Jiu Zhang Ji: The Daily Life of the Reborn Daughter

Chapter 74 Human Skin Mask

Qiao Lili returned to Duke Dingguo's Mansion and gave her grandmother the Poria Cocos Cloud Cake she bought at Jinghe Cake Shop on West Street. She said a few words to her grandmother, then made the excuse that she was tired and wanted to go back to rest. She went back to Luping Garden, changed her clothes, and went to the outer study.

Shang Zhen and others were already waiting for her in the outer study.

"My young master, today Mrs. Li stole the indenture contract and tried to run away, but was caught by our people and brought to our house in the north city for trial. She said that her husband knew where the Bai family's illegitimate sons were buried." Feng Ye said excitedly.

Bao Zhiqiang, Shen Hui and him, three groups of people, spent so much time to finally figure out the matter, and they were so anxious that their mouths were foaming. The tasks assigned by the young master were not many, and they couldn't complete them, which really made them angry.

In order to make it easier to keep an eye on the Bai family, Qiao Lili ordered people to buy a house in the north city not far from the Bai family, so that they could take a break during shift changes and also interrogate a few unimportant people.

This old lady Li was brought here today after being knocked unconscious. Feng Ye interrogated her because she has been in the Bai family for a long time, more than 40 years. She might know something about the unknown activities in the Bai Mansion.

The old woman had never seen such a scene before. A group of veterans who had fought in the battlefield had a different aura than ordinary people. Each of them was filled with a bloody aura. After just two words of threatening, she wished she could tell all her ancestors.

As they were talking, she mentioned that her husband did not listen to Bai. When Bai asked him to deal with the bodies of the concubines and illegitimate sons and daughters who died in the Bai mansion, he did not throw them all into the mass grave, but secretly buried the bodies of the illegitimate sons somewhere.

What he was thinking was, those concubines and illegitimate daughters are fine, but this illegitimate son is the bloodline of the marquisate after all, how can he be thrown into a mass grave?

He was a servant of the Marquis's family and had an in-depth sense of belonging to the mansion. When the first illegitimate son died, he secretly found the housekeeper, but the housekeeper had no choice but to give him a few taels of silver and ask him to quietly buy a thin coffin and dig a hole to bury the body overnight.

As time went by, all of the Bai family's illegitimate sons died, and he buried five coffins in that place.

Qiao Lili knew that Bai was vicious, but she didn't know she could be so cruel. Bastards, concubines, and concubines are also human lives, and they are from the Marquis's Mansion. But she just killed them and threw them into a mass grave after they died, letting wild dogs tear them apart.

What does she regard human life as?

That's why in their previous life they dared to lock themselves in the dungeon, torture them for five years, and finally kill them. In their hearts, was their final destination also a mass grave, to be eaten by wild dogs, just the right time to destroy all traces?

"Did she tell us where the burial was?" asked Qiao Lili.

"She can only give a rough location. She has never been there. Her husband buried the body secretly." Feng Ye looked at Shang Zhen, "We have discussed with Shang Zongguan. We will capture her husband at night and let him find the place where the body was buried."

"Well, if we can confirm the location tonight, we will go dig up the graves tomorrow to see how they died." More than a dozen people, including illegitimate sons and daughters and concubines, died one after another within a few years, and no one questioned the cause of death. The Bai Mansion was either rotten to the core, or it was all under the control of the Bai family.

"Yes, sir." These men had all been to the battlefield, and all of them had killed a few enemy soldiers. However, that was a war to defend the country, which was different from using tricks to hurt people's lives in the harem. When they heard that a woman could kill more than a dozen people and had not been brought to justice, they felt horrified.

Those illegitimate sons and daughters were no more than ten years old, and the youngest was less than one year old. How could she have the heart to kill them?

Qiao Lili suddenly felt that Bai Ruxue was no simple person. How could a girl from a humble family become so cruel and ruthless that she could kill people without blinking an eye?

"Uncle Bao, this Bai is just the daughter of an ordinary family in the capital. When she was young, she grew up in her maternal grandparents' home. When she was a teenager and wanted to discuss marriage, she returned to the capital. Send someone to take her portrait to her maternal grandparents' home to inquire about it carefully. I always feel that this is not that simple."

Dozens of lives were killed without a single word, and the bodies were thrown into a mass grave to destroy all evidence. This was not something that ordinary people could do. Moreover, in her memory, Bai's family was in the capital, but she rarely went back and did not have a close relationship with them.

I used to think that she might not have had any feelings for the family because she had not lived in this family since she was a child. But now I think there might be other hidden secrets.

