"...Xiaochan was brought in by the master from outside the palace. Maybe the master is used to serving her. All food and clothing are prepared by Xiaochan. He doesn't like us handling her. Even if he is a slave, the master is not happy."
"Seeing that Xiaochan was not there when dinner was being prepared, the slave girl felt anxious and asked everyone to look for her, but they couldn't find her. We had no choice but to disturb the master and knocked on the door for a while, but no one answered. We were heartbroken.
Knowing something was wrong, I pushed the door in and saw two people, both of whom were dead..."
At this point, Linglong cried and regretted: "If we had gone in earlier, wouldn't the master be like this?"
Aunt Li interrupted coldly: "I haven't seen your master all afternoon, and I don't want to go in and have a look. What's the use of pretending to cry and regret now!"
Then he asked in a cold voice: "The people below said that you once banned people from entering the palace and said that Wu Meiren was resting. Is this true?"
Linglong lowered her head and bit her lips and admitted: "It is true. It's just that I have never seen the master. I heard what Xiaochan said. Xiaochan said that the master was resting and not to be disturbed, and asked us to stay away. She and others
She had said it before, but she was afraid that others would not listen to her, so after the slave came back from his errands, she found the slave again in private, hoping that the slave would come forward."
Aunt Li sneered: "You believe what she says?"
Linglong knew that her behavior had not impressed Grandma Li and she was still doubting her.
She paused, lowered her eyebrows and said, "It was my fault. I didn't think much about it at the time, because I was afraid that others would not understand the rules and offend the master, so I said it again."
"Has anyone seen Xiaochan talking to you about this?"
"Because I said it in private, no." Linglong shook her head.
Under the leadership of Wu Fang'er, Jinghong Hall was in disarray.
At that time, other people were far away from the palace and were hiding away. No one even saw her entering and coming out of the palace, which was a waste of time for her to perform outside the palace gate.
How could anyone see her talking to Xiaochan? Even if she asked, those people would not know and were even afraid that her laziness would be discovered.
Grandma Li stared at Linglong for a while, then signaled the palace attendant next to her to verify, and the interrogation continued.
During the interrogation, Linglong was heartbroken several times and burst into tears.
Aunt Li watched with cold eyes, and every question got to the point.
When Linglong cried bitterly and said: "Xiaochan, Xiaochan, you are confused. Even if the master is very strict with you, he beats and scolds you all for your own good. How can you be so inconsiderate? You have harmed your master, and then you have
Own."
Aunt Li frowned: "Wu Meiren usually beats and scolds Xiaochan?"
Linglong panicked and denied it, as if she had just discovered that she had spilled the beans.
Aunt Li said solemnly: "Recruit from the truth. Don't make any lies, otherwise the palace regulations will deal with it."
Linglong nodded hesitantly and said sadly:
"Aunt Li, I'm not afraid of your jokes. Even though I'm the eldest maid of Jinghong Hall, when I go out I'll be called sister, but I haven't been allowed by my master to live in Jinghong Hall. Only Xiaochan lives there.
It is the best room in His Royal Highness Jinghong’s room, but why doesn’t she know how good the master is..."
Aunt Li interrupted displeasedly: "It's indeed a joke. From the beginning to the end, you kept saying that Wu Meiren favored Xiao Chan but not you. Could it be that Wu Meiren promoted you to the title of eldest maid in a short period of time because she took a fancy to you?
Incapable?"
Linglong's breath was stagnant. The subtext of these words was that if she didn't have some ability and couldn't win over Wu Fanger, she wouldn't be promoted.
She didn't expect that Aunt Li would not accept her trick at all. Even though she had made preparations long ago, she still didn't believe her at all.
Linglong quickly wanted to explain. Aunt Li didn't give her a chance to talk nonsense: "How Miss Wu treats you, the Criminal Division will check it out. As the grand maid of Jinghong Hall, you have an unshirkable responsibility. Continue.
, when was the last time you saw Xiaochan?"
Linglong had no choice but to continue: "Yes, it was in the afternoon. At that time, the slave girl saw her coming back from outside. She looked wrong, so she went to care about her and asked her where she was. Unexpectedly, Xiaochan was very panicked and first she said goodbye.
He was a beautiful woman from Wu, but later changed his story and said he was from Zhou Cai."
Her eyes became moist again, and she continued: "The slave was confused at the time. He thought she was hiding for fear of being discovered. He said a few words to her and let her go. He never saw her again until the master opened the door.
At the palace gate, I found that she had been hanged from the beam, and the master's body was beside her, along with a suicide note."
After saying that, I cried silently.
Aunt Li stared at her for a while, then waved for a palace attendant to come over and whispered a few words, and the palace attendant left in response.
On the palace road.
The pedestrian was walking quickly towards Jinghong Hall.
Yuchi Gongxin is in purgatory.
The little thief's frown and smile, his embarrassment and annoyance, were still vivid in his mind.
How could he dare to believe that she was dead unless he saw her with his own eyes.
How could he be willing to do it if he didn't go and investigate it himself and send the person who harmed her to hell with his own hands.
At some point, a big cat followed Yuchi Gong silently.
Halfway through the group, there was sudden movement from behind, as if someone was speeding.
Yuchi Gong turned back suddenly, his eyes cold.
Before Zhang Defa and others could recover, Wu Xue suddenly stood in front of Yuchi Gong, with his front legs lowered and a pair of cold eyes staring in the direction of the visitor.
The visitor appeared in the blink of an eye. He was dressed in black, knelt down on one knee, and said hurriedly: "Long live the Lord, the left minister of the Ministry of War was scratched on the shoulder by a hidden arrow on the way to arrest him. The arrow was poisonous and the poison was strong. When he was brought back,
, the poison has attacked the heart and lungs, and the imperial doctor declared that he will not survive for more than two seconds."
Yuchi Gong's heart sank: "Is there anyone who can find out the person behind the scenes?"
The visitor said: "We have never. Yang knows that Xu will not speak until he sees you."
Yuchi Gong's eyes were full of ice, and he suddenly stared at the person coming, his imperial pressure clearly revealed: "He deserves it too!"
The visitor bowed his head and trembled: "This subordinate is incompetent."
Yuchi Gong clenched his fists tightly. He knew why Yang Zhixu was willing to speak only after seeing him. It was just to seek a way for his wife and children to survive.
For such a heinous person, it would be the greatest grace to leave a trace of his body intact, but he dared to threaten death.
Ah……
Yuchi turned his head to look in the direction of Jinghong Hall, and the scene in front of him seemed to reappear yesterday.
Four years ago, his brother died suddenly in the fiefdom. He was tied up by the situation in the previous dynasty and could not go there in person. It was so similar to now!
He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. When he opened them, they were all red.
Yuchi Gong made a decision and said hoarsely: "Wuxue, go and guard her until I pass."
Wu Xue's cat's whiskers moved, as if she understood. She glanced sideways and walked towards Jinghong Hall on four legs.
"Zhang Defa!"
"The slave is here!" Zhang Defa quickly appeared from the side.
"You go and listen. If the Queen Mother wants to show off, stop her first. The relevant people will detain them all and tell the Queen Mother that she will be tried again in person when I come back."
"Slave obeys the order!"
Yuchi Gong turned around and strode away, just like four years ago, with a lonely back, burning heart, and overwhelming murderous intent.
This person is dead, he will avenge them, and he will not let anyone go.