Chapter 41

Gu Qiancheng looked up and met the probing and suspicious gaze of Uncle Three...

Gu Qiancheng knew what Uncle Three was puzzled about, but she had no intention of explaining. She met his gaze calmly, without the slightest hint of evasion.

This kind of thing, she couldn't explain at all. Even if the other party was her Uncle Three, her own father, or her own son, she wouldn't reveal her rebirth. Such a thing, unless it happened to oneself, no one would believe it.

Madam Gu couldn't think that much. Hearing the conversation between Gu Qiancheng and Lord Three, Madam Gu was thrown into disarray. At this moment, she didn't dare to confront Gu Qiancheng head-on, for fear that Gu Qiancheng would ignore everything and make the matter bigger, ultimately leaving her with no face.

Gu Qiancheng didn't care about her reputation, but Madam Gu did.

Madam Gu suppressed her unease and asked with forced calm, "You said that Lady Sun was murdered. Who killed her? There are no suspicious people in the back courtyard."

Madam Gu's words interrupted the standoff between Uncle Three and Gu Qiancheng. Uncle Three averted his gaze, and Gu Qiancheng also withdrew her gaze, answering Madam Gu, "Finding the murderer is the responsibility of the authorities. If Madam believes that someone has committed murder in the Gu residence, she should immediately report it to the authorities and have the officials find the murderer hiding in the Gu residence. Otherwise, everyone in the residence will live in fear. Uncle Three, don't you agree?"

Gu Qiancheng was determined to drag Uncle Three into this, and by choosing to come, he had already been pulled in. Uncle Three had no choice but to nod, "Yes, we cannot let the murderer hide in the Gu residence." As for the doubts in his heart, there was no way to clear them up.

"When did I ever think that someone had committed murder in the Gu residence?" Madam Gu's mind finally became clear, not letting Gu Qiancheng lead her, but so what?

The evidence Gu Qiancheng presented was enough to make Madam Gu, who didn't believe it, have to believe it. Gu Qiancheng frowned, "Is Madam trying to protect the murderer?"

"When did I ever protect the murderer?" Madam Gu was furious.

One accusation after another, plus the presence of Uncle Three, left Madam Gu no choice but to follow Gu Qiancheng's line of thinking, no matter how unwilling she was.

If Lord Three wasn't there, Madam Gu could have completely ignored Gu Qiancheng, turned black into white, and buried Lady Sun directly.

Once buried, the evidence would be eliminated, and the first scene would be gone. She could then inform the old master, and when Gu Qiancheng approached the old master, he would think she was making a fuss.

"Since you're not protecting the murderer, then please order a search." Facing Madam Gu, there was no need to back down, and Gu Qiancheng continued to press.

Madam Gu laughed in anger, "Fine! Investigate. Since Miss Gu says that someone in the residence has committed murder and killed her wet nurse, then gather all the servants and let Miss Gu see who the murderer is."

Aren't you capable? Aren't you very powerful? Then find the murderer yourself. I want to see how you, Gu Qiancheng, will find the murderer!

The more Madam Gu thought about it, the more twisted her smile became, even with a hint of inexplicable satisfaction.

"Qiancheng?" Lady Three looked at Gu Qiancheng with concern, and Lord Three also looked at her with concern.

Madam Gu was clearly making things difficult for Qiancheng. Qiancheng was indeed different from before. The deductions she made just now surprised even him, but he didn't think that she could find the murderer with just that.

Identifying marks on the body and finding the murderer are two different things.

"Uncle Three, don't worry, I'll be fine." Gu Qiancheng nodded to Lord Three and Lady Three to reassure them.

She indeed wasn't good at finding murderers, but the person who killed Lady Sun was too careless. Perhaps he thought he was protected by his master and acted without fear, leaving behind a lot of clues. With these clues, Gu Qiancheng believed that finding the murderer in the Gu residence wouldn't be too difficult.

But...

Gu Qiancheng underestimated Madam Gu.

When all the servants and laborers in the residence were gathered, Gu Qiancheng saw that each of them had one or two scratch marks on their faces or necks, and their hands also had marks from being tied with wire.

Lord Three and Lady Three looked worried, but Madam Gu looked smug, challenging Gu Qiancheng. Did she really think she was a fool? Gu Qiancheng had presented so much evidence, and if she couldn't eliminate it, she would create it.

As the ruler of the back courtyard, Madam Gu had this ability.

"Madam is indeed thorough." Gu Qiancheng looked around, not angry at all, but instead bowed to Madam Gu.

Was she so angry that she lost her mind?

Madam Gu didn't know how to respond, not even to mock her. Instead, some of the male servants who were called over were very arrogant, and one of them even spoke up directly, "Madam, is everything alright? If it's all good, can we go? The old master can't do without us."

The speaker was naturally one of the old master's trusted people, in charge of the affairs in the old master's courtyard. The old master called him Lai Da. The Duke of Gu and Madam Gu usually treated him with great respect, so it was normal for him to express his dissatisfaction at this moment.

"The people in the old master's courtyard?" Gu Qiancheng turned to look at him...

"That's right." Lai Da completely ignored Gu Qiancheng.

A hint of smugness flashed in Madam Gu's eyes. If Gu Qiancheng offended the people in the old master's courtyard, they would say bad things about her to the old master, which would be enough to make Gu Qiancheng suffer.

Madam Gu's little schemes were clear to Lord Three and Lady Three. They had been tricked by Madam Gu with the same methods before, but they couldn't help now, so they could only try to dissuade Qiancheng with their eyes, not to suffer a loss.

Gu Qiancheng understood the complexities, but she didn't care. She responded with a long "Oh..." and then ignored him, looking at others.

Lai Da was furious, and he was about to leave when he heard Gu Qiancheng say coldly, "There is a murderer in the residence. As servants of the Gu residence, if you do not cooperate with the investigation, are you accomplices?"

"Miss, you can eat anything, but you can't say anything recklessly." Lai Da's face was dark, and his demeanor was more like a master than a servant. Gu Qiancheng immediately turned serious, "What a presumptuous servant. Are you so bold that the old master doesn't know?"

Lai Da managed the affairs in the old master's courtyard. He knew very well what the old master's attitude toward Gu Qiancheng was. He wasn't afraid of the powerless and unsupported Gu Qiancheng, so he retorted, "Miss, are you so reckless? Does the Duke of Gu know?"

If the Duke of Gu knew, he would have the heart to slap Gu Qiancheng to death.

"The servants of the Gu residence are indeed different. I understand that now." Servants bullying their masters, she had encountered this many times, but Lai Da was the first to publicly humiliate her.

"I remember you, the steward of the old master's courtyard." Gu Qiancheng knew that with her current situation, what she said wouldn't be taken seriously by the servants. Unless she took action herself, she couldn't do anything to Lai Da given her current situation.

Unless it was absolutely necessary, Gu Qiancheng didn't want to lower herself and argue with a servant.

Lai Da's expression was unclear. He opened his mouth, met Gu Qiancheng's clear eyes, gritted his teeth, and stepped back...

After all, the master is still the master. Making a public scene would be too embarrassing, and in the end, he would suffer. He wanted to see how this unsupported Miss would resolve the situation...

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