Luo Xue Ning had no intention of beating around the bush with her, so she asked directly. Of course, Gu was also a stubborn person, so she naturally found a chair and sat down, saying lightly: "I don't need to tell you."

"Mrs. Gu, please cooperate."

Gu's mouth curled up, her mouth turned to one side, clearly a sneer of contempt: "Cooperation, is it up to you?"

There is no denying that Gu was a very arrogant person. Luo Xuening had learned about this before, because Gu was the younger sister of the Minister of Revenue, while the deceased Liu Jing was just a small Vice Minister of Revenue. In terms of family background and talent, Liu Jing was indeed not worthy of Gu. No wonder Gu was so arrogant.

However, when it comes to Luo Xuening, even if you are a wolf, she will pry your mouth open. What's more, Gu is not as calm as she appears.

"Madam Gu, it has only been three days since Lord Liu died, and you are not even willing to wear mourning clothes for him?"

"......" Gu's expression suddenly changed. He looked at Luo Xuening warily, and his forced calmness immediately disappeared.

In the State of Nanshao, a widow had to wear mourning clothes for her deceased husband for three years. This was a custom that no one dared to disobey, but Gu Shi broke it.

"Haha, it seems that Madam Gu missed her late husband too much and wanted to take a dip in the pig cage to comfort the deceased Mr. Liu."

"Don't talk nonsense!"

Luo Xuening did not play by the rules, but successfully pried open Gu's mouth.

However, Mrs. Gu was clearly wearing plain clothes, so how could Luo Xuening tell that Mrs. Gu was wearing sexy clothes underneath?

Of course, Luo Xuening didn't have the ability to see through things, so she was just guessing. Because Gu was proud and arrogant, and since she could wear a golden embroidered dress over her plain clothes, she would naturally dare to wear sexy clothes underneath.

Because anyone who is arrogant will never compromise with anyone he despises.

Gu looked down on the deceased Liu Jing. Even wearing mourning clothes for Liu Jing was shameful in her eyes. Of course, she would make some mistakes in this matter.

"Whether it's nonsense or not, Madam knows it in her heart. You thought that you would not be discovered when you wore a sexy dress over your plain dress, but someone saw it. You thought that no one knew that you were secretly planning to murder Lord Liu, but in fact, you were making mistakes step by step."

Luo Xue Ning glanced at Gu and found that her face color changed slightly. The fingers exposed outside her sleeves were trembling slightly, and there was a drop of crystal sweat on her fingertips.

She knew that the time had come to interrogate Gu.

"Madam, what were you doing on the day Lord Liu was murdered?"

"I'll just do what I need to do, just like I did before."

This sentence was an unconscious repetition by Gu. Generally speaking, such unconscious repetition shows that the speaker is nervous, but in a calm person like Gu, such unconscious repetition is more likely to arouse suspicion.

"When was the last time you saw Mr. Liu?"

"It was when he went to court. After the court session, he went into his room and I didn't see him again."

"How many times a month do you two meet?"

Gu frowned and asked, "What does this have to do with you?"

"Of course, the closeness of the relationship can determine a person's motive for murder."

"You are responsible for all matters in the mansion. When Wang bought the Yancao poison, didn't you notice it?"

"no?"

"The servants in the mansion cannot come and go as they please. How could Wang poison her master without your permission?"

"They had a feud before..."

"As far as I know, Wang was in charge of the Liu Mansion with the housekeeper. She usually didn't use any spices. Why did you give her the Suhexiang spices the day after Mr. Liu died?"

"Is it not possible for me to give something to my servant?"

"According to the maid who poisoned Lord Liu, the person behind the poison was carrying Suhexiang."

Gu had a headache. That night, she accidentally used her favorite Suhexiang to meet the maid, which made people notice it.

So after that, she gave Suhexiang to Wang, but unexpectedly, she still couldn't escape other people's questioning.

She rubbed her brows and did not answer.

"Why did you pay off Wang's son's gambling debts?"

"She came to me for help, so I lent her some money as a reward for her serving me for so many years."

"From what I understand, the gambling debt is not small."

Of course it is not small. Even the Gu family has to sell their own jewelry to fill this gap. Thinking of this, she felt very angry.

"Because your condition was to let Wang take the blame for you, and you, Madam Gu, were so destitute that you had to sell your jewelry in order to pay off the gambling debts of the housekeeper's son."

