Cui'er and Mrs. Lu were both stunned, as if they didn't expect the old lady to say such a thing.

"Madam, what this servant said is all true. I have absolutely not betrayed my master!"

The old lady slammed her cane against the ground. "You are a servant of Liuli Pavilion, yet you are pointing fingers at your master. If this isn't betrayal, what is it?"

Cui'er looked at Aunt Liu for help, and Aunt Liu turned her head away to see what she was doing.

"Old Madam, although I serve the young lady, the Prime Minister is my master. Moreover, this person is not the young lady at all, but someone else pretending to be her. I testify against her for the sake of my master and even more so for the Prime Minister's residence."

"Mother, I know you care about Qingli, but the man in front of me is not Qingli, but a villain who looks just like her." Mrs. Lu said gently, "Mother, please don't be fooled by this similar face."

"Do you think my eyesight is blurry?" A sharp light shot out from the old lady's gray eyes, which made Lu's heart tremble with fear. She always felt that the old lady had seen through her plan.

Then, Mrs. Lu thought about the fact that there were witnesses and evidences in this matter. Even if the old lady knew that the person in front of her was the real Su Qingli, she could not produce any evidence and could only watch Su Qingli die!

Mrs. Lu knew Prime Minister Su too well. If the letter did not reveal Prime Minister Su's secret, Prime Minister Su might turn a blind eye for the sake of the old lady. After all, he did not care about his eldest daughter.

But the things mentioned in the letter were all secrets that Prime Minister Su could not let anyone know. Given Prime Minister Su's temperament, he would definitely torture Su Qingli in private and make her hand over the person behind the scenes. Su Qingli, who knew nothing, would not be able to confess anything and would end up dying at the hands of her own father.

"My wife doesn't dare."

"Mother, this girl cannot be kept." Su Xiang's eyes were full of cruelty and anxiety. In a short period of time, he had thought about all the political enemies around him and guessed who the master behind Su Qingli was.

The old lady sneered and put the letter down: "This letter was not written by her at all."

"Mother, this letter was indeed not written by her. It was written to her by someone behind the scenes."

The old lady glanced at Lu, and Lu realized that the letter in the old lady's hand was the letter that Cui'er had failed to send out. She realized her mistake and shut up immediately.

"Is the old lady going to protect this person with bad intentions?" Aunt Liu asked in confusion at Mrs. Lu's suggestion.

"Qingli has been raised by my side. I know her handwriting better than anyone else." The old lady said slowly, "This handwriting is not Qingli's at all, but this maid said that she saw Qingli write it with her own eyes."

"Mother, this person is someone else pretending to be Qingli. His handwriting certainly cannot be Qingli's. This further proves that this person is someone else pretending to be Qingli, not the real Qingli."

Mrs. Lu quickly explained that it was impossible, as she had asked an expert to forge the handwriting, and even Su Qingli herself might not be able to tell the difference.

"Come here, prepare some writing brushes and ink. Li girl, write the Heart Sutra for everyone to see." The old lady looked weary. "Prime Minister, you are the Prime Minister of the dynasty. Although the Prime Minister's residence may not be as heavily guarded as the imperial palace, replacing a living person is not an easy task."

"Mother, there is so much evidence..."

"She has always been kept by my side, never socializing with anyone, rarely going out, and never even approaching your study. Do you think she could know the secrets in those letters and tell others?"

The old lady's words were like a slap in the face, calming the anxious Prime Minister Su down instantly. Yes, Su Qingli could never know these secrets. She didn't even have the qualifications to step into his study!

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