Zhutanju is not very large, and it is different from other courtyards in grand and elegant style. In addition to bamboo forests, there is also a bamboo pavilion. Next to the pavilion, there are rockeries of different heights. A small stream slowly flows down from the top of the mountain and falls into a small pond made of several rockeries. There are even two koi in the pond, but the strange thing is that the water in the pond does not increase.

"Your courtyard is better decorated than the garden." Rong Zhen said.

Lu Zheng didn't want to pay attention to him, but he couldn't afford to offend this great god, so he could only hum as a response.

Rong Zhen didn't care and walked directly to Lu Zheng's study. Lu Zheng was surprised, and before he could stop him, Rong Zhen had already seen the calligraphy he practiced.

"This calligraphy..." Rong Zhen's expression was indescribable.

Lu Zheng, however, had already given up and said nonchalantly: "If you want to say it's ugly, just say it."

"Ugly." Rong Zhen nodded seriously, and under Lu Zheng's angry glare, he folded the paper and put it in his arms, "I gave you a jade pendant, you should give this as a return gift."

"You just said it's ugly!" Lu Zheng was increasingly unable to guess the mind of this great man.

"It's quite ugly." Rong Zhen smiled, "I'll give you two calligraphy books someday. Your handwriting is like your personality. You should practice hard."

Lu Zheng suddenly felt that life was meaningless.

Rong Zhen took out an invitation from his arms and handed it to Lu Zheng.

"What is this?" Lu Zheng took it and asked curiously.

"I will hold a banquet at my house the day after tomorrow. I wonder if Third Young Master Lu would be willing to attend?"

Lu Zheng flipped through the post. The King of Chu was very low-key in holding a banquet, but that didn't stop those who wanted to jump into the banquet. Lu Zheng didn't know how much this post was worth, but think about the concert tickets of those popular stars. His Royal Highness the King of Chu must be an international superstar now.

Rong Zhen saw Lu Zheng's weird smile, and he couldn't help but tapped his forehead with his fingers.

"Hey! Why did you hit me!"

Rong Zhen looked at the sky: "It's getting late, do you want to keep me for lunch?"

Lu Zheng hurriedly sent him out. Lu Qing and Lu Che also hurried over after hearing the news. Rong Zhen waved his hand: "I don't like these, just send you here."

"Goodbye, Your Highness the King of Chu."

Rong Zhen looked at Lu Zheng across the crowd, and suddenly smiled: "When the time comes, I will be waiting for the Duke and your son to arrive in the mansion."

After that, he led his entourage to leave the Duke of Ying's Mansion.

Lu Qing looked puzzled. The King of Chu had indeed sent an invitation to the Duke of Ying's Mansion for the banquet, but he also knew that his eldest son still had to recuperate and could not go. How could... Lu

Qing thought about it, and turned his gaze to his youngest son who was sneaking back behind the crowd. His face suddenly turned dark: "Brat! I must beat you up today!!"

Lu Zheng hurriedly ran to hide behind his mother: "He insisted on giving it to me! I didn't ask for it myself."

"You still talk back!" Lu Qing said angrily, "Bring me my cane!"

Yun protected her youngest son and said helplessly: "The King of Chu is an elder and a prince. Whatever he wants to give, can Zheng'er refuse it?"

"You...ah..." Lu Qing sighed, and considering the many people talking in the public, he did not express his concerns after all.

After returning to the room, Yun Shi didn't take it seriously: "Master is just too cautious. Zheng'er is just a child. What's wrong with taking him to the palace for a banquet?" Lu

Qing sighed again, waved his hand to let everyone leave, and then lowered his voice to Yun Shi: "I heard that His Royal Highness the King of Chu is still looking for Qian Facao. It can be seen that he still can't let go of the death of Jinpin. Now Zheng'er has some reputation for solving the case. What if the King of Chu asks him to investigate Jinpin's affairs?"

Yun Shi was shocked: "But this happened so many years ago..."

"That's why it is said that this prince is thoughtful. Do you still remember how arrogant and domineering he was in the capital? I don't know how many people misjudged him. Jinpin's death was unclear that year. Do you think he would not investigate it thoroughly with his temper?"

"But this is Yanjing, not Beijiang." Although Yun said this, her face became serious.

Lu Qing shook his head: "Let's wait and see."

Without mentioning his parents' worries, Lu Zheng went out to find Bao Zheng after dinner. The police in the government office have been investigating the source of arsenic in the past few days, and they should have almost found a result by now.

Bao Zheng rubbed his forehead: "This matter looks easy, but it is really troublesome to investigate."

"Why?"

"Hook kiss is commonly known as intestinal stagnation grass. It mainly grows in the southwest and is very effective for rheumatism and other diseases. Therefore, most clinics will have some. They know the toxicity of hook kiss, so the amount used each time will be very small, and even the sale will be recorded in detail." Bao Zheng's expression was indistinguishable, "However, we found that several masters of the Lu family have bought hook kisses."

