There were thieves like this who had their eyes on the Marshal's Mansion before, but they all entered vertically and left horizontally.
The Marshal's Office also strictly manages its servants, and on weekdays, they have no chance to interact with the outside world. All those who come into contact with the outside world are monitored one by one, and no one dares to act alone.
Therefore, he would rather believe that the reason why the group of men in black who sneaked into the Marshal's Mansion at night today were so arrogant and even burned down his study was definitely because there was a traitor in the mansion.
And the traitors are most likely these young ladies selected by him.
Murong Xiao was the one who worked the hardest to capture the man in black, but that didn't mean she had nothing to do with it. So—
"Xiao'er, tell me what you did and saw during the time between us leaving and your attack just now."
"Dad, Xiao'er has been feeling unwell today and has been resting in her room. After you left, Xiao'er has become even more uncomfortable. Not only does she have diarrhea, she also feels like vomiting.
Ah Mei came to bring dinner in the evening, but Xiao Er couldn't eat it, so she asked her to take the dinner out. After that, Xiao Er rested in the room and slept until just now.
The sound of fighting outside just now startled Xiao'er. Knowing that something must have happened, she immediately called Amei and the others out. They happened to see the duel between Mr. Jing and the man in black.
The black-clad man was a skilled warrior, and the master had been battling him for a long time. Xiao'er, wanting to take the credit, charged forward. Although Xiao'er had no internal energy, she knew with her swift attacks that the black-clad man would be unable to dodge.
Unexpectedly, while he dodged Xiao'er's attack, he kicked Xiao'er instead.
That kick was so powerful that even the secret guards far behind could feel it. Xiao'er knew she was powerless to fight back, so she could only dodge. However, this gave the men in black an opportunity to escape. Xiao'er was wrong!
Murong Xiao sincerely confessed that she had never left the house. That was because she dared to guarantee that only Qian Yeming saw her standing outside the mansion in a white dress for a short time, and no one else saw her.
Murong Qingyu looked at the maids beside Murong Xiao. Jinse and Qiaose immediately said, "Master, this servant has a severe heat stroke and has been resting in the room all day. Amei and the others are in charge of taking care of us."
Ah Mei, who was standing by, immediately said, "Master, the young lady is right. She has been staying in her room all day and hasn't even had dinner. She only called us when Mr. Jing and the others were fighting with the men in black. We followed her out."
It’s just that we weren’t as fast as the young lady, so when we arrived, she was already fighting with the men in black.”
She had been in the room the whole time, and when she came out, someone followed her. She was a couple with Qingyun, so Murong Xiao was soon cleared of suspicion.
"You guys go down first."
Murong Xiao followed Murong Qingyun and was about to go out when a secret guard from the medicine garden walked in.
"Marshal, two of the medicine garden's slaves are missing. The garden's most precious herbs have also been stolen, and the remaining usable herbs have been destroyed. Mr. Yang is currently leading other medicine slaves to investigate, so I've sent this subordinate to report the situation first."
The few people who had walked to the door all turned around after hearing that the poison was missing.
Murong Xiao observed Murong Qingyu's facial expression again. Although he was still calm and composed, there were already some cracks on his face.
(Updated on August 24)
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