Zhan Yan interrupted in a deep voice, "When someone kills someone, there needs to be evidence. Even if he's committed many evil deeds, he must die knowingly. Since Zhan Yu is involved, let him come back. Mother is making excuses. Could it be that he hasn't been to the village at all? Where did he go?"

The rising tone at the end gave Madam Zhan a shudder, and she replied subconsciously, "He's at the farm, studying hard while accompanying Chen Zhilan to take care of her pregnancy. Since you want him back, I'll send someone to get him right away!"

Without further hesitation, she immediately sent her personal nanny to pick him up.

Soon, the pale Zhan Yu and the plump Chen Zhilan were brought back to the mansion.

On the way, the nanny had already told him what happened in the mansion. He was extremely scared at this time and didn't know why his father insisted on asking him to go back home!

At the same time, he also blamed Madam Zhan and Zhan Duoer for not being able to do anything but causing trouble. They didn't even clean up their mess and let the bandit leader blame him. He had no involvement in the matter at all.

Even though his injuries had not fully healed, he pretended to be fine.

He strode up to Zhan Yan and Lin Yiwan and saluted respectfully: "Son greets father and mother!"

A hint of amusement flashed in Lin Yiwan's eyes, and her gaze deliberately fell on Zhan Yu's waist, startling him so much that he unconsciously clamped his legs together.

The wound suddenly began to hurt, causing a lot of cold sweat to flow from his forehead.

Zhan Yan slowly concealed the coldness in his eyes and said slowly, "I heard that you have been working hard on the farm recently?"

Zhan Yu lowered his eyes and replied, "Yes, the imperial examination is coming up soon, and my son wants to fight for his future!"

Zhan Yan nodded, pointing at the bandit leader, and said, "This man testified that you hired him to commit murder and try to humiliate your mother. What do you have to say?"

Zhan Yu quickly argued, "My son is being wronged. He has been studying hard in Zhuangzi, never leaving the house. He hasn't even seen Zhilan many times. If you don't believe me, you can ask her!"

Chen Zhilan followed up with, "Yes, I can testify for you, sir!"

Zhan Yan raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Since you never leave the main gate or the secondary gate, why haven't the managers of the manor seen you at all?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Shadow Soul brought out an old man.

Madam Zhan looked closely. Wasn't this the old steward of the manor? When had he been brought here?

The old steward knelt on the ground with a thud and said, "My Lord, I have indeed never seen the young master on the farm. If I were to lie, I would be struck by lightning!"

Zhan Yu was so frightened that his face turned even paler. He looked anxiously at Madam Zhan, hoping to get her help.

Madam Zhan had no choice but to bite the bullet and speak: "Yan'er, don't blame Yu'er. I asked him to conceal his whereabouts. He actually went to Wutong Alley. I was afraid you would think too much, so I said he went to the farm!"

Zhan Yan suddenly realized, "So he went to look for his biological parents. I guess he still holds a grudge against me for driving the second wife's family out of the mansion, right?"

Zhan Yu hurriedly explained: "No, I don't dare. In my heart, there is only my father!"

Zhan Yan raised his eyebrows in surprise: "If I'm the only one here, why are you hiding in Wutong Alley? Do you have some secret that you don't want me to discover?"

Zhan Yu was startled. He didn't expect that Zhan Yan would be so aggressive as soon as he came back, and he felt like he could hardly breathe.

Old Madam Zhan was also anxious and worried. It would be disastrous if Zhan Yan sent people to Wutong Alley to investigate.

She spoke quickly: "Yan'er, since it has been confirmed that Yu'er is not the real culprit behind this, you should quickly deal with this bandit leader and stop him from causing chaos and making people panic!"

Zhan Yu also raised his head suddenly: "I swear that I did not collude with the bandit leader to murder the mistress of the Marquis Mansion. I hope my father will understand!"

Zhan Yanshu said, "Father wants to believe you, but this bandit leader insists that you are the mastermind behind this. It seems that you have to prove that you have stayed in Wutong Alley the whole time and have never left!"

Zhan Yu couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. To prove that he had not left Wutong Alley, he had to say that he was recuperating from his injuries, but where did his injuries come from?

The previous incident in the lotus pond has come to light again!

He was really being roasted on the fire!

Zhan Yan was not in a hurry, but waited leisurely for him to come up with a sound reason.

Old Madam Zhan was also in agony. She closed her eyes tightly, and a fierce struggle flashed across her face.

She can only protect one grandson or granddaughter!

It seems that Duoer has to be pushed out!

Anyway, she had already been ruined by the bandit leader, so it didn't matter if another evil thing happened to her.

After making up her mind, she quickly walked into the house and pulled Zhan Duoer up.

"Grandma, how is it? Did my uncle support me? Did he kill that hateful bandit leader?" She asked with a pale face and a trembling voice.

Madam Zhan lowered her voice and said, "Duo'er, listen carefully. The bandit leader has claimed that your eldest brother hired him to death, so you must help your eldest brother!"

Zhan Duoer was stunned: "How can I help him?"

Madam Zhan spoke without hesitation, "You must take the initiative to admit your guilt, and you must not implicate your eldest brother. Otherwise, with Zhan Yan Lei Ting's methods, he will definitely be driven out of the Marquisate. By then, he will no longer be eligible to inherit the Marquisate. Are you three going to starve?"

Zhan Duoer quickly shook her head: "I don't want to go to the northwest wind, and I don't want to confess my guilt. Grandma, don't force me, I don't want to do anything!"

Madam Zhan's ears were buzzing with anxiety. She growled in frustration, "Stinky girl, if it weren't for your desire for revenge, why would Grandma have hired those bandit leaders? Do you want to ruin your eldest brother's future with your own hands?"

Zhan Duo'er's tears fell, she bit her lips tightly and didn't say a word.

Madam Zhan took a deep breath and said, "Good Duo'er, you saved your elder brother this time. Grandma will love you in the future. Don't you want to wear nice clothes? Grandma will take you to choose them herself, and even prepare a few extra sets of jewelry!"

There was a fierce struggle in Zhan Duoer's eyes, she knew she had no choice at the moment.

She choked up and said, "Grandma is going to prepare a dowry for me. I want to marry in style!"

Madam Zhan's eyes immediately turned kind and she reached out to ruffle her messy hair. "You are my precious granddaughter, so of course the best dowry will be left to you. I promise, at least two hundred pieces!"

Zhan Duo'er then followed her out of the courtyard with an uneasy look on her face. She timidly knelt before Zhan Yan and said, "Uncle, that bandit leader deliberately slandered my eldest brother. I provoked him. I accidentally offended him when I left the house before, so he holds a grudge and comes to take revenge on me!"

Zhan Yan's scrutinizing gaze fell on her: "Zhan Duoer, do you know what you are saying?"

Zhan Duoer gritted her teeth and said, "Of course I know. I deserve this fate. It was my fault in the first place. Please, uncle, stop investigating. I am willing to bear the consequences!"

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