Crazy criticizes the regent for reading my mind and his character collapses

Several maids were standing in a row. They must have received the news in advance and were waiting here specially.

The butler came to the door and made a gesture of invitation: "Master Tang, please."

After saying that, he waited outside.

Nan Xi followed Tang Jingkong into Guan Wanqing's room.

The sun shone slantly through the window, spreading golden color all over the floor.

The whole room smelled of a very strong fragrance, even a little pungent.

"Girl, this place is very clean." Han Li looked around and said.

Nan Xi nodded: "The owner of the room is no longer here, but it is still kept so neatly. If it is not the customs officer's instruction, it is the servants' memory and respect for Miss Guan."

Tang Jingjing turned around and called in all the maids outside.

"Who asked you to clean this room?" Tang Jingqing asked.

Several maids were a little nervous and trembling. Only the shortest one looked more courageous.

He said, "Sister Caiying cleaned it herself, and she even cried."

Nan Xi asked: "What about her? Why didn't she come with us?"

The little maid shook her head: "The housekeeper said a few words to Sister Caiying, and then Sister Caiying disappeared. We don't know where she went."

Tang Jingjing called the housekeeper in with a sullen face to question him.

The housekeeper quickly explained: "Something suddenly happened at Caiying's house, so I urgently asked her to go back. I really don't know anything else. Your Excellency is aware of it."

Nan Xi asked: "Apart from Caiying, who else followed your eldest lady back from Qiongzhou?"

The housekeeper shook his head: "The eldest lady took a total of four dowry girls to Qiongzhou, and the other three stayed there. Only the girl Caiying is loyal and willing to accompany the eldest lady back."

"Then why did you get married just after you came back?" Nan Xi asked again.

The butler wore a white sash, but there was not much sadness on his face. He chuckled softly and said, "It's going to rain, and my mother is getting married. The eldest lady is kind-hearted and can't bear to keep Caiying restrained, so she gives her She was willing to marry someone else, and she still worked in the house after getting married, and her relationship with the eldest lady became even closer."

Nan Xi and Tang Jingxing looked at each other. Tang Jingxing seemed to understand something and directly made an excuse to send the housekeeper away.

"I'll take a look here myself, so I won't bother you."

The housekeeper seemed a little hesitant: "Young people in the house are more understanding of the situation. It's better for me to stay and serve your lord."

Tang Jingqing's expression darkened slightly: "I would like to find someone to question alone."

The housekeeper didn't dare to say anything more and could only leave.

Nan Xi clearly felt that after the housekeeper left, the tense bodies of the few maids relaxed a little, and the fear was no longer on their faces.

"Don't be afraid, there are no people from the government here, and no one will threaten you." Nan Xi walked up to them and asked, "How does your eldest lady treat you on weekdays?"

The maids, you look at me and I look at you, but you dare not say anything more.

"The eldest lady is very kind to us."

"Yes."

Tang Jingjing said in a deep voice: "Do you know what it is to deceive an official of the imperial court?"

The youngest maid was more courageous and expressed their concerns: "But even if we tell the housekeeper, he won't let us go."

"Butler?" "Well, the butler is very cruel. He punishes us at every turn. Our bonds of sale are all in the Guan Mansion. They have the final say whether we live or die." The little maid's eyes were bright and clear, as if she was not afraid of a newborn calf. Tiger feeling.

Nan Xi took out a few banknotes and stuffed them into their hands.

He said softly: "I know that your fate is tied to Guan Mansion. This money is not much, but it is enough for you to settle down your family."

It is not unreasonable to say that money can make people go around.

Several maids looked at each other, but finally couldn't resist the temptation and put the banknotes in their arms.

"The eldest lady is actually quite fierce." The youngest maid spoke first.

The others also nodded.

"On weekdays, whenever we make a small mistake, she will hit or scold us."

"The eldest lady has only been back for more than a month, and she has already beaten two maids to death. The housekeeper suppressed this matter. Anyway, the deed of betrayal is in their hands, so her death will be in vain."

"I heard that Caiying's body has been injured all year round, but the medicine has never stopped."

These are consistent with what Shaoyao inquired about.

Nan Xi asked again: "If that's the case, then why is Caiying willing to go back to Beijing with your eldest lady, while the other three maids she married stayed in Qiongzhou?"

Several people paused slightly, as if they were more concerned, but thinking of the banknotes in their arms, they really couldn't bear to spit out the money they got, so they gritted their teeth and spoke with courage.

"They didn't stay in Qiongzhou at all, but died in Qiongzhou. Caiying was lucky enough to save her life, so she had to follow the eldest lady back."

"I heard that the eldest lady and her ex-aunt are also related to Caiying. The ex-aunt fell in love with Caiying and wanted to take her as his concubine. The eldest lady refused, so they quarreled."

"Caiying was beaten by the eldest lady for this matter. After returning to Beijing, the eldest lady randomly found a man to marry. The man was a gambler and beat people after drinking. There is nothing good about Caiying. , it hurt like hell even with the slightest touch, she secretly cried several times, and I saw it all."

"I saw it too."

Nan Xi and others were shocked. They expected Guan Wanqing to be arrogant, but they didn't expect that Guan Wanqing would be so unruly.

"Then do you think someone will be resentful of Miss Guan and take revenge on her?" Nan Xi asked.

Several maids shook their heads: "We don't dare."

The deed of betrayal is in someone else's hands, how dare you?
"Does the customs officer know about these things?"

The youngest maid said: "Some know it, some don't know it. The master knows that the eldest lady has a bad temper, but on the surface she has given him enough face. She also found such a good husband in the past, which brings convenience to the family's business. So the master loves the eldest young lady very much. If the second miss makes a mistake, the master will punish her, but if the eldest miss makes a mistake, the master will forgive her."

After they understood almost everything, Tang Qingqing asked them to leave.

Several people searched Guan Wanqing's room again and found a box of long needles on the dressing table and a thick whip on the bedside.

There was even a red patch on one end of the whip, like a blood stain.

Shaoyao couldn't hold back his words. He curled his lips at the whip and said, "Isn't the life of the servants not life? Even with a noble status like me, he has never humiliated or beaten us like this."

Hanlian winked at her and told her not to talk nonsense.

Nan Xi looked at Tang Qingqing and said: "Master Tang, the cause of Guan Wanqing's death was acute myocardial infarction. This kind of heart disease was either caused by overwork or excessive fright. Could it be that the murderer didn't really want to kill her in the first place?"

Tang Jingjing also felt that this was a possibility: "In those cases in Cangzhou, the victims were still alive. If they were committed by the same person, it means that the murderer's real purpose was not to kill, but just to torture."

Nan Xi looked around, puzzled by a question: "But since Guan Wanqing was so mean to Caiying, why did Caiying clean the place so neatly after Guan Wanqing died? And she seemed to be crying sadly?" (End of chapter)