Chapter 137

Die to atone for your sins!

Minister Luo then spoke in a deep and urgent voice to the servants around him.

"Hurry up and help the fourth lady to the side room, and ask the doctor to come over and take care of her. Let her boil the medicine and rest. We will take care of everything here."

…

The servant bowed his head, saluted respectfully, then waved his hand to signal the maids and servants to come forward to serve. Seven or eight maids and servants immediately surrounded him, and when they were blocked, the servant quickly raised his head and glanced at Minister Luo.

Jiang Zhaoying quickly glanced at Lord Wang and Shangguan Shujue. These two men were also experienced officials who had solved countless cases. They had eyes and ears everywhere, so they naturally took this scene in. While they were shocked, Lord Wang shouted in a cold voice.

"Wait a moment."

When I came here, I took a quick glance and felt that the jade ring on Jiang Zhaoying's neck looked familiar. Now I suddenly remembered that this was something that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince often wore.

Although he didn't know what the relationship between them was, and with Jiang Jianzheng as well, Lord Wang didn't dare to offend him easily.

The bailiffs immediately stepped forward and blocked the door. Madam Luo frowned when she saw this.

"Master Wang, what are you doing?"

Lord Wang bowed respectfully, neither humble nor arrogant.

"Madam, I suspect the last beggar is in this yard."

"What?"

The old lady stood up in shock, her eyes like sharp arrows sweeping across the entire courtyard, and said fiercely.

"This is impossible. This is impossible."

If the beggar is in this yard, it means... it means that the death of the fourth brother was done by someone from the Luo Mansion. This... Old Madam Luo was extremely confused for a moment. She couldn't understand why someone would want to kill the fourth brother, who was an official outside and had no conflict with the three brothers here?

When she made the distribution that year, she had carefully considered the possibility of infighting, so the four brothers each had their own territory and complemented each other, and there was no need for them to fight with each other.

"My Lady, please go and see whether the Fourth Madam is really unconscious or just pretending to be unconscious."

Jiang Zhaoying bowed politely to Zhou Ruogu.

Until this moment.

Everyone then realized that the beautiful lady standing behind Jiang Zhaoying was actually the emperor's new favorite concubine, Zhou Ruogu.

Old Madam Luo was so frightened that she hurriedly led the people from the Luo residence forward to greet Zhou Ruogu. Zhou Ruogu lowered his eyes and looked at them coldly, and laughed coldly.

Then.

The servant helped Madam Luo sit on a chair, and Zhou Ruogu took her pulse.

"Fourth Madam, should I wake you up, or do you want me to wake you up on your own?"

This sentence stunned everyone in the Luo family. They all looked at the unconscious Madam Luo Si with confusion in their eyes.

Ever since the Fourth Lady married the Fourth Master, the story of their loving relationship has been circulated non-stop. Everyone knows that the Fourth Master loves her deeply, and everyone knows that she admires the Fourth Master deeply.

He sympathized with her for the hardship of raising children and even allowed her to have only one child.

Now that Empress Zhou said she was pretending to be unconscious, what did that mean?

In the chair.

Madam Luo Si still looked unconscious, but people standing close could see clearly that her face was turning pale at a speed visible to the naked eye. When she frowned slightly, she let out a slight groan. Zhou Ruogu's face changed slightly. He pinched her cheek and squeezed it hard. Another silver needle pierced into her body, making her limp and powerless.

Zhou Ruogu said coldly as blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

"Even if you want to commit suicide, you have to make it clear."

Jiang Zhaoying turned her head.

"Bring them all in."

The gate opened.

The beggar who had been beaten to death just now suddenly stood there straight again. The servant beside Minister Luo was originally righteous and confident, looking unmoved, but when he saw those beggars, his legs began to tremble violently.

"It's him."

A beggar pointed at the servant and screamed.

"I remember he had a red mole on his ear. Although he was unkempt and had his face painted black at that time, I could still make out his general outline when the wind blew over."

Beggars’ eyes are different from those of ordinary people. They can see the essence in the filth. This is a unique advantage of beggars.

"Yes, it's really him."

The servant who was identified fell to his knees on the ground with a pale face, silent.

The fourth lady, who was forced to open her eyes, slipped to the ground and shed tears silently.

She looked at Minister Luo, with a hint of seeking help in her eyes, but Minister Luo did not look at her. Instead, his eyes were filled with anger and he kicked the servant.

"Why did you do this? Who told you to do this?"

The servant knew that he could not escape this time and would die. With his eyes turning red, he suddenly stood up and was about to crash into the stone table.

