Lu Mingke and Shen Qingrong looked at each other for a long time, both of them filled with hatred and anger.
Seeing Shen Qingrong's unrepentant and innocent look, Lu Mingke understood that talking to her was a waste of time and energy.
Closing his eyes and taking a deep breath, Lu Mingke looked at Aunt Bai beside him and asked, "Father has loved you so much for twenty years. Why do you want to harm him?"
Even at this moment, Lu Mingke couldn't figure out why Aunt Bai would join forces with Shen Qingrong to murder Lu He.
Because of this, he was not surprised that Mrs. Lu and Su Rou had not found out the problem before, and did not doubt Aunt Bai too much.
It was only last night, after he figured out why Shen Qingrong poisoned him, that he doubted Aunt Bai again.
Lu He, who had calmed down slightly, stared at Aunt Bai after hearing Lu Mingke's words, waiting for her answer.
Even Mrs. Lu and Su Rou were curious about Aunt Bai's motives.
Aunt Bai's face was ashen, her eyes were empty and desperate.
After Shen Qingrong was exposed and told everything, she knew she couldn't escape.
Seeing that Aunt Bai was stunned and silent for a long time, Lu He held the armrest of the chair and asked her personally: "Why do you want to harm me? Have I not treated you well?"
Aunt Bai shook her head, with a look of shame on her face, and said regretfully: "I didn't want to, and I can't help it..."
"What do you mean you can't help it? I think you, a bitch, are so ungrateful and ungrateful." Mrs. Lu pointed at Aunt Bai and scolded her.
There was no evidence before and Lu He was protecting her. Now she could finally punish Aunt Bai. Mrs. Lu was very excited.
Lu He glanced at Mrs. Lu and stared at Aunt Bai with evil eyes, asking her to explain the reason.
Aunt Bai felt guilty, she avoided Lu He's eyes and said, "I deserve death, Lord Marquis, please kill me."
"You deserve to die, but before you die, I need to find out. Why on earth did you want to harm me?" Lu He asked.
Everything has its effect for a reason, and Aunt Bai can't harm him for no reason.
Facing Lu He's questioning, Aunt Bai bit her lip and refused to say anything.
Mrs. Lu ordered: "Come here, bring a whip."
The servant quickly brought the whip.
"Hit me." Mrs. Lu pointed at Aunt Bai and said harshly.
The servant glanced at Lu He after hearing this, and seeing that he had no intention of stopping him, he tentatively swung his whip at Aunt Bai's back.
The first two strokes were not too severe, but Aunt Bai could bear it and she gritted her teeth without making a sound.
"You still don't know how to eat without eating?" Mrs. Lu scolded coldly.
After hearing this, the servant's heart trembled, and he increased the force. The whipping made Aunt Bai's clothes torn, and she screamed in pain.
"Ah! Ah..."
After ten lashes, Aunt Bai's back was soaked in blood, cold sweat dripped from her forehead, and she couldn't bear it and put her hands on the ground.
Lu He asked her: "You said you didn't want to tell me?"
Aunt Bai said with a pale face and said with pain, "I'm sorry to Mr. Marquis, and I'm willing to die to apologize."
"Hmph! It's not that easy if you want to die. Keep beating me." Mrs. Lu waved her hand.
Just as the servant was about to take action, Lu Mingke raised his hand to stop him and looked at Shen Qingrong, seeing her gloating and watching the show.
"She won't say it, so why don't you tell her," Lu Mingke said.
Since Shen Qingrong can persuade Aunt Bai to join forces with her, then she must know the reason. Or maybe she was using this to threaten Aunt Bai into helping her harm others.
Hearing Lu Mingke's words, Shen Qingrong sneered coldly and ignored them with a sneer.
Why did she say that? She was very happy to see how anxious they were to know the truth but had no way of knowing.
Lu Mingke sneered and said to the servant: "Hit her until she says so."
Who to hit?
"Ah!" When the whip fell on her body, Shen Qingrong screamed in shock.
