Chapter 48: More Than Suspected



"Gu, it is indeed Gu."

Wang Xixi is the wet nurse of the eldest lady. She has been following the eldest lady since she married into the Prime Minister's Mansion. This time, if it was not the instigation of Gu, who else could it be that made Mrs. Wang commit such a murder?

Prime Minister Luo couldn't help but clench his fists at this moment. He had just warned the Madam not to act rashly, but in the blink of an eye, this Gu family caused a death.

If this matter were to get out, who knows how people outside would poke him in the back and scold him.

"Gu is really bold now. Someone, bring Gu and Wang Xixi here to me."

"Dad, this matter is related to Wang Xiaoxiao, but it is not necessarily the eldest lady who ordered it."

It was not that Luo Xue Ning was pleading for the Madam, but Luo Xue Ning knew very well that since the Madam could kill people so brazenly, she must have been trying to implicate herself. Today, she did not ask to overthrow the Madam, but only to cut off her arm.

After hearing Luo Xue Ning's words, Prime Minister Luo's expression eased a little. At this time, the eldest lady, supported by Wang Mimi, walked towards them.

"Tell me, who asked you to move He Weiwei's body?"

Prime Minister Luo ignored the lady and instead repeated the question with a frown.

Wang Weiwei had a smug smile on her face, but when she heard this question, she was startled. Her cloudy old eyes blinked unnaturally, and her expression was clearly tense.

The servant did not lie, but the king did have something to hide.

At this time, Wang Mimi didn't know that her small action had exposed her secret.

"Yes, sir, it was Wang Mimi who asked me to move He Mimi's body."

"Master, I just saw how pitiful He Weiwei's death was, so I specifically asked Ah Fu to move her body away. I didn't have any other thoughts."

Wang Weiwei immediately put on a shameless face and distanced himself from the matter. However, Luo Xuening just sneered. When people are nervous, they tend to become logically confused. This Wang Weiwei was just like that.

"I heard from the servants that He Weiwei fell into a well and died. But how come Wang Weiwei had a nightmare about He Weiwei and it turned out that He Weiwei died first and then his body was moved to the well by someone?"

Wang Weiwei's face turned pale and hesitantly said: "I thought he was talking about the time he took He Weiwei's body out of the well."

Luo Xue Ning directly exposed Wang Weiwei's excuse: "How could Wang Weiwei be so confused? He Weiwei's body was brought up by the housekeeper himself. Everyone in the mansion knows it."

“I’m old, I’m mistaken.”

He wanted to cover up his crime by saying that he was old and remembered it wrongly, and Luo Xuening didn't even know about it. Should we say that Wang Xixi is naive or stupid?

"Wang Weiwei misremembered who brought He Weiwei's body up, but she remembered that she was the one who asked someone to move He Weiwei's body. She is really kind-hearted."

Luo Xuening sounded particularly sarcastic when she said the word "kind-hearted". Wang Xixi's face turned pale again. At this time, the eldest lady came forward and criticized Luo Xuening in a harsh voice.

"Ning'er, mother knows that you have a grudge against your nanny because of her death, but you can't just suspect everyone."

"It's not that she's a suspect, but that she is the murderer of He Weiwei."

The eldest lady's face changed drastically, and at the same time, Wang Xixi's body trembled.

"Ning'er, don't talk nonsense."

"Yes, Fourth Miss, I have no grudge against He Xixi, why would I want to harm her? Besides, I just asked Ah Fu to move the body, why do you say that I killed her?"

Wang Xixi thought that with the support of the eldest lady, Luo Xue Ning would not do anything to her. But she was wrong. Luo Xue Ning was going to capture the murderer today and make an example of him to scare the eldest lady.

"Whether you are the murderer or not, the evidence will tell."

"Evidence, what evidence?"

Wang Xixi and the eldest lady looked at each other, and saw shock in each other's eyes. After the shock, it turned into contemptuous smiles.

They did it so secretly, how could Luo Xuening find evidence?

Luo Xuening saw the expressions of the two of them clearly. Of course she had evidence, otherwise, how could she dare to catch the murderer on the spot.

"This bracelet is yours, right?"

Luo Xuening took out the bracelet that the servant had handed over to her. On the bracelet, there was a character "Wang" engraved. Wang Xixi never married in her life, so her surname was engraved on her bracelet. The custom of engraving words on ornaments has been practiced in Nanshao Kingdom.

Wang Xixi was not surprised to see the bracelet. Since this Ah Fu was able to betray her, he would definitely not hide the things she left for him.

"Yes, at that time, I asked Ah Fu to help me and gave him this bracelet."

