Lady Wan Guan

Chapter 62 Night trial of Wan Ning
Prince Suhe returned to the room and asked his men: "Did you find the thing?"

The men shook their heads: "I couldn't find it. I've searched all over Luo Duo and the others, as well as in the room. There's nothing there."

Prince Su He's eyes were cold: "If you look again, don't alert His Royal Highness and the others."

"Yes."

If that thing cannot be found, it means that Luo Du and others did not die in an accident.

Luo Du's caravan went south to do business in name, but in fact they were working for him.

But no one can know about this.

Jiang Wanning was drowsily asleep when she heard someone calling her.

"Madam, please wake up, Mr. Gu has sent you for questioning!"

Jiang Wan Ning was startled and opened her eyes.

"What time is it?"

"Mao hour is almost over."

"Has everyone else finished asking?"

"It seems like we and the neighbor are the only ones left." Yu Niang replied.

Jiang Wan Ning stood up, straightened a few strands of hair on her temples, tucked them behind her ears, and patted her face to wake herself up.

Yu Niang tied the cloak for her.

Grandma Wang handed over the hand stove: "Madam, take this with you, it's cold at night."

"There's no need for that. I'm going to be questioned, not a guest." Is it reasonable to bring a hand stove?

Lin Ruoruo gave her a sachet: "There are mint leaves in it, which can refresh your mind."

Jiang Wan Ning accepted the sachet and looked at their tragic expressions, as if she would never come back. She smiled slightly and said with relief, "Don't worry, I'll be back soon."

Jiang Wan Ning followed the guards to the inquiry room, which was the same room where Ji Yunchen had asked questions before.

Surprisingly, after entering, only Gu Zhouting was seen, and no one else was there.

Didn’t you say that all the adults, including Prince Suhe, asked together?

Jiang Wanren bowed and said, "Ms. Jiang, a commoner girl, has met Mr. Gu."

Gu Zhouting motioned for her to sit down.

There was a small stove next to the desk, and a kettle was placed on it. Steam was emitting, and the refreshing fragrance of tea filled the air.

"I'm sleepy. Let's drink a cup of hot tea to refresh yourself. Madam Jiang, do you want it?"

Jiang Wanning looked at him with bright eyes, but he didn't look sleepy at all.

"Thank you sir."

So Gu Zhou stopped and poured her a cup of tea.

Jiang Wan Ning held the tea cup in her hand and heated it slightly.

The last time she had tea with him was the day before she left for Gubei.

Ji Yunchen and Xiao Wang were both there that day, and they all made an appointment to go to Wujun Mountain together when she came back.

He spoke very little that day, as if he had something on his mind, but he was always a man of few words, so she didn't pay attention and had a great time chatting with Ji Yunchen and Xiao Wang.

After they parted, he went back and said, "Nan Zhi, you must be careful when going to Gubei this time."

She smiled: "Did you tell me something?"

He did not deny it, and his expression was serious and pleading: "It's best not to go."

She didn't know how many times he had told her in private, but he only told her this once, and she was really killed in Gubei.His hexagrams are really clever.

"How long have you known the little prince?"

"Not long ago, we had a chance encounter at the Chen Mansion in early September. This encounter at the inn is the second time."

He raised his eyes: "Do you have any friendship with the Chen family?"

"The Song family has some kind of friendship with the Chen family, but the Chen family is sensible, and the daughter of the people...Mrs. Chen once upheld justice for the women of the people." Jiang Wanning looked down at the steaming water on the tea cup with a sad expression.

Gu Zhouting looked at her quietly. Are the words she was about to say something that the Song family did to apologize to her?

He learned from Yang Xu what the Song family had done to her.

A woman who married from Ningchuan to Jiangcheng had no relatives or friends in Jiangcheng. She was bullied by her husband's family and almost died.

Of course, she has money.

But even so, it was not easy for her to escape from the mud pit of the Song family.

But she did it, not only escaped unscathed, but also ruined the Song family's reputation.

This woman is not simple!

The most extraordinary thing is that at a critical moment like last night, when he didn't even think about how to deal with it, she used a bracelet to resolve the tense atmosphere.

But what was her purpose in helping Ji Yunchen?
Ji Yunchen had no other woman in his eyes except Nan Zhi, but when he questioned Jiang Wanning, he helped him.

This is unusual.

"Ms. Jiang is a smart person. I won't point out some of her words. I invited you here to ask you, did you notice anything unusual that night? Or, who do you suspect? Let's just have a casual chat. , I promise that what I said tonight will not reach the ears of a third person.”

Jiang Wanning smiled bitterly: "Master Gu thinks highly of the girl. The girl was frightened that night. The four masters and servants blocked the door early and fell asleep. They didn't know until they were woken up by the sound of screaming the next morning. The Dayuan people died that night.”

"Oh? You went to bed early? Didn't you say you were frightened? Can you sleep?"

Jiang Wan Ning said: "I arranged for servants to be on duty. It was Yu Niang in the first half of the night and Grandma Wang in the second half of the night. However, Yu Niang was too tired to stay up and fell asleep. She didn't wake up Grandma Wang in the second half of the night. Fortunately, Nothing happened, otherwise her wages would have been deducted."

Gu Zhouting smiled meaningfully, picked up the tea cup and took a sip.

"The young prince asked you alone, right? Everyone's confessions were recorded by Chen Qilang, but yours was written by the young prince himself."

"And your confession is of no use at all. If that's the case, what is there that Chen Qilang cannot listen to?"

"I know the little prince well. He never does useless work."

Jiang Wanning said innocently: "People's girls don't understand either. People's girls don't dare to make random guesses about His Highness the County Prince's thoughts. Why don't you ask His Highness the County Prince?"

Gu Zhouting found this woman more and more interesting.

Everyone he called for questioning was trembling with fear. Even Chen Qilang felt uneasy. Only she was calm and able to kick the ball back.

"Since Mrs. Jiang refuses to cooperate, I will go and interrogate Yang Xu and others. You have had conflicts with the Dayuan people, and Yang Xu lives next door to Luo Du. If you have the motive to kill, it is convenient for you to do it. They are The most suspect."

Jiang Wan Ning's expression changed: "Do you want to surrender?"

Gu Zhouting did not deny it: "With so many people from Dayuan dead, how can Prince Su He just let it go? Someone has to take the blame, and yours is the most suitable person."

Jiang Wanning couldn't believe that such words came from Gu Zhouting's mouth.

Is this still the upright and scholarly Gu Zhouting she knew?
Jiang Wanning put the tea cup on the table, and lightly lit the tea cup with the middle finger of her right hand, half smiling: "It turns out that what you want to find out is not the truth, but just to make a deal. In this case, the daughter of the people has nothing to say, Who made it so unlucky for a civilian girl to catch up with her?"

Gu Zhouting's expression remained normal, but his heartbeat suddenly skipped a beat.

This little movement, this tone, and the words he said were exactly the same as Nan Zhi's.

He remembered that four years ago, they accompanied Xiao Wang to Yizhou to investigate the case of missing disaster relief funds. They met a stupid and incompetent dog official.

At that time, Nan Zhi said the same words in this tone.

(End of this chapter)