After rebirth, I became a treacherous minister Black Moonlight

Lu Yuan raised his eyebrows: "Really? Yu Zichuan, you heard it wrong."

"I heard that right!"

A voice came from above, and everyone looked up, only to find a young man in blue sitting on the roof.

Yu Zichuan jumped down and pointed at Lu Linglong and said, "She drugged me!"

The Minister of Rites asked in confusion, "Miss Lu, why did you drug your own grandmother and mother? Matricide is a serious crime punishable by beheading!"

When Lu Linglong heard that she was going to be beheaded, she was so scared that she almost lost her soul: "I didn't want to drug my grandmother and mother! I...I wanted to drug my sister-in-law! I thought it was just a laxative! I just wanted to play a trick on my sister-in-law!"

As she spoke, she turned around and pulled Aunt Wu, "Aunt Wu, tell them quickly that it was you who said it! You said you were having a sore throat recently and the bottle contained laxatives!"

"Giving your sister-in-law a laxative? This is the upbringing of your Lu family!"

Mrs. Wang and Censor Wang also entered the yard, and it was Mrs. Wang who spoke.

She turned her eyes and frowned as she asked, "Why don't you see Madam Lu?"

After her reminder, everyone came to their senses. Yes, even the servants of the Lu family came out to pay their respects to the Grand Commander, but the mistress of the house was absent?

Yu Zichuan pointed at the Lu family and said, "They were afraid that she would talk nonsense, so they tied her up."

what?

They actually kidnapped someone?

Everyone looked at Lu Xingzhou in unison.

This is a bit too much. It wasn't Madam Lu who gave him the medicine.

Lu Xingzhou said sternly: "This is my Lu family's family affair, and has nothing to do with you."

Madam Wang said coldly, "Whether it is related or not, you have no say! Cui Liu, follow me in and rescue Madam Lu!"

She used the word "save".

Lu Xingzhou raised his hand to stop her: "Censor Wang, please take care of your wife and don't interfere in the affairs of my Lu family's backyard."

Censor Wang said frankly, "I am henpecked."

Lu Xingzhou's mouth twitched: "Aren't you afraid of being reported by the censor--"

Wang Yushi: "I am the Yushi."

Lu Xingzhou: “…”

Mrs. Wang brought her maid into the room. When she saw Meng Qianqian tied to a chair, she almost cursed out loud!

"The shameless Lu family abused their daughter-in-law like this!"

She hurried to pick up the strips of cloth and untie the ropes.

It was freezing cold, and her hands were frozen, causing pain in every finger.

The old lady and the second lady's stomachs began to ache again. The effect of the medicine seemed to be intermittent, and they were tortured to the point of almost losing their lives.

Mrs. Wang was so angry that she said, "You deserve it!"

Mrs. Wang helped Meng Qianqian out of the house.

At this time, Lu Xingzhou's face had become extremely ugly, and Lu Lingxiao's was no less ugly, except that his heart was more complicated.

Be it the various unexpected situations, or the father who seemed like a different person.

He could not forget the murderous look in his father's eyes when he ordered Meng Qianqian to be kidnapped... It was so strange that he found it hard to accept.

But he was his father after all. How could he, as a son, disobey him?

Supported by Mrs. Wang, Meng Qianqian passed him by without even looking at him.

He suddenly felt uncomfortable.

The officials and female relatives couldn't help but sigh when they saw Meng Qianqian, whose face was pale and haggard.

Meng Qianqian came to the center of the courtyard, knelt down slowly, and bowed to everyone: "My Lords and Madams, please make the decision for me!"

Mrs. Wang said, "Stand up and talk!"

Madam Liu also came over to help her up: "Madam Lu, please get up quickly! If you have any grievances, just tell me. My father is here, he will make the decision for you! Don't be afraid!"

"Humph."

Lu Yuan snorted coldly.

Yong Enhou broke out in a cold sweat and said hastily, "Don't talk nonsense! The Grand Commander will make a fair judgment. How can it be our turn to make irresponsible remarks?"

The Grand Commander was moody and had an unstable temperament. When he was happy, he would seek justice for an ordinary citizen on the street. When he was unhappy, he would treat innocent lives as worthless.

The so-called justice is all up to his thoughts.

Madam Wang always looked down on Lu Yuan, and she pulled Meng Qianqian up: "Don't worry about the Grand Commander! Just tell me why the Lu family tied you up and imprisoned you!"

Everyone gasped and looked at Censor Wang with sympathy.

Censor Wang held his head high and said, "My wife is not afraid of power. Are you envious?"

Everyone: If we are not from the same family and we don’t share the same door, you win.

Meng Qianqian calmed down and said solemnly: "The reason why the Lu family locked me up is because... I want to find out the truth, and also because the medicine for reducing foetus was originally intended to go into my stomach!"

Lu Linglong cried, "I told you I thought it was a laxative! Besides, you didn't take it either, right? Why are you being so unreasonable?"

Meng Qianqian's eyes were firm: "Why should I let him go when I'm right?"

Lu Linglong choked: "You——"

Meng Qianqian turned around and looked at Aunt Wu, who wanted to dig a hole for herself and bury her in it: "Aunt Wu, tell me, am I right?"

Nanny Wu's eyes flashed: "Madam, the eldest young master...has nothing to do with me..."

Meng Qianqian stared at her without blinking: "Where did the medicine come from? Who did you buy it for?"

"Medicine...medicine..."

Nanny Wu didn't dare look directly into Meng Qianqian's eyes.

