Chapter 37

Gu Qiancheng never expected that Lady Gu would be so ruthless. If she was going to act, it would be to take a life!

In the early morning, not seeing Mama Sun, Gu Qiancheng felt very uneasy. Just as she was about to send someone to look for her, a rough old woman came running in, flustered and shouting, "Young Miss, Young Miss, something’s wrong, something’s wrong..."

"What happened?" The head maid, temporarily assigned to take care of Gu Qiancheng, stepped forward with a stern face, blocking the old woman, "What’s the rush? You might startle Young Miss."

"Yes, yes..." The old woman was so frightened that she immediately stopped, stammering.

"What is it?" The head maid pressed, perhaps thinking the courtyard was small and Gu Qiancheng could hear her, her tone softened. The old woman took a deep breath, calmed down, and pointed outside, "In the pond outside, someone has died. It’s said to be Mama Sun from Young Miss’s courtyard. The old woman heard and came to report it to Young Miss."

"What?" Gu Qiancheng, hearing the news inside, quickly came out and asked the old woman, "Is what you said true? Did Mama Sun from my courtyard die in the pond?"

Gu Qiancheng felt a chill all over her body, and she couldn’t stop trembling...

"Young Miss, how could the old woman dare to lie to you? Every word is true. If Young Miss doesn’t believe me, I’ll take you to see it right away." The old woman, seeing that Gu Qiancheng didn’t believe her, immediately became anxious.

She had come in a hurry to report the news, hoping to make a good impression on Gu Qiancheng and have a better future.

"I would have gone to see it even if you didn’t tell me." Gu Qiancheng’s face was pale, and her steps were unsteady. The head maid quickly stepped forward to comfort her, "Young Miss, don’t be too anxious. Maybe the old woman misunderstood." Seeing Gu Qiancheng trembling, she quickly called out, "Cuiliu, quickly... bring Young Miss a cloak."

"No need, just help me go and see." In a breath, Gu Qiancheng had calmed down, but her eyes were cold.

Gu Qiancheng’s foot injury had healed, and as long as she didn’t run fast, she could walk normally. She just needed someone to support her to move faster.

The old woman led the way, and Gu Qiancheng soon arrived at the small pond. The pond was surrounded by people, and the old woman shouted from a distance, "Move aside, move aside, Young Miss is here, quickly move aside..."

Coincidentally, this was the pond Gu Qiancheng had jumped into that night. She knew very well that the water in the pond was not deep. If a child fell in and drowned, it might be possible, but an adult would never drown.

Out of professional habit, even in her grief, Gu Qiancheng didn’t forget to observe the surroundings. She took a quick look and understood the situation, then quickly moved forward...

This was the inner courtyard, with only a group of maids and old women. Seeing Gu Qiancheng come, they all moved aside...

On the ground lay a body soaked in water, eyes wide open, as if she died with regrets.

The skin on her face, hands, and feet, exposed to the air, was dark yellow and lacked luster. Mud was in her mouth and ears, and her features were slightly swollen, making it easy to identify her.

"Miss... ah, dead, dead, dead." The little maid who brought the cloak to Gu Qiancheng trembled, almost dropping the cloak.

But Gu Qiancheng had no time to look at her. She covered her mouth and choked, "Mama Sun..." It really was Mama Sun...

Yesterday, Mama Sun was still happy that her foot had healed, and today she had become a cold, lifeless body. Tears rolled down Gu Qiancheng’s face, and as everyone retreated, she stepped forward.

"Mama Sun, Qiancheng is sorry to you." Gu Qiancheng knelt beside her, reaching out to close Mama Sun’s eyes, "Qiancheng came too late."

Gu Qiancheng bit her lip, trying hard to suppress her anger and the urge to kill...

As a professional forensic doctor, she needed only one glance to determine that Mama Sun had been murdered.

Mama Sun’s hair was scattered behind her, and there was a gold ring on her left ring finger, which had cut into her finger and caused it to bleed. Her shoes were missing, and her socks were covered in mud, but her legs were relatively clean. Next to her was a water-soaked embroidered shoe, which Gu Qiancheng recognized as Mama Sun’s.

Gu Qiancheng took a deep breath, put away her grief, and tried to maintain the calmness required for her work.

She couldn’t let Mama Sun die with regrets, nor could she let the murderer go unpunished.

Gu Qiancheng took a handkerchief from a maid and began to examine Mama Sun’s face, ears, nose, hands, and neck...

Seeing Gu Qiancheng’s actions, the onlookers around her all stepped back. Gu Qiancheng paid no attention, focusing on the勒痕 on Mama Sun’s neck...

As expected, Mama Sun had been murdered!

Gu Qiancheng closed her eyes in sorrow, hiding her tears and grief. She folded the handkerchief and placed it aside, then stood up, suppressing her personal emotions, looking like a machine without feelings, and asked the onlookers coldly, "Who was the first to discover Mama Sun’s body?"

"It was, it was this servant." A small, thin maid stepped forward, timidly saying, "This servant was sweeping leaves in the morning and saw something floating in the pond, thinking it was a piece of clothing. When I went closer, I realized it was a person."

The little maid was young and inexperienced, and her face still looked terrible, clearly frightened.

Gu Qiancheng nodded and asked, "Who pulled her out?"

No one answered, so Gu Qiancheng asked again. The onlookers remained silent, and some, seeing the situation, ran away.

The old woman who had gone to find Gu Qiancheng bravely stepped forward, "Young Miss, it was the steward who arranged for a few old women to pull her out. Young Miss, rest assured, we were very careful and didn’t hurt Mama Sun."

Gu Qiancheng nodded at her, "What’s your name?"

"The old woman is Lady Zhao. Young Miss can just call me Old Lady Zhao." The old woman quickly replied, with a hint of joy in her eyes, but immediately put on a sad face, bowing her head.

"Old Lady Zhao, describe what you saw when you arrived." Gu Qiancheng didn’t particularly like or dislike such a sycophantic old woman. Everyone had their own way of living, and striving for a better life wasn’t wrong.

Moreover, without people like Old Lady Zhao, she wouldn’t have learned anything. The little maids who were watching the commotion quietly slipped away when she asked questions, afraid of being noticed by this unfortunate Young Miss.

Old Lady Zhao, eager to curry favor with Gu Qiancheng, spoke freely, but since she arrived late and left early, she didn’t know much.

Old Lady Zhao said a lot, but the only useful information was, "After the steward had Mama Sun pulled out, he went to find Lady Gu. Lady Gu should be here soon."

Lady Gu’s courtyard was far from this secluded small pond. Gu Qiancheng, walking fast, naturally arrived first.

Just as Old Lady Zhao finished speaking, Lady Gu, surrounded by a group of servants, walked over...

The two groups met. On Gu Qiancheng’s side, there was only one head maid and Old Lady Zhao, clearly at a disadvantage; behind Lady Gu were over a dozen maids and old women, and even the steward was following, his face full of flattery, though it was unclear what he was saying.

From a distance, Gu Qiancheng saw Lady Gu’s provocative and triumphant smile, slightly twisted. Gu Qiancheng knew that Lady Gu blamed her for Qianxue’s incident, but...

Why did she target Mama Sun?

Why did she kill the last person who gave her warmth in this family?

Why? Why not target her instead?

If someone had to die, it should have been her, not the innocent Mama Sun!

Gu Qiancheng clenched her fists tightly, afraid she might lose control and rush to kill Lady Gu!

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