After rebirth, I married the emperor's uncle and overthrew my ex-husband's kingdom

Aunt Qiao glanced at her trembling hands and raised the corners of her lips, "Then my niece will wait for good news from my aunt tomorrow."

After saying that, she twisted her waist, stood up, and walked away gracefully.

"Squeak-"

The door opened, and when the figure disappeared in front of the door, Old Mrs. Qiao exerted force with her hands, and the string of peach wood Buddhist beads that had been with her for forty years fell to the ground with a "clatter".

Nanny Wang came in and saw the beads falling to the ground. She was startled and asked, "The string was just changed not long ago, how come it broke?"

She and Zhang Momo both knew how much their master cherished this string of Buddhist beads, and they would replace the string with a new one every three months.

The current rope was replaced just last month.

She bent down to pick it up, but Old Mrs. Qiao closed her eyes and sighed heavily, "No need to pick it up, just throw it away."

"master......"

Wang Momo paused in picking up the beads, hesitated for a moment, and then straightened up.

The old lady hated it most when others disobeyed her. If she was annoyed by this, it would be more trouble than gain.

"Yue Xia, how many years have you followed me?"

"My Lord, it has been fifty-three years."

Like Zhang Momo, Wang Momo had been by Old Mrs. Qiao's side since she was six years old, until she married into the Marquis's mansion as a second wife, and they also followed her to the mansion.

"I heard that your eldest grandson is smart and clever, and a good candidate for studying?"

Nanny Wang was confused by what Old Mrs. Qiao said, but she still said modestly, "That wild boy only knows a few more words than others. He doesn't deserve such praise."

"Do you plan to let him take the imperial examination?" Old Mrs. Qiao raised her eyelids and looked at her, "In the future, he will pass the imperial examination, be promoted to a higher position, and bring honor to the family."

"He is not that lucky."

Wang Momo smiled bitterly.

She was a servant of the Qiao family, and married a servant of the Marquis's mansion, so naturally the children she gave birth to were also servants of the mansion.

Now her grandson is also a slave. Without the grace of her master, her descendants will have to be slaves for generations.

I have no destiny to study and take imperial examinations, so I can only learn a few characters from my teacher.

"If I release your sons and their bonds and make them good citizens, would you be willing?"

"master!"

Wang Momo's eyes suddenly widened. She reacted and knelt on the ground excitedly, "Master, if you are willing to release my son and his indentures, I am willing to die in return for your kindness!"

She knew her master's character best and she would never show kindness to him without reason.

But if she could exchange her old bones for her grandson's future, she would be willing to die!

"Are you really willing?"

"I will climb the mountain of swords and plunge into the cauldron of oil, and I will not refuse death!"

Nanny Wang spoke in a firm voice and kowtowed heavily to Old Mrs. Qiao.

She was not like Aunt Zhang who was fertile and had three sons and one daughter. She only had this one son in her life. Her husband died of illness when her son was three years old. She had raised her only child with great difficulty over the years.

Fortunately, my son is obedient and filial, my wife is sensible and polite, and my grandson is also a promising person with great talent in studying.

Several times she had heard the teacher lament that her grandson was not of good family background. At that time she tactfully raised the matter with the old lady, but she was always evaded by the old lady.

The old lady had mentioned before that she wanted her grandson to be a personal servant to the third master’s youngest son, but he was still a slave and would always be a servant who served others.

Now the opportunity is before her. As long as she keeps her life, she can exchange it for the personal freedom of her descendants. Her death is worthy!

There was a rare hint of emotion in the old lady's eyes. She stood up, walked to Wang Momo, bent down and pulled her up.

"Thank you, Master!"

Wang Momo's eyes were red and she quickly raised her sleeve to wipe the corners of her eyes.

Old Mrs. Qiao leaned close to her ear and whispered a few words, and Nanny Wang's pupils suddenly widened.

"Don't worry, after the matter is completed, I will give Zhaoming a sum of money to ensure that they can afford Xuanyu's studies in the future."

Without any hesitation, Wang Momo turned around and went to Old Mrs. Qiao's inner room and picked up the porcelain bottle she mentioned.

"I hope the master can take care of my son in the future."

She walked up to Old Mrs. Qiao, kowtowed three times again, and then left resolutely.

The night was as dark as ink. Xu Lingyun was interrogating the maids and servants of the second room. Suddenly, a police captain with a pale face walked towards them quickly.

"Sir, it's not good!"

"What happened?"

Xu Lingyun frowned, suddenly having a bad feeling.

"Zhang Momo is dead!" the long-faced constable replied in a trembling voice.

"How did you die?"

Xu Lingyun suddenly stood up from his chair with a stern look on his face.

"She was poisoned by Madam Hou's servant, Madam Wang." The long-faced constable said tremblingly after a pause, "Madam Wang killed Madam Zhang and then committed suicide on the spot."

Xu Lingyun waved his sleeves heavily, took a big step forward, and walked towards the room where Zhang Momo was imprisoned.

In the room, Zhang Mom and Wang Mom both fell to the ground, spitting blood and with their eyes closed.

Xu Lingyun walked forward and reached out to feel the aortas of the two men, but there was no fluctuation at all.

"How did you guard such an important prisoner?"

The long-faced constable said with a sad face, "I was in a hurry, so I went to the flowers in front to relieve myself for a while, and when I came back, the man was dead."

He didn't even dare to go to the toilet and could only relieve himself not far ahead. However, he still allowed someone to take advantage of him.

The government office was short-staffed at the end of the year, and Xu Lingyun knew that he couldn't be blamed, so he could only helplessly say: "Go back to the government office and ask the coroner to come and perform an autopsy!"

"Yes."

The long-faced constable quickly ran out.

Xu Lingyun continued to squat down and looked at the two corpses in front of him, his brows twisted into a knot.

Apart from the woodcutter that Lu Zhenguo sent people to find, Zhang Momo was the only one who could identify Qiao's mother. Now that Zhang Momo is dead, if something happens to the woodcutter again, there will really be no evidence to prove Youyou was murdered.

"what happened?"

Lu Zhenguo was just about to return home when he heard the news that Zhang Momo had died, and he hurried over.

"Mother Zhang was silenced," Xu Lingyun pointed at the body on the ground, feeling overwhelmed, "The person was Nanny Wang, who was by the side of the old Marquis' wife. She was the one who did it."

Lu Zhenguo was furious, "How dare you kill someone so blatantly!"

Xu Lingyun looked helpless, "The key is that there is no evidence for the two murders now."

The person belongs to Old Madam Hou, who ordered Nanny Wang to silence Nanny Zhang, so she is naturally the most suspicious.

But now the man has committed suicide out of fear of crime, and there is no evidence, so there is nothing we can do about the old woman.

Bai Qingyu and his wife had just turned off the lights and gone to bed. When they heard the news, they were so shocked that they immediately jumped out of bed and rushed over.

Looking at the two bodies on the ground, both of them turned pale.

"How could this be?"

"Cough cough cough cough cough -"

Bai Qingyu took a breath of cold air and covered his mouth, coughing continuously as if he wanted to cough out his entire lung.

Xu Lingyun looked at Li and asked, "Madam Hou, how is the relationship between your mother-in-law and Aunt Qiao?"