Chu was in charge of the household affairs, and all the food, clothing and expenses of the mansion were taken care of by her.

Like in previous years, she bought empty sachets from outside and sent them to Madam Wei's courtyard. After Madam Wei finished making the sachets, she came to take them in person and distributed them to each courtyard.

"How could it be the eldest sister-in-law? Seventh brother's sister-in-law, you must have made a mistake?" Jiang said in surprise.

She absolutely did not believe that her sister-in-law, who worked diligently for the Wei family, would be a mole in collusion with Guo Huan.

Even if she doubted herself, she would never doubt her sister-in-law.

Not to mention that they didn't believe it, it took Old Lady Wei a long time before she dared to accept this fact.

At first, she was somewhat resentful of the two children for not telling her earlier that there was a traitor in the Wei family. But if she asked herself, even if she knew it in advance, Chu would be the one she would least suspect.

This is the eldest grandson's wife who helped her support half of the Wei family. How could she... How could she...

Old Lady Wei was so heartbroken that it was as if she had lost another flesh and blood.

Madam Wei sighed and closed her eyes.

Jiang turned and looked at Chu, her eyes reddening a little bit: "Sister-in-law, this is not true! Tell your seventh brother's wife that she made a mistake. You are not a traitor! You did not collude with the White Lotus Sect! You have nothing to do with Guo Huan! You are innocent..."

As she spoke, hot tears fell.

After she married into the Wei family, her husband was busy with military affairs and they were rarely together. Whenever she felt sad, she would go to her eldest sister-in-law.

The eldest sister-in-law is like a mother. In her heart, she has long regarded her eldest sister-in-law as a person she respects as her mother.

"How could this happen, ah——"

She couldn't hold it in any longer and burst into tears.

Lan turned away with tears in her eyes.

She was also in disbelief and felt extremely sad.

Li's eyes were red: "Grandma, you are mistaken, right? You might as well suspect me... Erlang is a bastard... He is not born from the same mother's womb. Maybe the second wife has ulterior motives..."

Didn't Madam Wei hope that they had made a mistake? But the sachet was indeed given to her by Chu, who also emphasized that Fusu attracted mosquitoes, so she asked her mother to put more mosquito repellent spices.

She didn't doubt it at all at that time. She just felt that the eldest grandson's wife was too dedicated and took good care of everyone in the mansion.

Although Chen couldn't cry, she was also very sad.

Wei Ting looked at Chu with a complicated expression.

Chu married into the Wei family at the age of sixteen, and it has been twelve years since then.

She had started taking care of Wei Ting when he was still a child.

Although Jiang said that she watched Xiaoqi grow up, in fact, it was Chu who really watched Wei Ting grow up.

Wasn’t Chu’s betrayal another collapse of faith for Wei Ting?

Wei Ting remained silent.

He wanted to ask Chu why, but his throat was choked.

"Sister-in-law, why..." Lan couldn't hold back her tears anymore and burst into tears sadly.

This is difficult for everyone to accept.

Chu sat there in silence, without making any defence for himself.

It seemed like she had finally waited for her end.

Old Lady Wei looked at her with great sorrow and anguish: "Why did you betray the Wei family? When did you join the White Lotus Sect? Or did you marry into the Wei family with a purpose from the beginning? Speak!"

Chu lowered her eyes and said nothing.

Tears welled up in Madam Wei's eyes, but she held them back tightly and shouted, "Did you steal the seal?!"

Jiang asked blankly, "What seal?"

Su Xiaoxiao said: "Someone stole General Wei's seal, forged a secret letter about his collusion with Northern Yan, and sent it to my grandfather through his confidant, making my grandfather mistakenly believe that General Wei was colluding with the enemy and committing treason."

Jiang said sullenly, "I remember that grandma mentioned to us last time that grandpa and the old Protector of the Country might have been instigated by traitors, and asked us not to embarrass you. So here is the truth... But what does this have to do with my sister-in-law? My sister-in-law will not let the Wei family down..."

She looked at Chu and choked up, "Sister-in-law, please speak up. You didn't steal the seal, did you? You didn't frame grandfather, did you?"

She burst into tears.

Lan also burst into tears.

Li turned around and wiped her tears secretly.

Chen was like a child who couldn't kill a chicken. He curled up in a chair in disappointment and decadence.

Chu remained silent throughout.

"Not her!"

It was Madam Wei, who had been silent the whole time, who spoke up, "She didn't steal the seal, no."

"Mom, how could you..." Jiang asked in tears when she was nudged by Li's elbow.

Jiang lowered his head and said nothing more.

Su Xiaoxiao glanced at Madam Wei. She didn't expect that at this time, she would risk exposing herself to clarify things for the Chu family...

Old Lady Wei's gaze paused for a moment on Madam Wei's face, and she said coldly to Chu: "Lock her up in the yard! Bring her to me when you are willing to confess!"

Nanny Li came to Mrs. Chu and sighed, "Madam, please come in."

Chu stood up expressionlessly.

"Sister-in-law..." Jiang choked and pulled her sleeve.

