Chapter 115 Good Relationships Are All Just for Show

The servant nodded upon hearing this: "Yes, okay. Young Master Luo Chenzi, please wait here for a moment, I'll go and fetch him now."

Luo Jiayin thanked the staff member, and the two staff members turned and left the stage.

"Do you think the servant who came to report the fire in the wine cellar will also have a testimony?"

Gu Yishen looked at Luo Jiayin, crossed his arms, and waited with her in the courtyard.

Luo Jiayin flicked the whisk in her hand and gave Gu Yishen a half-smile.

"Young Master Gu, are you perhaps just worried and confused?"

"Because the deceased was your stepmother, and the eldest madam of the Lu family treated you well, you were overwhelmed by grief and lost your mind?"

Gu Yishen looked at Luo Jiayin with a puzzled expression, not quite understanding the meaning behind her words.

Luo Jiayin simply smiled and said nothing more.

To avoid making a mistake by saying too much, Gu Yishen naturally didn't press Luo Jiayin to ask what she meant when he saw that she had stopped talking.

The two waited for a short while before an NPC who had left earlier arrived in front of Luo Jiayin and Gu Yishen with a staff member dressed as a servant who had gone to the banquet hall to deliver the message during the opening performance.

"Daoist Luo Chenzi, Young Master Gu, this is Zhang Da, who went to the banquet hall to inform them of the wine cellar fire."

After saying that, the NPC cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards the two of them and then withdrew.

After that NPC left the scene, the NPC "Zhang Da" who had just been brought over naturally finished the conversation.

"This humble one, Zhang Da, greets Daoist Luo Chenzi and Young Master."

"Is there anything I can help you with?"

"Was it you who went to the banquet hall to report the fire at the Lu family's wine cellar just now?"

"In response to Daoist Luo Chenzi, it is indeed I."

"Could you please tell me about what happened at that time?"

"OK."

The servant nodded, seemingly recalling what had happened, and then spoke.

"At the banquet, the master and his distinguished guests were chatting and seemed to be in a very good mood."

"Later, the master asked the first wife to personally lead people to the wine cellar to retrieve the 'Chang Xiang Si' wine, and the first wife agreed. At that time, the first wife took the youngest child with her."

"When we arrived at the entrance of the wine cellar, the First Madam told me to go and get the tray first, while she went into the wine cellar to look at the 'Sauvignon Blanc'. So I followed the First Madam's instructions and went to get the tray."

"I had only turned around and taken a couple of steps when I heard someone behind me say that the wine cellar was on fire."

"I glanced back and saw the First Madam rush into the wine cellar first. Everyone was terrified, fearing that something might happen to her if she went in like that."

"So everyone rushed over after them."

"But the fire was quite fierce, and no one could get in. I was outside at the time, so I didn't know what the situation was like for the First Madam inside the wine cellar."

"Amidst the thick smoke, we heard the First Madam scream. We were all terrified and quickly tried to put out the fire."

"After we put out the fire, we went to the wine cellar to look for the First Madam, and found that she... was already dead."

After listening to "Zhang Da's" testimony, Luo Jiayin and Gu Yishen looked at each other in bewilderment.

Luo Jiayin was the first to come to her senses and took out the cell phone that the production team had provided for the guests.

Seeing Luo Jiayin take out her phone, Zhang Da immediately stood at attention, also taking out a white cardboard sign from behind him and holding it up, waiting for Luo Jiayin to take a picture. The cardboard sign read:

Testimony from a servant of the Lu family:

"When the wine cellar caught fire, the First Madam rushed into the cellar first, followed by the others. Amidst the thick smoke, a scream from the First Madam could be heard."

After everyone extinguished the fire, they found that the First Madam was already dead.

After Luo Jiayin took the photo, the NPC "Zhang Da" also left.

Luo Jiayin looked at the photos on her phone, frowned, and pondered the details she had just heard.

"Don't you find it strange?" Luo Jiayin suddenly asked, "Why did the Lu family head send the First Madam to fetch the wine herself, instead of having a servant or maid do it?"

"There must be some secret hidden here. I think your 'father' is not so simple after all."

Gu Yishen nodded, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

In fact, Gu Yishen also agreed with Luo Jiayin's statement.

"Moreover, when the wine cellar caught fire, and the fire was so fierce, why was Madam Lu in such a hurry to enter the wine cellar? Did she know something, or was there something in the wine cellar that was very important to her?"

At this moment, Yang Yang, who was alone, was walking towards them from not far away.

Luo Jiayin and Gu Yishen, who were standing on the field, caught Yang Yang's attention. When she saw the two of them, she immediately ran over excitedly and asked about their situation.

Luo Jiayin and Gu Yishen briefly recounted Zhang Da's testimony.

After listening, Yang Yang blinked and looked at Luo Jiayin, also feeling that something was amiss.

"Ah! That's right!"

As if struck by a sudden inspiration, Yang Yang quickly pulled out his phone.

"Teacher Luo Jia, Teacher Gu, I just went to Madam Lu's room to look for clues. Let me show you!"

Luo Jiayin and Gu Yishen exchanged a glance, and then moved closer to Yang Yang.

Yang Yang opened her phone's photo album and found a picture.

"Look, this is what I found in Madam Lu's room."

"This was found in her cabinet. It was the scabbard of a dagger. It looked very old. The dagger itself was nowhere to be found. All that was left was this scabbard."

Yang Yang swiped the phone screen from left to right.

“I saw this person in the courtyard of Madam Lu, and these are also Madam Lu’s personal maids. These are their testimonies. Take a look.”

Luo Jiayin took the phone from Yang Yang and carefully looked at the photos of the testimonies that Yang Yang had taken.

Testimony from a servant of the Lu family:

"The First Madam summoned the Young Madam during the banquet."

Testimony from Madam Lu's maid:

"The First Madam was strict in managing the household. Because she had not borne any children for many years, her temper had become even more volatile, and she was extremely ruthless in dealing with the servants."

Testimony from Madam Lu's maid:

"The master and the first wife have slept in separate beds for many years."

Upon seeing this, Luo Jiayin couldn't help but feel suspicious.

She turned to look at Gu Yishen, "Young Master Gu previously said that Madam Lu treats you like her own son. It seems that Madam Lu isn't someone so easy to get along with—"

Luo Jiayin deliberately dragged out the last syllable of her sentence and continued:

"There are also rumors that your father and first wife are 'deeply in love' and 'have a very strong relationship'? I'm afraid that's just for show."

Gu Yishen choked, but faced with Luo Jiayin's knowing question, he couldn't utter a single word.