Kick out the general as soon as you are reborn

When General Fu heard Yanyan's footsteps leaving, he turned around and followed with a dazed look in his eyes. He didn't retract his melancholy gaze until Yanyan left the main courtyard. He picked up the wine glass and said, "Duke, we won't leave until we are drunk today. We won't leave until we are drunk."

Duke Liu looked at his distraught appearance, raised his glass, and clinked it with him. "Drink, drink heartily. You have come back from suppressing the bandits, and you must have had a hard journey."

General Fu drank the wine in the glass in one gulp. His eyes were misty and blurred by tears. "Duke, I'll go first." After saying this, he endured the bitterness and walked out.

Duke Liu was worried about him, so he walked beside him and sent him out of the house. He could hear him say unconsciously, "Yan Yan, we missed each other after all. I was too late."

Duke Liu supported him and said, "Go back! Go back! When you wake up tomorrow, everything will be the same as before."

General Fu looked up, his eyes full of tears, but he stubbornly refused to let them fall. "Duke, you can stay. I can walk on my own."

Duke Liu watched him walk out of the Duke's Mansion, climb onto his horse, and couldn't help but murmur, "He's a good person! He just came a little late, otherwise he would have been a good destination." After that, he turned around and went back to the mansion, walking towards Cuizhuxuan.

Butler Liu followed and said, "Master, do you want to give this scimitar to the princess? This is a rare treasure."

Duke Liu looked at the scimitar in Butler Zhou's hand and said, "Put it away. Although it is a treasure, the problem is that Nannan is in a position now and cannot accept General Fu's gift. Who knows if other people saw this scimitar seized by General Fu during the suppression of the bandits? Nannan might be talked about if she holds it, which will be bad for her reputation."

Hearing this, Butler Liu held the scimitar in his hand and said, "Master, please go see the princess first. The princess is in her courtyard. I will send this scimitar to the warehouse for storage."

Duke Liu chuckled, his eyes full of joy. "Okay, I'll go over and take a look. I just heard a sound behind the screen partition, and I guessed it was Nannan who came back."

Only then did Butler Liu retreat with the scimitar in his hand.

Liu Yanyan heard her father's laughter and stood up to greet him, "Dad, you are here."

Duke Liu was about to salute with a smile on his face, but was stopped by Yanyan, "Dad, you don't have to salute. There are no outsiders here." After saying that, she pulled Dad into the house and sat down.

Duke Liu looked at Nannan lovingly, and when he saw that she looked a little pale, he asked with concern, "Nannan, what's wrong? You look so pale."

Liu Yanyan raised her hand and brushed her cheek and said, "No, Daddy must have seen it wrong. By the way, Daddy, General Fu, when did I become so familiar with you?"

Duke Liu smiled awkwardly, "Yes, yes. We drank together last time and got along very well. He just came back from suppressing bandits and came in to see me."

Liu Yanyan nodded gently. "Is that so? Dad, I asked someone to come back last time and asked you to investigate my coma. How is the investigation going? Why am I in a coma? Even the Third Prince wants to plot against me."

Duke Liu said seriously, "We checked. Gu Beichen used to frequently go in and out of the Duke's Mansion. He bribed the kitchen purchase manager and gave you a mild drug. He also bribed the fortune teller and wanted to remarry you so that he could use the power of the Duke's Mansion to prop up the fallen General's Mansion."

Liu Yanyan held the teacup tightly in her hand, her fingers turned white, and her face turned blue with anger. "Daddy, continue."

Duke Liu clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white. "The Third Prince's companion, by chance, heard the two plotting in the back alley of the restaurant, and then he relayed the matter to the Third Prince, so that the Third Prince made a move and wanted you to marry him as a concubine without knowing what was going on."

Liu Yanyan looked at her father, held his hand, and said soothingly, "Dad, don't be angry. Didn't I marry the Third Prince?"

Duke Liu sighed and said, "Fortunately you didn't marry him, otherwise I don't know what kind of life you would have. I thought he was a good person, but I didn't expect that."

Liu Yanyan reached out and tugged at her father's hand, glancing upwards, "Dad, let's not talk about this, how come I married the Regent?"

Duke Liu reacted and thought of the existence of the secret guards. He suppressed his thoughts and said, "I don't know about that. I've checked everything I can. Your marriage to the regent really seems like a coincidence."

Liu Yanyan still had doubts in her heart. Since her father hadn't found out the truth, she didn't say much. She just asked, "Dad, where is the manager who poisoned me? How did you deal with him?"

Duke Liu sneered, "He's locked up in the woodshed at the back! After interrogating him for so long, he only revealed Gu Beichen. Now he's half dead. Go to the yard and set some rules for those unruly people in the mansion."

Liu Yanyan smiled gently and walked behind her father. Yuzhu and Yuzhen supported her calmly, their fingers trembling slightly.

Liu Yanyan noticed this and did not comfort him. She followed her father out. After arriving at the yard, she walked behind the folding screen placed next to her and sat upright on the pear wood chair.

Duke Liu sat on the upper armchair and looked at Housekeeper Liu beside him and said, "Have you summoned all the maids, old women and servants in the mansion?"

Butler Liu bowed respectfully and said, "Master, everyone has been summoned. The kitchen steward Liu who committed the crime has also been brought in."

Duke Liu looked at Steward Liu, who was stubborn and unwilling to plead guilty, and said calmly, "Well, gag him and beat him to death. Let everyone in the mansion watch and find out what crime it is to murder the master."

Liu Yanyan watched this scene coldly without saying a word, nor paid any attention to Yuzhu and Yuzhen who were trembling with fear behind her.

Only when Manager Liu was pressed on the nail board did he feel fear and struggled desperately. The more he struggled, the more bloody wounds appeared on his body.

The servant next to him took a thick wooden stick and hit him again and again. He whimpered in pain. With each blow, Manager Liu was directly stuck to the nail board.

Liu Yanyan couldn't help but pick up her handkerchief and cover her eyes, unwilling to watch the bloody scene.

Outside the screen partition, Steward Zhou said to the trembling maids, old women, and servants who lowered their heads, "Open your eyes and look carefully. See clearly what will happen to those who plot against the master. See clearly."

The maids and old women who were hiding in the corner had to raise their heads, their faces full of fear.

Butler Zhou saw this and withdrew his gaze with satisfaction, "Why stop? Keep fighting. Anyone who plots to murder the master must die."

At this time, Manager Liu's face turned pale with pain and sweat all over his face. He looked at the master with a pleading face, spitting out the rag desperately, and begging, "Master, it is my fault. Please, please, for the sake of my decades of service to you, give me a quick death! Master, please, have mercy on me." The Duke did not respond. He turned his head to look in the direction of Liu Yanyan and said, "Miss, Miss, please, it was Gu Beichen who asked me to do this. I thought you still had him in your heart, so I helped him. Miss, Miss, I know I was wrong. Please spare my life!"