The temperamental white moonlight is back, and the entire Marquis's family obediently calls him

By the time everything was almost done, it was already evening.

Zhou Shili consulted the imperial physician and only went to the side hospital after learning that his father's condition had stabilized.

Liu Muqiu set out a meal for him in the side courtyard.

Zhou Shili washed his hands, and Liu Muqiu handed him a handkerchief, asking with concern, "How is the Marquis?"

"The imperial physician said it was caused by the sudden onset of internal heat, which triggered the poisoning."

"Nothing else is wrong."

After Zhou Shili finished speaking, he frowned again: "Father has handed over most of the affairs in the army to his subordinates to take care of his health. There was nothing urgent for him to come in, so why did he suddenly become so anxious? I don't understand."

He learned that his younger brother had just come out of Hesongyuan shortly before his father collapsed, and he even asked his brother to talk to him.

But what his younger brother said wasn't wrong at all; he was just shifting the blame onto him.

We can't let Father get angry just because he knows martial arts, can we?

He simply couldn't understand it.

"Is it... because of Mother?" Liu Muqiu asked softly.

Zhou Shili immediately looked over: "Why?"

Liu Muqiu said, "I heard that Miss Chu went to see her mother early this morning."

"The two talked for a while, and then Miss Chu came out in a hurry, so it must have been a rather unpleasant encounter."

Zhou Shili frowned: "What was she doing there?"

The mother already harbored suspicions about the father because of Chu Yuan'er's existence, and Chu Yuan'er's departure today was tantamount to a declaration of war.

Not to mention that my mother's health isn't good either. What if she gets into trouble because of this?

Liu Muqiu twisted the handkerchief, pondering, "I also found it strange, but since the Marquis was in trouble, I wondered if he might have sent Miss Chu?"

After all, in the Marquis's eyes, the two of them were irreconcilable enemies, and this was also a way to test his mother's condition.

"You mean, Father was so angry because of Mother?" Zhou Shili pressed his forehead.

That's quite possible.

But the more it's like this, the more troublesome it becomes.

He had planned to wait until his parents recovered before telling them the truth.

In this way, he doesn't know when he can tell the truth.

The next morning, the steward rushed over to report that the Marquis had woken up.

Zhou Shili rushed over immediately.

Zhou Ningchuan lay on the couch, clutching the blood-stained note in his hand, his eyes slightly dark.

Hearing footsteps, he slowly raised his eyes, his gaze calmer than any Zhou Shili had ever seen before, like a still pool.

"Li'er, I have something to tell you."

"That woman has a maid named Cuiju by her side. Use her to interrogate whether she is related to An'an's danger and whether she was instructed by her master."

Zhou Shili suddenly raised his head: "Father!"

He had no idea how the maidservant beside his mother had gotten involved in An'an's danger.

But this action is tantamount to doubting the mother!

Others may not know, but surely Zhou Shili does?

Not to mention, if word gets out, how will my mother face the consequences!

Zhou Shili met his father's gaze, his chest heaving violently, and tried to calm his voice: "Please think it over, Father. If you really intend to do this, I... I can also do it secretly."

"No need to keep it quiet."

Zhou Ningchuan interrupted him expressionlessly.

"I have sent Wu Chenghao to interrogate the bandits alive. If both sides testify against her, then I will have no choice but to divorce her first and then imprison her according to the law."

Zhou Shili paused, then crawled a few steps on his knees in fear to his father's bedside.

"Father, by doing this you're driving Mother to her death!"

"You believe your son, it really is your mother, your mother has really returned!"

"Even if you don't believe me, are you going to disregard our future mother? What will we do when she comes back?"

"Li'er".

Zhou Ningchuan lowered his eyes.

"I know you desperately want your mother to come back."

"You're still young, and I was the one who kept instilling in you the idea that 'she will definitely come back.' I'm the one who hurt you, so I don't blame you."

"But now, for your sake, for Xu'er and An'an... I have no choice but to face reality."

"So, that's all."

"If you're too soft-hearted to do it, I'll delegate this task to someone else."

Zhou Shili slumped to the ground, and after a long while, he mustered his strength and bowed deeply.

"My son understands."

"Son...I will definitely do a good job."

Zhou Shili didn't know how he got up from the ground and walked all the way to the side courtyard.

When he came to his senses, his wife was already standing in front of him, holding his hand tightly.

Zhou Shili numbly recited his father's instructions.

Liu Muqiu was so shocked that she covered her mouth.

The couple originally thought that the worst-case scenario would be their parents getting divorced.

Now, the Marquis even wants to send the old lady to jail!

"I don't know what happened yesterday that made Father suddenly make this decision, and of all times..."

By the time Mother returned!

Liu Muqiu gripped her husband's hand, trying her best to calm herself down: "Husband, don't be anxious. Right now, the Marquis has asked you to interrogate Cuiju. We can find the flaws from there."

After all, neither of them believed that their mother would plot to harm An'an.

The two rushed to the main courtyard, only to find that Cuiju was already kneeling on the ground, crying uncontrollably.

Lu Mingzhao sat in the chair opposite, holding an embroidery pattern in her hand, calmly looking at her son and daughter-in-law.

"What is it?"

The two exchanged a blank look and stammered out a brief description of the Marquis's instructions.

Lu Mingzhao sneered after hearing this.

Sure enough.

Yesterday, she waited and waited but Zhou Ningchuan didn't come to find her, so she guessed that something had gone wrong.

That night, she intended to use her skills to scale walls and rooftops to find him and get some answers, just like last time, but she discovered that the number of patrols inside and outside the Hesong Courtyard had increased by two groups.

An ordinary courtyard was protected in layers upon layers, as if it were the emperor's palace, making it difficult for even an insect to fly in.

Lu Mingzhao stood on the wall outside for a while, then went to Longcui Pavilion.

My daughter is also up late tonight, murmuring to the big tree, hoping it will respond to her.

Using the sound of the wind as cover, Lu Mingzhao flew up to the tree again and asked the questions that she hadn't been able to get clear up the night before.

Why would my daughter think I'm trying to harm her?

Fortunately, the daughter was "honest" enough with the tree and quickly explained the reason.

After saying that, the daughter let out a long sigh.

"I never expected her to be so wicked. It's one thing for her to treat me, but she showed absolutely no mercy to Aunt Chu."

She paused, then frowned and asked the tree, "What do you think?"

Lu Mingzhao naturally wanted to jump down immediately and explain things to her daughter, but in order to maintain the image of the big tree, she could only bite the bullet and objectively say, "If she really is a bad person, she will definitely get her comeuppance."

After saying this, she turned and left, carried away by the sound of the wind.

So he didn't hear Zhou Ming'an's soft murmur after he left:

"But what if...she's not a bad person?"

"...I hope so."