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Wang Ruofu looked at her mother in disbelief: "Mother, I've already said that it was my sister who told me to do it, but you only want me to take the blame and get rid of my sister. Do you really care about me as your daughter?"

Old Lady Wang looked at her and said, "Child, our Wang family has a strict style and we are able to correct our mistakes. You made a mistake and you should be punished, but fortunately the Duke is fine now, and the situation has not yet reached an irreversible point."

Seeing Mrs. Wang's attitude, Hualan and Sheng Hong understood that the old lady was deliberately trying to put all the blame on her youngest daughter in order to save her eldest daughter.

Hualan felt cold all over. Even though she hated her mother's stupidity, she knew that all this was caused by Aunt Kang.

Although they are both biological daughters, the grandmother only thought about saving her eldest daughter and did not care about her mother's safety at all, and pushed her mother out to take the blame.

Of course she would not let Old Lady Wang succeed.

"Grandma, there's no point in saying more. The truth of the matter has already been found out. Someone, come here."

Yuan Cai, who was guarding outside, walked in immediately with a wooden box in his hand, which was filled with some papers.

Hua Lan pointed to the paper in the wooden box and said, "All the people involved in this incident have been arrested. This box records the whole story, including how my aunt contacted people to make the drugs, how she planned it, and how she implemented the whole plan and process. All the people involved have signed and sealed it. There is evidence, and even if we file a case in Kaifeng Prefecture or before His Majesty, the whole story is clear and irrefutable."

"Let me see."

Sheng Hong immediately took out the paper from the wooden box and started reading it. After a while, he handed it to Old Lady Wang.

"Mother-in-law, look for yourself."

Old Mrs. Wang took out the testimony paper, and after just a few glances at it, her face turned extremely ugly, and her body trembled slightly.

"Mother."

When Wang Shiping saw something was wrong, he hurriedly supported his mother, then took the testimony from his mother's hand and looked at it carefully.

"This, this, this can't be true, right?"

Wang Shiping had a look of disbelief on his face, but his Aunt Wang beside him had a serious expression on her face. Although she was surprised, she was not surprised. This seemed like something her elder sister-in-law would do.

Hua Lan said coldly: "All the witnesses and evidence have been collected. If my uncle thinks it is not true, then it is simple. We can go to Kaifeng Prefecture to confront him. If that doesn't work, we can beat the drum and go to His Majesty to make a judgment."

As soon as she finished speaking, Old Lady Wang shouted hurriedly: "No, no, no."

She looked at Hualan with a pleading look, as if she had lost all her energy. "My dear granddaughter, you can't do this. If you sue, not only will your aunt suffer, but your mother will also be punished. The lightest punishment is exile. You can't do this to your mother."

Hua Lan flew into a rage and slammed the teacup on the table to the ground, scaring everyone.

"You have almost caused my husband to lose his life, and now you are still here saying such things to me. My mother is guilty, but my aunt is the culprit. My grandmother wants to use my mother to make me soft-hearted and let her go. I am telling you right now that this is impossible. My aunt will not be able to leave the Duke's Mansion alive."

Once these words were spoken, it was tantamount to a falling out, but she didn't care at all. She knew that everything she had now was because of her husband. If she couldn't handle this matter well, she would be sorry for her husband and the Duke's Mansion.

Old Lady Wang and others were shocked by Hua Lan's anger. They didn't expect Hua Lan to be so determined. In order to avenge Zhou Chen, she even ignored her biological mother.

Old Lady Wang was also a person who had experienced the world. When she saw the ruthlessness in Hua Lan's eyes, she knew that she and others could not persuade Hua Lan on their own, so she looked at Sheng Hong.

"Good son-in-law, please persuade her. After all, we are a family. I was attracted by your character and betrothed my daughter to you. You can't just ignore her."

Sheng Hong opened his mouth and looked at his daughter, wanting to persuade her, but when he met Hua Lan's cold gaze, he immediately became timid.

"This is the Duke's Mansion. I can't make the decision. Mother-in-law, as you just said, if you make a mistake, you must be punished."

After saying that, he closed his eyes very decisively, with an attitude that said, "I can't do anything about it, don't come to me for mercy."

Old Mrs. Wang was immediately furious, thinking that this son-in-law was really useless and couldn't even take care of his own daughter.

She wanted to plead for mercy, but from Hualan's expression, it was obvious that she didn't take their Wang family seriously, so it was useless for them to plead for mercy.

