Another maid, kneeling on the ground, was stunned by what she had just witnessed. Suddenly, she looked up and saw Yu'er's miserable state. She immediately lowered her head and began to mutter to herself.
"This servant doesn't know, this servant doesn't know anything. It was Sister Yu'er who said not to worry, to wait...wait..." After saying this, she suddenly fainted.
Chunping wanted to step forward, but when she saw black blood flowing from the corner of the maid's mouth, she immediately pulled Chen Siyuan back, "Young Madam, she has been poisoned."
"Poisoning? How could a perfectly healthy person be poisoned?" Chen Siyuan approached and took a closer look, then immediately stepped back. "Chunlan, go find a doctor."
"yes."
Chunlan responded and left.
"Chunping, you stay next to her and are not allowed to get closer than anyone else."
"yes."
The maid's sudden poisoning seemed suspicious, and Chen Siyuan immediately made a decision.
These things seem to be imprinted in my mind; I don't need to think about them at all, I just need to do them.
"Butler Yu?"
"This old servant is here."
"Take your men and immediately seal off Aunt Wang's courtyard. I need to know what everyone who has entered and exited Aunt Wang's courtyard in the past few days has done and how long they have stayed."
"Yes." Butler Yu didn't know why, but after being a butler for so many years, he immediately responded when he was called upon.
After agreeing, he suddenly saw General Qiao and Madam Qiao sitting in the upper seats, and his heart skipped a beat.
This is bad news.
They are the true masters, while I am merely... bowing my head and waiting for someone's wrath.
“Who do you think you are? The general and his wife are here, how dare you speak?” Aunt Guo suddenly stepped forward.
Today is supposed to be Chen Siyuan's most unlucky day, so how can we let her get away with it so easily?
Chen Siyuan looked at Aunt Guo and smiled slightly, "Human life is of paramount importance. Does Aunt Guo think that since it was a maid who was poisoned, you can ignore her life or death?"
"Of course, she's just a maid. She can't even serve her own master properly. Why should our general's mansion keep such a wicked servant?"
The maids around felt a chill run down their spines upon hearing these words.
They know their lives are nothing, but saying it so bluntly still makes them feel a little sad.
Don't their lives matter?
"Heh—" Chen Siyuan sneered, staring at Aunt Guo, "Does that mean we can just ignore Aunt Guo being poisoned?"
"You..." Aunt Guo finally realized she'd been tricked, and looked at the general with a wronged expression, "General, look at the young mistress..."
“Father, although she is just a maid, her poisoning is clearly not simple. Now that Aunt Wang has become like this, we must find the culprit as soon as possible. Only in this way can we give Aunt Wang an explanation.”
If you speak with dead men, who dares to disagree?
Unfortunately, someone still spoke up.
Mrs. Qiao looked at Chen Siyuan, her expression unreadable. "What do you mean?"
"Report to the authorities and find the real murderer. We must not let Aunt Wang die." Chen Siyuan met her gaze calmly.
“Madam, Yu’er just said that it was because of the young mistress that Aunt Wang was so distraught. Madam must not let her get involved.” Aunt Guo was unwilling to see Chen Siyuan remain uninvolved.
"Oh, did Aunt Guo see me kill someone?" I only glanced at Aunt Wang just now. She wasn't killed, but she was very likely poisoned as well, though it was clearly different from the poisoning of the maid.
"Yu'er just said..."
Chen Siyuan lowered her eyes and looked at her maid, Yu'er, "Yu'er, did you see me kill someone?"
Yu'er had just been reprimanded and was still recovering from the shock. When she suddenly met Chen Siyuan's gaze, her heart trembled. Unable to withstand such a fright, she swayed and fell to the ground.
Chen Siyuan looked at Aunt Guo and said, "It would be best to report this to the authorities."
“A concubine in the mansion has died. If you report this to the authorities like this, what will become of the general?”
The saying "Don't wash your dirty linen in public" seems to be a tacit rule in every prominent family.
Aunt Guo's goal was to eliminate Chen Siyuan within the manor, avenge her daughter, and ensure that some people would never speak out again. Then, when Princess Honglian was welcomed into the household, even Madam Qiao would have no say, and she could...
All the plans were good, but unfortunately, Chen Siyuan's reaction exceeded her expectations.
"It is precisely because of the concubine by my father's side that I cannot act rashly. Besides, neither my father nor my mother have said anything. Why is Concubine Guo so eager to put a label on me? What are her true intentions?"
"you......"
"If Aunt Guo has nothing to hide, it would be best to report this to the authorities!"
Conversely, if you prevent the report from being filed with the authorities, it means that Aunt Wang's death is related to you.
"Chen Siyuan, that's enough!" Qiao Yang's anger erupted at this moment as he saw his aunt being repeatedly bullied.
Before this woman came to the General's Mansion, everything was decided by Aunt Guo. She was considered a princess of the General's Mansion, but what did that mean?
She wanted to strangle the woman, and seeing that her father remained silent made her very anxious.
Chen Siyuan looked at Qiao Yang, "Second sister, you came to my courtyard the night before last, and Aunt Wang came to my courtyard the next day. Now that Aunt Wang has become like this, I wonder what this has to do with you, second sister?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Aunt Guo retorted angrily.
"Logically speaking, Aunt Wang should have suffered as soon as she came to my courtyard, so shouldn't Second Sister...?"
"Shut up, you madwoman!" Aunt Guo was furious and rushed towards Chen Siyuan, about to slap her, but Chunping immediately blocked the blow and was not knocked down.
At this moment, Qiao Yang was so shocked by the sudden turn of events that she stumbled back several steps. She then stepped on the poisoned maid, and unfortunately, she lost her footing and fell onto the maid. By the time she got up, Chen Siyuan had not gone forward, but she clearly saw that the maid was dead.
Aunt Guo immediately helped Qiao Yang up, and seemingly feeling it was bad luck, she kicked the maid again.
The maid left a mark on the ground.
There was no response.
Seeing the mothers' actions, Chen Siyuan smiled slightly and said, "Why are you doing this? She was only poisoned and had a sliver of hope. With what you've done, she's completely dead."
What nonsense are you talking about?
"You were just scared, that's why you... killed them to cover it up!" Chen Siyuan's last few words were powerful and decisive, bringing the matter to a close.
The general, who had remained unresponsive until now, suddenly stood up upon hearing this, his face turning ashen.
Madam Qiao also stood up, looking at Aunt Guo with a slight tremor, "Is everything she said true?"
These words frightened Guo Yinniang, who immediately knelt down before the madam and kowtowed, "Madam, you must believe me. I have been working for the General's Mansion all these years, how could I do such a heinous thing?"
Aunt Xu and Qiao Zhen were shocked; they couldn't understand what was happening before them.
Chen Siyuan raised an eyebrow slightly, wondering what the whole farce was all about.
Aunt Guo and Qiao Yang's intentions were obvious, but General Qiao and his wife's attitude made her feel strange. However, now that things had come to this, she could not back down.
He bowed to General Qiao and Madam Qiao, saying, "Father, Mother, the intelligence officer handled this matter best."
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