"Master, this old lady Zhao has always been by my side and has never been at odds with anyone. How could she do something like this to hurt Ning'er? I think there must be some misunderstanding."

The eldest lady dragged her sick body and had to persuade her with kind words, but Prime Minister Luo never believed her. He just treated her coldly and did not give the eldest lady any face at all.

"Lvwu is Yao'er's maid, and this Mrs. Zhao is yours. Tell me, how can you ask me to believe that this is a misunderstanding?"

In the current situation, if Lu Wei wanted to let Luo Xueyao get away with this incident, she would have to accuse someone. However, no one present was someone she, a maid, could offend.

It was Po-Zhao, who had followed the eldest lady for so many years, and had taught Luo Xueyao some housework. Since Lv-Hui was Luo Xueyao's personal maid, she was usually respectful to Po-Zhao. If Po-Zhao asked her to do something, Lv-Hui would not dare to disobey.

When the lady heard this, her already pale face became even paler. She opened her bloodless lips and wanted to say something, but she found that the more she explained, the more suspicion she would arouse.

If she really spoke up to let Mrs. Zhao go free, wouldn't it be her own daughter who would suffer?

Although the eldest lady knew very well that what happened today must have been done by Luo Xueyao at the instigation of Lu Wu, if Lu Wu insisted that it was Mrs. Zhao, then what Luo Xueyao did could not be concealed.

If we don't pursue the plots in these houses, then let them be past.

However, there are so many people in the hall. If someone takes this opportunity to spread the rumor that Luo Xueyao is harming her concubine sister, then the reputation that Luo Xueyao has worked so hard to build will be ruined, and Luo Xueyao's life will be ruined.

In the face of her daughter's reputation and in front of a dedicated old woman, the eldest lady decisively chose her daughter.

Turning her head and glancing at Mrs. Zhao, the eldest lady's voice suddenly became sharp: "Mrs. Zhao, tell me whether it is you or not."

Although Mrs. Zhao knelt in front of Prime Minister Luo, she was not panicked in her heart, because she thought that her wife would definitely come to her defense. However, she did not expect that the first wife would directly convict her this time.

The hatred in Mrs. Zhao's eyes disappeared in a flash. This time, she finally understood that the eldest lady wanted her to take the blame for the eldest lady.

The situation was at a stalemate for a while, but then the Second Aunt said something sensible.

"Master, this Luwu is the maid of the eldest lady, but why would she obey the orders of this old lady Zhao? There is something strange about this matter, we have to investigate it carefully."

After all, the Second Aunt is still the First Lady's person, so she naturally cannot offend the First Lady too much, otherwise she will be the one who suffers. The First Lady glanced at her, and there was suspicion in her shrewd eyes.

"Lvwu, tell me, how did that old lady Zhao threaten you? Why did you obey her orders?"

Lu Wu has been forced into a desperate situation at this point. Today, she has already firmly established that it is Po-Zhao who is responsible. No matter whether Po-Zhao will be convicted today or not, she has been convicted of murdering the Fourth Young Miss anyway.

Gritting her teeth, Lu Wei told Prime Minister Luo all the words that Xue Yaoluo had threatened her with.

"Master, this is what happened. My indenture will expire in half a year, but this old lady Zhao is using my indenture to force me to do something. She only said that if I do this job well, the indenture will be returned to me. If I don't do this job well, I will be a slave for the rest of my life."

"I have no choice. I have to obey whoever has my indenture. Master, please spare my life. I really have no choice."

Lu Wei's words were earnest, but what she said awakened the First Lady, because, in the Prime Minister's Mansion, the indentures of all people were in the hands of the First Lady. But when the First Lady fell ill, Mrs. Zhao, as the First Lady's right-hand man, took the initiative to take on a lot of work for herself.

At that time, the eldest lady felt that she was powerless, so she delegated her power to Mrs. Zhao, including the right to assist in managing the servants.

In this mansion, whoever holds the servant's indenture is the servant's recognized master. In order to make it easier for Mrs. Zhao to manage the Prime Minister's Mansion for her, the eldest lady also put the indenture in Mrs. Zhao's hands.

She originally thought that with her keeping an eye on Mrs. Zhao, she would not dare to act recklessly. However, facts proved that she was wrong. Mrs. Zhao actually dared to use the indenture to instruct the servants of the Prime Minister's Mansion to do things.

Although what Mrs. Zhao did was beneficial to Madam Yu, she could not allow a servant to reach out to her.

Today, Mrs. Zhao can order her servants to harm Luo Xuening. Tomorrow, if Mrs. Zhao has ulterior motives, she will order her servants to harm herself.

When employing people, the most important thing is loyalty, and ability is secondary. Although this Mrs. Zhao is making plans for herself, her heart is unstable and something will happen sooner or later.

Madam, you absolutely cannot allow a slave to undermine your rights, so she originally had no intention of giving up on Mrs. Zhao. But now it seems that Mrs. Zhao is doomed to die.

She glanced at Mrs. Zhao coldly, and immediately scared her out of her wits. She didn't do anything.

Mrs. Zhao felt really wronged. She looked at the eldest lady with eager eyes, moved her body, crawled in front of the eldest lady like a dog, knelt upright in front of her, tears streaming down her face.

"Madam, please don't listen to this maid's nonsense. I am following your instructions and temporarily managing the indentures of the servants in the Prime Minister's Mansion. However, I really don't dare to use these indentures to do anything else."

At most, when Luo Xueyao asked her for Lv Wu's indenture, she took the initiative and gave Lv Wu's indenture to the eldest lady.

"Miss, please save me. Please say a few words for me. It was you, Zhao, who wanted Luwu's indenture. I have always obeyed your orders."

In this matter, Mrs. Zhao was the one who was most wronged. She was clearly doing things for the mother and daughter, but when something happened to the mother and daughter, she put all the blame on herself. It was really chilling.

Luo Xueyao was once again pushed to the forefront by Mrs. Zhao, and her face looked very unhappy. What on earth was this Mrs. Zhao trying to do? Obviously, Lu Wei had already offended her, and now, all was exposed by this annoying old woman.

Luo Xueyao could even feel a scrutinizing gaze falling on her, but she was no longer in the mood to think about who this gaze came from.

"Shut up, you old woman, what nonsense you are talking about. I didn't even know that the indenture was in your hands, and you still dare to accuse me?"