Minglan is reborn, this time with no regrets!

Gu Yankai's face immediately fell: "Nonsense! Yu'er is so talented, how could he be deceived by others?"

Xiao Qin was hesitant to speak for a long time, and finally waved her hand and said, "I am stupid and talking nonsense, please don't blame me, Master. I will bring you water to wash, and we will settle down!"

Gu Yankai could not help but let her prevaricate and raised his voice a few notches: "What happened?"

Xiao Qin's eyes flickered: "Really? I... I'll go get some water for the master right now."

"Come back!" Gu Yankai slapped the table, "The servants are responsible for fetching water, why do you have to fetch water yourself? Tell me, what happened to Yu'er?"

Xiao Qinshi stood at the door and hesitated for a while. Seeing that Gu Yankai was very determined, she dismissed everyone and closed the door tightly. Then she sat down next to Gu Yankai, took his arm, and whispered, "I heard from some of the subordinates these days that on the night when Erlang was poisoned, they saw someone from Dalang's room coming out of the kitchen."

Gu Yankai immediately pushed her hand away and yelled, "Nonsense!"

Xiao Qinshi was almost knocked down by her, but she was not angry. She pulled his arm again and said in a low voice: "Keep your voice down, don't let others hear it! This is so shameful!"

"I know Yu'er best. How could he poison Erlang? Don't listen to the nonsense of those ignorant villains." Gu Yankai was very unhappy.

Xiao Qin was stunned for a moment, then her face was filled with fear: "I didn't believe it at first, and I scolded those people who were talking nonsense. But one after another came, and each of them had a story to tell. I was really panicked, so I came to discuss it with the master."

Gu Yankai: "Call those people here now and let them tell me what they saw!"

Half an hour later, people were kneeling on the floor of the main hall. There were maids who had served for many years, and servants who had just entered the mansion. Some served in the front hall, and some worked in the kitchen. These people came from different backgrounds, but they all said in unison that they saw someone from Gu Tingyu's room entering and leaving the kitchen that night.

"Why is there no one from the second son's room?" Gu Yankai looked at Xiao Qin with unfriendly eyes.

Xiao Qin replied cautiously, "There are only three people in the second son's room. They were all staying in his yard on the day of the incident. Only Shitou ran in and out. Logically, he is the most suspicious. Why don't we call Shitou back and ask him again? Actually... I have always been worried. I heard that he first denied that he personally boiled the medicine that night, and then suddenly admitted it when you lost your temper... He is so inconsistent, I wonder if there is something fishy going on?"

Gu Yankai waved his hand: "The second brother guaranteed Shitou himself. He still has to rely on the second brother for food and drink, so there is really no reason to harm him."

"True, unless Erlang was playing and singing by himself to set a torture for his family. But how is that possible? Erlang is the most honest person." Xiao Qinshi went with the flow, thinking to herself that if she could use this opportunity to create another rift between father and son, it would not be in vain that she had endured such a big plot from Gu Tingye today.

Gu Yankai did not respond to her words, but only asked the people on the ground: "You all said it was from Dalang's room, who was it in his room?"

A maid spoke first: "It's Youji. He has been doing chores for Dalang outside since Youqing left. I know him."

Gu Yankai: "Where are the others?"

"I don't know who he is. That night I saw a man coming out of the kitchen and heading towards Dalang's yard."

"It should be Youji. His back looks like Youqing. I almost mistook him for Youqing that day. Later, I heard from others that Youqing left during the day and realized it must be Youji."

"It's Yukichi. I've played cards with that guy several times, so I recognize him."

A group of people reported one by one, and Gu Yankai frowned as he listened.

He thought for a long time and said to Xiao Qinshi, "Don't disturb Dalang. Go to his yard and call Youji over."

After a while, Youji was brought to the main house. He had seen Gu Yan interrogate people, and he fell to his knees as soon as he entered the room.

"Has Dalang rested?" Gu Yankai asked calmly.

Youji buried his head and answered: "My Lord, the eldest son has gone to bed."

"Does he go to bed at this time every day?"

"The eldest son goes to bed at 11:00 p.m. every day, so he should be fast asleep by now."

"Does he sleep well? Does he often get up in the middle of the night?"

"With the young lady taking care of him, the eldest master rarely calls for help in the middle of the night."

"Then you can take care of your own business after the hour of Xu?"

"I will follow you, Master. We will clean up after 12:00 and go to bed soon."

"Then why did I hear someone saw you go to the kitchen in the middle of the night?"

"It should be the day when the second young master was poisoned. He told my mother not to let Shitou disturb the Marquis' wife's sleep, so he woke me up to help in the kitchen. But Shitou was cautious and didn't let me intervene. I stood at the kitchen door for a while and then left."

These words shocked everyone present.

"You're talking nonsense! When did I ask anyone to ask you for help?" Xiang's mother said anxiously.

Youji: "Mother Xiang, are you afraid of being implicated because you can't find the culprit of the second young master's poisoning, so you lied to harm me?"

Xiang Mom: "You are slandering me! Even if I need to ask someone to help, I will ask the people in the main house. Why should I go all the way to find you?"

Ariyoshi sneered, "Yeah, I want to know why too."

As soon as he said this, the whole room fell silent, and everyone was pondering the "why" that Youji had said in their minds.

Gu Yankai's pupils shrank slightly and he turned his head to look his mother up and down.

Xiang Mama realized that the situation was not good, so she immediately lifted her skirt and knelt in front of Gu Yankai: "My Lord, please understand, I have no idea what this kid is talking about. That night, I was guarding the door of the Marquis's wife and never left!"

"You really didn't leave, you sent someone to call me." Youji looked at him coldly.

"Then who did you say I was calling?!" Xiang's mother's neck straightened.

Youji pointed at a maid kneeling on the ground and said, "That's her."

"What nonsense are you talking about? This person is serving in the front hall. Why would he listen to my orders in the middle of the night?"

"Mother Xiang assists Madam in managing the household. You have so much power in your hands. Who can't you command?"

"That's nonsense!" Xiao Qin finally couldn't stand it anymore. "According to you, did I instruct mother Xiang to call you?"

"I dare not! Madam will certainly not do such a thing." Youji turned to Gu Yankai and bowed, "But it was really my mother who asked that girl to call me that night. Please, Lord Marquis, make the decision for me!"

Gu Yankai stared at the maidservant who Youji had pointed out and asked, "Tell me, what happened?"

How could that maid have seen Youji? She had made a big mistake and was held in the hands of Xiao Qinshi, so she had to lie and give false testimony this time. She thought she could just bite Youji to death, but who would have thought that she would become the culprit instead? Xiao Qinshi didn't teach her how to deal with this situation!

The maidservant trembled like a sieve and kept looking at Xiao Qinshi.

Xiao Qin looked back coldly: "Could it be that Xiang Mama really asked you to find Youji?"