Meng Qianqian said calmly, "You are grandmother's confidant, so it can't be for grandmother, right? Mother and Second Aunt both have sons, so it can't be for them. I just mistook the medicine for reducing foetus for sweet pills and asked you to take it, but you lied and said it was a laxative and couldn't be taken, so it can't be prepared for me either."

Aunt Wu: "I...I..."

Meng Qianqian said calmly: "The mistress my husband brought back is already two months pregnant, so I am the only one left. Do you know what crime is responsible for murdering the mistress of the house?"

Mrs. Wang said, "I know this one well. Beat him to death!"

Madam Wu knelt down and said, "Madam, please spare me! Madam, please spare me! I am just following orders... It was the old lady who asked me to buy the medicine! It was the old lady who wanted to harm you!"

Meng Qianqian said coldly: "You are talking nonsense! Why did my grandmother harm me?"

Nanny Wu cried and complained, "It's because you didn't hand over the dowry that the old lady wanted to use the child to control you, so she bought the medicine to reduce the fertility, hoping that you would consummate the marriage with the eldest young master as soon as possible and give birth to a legitimate son."

Everyone was stunned.

She is capable of doing such a thing as seizing her granddaughter-in-law's dowry, and she uses such a sinister method. She is so vicious!

Wait, what did this servant just say? Let Madam Lu and Lu Lingxiao consummate their marriage as soon as possible?

After five years of marriage, they are not actually husband and wife!

Meng Qianqian asked: "Do you know the consequences of falsely accusing your master?"

Nanny Wu said in panic: "Everything I said is true! I can swear to heaven! If you don't believe me, you can check it out. This is not the old lady's first -"

"You wicked slave!"

Lu Xingzhou kicked Nanny Wu in the chest, knocking her to the ground. She spat out blood and died on the spot.

Madam Wang frowned and said, "Lord Lu! Are you trying to silence someone?"

Lu Xingzhou said calmly, "I found out something was wrong with her a long time ago, and I approached her privately, asking her to return home to retire. My mother agreed, but she allowed her to stay at the Lu family until the end of the year out of consideration for the relationship between master and servant. I never thought she would hold a grudge and use such a despicable method to frame the Lu family! It's unfortunate for our family to have such an evil villain. I'm sorry to see you all laugh at me."

After he said that, he did not forget to bow and apologize to everyone.

Then he bowed to Madam Liu and Lord Liu who came over from behind, "Brother Liu, Sister-in-law, I am sorry for causing trouble to the Liu family. I am here to apologize to you two."

Lord Liu looked at the servants lying in the snow with a frown on his face.

"laugh."

Lu Yuan laughed disdainfully, "Lu Xingzhou, I thought I was shameless enough, but I didn't expect you to be even worse than me."

Lu Lingxiao's face darkened, and he was about to step forward to argue, but was stopped by Lu Xingzhou.

Lu Xingzhou said, "I am sorry for disturbing the Grand Commander with my family affairs. I know I am guilty."

Lu Yuan looked at Meng Qianqian with a half-smile: "What did Madam Lu say?"

Meng Qianqian took two steps forward and said, "I have been married into the Lu family for five years. My husband went to war on our wedding night without even lifting his veil. He pretended to be dead at the border and has not been heard from since. I have been a widow, serving my parents-in-law and honoring my ancestors. I have used all of my dowry of more than 100,000 taels to support the Lu family. I have the utmost love, filial piety and loyalty to the Lu family, but you have all seen how my husband treats me and how my father-in-law forces me.

As for the drugging, since there is no evidence, I won't talk about it. I just want to ask the Minister of Justice, is what my father-in-law and my sister-in-law did to me tonight allowed by the law?"

The Minister of Justice sighed and said, "According to the laws of our dynasty, a husband cannot kill or beat his wife. He cannot do the same to his uncles, parents, brothers, aunts, and sisters. Otherwise, he will be divorced."

Meng Qianqian knelt again and said, "Your Excellency, the Minister of Justice, all the lords, I, Meng Qianqian, will break off my ties with Lu Lingxiao today!"

One of the generals shouted, "Oh my god! She wants to divorce her husband!"

When a woman proposes to divorce her husband, isn't that the same as divorcing him?

Lu Lingxiao's face flushed: "Meng Qianqian!"

Lu Xingzhou forced himself to calm down and said to Meng Qianqian, "Your little sister has never hurt you. It is wrong for her to have such thoughts. I will discipline her strictly later. As for me, I didn't touch you at all."

Madam Wang asked, "You tied her up! And you say you didn't touch her?"

The old lady covered her stomach, staggered and held onto the door, saying, "No, no! We can testify!"

The second wife said with all her might, "Yes...we...can...testify..."

The Minister of Justice said in embarrassment: "If the evidence is insufficient, it may be difficult for the Ministry of Justice to accept the case."

The Dali Temple official sighed, "It's not that it's difficult to handle, it's that it can't be handled."

The shouting general asked, "What do you mean?"

The Dali Temple official said, "Although this dynasty has such a law, there is no precedent. Since ancient times, it has been easy for men to divorce their wives. The world is unfair to women. It is difficult to divorce peacefully and happily, let alone to break up with a sense of loyalty."

Lu Lingxiao frowned and looked at Meng Qianqian: "What are you doing? Aren't you ashamed enough? Come back with me!"

He reached out to pull Meng Qianqian's wrist, but was coldly shaken away by Meng Qianqian.

Lu Yuan narrowed his eyes.

Shangguan Ling appeared silently behind Lu Yuan and whispered, "Grand Commander, the Lu family is too shameless. If this continues, Madam Lu will have no hope of leaving the Lu family. Do you want to -"

He had only said half of his words when a high-pitched voice came from behind him: "The imperial edict has arrived—"