Chapter 467 The Truth

Lu Manzhi thought that Shen Yueyao would not dare to do anything to her here.

You may even have to tell her something in order to get her to talk.

All kinds of threats and inducements made her speak.

She was prepared but she didn't say anything.

Then it would be time for them to beg her.

Besides, she thought that she was Su Daya's mother, and the Su family would not dare to let anyone kill her.

Yes, Lu Manzhi felt that no matter how cruel she was to Su Daya, she was still Su Daya's mother.

If the Su family or Shen Yueyao tried to kill her, Su Daya would definitely have a grudge in her heart and would never get close to the Su family again.

Lu Manzhi was calculating every step.

Who would have thought that Shen Yueyao would just grab her hair and pull it hard without saying a word.

He looks so weak, but he is so strong when he fights.

Lu Manzhi was in so much pain that she didn't come to her senses for a moment.

When she reacted, she realized that Shen Yueyao was groping on her face and neck, as if looking for something.

Lu Manzhi suddenly became alert, "What are you going to do?"

Lu Manzhi widened his eyes and became alert.

Shen Yueyao looked at Lu Manzhi's reaction and narrowed her eyes dangerously.

It seems that there is really something wrong with Lu Manzhi, otherwise he wouldn't suddenly become so vigilant.

Now that you are sure of your guess, it will be easy.

"I'm not doing anything. I'm just thinking about how you can use this face to fool others. How about disfiguring you?"

Shen Yueyao said these words calmly with a smile on her face, but people were confused and didn't know what her purpose was.

Lu Manzhi was on full alert, she felt that she had underestimated Shen Yueyao.

The woman Su Xueyi married from the countryside did not act according to common sense.

If it weren't for this woman, there would be no problems between the Lu and Gao families.

She thought about it over and over again, and it was the appearance of this woman that made everything beyond her calculations.

She ignored the country girl.

Lu Manzhi looked fearless and asked, "Do you think I'm afraid?"

Shen Yueyao sneered and said, “You are not afraid, but what about the other people in the Lu family or the Gao family?”

Lu Manzhi said coldly: "Do you think I care about what happened to them? Even if you killed them, I don't know anything if I say I don't know."

"The Lu and Gao families were framed. It was the emperor who was incompetent and wanted to frame his loyal ministers. If the emperor wants his ministers to die, they must die, isn't that the truth?"

Shen Yueyao carefully observed Lu Manzhi's expression.

This Lu Manzhi was not afraid of death, but wanted to make use of the deaths of the Lu and Gao families, and even wanted to put the emperor in an unkind and unjust situation.

The secret letter is actually not enough evidence. If the Lu and Gao families do not tell the truth, it will still be difficult to deal with.

Moreover, the Jinyiwei said that Lu Manzhi withstood several large ones, which shows how hard his bones are.

Such a person must have received rigorous training, otherwise he would not be able to withstand such severe torture.

Shen Yueyao didn't say anything, but just raised a sarcastic arc and clapped her hands.

Then the interrogation of the Lu and Gao families began next door.

The sound continued to come out, but Lu Manzhi was completely indifferent.

Even when her son was being interrogated, Lu Manzhi didn't even blink.

This is unreasonable.

Yes, Shen Yueyao became more and more certain that there was something wrong with Lu Manzhi.

Shen Yueyao originally wanted to find Lu Manzhi's weaknesses or problems through details.

She even thought that interrogating the Lu and Gao families next door could break down Lu Manzhi's inner defenses, so that if she used medicine, it would be easy for Lu Manzhi to confess everything.

But that won’t work this time.

Shen Yueyao didn't want to waste any time, so she asked someone to open the door and went in to beat Lu Manzhi up.

"what are you up to……"

Shen Yueyao didn't say anything and just took action.

Lu Manzhi had no idea what Shen Yueyao's purpose was.

When Lu Manzhi had no strength left in her body and her bones were so painful that she couldn't move, Shen Yueyao put a pill into her mouth.

Realizing something, Lu Manzhi wanted to vomit, "What did you give me to eat?"

Lu Manzhi became terrified.

She was fed medicine by Shen Yueyao when she was completely defenseless.

Lu Manzhi didn't care about the pain all over her body. She climbed up, turned over, and pinched her throat with her hands to try to vomit.

At this time, Lu Manzhi was a little scared.

