After His Majesty was reborn, the poor little girl in his previous life was spoiled to death

"What did you say?" Shen Chongyao was so shocked that he didn't care about being shy and quickly pushed aside the guards in front of him: "Is it true?"

Bai Juan's face was as pale as gold paper, and she was still trembling: "It is absolutely true. Because Zhu Xiao's name contains the word Zhu, and she is pretty, she likes to wear red the most. Even if it is not red, it is bright and beautiful colors."

She looked at the white silk gown on Zhu Xiao with fear: "We have been together day and night, sleeping together and living together for many years. Although I dare not say that I have seen every piece of clothing she wears, but Zhu Xiao has definitely, definitely never worn such a plain white dress!"

Her voice was sharp and firm, and the onlookers all felt a chill when they heard it.

Shen Chongyao wiped the rain that had rushed into his eyes and asked loudly, "Then do you remember what Zhu Xiao was wearing when you last saw her today?"

Bai Juan seemed not to hear his question. She stared at Zhu Xiao's clothes and murmured, "No, no." She looked like she was possessed.

Seeing this, Shen Chongyao had no choice but to walk against the wind to her side, and asked the servant to forcibly help Bai Juan up, and then instructed the old man who had performed the autopsy earlier: "Uncle Fan, please take a closer look."

The skinny old man shook his head and said, "Second Master, the rain is too heavy. If we continue to wash away the land like this, we won't be able to see anything soon!"

Shen Chongyao said anxiously: "What should we do? If not, ask the boys to carry this girl to the northernmost courtyard?"

Mr. Fan still shook his head: "That's not right! We don't know where the girl was killed. If we carry her away rashly, we might ruin the clues. Besides, the courtyard is remote, it's raining heavily and late at night, and the road is long and difficult to travel. What if the body is damaged on the way..."

Shen Chongyao hesitated again and again, then gritted his teeth and said, "In that case. Uncle Fan, I will keep half of the guys here and let them take turns of three to guard here. No one else is allowed to approach. Before dawn, the rain stops, and I will make sure that every blade of grass and every tree here remains intact."

"I'll leave the remaining half to you. If it really doesn't work, carry Miss Zhu Xiao to Guiyi Hall and put her under a shed for the time being while you examine her carefully!"

As he spoke, he called a few brave servants to fetch a thick linoleum blanket, and went forward to wrap Zhu Xiao up.

Shen Chongyao stepped forward and said, "Miss Baijuan, such a big thing has happened. I must report it to the old lady. Please go with me and be a witness."

Bai Juan's eyes then turned around, and she suddenly shouted, "I remember now."

Shen Chongyao asked hurriedly: "What did you remember?"

Bai Juan's eyes widened: "During the day, Zhu Xiao wore a silver-red vest, a purple-colored half-breasted jacket, and a light blue pleated skirt..."

As she said this, the old man surnamed Fan followed and started to investigate. He shook his head and said to Shen Chongyao, "From inside to outside, nothing matches. But the clothes are so neat, it's impossible that they were replaced after death."

Shen Chongyao couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. This meant that before Zhu Xiao was killed, for some unknown reason, she inexplicably changed all her clothes and put on this strange white dress!

Why did the murderer do this, and how did he do it? Where are the clothes that Zhu Xiao took off now?

Bai Juan suddenly said, "By the way, she was wearing a straw raincoat before she went out at night!"

Shen Chongyao turned his head to look at her. He grasped the key point sharply: "Going out at night? You mean, Zhu Xiao went out on her own initiative?"

Bai Juan shuddered. "It was around the second watch when we all heard the scream. She took people to look around the yard, but didn't see anything unusual. To be safe, she put on a straw raincoat and went out to investigate."

Shen Chongyao stamped his feet and said, "How foolish! How could a girl like her go out alone in such a dangerous time?"

Seeing that Bai Juan looked distracted, he encouraged her, "Since you are in love with Zhu Xiao, you should find the murderer and avenge her. I will take you to see the old lady, and you need to tell her everything that happened."

Shen Chongyao winked at Mr. Fan, signaling him to carry the body away: "Miss Baijuan and I will go to Songshou Hall. If you find anything here, send someone to report it immediately."

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When Shen Chongyao brought Bai Juan to Songshoutang again, the old lady was already leaning on the couch with her head propped up and dozing off.

Xiu Yu, who was serving at the side, had no time to say hello before she saw the Second Master kneeling down in the hall and shouting without caring about anything: "Mother, I have something important to tell you!"

The sound was as loud as a bell, and it immediately dispelled the old man's slight sleepiness.

She was startled and looked around with dazed eyes, then she saw her second son with a young maid, both of them were covered in rain and wind, staring at her openly.

Madam Zhu pressed her dizzy head and asked forcefully, "What's the matter? Tell me clearly!"

Shen Chongyao looked around and said, "Mother, something big happened in Guiyi Hall. Where is my sister-in-law?"

Xiu Yu hurriedly replied, "Second Master, the Marquis's wife has gone to the warm room at the back to see the young master and young lady."

Madam Zhu frowned: "Please come over here quickly." She turned to look at Shen Chongyao: "What happened again?"

The maidservant beside him bowed and said, "Old lady, I am Bai Juan from the Madam's room." Her eyes were red and she sobbed, "Just now the Second Master brought people to inspect and found Zhu Xiao, the first-class maid serving the Madam, in our room."

When Mrs. Zhu heard this, her sleepiness disappeared completely. She stood up quickly and asked, "What's wrong with her?"

Bai Juan burst into tears and fell to the ground, "Please, old lady, help me! Zhu Xiao, she is gone!"

"What?!" Luo Miaoyun was just coming out of the inner room with Liu Mama when she heard her personal maid say such a sentence. She was extremely shocked.

She didn't even care about the old lady for a moment, and said, "Explain it clearly!"

When Bai Juan saw Madam Luo, she cried so hard that she couldn't even stand up. Shen Chongyao stood up and greeted his eldest sister-in-law, saying in a deep voice: "A woman's body was found a few dozen steps west and south of Guiyi Hall. My son has asked Bai Juan to identify it. It is confirmed that it is Zhu Xiao, the top maid in Guiyi Hall!"

When Luo Miaoyun heard this, her legs went weak and she stumbled and almost fell. She cried out in a choked voice, "Impossible!"

Shen Chongyao bowed and said, "Miss Zhu Xiao's body was seen by Miss Bai Juan and I. The wind and rain are too strong now, so my son has sent people to guard the place."

Luo Miaoyun was so panicked that she grabbed Mama Liu's hand tightly: "Zhu Xiao is dead? Impossible, impossible! She was fine during dinner."

She asked sharply, "What's going on?"

A gentle female voice interrupted from below, advising: "Madam, don't worry. Since the Second Master has brought people here, he must have discovered something. Why don't you listen to what he has to say first?"

Luo Miaoyun turned around and saw that Aunt Ye had been sitting quietly at the bottom, not moving a step. When she saw her looking over, she gave her a comforting smile.

Somehow, Luo Miaoyun suddenly shivered.