My concubine is pregnant, I tear up the marriage certificate and marry another powerful official

"A cat fell from the neighbor's house, so they sent someone to look for it. I heard from the maids that Yi'er brought a cat back from outside, I wonder if it's true?"

Lu Yanxiu heard Mingchun mention yesterday that Yier had been scratched, and it should have been done by that beast.

He narrowed his eyes slightly: "So what? It's just a cat, what's the value of it? You can just find the beast and send it back!"

Su He ordered Pei Xia to knock open the wooden box. There was a thick layer of cloth covering it. She did not move and motioned Lu Yanxiu to open it himself.

Lu Yanxiu did not doubt him and directly knocked open the cloth strip. The bloody and blurry scene in front of him hit his crown directly, scaring him so much that he stepped back repeatedly!

"What is this?"

A piece of meat? Or an animal? Anyway, it was a bloody mess, and the dried blood had stuck all the fluff together, so it was hard to tell what it was.

Su He was very satisfied with his reaction. After closing the wooden box with her own hands, she said angrily, "Although the cat is an animal, there are things in the mansion that are even less human than animals! My husband, you can take a look at this cat. Its limbs are broken, its stomach is ripped open, and even the corners of its mouth are torn open, and its teeth are gone. Isn't this a living torture?"

"If there is such a vicious person in your house, it is extremely dangerous. My husband should know that one of the new laws promulgated by the current emperor since he ascended the throne is that anyone who harms an animal and maliciously abuses it to death can be taken to the Dali Temple for interrogation."

Mingchun was standing far away and didn't see what was happening, but when he heard Su He's description, he couldn't help but get goose bumps all over his body.

Lu Yanxiu said in a deep voice: "You mean Yi'er did it? He is only three years old? It's impossible!"

Su He smiled calmly: "I only know that Yi'er was the last person to hold the cat, but I didn't say that he killed the cat. Why is my husband so angry? As for whether it is true or not, just call him over and ask him and we will know."

Lu Yanxiu's face became increasingly gloomy. He reluctantly asked housekeeper Zhu to call Lu Yi over. Unexpectedly, Liu Qiuqiu came with him.

Little Lu Yi came to Lu Yanxiu's side, skipping and jumping, and said happily that he had learned another ancient poem. Liu Qiuqiu also praised him highly, thinking that her son was very talented and would be able to meet the emperor in the future and compete for the top spot in the imperial examination!

Su He glanced at the scratch on the back of his hand and asked, "How did Yi'er get injured on the back of his hand?"

Lu Yi looked down and saw that there were indeed several long scratches on the back of his hand. He glanced at Liu Qiuqiu, who seemed to be a little afraid of lying in front of Lu Yanxiu, and stammered, "I scratched it... accidentally."

Mingchun, hiding in the crowd, stepped back silently.

Lu Yi couldn't explain it clearly, but Lu Yanxiu had already guessed it in his heart. However, he still didn't believe that a three-year-old child could do such a cruel thing?

Su He waved for Lu Yi to come in, took his hand with a smile and carefully checked it. It was indeed the cat's scratch. "Yier, since you have entered the Lu Mansion, we naturally recognize you. Even if you made a mistake, you are still young and have not yet learned the rules. As elders, we will not beat or scold you for no reason. Even if you accidentally did something wrong, it is a good thing to correct it as soon as you know it."

Lu Yi blinked his eyes and pouted his lips aggrievedly: "I don't know what mistake Yier made to displease the young lady. If the young lady is upset, just vent your anger on me and don't take it out on mother..."

Unexpectedly, he started to cry loudly while speaking.

Liu Qiuqiu couldn't bear to see children being wronged, so she pulled Lu Yi over, rolled up her sleeves and checked him several times, as if Su He was secretly pinching him.

Lu Yanxiu asked in a deep voice: "What on earth are you making a fuss about? It's just a dead cat, is there any need to mobilize so many troops?"

Hearing the word "dead cat", Lu Yi's lowered eyes dimmed a little.

He is best at playing dumb.

Su He didn't directly conclude that it was Lu Yi who killed the cat, she just suspected him.

She asked Pei Xia to hand over the physical evidence found near the Osmanthus Courtyard and present them to everyone one by one.

A bloodstained stone, a rusty but sharp dagger, and a piece of clothing torn off by a branch.

Liu Qiuqiu felt that the torn piece of clothing was familiar, she looked down and found that it matched the missing piece of clothing on Yier's body!

"This is the evidence I found. My husband, please come and identify it."

Lu Yanxiu picked up the corner of his clothes and took a closer look. He caught a glimpse of Lu Yi hiding in Liu Qiuqiu's arms and peeking at him from time to time. He already had some thoughts in his mind.

But in front of everyone, he still wanted to protect Liu Qiuqiu and her son, so he said: "It is ridiculous to make a rash judgment based on a torn piece of clothing! In my opinion, this was done secretly by the servants, who wanted to put the blame on Yier!"

Liu Qiuqiu wiped her tears and said tearfully, "Madam, you have never been a mother. You don't know what a three-year-old child can do. How can he kill a cat with such a small hand?"

Su He's heart trembled slightly.

After marrying Lu Yanxiu, she had fantasized about being a mother more than once. That was why in her previous life, when Yi'er and Jiao'er surrounded her and called her mother, she was so happy that she gave her all.

Now Liu Qiuqiu's words that she had never been a mother hurt Su He a little.

Thinking back to how she had carefully taught Lu Yi, he ended up accusing her of being a bad mistress and a bad mother to outsiders, and every word he said was harsh and hurtful...

Su He calmed down and looked at Lu Yanxiu with a smile: "Since my husband has a different opinion, why don't we find out who killed the cat. If we can't find it, Yi'er will be punished with a stick and kneel in the ancestral hall."

"Nonsense!"

Lu Yanxiu turned away angrily, shaking his sleeves. He felt it was particularly absurd: "He's just a beast! He wants Yi'er to be beaten and kneel in the ancestral hall for him? Su He, don't you want to be a young lady? Why do you still want to give orders in the mansion?"

"As long as my husband hasn't submitted the divorce letter, I will still be the mistress of the Lu Mansion. If that's the case, how can I control Yi'er?"

Su He's lips curled slightly, his eyes were sharp, and he was determined to make Lu Yi suffer a little.

Seeing Lu Yanxiu's face turn red and he was a little embarrassed, Liu Qiuqiu gave Lu Yi a look, and the small figure immediately knelt down at Lu Yanxiu's feet, crying and saying: "Father, I will be punished, you and the young lady must not quarrel..."

Su He knew that Lu Yi was keeping his eyes and ears open.

In the other courtyard, Liu Qiuqiu gave him orthodox training. Although he was only three years old, his IQ was no less than that of a seven or eight year old.

She coldly watched the farce in front of her, reached out to get the tea, and pretended to accidentally knock over the wooden box, and the bloody body of the cat fell out, scaring Liu Qiuqiu so much that she stepped back repeatedly.

"Ah..."

It was also a coincidence that the cat just rolled down at Lu Yi's feet. He subconsciously lowered his head to look and saw the broken limbs, the disemboweled heart, and the cat's eyes staring straight ahead, as if it had died with its eyes open!

Lu Yi froze.

When he did it last night, he only pulled out the cat's teeth and injured its limbs, but he didn't intend to actually kill it.