Until this moment, Lin Youfang still endured the severe pain and screamed at the top of his lungs, "Mother... No... You can't say it!"

"This... even if you want to keep this matter to yourself, even take it to the grave, you must never tell anyone about it... If you tell anyone about it, our Yongchang Marquisate will no longer have a place to stand!"

The secret guard pressed the issue again: "Since you dare to do it, why don't you dare to speak out? Do you really think you can escape punishment by doing something that is against the will of heaven and earth?"

"You have been hiding for thirty years, and you are still at large today, enjoying wealth and glory, while the victim has suffered for thirty years. Don't you deserve to be punished?"

"Don't think that we only captured the two of you. We invited all the others in as well! There are a lot of men and women, young and old!"

"Since you and your son are stubborn and refuse to confess, it doesn't matter. We can still ask other people. There will always be some people who are willing to tell the truth about what happened back then."

"If all of you are unwilling to confess, then I will kill you all one by one! This will be considered as atonement for the sins you committed in the past!"

After he finished speaking, he shouted to the outside of the door: "Please invite Mrs. Lin Er, the three young masters, and the two young ladies in!"

When the old lady of the Yongchang Marquis' Mansion saw these people coming in, she opened her eyes wide in horror, her eyes full of despair.

She thought that only the mother and son were arrested, but she didn't expect that all the family members of the Lin family who returned this time were arrested.

So many people have become fish on the chopping board. How long can they hold on without explaining themselves?

As soon as Mrs. Lin came in, she saw her husband and mother-in-law inside, both of them covered in wounds. When she saw her husband's face twisted with pain, she instantly understood their situation and was afraid that everyone was doomed.

She rushed in and threw herself on Lin Youfang, tears streaming down her face, and asked anxiously, "Husband, how are you?"

Lin Youfang shook his head with difficulty, looked at the children deeply, and lowered his head dejectedly.

The children were so frightened that they huddled together and hid beside Lin Youfang, trembling with expressions of fear and helplessness on their faces.

Lin Youfang was completely desperate. These people could arrest them without any scruples, and dared to abuse private punishment against court officials and wives of imperial edicts. They knew that they were from the Empress's maternal family, but they had no fear at all. He was afraid that they really had bad intentions.

What should I do?

If he doesn't confess, none of his wife, children and mother will survive.

Lin Youfang closed his bloodshot eyes and finally made up his mind. He said weakly, "If I confess, can you let the children go? They are all innocent!"

"Shangguan Yu was only six years old when he was persecuted by you. Your children are children, but other people's children are not? Each of your children is in their teens, much older than Shangguan Yu!" The secret guard sneered without hesitation.

The Lin family was speechless and knew that begging for mercy was useless. Perhaps the only way out was to explain.

If they had a better attitude, they might have been able to find a way out, or at least save some lives.

Lin Youfang looked at his wife and children around him again and confessed honestly, "My eldest brother sent people to kidnap Shangguan Yu. We all followed the instructions of my sister Lin Wanzhen."

"My sister resented Shangguan Yu for interfering in her marriage and preventing her from marrying Shangguan Rui, whom she had admired for many years, so she wanted to take revenge on him!"

"After I caught him, I wanted to kill him directly, but my sister-in-law stopped me."

"She is afraid of making a mortal enemy with Prince Heng's Mansion. Once discovered, the consequences will be too serious and the Yongchang Marquis' Mansion will not be able to bear it."

"So they locked Shangguan Yu up in a separate courtyard and told the old woman who was guarding him to only give him a glass of water and a steamed bun a day."

"At first, Guan Yu was very noisy, so the guards wanted to make him behave himself and suffer a little, so they treated him even more harshly, and even only gave him food once every two days."

"Sometimes, in order to scare him and make him behave, they would catch snakes, rats, scorpions, etc. and put them in the room where he was imprisoned."

"At first, Shangguan Yu was so scared that he cried and screamed, but later he became much more obedient after being disciplined."

"After more than a month, when my eldest brother walked into the room where he was being held, he discovered that Shangguan Yu had become stupid and idiotic, and had completely forgotten his identity and some things in his past. I don't know if it was because he was too frightened, or because he was afraid of the dark, or because he had been locked up for too long."

"At this time, my sister Lin Wanzhen just came back from the capital. After she knew about this, she asked us to throw Shangguan Yu to the place where Old Master Su passed by, and let Old Master Su pick him up and take him to the capital, far away from the influence of Prince Heng's Mansion, so that they would not be able to find him for a while."

"The reason why we specifically let Old Master Su pick it up is because we know he is a Beijing official and will be back in the capital soon."

"Besides, Shangguan Yu was stupid and foolish at the time. Even if he was taken to the Su family, it would be difficult for a fool to survive in the backyard, not to mention that he was not a biological child of the Su family. If Shangguan Yu was killed quietly, it would avoid bringing disaster to the Yongchang Marquis' Mansion."

"But I didn't expect that Old Master Su is a kind-hearted person. He has some true feelings for Shangguan Yu and has protected him in the Su Mansion for five years."

"During that time, Madam Su did not dare to kill her, but only made some small moves. However, she was still discovered by Master Su, who warned her twice. Since then, Madam Su has not dared to take action, nor to make trouble again."

"It was not until Mr. Su passed away five years later that Mrs. Su dared to openly make things difficult for Su Yulou."

"But I didn't expect that even with all the torture and difficulties from Madam Su, Su Yulou still managed to survive and even got married and had children."

After finishing speaking in one breath, Lin Youfang looked at the secret guards and said, "This is what happened. We didn't intend to kill Shangguan Yu. We just wanted to teach him a lesson and lock him up to dampen his arrogance. We didn't expect that we would lock him up and make him stupid. That's why we had to design a plan to let Master Su take him back to the capital."

The secret guards didn't expect that after they harmed people like this, they still had the guts to say that they had no intention of harming anyone. They were so shameless.

The secret guard couldn't help but scolded: "Shangguan Yu is just a child. He said something that made you unhappy. Given the friendly relationship between your two families, you shouldn't have done such a cruel thing."

"You have ruined Shangguan Yu's life, separated him from his family for thirty years, and tortured him during these thirty years. All of this was caused by you, the heartless and conscienceless people!"

"Even if I kill all of you Lin family members now, you deserve it!"

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