majestic tiger

Chapter 55 Shocking News
Yunxia hurriedly asked her mother: "Mom, what's the matter?" She took the letter paper from her mother's hand.

"Well, your father said in the letter that if the border is not so peaceful now, he would rush back to investigate this matter. By the way, Xia'er, let mother read it to you." The mother thought that her daughter had only entered school not long ago. I can't read all the words.

Yunxia had already unfolded the letter paper. She smiled and said to her mother, "Mom, I'll look at it first. If you don't know each other, you can guess it by combining the upper and lower sentences. If you really can't guess it, it's not too late to ask you."

"That's okay, it just so happens that Mother's heart is in a mess and she's not in a good mood." The mother's face was a little pale, and her eyes were full of worry and uneasiness.

In the letter, the father first talked about the mother's return of the dowry, expressing that he had no objection, and asked the mother to do it.Because my grandmother has said many times before, the mother's dowry will eventually be under the control of the mother herself.Besides, this is also the rule of this dynasty, and there is nothing wrong with it.

Then the topic changed, and what my father talked about next was really a big event, which had something to do with my grandmother's death.

It turned out that recently my father had two soldiers who were sent to the border of Xirong to carry out spying missions.Unexpectedly, he was caught by the soldiers of the Western Army, and he was tortured and tortured beyond recognition.But the two soldiers were very brave, and they didn't reveal any information from the beginning to the end. The Xirong people became furious and gave them a slow poison to make them suffer and die.

One of the soldiers, who was a little stronger, took the opportunity to escape, returned to the barracks, and died after a few days, which made people sigh.

This was a bloody incident that often happened on border battlefields, but what surprised my father was that the symptoms of this soldier before death were exactly the same as those of his grandmother before his death. He had always been unacceptable to the violent death of his strong grandmother. Father, as soon as you think about these things, you realize that grandma's death is really strange, and it is very strange.

Most of the time, the grandmother was murdered, and she was poisoned secretly before she died. As for the kind of poison, it was either the same as the soldier took, or it was similar.

This is terrible. Who put the grandmother to death?

In fact, after more than a month of hard work in learning traditional Chinese characters, Yunxia has no problem reading letters.But in order not to make her mother suspicious, Yunxia picked out a few words to ask her mother for advice every time she read a paragraph.The letter, which could have been read quickly, took twice as long to read.

After reading, Yunxia put the letter on the table and asked her mother, "Mother, what was grandma like before she died?"

Mother did not answer, but took the secret letter, lit the oil lamp and threw it into the brazier in the corner of the room. The flames quickly licked the letter paper into ashes.Mother looked at the small pinch of ashes, recalling the events of her grandmother's death, and her complexion gradually became as dim as that ashes.

"Your grandmother was a pure-hearted person, and she was very kind to the juniors and servants. Her health was always good, but she died suddenly. At that time, they thought she had an emergency. Several doctors couldn't tell That’s why. I remember that she was in pain a few days before her death, and it was even more sad on the day of her death. When the pain came up, she grabbed the bed rail tightly with her hands. After she passed away, I found out that her hands The nails on the nails were all broken off."

After the mother finished speaking, tears rolled down her eyes.Yunxia took out a silk handkerchief to wipe her mother's tears.

When people are so sad that they can't help themselves, their mother's tears are wiped away and come out again. Yunxia sees her mother's tears, and her own eyes are red.

"Mother, since grandma is such a good person, who would be so cruel to harm her? Could it be that grandma offended someone?" At this moment, Yunxia has realized that her grandmother's death may have something to do with the old woman, but some facts still need to be clarified, so continue Ask mother.

The mother shook her head: "Your grandmother does housework all day long, and she doesn't even want to step on ants when she walks. She treats people with all her heart and soul all her life, so she shouldn't offend anyone."

Yunxia lowered her voice, "Mother, if this is the case, I think the only motive is for the old woman to harm grandma. If grandma is gone, she can take the place of grandma instead."

"Xia'er, your father suspected it back then, but he didn't find any evidence at the time, and half a month before your grandmother fell ill, the old woman took your uncle and aunt's family back to the hometown to visit relatives. Just came back."

The old woman is really thoughtful, she actually came up with a trick of not being at the scene of the crime, trying to clear up the suspicion.If this is the case, someone in the mansion must have helped her carry out the crime, and this person is the person she trusts the most.

Who is the one?Yunxia ran through the people who were close to the old woman in her mind, and suddenly, the face of Butler Ding jumped out.

"Mother, did Steward Ding go back with the old woman?"

Mother froze for a moment and said, "Why did Xia'er mention him?"

But the mother immediately realized: "Butler Ding is the cousin of the old woman, and he is indeed the most trusted person of the old woman. Let me think about it, he was in the mansion back then, and he didn't go back with the old woman's family. However, Butler Ding treats your grandfather He obeyed his grandmother's advice, and they even regarded him as a member of the family, so he couldn't bear to harm your grandmother!"

"Mother, some people are good at pretending. Didn't I ask Mother last time, why are the servants in the family afraid of him? Later, Xia'er inquired secretly, and Ding Steward was not only harsh on the servants, but also cruel. Very nice."

After hearing this, the mother pondered for a few minutes and said, "That's right, the old woman is his cousin after all, and it is very possible for her to be merciless for their own interests."

"That's right, if Steward Ding stays in the mansion, he will have a lot of opportunities to harm grandma, and it won't arouse suspicion. The old lady and the others are insidious enough."

As soon as Yunxia finished speaking, her mother nervously grabbed her hand and said, "Xia'er, if they really did it, wouldn't we, especially you and Yunxiao, be in danger?"

The mother's hands trembled uncontrollably, worrying about the safety of her children first.Although it is almost late spring, the night is still a bit cold, but the mother's forehead is covered with fine beads of cold sweat, she almost gritted her teeth and said: "Xia'er, mother does not allow anyone to hurt you." You brothers and sisters, if anyone wants to harm you, mother will fight them desperately."

Yunxia stretched out her other hand, put it on her mother's hand, and comforted her: "Mother, don't worry, they don't dare to blatantly harm us now, because they are still very afraid of father."

"That's right, your father is General Huwei, an important court official, forgive them for not being so bold." Mother finally recovered.

Yunxia held her mother's hand and said to her earnestly: "For Brother Xiao and I, parents are the best parents in the world. You are the protective umbrella for our siblings. With your protection, we can hide from the world." Weather the wind and rain. Therefore, for us, you must first protect yourself."

Looking at her daughter's shining eyes, the mother raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead, and said with some embarrassment: "Xia'er, mother feels that I am not as calm as you, alas, it is really useless."

"Mother, what are you talking about? You are just too kind and blindly let yourself suffer, so you tolerate that old woman everywhere. Now that we know that the old woman is the most suspected, we must stay calm next time, and we must not mess up on our own, nor To scare the snake away, let's investigate this matter secretly, and we must avenge my grandmother!"

The mother held her daughter's hand tightly, and then nodded heavily: "That's for sure. It's just that after so many years, it may not be easy to find out. However, no matter how difficult it is, we have to find out the truth. This is your responsibility." Father's meaning."

The eyes of the mother and daughter met, and they cast encouraging glances at each other, just staring at each other in silence.

After a while, the mother just said leisurely: "Xia'er, mother recalled the days when your grandmother was there, and realized how carefree my mother was under the care and protection of your grandmother at that time. It's so comfortable."

(End of this chapter)