New widow

As soon as the words "died by poisoning" were spoken, everyone except Mr. Song, Su Du and others changed their expressions. Mr. Song was already surprised just now, but now he was no longer surprised. He just sighed: "I never expected that such a thing would happen in our house."

Su Du didn't expect it. He originally thought that this was just a formality. He checked in the house without any pain, and then reported it to the police, saying that Song An had indeed died of illness. Now, he was poisoned to death, and it was on the second day of his wedding. Su Du knew that if he was not careful, he would take the blame.

So Su Du faced Su Qiao and asked softly: "I would also like to ask, madam, what else did the Duke use when he returned to the bridal chamber?"

Song An was getting married, and everyone in the house was very busy. There were too many people handling Song An's food and drink, so it was reasonable for Su Du to ask Su Qiao first.

Su Qiao only looked at Su Du. Su Du was just asking questions as usual, but when Su Qiao looked over with two eyes, Su Du felt that all his thoughts were seen through by Su Qiao. It was really strange. This was just a man who had been raised in the countryside for a long time. Yes, a woman who has been in the capital for less than two months!

"After the ceremony that day, he was sent to the bridal chamber to uncover his head. After drinking the Hexin wine, the Duke went out to sit down." Su Qiao's tone was calm. Mr. Song on the side also said: "That day, although I was not in the bridal chamber. But soon I saw my third brother leaving the bridal chamber and coming to sit down at the banquet."

"When the boy helped the Duke back, he was already drunk. Since he was new here, he didn't go to the kitchen to pass around the hangover soup." Su Qiao was not afraid of Su Du's inquiry. After all, this matter was done to Su Du. Coincidence is no good at all

Office.

"Who are the people who usually serve the Duke?" After Su Qiao finished speaking, Su Du didn't ask any more questions, but looked at Mr. Song.

"I have to ask Madam Huang." Of course Mr. Song didn't know the details of the house. Lady Huang? Su Du thought of the rumors in the capital. It was said that Madam Huang and Song An had an affair before, which was not unusual.

It is said that Song An intended to take her as a concubine, but she rejected her. After all, Song An had a reputation for being a wife-suppressant, and the concubines in the Duke's Mansion were favored by Song An, but they were not favored by Song An. Those who die will be kicked out of the house. It's better to still take care of the affairs of the inner courtyard of the Duke's mansion than to be Song An's concubine.

In the past few days, Su Du has also seen that Mrs. Huang is indeed capable. No wonder she has been able to manage the Duke's mansion for so many years. Su Qiao has already sent someone to invite Mrs. Huang.

Ever since she opened the coffin for the autopsy, Madam Huang has been waiting to be summoned. When she was summoned into the mourning hall, Madam Huang still saluted everyone as before.

"Can you please tell me one by one about the daily habits of the Duke and who is serving him?" Su Du didn't want to go through the motions this time and asked directly.

Mrs. Huang must have said later: "If the Duke of the State has a court meeting, he will get up early and go to the court after breakfast. After the court meeting is over, if there is something in the ministry, he will go to the ministry. After having lunch in the ministry, he will go to the court." Come back home and take a nap. After you get up, you may go out to socialize, or you may chat and laugh with your Qing guests. You will often come back to the inner courtyard after dinner."

This was clearly stated, and Su Du said, "Where does the Duke of the Kingdom usually rest?"

"When Madam is around, she often rests

Madam. If Madam feels unwell, go to the aunts. "

There is nothing hidden in these words, and Mrs. Huang answered readily.

"Who are the people serving?" Su Du asked seemingly aimlessly, but he had his own purpose.

"In the inner courtyard, naturally, there are maids and women. If you go to the madam's side, the maids and women in the madam's room will serve you. If you go to the aunt's side, the maids and women in the aunt's room will serve you. Outside, there are four people in the study. This young boy does not go out with the Duke of Guo. There are also two housekeepers and four boys who go out with the Duke of Guo."

This is the same in every mansion. Mr. Song couldn't help but frown. How could he ask such irrelevant questions? So Mr. Song simply said: "Master Su, why do you need to ask so detailed questions? Just arrest all those who serve and torture them." If they are hungry for a few more days, they won’t dare not recruit them.”

Su Du knew that Mr. Song was eager to close the case. After all, such a lawsuit would be a big scandal for the government. But Su Du was not willing to follow Mr. Song's wishes. He just smiled and said: "I know what you mean. It's just that we want to find the murderer for the Duke."

Mr. Song's lips opened. He wanted to say a few more words but did not dare to say any more.

"Of course we have to continue with the funeral." Su Du's words made Mr. Song jump up again: "Will it continue?"

"Otherwise?" Su Du glanced at Mr. Song: "Don't you want to continue with this?"

"Of course it has to be done, but this, this..." Mr. Song was frightened when he thought about it. At this moment, there was still a person who poisoned Song An among the servants in the house.

Since people can poison Song An, who knows if they can poison these people?

Thinking about it, Mr. Song looked at Mrs. Huang and his eyes became strange. Could it be that Mrs. Huang had poisoned someone?

Su Qiao held Song Zhen's hand tightly. Song Zhen's palms were covered in cold sweat. Did her father die of poisoning? This is something Song Zhen never expected. With such a big mansion and so many people, who did this?

Feeling the warmth from Suqiao's palm, Song Zhen felt more comfortable. Fortunately, Suqiao was beside her.

"Master Su is right. Of course, this funeral must be carried out, and the search for the murderer is left to Master Su." After a strange silence, Su Qiao spoke.

Su Du looked at Su Qiao. This woman who didn't like to talk and looked no different from other women in the inner courtyard, at this moment, gave Su Du a strange feeling.

"But what should we do about this funeral?" Mr. Song sighed, and he later thought that if he reported this matter to the emperor truthfully, he was afraid that the title of the Song family would be taken away.

Without the title and no people to support the Song family, the Song family would be nothing in this capital. All they have is a small amount of property, and those rewards that once belonged to the British princes may be taken back.

But now Song An died of poisoning, and the person who poisoned him must be in the house. Now, which servant is trustworthy? Mr. Song looked at the people in the mourning hall. These people all looked familiar, but Mr. Song didn't dare to trust these people now.

"Just do whatever you want to do." After Suqiao said this, she said to Madam Huang: "Invite everyone

Go out, it's time to do the evening's meritorious deeds. "