Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 183 The Truth

If Song Ying really wanted ginseng, she could just report more when she went to get it from Fang's mother. As long as Doctor Lin didn't communicate with the people in the kitchen, she wouldn't be discovered. And given Doctor Lin's personality, he basically wouldn't ask.

Moreover, even if Dr. Lin discovered that I had taken too much, he would have a legitimate reason. Problems are bound to occur during the cooking process, and taking a little more in advance is just in case.

There are so many ways to do it secretly, but Song Ying did not use them. Instead, he took the greatest risk to steal. This is unreasonable.

Seeing the change in attitude of the people in the room, Xiao Fu became anxious and said quickly: "Don't be fooled by her. That's just her disguise. These peasants love to take advantage of small things. When you buy vegetables from them on weekdays, they often shortchange you. When it's their turn to buy something, they would like to cut the price in half."

Hearing the name "mud leg", Song Ying probably understood something. She had kept silent about her origins before, and everyone in the mansion guessed that she was able to surpass all the outstanding maids in the Shen Mansion, and was chosen by Doctor Lin as an accomplice, so her background must be extraordinary. Therefore, although they were jealous, they only dared to make up a few words in their hearts, and had to flatter her on the surface;

Now that they knew her true identity, that she was an orphan girl from a mountain village who was even worse off than they were, some people could no longer suppress their jealousy and so they framed her.

"What's wrong with being a peasant? The imperial court values agriculture. Why do you look down on peasants? Without peasants growing crops, would you be left starving?

How many farmers have you met? How dare you say that all farmers in the world are sneaky? You think that farmers like to take advantage of small things, so you conclude that I stole the ginseng. According to this, officials in the world don’t need to find evidence to make judgments. Once the identities of both parties are confirmed, they can directly make a judgment. "

Xiao Fu didn't dare to bear such a crime when it came to officials, and she quickly denied it: "I didn't say that, I..."

"You didn't say it directly, but that's what you meant!" Without giving her a chance to argue, Song Ying pressed on, "You think I'm a peasant girl, so you assume that the ginseng was stolen by me, regardless of the fact that I didn't have the time to commit the crime yesterday."

"I, I..." Xiao Fu was so panicked by her that she didn't know how to defend herself for a moment.

"Anyone who has had contact with ginseng in the kitchen is a suspect. I wonder if anyone has testified about Sister Xiaofu's whereabouts yesterday?"

"What do you mean?" Xiao Fu shouted, "The ginseng was found in your small kitchen, and now I'm interrogating you!"

"The small kitchen is right next to the big kitchen. Apart from us, there are ways for anyone to get in. The ginseng was found in the small kitchen, but that doesn't mean I stole it. And if I stole it, why would I put it in the small kitchen where many people can go? Wouldn't it be safer to put it in my own room?"

"That's because... that's because..."

"Enough!" Princess Shun'an, who was at the top, finally spoke, her tone full of impatience.

Mother Zhu had been following her for a long time, and she understood what she meant without any instructions. She immediately raised her hand and slapped Xiao Fu again, "You maid, you are full of lies. Did you really see Miss Song Ying take the ginseng with your own eyes?"

Xiao Fu covered her face and opened her mouth to answer, but Mother Zhu said fiercely, "Think carefully before you answer. If you tell another lie, you will lose your life. My Shen Mansion will never tolerate people with bad behavior!"

Her eyes were too creepy. Facing such a gaze, Xiao Fu's words got stuck in her throat. She suddenly remembered that a few months ago, a maid died in the main courtyard. Zhang Guizi from the stable came to deal with it. He wrapped the body in rotten straw mats, took it to the mass grave under the sky with a blackboard cart and threw it away.

At that time, the cart passed by the alley outside their residence. The next morning, they saw residual bloodstains in the gaps between the stone slabs.

Looking into Mother Zhu's eyes, the bloodstain in her mind became clearer and clearer, so clear that she seemed to smell the blood at the tip of her nose. The bloody smell became stronger and stronger, as if to drown her.

Xiao Fu's legs went limp and she collapsed to the ground: "I, I... Song Ying didn't steal the ginseng."

"You're full of lies," said Mother Zhu angrily. "Drag him away and give him thirty lashes!"

Two strong maids immediately stepped forward, each dragging Xiao Fu out.

The blood in the cracks of the stone that morning came to mind again. Xiao Fu's body was shaking like a sieve. "Don't hit me, I didn't steal the ginseng, I didn't steal it!"

"Just because you didn't steal it, you can slander others at will? Drag him out and beat him!" Mother Zhu became even more angry. The son who was brought up in the Shen family since childhood was no better than an orphan girl outside who had no parents to teach her. If this got out, how would people outside talk about the rules of the Shen family?

"No! Mother Zhu, I'm telling the truth, I'm telling the truth, I'm not lying, you promised not to hit me!" Xiao Fu, who was filled with fear, burst out with unprecedented strength, and actually broke free from the hands of the two maids, threw herself at Mother Zhu, grabbed the corner of her skirt, and begged bitterly.

"Humph, if you don't tell the truth, it won't just be a few strokes of the cane!" Mother Zhu sneered and kicked her away, "Chen Gui's family, Fu Quan's family, you two haven't eaten, and you can't even stop a little hoof."

The two maids hurried forward to pull Xiao Fu away and quickly dragged her to the door.

"Mother Zhu! Mother Zhu! It's not me, it's not me who wants to slander Song Ying! It's Chun Qiao!" Xiao Fu was so scared that she didn't care about anything and almost shouted.

Song Ying was stunned when she heard this. Chunqiao had treated her very well since the first day she arrived at the Shen Mansion. After learning about her real background in the past two days, Chunqiao was one of the few people whose attitude towards her did not change.

When we meet, she talks to us in a friendly and sincere manner and helps us to the best of her ability. She is neither overly enthusiastic nor cold, and it is very comfortable to get along with her.

But he didn't expect that the one who really wanted to frame him would be her.

The two maids glanced at Mother Zhu and temporarily let go of Xiao Fu.

Xiao Fu cried bitterly: "She saw me taking the ginseng, and she threatened me that if I didn't accuse Song Ying of stealing the ginseng, she would report me to Mother Fang.

She also gave me that piece of blue cloth, saying it was from Song Ying's clothes, and she couldn't deny it."

After saying that, seeing that Princess Shun'an did not express anything, Xiao Fu turned to look at Song Ying, "Song Ying, no, Sister Song Ying, please forgive me. I did not mean to slander you. I had no choice."

Song Ying came back to his senses, turned his head away, and had no intention of responding.

If they have no choice, they will slander her. If she can't clear the suspicion, losing her job and being branded as a thief are the least of her worries. She will most likely end up in jail.

Mother Zhu waited for a long time, but Song Ying didn't speak, so she could only say in a hateful voice: "If you didn't steal things, how could she catch you with your braids?"