The bailiffs were quick to stop him, tied him up, and stuffed a cloth strip into his mouth to prevent him from committing suicide.

Zhou Ruogu sat on a chair, and the maid carefully served her tea. She held the tea and smelled the elegant tea fragrance, watching the scene with a half-smile on her face.

"Zhaoying."

Zhou Ruogu looked up and smiled at Jiang Zhaoying. Jiang Zhaoying took a step forward and Zhou Ruogu pointed at the son next to Madam Luo Si.

"Look at his bone structure. How similar is he to Master Luo Si?"

These words were like a bomb, shocking Madam Luo so much that she felt as if she had been hit on the back of her head. Her red lips trembled, and she wanted to ask something, but found that she could not utter a word.

"About 40 to 50 percent."

"What about Minister He Luo?"

Zhou Ruogu still asked as if she was afraid that the world would not be in chaos, and the smile in her eyes did not diminish at all. The joy and sorrow of the Luo family had nothing to do with her.

"My lady, about 80% to 90%."

…

The yard was crowded with people, but at this moment it was completely silent.

For a while.

Minister Luo was furious.

"Nonsense, this is just nonsense. My fourth brother went to work in another place after marrying his sister-in-law. How could this matter fall on my head?"

The people in the Luo Mansion nodded as they listened, and it was indeed true.

"That means you went out five years ago and must have gone to where the Fourth Madam was, and then had a secret meeting with her, and then you had this child."

When Zhou Ruogu said this, the thing in Madam Luo's hand fell to the ground with a bang. Luo Zhinian was also stunned on the spot. Why couldn't she understand what was being said?

The wind rose from the ground and fog swarmed around.

Madam Luo looked calm and indifferent, but the memories in her mind became clearer and clearer.

Five years ago.

He did go out, and was away for two full months.

After coming back.

He was in a very bad mood and never went to her room. He always found excuses to make trouble for her. She was pregnant at that time, but because she was exhausted from taking care of him, she had a miscarriage and the baby was a boy.

She cried for half a year for that child, and her body was injured so that she could never get pregnant again, so she always remembered this incident.

Looking at Madam Luo's reaction, the people of the Luo family knew what was going on. They were afraid that Madam Zhou's guess was correct. Minister Luo really had gone out to meet the Fourth Madam, so the son born to the Fourth Madam Luo was Minister Luo's.

They...they...

The second and third branches of the Luo family looked at each other, how could they be together?

Madam Luo Si was trembling all over, looking up at Minister Luo bitterly. Even if Minister Luo wanted to pretend to be innocent, he had nothing to say at this moment.

Turn around.

He picked up Mrs. Luo Si and put her in a chair.

"You are so affectionate. If you loved her so much, why didn't you be brave enough to marry her back then, instead of just watching her marry your brother?"

Mrs. Luo's eyes were filled with sarcasm. Is this love? Is this also called love? It's so shameless!

Minister Luo was extremely embarrassed at this moment. With gloomy brows, he looked at Madam Luo, his voice hoarse and painful.

"Marrying you was arranged by mother, not by me. She has always been the one I love, and it was really hard to watch her marry her own brother. But my fourth brother had fallen in love with her at that time, and her was all he could think of. What could I do?"

"If my mother hadn't kept writing to her to urge her to have a baby, I wouldn't have gone out for two months to let her get pregnant. How could I let her have someone else's child?"

"Huai Lang, stop talking."

When Mrs. Luo Si heard him expose the matter in front of everyone, she was touched but also extremely painful.

She had never thought of the Fourth Master dying, never.

even.

Over the years, his attentive care and loving concern had long made it difficult for her to tell whether she loved Minister Luo or her own husband.

The moment she knew he was dead, Mrs. Luo's heart died instantly.

I regret it.

If there is still a chance, she will protect the Fourth Master at all costs.

"This is our fault, it's all our fault. I'm willing to pay with my life. I just hope that the old lady can help me raise the child and train him well. Don't learn from us parents to do all the bad things and scheme all the time."

Madam Luo Si knelt in front of Madam Luo and kowtowed. Minister Luo looked at her and walked forward to hold her in his arms, saying in pain.

"What are you doing? I'm doing all this just to keep you in the capital, by my side, right?"

As he spoke, Minister Luo looked at Old Madam Luo.

"Mother, you have already lost one son, do you want to lose another one?"

After saying.

There was a vicious flash in his eyes, and he turned around and gave orders.

"Fence this yard."

There was a noise outside, and Lord Wang and Shangguan Shujue stared in amazement.

