After understanding the general situation, Gu Xin called over a waiter and asked him to take Fang Liushi to find another room.
The guests downstairs and upstairs finally had a chance to ask.
"Your Highness, what happened? Is there really a severed arm on the table in the inn?" a chubby middle-aged man dressed in a wealthy man's robe asked.
Gu Xin had already had Du San Niang spread the news, and the people at the inn now knew what had happened and Gu Xin's identity. However, they couldn't believe it, since nothing like this had ever happened at Qi An Inn before.
Moreover, Du Sanniang has a notorious reputation for her bad temper, so who would dare to cause trouble on her turf!
It's unbelievable. Aren't they afraid of retaliation from Du San Niang's husband's family and her own family?
Although Du Sanniang divorced and did not leave any children for her husband's family, she was the daughter-in-law personally chosen by her mother-in-law. Moreover, she was considerate in her dealings with others, and her husband's family all liked her. However, she was too strong-willed and could not tolerate any infidelity in matters of the heart.
From the moment her husband betrayed her, she resolutely chose to divorce him.
Her husband's family felt guilty towards her, so they paid close attention to her situation.
As for her family, well, let's not even talk about that.
She was pampered from a young age. Although her maternal family fought over the inheritance, she, as a married daughter, never thought of taking anything from her maternal family's property after the divorce. Therefore, her brothers and sisters-in-law naturally liked her and took good care of her.
Therefore, she has lived a good life in Qi'an Town all these years.
At first, because of her beauty, local thugs and ruffians would cause trouble. She was either taught a lesson by the meddlesome Mr. Qian, or secretly taught a lesson by her husband's family and her own family.
Therefore, in the minds of everyone in Qi'an Town, Qi'an Inn is a place where you can't cause trouble, and Du Sanniang is someone you can't offend.
Therefore, no one really believed that someone had left the severed arm in Du San Niang's inn.
Most of the people present were merchants who frequently traveled to and from the capital, or people who often went out of town, and they all knew more or less about Du Sanniang.
A small portion of those who came for the first time, even if they didn't know, were educated by those who did.
“Yes, a severed arm has been found at Qi’an Inn. Therefore, from this moment on, no one is allowed to leave Qi’an Inn until the case is solved.” Gu Xin stood on the second-floor corridor, looking down, and said solemnly.
"Oh? That won't do! We need to deliver the goods to the capital. They have to arrive by noon tomorrow, or we'll be in breach of contract and have to pay compensation."
“Yes! My son studies at the Imperial Academy in the capital. I was supposed to pick him up this time, but I hadn't arrived by noon, and now he has nowhere to go. He's still so young! No, no, that won't do!”
“My mother is going to the capital for medical treatment, and we're only staying here for the night because it's late. If this case takes three to five days to investigate, it will delay my mother's treatment! Your Highness, could you please investigate those of us who have urgent business to attend to first? Once you've investigated, please let us leave! It's not that we're uncooperative, it's just that we really can't afford to waste this much time!”
"That's right, that's right..."
"I have to..."
"Isn't that right? If we had known something like this would happen, we would have rushed to the capital overnight..."
"..."
There was a lot of chatter downstairs, but Gu Xin didn't interrupt them. She calmly watched them and let them finish speaking one by one.
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