Chapter 626 The Truth (Subscribe)
Gao Fei secretly applauded his girlfriend.
Comrade Xiao Jiang has made great progress and has learned to foreshadow!
Let me say this in advance. In the future, if I confess that I used a fake identity to communicate with the male protagonist, I will have a reason to ask for the other party's forgiveness.
It must be said that women are born drama queens!
The three of them came to the backyard of the grocery store with the hounds.
Tess seemed a little uneasy. She found an excuse to get rid of her parents and followed Gao Fei and others not far away.
Gao Fei re-enables "detection of the dead" and soon found the hiding place of the ghost baby, a warehouse used to store firewood and sundries.
Jiang Feng waved his hand to stop him from entering the house, and went around the back of the warehouse and stopped under a fig tree.
Under the fruit tree, there was a small mound of earth, and a bunch of withered daffodils were placed next to it.
Jiang Feng turned to look at Tess, and asked calmly and seriously:
"Mrs. Grey, is the baby buried under the fig tree your firstborn?"
"No... I don't know... It's not my fault!"
Tess was frightened by this sharp question and was incoherent.
"Mrs. Grey, at this point, it is meaningless to cover up. If you still refuse to tell the truth, I can't calm down the ghost transformed from the resentment of the dead baby. Your whole family will never have peace because of this. Is this the result you want?"
Mrs. Grey is a woman with rich emotions and fragile. Faced with the nun's stern questioning, her will defense line immediately collapsed, her hands covered her face, and she burst into tears.
"Lord, I've had enough! Merciful nun, I want to confess to you... I want to tell you all the sins I have committed truthfully... Yes, I killed my own flesh and blood..."
Tess cried and told her experience.
The story started last spring.
That night, Tess's father, John d'Urberville, was killing time in the tavern. He accidentally heard someone say that the current harbor master of the coastal city had the same surname as himself, and their ancestral home was in the same province, and he was also a distinguished baron.
The tavern owner asked Mr. d'Urberville if he knew this noble lord.
At that time, Mr. d'Urberville was drunk and couldn't help bragging.
Although he had never spoken a word to the baron in his life, he shamelessly claimed that this noble lord was his distant relative and he had contacts during festivals!
Under the influence of alcohol, Mr. d'Urberville had a good time talking, but was later made a laughing stock by the regular guests in the hotel.
Every time he came to the tavern, the waiter would shout in a strange tone: "Hey! Isn't this the relative of the port director, our honorable Mr. Deber? Come in, come in!"
Mr. Germany was ridiculed by people. In addition to being ashamed and annoyed, he actually had wild thoughts: How great it would be if he was really a relative of the baron...
Things are always like this, it seems out of reach, but if you really want to do it, it may be easier than you think.
The baron's surname is Deber, and my surname is also Deber. The ancestors of both families came from the same province. Maybe they are related?
Mr. Deber asked his relatives around, but the result disappointed him. There was no evidence that his family was related to the baron's family.
After all, Deber is a very common surname.
Mr. Deber still didn't give up, thinking that the aristocratic family paid much more attention to bloodline and genealogy than a small family like himself.
Maybe in the Baron's house, there is a detailed genealogy, from which he can find the kinship with his family.
With this idea in mind, he discussed with his wife how to step into the threshold of the Baron's house, get close to this noble relative, and thus improve his social status.
The couple discussed and discussed, and finally set their sights on their only daughter Tess.
Youth and beauty are the capital given by God. It is obvious that Tess has a better chance of getting close to the upper branches than the grocery store owner and his wife.
Tess didn't want to do such a thing of currying favor with the powerful, but she couldn't stand her parents' soft and hard nagging, so she had to bite the bullet and visit the Baron's house.
She originally thought that the aristocratic family had strict laws and would never let a poor girl like her who was dressed shabby into the house.
If she was rejected, she would have a reason to report to her parents and persuade them to give up their unrealistic thoughts.
I don't know whether it is lucky or unfortunate.
When Tess was wandering at the gate of the Baron's manor, a carriage stopped beside her.
A handsome young man dressed in fashionable clothes jumped off the carriage, smiled and politely greeted Tess, asking her if she was hesitating at the gate of the manor and if she had encountered any troubles. She might as well tell her, maybe he could help.
"It is my honor to have the opportunity to serve a beautiful lady like you."
Just a few polite words deeply touched the girl's heart.
At first, she thought that the other party was a well-educated college student, so she told him her purpose.
"Your last name is also d'Urberville, what a coincidence!"
The young man smiled happily.
"My name is Alec d'Urberville, and the baron is my father."
Tess never expected to meet the young master of the baron's family at the door, and she didn't expect that the other party was so kind and approachable. She couldn't help but panic and saluted him in a hurry.
"Don't be polite, Tess, I think you should call me cousin, after all, we have the same last name!"
Alec said kindly.
What Tess originally thought was impossible was accomplished by a dramatic coincidence.
Alec not only recognized her as his cousin, but also invited her into his home, took her hand and toured this magnificent manor.
Tess seemed to be sleepwalking.
The daughter of a commoner family, even in a dream, would not dare to imagine such an adventure.
In the days that followed, Tess frequently went in and out of the d'Urberville Manor as Alec's cousin.
At first, she was nervous, fearing that she would be exposed.
Over time, she got used to it, and even felt that she was really a member of this noble family, the cousin of Master Alec.
Now, she no longer visited the d'Urberville Manor under the pressure of her parents, but came for a tryst with a passionate mood.
Yes, Tess has fallen in love and is deeply infatuated with her "cousin" Alec.
The two of them only dated three times, and she completely fell and gave up everything she had.
This sweet love lasted until the day Tess found out that she was pregnant.
Cousin Alec had sworn to marry her more than once, but the day after Tess revealed her pregnancy, he changed his mind and went abroad alone.
Tess initially expected her cousin to write to her, but after waiting for many days, there was still no news.
She had no choice but to go to the d'Urberville Manor to ask the Baroness about her cousin's current situation, but was severely humiliated.
"What cousin? The d'Urbervilles don't have such a poor relative!"
Alec's mother turned her face and sent servants to drive Tess out, saying that she would not be allowed to visit her in the future.
