Liu Zhuzhu looked at the Ling family's two members cautiously.

Then she stammered as she told the story of how she was imprisoned by Ling Beizhu and forced to eat constantly.

"You can kill me, but please, don't lock me up and force me to eat anymore!"

"I'm really in so much pain, please let me go, I don't want to die if I can live!"

"I know it was wrong of me to set the fire, but I was in so much pain. I couldn't bear it any longer. I felt like I was going crazy!"

As she begged, tears kept flowing.

She was as fat as a ball, and her facial features were filled with crowded fat, making it impossible to tell her original appearance.

However, seeing her begging like this, the expressions of the Ling family's father and son were all extremely complicated.

There was even a vague sense of inexplicable discomfort in their hearts.

“This is ridiculous, how could Beizhu do such a thing?

You must have made up this lie to escape the blame for the arson, right?"

Ling Beichen was the first to speak up and refute.

Although he refuted this, there was a hint of uncertainty in his eyes.

When Liu Zhuzhu heard that he doubted her so much, she could not help but look at Ruan Qiao helplessly.

"Ruan Qiao, I really didn't make it up. Everything I said is true."

In her opinion, Ruan Qiao was the first friend she met after being imprisoned for a year.

She listened to her story, comforted her and encouraged her.

She didn't care whether the Ling family believed it or not, but she did care about Ruan Qiao's attitude.

Seeing the girl's pleading eyes, Ruan Qiao raised her hand and gently patted her shoulder, her eyes bright and gentle.

"I trust you."

With just a few words, Liu Zhuzhu's eyes lit up.

A glimmer of light flashed in her eyes, and she lowered her head, no longer paying attention to the Ling family father and son.

The Ling family father and son, who were watching this scene, felt inexplicably irritated.

Before the Ling family's father and son could say anything else, Steward Lu, standing by, excitedly exclaimed, "This is simply unreasonable!"

"Master, Eldest Young Master, Second Young Master, don't believe her. It must have been Ruan Qiao who instigated this woman to say this!"

"She's targeting the eldest lady!"

"No, maybe they are in the same group!"

The more Steward Lu spoke, the more confident he became. He sneered at Ruan Qiao and Liu Zhuzhu, "Well, you're actually in cahoots with each other. You're questioning the young lady's identity, trying to sow discord between her and her family, and setting the fire. Your intentions are sinister..."

"Master, the eldest young master, the second young master, they are obviously coming for the eldest young lady!

Poor young lady, after suffering so much, she finally returned to her family, yet she was still being schemed against like this..."

Butler Lu is an elder of the Ling family, and the Ling family still trusts his words.

Therefore, the look they gave Ruan Qiao and Liu Zhuzhu inevitably carried a hint of hostility and doubt.

Ruan Qiao straightened her expression and said seriously, "Master Ling, why would I, the heir to the medical family, target a young lady from your Ling family?

What I said before about Ling Beizhu hiring the Poison Fang Mercenaries to wipe out the entire Ghost Gate clan was not a random accusation against her.

If you really care about your daughter and sister, you should get to the bottom of this matter.

And this housekeeper Lu has always been by Ling Beizhu's side and is involved in all matters.

I know you trust him.

But, can't you really see that there's something wrong with his performance?"

"Aren't you afraid that he will lead your daughter astray?

Aren’t you afraid that the Ling family’s reputation will be ruined by a housekeeper?

Aren't you afraid of aiding and abetting the evil?"

"You have nothing to lose by finding out the truth, right?"

As Ruan Qiao spoke each word, the expressions of the Ling family members kept changing.

The veins on Butler Ruan's forehead were throbbing, and he was almost going crazy.

"Arrogant, too arrogant! Patriarch, Eldest Young Master, Second Young Master, please don't be fooled by her eloquent words..."

Ruan Qiao finally said the key point: "I believe that Master Ling and the Second Young Master do not really want to take my life.

So, who is behind these beasts suddenly going berserk and running wild?"

Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, Ling Beichen's expression changed instantly.

He suddenly looked at Butler Lu.

A flash of panic crossed Butler Lu's face.

But he quickly argued, "They're going crazy. Maybe the person feeding them accidentally gave them the wrong food. You're making a big fuss about it..."

Ruan Qiao said, "Really? Master Ling, as a beast-taming family, your Ling family's management is a bit too lax.

It's so easy to feed the wrong things and drive the animals crazy.

Fortunately, they only went crazy inside the Ling family. If they accidentally ran outside..."

The face of the head of the Ling family changed instantly.

He looked at Butler Lu with sharp eyes. For the first time in his life, he felt a little suspicious of this butler whom he regarded as a brother.

Butler Lu finally panicked at this time. He shook his head repeatedly, "Master, don't listen to her nonsense. What does this have to do with me?"

The face of the head of the Ling family was gloomy.

At this moment, Ling Beixuan, who had been silent the entire time, spoke up: "Come here, lock up Butler Lu first. Don't let him out until the matter is thoroughly investigated, and don't let him contact the outside world."

"Young Master!" Butler Lu was stunned for a moment.

He looked at the head of the Ling family for help, but the head of the Ling family turned his face away expressionlessly.

Butler Lu was completely panicked.

However, soon, the Lu family's bodyguards came forward, confiscated the communication equipment on him, and then took him away.

Ruan Qiao couldn't help but glance at the eldest young master of the Ling family. He was quite decisive.

She curled her lips.

Ling Beixuan looked at Ruan Qiao with scrutiny, then said to the bodyguards, "Send these two ladies to the Ling family's guest room. Until the truth of the matter comes out, please stay at the Ling family.

The Ling family will not treat guests unfairly."

Liu Zhuzhu grabbed Ruan Qiao's clothes in panic, "They... want us to eat again?"

Ruan Qiao reached out and held her chubby hand, saying, "No. If we're hungry, we'll ask them for food. If we're not hungry, we won't eat."

Liu Zhuzhu held Ruan Qiao's hand tightly, as if she was holding the only life-saving straw in her life.

The tiger watching all this tilted his head in confusion.

It’s really strange, why would these guys from the Ling family lock up another member of the Ling family?

Ruan Qiao and Liu Zhuzhu were 'invited' to the guest room.

Because Liu Zhuzhu was very dependent on Ruan Qiao, they lived in the same room.

The Ling family is not stingy, and the guest rooms are spacious and comfortable.

"Miss Ruan, I'm sorry to bother you staying here for a few days. The Ling family will not wrongly accuse a good person, nor will they protect those who have made mistakes.

Of course, the Ling family will not allow their family members to suffer any injustice. "

Ling Beixuan stood outside the door, looking at Ruan Qiao seriously.

Wu Qiao smiled and nodded, "Okay, I believe what you say."

Ling Beixuan looked at Ruan Qiao deeply, then turned and left.