"This bracelet is worth a lot of money. You really put a lot of effort into helping others."

Wang Weiwei glanced at Luo Xuening's body, and a gleam of light flashed in her cloudy eyes.

"Fourth Miss, I am an old woman with no children. There is no use for these expensive jewels. Since Ah Fu has helped me, it is only right for me to give him some gifts."

"There's nothing wrong with giving gifts, but what about your promise to Ah Fu?"

"It was because Ah Fu was capable that I promised him a promotion. It has nothing to do with this matter."

Wang Weiwei still had a stern face, and treated Luo Xuening with a bit of arrogance that was not appropriate for a servant.

"Oh, I didn't say that you promised Ah Fu that he would be promoted after the work was done. Besides, Ah Fu's performance in the mansion was not worthy of a promotion. The reason you promised him a promotion was just to shut him up."

If Wang Weiwei could find a way to shut Ah Fu up, Luo Xue Ning would naturally have a way to open Ah Fu's mouth, using threats and inducements. If Wang Weiwei could do it, then Luo Xue Ning could do it as well.

"Take a look at this. This was found on He Weiwei's body. Take a look. Is this yours?"

Luo Xuening took out a handkerchief. The reason why she was sure that He Weiwei died of poisoning was because of this handkerchief.

When Wang Weiwei saw the handkerchief, her face changed drastically. How could it be? She originally thought that the handkerchief had been destroyed along with the evidence, but it turned out that it was picked up by Luo Xuening.

Prime Minister Luo also saw the hand-kerchief. In his opinion, it was just an ordinary hand-kerchief. The fact that it appeared on He Mimi's body did not mean that He Mimi was killed by Wang Mimi.

"This handkerchief is poisonous."

Luo Xuening showed Prime Minister Luo the gray and worn handkerchief with the word "Wang" embroidered on it. These were Wang Xixi's things, and they all had the exclusive mark of the word "Wang" on them.

"Before He Xixi was killed, Wang Xixi had personally gone to the kitchen and told them to put the aunt's medicine aside. He Xixi had no choice but to go to the kitchen to urge them to take the medicine. This gave Wang Xixi an opportunity to take advantage of the situation."

After Luo Xue Ning finished speaking, she glanced at Wang Weiwei's gloomy face and continued.

"Wang Xixi took the opportunity to cover He Xixi's mouth and nose with a handkerchief from behind. The handkerchief was poisonous. He Xixi died of poisoning and suffocation. After death, he was thrown into the water."

At this moment, there was no expression on Wang Xixi's face. She looked calm, but the fingertips of her slightly curled hands had turned white. She was afraid.

"No, it wasn't me. I was so scared when I saw He Mimi's body that I dropped the handkerchief on it."

"You're full of lies!"

This time, the first person to speak was Prime Minister Luo, who did not personally participate in the investigation of the case. However, Wang Aiai was full of lies, and even at the end, when the evidence of her guilt was conclusive, she was still making excuses.

Wang Weiwei was stunned by what she said, and the eldest lady also shook her handkerchief and began to blame Luo Xue Ning.

"Master, you can't just listen to Ning'er's one-sided story. Wang Xiaoxiao just went to the kitchen today to urge me to make some ginseng soup. This handkerchief can't prove that it was the weapon Wang Xiaoxiao used to kill He Xiaoxiao. Ning'er is still so young, how can she investigate a case? It's obvious that she has a grudge against Wang Xiaoxiao, so she won't let Wang Xiaoxiao go."

"Madam, do you mean that I am taking revenge for my personal gain?"

Luo Xue Ning directly expressed what the eldest lady wanted to express. Prime Minister Luo frowned, with a look of scrutiny in his eyes.

Luo Xuening walked to He Weiwei's body and opened her hands. On her hands, she saw a few gray hairs and a patch of skin with age spots.

Luo Xue Ning stared at Wang Weiwei and walked towards her expressionlessly. Before Wang Weiwei could react, she suddenly grabbed Wang Weiwei's hand and lifted her sleeve.

The exposed arm was dry and rough, with age spots. Moreover, there was a missing patch of skin on Wang Weiwei's arm. A careful comparison revealed that the missing patch was exactly the same patch on Luo Xuening's hand.

It was because He Xixi grabbed the murderer tightly before she died that Luo Xuening had the opportunity to find the murderer.

Seeing the wound on Wang Weiwei's hand, not only the Prime Minister but also the First Lady were shocked. She opened her eyes wide and looked at Wang Weiwei sadly.

But that expression looks so fake no matter how you look at it.


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