Ji Zehai noticed this scene and realized that something was wrong. He looked at Chen Bo questioningly, "You are the accountant of the Marquis' Mansion. Why did you follow the Madam to the eldest lady's courtyard?"
Hearing Ji Zehai ask this, Shen Ningyuan frowned slightly.
There is something wrong with Ji Zehai's attitude towards Uncle Chen.
Could it be that he knew from the beginning that Uncle Chen was not Chen's biological brother?
Under Shen Ningyuan's suspicious gaze, Uncle Chen quickly explained, "Young Madam was checking the household accounts today, and there were some expenditures that needed Madam's review, so I went to see Madam. Coincidentally, she was going to see the eldest lady, so I went with her."
This explanation is a bit far-fetched.
Ji Zehai didn't believe it and asked directly: "The two servants just now said that only you and the lady entered the eldest lady's courtyard."
Uncle Chen's face was in a panic. He didn't dare to look directly at Ji Zehai and said quickly, "My Lord, I just accompanied the Madam to the eldest lady's courtyard. I didn't do anything else!"
The more nervous he became, the more suspicious Ji Zehai's eyes became.
But Ji Zehai also knew that the most important person at the moment was Ji Yunhuan.
Thinking of this, Ji Zehai withdrew his gaze and didn't want to care about it anymore.
He turned to look at Ji Yunhuan and asked in a cold tone, "Have you confirmed that the young lady is dead?"
After he finished speaking, the servant closest to him replied in a trembling voice, "My Lord, the eldest lady is definitely... dead."
"In that case, let's prepare a coffin tonight and bury her and Chuan'er together. This will also preserve their brother-sister relationship!"
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