Chapter 387 Punishment

Mrs. Lu was now focused on Aunt Bai, and ignored Shen Qingrong, so she let her follow.

Shen Qingrong was very tactful, and did not make her own decisions. She followed Mrs. Lu's orders, as if she was really here to help.

Mrs. Lu ordered people to search Aunt Bai's yard from top to bottom, and asked the court doctor to check all the things that might be poisoned, but found nothing.

Mrs. Lu was not discouraged, and ordered the maid to bring Aunt Bai for interrogation.

"You bastard, tell me, how did you murder the Marquis!" Mrs. Lu asked coldly.

Aunt Bai knelt on the ground, her hair was a little messy, her face was still red and swollen, and she looked very lewd.

She glanced at the three people in front of her and said in a panic, "I didn't plot to harm the Marquis. Please investigate clearly, Madam."

Madam Lu snorted coldly, "The Marquis has been in good health for many years. How could he suddenly have a heart attack yesterday? You still dare to make excuses."

"Someone, bring the whip."

Su Rou and Shen Qingrong frowned at the same time when they heard it.

Shen Qingrong clenched her hands and looked at Su Rou calmly.

Su Rou hesitated for a moment, and when the servant brought the whip, she spoke cautiously, "Mother, the truth is not clear yet. It is better to take care of Aunt Bai first and make a decision after asking father for instructions." Madam

Lu glared at her and said unhappily, "This matter has nothing to do with her. She is stubborn and needs to be taught a lesson. She will confess after a whip."

Without any evidence, wouldn't that be a confession under torture?

Su Rou reminded, "Prince Jing and Princess Jing are still in the palace. Father has just been conferred the title of Marquis. Mother, please think twice."

"Are you threatening me?" Madam Lu was unhappy and didn't understand why Su Rou was pleading for Aunt Bai.

Su Rou hurriedly said, "My daughter-in-law doesn't dare. Mother, please calm down."

"Humph! I see you are very brave. There is nothing you dare not do." Madam Lu angrily waved her sleeves.

The Su and Lu families have known each other for many years. Su Rou was also raised by Madam Lu. Madam Lu liked her very much in the past.

But later, Lu Mingke was stubborn and rebellious for her and disobeyed his parents because Su Rou refused to be a concubine.

Although Lu Mingke finally compromised, she had a rift with them because of this. Until the year before last, when he came back from Shangjing, he proposed to marry Su Rou again, and his attitude was very firm.

Lu He and Madam Lu had no choice but to agree, but because of this, Madam Lu was dissatisfied with Su Rou. The two

things that a mother-in-law can't stand the most are, first, the son disobeying his parents for the daughter-in-law, and second, the daughter-in-law contradicting the mother-in-law.

Su Rou did both, and Madam Lu felt that her authority was seriously challenged.

She is now a marquis's wife, how can she be rejected by the daughter of a merchant?

"Go to the ancestral hall and kneel for an hour and reflect on yourself." Madam Lu put on the airs of a mother-in-law and scolded.

"Yes." Su Rou pursed her lips and agreed, and got up.

She knew that she had offended Madam Lu, and Madam Lu wanted to find a way out.

But if she didn't say anything, the matter would get out of hand. When Yu Zheng and Jiang Shu found out, not only would the Marquisate be embarrassed, but Lu He would also be angry. It would

damage the reputation of the Lu family if the Marquis was accused of bullying the weak and forcing a confession after being conferred the title of Marquis.

Besides, Aunt Bai was Lu He's favorite aunt, so there must be some affection between them. If Aunt Bai was really innocent, Lu He would definitely hate Mrs. Lu for doing this.

And if she stood by and didn't intervene, she would also be implicated and blamed. And there was also Lu Mingke, whom he specifically asked to assist in the investigation. If she didn't do anything, he would be disappointed in her.

After thinking it over, Su Rou felt that kneeling in the ancestral hall for an hour was nothing.

After Su Rou left, Madam Lu came to her senses, glared at Aunt Bai, and left.

Before leaving the yard, Madam Lu told the servants, "Keep a close eye on her."

