Chapter 11 Sister-in-law is here
Zhao Wanrong slapped the tea table, and some of the tea spilled out. Turning to Lu Yanxiu, she mentioned the time when she proposed marriage, her voice was loud: "In order to marry Ah He, you stood outside the Su Mansion for three whole days. If you hadn't sworn with your life at that time that you would never have second thoughts about her, how could my father agree to this marriage?"
The old things were brought up again, and Lu Yanxiu also fell into memories.
But he had no emotional foundation for Su He, and Liu Qiuqiu was his favorite. If he hadn't wanted to fight for power at that time, he would never have gotten involved with Su He!
Naturally, these words could not be said, and Lu Yanxiu lowered his head in shame.
"Sister-in-law, I..."
"That's enough! I don't want to listen to any arguments. Ah He can't stand being wronged. While we are here, we must investigate the matter thoroughly! Ah He, you come to interrogate and we will listen." Zhao Wanrong hated Lu Yanxiu's hesitant look, trying to explain but unable to say it, just like a woman.
She only listened to Ah He.
Su He nodded and stood up. He came to Yang Pozi and others and ordered them to take the cloth strips out of the mouths of the man and woman.
Liu was shocked. She clenched the armrests of the chair with her fingers, and her heart was beating like a drum.
"You once said that you framed me for money. I'm very curious, how much money did it take to make you unable to resist taking action in the Princess's mansion?"
The two looked at each other without saying a word, murderous intent in their eyes, and an expression of unwillingness to accept it. If Lu Huaihe hadn't appeared, Su He might be hiding somewhere looking for death! They can only blame their bad luck!
"It's okay if you don't want to talk, and I won't interrogate you." Su He sat down upright, holding the cup in his hand and blew gently, and said with a deep look: "Pei Xia, prepare the torture instruments."
"Yes!"
In the past, no matter how angry Su He was in the mansion, he would only scold him a few words, and he had never even fined him money. But now he is going to be executed in public?
Mrs. Yang had a bad feeling in her heart. When she saw the servants coming on stage with two pairs of torture racks, she fell to the ground in front of Mrs. Liu, crying: "Old lady, please have mercy on me!"
As a loyal servant for decades, Mrs. Yang did not reveal the truth. She thought that Mrs. Liu might have a little conscience. Otherwise, if the matter was exposed, old and new accounts would be settled together, and the Lu family would not benefit from it!
Liu knew this truth very well. She didn't care about her old bones. She squatted down tremblingly to help Aunt Yang up and explained to Su He, "Xiao He, you don't know, the two people kneeling in the hall are Aunt Yang's son and daughter. They have been working in the Princess's Mansion for a long time. Their father passed away a few days ago and the family is still in debt. I think they thought you looked kind and went astray and had evil intentions! Fortunately, you are innocent and your reputation is not ruined. In my opinion, let's forget about this matter. After all, we are still a family..."
Zhao Wanrong sneered. They are not related at all, but they have become a family?
She rolled her eyes at Liu, and cursed the damn old woman in her heart!
Su He knew that Liu was smooth-talking and scheming, but things were different now and she did not have the final say.
She nodded in agreement: "Old Madam is right. After all, Madam Yang has met me in the mansion for many years. Even if I don't give face to the monk, I have to give face to the Buddha, old madam, you are still here!"
After a pause, she said helplessly: "But, how can I give an explanation to Lord Lu?"
Lu Yanxiu caught the words and asked: "But Lord Lu, the Dali Temple? Our uncle?"
"That's right. If Lord Lu hadn't helped me, I'm afraid I would have fallen into the tiger's den! He is in charge of the prison and is best at trial. He should have taken the person to the Dali Temple for interrogation. I felt that there must be something hidden, so he agreed to send the person to the Lu Mansion. If he knew, the matter would be over..."
Su He paused, complaining in a low voice, as if he was very anxious about this matter.
When Lu Yanxiu heard that Lu Huaihe also knew about this, he urged Liu to speak up, how to deal with the two people, to solve it privately or to send them to the government?
He was not familiar with Lu Huaihe, and he wanted to get close to him, but he never found a chance, so he just took this opportunity to show his presence!
Liu glared at him in disgrace, wondering how he could raise such an ungrateful person?
However, Lu Yanxiu didn't know about Lu Laoer's incident many years ago, so Liu couldn't find a reason even if she wanted to scold him.
One can only blame the bad luck of the Lu family, which has been going downhill since the eldest princess left the family.
Seeing that Liu had not expressed her opinion, Su He shook his head and ordered, "Torture them until they confess."
When Mrs. Yang heard this, her heart was broken. Seeing that Liu could not help her, Su He had to speak in the end, so she turned around and knelt in front of her, "Young Madam, I shouldn't have committed a crime just now. I am willing to be punished! But the children are innocent! I am willing to be punished for them. If it weren't for the old lady's intention..."
Before she could say the most important words, Mrs. Yang had already fallen to the ground.
"Who are you? How dare you pull the hem of the young lady's skirt!"
With a sinister look in her eyes, Mrs. Liu threw a teacup, which hit her temple and she fainted immediately.
He also ordered housekeeper Zhu to stuff cloth strips around the two people who were kneeling, take them to the backyard and lock them up until tomorrow when they would be handed over to the government for trial! Everything happened very quickly, even before Su He could speak.
Zhao Wanrong stood up suddenly: "The old lady is so anxious, is she afraid that the old woman will confess something?"
She was already dizzy and couldn't speak, and Liu was not afraid to shrink back, holding her chest high and saying: "She is just a servant, how can she pull the master at will? I am just thinking about Xiao He."
Zhao Wanrong seemed to have heard a joke, and felt that this damn old woman was two-faced, insidious and cunning. I don't know how much grievance Ah He had suffered in the mansion?
Everyone in the capital praised the Lu family for marrying a good daughter-in-law, and others just listened to it, but only the Su family knew what a good daughter-in-law had to go through behind the scenes.
When Su He was still a married woman, she never
touched a woman's body, and she would not even bend over to pick up something if it fell. After marrying into the Lu family, she visited the old lady every morning and evening, served tea and water, served her mother-in-law three meals a day, and wiped her body, doing everything herself.
But the Su family heard that Lu Yanxiu brought another woman to the banquet of the eldest princess?
Zhao Wanrong thought of the rumors outside, and her lips moved. She wanted to ask Su He about it, but because Liu and Lu Yanxiu were present, she could not ask.
Su He seemed to know what she was thinking. He took Zhao Wanrong's hand and stroked it, saying, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you today. When I have some free time in the next few days, I will definitely go home to visit my parents."
Zhao Wanrong understood that he wanted them to leave the Lu Mansion first.
She and Su Ling looked at each other and understood each other. So she smiled sweetly at Su He and said, "Let's do it tomorrow. I'll ask the family to prepare your favorite sweet and sour fish, so that mother can be happy."
"Thank you, sister-in-law."
After Zhao Wanrong and Su Ling left, the smile on Su He's face disappeared in an instant.
She sorted out her emotions and looked at Liu and Lu Yanxiu again. Her gentle eyebrows and eyes seemed cold and distant at this time.