Chapter 56 Lu Zhili cheated

Baili Jun also rushed over after hearing the news, and frowned when he heard Lu Zhili's call.

"Reporting to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Lord Su, I found this on the clothes of this candidate!"

The cheating clothes were presented to Baili Jun and Su Ronghai.

Lu Zhili's eyes went dark, his body swayed, and he was almost unsteady. He hurriedly explained: "Your Highness the Crown Prince, Lu was framed, and this is not Lu's clothes! Please be careful!"

"It's not yours? And you're wearing it? Did you steal it?" An official on the side asked, looking at him with a scrutinizing eye, and he knew a little about Lu Zhili's background. I heard that he had learned well in the Imperial College, and even the Grand Tutor had praised his talent.

Most importantly, there were rumors that he had a relationship with the second prince. The official glanced at Baili Jun, and did not dare to act rashly before he spoke.

Su Ronghai, who was standing next to him, only took a glance and saw that it was Su He's needlework. When she was in the Su Mansion before, she had sewed clothes for him.

"Your Highness, this is really not my clothes!"

Baili Jun asked, "Tell me, if it is not your clothes, why are you wearing them?"

Lu Zhili moved his lips and said immediately, "Someone wants to harm me deliberately! But Lu can't explain it clearly at the moment, so please investigate and give Lu justice!"

The clothes were taken out of Lu's Mansion by Liu, and no one would believe that it was a setup.

If he said in public that it was Su He who framed him, not only would it not solve the problem, but it would also bring him into disfavor.

What hatred or grudge could a mere woman have against him?

Baili Jun saw that he could not explain, so in order to seek justice, he had no choice but to lock him up for interrogation.

"Lu Zhili is disturbing the order, take him away!"

The officers immediately stepped forward and took him away.

When several people passed by Su Ronghai, Lu Zhili suddenly raised his head and said in a cold voice, "Sir Su..."

Su Ronghai shuddered.

"I hope you can find out clearly."

He was sweating on his forehead, and he did not dare to wipe it off. He just quickly responded: "Don't worry, I will!"

When the news was passed back to Lu's house, Liu was happily playing leaf cards with the old women. She won this round again, and the copper plates in front of her were piled up like a small mountain.

Butler Zhu was waiting outside the courtyard, saying that he had something important to report. Afraid that Liu Shi would not be able to accept it at once, he clasped his hands and thought for several times. When he heard the call from inside, he walked in hesitantly.

"Madam..."

Liu Shi cast a gloomy look at him and said with a smile, "Why are you hesitating? Say it quickly, don't stand at the door and affect my luck."

She had good luck in playing cards today, and she didn't lose once in the whole morning.

Butler Zhu paused and reported carefully, "There is news from outside that the second young master...he cheated in the exam and was locked up by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

A pile of cards fell to the ground in an instant.

Liu was extremely surprised and subconsciously retorted: "Zhili's knowledge is top-notch, even in the Imperial College, he is one of the best. What difficult questions can't he answer? Why does he need to cheat?"

Butler Zhu couldn't explain it clearly for a moment, he also heard the rumors from outside. Now that the examination room in Gongyuan is closed, they have no direction to get the news about Lu Zhili.

"Where is Yanxiu? Where is he?" Liu lost interest in playing cards and planned to let Lu Yanxiu find out the whole story.

"The eldest young master went out early in the morning and hasn't come back yet."

Liu suddenly had a bad premonition in her heart, and then asked Mrs. Yang to get some silver and give it to Butler Zhu to inquire about the news.

It is impossible for her good grandson to cheat, there must be something hidden in this matter!

Housekeeper Zhu went to Gongyuan and spent a lot of effort to find out the whole story. Fortunately, Liu gave him enough money, and he could go to the prison to see Lu Zhili after he made some connections.

In Lu's mansion, Liu was anxious and asked the maid to listen to some rumors. When she learned that Lu Zhili was indeed arrested for cheating, her legs went weak and she collapsed on the chair.

"Grandma, I heard that my second brother..."

Liu Qiuqiu came to Weirui Pavilion with her pregnant belly. She hadn't finished her words yet, but she knew it was true when she saw Liu's frightened look.

"Maybe there is something hidden in this matter, grandma, don't be anxious."

Although she comforted her with her mouth, she kept cursing in her heart that Liu would be angry and die suddenly, so that she wouldn't be annoyed and pressured by her all day long!

Liu waved her hand to let her sit down first, after all, she was pregnant with such a big belly and was about to give birth.

"Where is Yanxiu?"

"He..."

After Liu Qiuqiu sat down, she lowered her head with a depressed look and didn't continue. Seeing this, Liu felt a little suspicious. There were such big rumors outside, but Lu Yanxiu, the head of the family, was nowhere to be found?

"Father went out to see another woman!"

Lu Yi trotted in, and his unhappy childish voice was particularly loud in the room.

Liu frowned in dissatisfaction, looked at Liu Qiuqiu and asked: "Who did he go to see?"

Liu Qiuqiu hesitated for a long time before she said: "Maybe... he went to see Su He?"

She saw with her own eyes that Lu Yanxiu was distracted by the purse made by Su He, and his expression was serious. He hurried out without saying a word.

Liu Qiuqiu did not dare to think too much. Could it be that Su He regretted the divorce?

"What did you want to see her for?" Liu called Yang Pozi to her side and ordered: "Go and find the eldest young master for me..."

"Grandma! My grandson is back."

Before Liu finished her order, Lu Yanxiu's voice came from far away and soon appeared in front of everyone.

He looked haggard and his steps were a little shaky. Behind him followed housekeeper Zhu who had just found out the news.

When Liu Qiuqiu saw Lu Yanxiu, she ignored her pregnant belly and walked up to him, wiping her tears and whispered, "You're finally back! There are rumors outside that my second brother was caught cheating, and grandma is very worried. Did you... go to find Su He?"

Lu Yanxiu nodded in acknowledgement.

This made Liu Qiuqiu nervous. She didn't have power in the Lu Mansion yet. If Su He regretted his divorce and wanted to reconcile with Lu Yanxiu, wouldn't she be ashamed?

"But don't worry, I'm not doing this to reminisce."

Seeing that the birth was imminent, Lu Yanxiu didn't want Liu Qiuqiu to get into trouble because of her wild thoughts, so he tried to explain.

But Liu Qiuqiu's heart did not relax because of his explanation. After all, Su He was far superior to her in background and talent, so she had a strong sense of crisis. Liu

Qiuqiu didn't even dare to think about what her life would be like if she didn't have Lu Yanxiu as a support.

Seeing that Lu Yanxiu looked strange and that housekeeper Zhu was hesitant to tell the truth, Liu suddenly felt a heavy weight on her heart and asked with a trembling voice, "Has Zhili really been arrested? Are those rumors true?" Liu Qiuqiu

also became nervous, waiting for Lu Yanxiu's answer.

Cheating in an exam is a serious crime, how could Lu Zhili make such a low-level mistake?