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503: Confrontation

When Zhenzhu saw the purse, her eyes lit up. She remembered who she had seen this purse on before. After hesitating for a moment, she walked to Madam Mu's side, lowered her head and whispered it in her ear.

"Are you telling the truth?"

When Mrs. Mu heard what Zhenzhu said, her face suddenly darkened. Looking at Zhenzhu, she actually believed in her heart that what Zhenzhu said was true. There was no way she could lie about such a thing. She could tell whether it was true or not by just checking. Zhenzhu had been doing her best all these years by her side and was a trustworthy person.

Pearl nodded and said, "Madam, I swear to heaven that if I tell a lie, I will be struck by lightning!"

"Well, why are you swearing so harshly for no reason?"

When Mrs. Mu heard Zhenzhu swear such a poisonous oath, she believed her even more. However, her expression became even uglier. Her usually gentle face turned extremely angry, and she looked so cruel that she almost wanted to tear people into pieces, which scared everyone who looked at her.

Mu Yongnian asked worriedly, "What did Zhenzhu tell you? Could it be the owner of the purse? You'll get yourself in trouble if you get so angry. Tell me and I'll take care of the matter for you and your daughter!"

Su Zhi and Shen Zi'an also tried to comfort Madam Mu. Madam Mu's illness had just recovered. Although her illness was a mental illness, Su Zhi's heart medicine had been restored and it was unlikely to relapse. However, she still tried not to get angry. After all, her nerves were already fragile. Su Zhi thought that Zhenzhu had revealed the owner of the purse, and she was also very curious about who the owner of the purse was.

"Pearl, please repeat what you just said to my mother."

"Yes, Miss."

Seeing that the Marquis, the eldest lady and her uncle were all looking at her, Zhenzhu repeated what she had just said to Madam Mu.

"I have seen this purse before. It was carried by Steward Liu. Now that I think about it, it was Steward Liu who was carrying this purse on the day of the Chrysanthemum Garden Lantern Festival."

Mu Yongnian's face darkened when he heard this. Although he suspected that someone in the mansion wanted to harm Su Zhi, it was just a suspicion after all. Now that he had evidence, the anger in his heart burned like the wind. Mu Yongnian had no doubt that Butler Liu was wronged, because Butler Liu was brought by Concubine Liu from her natal family, and he was Concubine Liu's absolute confidant. Among the people Mu Yongnian suspected before, Concubine Liu was ranked first!

Because of the three little kids Yueyue's talkativeness. Mu Yongnian already knew that Mu Weizhi had met Su Zhi before, and he began to suspect whether the kidnapping of Su Zhi was also done by Aunt Liu and her friends. If so, the kidnapping not long ago was probably because they realized Su Zhi's true identity and wanted to kill her again!

When Mu Yongnian thought of the suffering his daughter had endured over the years, he hated the murderer. He thought that if it was Aunt Liu, he would never let her off easily.

"Go and call Mrs. Liu! Call the second young lady as well! Tie up housekeeper Liu and bring him here!"

Mu Yongnian said to the people around him, "I must get to the bottom of this matter today!"

Su Zhi thought that things seemed to be going smoothly, and she found the owner of the purse in no time. She just didn't know if she could get Butler Liu to prove that it was Aunt Liu or Mu Weizhi who asked him to do these things. Su Zhi thought that if Butler Liu didn't say anything, she wouldn't have to hand him over to others to be tortured. She could just feed him fairy lotus leaves, or call Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai to scare him. A more direct way would be to threaten him with his family members. She didn't believe that he wouldn't say anything. This time, she would make him tell the real culprit behind the scenes!

In less than a quarter of an hour, Aunt Liu and Mu Weizhi were brought over, and Butler Liu was also tied up.

"Master, may I ask why you tied up Butler Liu? What did he do wrong?"

Madam Liu asked, she tried to be calm on the surface, but she was scared in her heart. Because she felt guilty, it was housekeeper Liu who harmed Su Zhi. Whether it was three years ago or three years later, if it was something else, Mu Yongnian would not have tied housekeeper Liu in front of the lady, not to mention Su Zhi and Shen Zian were there. He also called her and Wei'er together. Looking at the gloomy faces of Mu Yongnian and the lady, she felt that the matter of harming Su Zhi might have been discovered.

Aunt Liu now regrets letting Butler Liu stay here any longer. She thought Butler Liu was a reliable person, but she didn't expect that he was still discovered. What went wrong?

Mu Weizhi was more scared than Aunt Liu. It was she who asked Butler Liu to find someone to harm Su Zhi during the Chrysanthemum Garden Lantern Festival not long ago. Did she get caught that time and let others know? Was she also discovered? Otherwise, why did they call her and Aunt together this time? What should I do? If my father knew the truth, he would definitely not let her go!