For an ordinary person, killing a chicken might make his heart beat for a long time, let alone killing more than a dozen lives.

"Okay." Bao Zhiqiang agreed. When Qiao Lili said this, everyone began to find it incredible. A young girl from an ordinary family would not do such a thing.

"Uncle Liang, I remember you can change your appearance." Qiao Lili saw Liang Yuanming. She remembered that on the day she first arrived, Shang Zhen introduced him as the descendant of the Liang family who could change his appearance and was indistinguishable from ghosts and gods. Unfortunately, the skills of his ancestors were not much left when it came to him.

"Yes, young master." Liang Yuanming heard Qiao Lili asking him and quickly replied.

"Uncle Liang relies on makeup, drugs, or something else to disguise himself." Because she felt that she did not have such a need for the time being, she did not ask specifically that day.

"My dear young master, I am only good at making human skin masks."

This is amazing. Qiao Lili feels that God has really treated her well. In this new life, so many talented people have been sent to her.

If you think about it again, it is not difficult to understand that if he is an ordinary soldier without any ability, how can he have the confidence to resist the unfair treatment of his superiors. But it is different for people with ability. What he thinks in his heart is that he has ability, if he is not welcome here, he will find another place to stay. There is no need to stay here and suffer.

Qiao Lili wanted as many capable people as she could. She should also ask Master Shang to pay more attention to this aspect in the future.

"How similar can it be?" asked Qiao Lili.

"It's so real that no one would notice it unless they live together for a long time." Liang Yuanming answered confidently. This was the only skill he had inherited from his ancestors, so how could he not master it?

"Then, Uncle Liang, from today on, you will not participate in other tasks. Concentrate on making human skin masks for those people from the Bai family." Qiao Lili didn't want to spend too much energy on them. If she kept them fishing, she would have to watch them jumping around in front of her every day and live a new life. She had too many things to do and didn't want to focus all her attention on them.

"As you command." Liang Yuanming clasped his fists and accepted the task.

"Master Shang, look for a few more people based on the four people from the Bai family. It would be best if you can find more people who have signed a death contract and keep enough as backup. Take them to a small courtyard near the Bai family and observe their words and deeds every day. Make sure you imitate them to perfection." Although Qiao Lili didn't say it explicitly, everyone knew what she wanted to do.

Now the Bai family has been forced into such a situation. If she still doesn't contact the person behind the scenes, it only means that their previous judgment was correct. She can only get in touch with the person behind the scenes during a specific period of time. That will be easy. Catch her and put her on trial. Treat her the same way they treated herself in her previous life. Are you still afraid that she won't tell them?

Otherwise, would she have to spend a month, two months, half a year, or a year with Bai Shi here? She wanted to take revenge quickly and live a wonderful life. Brother A Jing was still waiting for her, and she didn't want to be with him with the hatred from her previous life.

If this rebirth was because of him, then it would be even more wrong. He had given so much, not to see her with hatred in his heart and eyes. She shouldn't struggle with the hatred of her previous life every day. She should enjoy this life with Brother Ajing.

Lou Xinyue should be relying on the newly opened steamed bun shop to communicate with the outside world. The steamed bun shop is also under strict surveillance. This is not a problem. As long as every link is tightened, no one can escape.

The three women of the Bai family are easier to deal with. They can just stay at home and rarely go out. Their contact with people outside is limited. Moreover, it is understandable that they do not contact their former relatives and friends when their family encounters misfortune. It will not arouse suspicion.

The only tricky person is Bai Junzhe. No matter how low his rank is, he still has a position and has to deal with the city defense forces. After all, the city defense forces are an army. Could it be a place where many talented people are hidden? Could it be that there are some capable people inside?

Therefore, all this must be done as quickly as possible, and don't give him too much time to get familiar with the city defense forces.

As if he could see her worry, Shang Zhen said, "Don't worry, young master. If you want to prevent him from guarding the city gate, there are many ways."

Bao Zhiqiang rubbed his hands and said: "Put a sack on him and beat him up, break one of his legs, and he won't be able to guard the city gate. He will have to lie in bed for three months."

"By the time he gets better, I guess his job as the city gate guard will be over."

Qiao Lili's brows relaxed instantly. She had just come up with this idea on a whim after seeing Liang Yuanming. It was not a well-thought-out plan, so she felt so anxious.

After she saw Bai Rouer on the street today, she suddenly felt tired of wasting time with the Bai family. She wanted to take revenge quickly and then start a new life in this life, a life completely unrelated to her previous life.