Chapter 155 Why does she have to die?
After everyone was sent out, Lu Jia also returned to the Babu bed.
There is only a row of houses between the kitchen and Grandma Du's residence in the southwest corner, but it is not a road.
Qing He and Ming Xiao entered the door, and there was only a cook under the stove, taking a nap while watching the fire.
Qing He coughed and said, "I'm sorry to disturb my lady's rest. We eldest girls want to eat rice dumplings. Please set up a stove..."
After saying that, he took advantage of the situation and asked for money.
A quarter of an hour later, Zhimu had already returned to Yixia Courtyard.
Then Qing He came back at dawn carrying glutinous rice balls.
"After asking around, it turned out that there were only two women keeping vigil around Mrs. Du's residence. They were all staying under the corner door. If there was any movement near the well, they could hear it, but they might not be able to see it."
Lu Jia thought for a moment: "Whether you can see it or not, Jiang will be relieved after verifying her results.
"——Let Yinliu do it."
……
Mr. Jiang has no sleep tonight.
It has been almost two hours since I left Grandma Du's residence and came back, but there is still no news of the start of the operation.
Aunt Du, she must not have other thoughts, right?
"Mrs."
The door curtain was opened, and the visitor rushed into the house in three steps. He came to Jiang out of breath: "Mama Du went to the well!"
Ms. Jiang stood up immediately, her eyes flashing: "What happens after you go?"
"She arrived at the well and sat down again..."
Mrs. Jiang frowned and turned to the maid who was keeping watch in front of the bed: "Go and have a look."
The maid took orders and went out.
Mrs. Jiang had already arranged for someone to keep an eye on the whole process outside Grandma Du's yard, just not wanting anything to go wrong.
Although Nanny Du is obedient and there is no other way to go under her hands, when a person is facing life or death, there is really no guarantee that she will have other ideas.
I have already reached the well, and I am still hesitating. Why are I hesitating?
As long as you don't fall in, you can't rest assured.
The maid soon arrived at the west side.
This well is in the yard next to Grandma Du's residence.
On the other side of the yard is a corridor leading to the large kitchen. But this well is only used to water flowers, so not many people come here.
At this moment, there was a person sitting by the well.
Late at night in the winter moon, I couldn't see my fingers, and the lanterns on all sides made the shadowy people by the well look like ghosts.
The cold wind blew here and there, and the maid wrapped her clothes tightly involuntarily.
Just at the moment of this misunderstanding, there was a sudden sound from the front. The maid looked up and saw Grandma Du shivering a few times in the wind, then she stood up, let out a shrill scream, and then fell into the mouth of the well... …
The maid's waist tensed, she took a few steps back and staggered.
Then she walked to the well with chattering teeth, held up a lantern and looked at the well mouth, and saw water splashing at the dark bottom of the well! ……
Ms. Jiang rubbed her temples under the lamp, and a scream suddenly came, causing her to open her eyes involuntarily and stand up.
Scream, yes!
It was she who had told Grandma Du before!
Before she could reach the door, the maid, her face as white as snow, crawled to her bed: "Madam, Aunt Du, Aunt Du is gone!"
Jiang's eyes were like lightning: "Did you see it with your own eyes?"
"The slave saw it with her own eyes! She cried for a while by the well and finally fell into it!"
The maid was still shivering. The water in the well was deep all year round. Even though she had been prepared for it, she could see a live person falling in with her own eyes. Not everyone could bear such an impact easily!
Ms. Jiang raised her eyes and looked out the window, and said solemnly: "Great! You all hold lanterns now, call a few more people and gather around!"...
The scream was indeed loud, and it was impossible to ignore it. Soon the lights in each room were lit one after another.
Lu Jie, who had just fallen asleep in the study, opened his eyes.
Even the second and third bedrooms across the courtyard wall were moving.
The lights in Minxiayuan are the last. But it was only half a cup of tea.
When the lights in the entire Lu Mansion were brightly lit, the noise also sounded.
It wasn't until the news had spread everywhere and the steward's wife hurriedly came to report that Jiang stepped out of her house and hurried towards the place where the accident occurred.
Several housekeepers and ladies in charge of the house all put on their clothes and entered the west courtyard, and they all gathered around the mouth of the well and talked about it.
When Mrs. Jiang arrived at the door, she happened to meet Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Wu from next door who came after hearing the sound.
"What happened? How did I hear that something happened to Grandma Du?" the sisters-in-law asked each other when they met.
"I don't know yet," Mrs. Jiang hurriedly walked towards the yard, "Where is she?"
"Go back to my wife, I'm still under the well, it's dark, I can't get down, I have to wait for people from the outer courtyard to come in before I can fish him out!"
Su Zhixiao's family hurriedly came to greet him.
Jiang looked at the mouth of the well that was surrounded by people and walked up.
Many torches have been lit beside the well, and the light can vaguely illuminate the bottom.
The specific situation cannot be seen clearly from the bottom, but it is clear enough to see that the clothes floating above are exactly what Grandma Du was wearing last night.
With the light behind her, Mrs. Jiang raised the corners of her lips without leaving a trace, and then raised her head with a look of silence: "How could she seek death because of such a small thing? I had clearly comforted her last night and asked her to just go home early for retirement. How could she? Maybe die?
"Look around carefully to see if there is anything suspicious!"
This was obviously a suspicion that he had killed him, so everyone present immediately took action!
……
The noise outside the yard has become louder and louder. Lu Jia paced back and forth in the room, waiting for Yinliu who didn't return at the end.
Dawn walked in quickly: "...the Jiang family alerted all the people who were supposed to come. When the servant came back, the people in the outer courtyard had already put on ropes and were preparing to fish out the corpse."
Lu Jia stopped: "Where is the master?"
Ming Xiao said: "Long Xiang, the principal of the house, is keeping vigil in the study tonight. The study is in the outer courtyard, so the news may not be heard."
Lu Jia knew that the girl Liao Xiang was interested in Lu Jie, but with Mr. Jiang keeping a close eye on her, she had not succeeded in her previous life. What a coincidence that Mr. Jiang was willing to let her go and keep watch tonight?
After all, there are still not enough manpower.
I don’t know what’s going on over there at Yinliu?
If she misses, the fuss tonight will be meaningless.
So she couldn't help but think that Qin Zhou always helped her in the past. If Qin Zhou was here now, she could ask him to invite Lu Jie to the scene at any time.
"Girl!" said Cao Cao. At this moment, Yinliu jumped in from the window like a gust of wind.
Lu Jia hurriedly greeted him: "Where is the person?"
"Don't worry! I just took advantage of the chaos and handed it over to Changfu! I didn't alert anyone!"
Lu Jia breathed a sigh of relief.
In the blink of an eye, she saw a few scratches on her wrist, she grabbed it and said, "Are you injured again?"
Yinliu hid his hand behind his back: "I accidentally rubbed it when I climbed out just now. It's okay."
"Apply some medicine." Lu Jia continued, and then said: "You and Qing He stay here and find a way to invite the master. Come with me at dawn and dusk."