"Father, Manager Liu has always been honest and upright. Why did you tie him up? Is there some misunderstanding?"

Butler Liu was also kneeling on the ground, asking himself what he had done wrong. He looked extremely pitiful and aggrieved, as if he had suffered a great injustice.

Mu Yongnian threw the purse in his hand to the ground and asked, "Do you need to tell me what good things you have done? Look at this and think carefully about who you went to see on the day of the Chrysanthemum Garden Lantern Festival?! What did you do?! If you don't tell the truth, watch out for your life!"

When housekeeper Liu saw the purse on the ground, his face turned pale and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. In fact, he had already discovered that the purse was lost, but he was not sure when it was lost. He did not tell Aunt Liu about this matter. He did not dare to do so. He was worried that if Aunt Liu thought that he had dropped the purse into the hands of someone with ulterior motives, she would kill him to silence him. He believed that Aunt Liu would definitely do so. Although it was possible that Aunt Liu would let him hide, the possibility was too small. Even he knew that only the mouth of the dead was the most reliable, not to mention Aunt Liu. Over the years, he knew too many things about Aunt Liu. If she let him leave alive, he would think that it was not Aunt Liu.

Manager Liu thought that it was just a purse, not a big deal, and if it was lost, no one would suspect him, not to mention that it might have been lost on the road or in the garden. When he went to find someone to kidnap Su Zhi that day, he found that the purse was lost. He went back to look for it, but he couldn't find it. He thought that it was dark that day, and it was only a short time, so it was not picked up by someone there. As long as it was not dropped there, he would not be afraid at all. Besides, even if it was dropped there, he would not be afraid. He could just say that someone picked up his purse and frame him.

It was such a blessing that Butler Liu stayed here until he was tied up now.

"Liu Zhong! Is this purse yours?"

Mu Yongnian asked in a deep voice, looking at Liu Zhong. Just by looking at his expression, he was sure that there must be something wrong with Liu Zhong.

Liu Zhong said quickly, "My Lord, this is my purse, but it has been lost. I wonder where did you find it? Did you tie me up just for this purse? Did someone use this purse to do something shameful, and then I got blamed? You can check it out, Lord! I am loyal and righteous! I will never do anything bad!"

"This purse was found in the home of the criminal who kidnapped Zhier."

"My Lord, I am innocent! I have never harmed the young lady. Someone must have wanted to frame me, so they stole my purse. My Lord, please investigate!"

Butler Liu thought to himself that he must have fallen there. God was really blind. While thinking about this, he begged for mercy and simply refused to admit it.

Aunt Liu and Mu Weizhi were also on the sidelines speaking for Butler Liu. Aunt Liu even cried and said that Mu Yongnian was looking for an excuse to punish her, and she began to talk about the grievances she had suffered over the years.

Mu Yongnian's face suddenly turned dark, while Madam Mu's face turned pale.

Su Zhi listened to what Aunt Liu said and thought to herself that Aunt Liu was really anxious. She started to bring up what happened back then in front of so many people.

It turned out that an accident happened when Aunt Liu married Mu Yongnian, so Mu Yongnian had to marry Aunt Liu. And because of guilt, although he didn't dote on Aunt Liu, he didn't lack her anything. Later, when Madam Mu fell ill, she took the initiative to offer to help share the affairs of the mansion, and also let her be in charge of the mansion's support. This was all because he felt guilty towards her.

Mu Yongnian has been treated as an injustice by Aunt Liu for so many years. She has said that he is a gentleman and takes responsibility for his mistakes, but now he finds that he seems to be wrong. If Aunt Liu is the one who harmed Su Zhi, such a sinister person, could the accident back then really be just an accident? Mu Yongnian began to doubt, and as soon as he began to doubt, he was tired of Aunt Liu using this matter as an injustice.

Su Zhi said, "Whether Liu Zhong was wrongly accused or not can be investigated. Zi'an, go find the person who sent the purse and ask him when he picked up the purse. Then find out where Liu Zhong was at that time. If you can't find him, then it must be him!"

"That's a good idea. Zi'an, get someone here quickly."

Madam Mu said quickly that she wished she could find someone immediately to prove that Butler Liu was the man behind the scenes. Only when that person was found would her daughter be safe and she would feel at ease.

Shen Zian went to tell Liu Jin to go find Liu Xiaosi. Liu Jin immediately ran to find him.

Steward Liu said, "My Lord, Madam, what if that person lied and framed me? Wouldn't that make it a false accusation? You can't convict me just like that!"

Aunt Liu said, "Master, do you want to convict us today? Do you dislike us mother and daughter and want to get rid of us to please the lady? To make the eldest lady happy? Just tell the truth. If so, Wei'er and I will make room for you and we will leave!"