Green Bamboo frowned: "There's none for my family. Sir, is there a mistake in the message? Or did one of you take more than one?"

Li Jiaojiao's face darkened: "Look at this, is it yours?"

Xiao Lü quickly opened her handkerchief bag to show her.

Green Bamboo took a closer look and scoffed, "It's not mine."

The old woman from the Zhang family retorted angrily, "Our master is Zhang Taiwei. Would the Zhang family take your things?"

He then showed her two of his own belongings.

Green Bamboo smiled awkwardly, "Sorry, sorry, I misspoke. It seems this little thief got it wrong and didn't steal from my house."

The thief kneeling on the ground said, "Where didn't we steal? You are from the Ningguo Marquis's residence, right? This blue box was pried out of one of your studies."

Those present were taken aback.

Green Bamboo paused for a moment: "Study? That might be my master or the young master's room."

Prefect Song said, "Since the thief claims it belongs to the Marquis of Ningguo's residence, it should be true. Miss Green Bamboo, take this box back and let the Marquis and the young master examine it. If it's not, you can bring it back later."

Green Bamboo curtsied and said, "Thank you, sir."

As she was speaking, she reached for the box, but Gu Han, who had been standing to the side, hadn't taken his eyes off the small blue box since he came in.

It's it...

He never forgot that box until his death!

Now, Green Bamboo is actually going to take it away! Take it back to the Ningguo Marquis's mansion!

This might be the only chance!

"No!!!" Gu Han roared.

Prefect Song and Li Jiaojiao were all startled.

Prefect Song frowned, about to speak, when Gu Han suddenly knelt down: "Your Honor! She must not be allowed to take it back! That's poison! That's something filthy that harms people! Your Honor, please, Your Honor, seek justice for me!"

As she spoke, she took off the black headband and pulled down the scarf around her neck.

Prefect Song glanced at him, then said, "Uh... may I ask who you are?"

Gu Han choked. Was he really that hard to recognize? He gritted his teeth and said, "Lord Song, my name is Gu Han! The Marquis of Ningguo is my biological father! I am the heir of the former Marquis of Ningguo's mansion!"

Everyone present was stunned.

Prefect Song then remembered, his eyes widening: "It's you? Weren't you driven out of the capital by the Marquis of Ningguo's mansion? How come..."

Just now, Gu Han was following behind Li Jiaojiao the whole time, and Prefect Song thought he was Li Jiaojiao's servant.

Gu Han gritted his teeth and said, "I have been expelled from the family genealogy, but the capital is not the Ningguo Marquis's residence. Can't I come back?"

Prefect Song was somewhat embarrassed: "Of course. And what were you just doing...?"

"Your Honor, please grant me justice!" Gu Han kowtowed several times to Prefect Song. "I was framed back then; I did not poison my biological father."

"Six years ago, I was taking care of my biological father, Gu Shen, when he was ill. However, his cold worsened. Later, Abbot Puzhi came to our house to perform a ritual and immediately recognized that Gu Shen had been poisoned by Mosquito Repellent, a slow-acting poison."

"Later, they found it in the villain's room. Then, Gu Shen accused the villain of being eager to inherit the title, poisoning his biological father, and expelling him from the family register. This isn't just a family matter... it concerns the title! It concerns my entire life! I am the eldest son... he framed me for the sake of his stepmother's son..."

These words caused an uproar in the entire hall, with everyone's eyes shining. Who wouldn't love to gossip about a noble family?

Li Jiaojiao was a little frightened: "Gu Han...you're crazy!"

Gu Han looked back at him with red eyes: "This may be my only chance, and the evidence is right here."

"Really?" Li Jiaojiao's eyes lit up, and then she knelt down with a thud: "Please, Your Excellency, do justice for Gu Han!"

Green Bamboo turned pale with fright. Although she had only been promoted to the side of Madam Mei in the last year or two, as a servant born into the family, she still knew about what happened back then.

She turned to run away, but Prefect Song shouted, "Stop her!"

Two constables immediately stepped forward and blocked her way.

The prefectural governor at the head of the table looked at Gu Han, frowning: "Why didn't you report this to the authorities back then?"

Gu Han said, "Six years ago, I was only fourteen years old, young and naive... Moreover, the prefect at that time was Zhao Lie, a good friend of Gu Shen. And the court at that time also..."

He shook his head as he spoke.

The Prefect Song, who was seated at the head of the table, then understood.

Six years ago, the late emperor was still alive but seriously ill, and the third prince and the current empress dowager were locked in a life-or-death struggle. However, the third prince had the upper hand.

Moreover, the late emperor favored the third prince, so he appointed the third prince to oversee the country.

During that period, things were chaotic. Nobody cared which son poisoned which father. Moreover, the clan held a lot of power. If no one died and no one reported it to the authorities, the authorities would generally not investigate unless the people complained.

At that time, in order to win over various forces, the Third Prince suggested replacing the heir apparent, which would have been an easy task.

"You—" Green Bamboo's face turned ashen. As a member of the Mei family, she naturally had to protect their rights. "You're making false accusations! They found it in your room; it was you who poisoned me..."

Gu Han pointed to the small blue box on the ground: "This is the same small box we found during the search! It contained Mosquito-Seeing Pleasure. Even if I were dead and turned to ashes, I wouldn't mistake it. Now, it's been found in Gu Shen's study. What does that mean?"

Li Jiaojiao said anxiously, "This means that Gu Shen poisoned himself to frame his eldest son for the sake of his youngest son!"

Green Bamboo gritted her teeth: "You're talking nonsense... My master is the most charitable person, how could he do such a despicable thing? You are his own son..."

Gu Han's face darkened, and he sneered, "Who am I to him as his biological son! My mother was driven to her death by him! As everyone knows, my stepmother was my mother's maid. Back then, my mother fell in love with Gu Shen at first sight."

“I kept writing to him, but he didn’t respond. My mother was about to give up. But Gu Shen fell in love with Mei, the messenger!”

"In order to continue their relationship with the Mei family, they kept bullying my mother! But they knew better than anyone that a nobleman's son could not marry a maid! So he married my mother! This was just to make it easier for them to live their illicit lives!"

“If he had openly said that he liked Mei and wanted to take her as a concubine, my mother wouldn’t have been so petty. But instead, he wanted my mother to make way for Mei! And he even tried to harm me!”

"Nonsense! My lady... has a completely innocent relationship with the master, how could she have driven her ex-wife to her death? Even the Que family has recognized my lady as their goddaughter!"

"So my uncle's family is a bunch of heartless wolves! Because my maternal grandfather passed away, Que De was incompetent, but he wanted Gu Shen's support. He knew how my mother died, but instead of avenging her, he recognized the thief as his sister! He became an accomplice to the wicked! You are all a bunch of heartless and despicable people!"

Gu Han roared out the last few words.

He poured out all the grievances he had suffered over the years.