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

Zhu Xiao is dead.

A young and beautiful girl in her prime died in such an unclear manner, and her death was so strange and bizarre.

Everyone in Song Shou Tang, from Madam Zhu to the maids and servants, felt deeply frightened and terrified.

However, it was useless to be afraid at this time. Outside the mansion, there was continuous heavy rain that seemed to never stop, and inside the mansion, there was the unscrupulous murderer lurking in the dark.

There were only one man in the room full of women, Shen Chongyao. Even Mrs. Zhu couldn't help but show some weakness. She asked in a trembling voice: "Can you find out why Zhu Xiao died?"

Shen Chongyao said gloomily, "It was windy and rainy at the time, and Mr. Fan was only concerned with confirming that she had died. As for the exact cause of death, I'm afraid we'll have to wait for further news."

Madam Zhu said anxiously, "Why don't you clean up a place and take a good look!"

Shen Chongyao looked at Luo Miaoyun with a guilty conscience and said with embarrassment, "Yes, I thought the same thing. So, before I came back to report to my mother, I asked someone to find a place for us to stay in the courtyard of Guiyi Hall."

He said sincerely: "It was really urgent and I didn't have time to ask my sister-in-law. I beg you to forgive me!"

Luo Miaoyun's face immediately turned extremely ugly, but Shen Chongyao executed Zhu Xiao first and reported later, and by now Zhu Xiao's body might have been put into Guiyi Hall. She could do nothing about it even if she was angry.

Her hands were shaking, and she said angrily, "For now, the most important thing is to find the bad guy right away! How can we care about this?"

She couldn't help but feel lucky that Old Madam Zhu took the initiative to bring Ying'er and Yao'er to Songshou Hall. Otherwise, if they were scattered, it would be very dangerous.

Zhu Xiao was just a maid. She never went out of the house on weekdays. No one knew how she had offended the villain and she lost her life in vain!

Shen Chongyao said, "I was just about to ask the old lady and the lady to make a decision. Zhu Xiao is dead. How should this matter be handled?"

Luo Miaoyun said: "Is there any need to ask this? Of course we should find the murderer and punish him!" She felt hatred and fear: "How dare such a madman be so presumptuous in the Marquis' Mansion!"

Madam Zhu frowned and shouted impatiently, "Shut up!" She looked at Shen Chongyao solemnly, "In your opinion, should this matter be handled publicly or privately?"

Shen Chongyao just lowered his head and said, "It's all up to my mother to decide. I dare not take the initiative."

He had explained this matter clearly to the emperor, and he could explain it both publicly and privately. Moreover, he gradually realized that his master was implicitly separating him from the eldest son of the Marquis's family.

In this case, he only needs to obey orders and fulfill his duties.

Madam Zhu let out a long breath, "For many years, our family has never seen such a shocking thing. In my opinion, it is better not to spread it out easily before the matter is investigated. Otherwise, rumors will spread outside and affect your official reputation."

When Shen Chongyao heard this, he thought that His Majesty was indeed a man of great foresight and had predicted that the old lady would not report the matter to the authorities. He sighed inwardly and said that he was indeed afraid of affecting their official reputation, but he was even more afraid of some family scandal that would tarnish the Marquis's mansion's century-old glory and dignity.

He said in a deep voice: "The old lady has made a decision, and my son will follow it. In this case, the most urgent thing is to question everyone Zhu Xiao saw today and identify the suspect. I also need to ask the old lady to send a reliable female relative to search for evidence on my behalf."

Madam Zhu's face was solemn: "Chongyao, do you mean that the murderer might be a woman?"

Shen Chongyao understood and said, "But looking at the clothes she wore that appeared out of nowhere, even if the murderer was not a woman, it is most likely related to a woman."

Luo Miaoyun's face turned pale: "If that's the case, doesn't that mean everyone could be a suspect?"

She stood up hurriedly: "No, I have to go see Ying'er and Yao'er!"

Madam Zhu slammed the table and said, "Miao Yun, why are you so nervous? Sit down!"