Shen Yueyao folded her hands and said coldly: “Don’t waste your time, the medicine I prepared by myself melts in your mouth.”

It also carries the power of spiritual spring water and spiritual energy, making the medicine more effective.

But she was worried that Lu Manzhi had received strict training, similar to that of a death warrior, so it was not easy to let her speak.

So I used the herbs in the space pharmacy to prepare this medicine.

A drug that can make people tell the truth.

Shen Yueyao looked at Lu Manzhi intently.

When Lu Manzhi stared at Shen Yueyao, his eyes gradually became unfocused.

With the medicine taking effect, Shen Yueyao realized that it was time to ask questions.

"Who are you? Are you Lu Manzhi, or someone else? Or are you disguising yourself as Lu Manzhi?"

Lu Manzhi's eyes were vacant and she was out of control. She answered mechanically, "I'm not Lu Manzhi. I'm Lu Mandi, Lu Manzhi's twin sister."

Upon hearing these words, Shen Yueyao was shocked.

She had guessed many possibilities, but never imagined that the person in front of her was Lu Manzhi's twin sister.

However, according to the investigation by the Embroidered Uniform Guard, they could not find out that Lu Manzhi actually had a twin sister.

There was a storm in Shen Yueyao's heart.

No wonder this person was so cruel and ruthless to Su Daya, and even wanted to hire a killer to kill Su Daya. When she arranged all this, she didn't even frown. It turned out that it was just because she was not Lu Manzhi.

Now Shen Yueyao felt relieved, and Su Daya's knot in her heart because of her mother could also be untied.

She calmed herself down and continued to ask, "What about Lu Manzhi?"

"Dead."

Shen Yueyao’s face turned pale.

Lu Manzhi was innocent, but she died. The Su family must not be able to accept such news.

So many of them hate Lu Manzhi, but maybe they hate the wrong person.

Many things may not have been done by Lu Manzhi.

Maybe Lu Manzhi was not ruthless at all back then.

Shen Yueyao thought for a moment and asked, "Did Lu Manzhi die before or after the Su family was exiled?"

Although Lu Mandi's eyes were dazed and controlled by the drug, he still snorted disdainfully: "Died before the Su family was exiled."

"That idiot actually wanted to be exiled with the Su family. He actually wanted to die himself and even wanted to implicate the Lu family."

Shen Yueyao narrowed her eyes dangerously, "What do you mean by implicating the Lu family?"

"At that time, the emperor was wary of the Su family and didn't want to keep them. If Lu Manzhi was exiled with the Su family, the emperor would naturally think that the Lu family was still related to the Su family. For the development of the Lu family, Lu Manzhi must leave the Su family alive."

"But she doesn't want to, and actually begs us. Since she's so stubborn, she can only die, and I'll take her place."

Shen Yueyao was horrified. "So it was you who forced the Su family to give Su Daya a divorce letter and divorce Su Xiuye, not the real Lu Manzhi. Lu Manzhi was already dead at that time?"

Lu Mandi said: "Not bad."

"Aren't you afraid of being discovered by the Su family?"

"It was night time, and the Su family was already preoccupied with their own affairs, so it was naturally difficult for them to discover anything."

"Besides, I'm familiar with Lu Manzhi's words and deeds, so it's not difficult to imitate him."

Not to mention they are twins, making it easier for them to imitate.

Shen Yueyao understood now. No wonder she was so cruel and didn't care about anything at that time, not caring about Su Ruoqing's life or death.

It turned out that Lu Manzhi at that time was no longer Lu Manzhi, but Lu Mandi.

Shen Yueyao couldn't digest this news for a while.

This Lu Mandi is really cruel.

If it weren't for Lu Mandi, Su Ruoqing wouldn't have been so stubborn and paranoid at the beginning.

Lu Manzhi might love her own daughter very much, otherwise she would not have said that she wanted to be exiled with the Su family when she was exiled.

Shen Yueyao's eyes were filled with cold murderous intent as she asked, "Did you kill Lu Manzhi?"

"Humph, I didn't do it. My master killed him."

"Who is your master?"

Lu Manzhi shook his head and said, "I don't know. The master has been wearing a mask all the time."

"If you don't know, why do you still work for your master and even kill your sister for it?"

Lu Manzhi seemed to be emotional, and she suddenly laughed sarcastically.