Gu's face turned pale, she didn't expect that Luo Xue Ning actually found out about those jewellery. If she had known that Luo Xue Ning would start her investigation from these jewellery, she should not have sold the jewellery to conceal her tracks.

"In fact, the swallow grass in Wang's room is yours. When you temporarily moved the swallow grass to Wang's room, a few petals fell to the ground. The veils and Suhexiang found in Wang's room were also given to her by you. You are not used to other spices, so you deliberately did not use incense today. However, these abnormal behaviors prove your guilt..."

"No, it's not like that, you're talking nonsense..." Gu screamed hysterically. She shook her hands vigorously, revealing a hint of bright red hidden in her white sleeves.

......

Prince Jing's Mansion

On the armchair, Prince Jing, Long Moxun, was sitting casually. His distinct outline revealed a bit of laziness and indifference. His black hair fluttered in the wind. He supported his head with his hands and closed his eyes. His long eyelashes were like butterfly wings. His occasional breath was as quiet as orchid.

Eunuch Fu stood behind Long Moxun, motionless, but in his heart, he was extremely anxious. What should he do? The three-day deadline has arrived. The emperor asked him to invite Prince Jing to the palace to report the murder of Lord Liu from the Ministry of Revenue, but Prince Jing is still sleeping.

Eunuch Fu was in a dilemma. The Emperor was urging him to do something, but he couldn't afford to offend Prince Jing.

Eunuch Fu can only pray in his heart now, hoping that Prince Jing will wake up soon, as his legs are numb from standing.

"Your Highness, you are awake. The Emperor invites you to the palace."

Eunuch Fu spoke in a somewhat servile manner. As the personal eunuch beside the Emperor, even the princes had to give in to him a little. However, the person he was facing now was Long Moxun, the Prince Jing, who even the Emperor had to give in to a little, so he had no choice but to be a servile person.

Eunuch Fu felt that his moral integrity was about to be lost, but he still had to stand in front of Prince Jing, looking very cautious.

Prince Jing remained indifferent and silent. Eunuch Fu didn't know what Prince Jing meant, so he could only urge him in a low voice.

"Your Highness, the Emperor has asked you to come to the palace today to report on Mr. Liu's case."

"Hmm, wait."

Long Moxun finally uttered two words indifferently, glanced at Eunuch Fu lightly, and closed his peerless eyes again.

Eunuch Fu looked at him helplessly, then lowered his head again and said, "Prince, I am anxious even if you are not."

"Your Highness, this palace is quite far from the Imperial Palace. How about you..."

"Go to sleep later", before he could finish these five words, Eunuch Fu suddenly saw Long Moxun stand up. Eunuch Fu was overjoyed and immediately followed him. However, when he saw the woman walking into Prince Jing's Mansion, Eunuch Fu was stunned.

It turns out that Prince Jing has been waiting here for so long just for a woman.

Because Prince Jing was too tall, he successfully blocked Eunuch Fu's sight. Before he could see clearly who the woman was who made Prince Jing wait for so long, he was called away by Prince Jing.

"Eunuch Fu, you go back first, I will come later."

"......yes."

"Have you found out?"

"Yes." Luo Xuening's voice was filled with joy.

"But you are out of time. I am waiting for your evidence. I am afraid that I will be punished by the emperor again today."

Long Moxun lied in all seriousness. He didn't know why, but ever since he saw Luo Xue Ning saying with a righteous indignation that she had no sympathy, he actually felt that Luo Xue Ning was different from other people. Unconsciously, he began to show off in front of her.

But will Long Moxun admit it? Of course not.

"ah?"

Luo Xuening sighed in surprise and lowered her eyes slightly, with a hint of guilt in her eyes.

"How about you ask the Emperor for mercy?"

"Humph, do you think I am such a spineless person?"

Long Moxun left a few words, then tidied his clothes and got on the carriage to the palace, leaving Luo Xuening with a puzzled look on her face.

Obviously, you are the one who is feeling wronged, and now you are also the one acting like a big shot. You really are going crazy every second.

Wu stared at the elegant back of Prince Wang in amazement.

"Your Highness, you are really brave. You have the courage to openly disobey the emperor's orders. Do you still need to pretend that you are afraid of the emperor's punishment? Please, when you lie, can you consider the feelings of your subordinates?"

Oh, my heart is so tired.