The Princess Wei Yang

65.2.A Plan Within A Plan

1纵虎归山: literally means let the tiger returns to its den; cause danger tooccur in the future

2伤天害理: literally means against nature and reason; to commit ruthless actions

Li Wei Yang gave Bai Zhi a signal and Bai Zhi responded byretrieving 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 yourdifficulty, you can tell me whenever.”

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

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

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

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

Hong Luo had never thought that Li Wei Yang would treat her likethat, her tears were flowing down nonstop. She thanked her, stood up and walkedtowards the door. Taking two steps, she suddenly stopped as if she couldn’tmove, her whole body was still right in front of them. Her back was shaking,she then turned around, kneeled in front of Li Wei Yang and tearfully said:“Xiaojie, Nubi beg your pardon, if Nubi just left like this, Nubi would feelguilty. Da Furen ordered Nubi to bury wooden dolls in the residence, a totalof seven ……”

Seven? Li Wei Yang was stunned; she shook her head. Da Furen wasdefinitely something, she thought highly of her that she buried seven all atonce.

Bai Zhi felt fear inside, if today Hong Luo rather die than tellthem, or if she just left, even if they dug out one, there were the remainingsix that would have send her Xiaojie to her doom. Cold sweat covered her head,she was very careless, how could Xiaojie let Hong Luo leave? Thinking up untilthis 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 chance with Hong Luo’s character and softspot and believed she would be honest with her. Understanding this, Bai Zhicouldn’t help but be speechless. Xiaojie’s thoughts were too complex, shecouldn’t be read at all.

“Nubi knows this is against nature and reason2 and there will be karma but didn’t dare defyDa Furen’s order. To prevent others from finding out, I only made a move atnight. These seven dolls, besides buried under the tree, there is one at everycorner, one under your bed, and the last one ……”

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

Li Wei Yang lightly smiled, Da Furen’s tricks came one by one, waitingfor her doom! If she didn’t discover this early, she wouldn’t even know how shedied! 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.”