Gu Xin focused her questions on the events of the hour before Bai Shijie's death, and all four maids said that nothing unusual had happened.
The same goes for Granny Cen and Ayan.
Granny Cen mainly stayed with Zheng Wei and Yu Ge'er. Yu Ge'er's room was quite far from Bai Shijie's room, so A Yan was alone almost the entire afternoon.
He said he had been guarding the door of the study. Recently, due to the death of the Prince of Donglin, the atmosphere in the mansion had been bad. Bai Shijie rarely stayed in the study for so long, so he had some free time and took a nap on the stone steps outside the study.
"Has there been no movement inside the house?" Gu Xin asked.
"No," Ayan scratched his head, a little embarrassed, and said, "I'm a bit sleepy and haven't been sleeping well lately. Maybe there's some noise inside, but if it's not too loud, it won't wake me up."
"Then what did Madam say before, that she sent someone to ask if your eldest son had woken up? What time was it?" Gu Xin asked again.
"It was around 5 PM, because it was just getting dark. A little while later, the eldest mistress came to call the young master to go out for dinner. I went into the study at that time, and the young master was sleeping under a thin blanket, so I didn't wake him up. Who knew..." Ayan was a little sad.
If he had woken them up, perhaps this wouldn't have happened.
He was also worried about his young master, who hadn't had much rest in the past few days. He thought that if his young master could sleep, he should let him sleep a little longer. Who knew how long the princess's investigation would take?
This Ayan was bought by Bai Shijie when he was a child, not by anyone from the Prince's Mansion.
He was extremely loyal to Bai Shijie, and only wanted Bai Shijie to live a good life. He genuinely felt sorry for Bai Shijie.
"You mean, when it was just getting dark, you went into the study and your young master was resting under a thin blanket? Did you see his expression?" Gu Xin asked, frowning.
“No.” Ayan shook his head and said, “Young Master is sleeping on his side, facing inwards. I can’t see his face, I can only see the back of his head.”
"Do you remember the position he was in while sleeping?" Gu Xin asked.
“It seems, it seems like he’s curled up.” Ayan thought for a moment and then said, “Ever since the Crown Prince passed away, the young master has always slept like this. For a while, the young master was unwell and often consulted doctors. I even secretly asked the doctor, and the doctor said that the young master was deeply affected by the Crown Prince’s death and had trouble sleeping. That position is the most comfortable position for him.”
"Shijie, my Shijie..." Just as Ayan finished speaking, a heart-wrenching scream came from outside.
Gu Xin told Ayan and the others to step aside.
The first to arrive were naturally the eldest son and his mother, the heir apparent, and Bai Shiying, the fourth daughter of the Bai family, who were closest to them.
Bai Shiying and a maid helped the young master's wife, Madam Zhang, who was too weak to walk, into the room.
Zhang's face was pale and covered in tears. She cried out her son's name, a sight that was heartbreaking to hear and unbearable to witness.
"Princess, Princess, I beg you, you must find the murderer, find the murderer who killed my son!" Upon entering the hall, Zhang seemed to suddenly find strength, broke free from her daughter and maid's hands, and stumbled towards Gu Xin. When she reached her, she knelt down, kowtowing and crying out.
"Mother!" Bai Shiying quickly stepped forward to stop her.
Zhang was ill a few days ago and hasn't fully recovered yet, so she can't do these kinds of things.
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