"Or is it that the Prince and Shijie were murdered by the three of you in one fell swoop?" The Princess looked at the three brothers with sharp eyes.
Master Bai was the first to kneel down, while Master Bai the Second and Master Bai the Third exchanged a glance and dared not say anything more.
Gu Xin raised an eyebrow. The princess's words still carried weight. Since the princess had spoken, then let's search.
She had already thought of this method, but the Bai family and their servants lived in so many places, and everyone in a wealthy family needed privacy. So, she planned to lay the groundwork first. Unexpectedly, the princess brought it up directly.
What puzzled Gu Xin was that the wives of the Bai brothers did not stop them. It seemed that there were even more unspeakable things going on in the backyard.
Gu Xin vaguely guessed that the reason why Master Bai Er and Master Bai San were there was because they had switched identities. There might be something in their rooms, but what about Master Bai Si was there that couldn't be seen by others?
Shouldn't one agree at such a moment to prove innocence?
The three Bai brothers fell silent, and the princess turned to Gu Xin: "Princess Xin Xin, apart from medicine, please give instructions on other things unless absolutely necessary, so that these unworthy descendants will not cause any trouble."
Gu Xin nodded: "I understand, thank you for your cooperation, Your Highness!"
The princess turned her head away and said nothing more.
Gu Xin instructed Chief Constable Gao to arrange for people to go down and also gave instructions in front of the Bai family that, except for anything related to medicine, nothing else should be touched. Therefore, each household could send one person to go with them to avoid touching anything valuable.
As Gu Xin gave instructions, she observed the Bai family members. She didn't see any guilty conscience on anyone's face.
Could it be that she was wrong from the start, and that these two cases had absolutely nothing to do with the Bai family?
Or rather, Bai Shijie's death had nothing to do with the Bai family.
However, Bai Shijie was kind to everyone, so who would dislike him to the point of wanting him dead?
Half an hour later, the search was completed. There was nothing suspicious except for the medicine in the main room, but that was something Zhang Shi couldn't take because she was unwell.
There are none of the rest.
However, judging from the way Officer Gao looked, it seemed that he had found other things unrelated to Bai Shijie's death. Although he had a stoic expression, Gu Xin still saw the gossip in his eyes.
It was already very late, and the Princess Consort and Master Bai suggested that Gu Xin rest first. They had come all the way from the capital and had started investigating the case as soon as they arrived without resting at all. They were afraid that this Princess Xin Xin, who was said to be very popular with the Emperor, Empress, and Empress Dowager, would get too tired.
Gu Xin was also a little tired, so she readily agreed and asked Constable Gao to arrange for someone to guard Bai Shijie's courtyard, and then they went to rest.
As for Zheng Wei, Yu Ge'er, and several servants who originally lived here, they all moved to Zhang's courtyard.
Now, only Zhang Shi, Zheng Wei, and Bai Shiying remain from the main branch of the family. The three women are raising a two-year-old child, which makes Gu Xin feel somewhat melancholy.
Yu-ge'er is still so young, he probably has no chance to compete with the second branch of the family for the position of heir.
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“I still think that the death of the King of Donglin is related to the position of heir apparent!” Gu Xin said to Zheng Qiu and Bai Yi in her room.
Zheng Qiu and Bai Yi were on either side of her room. Bai Yi was a man who could be promoted to general, but he was used to freedom and felt that being Gu Xin's head of secret guards was quite liberating, so he always stayed by Gu Xin's side.
Gu Xin didn't treat him like an outsider, so she didn't hide anything from him in what she did or said.
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