Chapter 143 You still dare to quibble!
Su Chenyin looked at Qing'er, and the flash of panic in her eyes did not escape Su Chenyin's eyes.
"Since you are the personal maid responsible for taking care of the lady," Su Chenyin changed the subject, with a hint of oppression in her tone, "then why did you leave suddenly just now?"
When Qing'er heard Su Chenyin's questioning, her body trembled even more violently like a fallen leaf in the cold wind.
She twisted the corners of her clothes nervously and answered stutteringly: "I... I just wanted to go see if the medicinal food in the kitchen is ready. I really don't have any other intentions."
"Oh, really?" There was some doubt in Su Chenyin's tone, but she didn't ask any more questions. She already had the answer in her heart.
Then, Su Chenyin turned to Lu Ziche who was standing beside him, shot straight at him like an arrow, and said:
"Second Master Lu, you should be familiar with your mother's personal maid. Do you think what she said just now is credible?"
Lu Ziche was slightly stunned when he heard this. His gaze swept over Qing'er, and a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.
Qing'er had always been his mother's personal maid. She was usually humble and prudent. He had never thought that she would be involved in the poisoning.
However, her panicked behavior at this moment was indeed very abnormal, which made people suspicious.
"Qing'er, are you really just going to check the medicinal food?" Lu Ziche asked, with a hint of severity and oppression in his tone.
Lu Ziche stared at Qing'er, trying to find the answer from her eyes.
Qing'er's delicate body trembled and her face became paler.
She glanced at Lu Ziche in panic, then quickly lowered her head, her lips moving as if she was struggling in pain.
"I...I..." Qing'er stuttered, finding it difficult to utter a complete sentence.
At this moment, her eyes were like a frightened deer, scanning the surroundings in panic, as if looking for a way to escape.
Just then, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the door.
Immediately afterwards, Lu Yanchen walked in with an anxious look on his face, holding tightly in his hand a storage bag containing the spiritual herbs that Su Chenyin needed.
His eyes quickly swept over Qing'er, his brows tightly furrowed, obviously noticing her abnormality.
"Miss Jun, the spiritual herbs you need are ready." Lu Yanchen said, handing the storage bag in his hand to Su Chenyin.
Su Chenyin nodded slightly and took the storage bag, but did not start refining the detoxification pill immediately. Instead, he turned his gaze to Qing'er again.
She raised her eyebrows slightly, with a hint of teasing in her tone: "Master Lu, during the time you were away, I discovered some interesting things."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yanchen immediately understood the implication of Su Chenyin's words.
His eyes instantly turned cold as ice, staring at Qing'er like a cold blade, and asked coldly: "Qing'er, what are you hiding from us?"
When Qing'er heard this, her body trembled like a sieve and her face became paler than paper.
Her eyes became more and more flustered under the scrutiny of everyone, and she knew she could no longer hide it.
So, she fell to her knees with a plop, tears streaming down her cheeks: "I...I admit that I was the one who poisoned Madam."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the room was shocked.
Lu Jingting was furious, shaking with anger. He stared at Qing'er with his eyes wide open: "Qing'er, you...how dare you poison the lady?"
Qing'er cried heartbreakingly, she choked and said: "I'm sorry, I didn't want to do this, but...but someone forced me, they threatened me that if I didn't do it, it would be bad for my family."
"I'm sorry, I was wrong, I was really wrong!" Qing'er kowtowed continuously, tears of regret and the sound of kowtow intertwined, soaking her clothes.
"Who is it? Who instructed you to do this?"
Lu Jingting's voice was almost a roar, and his finger joints were cracking.
Qing'er sobbed and raised her tearful eyes, her gaze filled with fear and guilt: "It was...it was the housekeeper Yu in the mansion. He colluded with the people outside and forced me to poison."
"He said that if I didn't obey him, my family would suffer. He promised to give my family a way out after the matter was accomplished. I... I was also forced into a desperate situation."
The room fell into deathly silence for a moment, and everyone's face was filled with anger and astonishment.
Lu Jingting's face was so gloomy that water seemed to drip out of it, and Lu Yanchen and Lu Ziche beside him were also furious.
They never imagined that the mastermind behind the poisoning of Lou Shuxue was actually the housekeeper Yu in the mansion, the person they had always trusted.
A hint of murderous intent flashed across Lu Jingting's eyes, and he shouted angrily: "An Yi, An Er, go and capture Butler Yu for me immediately!"
His voice was like a cold winter wind, icy and bone-chilling, filled with murderous intent.
"Yes!"
An Yi and An Er received the order and immediately disappeared into the house to capture Butler Yu.
In the house, Qing'er knelt on the ground and cried bitterly. Her sobs were so plaintive that they echoed in the quiet room and seemed particularly desolate.
Su Chenyin's eyes were cold as ice. She stared at the heartbroken Qing'er. Although she was furious, she couldn't help but feel a trace of pity.
In this world, everyone has their own frustrations and difficulties.
However, this does not justify hurting others.
In Su Chenyin's eyes, there is no need for such traitors to stay in this world.
She is not a saint and does not have a virgin heart.
Giving her a quick death would be very merciful.
After a while, Butler Yu was escorted into the house by An Yi and An Er.
Butler Yu’s face was as pale as paper, his eyes were filled with fear and panic, his body was shaking constantly, and he was unable to hide his crime.
When he caught a glimpse of Qing'er kneeling on the ground and sobbing, a trace of resentment and despair flashed across his eyes.
"Butler Yu, do you have anything else to say?" Lu Jingting's tone was full of anger and disappointment.
Lu Jingting stared at him coldly, his eyes seemed to want to eat him alive.
Upon hearing this, Butler Yu's body trembled violently.
However, he forced himself to remain calm and tried to argue: "My Lord, this... this must be a misunderstanding. How could I do such a thing?"
"You still dare to quibble!" Lu Ziche shouted angrily, with murderous intent flashing in his eyes, "Qing'er has confessed everything, you still want to deny it?"
Upon hearing this, Butler Yu's expression suddenly changed. He turned his gaze to Qing'er, his eyes full of viciousness.
Butler Yu opened his mouth to speak, as if he was trying to make a last-ditch effort.
However, at this time An Yi had already thrown a stack of letters on the table, which was the evidence of Butler Yu's collusion with outsiders.
"These were all found in your room, Housekeeper Yu, do you have anything else to say?"
Lu Yanchen's cold gaze pierced the butler like a sharp sword, and his tone was full of disdain and contempt.
When Butler Yu saw this, he knew he could no longer deny it, his knees went weak and he collapsed to the ground like mud.
His eyes were filled with endless regret and remorse.
"I was wrong, Duke. I was blinded by greed and committed such a heinous act of betrayal. I know my crime. I was forced to do it. I beg you to have mercy and spare my life!"