Chapter 391 Betrayal

Lu Mingke and Shen Qingrong stared at each other for a long time, both of them were filled with hatred and anger.

Seeing Shen Qingrong's unrepentant and unaware look, Lu Mingke knew that it would be a waste of words to say anything to her.

Closing his eyes and taking a deep breath, Lu Mingke looked at Aunt Bai and asked, "Father has loved you very much for twenty years, why do you want to harm him?"

Even at this time, Lu Mingke couldn't figure out why Aunt Bai wanted to join forces with Shen Qingrong to murder Lu He.

Because of this, he was not surprised that Mrs. Lu and Su Rou had not found out the problem before, and he didn't suspect Aunt Bai too much.

It was not until last night, after figuring out the reason why Shen Qingrong poisoned him, that he suspected Aunt Bai again.

Lu He, who had calmed down a little, stared at Aunt Bai after hearing what Lu Mingke said, waiting for her answer.

Even Mrs. Lu and Su Rou were curious about Aunt Bai's motives.

Aunt Bai's face was ashen, and her eyes were empty and desperate.

After Shen Qingrong was exposed and told everything, she knew that she could not escape.

Seeing Aunt Bai stunned and speechless for a long time, Lu He held the armrest of the chair and asked her in person: "Why do you want to harm me? I treat you badly?" Aunt Bai

shook her head, a look of shame appeared on her face, and she regretted: "I don't want to, I have no choice..."

"What do you mean by no choice? I think you are a bitch with a ruthless heart and ungrateful." Mrs. Lu pointed at Aunt Bai and scolded her.

Previously, there was no evidence, and with Lu He's protection, now she can finally punish Aunt Bai, and Mrs. Lu was very excited.

Lu He glanced at Mrs. Lu, staring at Aunt Bai with a sinister look, asking her to explain the reason.

Aunt Bai felt guilty and avoided Lu He's eyes and said, "I deserve to die, please kill me, Marquis."

"You deserve to die, but before you die, I want to find out. Tell me, why do you want to harm me?" Lu He asked.

Everything has a cause and an effect, and Aunt Bai can't harm him for no reason.

Facing Lu He's questioning, Aunt Bai bit her lip tightly and refused to say.

Mrs. Lu ordered, "Come on, bring the whip."

The servant quickly brought the whip.

"Beat me." Mrs. Lu pointed at Aunt Bai and said harshly.

The servant looked at Lu He upon hearing this, and seeing that he had no intention of stopping him, he tentatively whipped Aunt Bai on the back.

The first two whips were not too heavy, and Aunt Bai could still bear it, gritting her teeth and saying nothing.

"You didn't eat or you still don't know how to do it?" Mrs. Lu scolded coldly.

The servant was shocked upon hearing this, and increased the force, whipping Aunt Bai so hard that her clothes were torn and she screamed in pain.

"Ah! Ah..."

After ten whips, Aunt Bai's back was soaked in blood, her forehead was covered in cold sweat, and her hands were unable to bear it and supported the ground.

Lu He asked her, "Are you going to tell it or not?"

Aunt Bai said with a pale face, "I'm sorry, Lord Marquis, and I'm willing to die to atone for my sins."

"Humph! You want to die? It's not that easy, keep beating me." Mrs. Lu waved her hand to signal.

Just as the servant was about to take action, Lu Mingke raised his hand to stop him, and looked at Shen Qingrong, taking in her gloating expression.

"She won't say, so why don't you say it," said Lu Mingke.

Since Shen Qingrong was able to convince Aunt Bai to join forces with her, she must know the reason. Or maybe, she was using this to threaten Aunt Bai to help her harm people.

Hearing Lu Mingke's words, Shen Qingrong sneered, and ignored her with a sneer.

Why should she say it? She was very happy to see that they were so eager to know the truth, but had no way of knowing it.

Lu Mingke sneered and said to the servant, "Beat her until she tells you."

Who to beat?