She brushed away Jiang's hand and left the room with a cold look on her face.

Jiang, Lan and Li all cried together.

Old Madam Wei asked them to go back to their respective courtyards first, and left Madam Wei to question them.

Mrs. Wei just said with such certainty that the commander's seal was not stolen by Chu, which shows that she knows something.

As early as the time when Su Xiaoxiao tested Madam Wei, Madam Wei had expressed her desire to take the blame of the traitor in her words. At that time, Su Xiaoxiao had suspected that although Madam Wei was not the traitor, she must know who the traitor was.

Later, she and Wei Ting traced the cause back to Guo Huan.

Guo Huan was Lady Wei's nephew.

It seemed reasonable for her to cover up for Guo Huan.

It was not until today that Su Xiaoxiao finally realized that the person Madam Wei really wanted to protect was Chu.

Old Madam Wei wanted to interrogate her daughter-in-law, but as soon as she stood up, she felt dizzy.

Su Xiaoxiao was beside her and quickly supported her: "Old Lady Wei!"

Old Madam Wei's face turned pale.

After a series of blows, she was already on the verge of collapse, and was only holding on with a strong obsession. Chu's betrayal became the final bit of pressure that broke her down.

Now, she can't hold on any longer.

Su Xiaoxiao hurriedly asked her to sit down, took out a silver needle from her purse and gave her acupuncture.

After acupuncture, Old Lady Wei recovered temporarily, but she seemed to have aged ten years overnight.

Wei Ting said, "Grandma, please go and have a rest. I have something to talk to mother about."

"Okay, you go ahead."

She is old.

This home will eventually be handed over to Xiaoqi.

Su Xiaoxiao said to Wei Ting: "I will accompany Old Lady Wei back to her room."

Wei Ting nodded.

When Su Xiaoxiao passed by him, he whispered, "Thank you."

Su Xiaoxiao helped Old Lady Wei back to her bedroom.

In the huge warm room, only mother and son were left.

Wei Ting just looked at her and didn't say anything for a while.

Mrs. Wei didn't dare to look directly into her son's eyes, because just one look would hurt her heart.

She took the initiative to speak: "Don't interrogate your sister-in-law, she was also forced. In these years, she has not done anything to let down the Wei family except passing on some trivial news. And because she was not cooperative... she suffered a lot."

Wei Ting asked, "Does this insignificant news also include telling the White Lotus about my arranged marriage with Miss Qin?"

On the night Princess Hui'an was captured, Chu left the house.

How can there be so many coincidences in the world? Madam Wei said, "You were granted marriage in the Golden Palace. Even if she didn't tell anyone, do you think the White Lotus Cult wouldn't know about it? It's only a matter of time. She just took the opportunity to complete a mission. As for what the White Lotus Cult does, it's not her place to interfere."

Wei Ting's expression was icy: "Really? How did mother know that?"

Mrs. Wei wanted to say something but stopped herself.

Wei Ting said: "Even if mother doesn't tell me, I can check it myself! For example, how about I ask my aunt?"

Madam Wei's face suddenly changed.

The corners of Wei Ting's lips curled up in a cold arc: "It seems that I guessed right, my aunt also has a close relationship with the White Lotus Sect. In recent years, my aunt's people have come to visit my mother from time to time, but it's not true that she has a deep sisterly relationship with my mother, right? Is she monitoring my mother, or reporting news to her? Since you are my mother, I am willing to believe the latter."

Madam Wei did not answer Wei Ting's words, but forbearingly said: "Don't ask anything, okay?"

Wei Ting looked into Madam Wei's eyes sharply: "I have always been curious, what is mother's identity? Why do you know so much about the White Lotus Sect?"

Madam Wei clenched her fingers.

Wei Ting said, "Since mother won't tell me, I'll guess it myself. This time Guo Huan was replaced, there is actually an easier way to rescue him, that is to capture grandmother or mother to exchange for Guo Huan. Grandmother is a martial artist, and there are masters like Baili Chen around her, so it's not easy to catch her. What about mother? Why didn't the people from the White Lotus come to capture mother? I guess it's not that they don't want to, but they don't dare. Who is mother to the White Lotus? Even Guo Huan is not as important as you!"

Madam Wei said excitedly: "Don't ask! Do you think the Wei family is still the same as before? You can't defeat them! Isn't it good to be alive! Don't do anything, he won't do anything to you!"

By the time Mrs. Wei realized what she had said in such a hurry, it was too late to regret.

Wei Ting is the smartest of all the sons. An expression or even a tone of voice is enough for Wei Ting to extract accurate clues.

He was calm enough, so calm that he let go of the twenty-one-year mother-son relationship and used techniques to break down her psychological defenses to get words out of her.

Madam Wei looked at him with trembling eyes.

Don't... don't guess any further...

Everything that Wei Ting had dared to guess and had not dared to guess before, now came to mind.

He looked at his mother: "Who is the 'he' you are referring to? The leader of the White Lotus Sect?"

Madam Wei's pupils shrank.

Wei Ting smiled coldly: "Or, should I call him...Grandpa?"

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