But how could he appear in this yard?
After meeting him, Prince Su asked in a cold voice, "Where is Pei Yuan, the Minister of Works, now?"
The recorder stepped forward and said, "Minister Pei went mad last night. After reporting to the Dali Temple, he returned still shouting that he would kill everyone in the Pei Mansion to bury the Twelfth Girl. He is still being tied up and held in the ancestral hall by the Pei Mansion's people."
Prince Su: "Bring him here! Also, bring Duke Pei, all the male members of the Pei family, and the stewards here to me!"
The officer asked, "Your Highness, is it...this old Duke...can you bring him here?"
Nanny Deng quietly explained to Li Qingluo, "Originally, before the old Duke passed away, the current Duke was not allowed to inherit the title. However, three years ago, before the old Duke became increasingly confused, he reportedly went to the palace to see His Majesty and begged His Majesty to grant the title to his eldest son first."
"I only heard that he declared he wouldn't live for more than a few months, and His Majesty made an exception for the Pei family because of their past contributions."
"But now I have lived for another three years..."
"I've also heard that there's a rumor going around that the old Duke was able to prolong his life by eating the flesh and blood of fresh women..."
Li Qingluo: "Where did you hear this? Even Grandmother doesn't know."
Matron Deng sighed, "This old servant and Matron Zhang heard this all before us. How dare we mention it to the old lady?"
Therefore, if the grandmother wanted to know about her eldest brother's recent situation, she could find out everything by just asking.
But she was afraid of knowing, so she never asked, she was deceiving herself.
After receiving the order, the officers of the Dali Temple naturally acted quickly.
Soon, Pei Nanjia's father, Pei Yuan, the Minister of Works, was brought over.
His hair turned white overnight. Although he was only in his forties, he looked like an old man.
As soon as he saw Guan still holding her daughter's head, he went crazy again.
"ah--!!"
Pei Yuan ran over and hugged Guan: "This is going to kill us—the lives of both of us—Jiaer, Jiaer—!!"
Guan seemed to have finally regained some consciousness and sobbed in Pei Yuan's arms.
"Master, is it the two of us who have committed this sin? It is the two of us who have committed this sin—"
Li Qingluo was watching the couple in this scene, and his heart felt like it was being cut by a knife.
How cruel is God?
What on earth did Nan Jia do to deserve being tortured to death?
Li Qingluo clenched his fists and turned to look at all the other male members of the Pei family who had been brought here.
Since there was no room in the yard, everyone waited outside.
The Duke and the other gentlemen were naturally dissatisfied.
Some were shouting and asking why they were all brought here and what this meant.
Is the Dali Temple questioning whether it was the masters of the Pei Mansion who killed people?
Sha Lei stepped forward, drew his sword, and pressed it against the old man's neck, his face filled with murderous intent: "Whether I killed someone or not, you all know it clearly."
"It's just a routine interrogation today. Do you all want to be taken back to the Dali Temple prison and have a few sentences before you behave yourself?"
"Our prince is handling the case today, and he's being courteous to you all for the sake of Duke Pei's residence. If you dare to make a noise again, we'll have to resort to the same methods we've always used in the Dali Temple!"
Who hasn’t heard of the reputation of King Su Yanluo, the god of death?
Even in the Peiguo Mansion, all the masters were stunned today.
But Prince Su was not in a hurry to interrogate them.
All these masters, young masters, managers and servants were left standing in the wind and snow.
He walked up to Pei Yuan and said in a ruthless and routine manner, "Minister Pei, this is the only thing missing."
Pei Nanjia's body has been pieced together, except for her head, which is still in her mother's arms.
Although Minister Pei was heartbroken, he was still somewhat lucid.
He forcibly took his daughter's head and personally placed it on Pei Nanjia's body, restoring her to wholeness.
Doctor Du also came with us today.
He was already working on detoxifying Nan Jia, and after several days and nights of research, he finally came up with a way to detoxify Nan Jia on his own. But he was suddenly shocked to hear such bad news. How could he not be angry?
So at this moment, Doctor Du and the coroner started to examine the body together.
There were dozens of people surrounding the dilapidated yard inside and outside.
Without Duan Rongshi's order, everyone could only stand there quietly.
It was so quiet that you could hear the rustling sound of falling snow.
Only the coroner dared to rush around...
Outside the yard, the masters of the Pei family, including Duke Pei, were all filled with anger.
But their Duke Pei has long been in decline and powerless, without any government soldiers, and none of his descendants will join the military.
If Prince Su gave the order, the entire Peiguo Mansion would be massacred in just half a day.
Therefore, even though everyone was so angry that their faces turned blue, they could only wait quietly at this moment.
Finally, Dr. Du and the coroner finished what they were doing.
Doctor Du came forward and reported, "Your Majesty, the deceased is indeed the twelfth daughter of the Pei Mansion."
"She was poisoned before her death. If she couldn't be detoxified in time, she would have died soon."
"But I discovered another kind of Maitreya poison in his mouth..."
Duan Rongshi: "Maitreya's poison? What is this?"
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