Lu Zheng widened his eyes: "What?!"

"Lu Wu, Lu Yuan, the third young lady Li, and the fourth young lady Tong have all bought hook kisses within a month. Lord Tang has already gone to inquire." Bao Zheng thought for a while, and then said, "By the way, Mrs. Lu Qi also bought it."

"Seventh Aunt?"

Bao Zheng nodded: "But she seems to have a serious rheumatism. She has to buy medicine every month. The doctor in the clinic has confirmed it."

"Then the others..."

"I don't know yet." Bao Zheng rubbed his messy hair, "But it's not just the kisses, there's also musk and safflower, the fourth young lady who looks the most amiable actually bought arsenic, I don't know how they are going to explain it."

The Lu family was already in chaos at this moment. The eldest young lady Lin grabbed the collar of the fourth young lady Tong with red eyes: "It's you! You killed my son! You bastard!"

Tong was terrified, hiding while crying: "Sister-in-law, I didn't!"

Lin had already fallen into madness, and from her expression she wished she could eat her flesh alive: "My son's cold was almost healed, but it became serious after you came to see him. Who else could it be but you?!"

"Sister-in-law...sister-in-law..." Tong was almost suffocated and quickly looked at her husband who was hiding far away: "Husband, save me!"

The fourth young master Lu Juan quickly took a step back. Seeing that she could not be relied on, Tong no longer pretended to be weak. She threw away all her gentleness and kindness, leaving only harshness. She pushed Lin away with force and said with a sneer: "Sister-in-law, you are really stupid. What good will it do me to kill your son?"

Lin was originally exhausted, and fell to the ground after being pushed by her, and just cried blankly.

Tong straightened her clothes, walked slowly in front of her, and lowered her voice and said, "Think about it, who will benefit the most from getting rid of your eldest son?"

"Who..."

Tong was about to say something when she heard Lu Yuan yell, "Enough! Stop arguing. You're embarrassing yourself in front of outsiders!"

"Second uncle, what you said is wrong." Tong didn't care and said with a smile, "Even in front of outsiders, you have to make your words clear." She looked at Tang Min on the side and said frankly, "Sir Tang, I admit that I bought the hook and arsenic, but I planned to use them to poison the little goblins in the backyard. I just didn't have time to act. Now those things are still in my room. If you want to check, I can take them out."

Tang Min originally He was already in a mess because of them. If he were a man, he would have asked people to pull them apart long ago. Now that Tong had taken the lead, he hurriedly said, "Quick, send someone to go get it with the fourth young lady."

Tong looked at the Lu family members present with contempt and picked up the trembling maid from the ground: "Okay, what are you afraid of? No one is cleaner than anyone else!"

Seeing that Tong had already spoken, the third young lady Li also hurriedly said, "I... I bought a hook kiss... It's Because..." She glanced cautiously at the sullen-faced Third Young Master Lu Cheng, "Because..."

Lu Cheng stepped forward: "Enough, I asked my wife to buy a hook kiss in order to poison my second brother." He looked at Lu Yuan, who had a gloomy face, and said angrily, "We are both bastards. Why can you be in charge of the family business? Isn't it because you were born three days earlier than me? You don't have to pretend to be magnanimous in front of me. I dare to say such words, aren't I afraid of your revenge? , since we have already torn our faces apart, why not ask the elders to witness and separate the family!"

Lu Yuan said with a gloomy face: "It's not even a hundred days since my father's death, and you've said such treasonous words. How can you, such an unfilial and unfraternal person, stay in the mansion with the face!"

Lu Cheng slowly approached him: "I'm not afraid to say what I did, but do you dare, second brother? My hook is still there, what about yours, second brother?"

Lu Yuan clenched his hands tightly into fists at his side, but said nothing.

Tang Min was really eye-opening. He didn't like the big family to harbor filth, but this Lu Mansion was more than just a place of filth, everyone here was covered in mud.

"Hahaha..." A low laugh came out of Lin's mouth, and she patted the ground vigorously, "What a dog-eat-dog show!"

Tang Min frowned.

Lin staggered to her feet, looked at Lu Wu who was huddled aside, and then looked at Lu Yuan: "Okay, the third and fourth brothers have said it, where are the second uncle and mother?"

Lu Wu hugged her children tightly, tears on her face, but she just kept silent.

Lu Yuan looked at Lin steadily: "What are you talking about, sister-in-law? The poison was only bought by the servants, why do you want to put it on me?"

Lu Wu's eyes widened: "You are still lying!"

Lu Yuan bowed to Tang Min: "Sir Tang, I really don't know about this matter. Please send someone to catch the criminal. I am willing to confront him face to face."

He said it so frankly that Tang Min's suspicion was somewhat reduced, but at this time a constable whispered something in his ear.

Tang Min's face changed several times, and when he looked at Lu Yuan again, he could only sneer: "Second Young Master is very skillful, how can a dead man confront you?!"

Lu Yuan's originally calm expression suddenly collapsed, and he said in disbelief.

"What!"