At this moment, Zhou An no longer has any excitement, anxiety, and scoundrel color, but is restrained and calm.

"Read!" The empress said directly.

"Yes!" Zhou An responded, opened the paperwork in his hand, and said loudly: "This time the raid of Lu Lian's Mansion has confiscated 80,000 taels of silver, 4,000 taels of gold, 47 pieces of antique artifacts, and 20 calligraphy and paintings in the secret vault of his mansion......"

Zhou An is very formal in the loud report of the seizure.

Many people's faces have changed color.

Lu Lian's face changed drastically, but his expression was a little surprised, how could it be? How could Zhou An find the secret vault?

Because Lu Lian didn't know how many things were in the secret vault, he was very cautious, and he was only greedy for so "a little" for decades, and he didn't have the heart to count them again and again, and he generally didn't care about this matter, and when things were sent to the mansion, his wife sorted them out and put them into the warehouse.

Because Lu Lian himself didn't know how many things were in the secret vault, he wasn't sure if what Zhou An said was true, or if he was tricking him.

Zhou An is still talking.

“…… In addition, in the dark compartment of the back house of Lu Lian's mansion, 133 letters and tokens related to Lu Lian's greed for ink, 17 copies of the title deed, and many precious jewelry and jade were found in his eldest son's bedroom, a total of 22 pieces, and in other houses, a number of valuable objects were seized...... At present, according to a rough calculation, the suspected stolen goods seized in the Lu Lian Mansion are worth a total of 400,000 taels of silver! ”

Zhou An briefly finished reading it, then put down the document and said: "Our family has long suspected that Lu Lian is a corrupt official and a corrupt official, and he has been secretly reported, so he sent someone to investigate secretly...... Lord Lu! These are the stolen goods that have just been confiscated in your house, and you dare to say that you are not a corrupt official?! ”

While Zhou An finally asked Lu Lian, he also raised his hand to the door.

The brocade guard at the door immediately opened all the boxes that had been brought in, and they were either gold and silver, or antique calligraphy and paintings, jewelry and jade. There was also a small box full of letters, title deeds, and the like.

Lu Lian's face was already pale, the corners of his mouth were shaking, he took a deep breath and scolded angrily: "Bold! You eunuch, you dare to frame this official! Taking advantage of the time when the official went to court, he sent someone to check the official mansion without authorization, why do you say that these things belong to the official? I think you moved into this official mansion, and you want to harm this official! It's you...... Holy Lord! ”

Lu Lian suddenly turned around and looked at the empress, staggered forward two steps and knelt down, "The old minister is wronged!" It is Zhou An who is framing the old minister, please ask the saint to make the decision for the old minister! Holy See! ”

He kowtowed heavily to the empress, looking like he had been wronged.

Lu Lian's hoarse rebuttal seemed to be very weak, after all, the evidence was conclusive, but Lu Lian still had to refute, not admit guilt, because he wanted to fight for a glimmer of life for himself.

This glimmer of vitality is not in how the empress reacts, but in Wu Xukuan!

If he pleads guilty now, the empress can directly order him to withdraw and be cut down!

If he doesn't admit his guilt, this matter can be ridiculed, as long as Wu Xukuan speaks for him, or a few more ministers speak for him, so that the empress can see it, then his life will be saved for the time being.

Although, it is only temporary, he can't get away with it at all, after all, the evidence is ironclad.

However, if Wu Xukuan wants to save his life, there is not only one way to exonerate him.

The Empress groaned.

"Lord Lu!" Zhou An looked at Lu Lian and spoke, "Why do you bother? Are you just dying? Do you really think anyone can save you? Then our family will tell you, in heaven and on earth, no one can save you today! No one will speak for you! Never! Who would dare?! ”

Zhou An's last voice was heavy, and he slowly turned around and glanced at it.

He's got the word down! He wanted to see who would jump out and speak to Lu Lian at this time!

The Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, one counts as one, Zhou An turned around and glanced over.

Finally, he looked at Wu Xukuan.

Wu Xukuan had already closed his eyes, looking like he was completely out of the way with his eyes closed.

It is impossible for him to jump out and speak to Lu Lian, it is impossible for Lu Lian to lose a big deal because of a small loss, and others, at this moment, after Zhou An put down his cruel words, they did not dare to take risks.

It seems that they are all suppressed by Zhou An.

Lu Lian's face turned a little paler.

"Lord Lu, don't you still recognize it?" Zhou An spoke again, and didn't give Lu Lian a chance to admit it, "Okay, since you don't admit it, you said that our family framed you, then our family will prove to you that it is not a frame-up!" After Zhou An finished speaking, he turned his head to look at the door, and said, "Bring witnesses!" ”

Tang Hongfei nodded, and then among the row of people kneeling at the door, he pulled up one person and took off his hood.

This is a very charming woman, she looks like she is about thirty years old, and her body and skin are all excellent, but in fact, she is over forty years old, and she is Lu Lian's wife Ru Madame!

Lu Lian knelt on the ground, turned around and looked at it, and when Tang Hongfei took off the hood like a woman, Lu Lian was stunned.

He hadn't even seen it before, it was his wife!

A normal loving couple, even if the wife is hooded, looking at the figure and looking at the clothes, you can see who it is, but Lu Lian has ignored his wife for too long, such as the lady before entering the palace, she also dressed up carefully and changed into clothes that she didn't usually wear.

Many of the ministers present also knew Mrs. Ru, and after Tang Hongfei took off the hood for him, he began to talk to each other.

Tang Hongfei stepped forward with Mrs. Ru, and stopped halfway through.

If Mrs. Ru has arrived in the hall, Ying Ying knelt down and kowtowed to the empress: "Cheap concubine Zhen Ru, see the saint, long live my emperor!" ”

"Flat." The empress raised her hand slightly.

If Mrs. gets up, she is really a very attractive woman, whether it is her appearance, demeanor, or even every action, she is impeccable.

Lu Lian knelt on the ground, tilting his head with a stunned expression.

What the situation, he still hasn't figured it out.

Mrs. Ru didn't even look at Lu Lian.

"Mrs. Lu, our family asks you, are you willing to prove for our family that these gold and silver treasures are all the proceeds of Lu Lian's corruption?" Zhou An asked.

"The concubine is willing." Mrs. Ru bowed her head to Zhou An and said.

The buzzing and buzzing in the hall suddenly stopped, and many people were confused, so simple? So straightforward? The wife who has been with Lu Lian for more than 20 years was turned against by Zhou An?!

The most confused is naturally Lu Lian himself.

In fact, since Zhou An said "bring witnesses", everyone knew that this person who stepped forward was to testify against Lu Lian, but because this person was Mrs. Ru, it made people not think so, they thought that Zhou An had used some other method to use Mrs. Ru as a breakthrough to prove that Lu Lian was a corrupt official.

But the result is ...... So straightforward!

For example, the lady wants to prove that her husband is a corrupt official!