The Rise of a General's Daughter-in-Law Doctor

Su Chengyun frowned deeply upon hearing Su Rou'er's words. How could he have given birth to such a stupid daughter?

Li Muxia smiled coldly and ignored Su Rou'er.

The four men then realized that although Li Muxia had changed her clothes, her voice and figure were exactly like that of the little beggar.

The group suddenly felt a pang of regret. How could they have missed such a beautiful woman?

Seeing the look in Li Muxia's eyes, the group lowered their heads guiltily.

"Aren't you going to recruit us now?"

Seeing that they could no longer hide the truth, the four men, led by Zhang Qiang (who was likely the leader), said, "Sir, we were indeed entrusted by someone to kidnap Miss Su Lanzhi, the fourth young lady of the Su family. That person gave us one hundred taels of silver to ruin Miss Su's reputation. However, sir, we were drugged by this young lady before we could succeed. Please, sir, spare our lives for the sake of our failure. We were only acting out of momentary folly."

The old general asked, "Who ordered you to do this?"

Zhang Qiang: "That person always had a maidservant by his side to liaise with us, but the maidservant once let slip that they were from Lord Su's residence."

The old general squinted at Lord Su.

Su Chengyun knew this was no longer an easy situation to cover up, but after all, she was his legitimate daughter. If this matter were exposed, how would his daughters ever find husbands again? Therefore, he had to protect her no matter what.

Thinking of this, he said sternly, "You audacious scoundrel, what nonsense are you spouting?"

Zhang Qiang: "I'm not lying. That maid did say she was from Lord Su's residence. In fact, we even made contact with her last night."

Lord Su narrowed his eyes dangerously and said, "You lot are full of lies. You didn't admit your identities at first, and now you want to frame me. What are you trying to do?"

Li Muxia: "Lord Su, don't be anxious. Since they said they met with that maid yesterday, it means that the maid is still in the temple. Why don't we call all the people who came up the mountain this time and let them identify her? If Lord Su has really been wronged, we can confront her face to face."

Lord Su wanted to refuse, but couldn't find a reason to do so.

The old general then said, "Alright, do as Mu Xia says. Go and call everyone in."

A short while later, everyone who had come up the mountain came in. Li Muxia had them stand next to their master, and then had Zhang Qiang recognize them one by one.

Zhang Qiang looked around and finally shook his head at the old general, saying, "Your Excellency, none of these people are the ones."

Lord Su breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this and said, "Now that everyone is here, you can still say you weren't lying."

Li Muxia smiled and said, "Miss Su, where did your maid go?"

Su Rou'er's heart skipped a beat when she was suddenly called out. Seeing everyone's gaze, she explained somewhat flusteredly, "Ling'er's stomach has been uncomfortable since she came up the mountain, so she has been resting in her room. She hasn't gone out these past few days."

Li Muxia deliberately provoked her, saying, "Could it be that you're feeling guilty?"

Before Su Rou'er could speak, Su Xue'er, who was next to her, spoke first: "Li Muxia, what do you mean? Who are you calling guilty?"

Li Muxia raised an eyebrow and said, "If you're not guilty, just call them out and we'll know."

Su Xueer: "Didn't you hear my older sister say that Ling'er isn't feeling well?"

Li Muxia: "My stomach is upset, but I can walk. It's just a coincidence that the abbot is here. You've all heard of his medical skills, so let's take a look at her."

Su Xue'er knew that Li Muxia's words made sense, and said, "If you're coming out, then come out. If it's not Ling'er, you have to apologize to my eldest sister."

Su Rou'er kept tugging at Su Ling'er's sleeve, trying to shut her up.

However, Su Xue'er completely failed to understand Su Rou'er's meaning. In her heart, Su Rou'er had always been a kind older sister who would never do such a thing. Even when they bullied Su Lanzhi in the past, she would speak up for them, telling them to go easy on her and not hurt Su Lanzhi.

In short, she knew her older sister would never do such a thing.

Seeing that she couldn't stop it and that guards were already looking for Ling'er, Su Rou'er was pale. However, she quickly figured it out: if Ling'er was recognized later, she would pin everything on Ling'er and pretend that she knew nothing.

Ling'er knew where her younger brother was, and she wouldn't be foolish enough to risk his life.

Soon Ling'er arrived, following behind the two guards.

When Zhang Qiang saw Ling'er, he immediately recognized her and exclaimed, "It's her!"

Upon hearing this, Ling'er quickly knelt down and said, "It wasn't me, I didn't harm the Fourth Miss."

Well, another idiot. He confessed before we even asked him anything.

Su Chengyun looked at him with a disappointed expression.

Li Muxia said with a smile, "Who said you harmed the Fourth Miss?"

Ling'er then realized she had let something slip and stammered, "This servant...this servant guessed."

Li Muxia nodded: "You guessed very accurately."

The sarcasm was self-evident.

When Zhang Qiang heard that Ling'er did not recognize them, he quickly said, "Sir, I have evidence to prove that I have met this maid."

Upon hearing this, the old general said, "Oh, what evidence?"

Zhang Qiang glanced at Ling'er, then took out a silk handkerchief from his pocket.

When Ling'er saw the silk handkerchief, her face turned pale with fright.

Zhang Qiang opened the silk handkerchief, and everyone immediately noticed the plum blossoms and the two large characters "Ling'er" embroidered in the lower left corner.

“When I agreed to capture the Fourth Miss a few days ago, I specifically emphasized that I needed cash. At the time, they couldn’t come up with that much cash, so they agreed to give it to me the day before the operation. Yesterday, when this little maid gave us the silver, she wrapped it in this silk handkerchief. I didn’t have anything to put the silver in at the time, so I asked her to give me the silk handkerchief to hold the silver. I never thought it would become evidence today.”

When Su Rou'er saw that Zhang Qiang had actually produced evidence, she realized that the silk handkerchief was one that Ling'er often used and that many young ladies and maids in the mansion had seen it. There was no way to hide it anymore.

"Ling'er, is it really you?"

Su Rou'er looked at Ling'er with a hurt expression, her eyes filled with tears, looking pitiful.

Seeing this, Ling'er understood perfectly well that her master was clearly sacrificing a pawn to save the army, and she was destined to become the victim of this affair.

Ling'er looked up at Su Rou'er. In the instant their eyes met, Su Rou'er gave Ling'er a vicious look, which was fleeting but conveyed its meaning to Ling'er.

Ling'er has been with Su Rou'er for seven or eight years and knows her very well. Don't be fooled by Su Rou'er's gentle and kind appearance in public; behind the scenes, she is a scheming and ruthless person.

Thinking of her younger brother, Ling'er's eyes were filled with despair.