Chapter 110 He... is quite gentle and treats me well.

"Prince, I know who placed that cursed doll there." Liu knelt on the ground with her head held high and her chest puffed out, her voice loud enough for everyone to hear.

Baili Jun asked, "Speak."

Liu said without hesitation, "This person with such a vicious mind is a concubine in my house, her name is... Liu Qiuqiu!"

Lu Yanxiu was suddenly puzzled, "Grandma, what are you talking about?"

Liu immediately lowered her voice and scolded, "She committed a crime and fled from the Li Mansion. She is not innocent. We will push the matter onto her. Isn't it just saving you? Saving the Lu family?"

"But Qiuqiu..."

"Yanxiu, are you really going to watch your grandmother's old bones die outside after her property is confiscated and she is exiled?" Liu beat her chest and stamped her feet, extremely sad.

She knew that Lu Yanxiu was deeply attached to Liu Qiuqiu, otherwise he would not have kept her outside for so many years, but what is the current situation?

Which is more important, Liu Qiuqiu's life or the lives of the entire Lu family?

Lu Yanxiu's eyes flickered and he felt extremely painful. His fists were sweating and clenched tightly.

"No whispering in court!" the officer next to him scolded.

Baili Jun asked, "Where is she? Bring her in for interrogation immediately."

While Lu Yanxiu was in a daze, Liu said hurriedly, "She cursed the emperor first, and then framed General Xuande's newly born son. She... has escaped now."

"So, she's gone?" Baili Jun thought it was funny, and his smile quickly withdrew, "Then tell me, why would a woman like her curse the emperor?"

"Your Highness doesn't know that Liu Qiuqiu has been an exile since she was a child and was adopted by the Liu family. She has always been jealous of the world. The Liu family has always treated her as a tool to make money. She was first married to an old merchant in her hometown. After defrauding the bride price, she managed to escape and came to the capital. Later, she sold her skills in Jiaoguilou for a living and had to support the Liu family during this period. It's a pity that my eldest grandson didn't know people well and was deceived by her..."

Liu's cloudy eyes flashed with a gleam, and her tone pretended to be regretful and sad when she spoke, as if she was extremely sad about Liu Qiuqiu's fate.

Among the people in the hall, only Lu Yanxiu was trembling and couldn't believe it. Qiqi was obviously an orphan and helpless, and had to sell her skills in Jiaoguilou to make a living. How could it be... like what grandma said?

"You mean, she wants to take revenge in the world?" Baili Jun frowned.

"That's right. Even my only granddaughter was harmed by her. She had a difficult delivery two days ago and fell into a coma. She just woke up. People as unfortunate as her hate people who are living a smooth and happy life the most..."

Baili Jun didn't say anything after hearing this. Instead, he looked at Lu Huaihe beside him and asked, "What do you think of this case?"

"Now that the emperor is in bed and the prince is benevolent, even if they really committed a crime, there is no need to see blood."

The emperor may die suddenly one day. If Baili Jun is punished too severely and commits murder, he will definitely lose some people's support.

Now is the critical period for his accession to the throne and he cannot afford to be careless.

Baili Jun looked at the two kneeling grandfathers and grandchildren in the hall again, and gave instructions to the guards beside him: "From now on, the capital will be sealed off. Only entry is allowed but no exit. Liu Qiuqiu must be arrested and brought to justice."

"Yes!"

Liu fell to the ground and burst into tears of gratitude: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your keen observation!"

Baili Jun looked down at the two of them and ordered: "Until the case is investigated, Lu Yanxiu will continue to detain him. Take him away."

"Yes!"

As for how the court was brought, Lu Yanxiu could not remember it clearly. He only knew that when he came to his senses, he was back in the dungeon.

He sat on the ground with a defeated look on his face, leaning against the wall weakly, thinking about the words of his grandmother identifying Liu Qiuqiu.

Even his grandmother knew about this, but he was kept in the dark?

So those words Su He said yesterday were also hinting at him?

Lu Yanxiu felt like a fool, and punched the wall madly, with blood oozing out from between his fingers.

Su Mansion.

Pei Xia came in from the small carved window, walked to Su He, whispered something and then left.

In the room where the autumn sun was shining, Su He rolled up her sleeves and was making osmanthus pastry with Zhao Wanrong.

This morning, she specifically asked Pei Xia to go to the pastry shop to buy osmanthus pastry, but Lu Huaihe only took a look at it and didn't taste it. Su He was a little worried about this, and she didn't know if he was bothered by sending pastries to Lu Yanxiu?

How to explain that she was actually going there to show off her power instead of really caring?

So, she returned to Su's house right after lunch and begged her sister-in-law to teach her how to make sweet-scented osmanthus cakes. It must be sincere to apologize with cakes made by herself, right?

Zhao Wanrong saw that the master and servant were whispering to each other as if they had some secrets, and from the moment she saw Su He at noon, she felt that she was worried about something.

"Ah He, did Lord Lu make things difficult for you? Is he easy to get along with?"

Su He was stunned for a moment, "He... is quite gentle, and he is nice to me."

"Gentle?" Zhao Wanrong paused in kneading the flour, with some disbelief in her eyes: "Are you saying that Lu Huaihe is a gentle person?"

"Yeah, isn't it?"

Before Su He divorced, she had met Yuanyuan several times. At that time, she also felt that he was quite cold and arrogant, and his dark eyes always made people dare not look closely.

After getting married, this feeling became less, not to mention that when he spoke to her, his tone was gentle, and he never said harsh words or frowned once.

So... he is a gentle person, right?

Zhao Wanrong was stunned: "Before I left the palace, I attended a spring banquet organized by the Empress in the palace and met Lord Lu once. He was still young then. He knelt alone in front of the main gate of the Golden Throne Hall, holding up the files of an old case in his hands, and kowtowing repeatedly to ask for an audience with His Majesty. I was scared when I saw him like a madman."

"Old case? When did it happen?" Su He had never heard Lu Huaihe mention it. How could such a decent man like him be rude sometimes?

Zhao Wanrong glanced around and said in a very low voice: "It's still the matter of Concubine Rong..."

After the case was hastily closed, the entire family of Prince Jin was executed, Concubine Rong was sentenced to death, and Lu Huaihe was suppressed for pursuing the truth. He was stripped of his position for two years and only won the emperor's favor in recent years.

Su He then thought, no wonder Baili Feng always said harsh words to her but never really did anything. He is a prince after all. If he really wants to deal with someone, why would he say so many words?

It turns out that he did it for Lu Huaihe's sake.

At that time, everyone in the palace was afraid to avoid it, and only Lu Huaihe went out to redress the grievances of Concubine Rong and Prince Jin, right?

"You are pregnant, why are you still doing these rough jobs?"

The two sisters-in-law were talking, and Su Ling happened to come back from his shift. Seeing Zhao Wanrong kneading dough skillfully, he couldn't help but frown.

Su He held a little flour and waved it to him, and couldn't help laughing: "How can this be rough work? It's obviously fine work!"