In the dim side room, the little donkey and others were stared at by several pairs of vicious dogs' eyes, their legs trembled, and their brains were sweating in the cold.

Liu Si stood beside the eldest young master of the Lu family and said respectfully:

"Young master, everyone has arrived, what are you going to do?"

Lu Wenjing smiled faintly:

"What should I do, didn't Uncle Liu tell them all before, don't I need to repeat it?"

"The old slave understands..."

After Liu Si answered, he strode up to the little donkey and shouted:

"You dogs, how dare you collude with outsiders to deal with the Lu family? The young master has ordered that you will be castrated all and feed all the meat you have cut to the dogs! ”

As soon as they heard that there was meat to eat, several vicious dogs began to bark wildly, and their eyes glowed red with excitement.

Immediately, some people were frightened and fell to their knees and begged for mercy:

"Young master spare my life, all this is the little donkey's idea, we are all bewitched by him, just... I was relieved to Li Gui. ”

Li Gui is Jiao Huangzhong's personal attendant, and he usually gives him advice, and he has also done a lot of unscrupulous things that are not on the table.

These good brothers confessed themselves so quickly, and the little donkey gritted his teeth with hatred, but he didn't dare to say a word.

On the other side, Lu Wenjing looked at the little donkey and looked at him slightly.

Thin and weak, not very old, that is, seventeen or eighteen, his expression looks submissive, and he doesn't look like a leader at all.

"That Li Gui, in addition to asking you about some private matters of the Lu family, what else did you ask you to do?" Liu Si continued to ask.

A kneeling subordinate stepped forward and climbed two steps, and said flatteringly:

"Li Gui gave us ten taels of silver for each person, let us stare at the old master and the young master, once... If there is any trouble, we have to report to him, and in addition, let us find an opportunity to get acquainted with the maids in the East Courtyard..."

"The maid of the East Courtyard?" Liu Si's face was shocked, "Is that Li Gui going to poison the young master?" ”

"Poisoning? Steward Liu has been wronged, how can we have the courage to harm the young master..."

Lu Wenjing said indifferently:

"People die for money, birds die for food, ten taels of silver is enough for you to betray the Lu family, what if it's one hundred taels or one thousand taels? Will you be tempted to poison me, young master? ”

The man who knelt down hurriedly said:

"We are loyal to the young master, and we will never harm the young master, all this is the little donkey's idea, it is he who is plotting against him, and he wants to go crazy if he wants to get rich!"

The little donkey just wanted to explain, but was kicked to the ground by his "accomplices".

"Beat him, it's all him, let our brothers suffer in vain, he's a brute!"

Under the punches and kicks, the little donkey protected his head and curled up in a ball, looking very miserable.

As soon as Lu Wenjing raised his hand, Liu Si understood and shouted angrily:

"Stop, in front of the young master, do you still dare to be presumptuous? Are you tired of living? ”

The subordinates immediately stopped, dispersed, and fell to their knees again, glancing secretly at the little donkey with some cruelty in their eyes.

The little donkey struggled to get up, coughed up a mouthful of blood, and his face was as white as paper, but he did not dare to make a sound again.

Seeing this, Lu Wenjing couldn't help frowning.

It's so heavy, it doesn't look like a gang, these dog minions still want to act in front of the master?

"Uncle Liu, the person who connected with Li Gui before, is this little donkey?"

Liu Si nodded, "The old slave has investigated, this little donkey will take advantage of the time to meet Li Gui every few days, as for what the two of them talked about, the old slave doesn't know." ”

Lu Wenjing stared at the little donkey:

"So, you're the biggest pest hidden in the Lu family? No wonder young master, I always feel that I am being stared at, and my feelings are you doing it? ”

The little donkey nodded helplessly:

"The young master is right... Collusion with the Jiao family is all my idea, they... They just do what I say..."

Hearing this, the rest of the "accomplices" all breathed a sigh of relief, and it was naturally best to have someone to take all the blame.

Lu Wenjing Road:

"Little donkey, is your hometown in Beizhili Hejian Mansion? Your parents died, and your grandmother and younger brother depended on each other since childhood, three years ago, there was a famine in the Baoding River, on the way to Beijing to beg, you stopped the Lu family's carriage and horses to eat, the lord took pity on you, so you entered the Lu family to do a small job. Last year, your grandmother died, and the Lu family gave you a sum of money for the coffin, about thirty taels? ”

Previously, Liu Si had already investigated the little donkey's life story clearly, but now Lu Wenjing said it in front of him, but it shocked the other party's heart.

