AWB Chapter 503 The truth back then
Chapter 503 The truth back then
Madam Yu had a loyal and devoted nanny who had been with her since she was a child. They had spent more time together than Madam Yu and her mother.
When Yu Zhong stabilized his position in the capital and rose through the ranks, not only did members of the Yu family come to seek refuge with him, but relatives and friends from Madam Yu's family also came.
This nanny also brought her son to the capital to be a study companion to Yu Wangbei, who was still a child at the time.
The nanny's son was smart and studious. He knew better than Yu Wangbei just by attending classes outside the study.
Because the nanny was not a slave, she had high hopes for the child.
He hoped that his son could learn more about reading and writing in the Yu Mansion. It would be great if he could pass the imperial examination in the future. If not, it would be great if he could go out and work as an accountant or shopkeeper, or run a small business, accumulate land and real estate step by step, cultivate his children and grandchildren to study, and prosper from generation to generation.
For this reason, the nanny served Madam Yu wholeheartedly.
Unexpectedly, misfortune came silently.
A brother of Madam Yu's family came to the capital to take the imperial examinations and stayed at the Yu residence. Somehow, he took a liking to Madam Yu's son. Madam Yu's brother was a master at studying for the imperial examinations, but he was also a master at cockfighting and horse racing, abusing innocent people. He had his hands on every maidservant and servant who looked good.
One night, after drinking, he tricked the nanny's son into his room.
At dawn the next day, the boy, who had just turned thirteen, staggered back to the two small houses where the mother and son lived on the back street of the Yu Mansion.
Didn't enter.
He knelt outside his mother's window and kowtowed three times, saying, "I am an unfilial son. I cannot repay your kindness in raising me in this lifetime," then turned and ran away.
When the nanny heard the noise and got out, her son was nowhere to be seen.
Several neighbors who got up early pointed out the direction her son had run to, and she went to look for him but couldn't find him.
She didn't understand what was going on. Although she was very nervous, she still went to serve Madam Yu on time.
She was planning to send her child back to her hometown to take the Tongsheng exam, and was entrusting Madam Yu to write letters to relatives in her hometown to help with the arrangements, so she did not dare to slack off.
Unexpectedly, just over half an hour later, someone came to tell her hurriedly that the body of her beloved child had been fished out of the well.
The poor nanny cried bitterly and sent her son away. She was ill for several months and almost lost half her life before she gradually recovered.
She wanted to go back and work for Madam Yu again.
But Madam Yu rejected her.
The reason is also very good.
Madam Yu was pregnant at the time, and as she had recently lost her son, she was afraid of causing harm to the unborn child.
The nanny had no suspicion and respectfully bid farewell to her master, preparing to leave the capital and return to her hometown.
Just before leaving, a concubine who had been fighting fiercely with Madam Yu at that time suddenly found her quietly and told her in detail what had happened to her son that night.
"Impossible... My son was just in a state of depression. The teacher scolded him for being stupid and told him he'd never pass the imperial examination. That's when he lost his mind and committed suicide by jumping into a well! He spent the entire night in his study memorizing his lessons. He couldn't memorize them all night, so he lost hope and did something stupid in the morning! Both the Madam and the eldest son said so. I also asked the teacher, and he did scold my son that day! Don't lie to me! You have bad intentions! You can't defeat Madam, so you come after me. You're completely devoid of conscience. I lost my child, and you're still plotting against me. You'll meet a horrible end sooner or later!"
Mammy couldn't accept the truth.
Pointing at the concubine's nose and scolding her.
The concubine snorted coldly, "I'm telling you the truth out of pity for you. If you don't believe it, forget it. With a mother as foolish as you, your child won't rest in peace in his grave. Not only did you not avenge him, but you continue to treat the person who killed him as a good person and believe that the person who concealed the truth and deceived you is your master. How pitiful he is!"
After the concubine left, the nanny sat there in silence for a whole day and night.
Then he cheered up and began to slowly investigate the truth.
When she finally got the truth, she regained Madam Yu's trust in a very short time, making Madam Yu believe that she had no idea of the truth and was still the good servant who was sincere and devoted.
She did the dirty work for Madam Yu, fought against the concubines, and became her top confidant.
The concubine who told her the truth was also defeated by her and expelled from the house.
She finally found an opportunity and successfully framed Madam Yu's brother, causing him to fall off a horse and become disabled, paralyzed in bed for the rest of his life.
He also successfully drugged Madam Yu when she was burning incense for the last time before giving birth, causing her to go into labor prematurely, even though she was still half a month away from giving birth, and she gave birth to a baby girl prematurely in the temple.
Then she stole the baby girl.
She originally planned to throw the baby girl off the cliff, but she couldn't bring herself to do it, so she just left the child in the mountains.
She suddenly realized what was the point in killing the baby girl.
Even if he killed Madam Yu's brother, and Madam Yu and the eldest son who covered up his brother's crime, it would not be considered as true revenge for his son.
Why did Madam Yu’s brothers dare to bully innocent people without fear of the consequences?
Isn’t it because his family is a bully in his hometown and the officials protect each other?
Isn’t it because Yu Zhong is protecting him in the capital?
No matter if it was like hitting a rock with an egg or it was futile, she suddenly wanted to give it a try.
The nanny knew that Yu Zhong's teacher was holding a banquet at his home to celebrate the old lady's birthday. So she hurried down the mountain and returned to the city, ready to burst into the banquet and expose all the bad deeds done by Madam Yu's brothers, as well as the corruption and abuse of power committed by the Yu family in their hometown, to make them pay!
But it was not easy for her, a mere servant, to break into the mansion of a high-ranking official.
Fortunately, he happened to meet Yu Zhong, who had just left the table early after receiving the news that his daughter was missing.
Yu Zhong saw that she looked unwell and ordered her to be taken back to the mansion. She only shouted a few times in front of the tall mansion gate before being dragged away.
Not a single splash was made.
All her resentment and courage turned into tears and screams after Yu Zhong captured her, interrogated her and tortured her, and then she lost her energy.
Yu Zhong said, "Your son is already dead, yet you still dare to tarnish my reputation? I didn't kill him! If you don't give me a satisfactory answer today, I will have your son's grave dug up, his bones pulverized, and his ashes scattered, leaving him to perish forever! You stole my daughter, and if anything happens to her, none of your relatives or clansmen will ever have a good life!"
Mammy was completely despairing.
Choose to commit suicide by jumping into a well.
She fell into the same well as her son, hoping to be reunited with him in the underworld.
In the Yu Mansion, a woman, driven mad by longing for her son, threw herself into a well. Afterwards, a master performed a ritual to seal the well, which gave people something to talk about, and that was enough.
Few people know the truth about the death of Mammy and her son.
Those who know keep it a secret.
Yu Zhong asked for leave from the government office in the name of looking for his beloved daughter, went up the mountain and entered the temple, where he had a huge conflict with his wife.