Normally she didn't dare reveal any emotions, but perhaps under the influence of drugs, she vaguely revealed her true thoughts.

"Haha, did you kill her?"

"I didn't even have to do anything. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have been sent to be a death warrior."

"My good sister usually doesn't know anything. She just needs to be the eldest daughter of the Lu family. But I am an invisible person. No one knows that there is a Lu Mandi in this world. She is just a dead soldier."

"No one knows how much she suffered just to fulfill her master's request."

"If she fails to complete it, she will be punished. She can only come to the capital to take a look when the master issues a mission."

"But Lu Manzhi enjoys the treatment that a legitimate daughter of an aristocratic family should have, and even married into the Duke's Mansion and became the Crown Prince's wife. What's there to criticize? How did she get all this?"

"That woman is so stupid that she even wants to be exiled. She is so weak that she will die if she is exiled. It is better for her to sacrifice herself for her master."

"In order to distance herself from the Su family and to ensure the Lu family remains useful, Lu Manzhi must be alive and clear of all ties with the Su family. However, Lu Manzhi is dead, and no one knows about it, so I'll take over. The world won't even know there's a Lu Mandi, but everyone will know that the Lu family has no connection with the Su family anymore."

Shen Yueyao said coldly: "Now that you think the Su family is useful, you use Su Daya to reconnect with the Su family?"

"That's right. No one can disrupt the master's plan. As long as the goal and mission can be achieved, these people can be sacrificed."

Shen Yueyao asked, “Where is Madam Lu?”

Lu Manzhi's dazed eyes were filled with hatred. "It was her. She gave birth to twins, but only announced Lu Manzhi's existence and sent me to be trained as a death warrior."

"That's why I hate her."

"I let her watch Lu Manzhi die in front of her eyes."

"She has no way to resist. From the day she pledged her allegiance to the master, she has to obey his orders in everything."

Lu Mandi also wanted to resist, but his master was too terrible.

She could only obey all the arrangements of her master.

When Lu Mandi answered Shen Yueyao's words, she was also a little crazy. It seemed that she was mad with hatred when she thought about the process of being trained to be a death warrior.

But he was powerless to resist anything.

She was also afraid when talking about her master.

"Why do you listen to your master so much?"

"You are a cold-blooded person. If you were not afraid of death, you wouldn't listen to your master so much."

"So let me guess, maybe you have a weakness that has fallen into the hands of your master."

Hearing this, Lu Mandi began to cover his head and scream, as if he was suffering from a headache.

Shen Yueyao hurried forward to check on Lu Mandi's condition and found that she was in a frenzy and could not examine the more detailed issues for the time being.

Shen Yueyao hurriedly took out a silver needle and gave Lu Mandi a few pricks.

After confirming that she was temporarily fine, Shen Yueyao breathed a sigh of relief. This Lu Mandi could not die.

However, Shen Yueyao went to interrogate Madam Lu next.

Mrs. Lu was old after all, and she explained a lot of things after taking the medicine.

Especially when she talked about Lu Manzhi's death, her eyes became red.

"Since you were moved, why did you kill your daughter?"

Madam Lu said, "If Lu Manzhi hadn't died, everyone in the Lu family would have died."

"The Master's torture methods are horrific, you have no idea."

Madam Lu knew that as long as she did what her master asked, the Lu family could still keep some people.

But if you don't listen, the master will take revenge on everyone in the Lu family.

The master will not let anyone die easily.

There was once a family with a lady who was a spy, but later the lady developed feelings and a soft spot and did not want to follow the arrangements of her master.

Later, the entire family was cruelly killed by their master.

It’s terrifying just to think about it.

They all knew that the master was warning everyone, warning everyone to be obedient.

She was so stupid at that time. In order to take revenge on Mr. Lu for favoring his concubine, she actually joined her master's gang.

Mrs. Lu answered many questions mechanically in a daze.

After Shen Yueyao knew these things, her eyes became even colder.

The master behind the Lu family is definitely not a simple person.

…

After Shen Yueyao returned home, she sat in the study for a long time, unable to recover.

She was having trouble digesting the news.

After Su Xueyi came back, she didn't see Shen Yueyao and was a little worried. She stayed in the study and saw Shen Yueyao. Seeing her silent and quiet appearance, her expression froze. She walked forward and said, "Yao Niang, what happened?"

