Meiniang smiled.
Luo Baiji was anxious when he heard it. Grandmother really became more confused when she got older. She was easier to be persuaded than the last two years. She believed whatever others said. Mammy Tang and Miss Ji who could slightly correct her were still in charge of ancestor worship on the twelfth lunar month at ancestral grave in the outskirts of the city. What was meant by “I didn’t expect the truth to be like this”? If the doll could kill people, wouldn’t many people be able to kill people at will?
Thinking about this, Luo Baiji blurted out, “I will make ten dolls that paste my eight characters of a horoscope, and see if I will have a nosebleed!”
“Quickly shut up, you can’t talk nonsense!” Madam Luo was anxious. It seemed that Sun Meiniang’s words were right that Ji was really bewitched by Yi. Madam Luo raised her chin at He Danggui and instructed maids around her, “Lock Third Miss in the Depositary of Buddhist Texts. She breaks into the ancestral hall and should be punished more severely. Starve her for two days.”
Although Sun Meiniang thought the punishment was light, she thought that the main target was behind. When Luo Chuanxiong came back, she would take the revenge to ruin the woman! When did Luo Chuanxiong bury the thing of curse in Bao Qin Ge? Did Luo Chuanxiong do it after she forced her to cut little He Danggui’s fingers? Luo Chuanxiong knew that she couldn’t beat her fairly, so she took this kind of shameless means. Shame on her.
When Feng Yang saw a few servants go up and detain He Danggui, he couldn’t help but cast a glance at Ning Yuan anxiously. Why didn’t he make a move? His beloved woman was going to be imprisoned and abused! Seeing that Ning Yuan still had an irrelevant expression on his face, Feng Yang couldn’t understand his thoughts, so he had to do it for him. He stood up and said, “Wait, Madam Luo, Third Sister’s mother has lived in the mountain, unlike someone who can use witchcraft skills. Besides, even if this is true, Third Sister did not do anything wrong. Brother Ning and I are very sincere to propose to marry her. If your mansion cannot accommodate her, Brother Ning can marry her in advance. Please forgive her for our sake.”
Madam Luo was incredulous, “Even if something like this happens, Childe Ning is still willing to marry Yi?” She thought that the marriage would definitely be impossible.
Under the oppressive eyes of the Feng Yang, Ning Yuan finally spoke slowly, “I haven’t checked the eight characters of a horoscope, so I don’t know if it’s suitable for marriage. But I have always had a good impression of Miss He. This time I see the beautiful woman again, and I feel even more moved. As long as she is willing to marry, there is nothing wrong with me. It is okay for me to marry her tonight.”
Madam Luo didn’t expect her granddaughter to have such a charm. After taking a look at the “beauty shadow” with face covered by veil, the man was willing to marry her as a junior wife. Although Ning Yuan’s true identity had not been inquired so far, a piece of jade pendant with Azure Dragon had already revealed his noble status. It was good for Luo’s Mansion to become his relatives by marriage. If he was willing to marry Yi, maybe the witchcraft incident would not involve Yi...
“Yi, Childe Ning is a talented person. You have to catch the opportunity.” Madam Luo’s tone was extremely gentle, but this still couldn’t hide the coercion and temptation in it. “If you say yes to this marriage, I can lessen the severity of your and your mother’s punishment or even forgive you.”
Luo Baiji was anxious after hearing the words, and his gaze flowed towards He Danggui like running water. He Danggui’s answer was very simple, “It is out of my league. I want to go to the Depositary of Buddhist Texts to copy the scriptures.”
Madam Luo’s eyes widened, “You are insane! Don’t talk about the status. It’s your honor to be liked by this childe. You deserve this, and you are destined to be together. You are not allowed to be childish like this!” Then she said with a smile to Ning Yuan, “The little girl is ignorant, and she is spoiled by me. But marriage has always been decided by the parents and the matchmaker. I can decide it. I absolutely agree with this marriage!”
Ning Yuan said with a slight disappointment, “Doesn’t Miss He agree? Then, I also don’t want to force others...” The voice turned softer and gradually disappeared, hanging Madam Luo’s heart in the air. She asked aloud, “Childe Ning, do you regret it?” Ning Yuan shook his head and said, “I’m just afraid that Miss He would be wronged. I don’t want to impose the marriage on her. If she agrees, my original intention will not change.”
After hearing the words, Madam Luo scowled at He Danggui, “Among a few children in the family, you are the one who I love the most. Now I have found you a good marriage like this, but you don’t nod and agree. Do you plan to never marry and go to the mountain to accompany your mother? Yi, if you marry Childe Ning as his junior wife, your mother will be happy when she knows it. Before you get angry, think about your mother. All her hopes rest on you!” Originally, these should be the private conversations between she and her granddaughter, but the rich son-in-law was almost gone, so Madam Luo just yelled it out in public regardless of the situation.
He Danggui hadn’t answered yet, but Ning Yuan interrupted and corrected Madam Luo, “She will not be a junior wife, but a concubine. I originally heard that the family education of Luo’s Family is good, and I admire Miss He’s beauty, so I ask to marry her as a junior wife. But now I know her mother’s bad deeds. When the parents don’t set a good example, the children cannot be expected to behave well. It is necessary to marry a virtuous wife. I am reluctant to marry such a woman. However, after seeing beauties of the world, I find few can be comparable to Miss He. Therefore, if Madam Luo is willing to give Miss He to me as a concubine, I am willing to give ten thousand gold as bride-price to buy this stunning beauty. What about it, Madam Luo? Miss He, what do you think?”
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