inside the house.
Gu Qing sat in the main seat, wearing a dark purple ancient pattern double-disc cloud-shaped Qianshui skirt, with her hair simply tied into a bun.
It is casual yet reveals a solemnity that cannot be ignored.
Lu's gaze shifted to the masked man in black beside her, and her heart tightened a little.
Seeing that Gu Qing did not bow immediately, and thinking of the maid's disrespect just now, she sat on the pear wood carved chair in the manner of an aunt.
He said calmly, "Third Young Master's Wife, since you invited me here, why don't you bow to me? After all, Second Aunt is your elder."
Gu Qing was still sitting on the chair, without any movement, just looking at Lu with scrutiny and coldness in his eyes.
Mrs. Lu's expression was much uglier, but she was always more stable than Mrs. Bai, and she acted tolerantly: "Forget it, since you look unhappy, I won't bother with you."
"But the maid in your room should also be properly disciplined. If she still doesn't know the etiquette when she goes out to do things in the future, it will be a disgrace to you, Gu Qing."
Gu Qing saw her acting alone, and suddenly chuckled, pretending to smile and said, "Second Aunt is right."
"Okay, I won't waste my time talking to you. What is the matter that you invited me here for?"
As she spoke, Mrs. Lu looked around the room subtly, as if trying to find out some clues.
Gu Qing got straight to the point and asked, "What are you looking for, Second Aunt?"
Mrs. Lu looked uncomfortable for a moment. "I'm not looking for anything, so don't keep me in suspense. I even invited your third aunt to play mahjong with me today."
"Really?" Gu Qing's smile grew wider, but one could not sense a trace of joy in it.
Lu felt more and more puzzled.
What on earth does this girl want to do? Now she seems to be even more powerful than before, and her emotions are not reflected on her face.
"I think Second Aunt and Third Aunt are playing Ma Diao, so we don't have to play today."
Mrs. Lu gave her face, but Gu Qing treated her like a servant. Even if she was good at pretending, her face couldn't help but twitch at this moment: "What do you mean?"
"Second aunt, there's something I don't know if you know." Gu Qing's eyebrows were slightly curved, and the coldness in his eyes became more solemn.
"What's the matter?" Mrs. Lu was a little impatient and became more and more displeased with Gu Qing.
She actually dared to insult me directly now! I must have a good talk with the eldest wife later.
Before she could finish her curse, Gu Qing continued, "Before Zhang Bin died, he said he gave the mansion 30,000 taels of silver. Has Second Aunt heard about it?"
Gu Qing was giving her one last chance. Otherwise, if she took action later, it would be embarrassing for everyone.
Hearing this, Mrs. Lu's heart immediately sank, and the calculation and shrewdness in her eyes turned into caution and vigilance at this moment.
She pretended to be calm and said coldly, "What do you mean? Did you invite me here today to tell me that the money was collected by the second house?!"
She didn't give Gu Qing a chance to speak and stood up directly: "You must explain this matter clearly. Invite the third room and your parents-in-law over, and let's have a good talk!"
"The world is really going downhill nowadays. A daughter-in-law who marries in can even question her elders!" As she spoke, she was about to shout out to call for help.
Seeing that she was deliberately continuing to play dumb, Gu Qing gave Xuan Feng a look without any expression.
The latter understood, dodged and blocked the door with his sword, saying in a deep voice: "Anyone who breaks in will be killed without mercy."
“You…you…”
Mrs. Lu was so angry that her eyes turned red. She turned around and pointed at Gu Qing and shouted, "Gu Qing, do you know what you are doing?!"
"If this gets out, you'll still have a good reputation! The Chen family won't be able to tolerate you then!"
Gu Qing didn't care about her threats at all.
A horse at the end of its rope is always like this. If Lu had nothing to hide, how could he be like this?
Furthermore, Mrs. Lu has always been scheming, but she acted so abnormally today. I'm afraid this matter has been lingering in her mind for a long time, causing her to spend countless sleepless nights.
"Don't be angry, Second Aunt. Please sit down first. How about I tell you a good news?" Gu Qing looked at her expression.
Mrs. Lu calmed down a little and said with a hint of doubt, "Hurry up and tell me."
"Zhang Bin is dead."
Almost instantly, a hint of luck flashed in Lu's eyes.
She quickly suppressed her smugness, but was still caught by Gu Qing.
"Aunt San, are you relieved now?" Gu Qing's words had hidden meaning.
But Mrs. Lu did not fall into her trap. On the surface, she acted as if it had nothing to do with her: "Whether he lives or dies, what does it have to do with me?"
"When will you let me go?"
Perhaps Zhang Bin’s death made her feel a lot more at ease.
Mrs. Lu's expression was much calmer than before. She sat back in her chair, picked up the tea to moisten her throat, and suppressed the uneasiness in her heart.
"Don't be anxious, Aunt San. I haven't finished asking my questions yet."
Gu Qing said slowly, "However, my husband, under Zhang Bin's supervision, found out that the bribes given to the Chen family were still missing 10,000 taels of silver."
Mrs. Lu's heart skipped a beat, and her hand holding the teacup subconsciously tightened. She avoided Gu Qing's gaze, but her posture was quite steady.
Just keep silent.
Seeing this, Gu Qing laughed instead of getting angry: "I think Second Aunt is going to deny it to death?"
"Zhang Bin confessed before his death that the stolen money was taken back from you." As she said this, she handed the forged testimony to Xuanfeng.
Let him show it to Lu.
Looking at the blood letter on the table, Mrs. Lu's heart couldn't help but tremble, and her well-maintained face instantly sank.
“This is slander!”
Lu slammed the table and stood up.
Now Zhang Bin is dead, and she had already secretly stuffed the remaining 12,000 taels of silver into the box in the third room.
As long as she refused to admit it, why would Gu Qing put the blame on her?!
"Gu Qing, you're trying to use this to get rid of my second wife, right? You're truly vicious, deliberately framing me!"
Gu Qing's smile suddenly froze.
She got up and walked to the window and looked at the sun. At the same time, a snow-white carrier pigeon delivered a letter.
Chen Zhizhou and the third prince have already started their journey to the palace.
She doesn't have much time left.
Gu Qing closed the window and bowed. Xuanfeng captured Lu at lightning speed and put the sword to her neck.
Mrs. Lu's eyes suddenly widened, staring at Gu Qing in disbelief: "You...Gu Qing! You're crazy!"
"How dare you kill an elder?!"
Gu Qing turned around, staring at Lu with a surging anger in his eyes, and said coldly: "Lu, I gave you a chance. Where is the remaining ten thousand taels of silver?"
Almost in an instant, Lu seemed to see the two villains who had kidnapped her that night.
She dodged the sword at her neck and gritted her teeth: "It's you!"
"It was you that night!"
Gu Qing's lips curled slightly: "Where are the remaining ten thousand taels of silver notes?"
Lu was calculating that Gu Qing wouldn't dare to attack her, but she wasn't sure, so she tested him, "Gu Qing, if you kill me, the world won't tolerate you."
"You will be drowned in the spit of the world. My second wife will never let you go!"
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