The little donkey's lips trembled, and his forehead touched the ground, as if he had been greatly touched, and he whimpered in a low voice.

"I'm sorry for the master, I'm sorry for the young master, and I'm even more sorry for the Lu family... I'm just a brute! ”

Liu Si snorted coldly:

"Why bother now? The Lu family treats you well, look at how you take revenge? See I don't give you..."

Lu Wenjing pressed Liu Si:

"Don't worry, Uncle Liu, what I want to listen to today is the truth, and if you don't tell the truth, it's not too late to punish you."

Liu Si usually hates the unkind and unrighteous villain the most, although he answered, he still looked angry, and his eyes at the little donkey showed disdain.

Lu Wenjing looked around at the people under his feet and said:

"I'll give you one last chance, if you have anything to say, hurry up and confess, otherwise, don't blame the young master for being ruthless!"

At the same time, he glanced at the little donkey, who looked hesitant, as if he had something unspeakable.

This time, no one answered, and everyone's confessions pointed to the little donkey, the villain who committed the most heinous crime and took the lead in rebelling against the Lu family.

Lu Wenjing knew it in his heart and sneered:

"Okay, in that case, Uncle Liu, take the others out, and Young Master Ben will punish this little donkey well. ”

"Okay, young master."

After Liu Si bowed in response, he escorted his subordinates out.

At this time, in the side room, only Lu Wenjing and the little donkey were left, plus a few vicious dogs that were ready to pounce and bite at any time.

These vicious dogs had long been familiar with the smell of their masters, and before they received orders, they just squatted obediently, showing their sharp teeth from time to time.

The little donkey's life had already been scared away, and he didn't dare to kneel on the ground, and the blood in his nostrils dripped on the ground, making a subtle "thud" sound.

"Young Master, I once swore that I would never betray my friends..."

Holding back this nonsense for a long time, Lu Wenjing couldn't cry or laugh a little.

"Bullshit friend, those people are using you and using you as a gunman."

Hearing this, the little donkey was not surprised at all, nor did he deny it.

Lu Wenjing went on to say:

"How is Lu Fu treating you?"

The little donkey was stunned for a moment and replied:

"If there was no Lu Mansion, my brother and I would have starved to death by now, and the great kindness of the Lu Mansion would be difficult for the little donkey to repay in this life..."

"I can see that you are a person who understands Entubao, and you are different from those white-eyed wolves who are not familiar with it." Lu Wenjing squatted down and looked him directly into the eyes, "You must have been held by them for something, so you can only be a scapegoat obediently..."

The little donkey seemed to have been seen through by the young master, and his eyes were dodging unconsciously.

"That brother of yours, Xiao Yangzi, was he bullied by them?" Lu Wenjing said tentatively.

At the mention of his brother's name, the little donkey could not bear it any longer, and began to cry out.

"Hey, don't just cry, tell the ins and outs of the matter."

The little donkey sobbed and said what was in his heart.

When he first entered the Lu Mansion, these people were surprisingly good to him, and whether it was for food, they would leave him a special one.

The little donkey was so moved that he immediately called them brothers and sisters, and became one.

But the good times didn't last long, and these people began to blackmail him into doing something shady by relying on some benefits they usually gave themselves.

Petty theft was just a matter of petty theft, until recently, Jiao Huangzhong's attendant Li Gui found them privately and asked them to act as Jiao's spies in the Lu family.

As long as they agreed, each person had ten taels of silver, and once useful information was provided, an additional ten taels would be added.

Ten taels of silver is not a small amount in the eyes of the people, and these people immediately agreed, but they were worried that they would be severely punished by the Lu family after the matter was exposed, so they pushed the little donkey to the front and let him connect with Li Gui, and the risk was all borne by him.

"Young master, I was forced to do this because I was helpless, they threatened me, as long as I dared to say a word, my brother would... There will be no arms and legs...", the little donkey wiped tears from his eyes.

Lu Wenjing resisted the urge to scold and patted the other party's shoulder:

"The Jiao family is powerful, and it is normal for some people in the Lu Mansion to become inflammatory, but these dog offals must pay a corresponding price."

"The slave's younger brother is still young, and he is all taking care of the slave, and please raise the young master's noble hand, don't abolish the villain..."

The little donkey kowtowed like garlic, but Lu Wenjing smiled:

"Why should I abolish you? Young Master, I also pointed to you to report to the Jiao family..."

"What... What? ”