Chapter 19 Demoted to Commoner

Dong's heart sank, and she frowned, "This... is impossible. Nanny Guan goes to Xuanqing Temple every year to give money, and she has never stopped."

Ling Chu pulled the corner of his mouth and did not respond to her words.

That Nanny Guan did not live in the same cell with them, so even if they wanted to question her, they could not.

Dong looked guilty, "Chu Jie'er, it's my mother who is sorry for you. I didn't find out about this. You...if you want to blame someone, blame me. It's my mother who didn't fulfill her responsibility to you."

The third lady Ling Qing saw Dong's guilt and hurriedly said, "Mother, this is not your fault. There are more than a hundred people in our mansion, and you are in charge of the household affairs of the mansion, which is hard work. You also have to take care of my father, and my eldest brother is weak and has limited energy. You didn't notice these little things, it's not your fault."

Ling Chu glanced at her sarcastically. Yes, Dong was very busy all day long.

Busy taking care of more than a hundred people in the mansion, she just couldn't spare time to pay attention to her daughter who was far away in Xuanqing Temple.

Ling Chu was not sad.

The original owner was the one who was sad.

She was a poor little girl who was not loved by her father and mother since she was a child.

Although she had relatives in a mansion, she was no different from an orphan.

The second and third wives looked at each other in bewilderment. Neither of them expected that the first wife would ignore this daughter so thoroughly.

The prison was quiet. The old lady opened her eyes, glanced at Dong with dissatisfaction, turned her head and said slowly, "Chu Jie'er, grandma knows that you have been wronged. Your mother didn't notice this, and it was her fault.

However, what your third sister said is not wrong. Your mother is in charge of the household affairs of the mansion. She has to serve me, an old woman, and your grandfather, and take care of the younger generations in the mansion. She has no time to rest all year round.

Grandma is also wrong. She didn't notice that there was a problem with the servants in the mansion. But grandma promised you that after you get out, she will deal with Madam Guan and give you a satisfactory explanation. What do you think?"

Ling Chu looked at the old lady quietly and said without comment, "It's all up to grandma."

She knew that the old lady wanted to make the decision for her, not because she was wronged and felt sorry for her. It was just because she heard that she didn't ask Lord Ning to help plead for her, and she thought she was resentful.

She proposed to deal with Madam Guan to make her calm down so that she could ask Lord Ning for mercy.

Although the lady didn't say it explicitly, Ling Chu knew that the premise of dealing with Nanny Guan was that she could get everyone out of the prison alive.

The original owner was already dead, so it didn't matter whether to deal with Nanny Guan or not.

In fact, Ling Chu had a doubt in her heart. Although she didn't know who Nanny Guan was, as a servant, could she really be so bold as to embezzle her support money?

Aunt Wen, the concubine of the eldest master, said to Ling Chu in a soft voice, "Miss, your brother has been weak since he was a child. I don't know how he is doing in that prison now. If you have a way, let someone take care of him. It doesn't matter whether you send him some clean food or a bowl of water. It's all good."

Seeing that Ling Chu just looked at her with a cold look but didn't say anything, Aunt Wen was not very happy.

But after a pause, he continued, "The eldest girl has grown up and reached the age of marriage. When she is released from this prison, it is time to get married.

You were not at home before, and you were not familiar with your brothers and sisters at home. Although your eldest brother is weak, he is kind and always cares about you, the twin sister.

And your third brother, although he is more lively, he often talks about you, the eldest sister.

He wanted to go to Xuanqing to see you before, but I saw that he was not in tune with his temper and was worried about him going out, so I didn't let him go.

This matter, Aunt It's wrong. You are siblings after all. Auntie shouldn't have stopped him from visiting you. But the eldest girl will stay with us from now on. I will let your third brother get along well with you, the eldest sister.

If you have anything in the future, just ask him to run errands. He is older now and not as naughty as before. He can do things properly.

If... if the emperor is willing to show some leniency and let you young people go, even if we elders are gone, you siblings can support each other in the future, and we won't be worried about leaving. "

Ling Chu raised his eyebrows. This Auntie Wen is not simple.

This is because seeing that the second wife and the others have a bad attitude, guessing that she may be soft-hearted and not hard-hearted, she is playing the tender card with her.

First, she mentioned that her twin brother was weak and asked her to find someone to take care of him and send him food and water.

If she did so, her brother would not enjoy food and drink alone. The third brother was in the same cell with him, so he should be able to get some food.

Auntie Wen is very smart and wants to help her son in a roundabout way.

The third brother once wanted to go to Xuanqing to see her, but was stopped by Aunt Wen. She said frankly that she was wrong in doing so and could bend and stretch.

The most important thing is that she has reached the age of marriage and it is time to get married.

This is to remind her that she cannot get married without the support of her brothers from her mother's family.

Even if Ling Chu doesn't want to care about the lives of others, she should always think about herself, right?

So, even if it's just for her own sake, she has to rescue the eldest brother and the third brother.

Ling Chu looked at her with a smile, "Aunt Wen, you can go with peace of mind. I will not let you leave uneasy. Even if I am the only one left, I can handle the rest of the things in a glorious way."

Aunt Wen is her father's concubine. Even for her father's face, she must handle her funeral affairs in a glorious way.

Aunt Wen should give her more merits for her dedication, right?

Ling Chu's words made Aunt Wen speechless.

For a moment, Aunt Wen felt that the young lady's eyes seemed to see through her little thoughts.

But as soon as this thought came up, she felt it was impossible.

The young lady was only just coming of age, how could she guess her thoughts?

Seeing that Aunt Wen, who was so good at dealing with people, had hit a wall in Ling Chu's hands, the others all shut up tactfully.

Ling Chu's ears finally became quiet.

When Ma Dalin distributed food to the prisoners in the prison, he prepared another portion for Ling Chu.

Ling Chu gave one portion and asked the jailer Ma to take it to her eldest brother in the men's prison.

It was not that she was a saint, but she thought that the murderer behind the assassination of the original owner had not been found yet, so she should not appear too strong, so as not to make the people behind the scenes wary.

Seeing this, the ladies all smiled a little. Aunt Wen was proud in her heart, it seemed that the young lady still took her words to heart.

No matter how tough she was, as a girl, she still had to rely on her family.

Ling Chu still couldn't calm down that night.

The Sixth Miss was possessed by a puppet soul that appeared from nowhere, and she was clamoring for the jailer to let her out.

The Second Madam and the others were frightened to death when they saw that her words and actions suddenly became like a man, and they cried and shouted.

Ling Chu had to take action and use talisman paper to drive the puppet soul out of the Sixth Miss's body.

When she took action, the other ghosts knew that she had yin and yang eyes, and almost wrapped her up.

Fortunately, Ling Chu inherited the ability of the original owner, so nothing happened.

But she didn't dare to close her eyes to sleep all night.

After a night of hard work, she finally waited for good news the next day.

Everyone in the Shangshu Mansion was demoted to commoners.