"Sister Su." Although Lu Manning's tone was anxious, the moment she entered the door, Gu Lingze clearly saw joy in her eyes.
"Sister Su, what's wrong with you..." Looking at Su Wenyu sitting there safe and sound, Lu Manning was stunned.
Gu Lingze didn't want to waste time talking to her, so he picked up the jade pendant on the dressing table and looked at Lu Manning, "Where did you get this jade pendant?"
Lu Manning clenched her handkerchief and looked at Su Wenyu for help, but she turned her head away and didn't even look at her.
"Who are you? Why are you questioning me like this? My father is the left councilor of the Ministry of Civil Affairs."
Gu Lingze raised her eyebrows. She even brought up her father. It seemed that she was feeling guilty.
He ignored Lu Man Ning's words and told Ye'er to go out and get a basin of hot water, then put the jade pendant directly in it. After only a cup of tea, the water in the basin slowly froze.
Gu Lingze looked at Lu Manning, "Do you have anything else to say?"
The other party was obviously panicked, but still insisted on not admitting it, "I just bought this jade pendant because I thought it was beautiful, and gave it to Sister Su. How could I know that there was something strange hidden in it?"
"Oh?" Gu Lingze's face turned cold. "Excuse me, Miss Lu, which jade store did you buy this jade pendant from? How much did you spend? What day was it?"
Lu Manning was startled by his question, "I...I can't remember clearly."
"It seems that Miss Lu's memory is not very good." Before the other party could breathe a sigh of relief, Gu Lingze asked again: "Who were the servants who accompanied you to buy the jade pendant that day? Call them all over and ask them and you will know."
A hint of cruelty flashed across Lu Manning's face. She did not answer his question, but stood up and said to Su Wenyu, "Since sister is fine, I have a headache, so I will go back home first."
"You should have a headache. After the court session, my eldest brother will ask Zuo Canzheng to come over. Since I can't tell you clearly, let your father ask you personally."
Lu Manning sneered when she heard this, "Your elder brother is just a small official, how can he invite my father?"
Gu Lingze calmly sat back on the chair, picked up the teacup and took a sip, "If my eldest brother can't be invited, then there is naturally Marquis Wenxin."
Lu Manning bit her lower lip and looked at Su Wenyu with tears in her eyes. "Sister, there was really no problem when I bought this jade pendant. I'm afraid this villain did something to sow discord between us."
Su Wenyu looked at her with cold eyes, "Sister, be careful with your words. This young master is the third young master of the general's mansion."
Lu Manning took a step back suddenly, looking at Gu Lingze in disbelief. He was the third young master of the Gu family, so his eldest brother must be——
Gu Xiuyi?
When Lu Manning thought of this name, her whole body trembled violently. She shook her head. No, she absolutely could not stay here.
As soon as she turned around, the guards called by the housekeeper slammed the door shut and refused to open it no matter how she knocked and shouted.
Gu Lingze picked his ears, looked at Lu Manning impatiently and said, "Can you please stop yelling?"
Lu Manning slumped down on the ground, looked at Su Wenyu and said, "Sister, I am really wronged."
"If you are wronged, why don't you want to answer Mr. Gu San's questions?" Su Wenyu stood up. "You know whether you are wronged or not."
Lu Manning's face was full of grievance at this time. She sobbed a few times while gasping for breath, and then her eyes rolled back and she fainted.
Gu Lingze chuckled. Lu Manying had done all the crying, making a fuss and threatening to commit suicide. Since she was willing to lie down, she could lie down. They could have some peace and quiet.
Lu Manning regretted lying there for a while. It was winter now and the ground was cold and hard. The cold air kept drilling into the gaps between her bones. Her legs were cramping and she couldn't move, so she could only endure it.
The play lasted until noon, and Lu Manning's fake dizziness was about to turn into real dizziness, and she didn't know how long it would last.
Footsteps were heard outside the door approaching. Gu Lingze walked forward, grabbed Lu Manying's collar, and dragged her to the soft couch beside Su Wenyu's bed. Just as he put her down, the door opened.
Unexpectedly, Gu Tianhua and Zhao Chengmo also came. As soon as Gu Lingze saw Zhao Chengmo, he felt much better.
In addition to Wen Xinhou, Gu Xiuyi and Su Xuancheng, there was also a middle-aged man with a dark face, who must be the Left Councillor.
As soon as Lu Honghua came in, he saw his daughter lying on the couch. He turned his head and asked the two maids behind him, "What's wrong, young lady?"
The maid stammered and couldn't explain clearly. Lu Honghua turned around and glared at her, which made her shrink even more.
"Go and wake up the young lady."
The two maids approached hesitantly, but no matter how they called, they couldn't wake her up.
There’s no way Lu Manning could wake up. She’s been pretending for so long and now she has to keep pretending.
Gu Lingze took out a silver needle and walked over. "Miss Lu, your heart is blocked by anger. I will give her a needle and she will be fine."
Lu Manning had originally decided to grit her teeth and hold on, thinking that it was just a prick of a needle and she would definitely be able to endure it. However, she didn't expect Gu Lingze to prick a spot on the back of her neck. The pain was so excruciating that she screamed and suddenly opened her eyes.
"Look, isn't he awake?" Gu Lingze pulled out the silver needle and put it away calmly.
Lu Manning covered her neck and gasped for air. After a while, she put her hands down and looked at Lu Honghua in confusion, "Dad, why are you here?"
Lu Honghua glanced at Gu Tianhua and Wen Xinhou, and said in a deep voice: "General Jianwei said that there was a problem with the jade pendant you gave to Miss Su, so he asked me to come over and take a look."
Lu Manning quickly waved her hands and said, “When I gave it to Sister Su, there was no problem at all.”
Gu Lingze felt really tired. This Lu Manning really wouldn't cry until she saw the coffin, so he asked Ye'er to bring a basin of hot water over like last time.
This time, Lu Honghua lost his temper. Gu Lingze pointed at the jade pendant in the basin and said, "This is a funerary object. To put it bluntly, it was taken out of a tomb. This jade pendant was even taken out of a dead person's mouth."
After saying that, he looked at Lu Manning again, "Ms. Lu, if this matter really has nothing to do with you, I told you just now that you only need to tell us where you bought it and we will check it out."
Lu Manning sat dejectedly on the couch, lowered her head and said, "I really forgot."
Gu Lingze looked at the two maids again and asked, "Who accompanied your young lady to the street to buy this jade pendant that day?"
The two maids pushed each other and didn't say anything. Lu Honghua was immediately furious and kicked each of them. "Hurry up and tell me, or I'll drag you out and beat you to death."
The two maids trembled all over and told everything in detail.
Lu Manning had overheard two old women in the mansion chatting. One of them said that a group of people from their village went to the back mountain to rob tombs, hoping to steal something valuable.
Unexpectedly, they actually dug out some burial silver and two jade pots from a rich man's grave. They were so happy that they quickly divided the money up.
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