The front hall is brightly lit, and all the servants are kneeling here. There is a large set of torture instruments on the side, and the formation is very solemn.

When Nanny Zhang led Meng Heyin to the front hall, Mrs. Meng was sitting on a chair, and Jinse was rubbing her head.

"Madam, people have arrived."

Aunt Zhang stepped forward and answered.

Mrs. Meng sat upright very tiredly and immediately saw Meng Heyin who stood out among the crowd.

"Heyin, why are you here? Didn't the doctor ask you to rest?"

When Meng Xiyin heard this, he immediately put the things in his hands into his sleeves and looked at Meng Heyin fiercely, like a kitten with exploded fur.

Meng, who had forgotten that he was "recovering from a serious illness and was weak", was rarely embarrassed.

"It will be fine after rest..." After a pause, "One of the maids in our courtyard is missing for some reason. I am worried about her, but fortunately I have found her."

Mrs. Meng raised her eyebrows.

Noticing that Mrs. Meng looked unhappy, Grandma Zhang stepped forward.

"Madam, when I went to the woodshed, I saw the eldest lady. The eldest lady said that this was someone from her yard and wanted to interrogate him together."

Mrs. Meng sighed tiredly and glanced at Meng Heyin coolly.

"Then let's interrogate it together."

Bai Miao was kneeling on the ground, hunched over, looking very weak.

"Sin slave Bai Miao, do you know your sin?" Grandma Zhang asked sharply.

"What sin does this slave have if you don't know yourself?"

"Of course it's a crime of having an affair with a foreigner and murdering the master!"

The whole hall was shocked, and the servants kneeling outside began to whisper, making it noisy for a while.

Meng Heyin looked at Bai Miao immediately. The thin body just closed his eyes and his face was a little red.

Next to her, Lu Wei trembled all over. Seeing Meng Heyin looking at her, she shook her head anxiously: "Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Meng Heyin blinked and glanced at Mrs. Meng who was sitting in the main seat with her right hand supporting her forehead. She didn't have any other reaction. It was obvious that she had known this kind of rhetoric.

Amidst the commotion of the crowd, a thin but firm voice slowly came out.

"I don't."

I have to say no, it's just an affair with a foreigner, murdering the master is a serious crime, no one dares to admit it.

"Don't make excuses. You say you don't, but is there any evidence to prove that you don't?"

Grandma Zhang's tone became more and more harsh.

Bai Miao gritted his teeth and unconsciously glanced at Meng Heyin from the corner of his eye. The next moment, his gaze steadily collided with Meng Heyin's, and his heart trembled.

Bai Miao still said firmly: "I didn't."

"Damn slave! If you know better, confess on your own, otherwise you will suffer a lot!"

The instrument of torture was brought up at the signal of Granny Zhang. It consisted of an adult-sized bench and two boards as thick as thighs.

The torture instrument was placed next to Bai Miao. The kneeling Bai Miao was not even half as big as the torture instrument. Everyone took a breath.

Lu Wei quietly tugged on Meng Heyin's sleeves while being kissed. Meng Heyin felt it, but pretended not to know.

Aunt Zhang said gloomily: "You have to think about it, this is your last chance. There is conclusive evidence that you had an affair with your foreigner. Do you really want to endure this pain?"

Bai Miao was shocked by the torture instrument. She didn't know what she thought of. She closed her eyes and gritted her teeth: "I have never done this before."

Nanny Zhang curled her lips, turned around and replied: "Madam, if the guilty slave refuses to plead guilty, will he be punished?"

Mrs. Meng had no expression on her face and nodded extremely impatiently.

"Torture!"

Two servants stepped forward and dragged Bai Miao to the bench like a wild dog.

Meng Heyin felt his sleeve being pulled again, again by Lu Wei.

"Miss, save her, save her..."

Meng Heyin grabbed Lu Wei's hand and let go.

Naturally, Meng Heyin would not tell Lu Wei. In fact, she herself had doubts about Bai Miao. But when she was about to watch the slap on Bai Miao coldly, Bai Miao suddenly raised his head and looked at her, with tears in his eyes.

thump--

thump--

His heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and an indescribable sourness filled Meng Heyin's heart, as if his internal organs had been taken out and crushed into pieces. Meng Heyin looked at Bai Miao uneasily.

Bai Miao closed his eyes, with a posture of gritting his teeth and refusing to admit it. The long board was raised high, and it was about to hit Bai Miao.

"Wait a minute!"

Bai Miao looked at Meng Heyin in disbelief, but Meng Heyin didn't even look at her.

"Although she has not proven her innocence, there is no evidence to prove that she is indeed guilty, right?"

Meng Heyin took a breath, tried to calm down his heart that was beating randomly just now, and said to Mrs. Meng.

Mrs. Meng's eyes finally regained focus, and she slowly looked at Meng Heyin with an expression that she had expected.

"Heyin, this is why she must be punished." Mrs. Meng's tone was calm, but her air was very condescending, "We did find evidence that she had an affair with her foreign man, and we also found evidence that she had an appointment with someone else.

A note intended to kill you. You are still young and don’t know that this person has a sinister heart. I’m afraid you were deceived by her.”

Meng Heyin was slightly startled, and then looked at Bai Miao who was also shocked. Judging from her observation just now, Bai Miao did not look like a liar.

Meng Heyin was heartbroken, "How do we know whether the evidence is true or false? If we want justice, we should show the evidence for everyone to judge."

Mrs. Meng did not expect her to be so determined. A cold light flashed in her eyes and she said coldly, "Then take out the evidence and let the eldest lady see it."

Sure enough, Jinse went to the back hall and brought out a box. Nanny Zhang took out a bamboo-colored sachet from the box. She was about to open the sachet when Bai Miao suddenly shouted.

"Don't look anymore, I plead guilty!"

Everyone was shocked, looked at Bai Miao in confusion, and started yelling again.

Lu Wei was puzzled, and subconsciously looked at the sachet that was the evidence. After seeing it, he was secretly surprised. He looked at Bai Miao with complicated eyes, then at Meng Heyin, lowering his head and saying nothing.

Meng Heyin had the rare feeling of being treated like a donkey with good intentions, but looking at Bai Miao's drooped head, she felt that it was not that simple. There must be something wrong with it.

When everyone was shocked by Bai Miao's sudden admission of crime, Grandma Zhang reacted very quickly.

"Since you have admitted the crime, such a serious crime should be directly executed. However, my lady is kind-hearted and cannot bear to commit murder. Today I will fine you 50 yuan, expel you from the good family, and expel you from the house!"

"Exercise torture."

"Wait!" Meng Heyin stopped him.

Nanny Zhang twisted her body and looked sideways at Meng Heyin, "What does the eldest lady have to say?"

"If I remember correctly, Bai Miao should be my maid. Even if she makes a mistake and needs to be punished, it should be punished by me. Why does Madam need to do it for her?"

Mrs. Meng was dissatisfied, "What she committed was a serious crime of murdering the master. If all the slaves in the house follow the same example, where is the family tradition?!"

"How do you know it was her who murdered me, and not me who accidentally locked the door while playing with her?"

Mrs. Meng didn't expect that Meng Heyin could even make up such a lie. She was a little angry for a while and didn't know what to say.

Only Bai Miao and Lu Wei looked at Meng Heyin in surprise, with tears in their eyes.
Chapter completed!