"You...you...Lord Luo wants to kill people to silence them? You should think carefully. Killing an official appointed by the imperial court is a serious crime."

Minister Luo hugged Madam Luo Si tightly, and when he looked up and sighed, murderous intent was in his eyes.

As long as he kills all the people who saw what happened today, he will have time to arrange everything and have the opportunity to completely turn things around.

"how?"

Madam Luo stood opposite Minister Luo, without a trace of fear in her eyes.

"You want to kill us all? But you have to know that if you don't want others to know, you'd better not do it yourself."

Old Madam Luo was trembling all over, and her lips and teeth were full of bitterness.

Once something happens.

Minister Luo would lose his official position and maybe even his life. She would lose her two sons at once and her family would be destroyed.

To put it bluntly.

The eldest son was sure of this and thought that she would not dare to say anything, so he dared to do such a rebellious thing.

Fell into a chair.

She suddenly looked very old and like she was about to die, and she didn't say a word.

"Lord Luo, please think carefully."

Lord Wang stepped forward and advised coldly, but Minister Luo just raised his hand.

There was the sound of knives being drawn at the gate of the courtyard. Everyone felt a chill in their hearts and began to wail.

Bang.

The gate was kicked open.

A domineering force like a cold blade suddenly rushed in from the gate of the courtyard, and the beautiful young man in luxurious clothes walked in slowly and majestically with heavy steps.

Everyone in the yard was so frightened that their breathing stopped and their legs went limp and they fell to the ground.

"Meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

There was a huge crowd kneeling in the yard.

Before he had time to experience the feeling of surviving a calamity, he was overwhelmed by the violence of the prince and lay on the ground, not daring to move.

Minister Luo looked at the blood on Shen Liu's sword and knew that all the people lying in ambush outside were dead. While hugging Madam Luo Si tightly, he looked at Jiang Zhaoying.

"Everything was originally perfect, Miss Jiang, but you were the one who broke this move. Why did you do this? Our Luo Mansion really has nothing to do with you."

He had calculated everything, including everyone, but he had not expected Jiang Zhaoying to break in.

Jiang Zhaoying walked to Luo Zhinian and gently held her hand.

"You had a chance to stop."

Minister Luo was shocked.

yes.

He should have been more sober when he learned that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was going to bring Luo Zhinian into the palace.

But.

He thought about it and felt that it was impossible for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to really take her into his palace. After all, one was a fool and the other was the Crown Prince. How could there be a connection between heaven and earth?

Even if the Luo Mansion agrees and the Prince's Mansion agrees, the Emperor and the court officials will not agree.

so.

Not only did he not take the matter to heart, but he felt contempt for it and thought that the Crown Prince was making a fuss.

But now, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince not only came to support Luo Zhinian, but also allowed Jiang Zhaoying to investigate the matter thoroughly, and they were exposed in less than a day.

"You couldn't have suspected so quickly with just a few beggars."

Minister Luo said this unwillingly, Jiang Zhaoying nodded and looked at Madam Luo Si.

"She lied."

Madam Luo Si was shaking violently. She knew that she had exposed her flaws. It was too unreasonable that she was spotless and her children were clean after encountering such a thing. She was not even panicked.

"After I carefully observed the bones of you, this child, Minister Luo, and Fourth Master Luo, I guessed it."

Minister Luo suddenly smiled bitterly, and he helped Madam Luo Si to slowly stand up.

"I'm sorry, my Lord. I'm afraid I'll cause you to die with me."

Bai Qingjun, also known as Mrs. Luo's fourth wife, had tears in her eyes when she heard this and she held Minister Luo's hand tightly.

"It's better to die than to hide like this and be afraid every day. Anyway, the children are taken care of by them, so they won't be in any danger."

"Mother, I leave this matter to you. After we die, please bury us together."

Minister Luo knelt down and begged desperately. Old Madam Luo listened, snatched the cane from her hand and smashed it hard at him, crying and saying angrily.

"If you want to do it, you should do it cleanly. Now you have implicated the entire clan. How can I explain to my ancestors after I die?"

He should not have done it outside the city gate. Even doing it halfway would have been better than doing it outside the city gate. He thought he had done it thoroughly, but in the end he was caught clean.

"I'm sorry, mother."

Minister Luo was greatly surprised when he heard his mother's words. He had always thought that his mother loved Xiao Si the most and was most partial to Xiao Si. Now, hearing her say this, Minister Luo suddenly burst into tears. After bowing heavily, he held Madam Luo Si's hand and knelt down to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince again.

"Your Highness, I am willing to die as an apology."