"Yes." The servants responded.

Shen Qingrong, who was in the room, heard that Madam Lu had left, raised her head and looked outside. After confirming that there was no one, she approached Aunt Bai and whispered anxiously.

"How did you do it? Why didn't you die?"

Aunt Bai bit her lip and said, "I don't know. Maybe the Marquis is in good health and the medicine is not strong enough."

Shen Qingrong was very annoyed, but things had come to this point, so she could only think of another way.

"Be careful, otherwise I can't save you." Shen Qingrong warned.

Her life was not important, but she must not be implicated.

Aunt Bai nodded.

She knew that she couldn't confess, otherwise she would die.

Pursing her lips, Aunt Bai wanted to say something else, but Shen Qingrong saw a maid coming here, and hurried out of the house, fearing that someone would notice something.

After Shen Qingrong left, the maid came in, took Aunt Bai back to the house, and kept her under strict supervision.

When Madam Lu returned to the main courtyard angrily, she heard Lu He talking to the court doctor.

"What's the problem?"

Lu He also found it strange and suspicious that she had a sudden heart attack despite having always been in good health.

The court doctor said, "I checked the incense, snacks and other items used in the house, and found nothing unusual."

Lu He frowned and asked, "Madam, did you find anything?"

The court doctor shook his head.

Lu He was silent.

Was it really just an accident? Is he in poor health due to his age?

Thinking of this, Lu He's face was solemn and his mind was complicated.

Madam Lu walked into the room, and the court doctor withdrew.

Lu He saw her, took a few breaths slowly, and asked calmly: "What did you do to Bai?"

Madam Lu frowned immediately upon hearing this, and said unhappily: "Are you afraid that I will eat her? It's such a time, and you are still thinking about that bitch. She almost killed you."

Lu He glared at Madam Lu and said: "If this matter has anything to do with her, she should be executed. But if it has nothing to do with her, you must not take human life lightly."

Seeing Lu He's serious expression, Madam Lu trembled in her heart and said unhappily: "I just asked someone to keep her in custody, and I didn't do anything."

"It's better this way." Lu He said with a warning.

Seeing how Lu He protected Aunt Bai, Mrs. Lu was dissatisfied and felt that Aunt Bai was a troublemaker and could not be kept any longer.

She had to think of a way to get that bitch Aunt Bai out of the house.

After noon, Su Rou knelt for an hour, staggered to her feet, and was helped back to the courtyard by the maid.

"Young Madam was kind enough to advise you, but Madam punished you so harshly. It's too unreasonable." The maid spoke up for Su Rou.

Su Rou warned her, "Don't talk nonsense. You just knelt for a while. If someone hears your nonsense, you will be punished more severely."

"Yes." The maid knew she had said something wrong.

In the evening, Yu Zheng and Jiang Shu returned to Lu's mansion.

Lu's mansion was calm, as if nothing had happened.

Yu Zheng and Jiang Shu did not ask much, and carefully performed their duties as guests.

After dinner, Jiang Shu asked Yu Zheng, "What are we going to do tomorrow?"

After two days of sightseeing, He An had seen almost all the important places.

Yu Zheng said, "We will go to the southwest the day after tomorrow. Tomorrow I will discuss business with Marquis Lu and Young Master Lu and arrange the departure."

Jiang Shu nodded, "Then I will go to find Madam Su and give the longevity lock to Sui'an."

On the way back, they took a detour to the Treasure Pavilion and took the longevity lock back.

Tomorrow is their last day in He'an City.

When it was getting dark, Lu Mingke came back from outside and asked Su Rou about Aunt Bai.

Su Rou told him that nothing was found out.

Lu Mingke was not too surprised after hearing this.

Lu Sui'an suddenly cried, Su Rou held her up and turned around to comfort her, and Lu Mingke noticed that her walking posture was slightly different.

"What's wrong with your leg?" Lu Mingke stood up and took the child and asked.

Su Rou's body froze, and she said lightly that it was nothing.

Lu Mingke didn't believe it, and called the maid to ask.