Use a substitute on your wedding night to scatter the ashes of your entire family

If she could kill someone with someone else's knife, she would naturally not do it herself.

Therefore, a maid from Shulan Courtyard was asked to find Xing'er and ask her to talk about Aunt Tong's current situation.

Aunt Tong has always been pretty nice to her.

Although Xing'er is a fickle person, she and Aunt Tong have a close master-servant relationship.

In addition, the maid brought her to Xu twice, making Xu remember her.

As soon as Aunt Tong was sent away, Xing'er had originally planned to leave. She came back yesterday to pack her things, but she had no idea that she would lose her life before leaving.

Not long after, the yamen runners brought by Fan Jiang found the white silk used to strangle Xing'er in the firewood room of Shulan Courtyard.

The white silk was twisted into a hemp rope, the shape was shocking.

Fan Jiang examined Bai Ling and then went to check the body, where he found dandruff in the cracks between the body's fingernails.

The bailiff said quickly, "You see, sir, Xing'er struggled before she died, and she scratched the murderer. As long as we check who has scratches on their hands, we can basically confirm that person is the murderer."

Fan Jiang nodded and immediately ordered someone to investigate.

Li Shuangwan also cooperated and asked the housekeeper to call all the servants in the mansion over.

Li Yuanming looked at Xu, and Xu also shook his head at him.

He glanced at her hands again and saw that they were smooth without any signs of injury, and he breathed a sigh of relief without making any sound.

Half a quarter of an hour later, all the servants in the Duke's Mansion gathered together.

Li Shuangwan asked: "Uncle Li, are all the people here?"

The housekeeper, Uncle Li, looked solemn and glanced at Mrs. Xu. He said with embarrassment, "We are still missing Mrs. Lin, who served the Second Madam personally. I ordered people to search everywhere in the mansion, but they couldn't find her."

Li Shuangwan deliberately turned cold and looked at Xu: "Second Aunt, this Lin Po is your personal nanny. Even though you sold out all the servants in Zhilan Courtyard some time ago, she still served you well."

"It can be seen that Second Aunt trusts her very much."

Xu's face changed and she said, "What does the princess mean by that? Mrs. Lin has two legs and is a living person. How can I care where she goes?"

"Oh? So, Second Aunt doesn't know how to discipline the servants in this mansion?"

Xu choked.

The housekeeper glanced at Xu and said, "Five guards from the second house haven't arrived yet."

Li Shuangwan's face darkened.

It was at this time that Gu Xingyan strode in.

Morin, who was following behind him, picked up a woman like a chicken and threw her to the ground as soon as he came in.

Everyone quickly saluted Gu Xingyan.

Gu Xingyan only glanced at them indifferently, walked straight to Li Shuangwan, and said softly: "As soon as I entered the Duke's Mansion, I saw this woman sneaking out through the dog hole, so I asked Mo Lin to catch her."

He looked around and asked in confusion, "What happened?"

"Tong's personal maid Xing'er was strangled to death and hidden in Li Shuangxi's bed. But Xing'er had been redeemed half a month ago and was a good citizen, no longer a servant of our mansion, so this alarmed the government."

Gu Xingyan raised his eyebrows and snorted, "I heard that the third lady of the Duke's Mansion disappeared a few days ago? If so, why did they hide the body of a maid in her bed?"

Fan Jiang is a smart man, so he couldn't understand what was going on.

The second branch of the Li family really thinks that Lord Lu is a fool who can be easily fooled.

At this time, the yamen runners who were checking everyone for injuries had finished their check: "Sir, there are several scratches on Mrs. Lin's hands, which match the skin flakes between the three fingernails of the deceased."

Another person said, "Three other people also had injuries on their hands, but their injuries were all caused by working, and from the severity of the injuries, it can be seen that they are not new injuries. Except for this old lady Lin, the rest can be ruled out as suspects."

Fan Jiang nodded and walked in front of Mrs. Lin. A yamen runner picked the person up from the ground.

Fan Jiang stared at her with a cold gaze: "Tell me, did you kill that person?"

Mrs. Lin was so frightened that her face turned pale. She stammered, not knowing how to answer, and only looked at Xu for help.

Xu frowned, and before Li Yuanming could stop her, she said hastily, "Mrs. Lin, I have treated you well and taken good care of your family. Why did you kill someone in the Duke's Mansion?"

Li Yuanming said in his heart: Not good.

He shouted urgently: "Mother!"

However, at this time, Xu was anxious to let Mrs. Lin take the blame alone, so she had no time to listen to her son's reminder.

Regardless, he blurted out: "You know, Xing Er's family has redeemed her, and she is now a good citizen. If you kill a good citizen, you must pay with your life!"

"If you die, what will happen to your family? You can die alone, but don't let your family be implicated!"

Li Yuanming was so angry that his eyebrows were twitching.

It’s stupid. It’s really stupid.

His mother is a brainless person. She just blurts out whatever is on her mind without considering the occasion.

At the same time, he also regretted that when he asked the guards to control Mrs. Lin's family, he did not avoid his mother.

What made him even more angry was that the servants of the second house failed to gain any advantage and did not find Mrs. Lin in advance.

Warn her in advance and let her take all the blame.

Just now when the housekeeper came to report that they had searched everywhere but couldn't find Mrs. Lin, he was still feeling relieved.

Mrs. Lin escaped because she was afraid of being punished. Any crime can be pinned on her.

As a result, the Ninth Prince of Daliang unexpectedly intervened.

It's too late now.

Li Shuangwan raised his eyebrows and looked at Xu, snorting in his heart.

Xu was self-righteous, but he didn't realize that the implication of his words was too obvious.

Originally, Fan Jiang might not have noticed her, but now it’s just right that she has come to him.

When Fan Jiang heard this, he frowned slightly, looked at Xu, and looked her up and down. After one look, he saw some clues.

He is in charge of criminal cases, and he has seen all kinds of people during the process of investigating cases.

Xu's tricks were not enough in front of him.

This person's face was pale, his body was trembling slightly, and his eyes were wandering. It was obvious that he was guilty and panicked.

So he said in a cold voice: "Second Madam, just talk about the case, why do you involve her family! If you say so again, I have reason to suspect that you are threatening me!"

Xu didn't dare to speak.

When Mrs. Lin was brought in by Mo Lin, she saw the situation in the yard and then saw Xing'er's body with her eyes wide open. She was so frightened that her face turned as pale as paper and she trembled all over.

She knew it was over.

The fact that she and her wife had strangled Xing'er could no longer be concealed.

If the lady could remember her past loyalty, she would take the blame alone.

So he made up his mind, knelt in front of Fan Jiang, and was about to take all the blame.

Cui Jingyu came suddenly. As soon as he came in, the first person he saw was Li Shuangwan, who was standing in the yard with a frown on his face.

He curled his lips and looked towards Fan Jiang: "Oh, Lord Fan is trying a case here?"