Agui took a step forward and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Madam An is not feeling well right now. Why don't you let Madam An drink some medicine to rest and recuperate?"
Lu Bochu was slightly worried, frowning and said, "Drink the medicine first, and I will come over to see you often."
He did not avoid suspicion at all, and he deliberately said this to Lin Zhehua to see if he dared to play tricks.
As both men, Lin Zhehua saw what Lu Bochu was thinking, and felt scared and worried in his heart, but he also felt that he was a superior prince, and no matter how much he liked An Qien, he could only do it secretly, and there was no way he could give it to an abandoned woman. In terms of status, no one with power or wealth wants to be the ridicule of the world.
An Qi'en lowered her eyebrows and felt dizzy. She didn't even have the strength to reply. She wanted to tell Lu Bochu to think about her reputation and not come over often. Just when she was about to speak, she heard Lu Bochu say.
"Sit tight and I will give you some medicine."
He knew that this move was something he couldn't do. Seeing that she was as weak as a piece of paper, he couldn't bear to leave now.
An Qi'en was greatly surprised and said nervously: "Your Majesty, this is against the rules. Qi'en can drink medicine by himself. Your Majesty does not need to take care of Qi'en for the sake of his brother. If you take such good care of Qi'en, what if it insults your purity?" The reputation is not good."
An Qien's face turned redder. She didn't know whether it was because of the fever or because of Lu Bochu. Her emotions were very complicated. Although the high fever made her whole body as cold as an ice cellar, Lu Bochu's words made her heart very warm, so warm that she could ignore it. to physical coldness.
Lu Bochu lost his patience. At this time, she was still hesitating. His voice was gentle and serious: "Sit tight, you don't need to teach me how to do things."
An Qi'en couldn't resist his tyranny, because he was a powerful prince.
She sat down obediently, with the weak quilt covering half of her body, and her embarrassed heart was beating fast and fast.
Agui opened the food box which contained cooked medicine. Lu Bochu took the medicine and stood in front of An Qien's bed and leaned over to feed her.
An Qien's heartbeat was beating even harder. She didn't dare to raise her eyes to meet Lu Bochu because of her nervousness. When the ceramic spoon was brought to her mouth, she slowly opened her mouth. Lu Bochu's movements were very gentle, as careful as feeding a child. .
One mouthful after another, repeating this action in a cycle, he always stood, not even the hem of his clothes touched her bed, gentle and measured.
An Qi'en glanced at him cautiously. Lu Bochu looked worried, not embarrassed at all.
Her heart was like a deer bumping around, and complex emotions surged up again.
Lu Bochu finished feeding the medicine, handed the bowl to Agui next to him, and told An Qien: "I will come here when I have time. If I don't have time, someone will come and deliver the medicine to you. You can rest in peace and recover."
"Yes." She lowered her head and her voice was very soft.
Lin Zhehua was as shocked as if he had been struck by lightning. The prince actually gave medicine to a suspect himself. Doesn't this make it clear that regardless of whether An Qien did it or not, she cannot be punished!
Lu Bochu left with a bit of reluctance in his eyes. For a long time after he left, An Qi'en was still in a dream.
Except for her brother, no man has been so kind to her since she was a child, and no one is willing to believe her so unconditionally!
Lin Zhehua sent Lu Bochu away and returned to the Lin Mansion in shock. When he came to Lin Yanyun's yard, he heard Lin Yanyun acting like a young lady.
"My lord, you don't look at me at all, he actually looks at that little bitch!"
Mrs. Zhu was coaxing her: "No matter how nice I am to her, what's the use? Her identity as an abandoned wife lies there. No matter how much the prince likes her, she can't enter the prince's palace."
Lin Zhehua clasped his hands behind his waist and came in with a sad sigh. Seeing his appearance, the mother and daughter knew that he didn't get any good looks from the prince.
Lin Zhehua told the story about Lu Bochu personally giving medicine to An Qien, which made Lin Yanyun even more unbearable.
Anyone who is not blind can see that Lu Bochu is showing blatant favoritism.
Mrs. Zhu was also very upset. Things had come to this point, and Lu Bochu actually did such an unworthy thing regardless of his reputation.
Lin Yanyun's feet were almost worn out by stamping them.
Mrs. Zhu knew that An Shian had already conducted an in-depth investigation. Although everything was done flawlessly, she still felt uneasy.
But it’s hard to start now, so we can only wait and see what happens.
Lin Zhehua also warned the mother and daughter not to make any small moves again. Ever since Lu Bochu came to Jingyang, his life has been on pins and needles.
Because of this incident, Lin Yanyun was so angry that he didn't eat or drink for a whole day.
.........
a week later.
The Yamen heard the matter publicly.
Although An Qi'en has recovered from his illness after taking medication, he is still haggard and pale.
Several people responsible for the incident knelt on the ground to be interrogated.
Lin Zhehua sat on the trial bench and slapped the crowd majestically: "Chen Lao Er, Wu Lao Si, are you the one who framed Mrs. An by passing it off as a good one? Hurry and get the real deal!"
