The Wealthy Eldest Sister Rules Supreme

Chapter 542: Chapter 529: Deserved

“To prevent yourself from being suspected, it was you who boasted about how well the lady treated you, and how grateful you were to her. Your plan was to remind everyone around you of your devotion and loyalty, and convince them that you could never harm anyone.”

“Am I correct?”

Ding Gaochang’s infuriated exclamations were like a sledgehammer, relentlessly pounding on Hongyu’s heart, sending shivers down her spine.

Her face was as pale as paper, and her body seemed ready to collapse, but Hongyu gritted her teeth and retorted, “These are your assumptions, where is your proof?”

“You, who frequently entered Ma Liangcai’s bedroom and had intimate relations with him. This earring of yours was found in Ma Liangcai’s bed. Can you still deny it?”

“Plus, there’s plenty of evidence of intimate activities with a woman in Ma Liangcai’s bedroom. Are you implying that there was another woman fulfilling his needs?”

Ding Gaochang tossed the earring he’d held in his hand onto Hongyu.

Another woman serving him?

Impossible!

She was Ma Liangcai’s only woman. And remained so until his death!

Therefore, she wouldn’t allow another woman in Ma Liangcai’s bed, no one was allowed to!

In the end, she succeeded in ensuring that she was the only woman Ma Liangcai had this lifetime, fulfilling her wish.

Hongyu’s face was fierce, but she suddenly broke into a smile, picked up the earring, and wiped it with her sleeve. Her eyes softened, “This earring… was found in young master’s place?”

“In fact, the young master gifted me this earring. He said the smooth and round earring, much like me, brought him joy just by looking.”

“Afterward, I lost one of the earrings and looked for it without success, so I put away the remaining one carefully, fearful of losing it too.”

“The first time the young master complimented my looks, I blushed. He said he liked it when I blushed, finding it like a ripe apple, urging man’s desire for a bite. After hearing this, I knew exactly what he meant. With his handsome looks and affluent family, I would live a life of luxury if I were with him. And so, I went to his room that night.”

“Later, the young master asked me to accompany him every night, even when I was on shift and had no spare time, he would come to find me, after the lady fell asleep, in her room… The young master was infatuated with me.”

As Hongyu said this, she became very energetic, awash with complacency.

“However, the lady soon found out about our union. I thought she would rage, but she didn’t. Instead, she called me in and asked me to serve the young master well. The only requirement was to take the contraceptive soup regularly, but when the time was right, she would let the young master legitimize me.”

“I was thrilled. I just did as she commanded and took good care of the young master, waiting for the day he could own me as his wife. But one day, the matchmaker came and proposed marriage for the young master. The lady and the old man were delighted, and the young master seemed happy, but I was not.”

“However, the young master still liked me and wanted to see me every day. Even when he was studying, he would stop to see me. That reassured me. I thought, even if Miss Meng entered our family, she was no match for me. There would be plenty of time to win him over.”

“But one day, the lady suddenly told me that she wanted to repay my years of service. She announced she would cancel my contract and release me, and even found me a suitable husband, promising me a dowry of ten taels of silver to ensure my marriage would be grand.”

“I begged the lady, crying, and asked her to let me stay with the young master, even if I was only allowed to be his concubine. But the lady refused and insisted on sending me away, claiming that Miss Meng was pure and innocent, and would not tolerate this. She suggested that if I knew what was good for me, I would take the silver and get married. If I disobeyed, it was the right of the main house to punish servants.”

“With the lady refusing, I sought the young master instead, but he refused to see me. When he did, he just asked me to keep quiet and not to cause trouble, especially not to mention anything about him.”

“With both the lady and the young master determined to send me away, I couldn’t do anything but cry. But soon, I stopped crying because I discovered that I was pregnant. I was carrying the young master’s child! Overjoyed, I rushed to tell the lady and the young master about the joyful news, begging for them to let me stay for the baby’s sake.”

“However, upon hearing the news, the lady and the young master were unhappy, but they stopped talking about sending me away. Instead, they asked me to rest and not do any work. I thought they might have changed their minds about keeping me, but they didn’t. All they gave me was an abortion pill. I suffered in agony for three days and nights, crying out to them, but the lady and the young master remained unmoved. They commanded that as soon as I recovered, I should leave.”

“Anxious to see me leave, and even those who used to fawn over me were now whispering behind my back, cursing me for dreaming of climbing into the young master’s bed, calling me an ungrateful servant…”

“I was fuming.”

“Furious at the cruelty of the lady and the young master, and those who treated me like a stepping stone.”

“Since they did not treat me like a human being, I decided to let them see exactly what this person they looked down upon could do!”

“So I put arsenic in their food, and watched them eat it bit by bit, watched them suffer the consequences of their actions, calling on heaven and earth for help but to no avail!”

“They deserved it, deserved it!”

Hongyu, her eyes red, burst into wild laughter, “They deserved it! Those who treated me like an object, they all deserved it!”

“Ha-ha-ha-ha, they deserved it!”

At this moment, Hongyu was like a madwoman, laughing and crying simultaneously.

The echoes of her laughter, her screams, her crying filled the vast emptiness, especially in the night, borne with a chilling desolation.

The government officials were all a bit mournful, regretting that the Ma family wasn’t as virtuous as the rumors stated, and also regretting how cruel Hongyu was. But no matter how sympathetic they might feel, a murderer was still a murderer. With so much blood on her hands, especially innocent blood, they considered her a villain.

Now that everything was clear, Ding Gaochang blankly watched Hongyu, who was acting like a madwoman, raised his hand, “Take her away.”

Officials came forward to drag Hongyu away, along with the items she had tossed into the pit but hadn’t gotten a chance to bury yet.

The preliminary judgment was established.

Though there was still much to be done, at this point, with physical evidence and Hongyu’s confession, the rest was just procedural work.