However, Lu Xiaoyun felt it was good that they were there: "It's alright, Duke, it's fine for the two young ladies to be here, as this matter is also related to them."
Upon hearing this, the two sisters became even more certain and nodded at "Your Highness Prince An" with shining eyes.
Zhu Yu's lips curled into a mocking smile. Ha, two idiots.
The Duke of Zhenguo sighed softly, but he couldn't say anything in front of the two princes. He felt utterly humiliated.
They were oblivious to the impending disaster, still indulging in their pipe dreams!
Just as Madam Fang was about to find a seat, the Duke of Zhenguo slammed his hand on the small table: "Madam Fang, who gave you permission to sit? Stand right there!"
Madam Fang was startled. Was the Duke out of his mind? He came to discuss the marriage of her two daughters, but she, as their mother, couldn't even sit down. What kind of logic was this?
Madam Lu glared at her son with displeasure. There were outsiders present. If her son-in-law saw his mother-in-law like this, how would her daughter maintain her authority in front of the servants after she married into the family?
However, Fang Shi did not dare to sit down, and naturally, neither did Lu Jinmi and Lu Jinpei.
But when they saw "Lu Xiaoyun" sitting there leisurely, they were so angry they gritted their teeth.
Lu Xiaoyun signaled to her bodyguard that they could speak.
Zhu Dan nodded to his guards.
Both of them were giving it their all, after all, they were representing their master's reputation.
The guard from Prince An's mansion said first, "After extensive investigation, we have confirmed that Madam Lu's death was orchestrated by Madam Fang, and the two maids who accompanied her also died at her hands."
Upon hearing this, Madam Fang was completely dumbfounded. What? Wasn't it said that the two princes were coming to propose marriage to Mi'er and Pei'er? How come she has to do this?
Wait, Madam Lu? No, it's that woman who died young, Madam Lin! And they're saying she killed her?
Fang's face immediately drained of color, and she began to tremble.
She knelt down with a thud: "This humble woman did not do it, this humble woman is innocent, please, Your Highnesses, do justice for this humble woman!"
Lu Jinmi pointed at the guard and shrieked, "You're spouting nonsense! Who do you think you are, daring to slander my mother here! My mother is the Lady of the Duke of Zhenguo, a first-rank noblewoman. How dare you spout such nonsense and make baseless accusations here!"
"Insolence! Lu Jinmi, get out of my way!" the Duke of Zhenguo shouted.
Lu Jinmi was so angry that she cried: "Father, how can you tolerate this despicable person who appeared out of nowhere slandering Mother like this?"
The Duke of Zhenguo slammed his hand heavily on the table.
Lu Xiaoyun chuckled lightly: "So, in Miss Lu's eyes, my personal guards have become villains!"
Lu Jinmi's legs trembled with fright, and she knelt down with a thud: "This humble woman, this humble woman did not know, did not know he was His Highness Prince An's man. This humble woman..."
Madam Lu was trembling with anger. Not only had the two princes been involved in such a big matter, but her son hadn't even sent someone to inform her beforehand, causing her to lose face in front of them.
He coldly ordered, "Someone, escort the Second Miss and the Third Miss back to their rooms!"
"Grandmother, Mother..."
"Go back inside!" Aren't you ashamed?
Lu Jinpei was also quite frightened at first, staring wide-eyed at Fang Shi. Seeing Fang Shi's distraught appearance, there was nothing she couldn't understand.
She didn't know what kind of person her father was before, but she had seen it for herself over the past few years.
How could a man like my father marry my mother while my late wife's body was still warm? And then he treated my mother so coldly. Now that I think about it, I'm afraid it was all my mother's doing.
She quickly calmed down and quietly followed the servants out.
Lu Jinmi was in a state of utter shock. She simply couldn't believe that her mother was a wicked woman with blood on her hands.
Zhu Dan and Lu Xiaoyun did not stop them, and the servants dragged Lu Jinmi out.
Zhu Dan waved his hand, and his guard stepped forward and said, "I can confirm this as well. Although our investigations are different, the final result points to Fang Shi killing the late Madam and her two dowry maids."
Fang collapsed to the ground. So much time had passed, how could they possibly have found out?
"No, no, I didn't, I didn't kill them, it has nothing to do with me..."
Lu Xiaoyun instructed her bodyguard to continue speaking.
The guard said, "I went to Madam Lu's Lin family in Jiangnan to investigate this matter and found the family of Old Master Lin and the two maids who accompanied Madam Lu as part of her dowry."
"We went to the village of Liucun, where the two women jumped into the well, and found an old man in the village who had witnessed the whole thing."
He glanced at Zhu Yu and said, "After investigating these matters, I can basically determine that it was the stepmother, Fang, who harmed Madam Lu. However, we still lack the most conclusive evidence."
"So I went to find Mother Wei and her family."
Fang's face turned deathly pale: "Where did this Wei Mama come from? Isn't she...isn't she already dead?"
The Duke of Zhenguo said to Lu Xiaoyun and Zhu Dan, "That's right, Mama Wei committed a serious crime. She was a servant in my household, and I ordered her to be beaten to death."
Lu Yucheng shook his head: "No, Wei Mama is not dead. My sister said that she has been with Fang Shi for so long, she must have done many unknown things for Fang Shi, so my son saved her."
“But, but I clearly saw that she was already dead. Mother Wei was bleeding a lot…” Fang said, her face pale.
Zhu Yu scoffed, "If I don't let you see it with your own eyes, how will you believe she's dead?"
The Duke of Zhenguo closed his eyes tightly. He wasn't unaware of Fang's character, but her father had been kind to his father. He had beaten Wei Mama to death with the hope that if Fang could repent and not do wrong again, everything she had done in the past would be forgiven.
But if she really did kill Lin, then he absolutely could not tolerate it.
The guard said, "Mother Wei is the most important eyewitness, but she has a sore throat and can't speak. I had no choice but to teach her to read, which is why it took so long."
Lu Xiaoyun secretly gave Zhu Yu a thumbs up. The secret guards of the Prince An's mansion are truly skilled in all kinds of martial arts. They can even act as teachers and teach an old woman to read. No wonder they have been able to do it for so long.
Zhu Yu raised an eyebrow at her, then raised it defiantly at Zhu Dan. "Ha, what do you have to compare with me? You've only found Mother Wei's son, while I've found Mother Wei herself."
Zhu Dan smiled and said, "As expected of someone trained by Fourth Brother, he is indeed reliable."
Another complete victory in the second game!
Zhu Yu raised his chin: "Fifth Prince, you're admitting defeat so easily?"
Zhu Dan: "Miss Lu, why don't you continue listening?"
Where is Mother Wei now?
"I have brought the person here, along with other witnesses, all of whom are waiting at the gate of the mansion."
Zhu Dan's guard also said, "I have brought the witnesses with me."
Zhu Yu ordered: "Bring all the witnesses here!"
The servants hurried away.
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