Gu Xin waved her hand, signaling the guests to leave: "That's all for today. I'll repeat what I said earlier. If Third Master Bai remembers anything, just let me know. It's impossible for you to meet with the rest of the Bai family outside the courtyard. If there's anything important, you can send someone to tell me, and I'll consider whether to help you. Right now, the most important thing is the death of the Prince. I imagine you descendants don't have anything else of importance to do."
Master Bai raised his chin, cupped his hands in farewell, and said, "Farewell!"
After Master Bai the Third left, Master Bai the Fourth arrived.
Master Bai was a man of few words. He harbored resentment towards Gu Xin because Gu Xin's identity forced them to have the coroner perform an autopsy on the prince.
So basically, Gu Xin asked a question and he answered it.
There was nothing suspicious about him. Among the siblings, Bai Baozhu reacted the most strongly to the death of the prince, followed by Fourth Master Bai.
Gu Xin could tell that, like Bai Baozhu, Fourth Master Bai was truly heartbroken and still couldn't accept the fact that the Prince had passed away.
Gu Xin also asked Master Bai to go back and think about where the King of Donglin might have gone before his death, and to tell him when he remembered.
After Master Bai left, it was the women of the mansion who remained, the wives of the four Bai brothers.
Madam Bai, also known as the heir's wife Zhang, was only in her early forties, a year or two younger than Gu Xin's aunt, but she looked much older.
She looked somewhat unwell, probably because she hadn't recovered from the Crown Prince's death.
It is said that they were childhood sweethearts and had a very deep relationship. She was only in her early thirties when the prince passed away, and even after so many years, she still hasn't been able to get over it.
After Zhang greeted Gu Xin, she stood there with her head bowed.
Gu Xin asked her to sit down and then asked where she had been from the 30th of last month to the 1st of this month.
Zhang has caught a cold these past two days, and her maids have been taking care of her every step of the way. Her daughter, Bai Shiying, is also by her side except when she is sleeping. All of these can testify to this.
Gu Xin then asked her about other aspects of the household.
Zhang told the truth that since the death of the crown prince, she had relinquished the power to manage the household and handed it all over to the second wife of the second branch. The princess was also devastated by the loss of her son and had no energy to manage the household.
After the steward was gone, Zhang Shi stayed in her room, missing her husband day after day for years. Even their son's wedding was arranged by the Prince of Donglin, so she was not very familiar with the affairs of the mansion.
Seeing that she couldn't get any information out of Zhang, Gu Xin let her leave.
Next was Madam He, the second wife who was in charge of the inner courtyard of the Prince's mansion. Madam He managed the inner courtyard of the Prince's mansion in an orderly manner and told Gu Xin everything, big and small.
There is nothing suspicious about her.
However, Gu Xin still asked about the situation of Master Bai and Master Bai San: "If I may ask, if Master Bai and Master Bai San dressed up as each other and imitated each other's behavior, would Madam be able to recognize who her husband is?"
Madam He was taken aback, then said somewhat awkwardly, "Princess, your words are a bit hurtful."
Gu Xin apologized: "I'm sorry, I've only heard that when the Second Master Bai and the Third Master Bai were young, they loved to imitate each other, and even the Princess couldn't recognize them. I just wanted to know, since it seems that their spouses could recognize each other, I'm quite curious about this. If the Second Madam feels offended, she doesn't have to answer my question."
Madam He pursed her lips, thought for a moment, and then answered, "I can recognize her. We've been married for twenty years, how could I not recognize her?"
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