Chapter 152 Resign yourself to fate
Lu Yingqiu looked at her daughter's pretended worried look, and her heart was as clear as a mirror. She knew that she was just pretending like herself.
Lu Yingqiu smiled slightly, patted Qu Hewan's hand gently, and said softly: "Silly child, why do you think so?"
"Your aunt is seriously ill, and it's only natural for you to come back to visit her. How could your mother blame you?"
Upon hearing this, Qu Hewan immediately smiled sweetly, but the smile did not reach her eyes.
She stepped forward and took Lu Yingqiu's arm, and said affectionately, "That's great, mother, let's go to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion to see my aunt."
"Well, without further ado, let's go now."
Lu Yingqiu nodded, and the mother and daughter got on the gorgeous carriage together and drove towards the direction of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
Along the way, people on the street were whispering to each other, and the topic naturally revolved around Lou Shuxue's illness.
Lu Yingqiu and Qu Hewan sat in the carriage, listening to the discussions outside, with a smug smile on their faces.
In the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion, Lu Jingting had already arranged everything. Everyone in the mansion performed their duties and followed the routine. On the surface, it seemed extremely desolate and tense.
Soon, Lu Yingqiu and Qu Hewan's carriage slowly stopped in front of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. As soon as they got off the car, they were enveloped by the desolate atmosphere in the mansion like a cold fog.
The two of them looked at each other, and could see the excitement and joy that was about to overflow in each other's eyes.
They suppressed their inner excitement and pretended to walk into the mansion with sad faces.
The servants in the mansion all looked pale, and when they saw them, they bowed their heads and saluted, their expressions filled with sadness.
Lu Yingqiu and her daughter were secretly delighted in their hearts, but on the surface they pretended to be heartbroken and hurried towards Lou Shuxue's bedroom.
At this time, Lou Shuxue was lying in her bedroom. Although the poison in her body had been cured, she still wanted to make the play realistic.
She still pretended to be unconscious, lying motionless on the bed, her face as pale as paper, as if her life was really hanging by a thread.
Lu Jingting, Lu Ziche, Lu Yanchen, and the old couple of the Duke of Zhenguo sat around the bed, each of them pretending to look sad.
Jun Yijue stood on one side, while Su Chenyin was sitting beside the bed, carefully taking Lou Shuxue's pulse.
Su Chenyin's brows were furrowed and his expression was solemn, as if he was really helpless in dealing with Lou Shuxue's illness.
In fact, she was already very happy.
Because she was the one who knew Lou Shuxue's situation best, all of this was just a carefully laid out trap by Lu Jingting to lure out the mastermind behind the scenes.
At this point, Su Chenyin had almost determined who the mastermind behind the scenes was.
However, Su Chenyin was full of confusion. They were acting, so why did they drag her and Ajue into this so early in the morning?
Aren't you worried that she might have bad intentions?
At this moment, footsteps were heard outside the door, followed by the voice of a servant who announced: "Duke, Madam Qu and Miss Qu want to see you."
A cold light flashed in Lu Jingting's eyes. He knew that Lu Yingqiu would come, but he didn't expect that she would bring Qu Hewan with her.
He ordered his servants coldly: "Let them in."
The door was pushed open, and Lu Yingqiu and Qu Hewan walked in.
As soon as they entered Lou Shuxue's bedroom, they saw several heartbroken people sitting around the bed. Lu Jingting's eyes were red and his face was full of sorrow.
Lu Yingqiu and her daughter were secretly delighted, but pretended to be concerned on their faces.
When Lu Jingting and others saw Lu Yingqiu and her daughter, a cold light flashed in their eyes, but the grief quickly overshadowed everything.
Lu Yingqiu and her daughter walked to the bedside and looked at the "unconscious" Lou Shuxue lying on the bed, his face pale, as if he was really about to die.
The corners of their mouths curled up slightly, unable to conceal their inner joy, but they soon restrained their smiles and replaced them with sad faces.
Lu Yingqiu leaned over and gently held Lou Shuxue's cold hand. On the surface, she pretended to be sad, wiped her tears hypocritically, and said with a sob:
"Father, mother, brother, my sister-in-law...how did she suddenly get poisoned so badly? My sister-in-law is so pitiful."
Her voice had just the right amount of panic and uneasiness, yet was also filled with false sympathy.
Qu Hewan also squeezed out a few tears and leaned over and said in a sad voice: "Yes, uncle, how come aunt was suddenly poisoned so seriously?"
Her tears fell like pearls from a broken string, but they could not conceal her hypocritical nature.
Su Chenyin: “…”
Wow! This acting is so amazing, he deserves an Oscar!
Lu Jingting, Lu Ziche, Lu Yanchen, the old couple of the Zhenguo Duke watched coldly, looking at the mother and daughter's unique performance, their hearts were filled with disgust and sneered.
They knew that all this was an illusion, but in their hearts, they were probably already overjoyed.
They had already seen through the masks of Lu Yingqiu and her daughter, but for the sake of the overall situation, they suppressed their anger and did not expose them.
Lu Jingting's eyes were as cold as ice. He glanced at Lu Yingqiu and Qu Hewan indifferently, and his voice was cold: "Xue'er's illness was indeed sudden. We have invited many famous doctors, but they are helpless."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yingqiu and her daughter were secretly delighted in their hearts, but on the surface they pretended to sigh and looked heartbroken.
That hypocritical expression, like wearing a mask, is disgusting.
Qu Hewan even sobbed a few times at the right time, as if she was really worried about Lou Shuxue's condition.
However, to everyone, the crying sounded more like the hideous grin of a night owl.
Lu Yingqiu shook her head in mock sadness, as if unable to accept this fact, tears rolling down her cheeks: "How is this possible? Is there really no other solution?"
Qu Hewan also wiped her tears and said, "My aunt is such a good person, uncle, you must do everything you can to save her!"
Lu Jingting stared at the mother and daughter who were pretending to cry in front of him, with a sarcastic sneer on his lips, as if he was watching two clowns performing on the stage.
He pretended to be sad and said, "We have tried our best. The rest is up to fate."
After hearing this, Lu Yingqiu and Qu Hewan looked at each other, and the pride hidden under their grief almost overflowed.
They pretended to cry a few more times in sadness, and pretended to comfort the old couple of the Duke of Zhenguo.
Then, Lu Yingqiu gently put down Lou Shuxue's hand, turned to look at Lu Jingting, and said in a sad and sorrowful tone:
"Brother, if there is anything you need us for, just let us know and we will do our best."
Lu Jingting nodded slightly and said coldly: "However, the most important thing now is to find out the real culprit who poisoned her and prevent her from doing it again."
Lu Jingting deliberately emphasized the word "real murderer" and swept his eyes across Lu Yingqiu's face with a sharp look like a knife, as if he wanted to cut off her hypocritical mask.