New widow

"Sir, disciplining the maids is an internal matter of the house and does not need to go through the Ministry of Punishment." Su Du and Su Qiao were silent there, and Madam Huang could only bite the bullet and speak.

Su Du smiled: "This sentence is only half correct."

"If someone is killed in your mansion, even if the master punishes him, he should report it to the official." Zhang Qing had already said loudly. Su Qiao knew that at this time, she couldn't delay any longer, so Su Qiao smiled: "What I'm saying is, in this case, please ask Mr. Su to go inside and review it."

After saying that, Su Qiao made an invitation gesture to Su Du. Since Su Qiao was so polite, Su Du said to Su Qiao: "Madam is the master of the house, Madam invites you first."

Su Qiao was no longer polite and led people into the yard. The yard was dilapidated and the door of the house was tightly closed. Two women were standing at the door of the house. When they saw Su Qiao come in, they hurriedly saluted Su Qiao. : "I've met Madam."

"Open the door." It was not Madam Huang who spoke, but Su Du who followed in. The two women were stunned for a moment, but Madam Huang had already said: "Open the door."

The mother-in-law responded, so she stepped forward and opened the door. As soon as the door opened, the maid rushed out and grabbed Su Qiao's skirt tightly: "Madam, Madam, this matter was ordered by my aunt."

"Auntie asked you to buy abortion pills?" Suqiao asked softly when she saw that the room was quite clean. Mrs. Huang had already moved a chair over, and Suqiao sat on the chair.

Although Zhang Qing followed Su Du into the house, he didn't say anything, but looked at the maid. This maid was none other than the person who was hanging out with the young boy that day.

Zhang Qing felt that he was about to touch something

The truth came out, but there was no evidence, so Zhang Qing stood there, seemingly listening attentively.

"Madam, today, I will tell the truth." The maid's face was swollen, and her clothes were not as neat as usual. She must have suffered a lot before Su Qiao arrived.

At this time, the maid raised her head, with determination in her eyes: "Madam, what my aunt is carrying in her belly is not the child of the Duke."

Everyone in the room was shocked, but Su Qiao still sat there, as if she wasn't surprised at all. This is a trap. From the time the maid was discovered to now when the maid said these words, it has been a trap.

The person who set this trap was on Aunt Su's belly. That person didn't want Aunt Su to give birth to a child. Although it was unknown whether the child was a boy or a girl, once it was a boy, it meant that the Duke's government would no longer need to take care of the child. The clan chooses an heir, but has a legitimate heir.

How many secrets does this Duke's Mansion hide? Su Qiao sighed in her heart, but looked at the maid with the same expression as usual.

"You just said a few words and I believed you?" Su Qiao's words were also expected by the maid. She kowtowed to Su Qiao: "Madam must not believe it. Please invite Madam Su here. The slave can confront her face to face."

Suqiao felt her palms begin to sweat. The person who set up such a trap must have thought it through clearly and considered all aspects.

In fact, Suqiao looked at the maid and thought, perhaps, this maid had already had the will to die. To be able to make a maid risk her life to complete this trap, the person who set up the trap must have some handle.

"Madam Huang." Su Qiao stared at the maid for a while.

, but called Madam Huang, who stepped forward and said, "What are your orders, madam?"

"Do you recognize every one of the servants in this mansion?" This seemed like something that shouldn't be asked at this time, but Madam Huang had been in charge of housework for a long time, so she said without hesitation: "I recognize every one of them."

"Then do you know the identity and origin of every servant?" Suqiao said again. Madam Huang smiled and shook her head: "Only the identities of some important people are known. As for those who are not important, they are... When I arrived at the government, their identities and origins were clearly investigated."

"Since this maid serves the aunts, she can be considered an important person. When did she enter the house?" Su Qiao did not give a second choice, which surprised Madam Huang, but Madam Huang still said respectfully : "She entered the mansion ten years ago. Her father was a tenant farmer in the mansion. The family had a bad harvest that year, so she begged the steward of the village to send her daughter to the mansion so that she could have a meal."

For tenant farmers, it is a good place for their daughters to become maids in the Duke's mansion. I can get a sum of money to help my family live a better life, and I can also save monthly money to help my family.

"Send someone to go to this maid's home and see if her parents and brothers are still at home." Suqiao ordered, and then she heard the maid on the ground call out sadly: "Madam."

With this cry, Suqiao knew that her guess was correct. The maid's parents and brothers were held in someone's hands. The man might even tell the maid that as long as the maid risked her life, her family would be generously rewarded, and the Duke's government would also try to cover up the situation.

Give me more money.

A hundred taels of silver is not much for the owner of the Duke's Mansion, but for the tenant farmers outside, it is enough to buy a few acres of land and build a solid house, and the remaining silver can still be saved Get up in case of emergency.

That one hundred taels of silver can buy such a future, which is enough to make the maid tempted. Naturally, everyone only has one life, and I'm afraid that person still holds the lifeline of the maid and her family.

At this time, Su Qiao looked at the maid and her tone became cold: "You have to know that everyone only has one life."

"I know." The maid seemed to be knocked down by these words and was already kneeling on the ground.

Su Qiao looked at her deeply and stood up: "Keep an eye on her and don't let anything happen to her."

The ladies hurriedly responded, and Suqiao walked outside. The maid looked at Suqiao's back and called her madam again. Su Qiao turned around and looked into the eyes of the maid.

There was a complicated look in the maid's eyes, but she didn't say anything in the end. She just whispered to Suqiao: "Madam, a noble person like you doesn't know that it's very difficult for people like us to survive."

Suqiao couldn't help but sigh softly. Since the maid said this, it also proved that she would not tell who was behind it.

Suqiao said nothing and walked out. The maid looked at Su Qiao's back, and her heart sank a little bit. If she got to her own home, it would happen soon. The whole family would be threatened, but Madam, she couldn't save herself.

"Why, you are suffering here, but your lover didn't come to save you." A joking question interrupted the maid's thoughts. The maid raised her head and looked at Zhang Qing who was speaking. Her expression changed slightly, but the maid still clenched her teeth. tooth

Guan, said nothing.