"What?" Fu Ling's legs went limp.
Before she could come up with a response, the runners from the Dali Temple rushed in aggressively.
Along with them came the Gao family.
"Second Master!" The Gao family's servant knelt down and cried, "You must make the decision for us, sir!"
The man called Second Master, upon seeing Gao Qingnian's body, cried out in shock, "Brother! Brother, you went out to propose marriage today, how could you lose your life like this! Brother!"
The man from the Dali Temple who came to handle the case was a tall, burly man with a square face. He leaned on his sword and said, "I am Yu Xing, the Dali Temple Secretary. I have received a report from the Gao family that Gao Qingnian, the head of the Censorate, has died in the Xue Mansion. I request the Xue family's cooperation in the investigation."
Several yamen runners helped the second master of the Gao family, who was crying loudly but silently, to the side, and the coroner examined Gao Qingnian's body.
Yu Xing asked the second master of the Gao family, "Gao Qingyu, what is your brother's intention in coming to the Xue family residence today?"
Gao Qingyu said, "A few months ago, my brother and the young lady of the Fu family in Linzhou hit it off immediately and fell in love. He wanted to take her as a concubine, so he sent a letter of engagement to the Fu family. Knowing that Miss Fu was temporarily staying at the Xue Mansion, he brought a betrothal gift and came to propose marriage today. I didn't expect... this to happen!"
After saying that, she burst into tears again.
Yu Xing looked at them and asked, "Is Miss Fu here?"
Fu Rongxin stood up and quickly denied it, "Master Yu, this is not true! How could Gao Qingnian and I ever be in love? Although I don't come from a high-class family, I am the daughter of a good family. How could I be so eager to become a concubine?"
Looking at her, Yu Xing frowned: Gao Qingnian's bad reputation is obvious to all. The girl in front of him is as fair and delicate as a white magnolia. It is possible that Gao Qingnian is entangled with that girl again.
But Gao Qingyu spat. As Gao Qingnian's younger brother, Gao Qingyu was even more despicable. He was a complete scoundrel, so naturally what he said was unpleasant.
"Why aren't you hurrying up? You've already fallen asleep, why are you pretending to be pure and innocent now?"
"Gao Qingyu!" Upon hearing this, Fu Ling immediately cursed, "How dare you slander someone from the Xue Mansion like this in the Xue Mansion's territory? Are you worthy of the crime of fabricating rumors?"
Fu Rongxin had never imagined that the Gao family were such beasts. She was so angry that she was shaking and her voice was choked with sobs: "I don't want to live anymore after being slandered like this!"
"Shut up, everyone!" Yu Xing stopped the farce. "Gao Qingyu, this matter has nothing to do with the case. I just want to know if the Xue family knew in advance that Gao Qingnian was coming to propose marriage today?"
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