So she looked at Sheng Changwu and Kang Yuner who came with them and was about to wink at them.

Kang Jin suddenly came out and knelt down in front of Hua Lan.

"Cousin, cousin, please be magnanimous and let my mother go. My mother is your aunt. Please let my mother go."

Hua Lan snorted coldly: "I really don't deserve such a vicious aunt, and I'm not that magnanimous."

Kang Yuner also rushed over and knelt down beside Kang Jinsheng.

"Cousin, please, please let mother go, please..."

Sheng Changwu gritted his teeth in anger. He had just tried to pull and drag Kang Yuner but failed. He didn't want to get involved in this matter at all. Instead, he felt that his mother-in-law deserved to die.

You have to know that he can achieve what he has now all because of Zhou Chen. If his biological sister was not Zhou Chen's concubine, even if they were relatives, Zhou Chen would not have helped him so much.

Zhou Chen was his biggest backer, and now his mother-in-law almost harmed his backer. He had only hatred in his heart and never thought of begging for mercy. If he had not been unable to persuade his wife today, he would not have come here at all.

Hua Lan had no patience for the Kang siblings.

“Chang Wu, take her away. I will pretend that you have never been here today. Otherwise, your sister will know what to do without me telling her.”

Sheng Changwu's body trembled, and he answered without hesitation: "Madam, please forgive me. I will take my wife away now."

After saying that, he pulled Kang Yuner up regardless of her struggle. Kang Yuner shouted excitedly: "Let me go, I want to save my mother."

Sheng Changwu yelled angrily: "I'm warning you, if you don't come with me, I will write you a letter of divorce right now."

Kang Yuner's struggling body froze in an instant, and Sheng Changwu took the opportunity to pull her away without even saying hello to the Wang family.

Hua Lan was very satisfied with Sheng Changwu's decision and looked at Kang Jin again.

"Do you want to leave on your own, or do you want me to have you kicked out?"

"cousin……"

"Someone is coming."

The guards outside the door came in immediately, and Hua Lan pointed at Kang Jin and shouted, "Kick him out."

"Yes, madam."

Kang Jin struggled violently, but his small body was no match for the strong man guarding him, and he was soon dragged out.

Old Lady Wang and others wanted to stop them, but facing the ferocious guards, they dared not say anything to stop them.

The old lady was fine, but Wang Shiping and his wife were frightened by Hua Lan's cruelty. After all, they were civil servants and had rarely experienced such situations. They originally thought that because of their relationship as relatives, Hua Lan would not dare to do anything to them.

But now it seems that this niece really dares to do it.

Old Mrs. Wang took a breath and her face looked extremely ugly.

"Hua'er, are you really showing no mercy today?"

Hua Lan said in a hateful voice: "Whoever dares to hurt my husband is my enemy and I will not show him any mercy."

"you……"

Old Mrs. Wang was shaking with anger. She felt that Hualan was just taking advantage of her power to bully others. If her husband, Old Master Wang, were still alive, who would dare to bully their Wang family like this?

"Don't forget, your mother was also the one who harmed Duke Jingguo. Are you going to kill your mother too?"

Hua Lan said, "Grandma doesn't need to worry about this."

…………

Inside the room, Zhou Chen listened expressionlessly to his men reporting on the situation in the front hall.

He already knew it when Sheng Hong and the Wang family came to the Duke's Mansion.

"Bring Lady Kang to the front hall."

Zhou Chen stood up from the bed, straightened his clothes, then walked out of the room and headed towards the front hall.

Old Lady Wang was just about to take advantage of her seniority to bully Hualan. Kang Wang was her most beloved daughter, and she certainly didn't want anything to happen to her.

But Hualan's eyes suddenly lit up and she stood up nervously.

"Sir, why are you here?"

As she spoke, she walked quickly towards the door.

Everyone else turned to look, and saw Zhou Chen coming to the door with the help of servants.

Hua Lan went over to support Zhou Chen and whispered, "Sir, just leave this to me. The imperial physician said that you should stay in bed and rest."

"Cough cough."

Zhou Chen coughed a few times: "They have come to our house, how can I not show up."

When they saw Zhou Chen appear, Old Lady Wang and others were all surprised.

"Dong Jingguo."

"Uncle Yuan, you look much better than a few days ago." Sheng Hong also said with a flattering face.

With Hua Lan's help, Zhou Chen came to the upper middle seat in the hall and sat down. He looked pale and it was obvious that he was not in good condition, as if he was seriously ill.

