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Madame Du had called Du Zhong over, naturally for the Fourth Concubine's sake.

"You and Fourth Concubine have been together for so many years, you should know her character very well. Back then when you married her, didn't you take her in because you felt sorry for her?" The madame lectured.

Du Zhong thought about it and confirmed it.

"You should know how to judge yourself. As a dignified prime minister, you are always influenced by a few words from others. How are you going to survive in the imperial court?"

"You're right!" Du Zhong replied.

"Go and have a good look, don't let me suffer grievances."

Du Zhong still had to listen to Old Madame Du's words. After leaving the courtyard, he went to the ancestral hall because he had made Fourth Madame kneel there.

When Du Zhong saw Fourth Madame kneeling in the ancestral hall and saw her bent over, his shoulders rose and fell. He thought she must be crying.

"Fourth Mother." Du Zhong took off his own clothes and covered her with them from the fourth concubine.

Fourth Concubine heard the sound and her body stiffened. She tilted her head to look at Du Zhong. Fourth Concubine's eyes were red, causing Du Zhong to feel all the more guilty. How could he not know what kind of person his pillow was?!

"Old master, I didn't kill him!" Fourth Concubine threw herself into Du Zhong's arms and cried.

Du Zhong held Fourth Concubine and said, "It's me who shouldn't believe you. You're so timid, how could you do something like this?"

Fourth Concubine nodded vigorously. She really didn't dare to kill anyone!

"Let's go back first. I will have Mo Xiang investigate this matter thoroughly. She is in charge of the entire Du Residence. She has more or less a part of the responsibility!" Du Zhong brought Fourth Madame back to the courtyard.

The manservant, who was observing from the shadows, quickly told Han Moxiang about this matter.

Han Moxiang was shocked when she heard that, as was Du Ruanyu. She hadn't expected the madame to make a trip to see Du Zhong, but Fourth Madame had actually been 'acquitted' just like that?

"Mother, what should we do now?"

Han Moxiang paced back and forth in her room. Once again, things went beyond her expectations!

"Why did everything go bad when Du Muzhou returned?" Han Mo only slammed his hands on the table.

"If father lets you investigate, we can pin the crime on Du Mu Zhou's head. When the time comes, she will not be able to escape the doom!" Du Ruyu said sinisterly.

Han Moxiang nodded her head. It seemed like she needed to spend some time to think it over!

The next day, before Han Moxiang could start her investigation, the butler called the mother and daughter to the ancestral hall.

There were many people in the ancestral hall, including the fourth concubine, Du Zhong. What surprised Han Mo Xiang was that Du Mu Zhou was also there.

"Why did the wooden boat come out? Is the confinement lifted? "

Du Muzhou nodded with a smile. Actually, she didn't remove it, but instead ran out on her own.

"Old master, why did you call me here …" Han Moxiang asked carefully.

"Ruanyu, what did you come here for last night?" Du Zhong ignored Han Mo Xiang and asked Du Ruyu directly.

When Du Ruanyu heard the sudden question, her heart trembled and she hurriedly said, "Last night? "I didn't go anywhere."

"He really didn't go anywhere?" Du Zhong continued to ask.

"What does father mean by this? I went to bed early last night, but because of Fourth Aunt, I woke up too. I went to the dungeon and didn't go anywhere else. " What Du Ruanyu said was the truth, she was indeed only in the dungeon.

Du Zhong seemed to be deep in thought, and upon seeing this, Du Mu Zhou stepped forward and took out a small scented sachet.

Du Ruyu's eyes widened, this was her scented sachet.

"This is my sister's item, right? Where did it drop last night?" Du Mu Zhou chuckled.

Du Ruyu received the scented sachet. This scented sachet was personally embroidered by her and many people in the Du residence knew about it because she was always wearing it.

"Elder sister, what are you saying? I've lost my scented sachet for several days already, where did you pick it up?"

Du Mu Zhou smiled, revealing a meaningful smile.

Du Ruyu carefully recalled, she had been wearing this scented sachet the entire time. She was even wearing it when she was bathing yesterday. Did she drop it in the dungeon?

"Little sister, why don't you try to remember? There are so many people here, don't lie!"

Du Mu Zhou lightly patted Du Ruanyu's shoulder, causing her body to stiffen the moment she saw the scented sachet.

Han Moxiang had a rough guess as well. "Master, this has nothing to do with Yu'er!"

Du Zhong waved her hand, signalling for Han Mo Xiang to be quiet, but how could she not speak at this time?

"This scented sachet doesn't mean anything. Master, Yu'er is your most beloved daughter. She has always been the most obedient!"

"Pah!" Du Zhong slammed the table and said, "Shut up, Yu'er. Tell me, what happened?"

Du Ruyu calmed herself down and said, "This scented sachet dropped a few days ago, you can ask my servant. As for where she dropped it, I don't know either, and I don't know why elder sister wants this scented sachet as an explanation."

Du Mu Zhou couldn't help but admire Du Ruanyu's ability to defend herself. Since that was the case, and she didn't remember, he should just let her remind him.

"This scented sachet... "I found it in the dungeon. Yesterday, when the butler led his people to search the dungeon, he found it. The butler thought it was mine and even sent someone to invite me to the ancestral hall to ask about it. But when I saw it, I immediately remembered that it was from my second sister."

Du Ruyu forced herself to remain calm as she tried to think of an explanation.

"Elder sister, if someone intentionally framed me, it's not impossible for them to pick up my scented sachet and leave it in the dungeon, right?"

When Du Zhong heard this, he frowned.

"No, it's the killer you sent. You asked her to frame Fourth Aunt and then frame her, so you killed the killer, right?" Du Mu Zhou's every word struck the heart.

Du Ruyu's heart tensed up as Du Mu Zhou's words were not wrong.

"How would I have the ability to do that? Kill the assassin, don't speak nonsense, sister!"

"Do you have any skill that I can tell you? "At that time, the assassin was already subdued, so you killed him effortlessly. Then, you returned to your room and pretended to come to the dungeon. It was just that you didn't expect that you actually left your personal belongings behind, which was why someone caught you!"

Du Mu Zhou's every sentence was so forceful that Du Ruanyu had no way to defend herself.

But Du Ruanyu was such a pretentious person, how could she be easily scared to death by Du Mu Zhou's words!

Furthermore, she had an ally!

"Big sister, we all know that you've been in the manor for several years and that you're angry, but you don't have to be so hostile towards second sister. Second sister is just a weak and powerless woman, how could she have the ability to kill people? If you frame second sister like this, then you have no reason to say anything!" Du Bingxin walked to Du Ruanyu's side and defended her.

Du Mu Zhou held his forehead and sighed. Just who's wrong? She had indeed been in the manor for a few years, but she had to thank him for staying there for a few years. If he had allowed her to stay in the Du Residence, she might have died a long time ago.