After marrying a powerful minister, the female partner was pampered

Chapter 342 Cunning
"This is what the visitor said. The second young master has been arrested by Chu Zongling, and you are asked to go and give an explanation." Butler Wang replied.

He also didn't believe that the second young master would do such a thing.

This must be a false accusation by someone else.

Thinking of the other party's background, Qiao Jingjing couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

Zong Ling is the chief official of the Zongrenfu, in charge of matters such as the royal family's membership. He is of the first rank. Combined with his status as a royal clan member, Chu Zong Ling's status is higher than Lu Xingzhi.

The other party couldn't help but say that they had arrested Lu Xingyan, which showed that they didn't take Lu Xingzhi seriously at all.

"It's okay, I'll go see what's going on." Lu Xingzhi was calm and told Butler Wang, "Don't let the master or the old lady know about this."

"Yes." Butler Wang responded, "I will go and prepare the carriage now."

After he went down, Lu Xingzhi shook Qiao Jingjing's hand and said, "Don't worry, everything will be fine."

Qiao Jingjing suppressed her worries and nodded, "Okay."

Although this matter was very sudden, she believed that Lu Xingzhi would handle it well.

It's just that the other party's background is too big, and she is worried that the other party will use his status to suppress Lu Xingzhi.

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When Lu Xingzhi arrived at the Chu Mansion, the atmosphere there was solemn.

When he reached the front hall, he saw that his brother was not tied up but sitting in a chair, and his expression eased a little.

When Lu Xingyan saw him coming, he felt guilty and blamed himself.

My eldest brother already has a lot to do, and he still has to run around to take care of his own affairs.

But when he saw his elder brother, his tense heart couldn't help but relax.

Afraid that his elder brother would misunderstand him, he quickly explained, "Brother, I did not bully Miss Chu. It was Xiao Yanzhao who framed me. The one who bullied Miss Chu was Xiao Yanzhao himself."

Upon hearing this, Lu Xingzhi glanced at Xiao Yanzhao and Qin Yue'er. It turned out that the matter was related to them.

After a moment's thought, he knew what was going on.

"Sir Lu, I never thought that you, a person of noble character, have a brother who is worse than a beast. If I hadn't happened to run into her, Miss Chu would have lost her innocence and her reputation would have been damaged. Sir Lu, you must teach your brother a lesson and don't let him do such evil things again." Xiao Yanzhao waved his fan with a righteous look on his face.

Lu Xingzhi's eyes flashed with coldness, "Beasts always only call others beasts."

Xiao Yanzhao paused in fanning himself, his face gloomy, "What did you say?"

"Do you need me to repeat it again?" Lu Xingzhi asked back.

Xiao Yanzhao was furious. "Lu Xingzhi, you dare to humiliate me. I will report you to your Majesty."

"Please do as you wish." Lu Xingzhi didn't care. "Our emperor has clear eyes and can distinguish between loyalty, treachery and evil."

Xiao Yanzhao's face turned ashen, his fists were clenched so tightly that they made a clattering sound, and anger was boiling in his chest.

This Lu Xingzhi was so bold that he actually dared not take him seriously.

He would make him regret it in a moment!

Lu Xingzhi didn't take him seriously. He turned to look at Chu's father, took two steps forward and said, "This subordinate greets Chu Zongling."

Father Chu's face was gloomy, and he had been suppressing his anger. "My daughter's reputation has been damaged because of your brother. How will Lord Lu deal with this matter? If you can't give an explanation today, don't blame me for reporting it to the emperor."

Lu Xingzhi said calmly: "My brother has always been upright and kind, and would never do such obscene things. I wonder how Chu Zongling dared to conclude that my brother bullied your daughter?
I also ask Chu Zongling to give an explanation. If Chu Zongling cannot provide evidence, it means he is framing my brother and deliberately damaging his reputation. I will definitely report this to the emperor and ask him to make a decision."

Father Chu choked and stared at him in disbelief.

It was clearly Lu Xingyan who had flaws in morals and did such a shameful thing, but how come in his mouth it turned out to be a frame-up by them?

Do you still want him to produce evidence?

Father Chu was so angry that he laughed, "Does Lord Lu trust your brother's character so much?"

"Of course. Although my brother is useless, he has been kind and upright since he was young. Otherwise, the emperor would not have promoted him and let him protect him closely.

Chu Zongling can question the subordinates, but he cannot question the emperor's vision."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Chu's face changed drastically.

If he questioned Lu Xingyan's character, he would be questioning the emperor's vision.

Lu Xingzhi is really cunning.

He had never had any dealings with Lord Lu before, but now it seems that he was able to sit in the position of Minister of Personnel at such a young age, which shows that he has extraordinary skills.

"It's not that I want to question your brother, but the ugly things your brother did were witnessed by Prince Xiao and Miss Qin with their own eyes. The evidence is solid!" said Father Chu in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yanzhao immediately agreed, "That's right, Miss Qin and I saw it at the time. It's understandable that Lord Lu wants to protect his brother, but there is a saying that you can't know a person's heart by looking at his face. Your brother must have been attracted by Miss Chu's beauty, so he did such a wicked thing.

The damage has been done. Even if Lord Lu involves your country's emperor, it will be of no avail. It is better to let your brother take the consequences and stop trying to evade.

Perhaps Chu Zongling will not pursue the matter further because he dares to take responsibility."

"Prince Xiao is so anxious to get my brother to confess, it seems like he is trying to cover up the truth." Lu Xingzhi raised the corners of his lips slightly and gave him a sharp look.

"What truth are you covering up? Stop spitting blood! Your brother did such a shameful thing, so you should give the Chu family an explanation? As a bystander, I am just upholding justice." Xiao Yanzhao argued confidently.

"What you said is really high-sounding! But isn't it you, Prince Xiao, who should give the explanation to the Chu family?" Lu Xingzhi said in a cold voice.

Xiao Yanzhao frowned, "What do you mean?"

"What happened today is actually very simple. The person who wanted to do something bad to Miss Chu was you, Prince Xiao. It was just that my brother happened to catch you doing this and accidentally saved Miss Chu, but you held a grudge against me and turned the tables on me." Lu Xingzhi spoke sharply.

Xiao Yanzhao's expression changed, and he stood up suddenly. "You are talking nonsense! Since you have framed me like this, I will let your Majesty punish you."

"The clear will be clear, and the turbid will be turbid! If Prince Xiao has not done anything dirty, why should we be so anxious?" Lu Xingzhi said slowly, his pair of black eyes looking at him scrutinizingly.

Xiao Yanzhao paused, calmed down, and said in a displeased manner: "You threw dirty water at me, so I am naturally anxious."

"Ayan, tell me the whole story in detail." Lu Xingzhi turned to look at his brother.

At that moment, Lu Xingyan told the whole story of what happened in the teahouse, including the fact that Chu Xiuya jumped into the river to preserve her reputation.

In addition, he also talked about the experience of seeing a doctor in the clinic to take his pulse.

"Chu Zongling, my brother said it very clearly. He passed by and saw Miss Chu being bullied, so he came to her rescue. He was not going to harm Miss Ling as Prince Xiao said.

Also, I think the doctor in the clinic can be asked, or Chu Zongling can find another doctor to take Ling Qianjin's pulse again to see if she has been drugged?

Generally, only acquaintances or close people can drug someone. My brother didn't even know Miss Chu before, so it was impossible for him to have the opportunity to drug her.

Whoever drank tea with Miss Chu in the teahouse today was the one who drugged her." Lu Xingzhi said in a deep voice, with a firm tone.