She came secretly and left secretly, and his only evidence was the unique scent of incense on her body.

As for the humiliation of changing diapers, that was his own experience and his father didn’t see it with his own eyes!

At this moment, he was completely desperate and decided to give up!

But Lu Dongnan was still furious. He struggled to break free from Zhan Yan's grip and without hesitation rushed to Lu Qingyu, shaking him vigorously: "Hurry up and say that you were slandering your stepmother. You only said that because you were dissatisfied with her. Apologize, Lu Qingyu, you must apologize!"

Lu Qingyu's head hurt from being shaken. He smiled sadly and said, "Why? I didn't say anything wrong, why should I apologize?"

Lu Dongnan subconsciously raised his hand to slap his son, but when he saw his son's eyes tightly closed, he put it down dejectedly.

Lin Yiwan suddenly spoke up, "Wasn't the servant just about to go out and report the incident? It wouldn't be easy for the Duke of England to find a witness. Wouldn't it be easier to just interrogate him directly?"

Lu Qingyu's eyes immediately regained their spirit. Yes, how could he forget the servant? He must have been guarding outside when he was drunk.

Zhan Yan dragged the servant over. He kowtowed with a look of horror: "My Lord, spare my life. I know nothing!"

Zhan Yan spoke slowly, "Some stubborn slaves won't confess even under severe torture. I will take them out for interrogation right now!"

The servant angrily asked, "Is Marquis Zhan Yi trying to force a confession out of you?"

Zhan Yan sneered, "The Emperor has ordered the capture of barbarian spies. We would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let one go. Therefore, I am killing people on the Emperor's orders. Even if you die, there will be no place for you to seek justice!"

The servant's hands and feet suddenly turned cold with fear. Yes, it is better to live a miserable life than to die. He must not anger the living devil Zhan Yihou!

He quickly said, "I know I was wrong. I'm willing to confess that it was indeed the old lady who asked me to monitor the eldest young master's whereabouts. That night, she heard that he was drunk, so she rushed over, saying she was taking care of him, but in fact, she took advantage of his unconsciousness and had sex with him. Afterwards, she even asked me to help cover it up!"

Duke Lu was so angry that his breathing became heavy. He clenched his fists tightly, his eyes filled with ferocity and unwillingness.

He roared angrily: "You are talking nonsense! You and your son colluded to slander her. You all deserve to die!"

The servant knelt on the ground and argued, "I dare not. As for the poison that the eldest young master was poisoned with, it was the old lady who personally cooked the food for me and sent it to the academy. She forced me to lie that I bought it outside and coaxed the eldest young master into eating it. Seeing that his illness was getting worse, I had no choice but to return to the mansion!"

Duke Lu's eyes were red with anger, like a mad beast.

The surroundings were silent, with only his wheezing breathing as the sound.

After a long while, he asked in a trembling voice, "Since she has such feelings for you, why did she use the life-extending pill to kill you?"

Lu Qingyu replied sarcastically, "I'm not her, so how can I know what she's thinking? But I can guess a little bit. First, she wants my late mother's dowry, and second, she wants to put the blame on the Lin family. She's on good terms with Madam Pei, and doesn't my father know that?"

What else could Lu Dongnan say? The unbearable facts were laid out before him, and coupled with the servant's testimony, he had no choice but to believe it.

He looked at Lin Yiwan with tears on his face: "Madam Hou, can you save my son's life?"

She spoke carefully, "It's impossible to completely detoxify him, but we can get rid of most of the poison. His internal organs have been severely damaged because he's been bedridden for so long. He needs to be carefully nursed back to health. I'm afraid he'll need medicine for the rest of his life!"

Lu Dongnan's face suddenly showed joy, as long as his son was still alive, everything would be fine.

He hurriedly urged: "Then please trouble Madam Hou to detoxify my son first. I will ask Marquis Zhan Yi to search the poisonous woman's room to see if there are any suspicious evidences!"

He took Zhan Yan away, and the whole yard fell into silence.

Lin Yiwan immediately started to detoxify Lu Qingyu. She was secretly glad that she had come so early, otherwise, once he died, all the evidence would disappear.

There is no visible trace of conflicting things in the body!

At this time, Madam Lu, who was blocked in the outer courtyard, felt her eyelids twitching violently. She always had a bad premonition that something big was going to happen.

She turned her head to look at the guards standing around, a hint of suspicion flashing in her eyes.

She lowered her voice and asked, "Pei Yun, have you noticed that these guards seem to be targeting us, the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law?"

Pei Yun was so shocked that her whole body shuddered. She had actually discovered it a long time ago.

But she didn't dare tell her mother-in-law!

She spoke nervously: "Mother, I don't know what the Marquis took my father-in-law to do. I am a little panicked!"

Madam Lu gritted her teeth and said, "Don't panic. We must not lose our composure right now. I've also placed spies next to the eldest young master. If anything happens, he will definitely report it!"

Pei Yun stamped her feet anxiously: "Mother, it's already this hour, how can he report the news? You've heard of Zhan Yan's reputation before, who would dare to act rashly under his nose?"

Madam Lu's expression suddenly darkened. What Pei Yun said made sense.

She had to get out of this predicament quickly!

Thinking of this, she fell straight to the ground.

Pei Yun understood instantly and shouted anxiously, "Mom, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me, open your eyes!"

After she finished speaking, seeing that Madam Lu was still unconscious, she cried, "Quickly get out of the way. My mother has fainted. I want to take her back to the yard to rest!"

The guard immediately stopped him: "No, the Marquis has ordered that no one is allowed to walk around the courtyard without his permission!"

Pei Yun angrily questioned, "My mother-in-law is not only the old lady of the Duke of Yingguo's mansion, but she is also the cousin of the current emperor. If anything happens to her, can you bear the consequences?"

I have to say, this sentence really scared the guards.

Just when he looked hesitant, Pei Yun didn't care about anything else and immediately half-hugged Madam Lu and left quickly.

The guard subconsciously stopped them: "Young Madam, you must report to the Marquis first before you can move on your own. Please forgive me!"

Pei Yun immediately retorted: "Who is Zhan Yan? He is at most a dog in front of the emperor. Can he bear the responsibility if anything happens to my mother-in-law?"

The guard argued angrily, "Our Lord came to the Duke of Ying's mansion to search under the Emperor's orders. How dare you slander him like this?"

Pei Yun angrily shouted, "You are all dogs working for the royal family. Get out of the way now, or I will help my mother-in-law to file a complaint with the emperor!"

Before the guard could say anything, the Duke of England's suppressed, angry voice suddenly came. He sternly said, "How dare you say such nonsense! Apologize immediately!"

When Pei Yun saw her father-in-law coming back, her eyes suddenly turned red with grievance.

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