"Ah!" Shen Qingrong screamed in shock when the whip fell on her body.

Lu Mingke must be sick, Aunt Bai refused to say why he beat her!

Shen Qingrong wanted to curse, but she could only scream because of the whip, and she had no chance to curse at all.

She didn't know how many times she was whipped, and Shen Qingrong's back was soaked in blood, and she was in so much pain that she was sweating coldly.

She couldn't bear it anymore and hurriedly called for a stop.

"I said..."

Lu Mingke raised his hand, and the servants stepped aside. Shen

Qingrong took a few breaths in pain, cursed Lu Mingke with a face full of resentment, and then said hatefully: "I forced and threatened her."

"Why?" Lu Mingke asked.

Shen Qingrong's lips moved, and just as she was about to answer, Aunt Bai on the side shook her head desperately at her, with a pleading face.

Shen Qingrong frowned impatiently and said, "We are all going to die, what else can we not say?"

She was willing to suffer this physical pain, she was not willing to do it.

"Young Madam, I beg you, I beg you..." Aunt Bai begged repeatedly.

Shen Qingrong was unmoved, and endured the pain in her back and said, "She had a secret meeting with her lover, and I caught her. I threatened her and promised to give her a sum of money after the meeting, so that she and her lover could stay together."

As soon as these words came out, Lu He tightened his grip on the armrest of the chair, and the veins on the back of his hand bulged.

"Is what she said true?" Lu He stared at Aunt Bai and questioned.

Aunt Bai didn't say anything, which meant she acquiesced.

Lu He's chest was heaving with anger, and he said angrily with annoyance and unwillingness: "I treated you badly? You actually betrayed me!"

Aunt Bai shook her head and burst into tears: "The Marquis treated me very well, and I never thought of betraying the Marquis. He was an old acquaintance of mine, and I have never had any contact with him since I entered the Lu Mansion."

To be honest, this was purely an accident, and Aunt Bai was really unlucky.

She did have a lover in the past, but because he had no money to marry her, he disappeared after leaving a letter.

Aunt Bai waited for two years without any news, so she entered the Lu Mansion as a concubine. Since she followed Lu He, she gave up her improper thoughts and was content to be Lu He's favorite concubine, and gave birth to a daughter. More than

a decade later, she had already gotten used to her current life, and her daughter had married and had children. She had been thinking about spending the rest of her life in peace, but unexpectedly she met her former lover last year.

They had not seen each other for many years, and when they met again after a long separation, they naturally had a lot to talk about, so they found a secret corner to meet.

As luck would have it, Shen Qingrong saw them.

Aunt Bai was immediately scared half to death and begged Shen Qingrong on her knees not to report her. She repeatedly assured that she had not cheated on anyone, and she just wanted to say a few words and get things clear.

Shen Qingrong deeply understood the reluctance that lingered in her heart. Perhaps out of sympathy, or perhaps because of her hatred for Lu He, Shen Qingrong agreed and did not expose her.

Anyway, whether Aunt Bai cheated on someone or not, it had nothing to do with her, and she could also hate Lu He, so why not?

Aunt Bai was uneasy for a long time, and when she saw that Shen Qingrong really did not expose her, she gradually felt relieved.

Until a few days ago, Shen Qingrong suddenly found her and asked her to poison Lu He.

Aunt Bai naturally refused, and Shen Qingrong coerced and tempted her.

If Aunt Bai didn't agree, Shen Qingrong would expose her, and she and her lover would surely die, and her daughter would also be implicated. On the contrary, if she helped Shen Qingrong, Shen Qingrong would help her escape from the Lu family, give her a large sum of money to stay with her lover, and take care of her daughter. Aunt Bai

had no choice but to agree.

"I swear, I really don't want to murder the Marquis." Aunt Bai burst into tears.

Lu He stared at her and asked with gritted teeth, "Who is that man?"

With these words, Aunt Bai was struck by lightning, stopped crying, knelt on the ground, and the blood on her face faded completely.