Madam Luo sat down awkwardly. At this moment, Madam Liu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly pulled Luo Miaoyun and whispered, "Madam, something like this happened in the Marquis' Mansion. For the safety of your brothers and sisters, you should take them home."

Luo Miaoyun woke up as if from a dream: "Mom said, take them back to the Luo family!"

The more she thought about it, the more she felt tempted. After all, this matter had nothing to do with her. Now Zhu Xiao's body was in Guiyi Hall, and she didn't dare to go back easily. It would be better to take Ying'er and Yao'er back to her parents' home to hide for a while. It would not be too late to come back after the storm passed, and she would also save herself from getting involved in this mess.

When she was about to speak to the old lady, Aunt Ye suddenly interrupted, "Second Master, when I went to Guiyi Hall to pay my respects to the lady today, I happened to meet Miss Zhu Xiao."

Shen Chongyao's attention was immediately drawn: "Please tell me more, Aunt Ye."

Ye Zhen stood up, holding onto the painting screen, and walked gracefully to the old lady. "It's strange, Zhu Xiao is usually so lively and cheerful, but at that time she was standing far away at the bottom of the steps, with tears on her face. When I asked her why, she didn't say anything."

Aunt Ye sighed and said with sympathy: "Who knows that there are unexpected events in life? The pretty girl in the daytime is gone in the blink of an eye."

Shen Chongyao frowned and asked, "May I ask, Madam, has Zhu Xiao behaved in a strange way recently?"

Luo Miaoyun was speechless for a moment, because there were so many things going on these days that she was already overwhelmed, so how could she have the time to pay attention to a little girl?

Bai Juan stood up and replied, "Zhu Xiao's behavior these past few days has not been unusual. When she woke up in the morning, she excitedly told me that her brother and sister-in-law would come to see her after a few days off. She didn't seem to be worried about anything."

The two people's statements did not match, so Shen Chongyao had to temporarily give up the idea of ​​getting to the bottom of the matter.

He bowed to the old lady and said, "Zhu Xiao was murdered. It is hard to say whether she ran into the murderer when she went out at night and was silenced, or was murdered for no reason, or was targeted and premeditated. To prevent any accidents, please do not leave Songshou Hall before dawn, and do not move around easily."

Madam Zhu nodded in agreement, but Luo Miaoyun could not hold back. She stood up and said to her mother-in-law, "Madam, the family is not at peace right now. It doesn't matter to us adults, but what about the two children?"

Zhu asked in return: "Then according to your opinion, what should we do?"

Luo Miaoyun said impatiently, "Since the palace wants to investigate the case, why don't I send Ying'er and Yao'er to my parents' care first, and then take them back after the thief is caught, isn't that appropriate?"

After hearing this, Ye Zhen almost couldn't help laughing out loud. How come after all these years, Luo Miaoyun, who would always get into trouble when faced with big things, hasn't improved at all?

As expected, upon hearing this, Old Madam Zhu flew into a rage: "Ridiculous!" She pointed her finger at Luo Miaoyun's nose and said: "A maid died in your house, and you, as the mistress of the house, are so panicked that you want to flee back to your parents' home! If this gets out, aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"

She shouted, "You can afford to lose this person, but I can't!"

The old lady said to Bai Juan, "You serve your wife and stay in Songshou Hall. You are not allowed to go anywhere until the matter is investigated! Even Ying'er and Yao'er are not allowed to leave. I don't have much here, but I have a lot of rooms."

Luo Miaoyun was so frightened by this thunderous rage that she dared not talk back. Her eyes were filled with resentment. Normally, the old lady never cared about her going back to her parents' home, but now that something happened, she started to restrict her instead.

Just as everyone was speechless, a sturdy young man suddenly came in, gasping for breath: "Second Master! Uncle Fan said that this was found in the body of the deceased!"

As he said this, he shook off the cloth in his arms, revealing a bloody object!

A twisted sixteen-petal gold hairpin in the shape of a sunflower inlaid with gems!

For a moment, all the female relatives turned away in fear. Shen Chongyao was also shocked when he saw it: "What do you mean by discovering it in the body?"

The servant's tone was also a little frightened: "Yes, it was Uncle Fan who forcibly pulled it out of the girl's throat!"