The bad husband wanted to bring his second wife into the house, so I turned around and became his st

Hearing this, Lu Ming shot a sharp look at Pei'er.

This maid was clearly making a veiled criticism, implying that he was shouting and being unbecoming.

Lu Ming sneered in his heart. He wanted to see what kind of trouble these master and servant could make.

"Pei'er, you are just a maid, how can you have the right to speak here?"

Lu Ming shouted sternly, his eyes as sharp as torches, staring straight at Pei'er.

Pei'er was frightened by Lu Ming's gaze. She subconsciously looked at Lu Ming, but saw that Lu Ming was looking at her with a gloomy look.

Pei'er's heart tightened, but when she thought that her young lady was still by her side, she immediately felt confident again.

"Sir, I don't mean to be nosy, but this matter concerns the old lady's safety, and I really can't sit idly by."

As Pei'er spoke, she secretly glanced at Lin Wanqing, and seeing that her face looked normal, she immediately felt relieved.

"Mrs. Su is vicious and has repeatedly harmed others. There is evidence of this. If you insist on covering up for her, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public."

Lu Ming was speechless after being retorted by Pei'er. He stared at Pei'er with wide eyes, full of disbelief.

How dare this maid talk back to him like this?

Seeing this, Lin Wanqing sneered in his heart.

She knew that Lu Ming, the hypocrite, would definitely protect Su Qiaoer.

However, she did not expect to bring down Su Qiaoer with this incident. Her purpose was just to make Lu Ming feel resentful towards Su Qiaoer.

As long as Lu Ming becomes suspicious of Su Qiaoer, her goal will be achieved.

"Lu Ming, if you don't give me an explanation for this matter, I will report it to Lu Shengyuan and ask him to make the decision."

Lin Wanqing said this and turned to leave.

She knew that what Lu Ming cared about most was Lu Shengyuan's opinion. As long as Lu Shengyuan was brought up, Lu Ming would definitely feel wary.

Sure enough, Lu Ming's face changed when he heard this, and he hurriedly called out to Lin Wanqing.

"Please stay."

Lin Wanqing stopped, turned and looked at Lu Ming, waiting for his next words.

Lu Ming took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart.

He glared at Lin Wanqing, then glanced at Su Qiaoer, thought for a moment, and then slowly spoke.

"I will thoroughly investigate this matter. If Aunt Su really did something so vicious, I will deal with it impartially and will not cover up for her."

Hearing this, Lin Wanqing curled up the corner of his mouth in a sneer.

This Lu Ming is quite good at shirking responsibility.

However, she did not expect Lu Ming to handle the matter impartially, as her goal had been achieved.

"Okay, then I'll wait for good news from the adults."

Lin Wanqing said this and turned to leave.

"stop!"

Lu Ming suddenly called out to Lin Wanqing. He stared at Lin Wanqing's back with a gloomy look, and there was a hint of threat in his tone.

"Lin, I'm warning you, you'd better not play any tricks, otherwise, I will definitely not let you go."

Upon hearing this, Lin Wanqing sneered in his heart.

She turned fearlessly towards Lu Ming and said word by word, "Lu Ming, just come at me. If I, Lin Wanqing, were afraid of you, I wouldn't be a true man."

Lin Wanqing said this and turned away, leaving Lu Ming alone with his face ashen with anger.

He looked at Lin Wanqing's departing back with a terrifyingly gloomy look in his eyes.

This damn woman actually dared to talk back to him like this?

He must make her pay the price!

Su Qiaoer, who was standing by, looked at Lu Ming's gloomy face and felt a surge of fear in her heart.

Lu Ming suppressed the turmoil in his heart, turned to face the old lady, bowed, and spoke earnestly.

"Grandma, I will do my utmost to get to the bottom of this matter. No matter what the truth is, I will not bring shame to our family, nor will I cause you any worry."

The old lady's eyes were as sharp as torches when she heard this.

It slowly swept over Lu Ming and finally landed on Su Qiaoer who was shivering beside him.

"Qiao'er, as a concubine in the mansion, you should set an example and strictly abide by the rules of a woman. How could you allow such a thing to happen? Remember, in our Lu family, morality and rules are the most important things. Now that you have entered this family, you must abide by the rules. Be honest and do your duty. Only then can you gain a foothold in the mansion."

The old lady sighed softly, her eyes filled with disappointment and warning, as if she was teaching everyone a lesson.

"Ming'er, as the Crown Prince, you must lead by example. Only when your family is at peace can you discuss other matters. You must handle this matter properly and not let outsiders laugh at you."

Lu Ming responded respectfully, but he felt mixed emotions.

He looked at Su Qiaoer, and a complex expression flashed in his eyes, which contained both blame and indescribable emotions.

Su Qiaoer, with tears in her eyes, knelt on the ground and agreed repeatedly.

"The old lady is teaching Qiao'er that she knows she is wrong. She must be careful with her words and actions in the future and not cause trouble for the family again."

As she spoke, she wiped away her tears, looking as if she was regretting her decision.

Seeing this, the old lady didn't say anything more, but just waved her hand and signaled everyone to leave.

A farce ended like this.

……

Lin Wanqing returned to his courtyard and his face instantly darkened.

She sat at the table, her eyes sweeping sharply at Pearl.

"Pei'er, you were too impulsive today. Lu Ming is not someone you can easily deal with. You'd better be careful in the future."

When Pei'er heard this, her heart warmed, knowing that the young lady was worried about her.

"Miss, I know I was wrong, but what happened today was really because that Concubine Su was too hateful, and I couldn't help myself."

Pearl said, lowering her head, with a hint of regret in her voice.

Seeing this, Lin Wanqing sighed softly and said in a soft voice, "Never mind. You can't be blamed entirely for what happened today. Aunt Su is indeed abominable. However, we still need to be careful in the future to avoid letting her take advantage of us."

Upon hearing this, Pei'er nodded repeatedly, and her admiration for Lin Wanqing increased even more.

Her young lady is not only beautiful, but also extremely intelligent, which makes her admire her very much.

Lin Wanqing looked at Pei'er's naive appearance and couldn't help but feel a little funny.

She shook her head, a faint smile playing on her lips.

This maid is quite cute.

"By the way, Miss, would Aunt Su really poison the old lady? How could she be so bold?"

Pei'er suddenly thought of something and looked at Lin Wanqing with a worried look on her face.

Hearing this, Lin Wanqing curled up the corner of his mouth in a sneer.

"Of course she doesn't dare, but there are people who dare."

"Does anyone dare? Miss is saying..."

Pei'er looked at Lin Wanqing with a puzzled look, obviously not understanding what she meant.

Lin Wanqing didn't explain too much, but simply said, "Okay, you don't need to ask any more questions about this matter. You will know it later."

Upon hearing this, Pei'er shut up obediently and said nothing more.

In the following days, Lin Wanqing secretly observed the movements of Lu Ming and Su Qiaoer.

As expected, after a few days of investigation, Lu Ming announced to the public that Su Qiaoer was innocent and that the poisoning was a deliberate frame-up by someone with ulterior motives.

Lin Wanqing had already anticipated this result.

She sneered, and her disgust towards Lu Ming increased even more.

This hypocrite is indeed protecting Su Qiaoer.