Looking at the person lying on the wooden board who looked exactly like him, Master Bai felt unsteady on his feet, and Bai Shijun supported him from the side.
As for the He family and Bai Shilin, they didn't dare to come in at all.
For the two of them, the two dead in that room—one resembling her husband and the other resembling her father—were things they truly couldn't bear to look at.
The fourth branch of the family only had one son. When Master Bai Si came in with Bai Shiqi, he was furious when he saw Master Bai San lying down.
He angrily approached Gu Xin and loudly questioned, "May I ask what Her Highness's purpose is in sending people to guard the various branches of the Bai family? Now that Shijie is gone and Third Brother is gone, are the people Her Highness sent just sitting around doing nothing?"
Gu Xin pursed her lips and remained silent.
Master Bai got excited and pointed at Gu Xin, saying, "A little brat, relying on the support of the soldiers, not only stole the war merits, but now she's using her identity to stir up trouble outside! Have you found the murderer? Do you want a few more members of our Bai family to die before you feel at ease!"
Gu Xin frowned, shook her head at the white-clad man who was about to intervene, and looked calmly at Master Bai: "The deaths of Young Master Bai and Third Master Bai were due to my negligence. I am deeply sorry for your passing, Master Bai!"
Master Bai was about to continue cursing when his son stopped him.
Bai Shijun whispered a few words in Gu Xin's ear, and Gu Xin looked at Bai Shijun.
Bai Shijun was already looking this way, but when he saw Gu Xin looking over, he paused for a moment, then turned his head away expressionlessly.
Gu Xin asked, "I'd like to ask, since the prince was enfeoffed based on his military achievements, have you, as his descendants, ever practiced martial arts?"
Master Bai suddenly looked over.
Master Bai chuckled lightly: "May I ask Your Highness, what does it matter whether we practice martial arts or not? Your Highness is here to investigate a case, so please ask some meaningful questions."
Gu Xin looked at Master Bai and said coldly, "A meaningful question? What is a meaningful question? If I ask directly, who killed the Prince, who killed Young Master Bai, who killed Third Master Bai? If I ask that, will the murderer tell me? Or should I ask who went from the pond connected to the mansion, bypassing the yamen runners and soldiers guarding the courtyard, to the victim's room to commit the murder? If I ask that, who will admit it? Or should I just say who among you is the murderer, and you come one by one to refute me?"
Gu Xin took a step forward with each word she spoke, and Master Bai was forced to retreat repeatedly by her imposing manner.
Gu Xin cornered Bai Shijun, then turned to him and asked, "Or let me put it this way! Have any of the young masters of the Bai family practiced martial arts? I know the eldest young master doesn't; he prefers literature. And the second young master, Bai Shijun? Has he practiced martial arts?"
Gu Xin directly called out Bai Shijun's name.
The Bai family members looked at Bai Shijun in confusion.
Hearing Gu Xin talking about her eldest son, Madam He couldn't help but come in: "What does the princess mean? Does she suspect Shi Jun? Shi Jun has always taken his uncle and elder brother as role models since he was a child, and he has followed the path of a scholar. How could he possibly practice martial arts? Is the princess starting to guess one by one because she can't find any clues?"
Gu Xin smiled and shook her head: "Second Madam, why don't we go for a walk in the Second Young Master's room?"
Bai Shijun frowned slightly.
Bai Shilin muttered under his breath at the door, "Didn't we search yesterday? What can we find if we go again today? If we didn't find anything yesterday, even if we did, they'll probably hide it even better now."
"Shut up!" Madam He and Master Bai shouted in unison.
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