Lu Mingke must be sick, Aunt Bai refused to say why she was beaten!
Shen Qingrong wanted to curse, but was whipped so hard that he could only scream and had no chance to curse.
Shen Qingrong's back was soaked in blood after being whipped so many times that she was so painful that she was covered in cold sweat.
She couldn't bear it anymore and shouted to stop.
"I said……"
Lu Mingke raised his hand and the servant stepped aside.
Shen Qingrong took a few painful breaths, cursed Lu Mingke with a look of resentment, and then said bitterly: "I was the one who forced and threatened her."
"Why?" Lu Mingke asked.
Shen Qingrong's lips moved, and just when she was about to answer, Aunt Bai on the side shook her head at her, her face full of prayer.
Shen Qingrong frowned impatiently and said, "I'm going to die, what else can't be said."
She is willing to suffer this physical pain, but she is not willing to do so.
"Young Madam, I beg you, please..." Aunt Bai begged repeatedly.
Shen Qingrong was unmoved and endured the pain in his back and said: "She once had a secret meeting with her lover, and I caught her. I used this to threaten her and promised to give her a sum of money after the incident was completed so that she could stay with her lover."
As soon as he said this, Lu He tightened his grip on the armrest of the chair, causing veins to bulge on the back of his hand.
"Is what she said true?" Lu He stared at Aunt Bai and asked.
Aunt Bai didn't say anything, she just acquiesced.
Lu He's chest heaved with anger, and he said angrily and unwillingly: "I didn't treat you well? You actually betrayed me!"
Aunt Bai shook her head and burst into tears: "The Marquis treats me very well, and I have never thought of betraying the Marquis. He is an old acquaintance of mine, and I have never had any contact with him since he joined the Lu family."
To put it bluntly, this incident was purely accidental, and Aunt Bai was really unlucky.
She did have a lover in the past, but because he had no money to marry her, he left a letter and disappeared without a trace.
After waiting for no news for two years, Aunt Bai entered the Lu Mansion and became a concubine. After she followed Lu He, she gave up all the thoughts she shouldn't have, settled down to be Lu He's concubine, and gave birth to a daughter.
More than ten years have passed, and she has long been accustomed to her current life. Her daughter has also gotten married and has children. She originally wanted to spend the rest of her life in peace, but she unexpectedly met her former lover last year.
After not seeing each other for many years, they met again after a long absence. Naturally, the two of them had a lot to say, so they found a secret corner to meet each other.
What a coincidence, Shen Qingrong bumped into him.
Aunt Bai was immediately frightened to death and begged Shen Qingrong not to report her. She reassured her that she was not stealing, she just wanted to say a few words and ask for clarification.
Shen Qingrong deeply understands the unwillingness that lingers in his heart. Perhaps out of sympathy for each other, or perhaps out of resentment towards Lu He, Shen Qingrong agreed without revealing it.
Anyway, whether Aunt Bai stole someone or not, it has nothing to do with her, and she can still disgust Lu He, so why not?
Aunt Bai was anxious for a long time, but she gradually felt relieved when she saw that Shen Qingrong really didn't expose her.
A few days before the first arrival, Shen Qingrong suddenly came to her and asked her to poison Lu He.
Aunt Bai naturally refused, and Shen Qingrong coerced and induced her.
If Aunt Bai doesn't agree, Shen Qingrong will expose her, and both she and her lover will die, and her daughter will also be implicated. On the other hand, if she helps Shen Qingrong succeed, Shen Qingrong will help her leave the Lu family afterwards, give her a large sum of money to stay with her lover, and will also take care of her daughter.
Aunt Bai had no choice but to agree.
"I swear, I really don't want to murder Mr. Hou." Aunt Bai cried bitterly.
Lu He stared at her and asked through gritted teeth, "Who is that man?"
In one sentence, Aunt Bai felt as if she had been struck by lightning. She stopped crying and knelt on the ground, the blood on her face faded cleanly.