Chen Laoer, after being tortured and interrogated, his body was covered with bruises and marks, but he still did not change his words: "Sir, everything I say is true. If Mrs. An hadn't said there would be no problem, I would have given you ten lives." Even the little ones wouldn’t dare.”
Wu Laosi: "Sir, I know I am going to die, so I don't care if I lie. Lying will not do us any good."
At this time, the onlookers could not believe that An Qien would do such a thing, and there was a lot of discussion.
An Shi'an said with an upright face: "Stop being such a tough talker. Come on, tell me why your wife and children have all moved away."
Wu Laosi and Chen Laoer looked away in panic, but thinking about Zhu's assurance that they would never find their wives and children, they pretended to be calm.
Wu Laosi: "I divorced that slut a month ago. The sons and two daughters I gave birth to are also bastards. It has nothing to do with me where they go. I have a divorce letter at home. You can go to my house." I rummaged through the cabinet in my study room and found a letter of divorce there."
Lin Zhehua had already found the divorce letter. He handed it to his subordinates, who respectfully delivered it to Lu Bochu.
Lu Bochu gave the divorce letter to his subordinate after a brief glance.
Lin Zhehua said: "According to the humble investigation, Wu Laosi has indeed divorced his wife."
An Shi'an snorted lightly: "You divorced your wife, not because your wife cuckolded you. If she divorced you because she cuckolded you, why did you let that woman take away all your property?"
Wu Laosi cried and said: "You are wronged, that slut stole it, not gave it to me. I wish I could tear that slut into pieces, how could I give her the property?"
An Shian solemnly ordered his men: "Bring the people up!"
Wu Laosi's wife and three children were brought up. Wu Laosi's heart jumped when he saw his wife and children being caught.
He was panicking and pretending to be calm.
An Shi'an looked at the few people sternly and said righteously: "Everyone, let's see if these children are the same as Wu Laosi. For the sake of fairness, let's do a blood test."
The three children were simply miniature versions of Wu Laosi. No one would believe that they were bastards.
Wu Laosi’s wife had already recruited everyone. She hurriedly cried and said: “Master, I’m sorry, I’ve recruited everyone for the sake of the children...”
Wu Laosi's sky fell instantly, and he cried helplessly.
An Shi'an said sternly: "Wu Laosi, you beat a bricklayer to death a year ago. You were afraid that the matter would be exposed, so you buried the bricklayer quietly. The bricklayer's family went to your place to look for someone. You said that the bricklayer had left long ago. Until now, the bricklayer is gone." Your family thought the mason was missing, so Zhu led people to dig up the mason’s bones in your family’s field.”
"She threatened you because of this matter. If she doesn't frame An Qien, she will send your whole family to jail. Therefore, you can only accept Zhu's threat and do this unscrupulous thing!"
The more An Shian talked, the angrier he became, and the veins on his forehead became more prominent due to his anger! He is upright and gives people a sense of majesty that cannot be blasphemed or refuted.
Lin Zhehua's legs instantly went weak, and his hand holding the gavel trembled in fright. It could be seen from his expression that he was unaware of this matter.
Lin Zhehua couldn't sit still, as if there was a knife around his neck, terrified and unbelievable.
An Shi'an ordered again: "Come here, bring Mrs. Zhu up!"
Mrs. Zhu was tied up, crying and refusing to admit it: "Master, master, I am unjustly accused. I have never done this. Master, please save me..."
An Shi'an took out from his sleeve the thousand-tael silver note that Zhu gave to Wu Laosi's wife, with the Lin family's seal engraved on it.
An Shi'an waved the banknote in front of Mrs. Zhu and asked, "Then why did the banknote from the Lin family appear in Mrs. Wu's hand?"
Zhu was so panicked that she couldn't find an excuse for a moment, and looked for help at Lin Zhehua, who was almost scared out of his wits on the stage.
In order to save her children, Mrs. Wu took the initiative to plead guilty and said: "It was Mrs. Lin who blackmailed my man. If my man did not comply, she would not only send my man to the cell to be executed, but I would also be executed for harboring the crime. She would not even have three children." One will stay!”
The more Mrs. Wu spoke, the more frightened she became. She cried and knelt down in front of Lu Bochu: "Your Majesty, the daughter of the people is guilty, and the daughter of the people admits it! But my children are innocent, please spare my children."
Wu Laosi also cried bitterly and begged Lu Bochu: "Your Majesty, it is not a pity for the little one to die. Please spare the three children..."
When Chen Lao Er saw that Wu Lao Si and his family had been picked out, he also panicked and confessed in a hurry: "My lord, it was all forced by Mrs. Lin. If the little one doesn't obey, he will take my wife and daughter to the brothel." Ah, because I was drinking and fighting, I somehow killed someone. Zhu used this to blackmail me. Now I suspect that I didn’t kill anyone at all. Everything was Mrs. Lin’s conspiracy... ..”
Unable to prove her innocence, Zhu kept crying and said that she had been wronged.
An Shi'an asked someone to bring along Chen Laoer's wife and family, as well as the steward of the Children's Home.
The manager, Lao Zhang, was full of regrets. The truth had come to light. He kowtowed to An Qien and confessed: "You little fool deserves death. I'm sorry for Mrs. An..."
