Gu Xin pulled Wang Pangzi up.
Wang Pangzi could barely stand. After pulling the man up, Gu Xin supported him and instructed, "Dongxue, go find the young monk in the temple and borrow the wooden mallet for striking the wooden fish."
Dongxue hesitated for a moment: "Ah... Third Miss, Young Master Wang, he..."
Gu Xin glanced over and said, "Just go and borrow it when I tell you to!"
Zheng Qiu didn't go to see the body first; she was also quite worried about Wang Pangzi's condition, so she supported him on the other side.
Besides the body of the Wang family master, the courtyard also contained the bodies of the servants who had come with him, but they were placed in another room.
Just as Tan Laoqi said, everyone who came died, without exception.
"Xiao Qiu, help him up." Gu Xin released Wang Pangzi and instructed Zheng Qiu.
Zheng Qiu nodded.
Gu Xin took a small bamboo tube out of her bag, opened the lid, pinched Wang Pangzi's mouth, and fed him the contents of the bamboo tube.
This is just water mixed with a single jade bead. She always carries it in her bag; she mixed a whole bottle of it back in August, using water from a single jade bead.
She didn't know why she suddenly decided to fill such a jar. Usually, she would take ten jade beads every day and put them in a larger jar. Once the jar was full, she would give them to Gu Shouxin and Cai Xiaolian.
After feeding him all the water through the small bamboo tube, Gu Xin directly pinched Wang Pangzi's mouth shut with her hand: "Old Wang, swallow it down, or I'll hit you."
Fatty Wang's eyes finally moved.
He did swallow the water, but he didn't seem to have recovered from his grief.
At this moment, Dongxue borrowed a wooden mallet, hesitated for a moment, and handed it to Gu Xin.
Gu Xin didn't take it, but instructed, "Use this wooden mallet to hit his arms and legs. Use your strength, and use a lot of force."
Dongxue pursed her lips and whispered, "Third Miss, Young Master Wang is already so pitiful, should we... should we still hit him?"
Gu Xin said irritably, "This isn't hitting him, it's helping him relax. He's been in the same position all day, his limbs are stiff, and he doesn't want to move on his own, so only an outsider can help him. If I hit him hard, I'll beat him to death."
At this moment, the Wang family's head steward led his men in from the doorway: "This humble steward of the Wang family greets Princess Xinxin."
Gu Xin turned to look at the old man and said, "You've come at the right time. Have someone help your young master relax. Use your hands and a wooden mallet to massage him; it should only take about fifteen minutes. Help him to the side."
The head steward nodded in agreement, then took the wooden mallet from Dongxue and instructed someone to take the still-wooden Wang Pangzi from Zheng Qiu.
“Your Highness, do you think it’s better for you to eat and rest for a while, or…” Lord Xu followed up and asked.
"No more rest. Several hours have passed since the incident. Let's get to work. Lord Xu, has the coroner from the yamen arrived yet?" Gu Xin asked.
"They've arrived. They came during the day, but I didn't know the meaning of guarding the city, so I didn't let them move," said Lord Xu.
“Yes, let them assist Xiao Qiu.” Gu Xin nodded, then added, “Lord Xu, please find a room and explain the situation to me in detail.”
"Yes, Your Highness, I have prepared a place. Please follow me this way. The abbot is also waiting over there." Lord Xu breathed a sigh of relief. He was indeed a man of action, not one for empty talk.
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