The queen is spoiling the king and madly criticizing him for spoiling her

Chapter 236 *** Suitable for staying away from men

Several people looked at each other, and one of them, a kind-looking man, said, "Your Majesty, we don't live in the Princess's Mansion. We live outside. After we finished our duties, we went home and never returned to the Princess's Mansion. Our families can testify for us."

"There was a curfew at the government office that night, so you couldn't have gotten in. Therefore, you two are the most likely suspects in Bai Qiang's disappearance. Besides, you two can testify against each other, so if there are no witnesses, you two are the only ones left."

"Zhuxi, go and bring Bai Wei in." Gu Jianchu ordered in a cold voice.

But after a while, Bai Wei was brought out from the tea room. Bai Wei knelt on the ground and looked at the queen sitting on the high seat cautiously.

Gu Jianchu asked softly, "Who told you, Bai Wei, that Bai Qiang was missing, and what did you say at the time?"

Bai Wei and Bai Qiang are sisters, and they look somewhat similar. Scarred Man was startled when he saw Bai Wei in the stables, thinking it was Bai Qiang who had returned to life. He almost knelt down to apologize, but later realized it wasn't her. Bai Qiang has a beauty mark on her face, while Bai Wei doesn't. Bai Wei's long-term illness and the medication she needs make her look even thinner, and her complexion is even paler than Bai Wei's.

Bai Wei followed Gu Jianchu's instructions and slowly turned around. She glanced at the people kneeling on the ground behind her and then pointed at Scarface. "It was Brother Xiao Du who told me about my sister's disappearance. At that time, Brother Xiao Du also told me that my sister was banished to the stables by the emperor because she seduced Li Shicheng. Xiao Du also told me that the emperor was jealous and that those maids who seduced Li Shicheng in the past didn't have a good ending. Many of them were secretly killed by the emperor."

"That's why I suspect that it was *** who caused Bai Qiang to disappear for no reason. Otherwise, how could my sister disappear for no reason in ***'s mansion?"

Xie Qingzhi was so angry that she laughed. She grabbed the feather duster beside her and rushed forward to hit Scarface. "You bastard, you dare to fabricate my reputation like this? I have a bad temper, but when have I ever killed anyone so casually? I think you are guilty of doing something bad, so you put all the blame on me."

[Ah, when did Xie Qingzhi become so smart? He actually guessed the murderer so quickly.]

Xie Qingzhi hit the scarred man with a feather duster and gave Gu Jianchu a speechless look. She has always been very smart.

Xie Qingzhi is easily exploited, especially by men, so it's fine when she's not in love. Xie Qingzhi is better off staying away from men.

Xie Qingzhi: ...

She suspected that Gu Jianchu was scolding her, and the scolding was very dirty.

Sometimes it’s nice not to hear Gu Jianchu’s voice, at least you don’t know that the Queen is scolding people.

The scarred man was beaten to the ground. After Xie Qingzhi stopped, he quickly defended himself, "The princess's subordinates did not frame you. Absolutely not."

"I don't want to hear your nonsense. You haven't done anything wrong, so why are you saying so many bad things about me? You're clearly trying to make people suspect me. And you went to a little girl in the middle of the night to remind her that there was a leak in her room. You didn't have any good intentions. I think people like you should be sent to the Imperial City Bureau and severely punished. Then they will tell the truth."

Xiao Du was truly bold. Not only was he attracted to Bai Qiang's beauty, he also loved money. Before Bai Qiang's mother passed away, she gave Bai Qiang and Bai Wei a family heirloom bracelet each. While burying the body, Xiao Du saw the bracelet on Bai Qiang's wrist during a flash of lightning and thunder. Thinking it was valuable, he secretly hid it, intending to sell it for money to gamble.

Xiao Du originally wanted to sell it, but he ran into Bai Wei and was afraid that if he took it out now, it would expose his murder of Bai Qiang. So he hid the bracelet, waiting for the matter to be resolved before he could take it out for money.

"Yunhe, take your men to search the wing where these two people live. Make sure to search thoroughly. Bai Qiang did not leave the princess's mansion, but disappeared in the princess's mansion. He must have been murdered. You search the princess's mansion carefully to see if you can find Bai Qiang's body hidden in the princess's mansion." Gu Jianchu gave the order coldly.

Hearing that there might be a corpse hidden in the princess's mansion, Xie Qingzhi felt his hair stand on end.

It was a horrible thing that there was a corpse hidden in the mansion where she lived all day.

Gu Jianchu glanced at the few people slowly, and saw a hint of guilt in the eyes of the scarred man. He lowered his head and did not dare to look at everyone.

"I didn't expect this case to be so interesting. I originally thought that Xie Qingzhi poisoned the Queen, but I didn't expect it to involve so many things." The eldest lady couldn't help but sigh.

No wonder the queen loves the hustle and bustle. Who wouldn’t love such hustle and bustle?

"Could you please stop talking nonsense here? I said I didn't poison the queen." Xie Qingzhi retorted.

The eldest lady nodded and said, "I know, I know. You didn't poison the queen."

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Gu Jianchu hurried out to smooth things over, "Aunt and elder sister, please stop talking. The kitchen has made some milk. Zhuxia will bring it to your aunt and elder sister to try."

She really suspected that these people were not here to watch the fun, but to cause trouble for her.

Zhu Xia quickly brought several bowls of milk and placed them in front of the masters.

The two children kneeling on the ground saw their masters drinking milk and they kept swallowing their saliva with greed.

"Zhu Xia, go to the small kitchen and serve two more bowls for these two children. And those who are not suspicious should go out and wait." Gu Jianchu gave an order, and Zhu Xia immediately took action and led several people out of the hall.

Then he asked the Kunning Palace kitchen to bring a few bowls of milk and distribute them to everyone.

As they ate the milk, they said with a smile, "The Queen is really as good as the rumors say."

"She is more than a good person. The Queen is simply a living Bodhisattva. Not only does she provide us with food, but she also seeks justice for Sister Bai Qiang. When I grow up, I will definitely repay the Queen." Xiao Liu spoke passionately, but when he remembered that they were in the Queen's palace, he immediately lowered his voice.

Although the princess's mansion was far away, Yunhe and Wenzhu rode their horses at full speed and quickly returned.

Wen Zhu glanced at the two people lying on the ground. The old man looked righteous, while the scarred man's eyes kept dodging. "Your Majesty, the bodies have not been found yet, but we did find something in your rooms."

"Speak." Gu Jianchu handed the bowl in his hand to Zhu Xia beside him.

Wen Zhu ordered someone to bring up two trays. "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please look, this is what we found in Xiao Du's room: a jade bracelet and two gold hairpins used by women. We also found a set of muddy clothes in Xiao Du's room. The clothes were unusually dirty, so we brought them back."