Marquis Changping stared at him sharply and said in a cold voice, "Why did you come here so suddenly? Do you know the cause of Cui'er's death?"
Ajie's face turned pale, and he stammered, "No... no, I don't know. I was just working in the kitchen. I happened to see Cui'er in the kitchen today, so I rushed over specially."
Ajie explained, but his tone sounded more like he was hiding something.
"Oh? In that case, do you remember what she said before she died?" Changping Hou continued to ask.
After hesitating for a moment, Ajie lowered his head and said, "No... no, I have never heard her say that."
Changping Hou looked at him with narrowed eyes, then waved his hand and let him go.
Hearing this, Kou Mingxue became a little nervous, fearing that Ajie would say something more, so she quickly said, "Father, since Cui'er came to the kitchen and then went to the pond, I think she might have fallen into the water. After all, it's the spring rain season, and the soil is soft, so it's inevitable that something might happen."
After saying that, Kou Mingxue looked at Changping Hou with anticipation, hoping that he would agree with her point of view.
Unfortunately, the Marquis of Changping ignored him and turned to ask Du Songming, "What does His Royal Highness think?"
How could Du Songming care about solving a case? However, he thought of Gu Yunni's amazing performance just now and was looking forward to her answer.
He smiled gently, "My Lord, why don't you ask Miss Gu for her opinion?"
When Kou Mingxue heard this, she was furious to see that someone was actually speaking for Gu Yunni. However, because the prince was present, she could only suppress her anger.
Changping Hou didn't know why Du Changming valued Gu Yunni so much. Although he was puzzled, he still obeyed Du Changming's wishes and asked calmly, "What do you think?"
"I think she was killed intentionally." Gu Yunni answered indifferently.
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Upon hearing this, the Marquis of Changping's face instantly turned pale. He originally wanted to follow Kou Mingxue's words and understand the matter directly, but this girl said such a thing. Wouldn't it make the prince think that the Marquis's Mansion was disregarding human life?
Wenchang was a little confused and asked on the spot, "Miss Gu, how can you be sure that this maid was murdered?"
Gu Yunni smiled faintly, "I'm sure this is a murder case."
She paused, then continued, "But I don't know the specific reason, so it would be better to have someone investigate."
Kou Mingxue sneered and said sarcastically, "Oh! Is there any need to investigate this? The maid's death was clearly an accidental drowning!"
"Miss Kou, your words are too one-sided." Gu Yunni met her gaze fearlessly. "You've overlooked one thing. These clothes are clearly damaged and torn. They weren't caused by slipping, but by someone tearing them apart. It's clear that Cui'er was trying to struggle and escape, but she didn't expect to be pushed directly into the water!"
She pointed at her clothes and continued, "Don't forget another thing. Before Cui'er fell, she was wearing a light-colored dress, but now it's dark red. This means she was injured before she fell, and the wound opened up when she fell into the water, causing her to bleed so much."
"So, you think someone killed Cui'er to silence her?" a young man mocked sarcastically.
"That's right." Gu Yunni answered neatly and clearly, without any stage fright.
"Hmph!" Another young master sneered, "How can you say such a ridiculous thing? If there really is a murderer, do you think he would be so brazen? Besides, this is the Marquis's Mansion. How could an outsider go there and kill someone?"
Kou Mingxue echoed his words, "This young master is right. With so many people in our mansion today, what murderer would be so foolish as to kill someone and leave evidence behind? In my opinion, Cui'er was probably lazy here and rolled into the water and drowned."
This reason was so logical and reasonable that everyone present nodded in agreement.
Only the female ghost in red who had been standing behind her was staring at Kou Mingxue with a gloomy face, as if she wanted to eat her.
Kou Mingxue also felt something was wrong beside her, and the eerie feeling made her shiver uncontrollably.
He quickly hid behind the wife of the Marquis of Changping, trying to dispel the chill.
"Okay, stop arguing." Changping Hou called for a stop in a stern voice.
"Gu Yunni, since you know so much, I'll leave this matter to you!" Changping Hou's attitude was already very clear. He was unwilling to waste any more energy interrogating Cui'er's death.
"I'm afraid that won't work. After all, it's a matter of your Marquis' Mansion. It would be more appropriate for Miss Kou, the eldest daughter, to investigate it." Gu Yunni refused directly and looked in the direction of Kou Mingxue with a sarcastic smile.
Kou Mingxue's face froze, and she secretly hated Gu Yunni's aggressiveness.
At this moment, the Prince of Zhao, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up: "What's so difficult about this?"
"Hmm?" Gu Yunni couldn't help but frown.
The Prince of Zhao said loudly, "Since it's a murder, there must be some clues left. I'm an outsider, so I'll work with Miss Gu to help you find out who the murderer is!"
Gu Yunni raised her eyebrows slightly, "Isn't this bad?"
"It doesn't matter. As long as you can find out how Cui'er died, no matter what the final result is, I will not blame you at all." Prince Zhao promised generously, as if he was sure that she would be able to find out.
"Thank you, Your Highness, but I don't need it. I don't want to take on this difficult case." Gu Yunni declined politely.
Prince Zhao frowned slightly, "Are you looking down on me?"
Gu Yunni smiled faintly, "Your Highness, you're joking. I just think this case is too complicated. Besides, what I just said was just speculation. I don't know the truth, so it's best to leave it to the government."
Cui'er's death was not an accident, but was murdered. If I took this case, I would be involved in this cause and effect.
Moreover, the female ghost's clothes were so bright red, she must have suffered a lot of torture in her life, which is why she turned into a fierce ghost and took lives.
She doesn't want to get involved in this kind of trouble!
Prince Zhao seemed to have noticed something. He looked at Gu Yunni and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
"Prince Zhao, please stop trying to persuade her. Miss Gu has no other skills except her eloquence. Just leave this simple case to my father."
Kou Mingxue spoke seriously, as if she really understood the case.
"How do you know she is incompetent?" Prince Zhao would retort unhappily.
"Because..." Kou Mingxue was about to answer, but Gu Yunni took the lead and said, "Don't worry about whether I have the ability or not."
Kou Mingxue's expression changed slightly. "I'm just reminding you! To prevent you from going astray..."
"Thank you for your concern." Gu Yunni replied calmly. She glanced at the evil spirits surrounding Kou Mingxue again and said, "You should worry more about yourself than me. Otherwise, you might die unexpectedly one day."
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