Chapter 307: Mother Lu's Night Talk
"This afternoon, Mu Qing..." Mother Lu simply recounted what happened in the afternoon.
After learning the whole story, Jiang Yao's eyes flashed with understanding, and she understood the purpose of her sister calling her here.
She found a chair and sat down: "So sister, what do you want to ask me?"
"Prince," Mother Lu said seriously. "Or rather, it was the people who attacked the Lu family."
Jiang Yao unconsciously tapped the table with her fingers. There was no one in the room at this moment. All the servants had been sent away. Only the wind blew in through the window, causing the candlelight to sway continuously.
Mother Lu recalled, "That year, that person suddenly fell ill and died in the palace."
Her words were vague, but Jiang Yao understood that the person was referring to Lu Xiang.
Only he could make his usually good-tempered sister hate him so much that she doesn't even want to mention his name.
Jiang Yao said thoughtfully, "So, Prime Minister Lu actually died in the palace, but he just told others that he died at home?"
Mother Lu paused and said, "Yes, by the time he was brought to me, he was already a corpse."
That night at the Lu Mansion, the old housekeeper hurried to Lu's mother's room and knocked on the door.
Lu's mother's yard was heavily guarded, with two guards armed with swords at the door.
"Who is it?" The one who opened the door was the maid in purple clothes.
She was not Mother Lu's personal maid, but was sent by Prime Minister Lu to take charge of all matters in Mother Lu's courtyard.
Although she is nominally a maid, in fact she is Lu Xiang's spy used to monitor Lu's mother who is under house arrest!
At this moment, there was some sarcasm and disdain in her eyes, and more of it was impatience at being woken up from her sleep.
In her eyes, she is an existence that is superior to the entire Lu family's mistress, and sooner or later she will replace Lu's mother and become the new mistress of the Lu residence.
And what about the housekeeper? He was already old, sometimes unable to hear clearly what others said. If it weren't for Prime Minister Lu still considering a little bit of kindness, he would have sent him to the manor to live out his old age and wait for death.
The old housekeeper raised his cloudy eyes and looked at the spoiled maid with an expressionless face.
Zi Fu felt something was wrong.
But soon, blood gushed out.
The old butler drew the sword from the sheath of the guard next to him and stabbed it into her body with an agility beyond the ordinary of an old man.
Zi Fu couldn't understand the scene in front of her. She was a little surprised, but in the end she could only fall to the ground in severe pain.
The old butler walked into the inner room holding a bloody sword.
Zi Fu let out a cry of pain before dying, which woke up Lu's mother who was already a light sleeper. She leaned against her trusted personal maid Xiao Die, looking outside vigilantly while putting on her clothes.
The old butler stopped in front of the curtain and said, "Madam, Prime Minister Lu has died suddenly. Please come out and take charge of the situation."
Mother Lu opened her mouth, almost speechless: "You, what did you say?"
The old butler repeated what he had just said.
"Prime Minister Lu is dead?" Mother Lu murmured in a daze. She had not yet recovered from her shock.
Xiaodie's expression gradually became excited: "Madam! Prime Minister Lu is dead, we can go out now!"
"Wait." Mother Lu managed to calm herself down. "Where is Miss Zifu? How could it be my turn to take charge of the Lu Mansion?"
Xiaodie bit her lip.
As the legitimate wife of the Lu family, Mother Lu actually said such words, which shows how humble her status in the Lu Mansion is!
Ever since that incident, all of Mother Lu's dignity was gone, and she became a plaything of Prime Minister Lu.
Whenever Lu's mother couldn't stand it anymore, Prime Minister Lu would use her relatives as a threat.
Over the years, it was only because of her obsession with Jiang Yao and her two sons that Mother Lu was able to survive!
Her heartstrings were always tense, so when she heard the news of Lu Xiang's death, she was not overwhelmed.
The old housekeeper fell silent when he heard Mother Lu's question.
The last time I saw Lu's mother was a long time ago.
In my impression, the lady is always dignified and bright, but now just listening to her voice, she seems so weak.
He replied, "Miss Zifu was too heartbroken and followed Prime Minister Lu."
Then Mother Lu came out. When she saw the blood on the old butler's sword, she was stunned for a moment.
The old housekeeper led her to the front door.
There was a sedan chair parked quietly there.
Mother Lu opened the curtain of the sedan chair with trembling hands. When she saw the body of Prime Minister Lu inside, she felt a mixture of sadness and joy and fainted.
"Actually, I've long suspected the cause of that bastard's death," Jiang Yao frowned. "He died so suddenly. Could it be that he touched upon someone else's secret, and then implicated the entire Lu family?"
Over the years, she did not bring up this topic because she was worried that her sister would be stimulated by recalling those painful days, making her mentally unstable.
But now, Mother Lu's condition is getting better day by day, and she took the initiative to bring up this matter, so Jiang Yao boldly expressed her guess.
Mother Lu's brows were filled with worry, and she said with some self-blame, "I don't know what happened at the time, I just fainted, and even hired someone to handle the burial. Otherwise, maybe we could have found some clues about his cause of death."
The two sisters were in tune with each other and both felt that the person who killed Lu Xiang must be related to the Lu family tragedy.
Jiang Yao showed a rare look of comfort: "Sister, it's okay. We can open the coffin."
Even if I knew it at the time, I couldn't change anything.
She also heard Xiaodie talk about Lu's mother's mental state at that time.
Since the death of Prime Minister Lu, Mother Lu has alternated between crying and laughing. She would cry until she fainted, and laugh until she could hardly breathe. Her body and mind suffered great torture during the days of house arrest.
Jiang Yao only hated herself for not protecting her sister, so how could she blame her?
Mother Lu sighed, "It's been so many years, I'm afraid the evidence is gone. Then, while I was commemorating him, I was attacked. I haven't been conscious since then. And the coffin was opened..."
If he dug up Prime Minister Lu's grave, Mu Qing would probably be attacked by the Crown Prince immediately.
Jiang Yao certainly knew this. She simply wanted to dig out Lu Xiang's bones so that he would not rest in peace even in the afterlife.
The corners of her lips curled up slightly: "I know, sister."
Mother Lu asked helplessly, "Did you see the murderer's face on the day of the incident?"
Jiang Yao shook her head regretfully. "Those people came prepared, their disguises were completely inconspicuous. I could only tell they were incredibly skilled, but..."
She remembered a very bizarre point, which was that after this group of people killed someone, they would use swords to destroy the deceased's face!
The servants in the yard, as well as Lu Yunjue and Mu Qing, were all like this!
Fortunately, the Taoist priest arrived and rescued the survivors in time.
"What is the reason why these murderers insisted on destroying the deceased's appearance?" asked Lu's mother in confusion.
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