Chapter 30 You, the Unfilial Son
Lu Ze'an was surprised when people from Jingzhao Yinfu came to invite him, and he was even more surprised and shocked when he learned that there was a witness.
Ten years have passed, where are the witnesses?
When he arrived at the Jingzhao government office, Zhan Beiyuan was also there, as well as Jiang Jingan. They all came when they heard that there was a clue.
"Your Highness Prince Han, Duke of England." Lu Ze'an greeted them with a smile, and was very surprised when he saw Lu Zhili next to him.
Shouldn't he be at Qingshan Academy at this time?
How could he be in the Jingzhao government office?
"Lord Lu, there has been new progress in Jiang Yunxi's lawsuit against you." Zhan Beiyuan's face was stern, and his voice was icy without a trace of warmth.
He never expected that the person Jiang Yunxi was talking about was the eldest son of Marquis Wenxin's Mansion, Lu Ze'an's son.
"I heard there is a witness. Who is the witness?" Lu Ze'an asked. He already had a guess in his mind. How could Lu Zhili be a witness?
Zhan Beiyuan looked at Qu Xinwen, "Sir Qu, come here."
The words fell.
He walked over and sat down.
Jiang Jingan was also sitting there, looking like he was watching a show.
"Sir Qu, Lu Zhili is the witness I found. He was at the scene of the crime ten years ago." Jiang Yunxi said to Qu Xinwen who was sitting at the desk.
"Lu Zhili, are you sure you were at the scene of the crime?" Qu Xinwen asked with a serious expression. This was the first time in all his years as an official that he had seen a son testify against his father.
If this matter were to spread, who knows how big a sensation it would cause.
After all, the Wenxinhou Mansion is a prominent family.
"Yes, I was there ten years ago." Lu Zhili said lightly.
"Zhili, what are you talking about? You were only six years old ten years ago. Are you sure you didn't remember it wrong?" Lu Ze'an walked up to him and looked at him seriously.
Does he know what he is doing?
Testify against his biological father?
Lu Zhili glanced at him, then looked at Qu Xinwen and said, "Ten years ago, my father and mother had an argument by the lake. During the tug-of-war, my mother accidentally fell into the lake. At first, my father wanted to save her, but in the end, he didn't. After my mother sank, he erased their footprints before calling for help."
After saying this, his face was full of pain.
His mother treated him very well since he was a child. She taught him to read and write at the age of four, and also taught him many principles of life. He especially liked his mother, and she was the closest person to him in the Marquis' Mansion.
He was only six years old and was confused when it happened. By the time he realized what was happening, it was too late.
He was so scared at the time that he was still very scared until his mother's funeral, and then he fell ill.
His father took care of him personally. He had lost his mother and didn't want to lose his father again, so he didn't tell anyone what he saw that day.
Not long after, my father brought back a woman and said he wanted to marry her as his second wife.
After Yao entered the door.
His father told him that she was his biological mother and that she had gone through ten months of hardship in pregnancy to give birth to him. Gradually, he accepted this fact.
Yao was very kind to him, just like his mother, and even more considerate of him.
But as he grew older and understood more, he could no longer ignore what happened when he was six years old, but he also couldn't tell anyone about it.
After going to Qingshan Academy to study, he proposed to move to the academy so that he could study better and pass the imperial examinations in the future, and he finally convinced his parents.
In fact, he didn't know how to face his parents.
For so many years, he has been living a depressed and painful life.
Until that night when Jiang Yunxi came to see him, he saw the soul of his mother who had been dead for ten years, and he even knew about the Xie family.
Before he was six years old, his grandparents and uncles treated him very well.
He remembered all of that clearly.
So today he came, and he couldn't keep silent anymore.
"Zhili, what are you talking about? Why are you slandering your own father?" Lu Ze'an looked angry and emphasized the last five words.
At this time, he was a little panicked. He didn't expect that the six-year-old Lu Zhili would be nearby.
Lu Zhili looked him in the eye and said, "Father, I was wrong. I have been suffering for so many years. The reason I moved to the academy was because I didn't want to face you."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Qu Xinwen and said in a resounding voice, "Master Qu, everything I said is true. My father watched my mother sink into the water, but he didn't save her himself, nor did he ask anyone to save her."
"Sir Qu, he's talking nonsense. What can a six-year-old child understand? He must have seen it wrong. No, he's been possessed by evil spirits." Lu Ze'an said, looking at Jiang Yunxi with eyes as sharp as knives.
"Why are you looking at me, Lord Lu?" Jiang Yunxi smiled. It turned out that Xie Sirou was not wrong that year. The blurry little figure was Lu Zhili.
Although he has not said anything for so many years, he is willing to stand up and testify now, which shows that he still has some conscience.
"It's you. You are a disciple of Qingxu Temple. He was six years old at that time and he definitely didn't understand. You must have used some magic to make him say these things." Lu Ze'an said angrily with a dark face.
Jiang Jingan rushed over angrily, "You son of a bitch, who are you talking about? My daughter is honest and upright and would never do such a thing."
Lu Ze'an sneered, "She just returned to the Duke of Ying's Mansion. How do you know her character?"
"She is a member of the Jiang family. The Jiang family has always acted in an upright manner. They are not like some people who appear to be gentle and elegant on the surface, but are actually as cruel and worse than beasts!" Jiang Jing'an said the latter part with a look of contempt on his face.
"You..." Lu Ze'an was furious.
If the Jingzhao Yinfu recognized Lu Zhili's testimony.
He became a murderer.
Qu Xinwen coughed and said, "Come here, temporarily detain Lord Lu in the cell."
Lu Ze'an's expression changed, and he said in a deep voice, "Master Qu, I suspect someone used a spell on my son, which is why he spoke nonsense. You can't conclude that I am the murderer based on what he said today."
"Since Lord Lu thinks someone has used witchcraft on your son, you can ask a powerful master to come and see if he has been bewitched." Jiang Yunxi will make him admit defeat with conviction.
"Qi Yan, go to the palace and invite the national master's chief disciple Liu Qingbai over." Zhan Beiyuan looked at Qi Yan behind him and gave the order.
"Yes, I'll do it right away." Qi Yan said and walked out quickly.
Jiang Yunxi looked at Lu Ze'an and said with a smile, "Lord Lu, think carefully about how you are going to confess your guilt later."
Lu Ze'an glared at her, then looked at Lu Zhili and said, "Zhili, what's wrong with you? If you saw it ten years ago, why didn't you say anything then? Concealing it like this is a serious crime and will affect your chances of passing the imperial examination."
Jiang Yunxi sneered in his heart. At this time, he actually threatened his son.
The implication is that if Lu Zhili insists on testifying, it will affect his future scientific examinations.
"After something like this happened, do you think I still have the nerve to take the imperial examination?" Lu Zhili laughed at himself. His choice to come to the Jingzhao Yin Mansion meant that he had blocked his future path.
At this moment, he just wanted to testify and give justice to his mother and the Xie family.
He owed them this.
"You, you rebellious son!" Lu Ze'an could no longer control his rage.
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