The Princess Wei Yang

Chapter 65: A Plan Within a Plan - Part 3

1纵虎归山: literally means let the tiger returns to its den; cause danger to occur in the future
2伤天害理: literally means against nature and reason; to commit ruthless actions

Chapter 65: A Plan within a Plan - Part 3

Li Wei Yang gave Bai Zhi a signal and Bai Zhi responded by retrieving a small case from aside. Bai Zhi stuffed the box in Hong Luo’s arms. In the box was five hundred silver taels. Hong Luo was stunned all of a sudden.

Li Wei Yang asked: “If these taels aren’t enough to resolve your difficulty, you can let me know.”

Hong Luo held up the box, her hands suddenly began shaking and tears began falling. She wiped away the tears and said: “San Xiaojie, Nubi deserves to die but Nubi didn’t have a choice. Three years ago, Nubi’s mother was ill, father didn’t have a choice but to steal one hundred taels from the account books for my mother so she could see the doctor. Afterwards, Da Furen caught ahold of evidence and said she would send him to the officials. Father is already old and he has leg problems, Nubi was driven into a corner to have committed such actions.”

This was exactly similar to what Li Wei Yang had predicted. She let out a sigh and said: “Hong Luo, I won’t make things difficult for you. Bring this box with you, leave this place with your father and don’t let Da Furen find you.”

Bai Zhi suddenly frowned: “Xiaojie, how could you let her leave like that? Isn’t this letting the tiger back to its den1?

Li Wei Yang waved her hands to indicate that she made up her mind.

Hong Luo had never thought that Li Wei Yang would treat her like that, her tears were flowing down nonstop. She thanked her, stood up and walked towards the door. Taking two steps, she suddenly stopped as if she couldn’t move, her whole body was still right in front of them. Her back was shaking. She then turned around, knelt in front of Li Wei Yang and tearfully said: “Xiaojie, Nubi beg your pardon, if Nubi just left like this, Nubi would feel guilty. Da Furen ordered Nubi to bury wooden dolls in the residence, a total of seven ……”

Seven? Li Wei Yang was stunned; she shook her head. Da Furen was definitely something. She thought so highly of her that she buried seven all at once.

Bai Zhi felt fear inside. If today Hong Luo chose to die rather than telling them, or if she just left, even if they dug out one, there were the remaining six that would have sent her Xiaojie to her doom. Cold sweat covered her head. She had been very careless. How could Xiaojie let Hong Luo leave? Thinking up until this point, she suddenly understood and lifted her head to look at Li Wei Yang. At that moment, she understood her Xiaojie’s intention.

Li Wei Yang took a bet with Hong Luo’s character and soft spot and believed she would be honest with her. Understanding this, Bai Zhi couldn’t help but become speechless. Xiaojie’s thoughts were too complex. She couldn’t be read at all.

“Nubi knows this is against nature and reason and there will be karma but didn’t dare defy Da Furen’s order. To prevent others from finding out, I only made a move at night. These seven dolls, besides buried under the tree, there is one at every corner, one under your bed, and the last one ……”

Hong Luo’s face turned red and finally said: “The last one, Nubi hid it in the grass behind the residence.”

Li Wei Yang lightly smiled, Da Furen’s tricks came one by one, waiting for her doom! If she didn’t discover this early, she wouldn’t even know how she died! Tiny wooden dolls? This was voodoo magic.

She asked Hong Luo: “Are there other people with you on this?”

Hong Luo shook her head, she said: “Nubi don’t know.”