"Xinxin, I'm going to get the toolbox!" Zheng Qiu said as she went to get her things.
Their accommodations had already been arranged. After Zheng Qiu inspected the place for the King of Donglin, he put the things in the accommodations.
Because Gu Xin was being questioned in the main hall, the two of them didn't live very far apart.
"Was the death horrific?" Gu Xin then noticed that He Gang's expression was a bit off and asked.
The massacre of the entire Wang family in Wangjia Village on the outskirts of Beijing was quite gruesome, but He Gang seemed perfectly normal at the time. Now, judging from his expression, it's likely that the deaths were indeed horrific.
"Yes, somewhat. It wasn't the manner of the death that frightened me, but rather the murderer!" He Gang said.
Zheng Qiu arrived quickly with her suitcase. Upon seeing this, Gu Xin called out to He Gang as they walked and talked.
"The kitchen sent food to Young Master Bai's courtyard, and I hadn't been there long when I heard Madam Bai's scream. I happened to be there, so I went in and saw Young Master Bai lying on the bed in a strange position. Madam Bai had fainted from fright. I checked on him, and he was dead. I rushed over to find Third Miss. On the way, I was thinking that after returning from the mourning hall, only the three of them, a wet nurse, four maids, and a servant boy had been in Young Master Bai's courtyard. No one had come in or out all afternoon. But the way Young Master Bai died was clearly not something I could have done; it was definitely murder. But there were five soldiers and five constables guarding outside the courtyard. Where did the murderer go?" He Gang said as he walked.
"Died in bed? Was the person who delivered the food from the Prince's mansion's kitchen?" Gu Xin asked.
“Yes. It was arranged by the steward. Five people were assigned to deliver the meals. The meals for the eldest son's family were first delivered to the rooms of the young mistress and Miss Bai, and then the meals were delivered to Young Master Bai’s room,” He Gang said.
The Fourth Miss Bai is Bai Shiying, the eldest daughter of the Donglin Prince's Mansion. She is sixteen years old this year. Gu Xin had a good impression of this girl earlier. She seemed very composed. She also heard the Lady of the Heir Apparent mention that when she was sick before, this girl had been by her side taking care of her.
Gu Xin likes this kind of filial and sensible child.
The steward arranged for five people to deliver the meal. It just so happened that there were five siblings in the Donglin Prince's Mansion. Because the princess was a vegetarian, there was a small kitchen in the small Buddhist hall. Normally, the princess did not eat in the main kitchen of the mansion.
Gu Xin didn't ask anything more.
He Gang also rushed to find Gu Xin after discovering Bai Shijie's death, so he didn't know much.
Soon, they arrived at the courtyard of Bai Shijie, the eldest son.
Officer Gao was already waiting at the door, and more people had been added around the courtyard.
Upon seeing Gu Xin and the others approach, Officer Gao stepped forward and bowed.
Gu Xin asked, "Is Grandma Bai awake? Is she moving around inside?"
Officer Gao replied, "Reporting to Third Miss, Madam Bai has woken up. I didn't let anyone touch anything inside, but when we found Young Master Bai, there was some commotion inside, and the area around the bed was a bit messy."
Gu Xin nodded: "You take some people and set up the platform. Xiao Qiu, prepare for the autopsy. He Gang and He Qiang, come in with me!"
"yes!"
The men answered respectfully.
Once inside the courtyard, Gu Xin could hear crying, which was even louder than the sounds she had heard outside.
Children were crying, adults were crying, crying their hearts out, and there were two voices trying to comfort them, but it was no use at all.
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