Chapter 259 FCADW? IRTBTMOTMM

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Favoring Concubines and Destroying Wives? I Refuse to be the Mistress of this Marquis' Mansion

Chapter 259:

The Death of the Family

"Let's go take a look," Lu Chang Gong said upon hearing the commotion at the second gate, speaking to Zhuqing.

Zhuqing nodded and had someone take Muer away.

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Muer said, "Mother, Brother, I want to go too."

Zhuqing initially refused, but Muer tugged at Lu Chang Gong's sleeve, saying, "Brother, I want to go."

Surprisingly, Zhuqing didn't object but looked to Lu Chang Gong for his opinion.

With a faint smile, Lu Chang Gong said, "Muer can come along."

Zhuqing agreed and held Muer, saying, "It's good for you to see how a grand mansion falls. You must be smarter in the future."

Muer nodded with a smile. "I'll always follow Brother. I'll listen to Brother, and what Brother says is always right."

Zhuqing was momentarily stunned but then smiled. "That's right."

They went to the second gate together.

The bailiffs from Shuntian Prefecture came, all armed with swords, surprisingly, there were five or six of them.

Lu Zhengliu rushed over as well. Even before he could ask, the people from Shuntian Prefecture asked him, "Where is your family's Ge Bao'er?".

Lu Zhengliu's face darkened, "Why are you arresting people? You shouldn't barge into the inner courtyard to arrest women!"

Had their Lu family been raided already?

The bailiffs frowned and asked, "This is an official matter from Shuntian Prefecture. Are you not going to cooperate?" Without waiting for Lu Zhengliu's response, they ordered the men behind them, "Take him down!"

Lu Zhengliu was furious, but as a commoner without any title, his anger was futile.

He saw Lu Chang Gong, as if he had seen a lifesaving straw, and shouted, "Chang Gong, come over and talk to them!"

Lu Chang Gong was a juren.

So, Lu Chang Gong walked over and asked the officials from the Yamen, "May I ask, why are you arresting people?"

Since he was juren, and a servant nearby was saying it for the men to hear, the bailiffs from Shuntian Prefecture heard, and very politely, "Young Master Lu, your family's aunt poisoned your family's Old Madam. Someone reported it to Shuntian Prefecture, and we are ordered to arrest people."

Lu Zhengliu frowned, saying, "What nonsense are you talking about? Our Old Madam did not..."

A scream came from Lu Chang Zong's courtyard.

Lu Chang Gong said, "Aunt Ge should be there."

The officials from Shuntian Prefecture nodded and went over together.

Lu Chang Gong said to Lu Zhengliu, "Let's go and have a look first. The officials from Shuntian Prefecture shouldn't arrest the wrong person."

Lu Zhengliu felt relieved.

Yunwan... still left him a good child, leaving a glimmer of hope for the Lu family.

After the bailiffs went over, they arrested Ge Bao'er.

Xiaoxuan, who almost got strangled by a piece of cloth, was sitting on the ground crying uncontrollably.

"Take her away!"

Ge Bao'er asked anxiously, "Why are you arresting me? Let go of me!"

The bailiff, feeling magnanimous, said, "You poisoned the Old Madam of the Lu family and are caught in the middle of the act of murder, if we don't arrest you, who should we arrest?"

"I... I didn't... I didn't poison anyone! That servant girl is a slave, made a mistake, and was punished by the master. What crime did I commit?"

The bailiff snorted coldly, "You can argue your case in court!"

Lu Zhengliu composed himself and came forward with a bow, asking, "Sir, the Old Madam is my grandmother. What exactly happened with the poisoning?"

He was much more polite.

The bailiff finally admitted, "It was your second young master, the Old Madam's grandson, who filed a complaint against this lady."

"Qing'er..."

Ge Bao'er's mind went blank. She couldn't believe it and asked incredulously, "Qing'er filed a complaint against me at the Shuntian Prefecture? How is that possible?"

The bailiff said coldly, "The person and the complaint are both here. Do you still want to deny it?"

Lu Chang Zong emerged from the crowd, looking somewhat uneasy but concerned about Xiaoxuan in the house, and rushed in.

Xiaoxuan covered her belly, crying out, "Second Young Master, Auntie wants to kill me and your child!"

Lu Chang Zong, just rushing out, felt no remorse at all. He said fiercely, "It was me who sued you! You wicked woman! Xiaoxuan is carrying my child, and you don't even spare my baby! You harmed the old lady, you deserve it!"

Ge Bao'er widened her eyes, staring at her son in disbelief.

She cried out to the sky, "Qing'er—how could you—after all I've done for you, you—how could you—"

She spent her whole life as his birth mother, but it wasn't worth it!

