The whole family died tragically? The eldest daughter is the most powerful in the capital after her

Zhu Kang's face darkened after hearing this, but he still tried to remain calm: "Don't worry, aunts. Just because my second house hasn't been investigated doesn't mean I didn't try my best to deal with it. The incident just happened, and I'm also trying to find a way to get through. Why are you so aggressive?"

The Third Madam sneered, her eyes full of sarcasm: "Getting connections? It's fine if you say this to fool outsiders, but to use it to fool us is really underestimating you!"

The fourth lady also said coldly, "We are not fools! Those industries were advocated by you, and you got the largest share in the beginning. Now that something has happened, you pretend to be innocent. You are really calculating!"

Zhu Kang's face turned pale and blue as he was pointed at. He gritted his teeth and said, "Someone is deliberately targeting the Zhu family this time! I was unfortunately affected. Don't you see that I am in a difficult situation too?"

The eldest lady stepped forward and sneered, "Difficult? Your house wasn't raided, your property wasn't seized, you call that difficult? I heard that this case was handled by Prince Gu, and you offended his family before, and even dared to slander his wife. Do you think he will let the Zhu family off easily?"

Zhu Kang's face changed slightly, and he tried to stay calm: "No matter how powerful Gu Nanyuan is, he is still a minister. How can he ignore the rules of the court? Even if he is the chief officer in charge of this case, he dare not act recklessly. Please rest assured, just give me three days, and I will find a way to save him."

The Third Madam was furious when she heard this and shouted angrily, "Three days? Three days! We don't even know if we can survive three days! Zhu Kang, if you really have a solution, why don't you act now? Are you still stalling for time? I think you are just trying to shirk your responsibility!"

The fourth lady immediately echoed, "That's right! You haven't made any moves in the past few days, how can we trust you? Rather than being dragged to death by you, why don't we go directly to His Majesty to file a complaint and make your crimes public!"

Zhu Kang was so depressed that sweat broke out on his forehead. He shouted sternly, "That's enough! If you want to make trouble, go ahead and do it. Don't mess around with me! Do you really think that a falling out at this time will be good for the Zhu family?"

The eldest lady sneered: "Do you think we will be scared if you yell a few times? I tell you, let alone three days, even if I give you three months, you may not be able to do it! Now is not the time for you to appease us, but you should take practical action!"

The Third Lady slammed the table and said in a tough tone: "Zhu Kang, I've already said this! Within three days, either you rescue the people, or we will personally report you to His Majesty and expose everything you have done!"

Zhu Kang clenched his fists until his knuckles turned white.

He glanced between the people and sneered, "Okay, very good! I'll go find someone right away!"

Zhu Kang, dressed in night clothes and with a gloomy face, walked into the Prime Minister's Mansion.

The lights in the Prime Minister's Mansion were on. The Prime Minister was sitting in his study sipping tea with a normal look, as if the turmoil in the outside world had nothing to do with him.

"Prime Minister!" Zhu Kang spoke impatiently as soon as he entered the room, his voice low and urgent, "You must save the Zhu family! Now only the second branch of the Zhu family is still safe and sound, the other branches have been sealed off, and my uncles have all been imprisoned. If Your Majesty continues to investigate, I'm afraid the Zhu family will be completely finished!"

The prime minister glanced at Zhu Kang, then slowly put down the teacup and said calmly, "Why are you in such a hurry? The situation is not out of control yet. Your panic will only make it worse."

Zhu Kang listened to the Prime Minister's calm attitude. Although he was unwilling in his heart, he had to bow his head: "Sir, His Majesty has handed this case over to Gu Nanyuan for full handling, and he and I have long had a grudge. I am worried that he will take this opportunity to kill the Zhu family. If you don't take action, the Zhu family may not even be able to keep the last foundation!"

The Prime Minister pondered for a moment, tapping the table with his fingers, his expression as unfathomable as a deep pool: "Of course I won't let the Zhu family collapse completely, but the most important thing at this time is to appease the people in the other branches of your family and tell them not to cause trouble again. The internal strife in your Zhu family will only make outsiders laugh at you, and it will also give Gu Nanyuan an opportunity to take advantage of you."

"But..." Zhu Kang wanted to argue, but was interrupted by the prime minister.

"I know my limits," the prime minister said with a slightly dignified tone and a sharp look, "the men in these families are in prison and it is impossible for them to escape easily. You just need to stabilize the family, and I will find another way to resolve this matter."

Zhu Kang heard this, a complex look flashed in his eyes, and he lowered his voice: "Sir, your method... can really save them?"

The prime minister's eyes turned cold, and his tone was meaningful: "There is no need to ask too many questions about some things. If you don't believe me, then find a way out for yourself."

When Zhu Kang heard this, he panicked and bowed to apologize: "I dare not disbelieve it! I rely on your help."

The Prime Minister smiled coldly and waved his hand: "Okay, go back and take care of your family affairs and wait for news."

It was late at night and the capital's prison was dead silent.

The imprisoned eldest, third and fourth masters of the Zhu family were exhausted and looked tired.

The eldest master Zhu Ming whispered to the third master beside him, "Third brother, how come nothing happened to the second house until now? Did that kid Zhu Kang do something out there?"

The third master Zhu Rong had a gloomy face and responded in a low voice: "It is likely that he abandoned us and found another way out. If he had not led us into the game, how could our Zhu family have fallen to this point?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the jailer came over with a few bowls of steaming food and said in a cold tone: "Eat."

Zhu Ming sneered and glanced at the food coldly: "This is such a lousy thing, even dogs wouldn't like to eat it."

The third master smiled bitterly and shook his head: "People have come to this point, what else is there to be picky about?"

The three of them took the food reluctantly and started eating slowly.

However, not long after, Zhu Ming suddenly covered his chest, his face changed suddenly, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

"What's going on... My chest hurts..." His voice was hoarse and he fell to the ground before he finished speaking, twitching in pain.

Seeing this, the third and fourth masters were about to stand up, but suddenly they also felt a sharp pain in their chests and fell down one after another.

"It's poisonous!" The third master gritted his teeth and squeezed out the last words, then he lost his breath.

The jailer who was serving the meal watched coldly in the corner, then turned and ran out the door.

However, as soon as he ran to the door, he was captured by the ambushing constables.

"Where do you want to run to?" The constable pushed him to the ground and asked sternly, "Who ordered you to poison the Zhu family?"

The jailer turned pale with fear and trembled as he shouted, "It was the Prime Minister! It was the Prime Minister who ordered me to poison you!"

The news was quickly passed back to the Ministry of Justice, and the news that the three heads of the Zhu family had been poisoned to death shocked the entire capital.

The news exploded in the capital like thunder. The fact that the prime minister was suspected of murdering the male members of the Zhu family and secretly colluding with Zhu Kang was revealed. Together with the crimes of Prince Falcon, it was exposed, which completely shocked the court and the public.