"Is that so? But in fact, I learned from the maids in the castle that the former lord rarely asked about these matters. Besides, you can't deny that a large amount of money went into your own pocket."

"It's a false accusation. How could I possibly have so many gold coins? Just check my house and you'll know. It's true that I made some extra money, but there's nothing I can do about it. To survive, I need money to maintain all sorts of respectability. Besides, I'm the face of the Viscount, so I can't behave too badly."

"But I'm definitely not as shameless and treacherous as you say. I'm a gentleman with a loyal character and I can't be humiliated like this."

Lu Bin shook his head at the housekeeper's endless excuses, then took out a small glass bottle with his white-gloved hand, which contained a white powder that gradually turned yellow.

"Of course, you don't have much money stored in your home, because most of it is used to buy this addictive alchemical potion."

"This is a hallucinogenic powder produced by the Wolf Bone Alchemy Workshop. Compared to other addictive drugs, its side effects are milder and therefore more concealed."

"You're a regular customer of this alchemy workshop and have purchased quite a few things from them. Furthermore, Viscount Wenlani's past indulgence in pleasure was also due to the effects of this potion you secretly added to his diet."

"Originally, you had planned to infect Miss Gweil with this potion as well. Unfortunately, Miss Gweil's body was sensitive and reacted strongly to the potion, causing her to fall seriously ill. Later, considering that Miss Gweil's death was not in your best interest, you stopped this attempt."

"To cover up and prevent Viscount Wenlani from continuing to seek treatment and avoid detection, you even had a pharmacist from the alchemy workshop pretend to be a doctor to conceal the situation and convince Viscount Wenlani that this was indeed some kind of aristocratic disease."

"Perhaps the young lady will wonder why there were no rebellions in other surrounding territories, while the uprising in Viscount Wenlani's territory came so swiftly. I think this is the answer."

If it was just the lord's pleasure-seeking, it would not make the residents so angry. After all, people do not care about the lives of those bigwigs. However, coupled with these harsh taxes and suppression, resentment quickly accumulated.

"Brother..." Standing behind Gweil, Iyena looked at the young man who spoke eloquently, calmly and rationally, with a feeling of surprise and pride in her heart.

I don’t know when it started, but this ordinary brother in my memory has grown to this point, which is incredible and surprising.