"Or did you get any news?"

Shen Yueyao slowly raised her head and looked at Su Xueyi and said, "We all wronged our sister-in-law."

Su Xueyi raised her eyebrows, a puzzled look in her eyes.

"Could it be that the woman really isn't Lu Manzhi?"

"But if it wasn't Lu Manzhi, why would it be related to the Lu family?"

This doesn't make sense for the moment.

"Could it be that she is also a member of the Lu family?"

Shen Yueyao nodded and said, “Yes, not only is she a member of the Lu family, but she is also Lu Manzhi’s twin sister.”

Su Xueyi's expression changed immediately after hearing this.

Su Xueyi realized that things were getting serious.

"Even after the Jinyiwei investigated the Lu family for such a long time, including interrogations, no one knew that Lu Manzhi actually had a twin sister."

"But why did that twin sister never show up?"

Shen Yueyao explained: “Because no one except Madam Lu knows about Lu Mandi’s existence.”

"Even Lu Manzhi didn't know. It was only when Lu Manzhi died that Lu Mandi appeared. Only then did Lu Manzhi know that she had a younger sister."

"When the Su family was convicted and was about to be exiled, the Lu family learned the news and forced Lu Mandi to sever ties with the Su family, but Lu Manzhi didn't want to do that."

"She wanted to go into exile with the Su family and take care of her eldest brother and Ruoqing, but the Lu family wouldn't allow her to do that."

"The master behind Lu Mandi was afraid that Lu Manzhi would ruin his plan, so he simply had someone poison Lu Manzhi to death with a glass of poisoned wine."

Hearing this, Su Xueyi's face turned pale.

"No wonder I thought my sister-in-law was a gentle person back then. Later, everyone thought it was my sister-in-law in disguise. I didn't expect that it was my sister-in-law. The person who forced the Su family later was not my sister-in-law at all."

Su Xueyi's eyes were cold and filled with murderous intent as she said, "That man killed my sister-in-law. If my brother knew about this, he would never let it go."

Su Xueyi knew his elder brother's temperament, and that he was a man of blood.

If he knew that his sister-in-law was innocent, that she was murdered, and that someone had impersonated her to hurt Ruoqing, his brother would have killed the enemy with his own hands.

Shen Yueyao didn't know whether to tell Su Xiuye, but she felt that she should tell Su Ruoqing.

"I think Ruoqing has a knot in her heart about her mother. Telling her about this should help her untie it."

Su Ruoqing always felt that her mother didn't want her.

The pain of being abandoned by her mother has been suppressed in her heart. If she knew the truth and knew that her mother loved her, her heart knot would be untied.

Su Xueyi sighed softly and said, "I want to tell Ruoqing."

"Just don't tell Ruoqing too much. If you tell her too much, I'm worried that Ruoqing will fall into hatred."

Shen Yueyao nodded, let them handle some things.

She picked out the important and key information and talked about it.

"We really can't let Ruoqing fall into hatred. She should live a good life with Huo Bingshuo openly."

Su Xueyi said, "I will also tell the emperor about this."

Shen Yueyao took out Madam Lu's confession and said, "I used drugs to make Madam Lu tell the truth. This is her written confession. This is the certificate for convicting the Lu family. With this, it will be easy."

Su Xueyi took it over and said, "Indeed, with the Jinyiwei, the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple will be able to handle this matter more easily."

"But the Lu and Gao families can also be used as bait, perhaps to expose the person behind the scenes."

"You don't have to worry too much about what happens next. Don't work so hard."

As she spoke, Su Xueyi gently touched Shen Yueyao's hair.

After Shen Yueyao discussed it with Su Xueyi, she decided to go find Su Ruoqing and tell her about it.

…

At this time, Su Ruoqing's room

While Su Ruoqing was embroidering clothes, she looked at the clay figures on the table and a sweet smile appeared on her face.

This clay figurine was made by Huo Bingshuo himself and given to her.

It was molded according to her image.

Just looking at her will put her in a good mood.

Shen Yueyao said softly at the door: "Ruoqing, are you in the room?"

Hearing Third Aunt's voice, Su Ruoqing quickly stood up, "Third Aunt, I'm in the room."

As she said that, she rushed out excitedly.

"Aunt San, do you have something to ask me?"