After rebirth, I married the emperor's uncle and overthrew my ex-husband's kingdom

"Mother-in-law..."

Bai Yanlang really cried, and he looked at the old lady pitifully.

Old Qiao gave him a look of disappointment, feeling completely powerless.

Giving birth to a child like this is all a sin. She sighed, "Mother-in-law, he was confused about this matter. You can beat him or punish him if you want—"

She wanted to play the emotional card, but Lu Zhenguo interrupted her rudely, "Madam Hou, you may not have figured it out yet. We are trying to catch the real murderer now. This is not a family matter that can be solved with a small punishment. According to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, premeditated murder is a crime punishable by execution!"

Bai Qingyu had a flattering smile on his face. "We will definitely find the murderer and give Youyou an explanation. Brother-in-law, can you please handle this matter privately for the sake of our past friendship?"

"Past affection? When has the Yongning Marquis' Mansion ever had affection with my Zhenguo Duke's Mansion?"

Lu Zhenguo raised his eyebrows, sneered, and glanced at Qiao with contempt.

Bai Qingyu was speechless and could only look away guiltily.

Less than a year after Lu married Bai Yanlang, news broke that Qiao was pregnant before marriage.

At that time, the Duke of Zhenguo proposed a divorce and return home, but his stepmother used the child in Lu's belly as a threat to keep Lu.

Except for a few young people, no one from the Duke of Zhenguo has ever set foot in the Mansion of the Marquis of Yongning since that day.

If the evil incident hadn't happened today, I'm afraid he wouldn't have come.

But if I come again, it will be about divorce again, so I might as well not come!

Old Mrs. Qiao turned the peach wood Buddhist beads in her hand, feeling worried.

She knew that the people from the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion would tell her loudly that they would report the case to the police, simply because they wanted her to agree to divorce Lu and have the two children leave with Lu.

She could agree to everything else, but this was the only bargaining chip that could hold the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion back...

She raised her eyes and said, "Except for Youyou and Luochuan, how can you show mercy?"

"Madam Hou is joking. Premeditated murder is a criminal case and must be handled by the government." Lu Zhenguo did not respond, but just smiled, "Although we are a noble family, we have no right to accuse others."

Old Qiao said in a cold voice, "Does it really have to be this way?"

"The law of the country is in force and no personal feelings are tolerated!"

Lu Zhenguo spoke every word with awe-inspiring force.

Old Mrs. Qiao stared at him for a long time, and Shuer laughed, "General Lu is righteous, and I admire him. The law of the country does not allow for personal feelings, so I will follow the general's order and report to the authorities for handling."

After that, she looked at Butler Bai who was standing next to the gate and said, "Butler Bai, go to Jingzhao Yin in person to report the case."

"Yes."

The butler glanced at Bai Qingyu, then took the order and left.

"mother!!!"

Bai Yanlang widened his eyes and stared at her in disbelief.

"Mother, this is not allowed!"

Bai Qingyu was anxious and tried to dissuade him, but Old Qiao glared at him, "Do you have another idea?"

Bai Qingyu frowned, speechless.

He has a way, but he can't say it out loud, otherwise he will definitely be criticized.

Old Mrs. Qiao's action made the old lady of the Duke of Zhenguo and Lu Zhenguo a little confused.

Bai Yanlang is still an official now. Is she really not afraid that her son will lose his position?

Even after this, Old Mrs. Qiao still refused to give in. The two looked at each other and each started to make other plans in their minds.

On the other side of the living room, Manager Song exclaimed, "Yes, yes, that's the man."

Bai Luochuan took the finished portrait and walked quickly to Lu Zhenguo, "Uncle, take a look."

Lu Zhenguo took it and read it, then immediately handed it to his deputy general Lu Changsheng, "Go, take people to look for it, and dig three feet underground to find it for me!"

"Yes!"

Lu Changsheng took the portrait and immediately strode out of the Yongning Marquis Mansion.

Aunt Qiao, who had been playing invisible by the side, started to tremble unconsciously with her fingers holding the jade pendant since Old Mrs. Qiao asked someone to report to the police.

The tung oil was sprinkled when San'er was setting up the funeral procession. At that time, no one was near the funeral hall and no one saw it.

And as for the woodcutter, even if they found him, they wouldn't be able to get anything out of him.

Thinking of this, her tense nerves gradually relaxed.

The most important person at the moment is Aunt Zhang!

It was getting dark and servants began to light the lanterns on the eaves.

The old lady of the Zhenguogong was worried about Bai Youyou's injury, and slowly stood up, "Boss, you wait here for Jingzhao Yin, I'll go see Youyou."

"It's dark and the road is slippery, Mom, please go slower."

Li Zhenguo stood up, supported her arm, and walked her out the door.

Old Mrs. Qiao also wanted to leave, but Zhang Momo on the ground was hers, and she had to come over when the Jingzhao Yin arrived.

She rested her arms on the table and pinched her brows tiredly.

"mother......"

Old Mrs. Qiao was furious when she saw his stupid look. "Why did I give birth to such a fool like you?"

Bai Yanlang felt very aggrieved. He slumped down in his chair, "You were the one who asked Zhang Momo to invite Taoist Zhang back to exorcise the evil spirit. How can you blame me for all this?"

"I only sent someone back to perform a ritual for the Third Brother and to exorcise the evil spirits. Who told you to be so stupid as to do such a stupid thing?"

After scolding Bai Yanlang, Old Mrs. Qiao glanced at Aunt Zhang with a cold expression.

This old thing, I treated her well on a daily basis, but now he dared to use her for his own selfish reasons!

Now that she has caused such a disaster, she really wants to cut her heart into pieces!

Bai Yanlang now knew that he had been tricked, but he still said stubbornly: "How can you blame me for this? You were not there. If you were there, you would definitely be shocked."

Lu Zhenguo sat on the chair with his arms and legs spread out, somewhat curious about what method this sorcerer used to scare people like that.

He looked at Taoist Zhang, who was curled up like a quail, and said, "Reproduce the situation again."

Taoist Zhang curled his lips dryly, "It's just some small tricks of the underworld, not worthy of being in a formal hall."

"This general just wants to see how your little trick can scare this fifth-rank Honglu Temple junior official."

Lu Zhenguo's sarcastic words made Bai Yanlang feel ashamed. He lowered his head and looked at his toes.

Taoist Zhang saw that there was no way to escape, so he could only take out a special cowhide bag filled with black powder from his sleeve.

"This is it. If you sprinkle it on your body, it will spontaneously combust in a moment and then emit black smoke."

Lu Zhenguo walked over, took the cowhide bag, took a look, and then sneered, "It's just some phosphorus powder, and you were actually scared."

He picked up a handful and sprinkled it out. After a few breaths, a cloud of black smoke rose out of nowhere in the air.

Bai Yanlang was stunned, "It's this powder..."

"Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles." Lu Zhenguo walked up to him and squinted at him, "Do you know why you can only get a fifth-rank official position now despite the protection of your ancestors?"

Bai Yanlang's lips moved, his throat seemed to be strangled by a big hand, and he was speechless.

"stupid!"

Lu Zhenguo dropped a word and walked back to sit in the chair he had sat in before.