The cannon fodder stepmother dressed as the villain Zai Zai

After a while, all the female relatives in the Qingdu Hou Mansion were gathered by Sheng Lixuan.

Not only the maids and servants, but also the ladies from each family who sent them to celebrate the occasion were summoned because the impact of this incident was too great.

Poison the butler?

Sheng Lixuan felt that there must be an ulterior secret behind this. Such a thing had never happened in the Qingdu Marquis Mansion in so many years.

The same was true here at Cui Lanxuan. Xuan He, who had been ordered by Xu Yaqin, was not ready to leave the Hou Mansion. She was stopped by the guards of the Hou Mansion halfway, telling everyone that something important was going on and asking everyone to hurry over and gather in the courtyard.

"Master Marquis, everyone is here."

Sheng Yue counted the number of female members of the Hou family present, and after confirming that they were correct, reported the situation to Sheng Lixuan.

At this moment, many of the female members of the Hou family who came to the venue were whispering, discussing, and looking embarrassed.

Although I don’t know why they were called here, seeing how grand the scene was, many of the guards from the Hou Mansion also came. Even the always gentle Lord Hou became solemn. Everyone knew about the Hou Mansion. Something must have happened.

Although the two clan elders don't know who poisoned Butler Song, as long as the result is good, as long as Song Wentong dies, there will be no evidence of his death, and their taking of kickbacks will not be discovered.

Therefore, these two old men are extremely relaxed now, with very contented faces, and are fully cooperating with Sheng Lixuan to catch the murderer, so as not to involve themselves in this matter.

"Why did the Marquis call us here?"

Several ladies gathered together and whispered.

Of course, their core theme is the second lady Liu Manwan.

Liu Manwan looked a little nervous at this time and did not talk too much to the ladies next to her. Her personal maid Mingyue was also taciturn.

The two of them seemed to have something on their mind.

When the ladies next to her saw this, they thought she had never seen such a scene before, so they couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

To be honest, none of the women they sent to the Marquis' Mansion to celebrate their wedding were the ladies of the family and the rich ladies.When have you ever encountered this kind of thing and been treated like this?

They all frowned, wondering what the Hou Ye meant by doing this?
The only ones who were isolated were Xu Yaqin and her personal maid Xuanhe.

Xu Yaqin was also confused. One second she was under house arrest in Cuilan Xuan, and the next second she was called to the gathering. Looking at the battle, something serious must have happened.

Because Xu Yaqin could clearly see the anger between Sheng Lixuan's brows, which was almost uncontrollable.

Could it be that something serious happened in the Hou Mansion?

Xu Yaqin couldn't help but have such a question in her heart, but she was innocent and had a clear conscience, so she seemed particularly calm.

The personal maid Xuan He on the side became anxious and whispered to her:

"Madam, I think something must have happened again, otherwise the Marquis would not have made such a big fuss. Could it be that someone else wants to throw dirty water on us?"

Xu Yaqin directly rejected the idea she proposed.

She shook her head and replied:
"It shouldn't be possible. I have been placed under house arrest by the Marquis, and Butler Song has been arrested. Even the concubines in the Marquis's house have kept silent about the two of us. Now we have fallen out of favor. There is absolutely no need to frame anyone.”

"Doing this will only expose your hands and feet, which is not worth the gain."

Xuan He thought for a while and felt that what she said made sense. She couldn't help but darken her face and continued to ask: "Then what happened to Madam that was so serious?"

Xu Yaqin felt that her question had no merit at all. She was obviously under house arrest in Cuilan Xuan.The information is not well-informed, so how do you know what's going on in the Hou Mansion?
They were the only ones sent by the Xu family to the Hou Mansion.There is no internal response like other companies. Regarding this issue, Xu Yaqin can only express her helplessness with her hands.

I saw many women below talking about it, some were very nervous, and some showed fear.

Sheng Lixuan now felt an indescribable anger in his heart, and he shouted loudly:

"Everyone, please be patient. You must not be aware of the purpose of calling you here."

After hearing Sheng Lixuan's words, everyone gradually became quiet and all looked at the Marquis.

Sheng Lixuan did not show off and continued:
"Just now, Butler Song died. He was poisoned in our Qingdu Marquis Mansion."

"The two guards responsible for watching him reported that he died suddenly after eating food sent by a strange maid."

"The reason why I've called you here is to ask the two guards to identify him carefully to see who that guy is?"

"Ah! Butler Song is dead? He was poisoned! Is the murderer still a strange maid?"

This news immediately caused a huge wave of shock among the female relatives of the Hou Mansion.Those concubines who had never experienced the incident started to discuss the matter even more intensely.

If the Marquis hadn't said it himself, no one would have believed that someone would dare to commit murder in the Qingdu Marquis' mansion these days.

Hearing the news, Ye Xinzhu's heart skipped a beat.

No, she still hoped that when Sheng Lixuan interrogated Song Wentong, Song Wentong could confess the process of framing her, so that she could be innocent.

How come in such a blink of an eye, a good person is already dead, or he was poisoned!

Things suddenly became confusing.Even Xu Yaqin didn't know what to do for a while, so she could only frown and watch one step at a time.

The personal maid Xuanhe next to her also changed her expression when she heard the news. She felt that something was wrong and quickly said to Xu Yaqin:
"What should I do, madam? Song Wentong is dead. Now we can't even get rid of it if we jump into the Yellow River. It seems that the crime of damaging the portrait will really fall on us."

"I don't think so."

Xu Yaqin's brain was spinning rapidly, and after a while of thinking, she suddenly discovered the blind key to the matter.She paused, looked at Xuan He, and said calmly:

"Didn't you hear what the Marquis described just now? The person who killed Butler Song was also a strange maid."

Hearing this, Xuanhe's eyes lit up, she instantly became energetic, and she quickly asked:

"Madam, you mean that the maid who killed Butler Song is probably the same maid who gave us the false news?"

Xu Yaqin's expression darkened: "I'm not sure, but if that's the case, then things will get interesting."

"Oh my God, what the hell? How could someone be so arrogant and commit murder in the Marquis' Mansion in broad daylight? It's really a shame."

"Isn't that right? Who is our Lord Marquis? Everyone in the government and the public knows it. That thief actually dared to kill people in the Marquis's mansion and even harmed Butler Song. I think he really doesn't know how to live or die."

"Hey, why is Butler Song dead? I think he is usually quite good. Could he have offended someone and been killed in a vendetta, or maybe he had some lover trapped outside? This is also possible."

(End of this chapter)