Old Lady Wang smiled and said, "Good boy, I am relieved to see that you are fine. This is the first time we have met. You are Hua'er's grandmother."

"Grandmother? Haha, why did I hear from the servants that the old lady is here to force my wife to do something?"

Zhou Chen's voice was not loud, but there seemed to be an invisible pressure that made everyone in the hall feel the pressure.

Old Madam Wang had a natural look on her face, and said with a smile, "How can you say that? Hualan is my granddaughter, and I love her dearly. How could I force her? Lord Jingguo, you have misunderstood."

"Misunderstood?"

Zhou Chen chuckled and didn't say much. He raised his hand and waved outside.

Soon, the people outside came in, bringing a woman who was tied up and had disheveled hair.

When the woman was taken into the hall, a strange stench filled the hall.

When Old Lady Wang saw this woman, her whole body trembled violently.

The woman who was brought in was naturally Mrs. Kang Wang. When she saw everyone in the hall, especially Old Lady Wang and Wang Shiping, she immediately burst into tears.

"Mother, brother, save me, save me, they locked me up and didn't give me food or water, I can't stand it anymore, please save me."

"My son."

Old Mrs. Wang let out a shrill howl and rushed over to hug Mrs. Kang, but Cao Er, who followed in, stood in front of her, preventing her from getting close to Mrs. Kang.

Old Lady Wang suddenly turned around and looked at Zhou Chen: "Duke Jingguo, what do you mean by this?"

Zhou Chen coughed a few more times, then said, "I know that you came here for her, old lady, so I let you see her. This is also the last time you see her."

Old Mrs. Wang's face changed drastically: "What do you want to do?"

Zhou Chen sneered: "What do I want to do? I have always been clear about gratitude and resentment. How she hurt me, I will naturally repay her."

Before Old Lady Wang could speak, Kang Wang suddenly screamed, "How dare you? I am an official's wife. Even if you are the Duke of Jingguo, you can't kill me. You can't kill me."

"Can't kill?"

Zhou Chen showed disdain: "I have warned you more than once not to mess with me. Since you didn't listen, you can't blame me."

"Dong Jingguo."

Old Mrs. Wang suddenly screamed and pointed at Mrs. Kang with trembling hands.

"We are all relatives. She is Hualan's biological aunt, and also your aunt. You can't kill her. As long as you don't kill her, you can ask for any conditions. As long as our Wang family can satisfy you, we will definitely satisfy you."

"Mother."

"Shut up, you have no right to speak."

Old Mrs. Wang turned around and shouted at her daughter-in-law.

"condition?"

Zhou Chen found it funny. The Wang family only looked prosperous from the outside, but in reality, they were already on the decline. What's more, he didn't want to negotiate any conditions at all.

"I haven't recovered yet, and I don't have the patience to listen to all you have to say. I just said that I am a person who clearly distinguishes between gratitude and resentment, and I am also the most fair. I will treat her the way she treats me."

After saying that, he nodded at Cao Er.

After receiving Zhou Chen's signal, Cao Er walked out without saying a word and brought in a plate of snacks, which turned out to be the lotus seed pastry that Zhou Chen had eaten in Shou'an Hall before.

Zhou Chen said calmly, "I ate a few pieces of lotus seed cakes, and you eat a few pieces, no more, no less, it's very fair, let's do it."

"Yes, Lord Marquis."

Cao Er came to Kang Wangshi and frightened her so much that she screamed: "What do you want to do? Let me go, let me go, mother save me, mother save me."

Old lady Wang rushed over angrily, but before she could do anything, she was stopped by Yuan Cai and his men. There were also several tall and strong guards standing in front of Wang Shiping and his wife, who were so scared that they dared not move.

Cao Er pinched Kang Wang's mouth to prevent her from screaming, and stretched her mouth open. Then he picked up a piece of lotus seed cake on the ground and stuffed it into Kang Wang's mouth.

Queen Kang tried to struggle hard, but it was all in vain.

"Oh, my daughter, Lord Jingguo, you are abusing lynching, please let my daughter go..."

Old Mrs. Wang didn't care about her image and screamed madly, but she was controlled by someone and could not move freely. She could only curse.

Wang Ruofu was so scared that she hid behind a chair, trembling all over, not daring to make a sound. No matter how stupid she was, she knew that the lotus seed pastry that Zhou Chen had someone bring out must have ginkgo bud juice in it, because Zhou Chen's words just now indicated this.