Seeing this scene, Jiang Xixi walked forward and helped the woman who was about to fall to the ground, but she broke free from her hands. The woman walked step by step towards the gate of Xin'an Mansion, with a hint of perseverance in her weak back. She carefully placed the little girl in her arms on the stone steps of the government office, and her eyes lingered on the small body for several times. Then she pulled out the drumsticks of the drum in front of everyone, and used all her strength to knock on the drum surface.

"Sir," her voice suddenly became much heavier than before. "Sir, the people's women have grievances. Please be fair to the people."

As he finished speaking, the drumstick kept smashing down on the drum surface, attracting everyone passing by, gathering around her and pointing and talking softly.

"This is not from the Huo family..."

"That child was not able to do last night. He was originally planning to be buried today, but who knows..."

"It's also a sin. Not long after my mother left, my father took a small one, but within a few days, the child actually followed him..."

The gate of Xin'an Mansion opened with a creaking sound. Cheng Muyou walked out with two guards. He was wearing a robe and a calm expression with a hint of imperceptible anger.

"Dad." Xun'er was about to run towards him, but Jiang Xixi stopped her. She carried Xun'er back to the crowd and covered his mouth and nose with her sleeves.

Cheng Muyou's eyes turned a few times on the little girl's body, then looked up at the woman in plain clothes and asked softly, "Did she have an epidemic?"

"Yes, sir."

"Then you should know that she shouldn't be here now, but in the iron railing."

"Sir," the woman faced Cheng Muyou's questioning, without any fear on her face. She straightened her back and said loudly, "It's true that Xiao Zhu was infected with an epidemic, but she could have escaped this disaster. If it weren't for that vicious woman, Xiao Zhu wouldn't have died at all. The woman knew that the epidemic was serious now, but she still had to take the child out. As she left, she was fine before she left, she would not have been useful at night..." She said, with two clear tears shed on her face.

Cheng Muyou's eyebrows tightened, "Who is the woman you are talking about?"

The Huo family died of illness half a year ago, leaving behind a daughter named Xiao Zhu, who was taken care of by his wife's dowry maid Yun Ying. Three months later, Mr. Huo married the new wife. The woman came from a scholarly family. As soon as she entered the house, she managed the family affairs in an orderly manner. She treated Xiao Zhu as her own. Not only did she take care of herself, but she was very considerate in food, clothing, housing and transportation. She also played with her every day, taught her to read and read, and led the depressed little girl out of the haze of losing her mother.

The new wife's approach made Mr. Huo very pleased, and even gave her all the ancestral black jade bracelets from her family as a compliment for her family's well-being. However, the servants and maids complained about the new wife. They believed that everything she did was just to win Mr. Huo's trust and favor. After all, she got married only after she was over 20 years old, so she naturally wanted to please her husband's family. What's more, someone once saw her with her own eyes when Mr. Huo was not around, she stabbed her delicate fingers with an embroidery needle on the belly of her little bran.

"Yunying, tell me what happened yesterday." Cheng Muyou stared at the woman in white kneeling on the ground in the hall. She saw her body trembling slightly, and tears fell to the ground. It seemed that looking back on the past was a punishment for her.

"Because there was an epidemic in the city recently, we have never let Xiao Zhu go out. But yesterday was the death day of her biological mother. She insisted on going to the grave to worship. No matter how we advised her, I insisted on letting her stay at home, but the wife said that Xiao Zhu was filial to her. She said that the cemetery was remote and sparsely populated and would not be infected with the epidemic. She was with her to take Xiao Zhu out in a sedan chair. However, on the way to the cemetery, Xiao Zhu got lost. It was not until almost evening that we found her on the street and took her home.

.That night, Xiaozhang began to fall asleep. After a few hours, she gradually lost her breath. The master found the best doctor in the city, but he still had no way to turn things around. The doctor said that her symptoms were exactly the same as the child who was infected with the disease and could not be cured at all. Sure enough, before dawn, Xiaozhang had just crawled forward a few steps. "Sir, Xiaozhang is the only child of the eldest lady. Before she died, she told me to take good care of her for her. But now it's less than a year, and the child has gone with her mother. How should I explain to my wife in the future..."

"You said Xiaozhai was lost on the way to the cemetery yesterday, but shouldn't she be with Mrs. Huo in the sedan chair?" Cheng Muyou keenly found the suspicious point in Yunying's words.

Yunying put away her tears, her eyes were covered with hatred, and her voice became louder, "The servants carrying the sedan chair said that when they walked to the street, Miss Xiaozhai suddenly ran out of the sedan chair and hit a servant. The man's body tilted and the sedan chair fell off. When they got up in a hurry, they found that Xiaozhai had disappeared in the crowd. Sir, don't you think this is strange? The woman insisted on taking her out when the epidemic spreads, and then lost her on the crowded street. This is clearly a situation, in order to kill Xiaozhai and kill the eldest lady's only bone and blood."

When the small black coffin was carried out from Xin'an Mansion, the crowd who had just gathered in front of the gate suddenly retreated like a tide, leaving only Yan Niang standing in front, setting off her figure like a green lotus that was independent of the world.

"Two brothers, where do you want to send this coffin?" Yan Niang asked the two stalkers carrying the coffin. Her face was calm, and she seemed a little out of place with the tense atmosphere around her.

"Where can I go? Of course it's the iron stone railing." One of the stewards spat on the ground in anger, "It's so unlucky. Every time I encounter someone who is sick, I dare not go home for several days, for fear of passing it to the children at home."

"Forget it, who asked Lord Cheng to give it a high price? Otherwise, who would be willing to take on this job?" His companion comforted him softly. After they said that, they walked west like windy under their feet.

"Iron and stone railing..." Yan Niang chanted these three words softly.

"Girl, you are a newcomer, and you don't know where the iron railing is?" Mr. Chen walked up to her and explained to her, "It's a deserted grave, which is specially burying those unclaimed bodies and those who were executed by the government. Lord Cheng is afraid of the spread of the epidemic, so he let people put the bodies of the children who have the disease there, so these sting men are so unwilling to do so."
Chapter completed!