bestfiction Chapter 127 Ignorance
Chapter 127 Ignorance
Song Chuchu was so scared that she took two steps back, her face pale and her heart sinking.
what?
The medicine used to treat Lu Xuan would actually kill ordinary people?!
Isn't it that far away?
She seemed to have just realized the seriousness of the matter.
She finally understood why Ji Bozhou was so angry yesterday but why he didn't kill her!
He wants to keep her to help the Marquis's Mansion escape punishment!
She thought Ji Bozhou still had a conscience yesterday, but it turned out to be because of this!
Now the Ji family probably wants her to die in this case, which would be exactly what they want!
No!
She can't be bullied!
Song Chuchu endured the pain all over her body and smiled at Zheng Lei with a hint of guilt: "Master Zheng, I wonder where those people I accidentally harmed are? I know my sins are serious, and I want to apologize to them in person!"
Her eyes flushed red. "This is indeed my fault. Even a thousand lawsuits involving several lives would not be enough to atone for my sins!"
Thinking of Song Chuchu's excuses for Haiyue's death, compared with her frank admission of mistakes now, Zheng Lei began to look at her with a new respect.
Looking at the injuries all over her body, Zheng Lei knew that she had been beaten in the Marquis' Mansion. He nodded hesitantly and did not intend to make things difficult for her.
"We spent a lot of effort to appease those people today. They really want to see you. Are you sure you want to see them?"
Song Chuchu nodded heavily, lowered her head, and tears flowed again: "Let me see them, this will make them feel better, I will atone for my sins..."
Thinking about the innocent lives and the innocence of several innocent women, Zheng Lei didn't want to stop her since she was seeking her own death.
A quarter of an hour later, two jailers came with more than a dozen family members of the victims who had not yet left.
"Where is that bitch? She caused my brother's tragic death. I must chop her to death!"
"You think you can do whatever you want just because you're the Crown Prince's wife? Is there any law in this world?"
"I, an old woman, also want to see what kind of whore killed my son!"
"..."
There was a flurry of chattering voices. Song Chuchu didn't expect there were so many people. She couldn't help but shrink in fear to the innermost corner of the cell.
A dozen angry people soon arrived at the entrance of Song Chuchu's cell.
A tall, well-dressed farmer kicked the prison cell pillar and said viciously to Song Chuchu, "You were the one who put drugs in the water and killed my brother?"
He looked at Zheng Lei beside him and said, "Open this cell door! I have to go in and give this bitch a good beating!"
Song Chuchu looked at Zheng Lei pleadingly.
Zheng Lei leaned against the prison door and adjusted the belt of his official robes. "The country has its own laws. Crimes must be dealt with according to the law. If anyone opens the door and punishes prisoners privately, there will be no need for government in the world!"
Song Chuchu looked at Zheng Lei gratefully. Just as she was about to stand up, she felt something white coming towards her.
"Snapped!"
"Clap!"
Her body felt painful and cold, and she subconsciously covered her head to avoid it.
After a while, hearing the jailer stop the people outside, Song Chuchu finally let go of her hand, wiped her face, and opened her eyes.
A bunch of eggs and some stones were thrown at her, and the wet egg white stuck to her body, making her feel nauseous.
She smeared the egg white on her arm and deliberately put it to her nose to smell it.
Fortunately, the egg is not rotten!
Seeing that the people's anger had subsided a little, she slowly stood up and walked towards these people through the prison door.
When everyone saw the injuries on her body, they felt a little better.
Suddenly, with a thud, Song Chuchu knelt down straight in the middle of the cell towards these people.
The leading farmer took a step back in fear, and the others were also startled.
Song Chuchu's eyes were filled with tears: "My fellow villagers, I was wrong about this matter. I am guilty. I want to apologize to you all first!"
After saying that, he kowtowed three times to the group of people.
The people who came were all farmers. They had only seen the nobles looking down on the common people, but they had never seen the wives of the rich and powerful kneeling down and kowtowing to them! What's more, this person was the wife of the prince of the Ji family, who had great connections!
This really shocked everyone, and they looked at each other in confusion.
After being stunned for a few seconds, the farmer seemed to react.
He put his hands on his waist and said indignantly, "Kill someone and you must pay with your life. Don't think you can get away with just kowtow just because you're the wife of a marquis! We won't fall for your tricks!"
The others seemed to have finally reacted at this time.
"Yeah, I won't fall for that!"
"Don't even think about letting it go!"
"Are the rich and powerful so great? The lives of the common people are also lives!"
"..."
Song Chuchu applauded in her heart.
Very good, this is exactly the effect she wanted.
She raised her head, wiped away her tears, and said in a clearer voice, "No, I'm not asking for your forgiveness! Today, I actually want to solve the problem for everyone!"
She raised her voice a little: "Of course I know the principle of life for life. But we are all hardworking farmers. Even if you take my life, what will it change the outcome?"
"The person has passed away, your loved ones are gone. The best way for everyone now is to use the power of my mansion to do our best to compensate you and do our best to alleviate the pain of losing your loved ones!"
She paused and said, "My mansion is willing to pay 500 taels of silver to each of the people who died or were harmed by the flying crane crossing the water source as compensation. So, do you want the silver or my life? Please make your choice!"
The sound echoed in the cell.
Everyone was stunned.
Not to mention the common people, even Zheng Lei was suddenly at a loss as to what to do with her.
He thought she had turned over a new leaf and repented, but it turned out she was waiting here!
So he wanted to save his life!
A moment later, a slight commotion was heard among a dozen people.
They originally wanted to kill Song Chuchu, but now their anger suddenly subsided.
That’s five hundred taels of silver!
You can’t make that much money by growing crops in your lifetime!
Is there any need to choose? The medicine has been administered, the person is dead, so of course I would choose silver!
Although on the surface everyone seemed to be frowning and thinking, they all tacitly understood each other and had already made up their minds.
After half a cup of tea, Song Chuchu swallowed her saliva and looked at them nervously: "What do you all think?"
In fact, she had anticipated everyone's choice.
But after all, it concerns my life, so I am still a little nervous.
She stood up and first looked at the sturdy farmer: "Big brother, what do you think?"
Although the farmer was already agitated, he still snorted with a hint of dissatisfaction on his face. "Under the current circumstances, the only option left is for you to pay the money to settle this matter! It's all the usual tricks used by you wealthy families!"
With this man's words leading the way, the others finally joined in the conversation.
"Yes, of course you have to pay!"
"That's right, whoever wants your life should pay you compensation!"
"When will you give me the silver?"
"..."
Song Chuchu signaled everyone to be quiet: "Since everyone has decided to ask for the silver, you need to find someone to withdraw the lawsuit. The silver is in the Marquis' Mansion, everyone can go to the Marquis' Mansion to ask for it!"
Seeing a group of people leaving the prison in a lively manner, Song Chuchu finally felt relieved.
However, Lord Ji Hou would never have imagined how much trouble his nominal daughter-in-law would bring him.