The abstinent and powerful minister is cold and aloof during the day, but he adores her in his dream

Chapter 250 Zhiwan is accused of being the murderer

Realizing what had happened, Zhiwan hugged the man's narrow waist, sobbing softly, "Cousin..."

She was really frightened.

The servants of Yaoguang Pavilion were all moving to the Zhi Mansion with her, so they had already followed Jiang Shi out to move their things when she and her aunt went to Fushou Hall and waited outside the mansion gate. Therefore, when the incident happened, there was not a single servant in the courtyard.

She thought she would die at Lu Lan's hands, but unexpectedly her cousin came back.

"It's alright." Lu Zhan's voice trembled slightly as he raised his hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes and held her tightly in his arms.

Lu Lan got up from the ground and looked at the two people embracing each other as if no one else was around, a hint of resentment flashing in her eyes.

Why does that vile woman, Zhiwan, receive such protection from her elder brother?

She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and screamed hysterically, "Brother, Zhiwan killed my aunt! She killed my aunt! Why are you still protecting her? I'm going to report her to the authorities and have her arrested!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhan turned to her with an icy gaze, "Your aunt wasn't killed by Zhiwan, but I saw you trying to kill Zhiwan!"

"She killed my aunt, so of course I have to kill her to avenge her!" Lu Lan clenched her fists and shouted angrily, "Brother, you are the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, aren't you always proud of your impartiality and integrity? What, just because the murderer is your fiancée, are you going to disregard the law and protect her?"

"Shut up!" Lu Zhan helped Zhi Wan to her feet and reprimanded her in a deep voice, "You're so eager to convict Zhi Wan, I think you're the one crying 'stop thief!'"

Lu Lan pointed at Aunt Xu on the bed and shouted hoarsely, "Brother, did you see that? My aunt died tragically on Zhi Wan's bed. At the time of the incident, only she and her maid were here. If I hadn't arrived in time, the two of them might have already disposed of the body. The evidence is conclusive. Do you still want to exonerate her?"

"I will find out exactly what happened!" Lu Zhan said, then helped Zhiwan sit down in a chair and walked toward Aunt Xu's corpse.

"What are you going to do?" Lu Lan stopped him, looking wary.

"Of course, it's time for an autopsy," Lu Zhan said in a deep voice. "Get out of the way!"

Lu Lan shook her head, indignantly saying, "I don't believe you. You and the murderer are engaged. Shouldn't you avoid suspicion?"

Lu Zhan's brows were frosty. "With your obstruction, I think you're the one who'll kill me!"

"This is absurd! You're saying such things to exonerate a murderer!" Lu Lan stared at him in disbelief. "The person who died in that bed was my own mother! How could I be so heartless as to kill my own mother?"

"What happened?" At this moment, Wei Shi and Jiang Shi and others had rushed over.

They were all shocked when they saw the terrible state of the house.

"Auntie, Zhiwan killed my aunt! Please seek justice for my aunt!" Lu Lan knelt down with a thud.

Upon hearing this, Madam Wei frowned. "Don't try to smear Wan'er. How could she possibly have killed your aunt?"

Lu Lan laughed bitterly, "Hahaha... I knew it! You all favor Zhiwan! Even though she killed my aunt, you still want to protect her! Is there no justice in this world?"

Zhiwan, who had recovered, felt a chill in her heart when she saw that the other woman was determined to pin the blame for the murder on her.

All of this happening today is definitely related to Lu Lan.

Just like my cousin said, the murderer might be Lu Lan!

Thinking of this, she said coldly, "You say I killed Aunt Xu, what evidence do you have? Did you see it with your own eyes?"

"Although I didn't see you kill my aunt with my own eyes, she died in your room, and at the time, only you and your maid were there. So it's clear that you two worked together to kill her!" Lu Lan's eyes were full of resentment. "You killed my aunt, so you should pay for her life!"

"You're talking nonsense!" Shuang'er retorted loudly. "When my mistress and I returned to the room, we saw Aunt Xu lying on the bed. You arrived shortly after. Aunt Xu's death has nothing to do with us!" "If you didn't kill her, how could my aunt die? How could she die in this room? You wait, I will definitely report you to the authorities and have you arrested!" Lu Lan glared at her fiercely.

“Lu Lan, I know you are saddened by the sudden death of Consort Xu, but you cannot falsely accuse Wan’er of Consort Xu’s death.” Madam Wei was very displeased.

"Madam, officials have arrived." At that moment, a servant's voice rang out from outside the door.

A short while later, an official entered, accompanied by a group of constables and a coroner.

Upon seeing Lu Zhan, the official bowed to him and said, "Lord Lu, we received a report from your servants that someone has died in your household, so we have come to investigate."

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhan nodded slightly, "Thank you for your trouble."

"It's my duty." The official cupped his hands in greeting and led the coroner forward to examine Aunt Xu's body.

"The deceased had multiple stab wounds on his back, one of which was in the heart area. The wound was very deep and directly injured the vital heart, indicating that the deceased was attacked from behind first and then stabbed in the heart by the murderer, resulting in death."

The weapon that caused the victim's violent death was this dagger.

After speaking, the coroner showed everyone the dagger he had pulled from Aunt Xu's body, then put it aside and began writing the autopsy report.

"At what time did the deceased die?" Lu Zhan asked.

"When I examined the body just now, it was still warm. Based on the examination, I believe the body died about 3:45 a.m., around 1:15 a.m.," the coroner said, handing him the autopsy report.

After reading it, Lu Zhan understood. "I understand. Thank you for your hard work."

"My lord, she is the murderer! She killed my aunt!" At this moment, Lu Lan suddenly pointed at Zhi Wan and accused her.

The constables all looked at Zhiwan.

Upon seeing her stunning beauty, they were all stunned and hesitated.

This girl doesn't look like a murderer at all.

Lu Zhan stood in front of Zhi Wan and said in a deep voice, "She didn't kill the person. She had no reason to kill the victim. She had little interaction with the deceased in daily life. On the contrary, when I arrived, I saw Lu Lan almost kill her."

Upon hearing this, Madam Wei noticed the finger marks on Zhi Wan's neck and was immediately shocked. She stepped forward to support her and asked worriedly, "Wan'er, are you alright?"

Zhiwan leaned into her arms, "I'm alright now. Luckily, my cousin arrived in time and saved me, otherwise I..." She didn't finish her sentence.

Madam Wei was furious. "Lu Lan, it's already suspicious that your aunt died suddenly in this house. You can't just accuse her of something because this house used to be Wan'er's."

"You all protect her, then tell me, who killed my aunt?" Lu Lan cried and pounded the ground. "Who will give my aunt justice?"

"I will investigate this matter thoroughly and find out the truth. I will not wrong anyone, but I will also not let the real culprit go unpunished!" Lu Zhan said coldly.

"Ha, you are Zhiwan's fiancé, you will surely show favoritism and clear her name. I don't believe you." After saying this, Lu Lan turned to the official and said, "I beg you, sir, to do justice for my aunt and give her the truth! Otherwise, I will have no choice but to go to the Censorate and accuse you of protecting a murderer!"

The official frowned and said, "We understand Miss Lu's distress, but please give us time to investigate." He then ignored her and turned to Zhiwan, asking, "Miss, is this your boudoir?"

Zhiwan nodded, "Yes."

"Were you the first to discover the deceased in this house?" the official continued.

(End of this chapter)