Black Lotus Concubine's Case-solving Notes

In the prison, Madam Liu was leaning against the wall in prison clothes, covered in blood. The corners of her mouth were swollen from being slapped, and her fingers were swollen like fat intestines. She looked extremely miserable.

Shen Jing took off his hood and said to the prison supervisor beside him, "Wait outside. I have something to ask this old woman."

The man nodded and walked away.

"General Shen..."

Although Madam Liu was barely breathing, she still recognized the person standing outside the door. It was the General's legitimate son.

"Xie Lanzhao looks weak and gentle, but she is ruthless when it comes to bullying people." Shen Jing got goosebumps all over his body, thinking that he must be more polite when he sees that woman next time, and not to provoke her.

Madam Liu's dying face suddenly lit up with a sinister glow when she heard the three words "Xie Lanzhao". She dragged her body in severe pain and crawled towards Shen Jing little by little, with blood trails winding around.

"That vicious woman! Xie Lanzhao, that vicious woman! She framed me! Even if I become a ghost, I will not let her go!"

"General Shen! You have to help me! I am innocent! It was that vicious woman who harmed me!"

Shen Jing couldn't bear to watch Madam Liu's misery. He turned his head away, but when he remembered Xie Lanzhao's request, he could only turn his head back and finish his words quickly, "Don't beg me, she and I are in the same faction. Also, she asked me to tell you a few words!"

"Xie Lanzhao said that she knew it was you who killed the young lady."

Nanny Liu's pupils widened slightly in shock.

Shen Jing said, "Because neither Xie Qian nor Mrs. Meng would leave any evidence, so when Mrs. Meng knew that the young lady was not dead yet, she would definitely order you to destroy the body instead of burying it alive. Burying it alive was your Madam Liu's own idea. Xie Lanzhao said that you watched the young lady suffocate to death!"

"Why?" Madam Liu suddenly laughed wildly, "Why haven't you let me go after all these years? I just wanted to save my life. What's wrong with that? Why can Xie Lanzhao use the name of a young lady to frame me? What's the difference between her and the murderer?"

Shen Jing was stunned for a moment. What Nanny Liu said was exactly the same as what Xie Lanzhao had guessed.

Shen Jing coughed lightly and said, "Xie Lanzhao asked me to tell you that the difference between her and you is that she only kills those who deserve to be killed, while you don't even let go of an innocent child!"

"She also said that she once gave you a chance, but you didn't choose the right path."

"Give me a chance? I didn't make the right choice?" Nanny Liu murmured to herself, but her mind suddenly popped up with what Xie Lanzhao had said to her in the bamboo forest.

Ma'am, actually Lan Zhao has always wanted to ask you a question.

I want to know, what were you thinking when you buried the young lady that day?

What were you thinking at that time?

……

The corners of Liu Ma's mouth suddenly pulled up, revealing an extremely ugly smile. If she had felt a little guilty at the time, would she not have ended up in such a tragic way today?

If she had had a little compassion back then and saved the poor child, would the outcome today be different?

But there is no if.

If she could do it again, Madam Liu thought, she would still strangle the child with her own hands.

She was just trying to save her life, the gods and Buddhas in the sky would not blame her! The only thing to blame was the cruelty of this world! It didn't leave any way for inferior people like them to survive!

Why are some people born to be masters, but she is born a slave! The children she gave birth to are still slaves! The superiors crushed them like ants! She was just trying to save her life! What did she do wrong!

It’s just that the young lady has such a bad luck!

"This is your last chance. Testify in court. Prove that the young lady did not die of illness, but was killed by Prime Minister Xie and his wife. In return, Xie Lanzhao will save you and ensure that you and your daughter will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life. How do you do that?"

Should I agree to her? Aunt Liu was wavering.

After a while, a hint of sarcasm appeared on her face: "No, I'm not in despair yet! The eldest lady will save me! I have the evidence against her! She will definitely save me!"

"She guessed it right again," Shen Jing murmured, and then shook his head at Madam Liu: "She is really stubborn and refuses to change."

Shen Jing turned around and tried to leave, but Aunt Liu called out to him, "Does Xie Lanzhao have anything else to say?"

Shen Jing paused and turned back. It was hard to tell whether the emotion in his eyes was contempt or pity: "She said, cherish what you have now, because the person who wants to kill you is on the way."

The heavy iron door was closed again, and Nanny Liu looked at Shen Jing's back getting farther and farther away in astonishment.

When the moon was at its zenith, the prison door was reopened. Matron Liu opened her eyes with great effort, trying to see who had come, someone to kill her or someone to save her.

The moment she saw the person coming, a gleam of hope burst out in Liu Ma's originally dry eyes.

"Xiao Shi! Xiao Shi! My dear daughter!" Aunt Liu wanted to get up, but her body was in so much pain that she could not feel it. She used all her strength to crawl up a little bit along the wall.

“Mom!” Xiao Shi cried and threw herself beside Aunt Liu. Seeing her mother’s miserable state, she couldn’t help crying, “Mom! How did you become like this? How dare they abuse you like this!”

"Xiao Shi! Good girl!"

Madam Liu hugged Xiao Shi back, tears streaming down her cheeks. "What do you think this prison is? Is it really a place where people can reason with each other? When the official from the Ministry of Justice heard that I was a slave in the Prime Minister's Mansion and that I had committed the crime of murdering my master, he tortured me without saying a word! Fortunately, your mother was lucky and survived!"

"By the way, how did they let you in?" Madam Liu asked in confusion. Then, she thought of something and her eyes lit up again. "Did the Madam ask you to come? Did the Madam ask you to come and save me?"

"No, Madam!" Xiao Shi said, "I gave the bracelet that the Sixth Young Master gave me to the yamen runner, and that's why he was willing to let me in to see you."

Nanny Liu glanced at Xiaoshi's wrist and found it was empty.

It turned out that she was not the eldest lady, and Liu Ma's eyes slowly dimmed. After a while, Liu Ma was still quite relieved and said: "Fortunately, mother has a good daughter like you, and mother's life is worth it."

Xiao Shi's eyes dodged for a moment before she said, "Mom, are you hungry? Look, I brought you your favorite roast goose in sauce, and also the braised pork that I made myself." She laid out the food one by one, and handed the bowl and chopsticks to Madam Liu.

From the moment she entered the prison, the jailer had not even given her a sip of water. Now, when she smelled the aroma of meat, Matron Liu felt like her stomach was about to jump out at the taste. She took the chopsticks and began to wolf down the food.

She didn't care that her mouth was full of blood.

"Mom, please eat slowly!" Xiao Shi said from the side.

Madam Liu was eating by herself. For a while, only the sound of chewing could be heard. After a while, Xiao Shi said, "Mother, why did you have to provoke that concubine's daughter for no reason? I told you before that the girl was not a good person, but you refused to listen!"

"What's the point of you telling me this now!" Madam Liu said with a puff, "Just wait and see, when I get out, that girl will definitely die!"