However, Lu Chang Zong didn't buy it. He clenched his fists, gritting his teeth as he said, "You did it for my good? If you really cared for me, you wouldn't have forced my mother to death. You wouldn't have made me end up like this. You wouldn't have harmed Xiaoxuan and my child!"

"I hate you! Every day since my mother passed away, I've been hating you! I wish you were dead!"

Ge Bao'er felt like her heart was being torn apart.

This was her own biological son whom she raised. How could he have become like this?

The bailiffs didn't have time to watch them argue. They put shackles on Ge Bao'er and coldly said, "Let's go!"

Ge Bao'er followed the bailiffs like a walking corpse.

Lu Chang Zong turned back in tears, rushing back to hold Xiaoxuan, asking, "Are you okay?"

Xiaoxuan was also terrified, crying as she said, "Second Young Master, I almost died, I almost died!"

"It's okay now. She has been taken away by the authorities. Ge Bao'er... she won't harm you or our child anymore," Lu Chang Zong reassured Xiaoxuan.

Xiaoxuan nodded, saying, "Second Young Master, fortunately, I still have you to protect me."

Lu Chang Zong hugged her, saying, "Xiaoxuan, I only have you now."

Lu Zhengliu looked at the chaos in the mansion and felt a deep sense of desolation in his heart.

The bailiffs said to him, "Take us to see your family's Old Madam. We need to take away her food and drink."

Lu Zhengliu was numb, but still had some rationality left. He said to Lu Chang Gong, "Come with me." Right now, he could only rely on Lu Chang Gong.

"Alright."

On the way there, Lu Zhengliu still couldn't understand why Ge Bao'er would harm the Old Madam. Wasn't the Old Madam fine? She was just bedridden in the Yu Shou Tang, she hadn't died.

As soon as he arrived, Yan Mama rushed out anxiously, saying, "Master, Young Master, the Old Madam... she..."

"What happened to grandmother?" Lu Zhengliu's heart sank.

Yan Mama said, "The Old Madam is gone!"

Lu Zhengliu was dumbfounded, "But grandmother has always been... always..."

Yan Mama said, "The Old Madam hasn't been herself since she returned from seeing Princess Huan. But the family couldn't care less about the Old Madam, and she has been poisoned for a long time. It's already the end of her days."

Lu Zhengliu rushed in, but the Old Madam's eyes were wide open, staring, as if calling out someone's name before she passed away.

"Grandmother! Grandmother! Grandmother—" He cried bitterly.

After Yan Mama came in, Lu Zhengliu turned around, his eyes red, and said, "Did Ge Bao'er poison my grandmother?! Go find out about grandmother's food and drink!"

Yan Mama, seeing the bailiffs, became even more anxious.

Upon hearing Lu Zhengliu's accusation, Yan Mama became even more panicked and immediately tried to distance herself, saying, "Th-this is all kitchen-related matters, this old servant doesn't know anything."

The bailiffs came in and sneered, "The bowls used by the Old Madam, aren't they just on the table?"

Yan Mama was speechless.

The bailiffs took the bowls and said to Lu Zhengliu, "Step aside, we're taking the Old Madam away with us."

Lu Zhengliu, nearly being driven insane, exclaimed, "My grandmother is already dead! She's already dead! You want to take away a corpse?"

Yan Mama, also in panic, shouted loudly, "Are you still going to uphold any sense of decency in conducting your investigation?"

But the bailiffs paid no heed to her pleas.

For cases involving the Marquis of Wu Ding's residence, orders from higher up dictated strict procedures. Moreover, the murder case in the Lu family was considered minor compared to the main charge of confiscating the household.

Suddenly, a steward rushed into the front courtyard and, in a panicked state, exclaimed to Lu Zhengliu, "Master, it's over! It's over! They've come to confiscate our assets!"

Lu Zhengliu's legs weakened momentarily, and he leaned on Lu Changgong to steady himself. His voice became hoarse as he asked the steward, "What's happening?"

He had anticipated this day, but when it finally arrived, he couldn't help but feel afraid.

The steward was in a state of confusion and could only manage to say, "They're on their way to the inner courtyard right now, Master, you... you need to hurry..."

Time was running out.

Lu Zhengliu closed his eyes, gripping Lu Chang Gong's shoulder tightly, trembling as he said, "Chang Gong, come with me. I need to talk to you."

The Marquis of Wuding's residence was finished, and Lu Chang Gong was their only hope now.

He needed to properly explain things to his adopted son and lay out plans to restore honor to the Lu family.

Lu Chang Gong nodded faintly, "Alright."

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