After rebirth, I married the emperor's uncle and overthrew my ex-husband's kingdom

Li was shocked, "Why does Lord Xu ask this?"

Lord Xu sensed Li's probing intention and said calmly, "Mrs. Qiao and Madam Hou are aunt and niece. I just suddenly remembered and asked casually."

Hearing this, Li's suspicion faded a little, "You said it yourself, they are aunt and niece, so their relationship is naturally very good."

She glanced at Lu Zhenguo, whose face was livid, and said, "My second brother's wife is of noble status, but she has been suppressed by a concubine of the Qiao family for many years. If it weren't for my mother-in-law's relationship, how could she have been able to enjoy the glory of a concubine for so many years."

Her intentional or unintentional provocative words made Lu Zhenguo even more furious.

"If the top beam is crooked, the bottom beam will be crooked. Today, I, the general, have finally experienced the methods of your mansion!"

It was pointless to stay here, so he strode out of the Yongning Marquis Mansion.

The only thing left now is to find the woodcutter and see if we can get evidence from him to bring Aunt Qiao to justice!

Lord Xu was unable to leave, and was just about to go to Old Mrs. Qiao's Songtao Garden to ask Old Mrs. Qiao about the situation, when Old Mrs. Qiao came over quickly, supported by a maid in green.

"Yue Xia!"

The old lady let go of the maid's hand and walked to Nanny Wang with a sad face, tears welling up in her eyes, "How could you do such a stupid thing!"

Xu Lingyun carefully observed her expression, "Old Madam, do you know why Nanny Wang wanted to kill Zhang Momo at this time?"

Old Mrs. Qiao raised her eyelids and said coldly, "I don't know. Although the two of them serve me, how can I know what they do in private?"

Xu Lingyun walked up to Old Mrs. Qiao, staring at her with eyes as sharp as a hawk. "Wang Momo and Zhang Momo are both top Momos around you. How could you not know the hatred between them? I now suspect that Wang Momo was ordered by someone to kill Zhang Momo to silence her."

Zhang Momo and Wang Momo are both old maids who have been with him for decades and are his right-hand men.

Now that the two of them had left at once, Old Mrs. Qiao suddenly felt as if she was alone and unable to support the family.

She wiped her eyes and choked up, "Lord Xu suspected that I asked Nanny Wang to silence Nanny Zhang?"

"Zhang Momo and Wang Momo are both people close to you, which makes me suspicious."

"It is normal for Lord Xu to suspect me. If I were Lord Xu, I would be the first one to suspect me."

Old Mrs. Qiao felt no guilt at all.

Wang Momo volunteered to die, and the timing was so sudden that she had no time to leave any clues.

For the sake of her grandson, she would never dare to stay!

She curled her lips and chuckled, "It's just that suspicion is the most useless word in the world. If Lord Xu thinks that I did it, then go find the evidence. I will surrender and be willing to be punished!"

Xu Lingyun frowned slightly, his eyes were cold.

He served as Jingzhao Yin for many years and solved countless cases, including quite a few like this one, but many of them ended in vain due to lack of evidence.

The old lady in front of him was so confident and sure, only relying on the fact that there was no evidence to prove her wrong.

"If you don't want others to know, then don't do it yourself." Xu Lingyun said majestically, "Some people think they have done it perfectly, but there will always be loopholes. The truth of this matter will eventually come to light!"

"I am already buried up to my neck in the earth. I only hope that before I am buried, I can see Lord Xu arrest the real murderer and bring justice to my two maids."

A hint of contempt flashed across old Mrs. Qiao's drooping triangular eyes.

Wang Momo herself is the evidence, but unfortunately, Wang Momo is dead. Unless she admits it herself, Xu Lingyun will never find the evidence.

"I am old, and I am not as healthy as you young people who can work hard."

Old Mrs. Qiao yawned tiredly, "Master Xu, please take your time to investigate. If necessary, you can send someone to summon me at any time. I will definitely cooperate with Master Xu's investigation."

After saying that, the maid in green walked up to her swiftly, took her arm and followed her out of the room.

Bai Qingyu and his wife looked at each other and saw shock in each other's eyes.

This old guy actually cut off his left and right arms for Aunt Qiao.

What a ruthless person!

Xu Lingyun was at a loss. He looked at Li and said, "Madam, you are in charge of the affairs of the rear house. Is it true that no one in the mansion saw who did it?"

"The two days before were the days when Bai Muchen's coffin was placed, and most of the people from the second house came to pay their respects. I asked people about this in the evening, and they all said they had never seen it."

Li's face was full of helplessness.

Before she had dinner, she specifically asked Madam Qian to call the servants over to ask about this matter, and indeed no one noticed anything unusual.

All we can say is that Aunt Qiao really did a perfect job in this matter, and even they didn't notice any clues.

Xu Lingyun had a splitting headache. He raised his hand and tapped his forehead lightly with the knuckles of his hand.

Bai Qingyu's face was full of sickness. He covered his mouth and coughed for a while, then said to Master Xu breathlessly: "It's getting late, Master Xu, why don't you rest in the mansion first and check again tomorrow?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Cuizhu, who was beside Lu, came quickly.

"Master Xu, our young lady said that the law is long and wide. It's getting late now, so why don't you go back home early to rest and get some rest, and then investigate again tomorrow."

"Alright."

Xu Lingyun nodded in agreement.

His mind was in a mess right now, and he needed enough energy to sort out the clues.

Bai Qingyu immediately said: "Then I will send someone to prepare a carriage for Lord Xu."

"No need, I can just ride back home on horseback."

Xu Lingyun rejected his kindness and ordered his men to seal off the crime scene before riding away.

Bai Qingyu held up his thick grey cloak, looked at Xu Lingyun's back, and asked Li Shi while enduring his itchy throat, "Why did my stepmother go to such great lengths to protect Aunt Qiao?"

"Who knows? Maybe the aunt and niece have a deep relationship."

"They have a deep relationship?"

Bai Qingyu sneered, "You know what kind of person my stepmother is. In her heart, profit is always the most important thing. She even gave up my second brother. How could she take a niece seriously?"

Li had been married into the Marquis's Mansion for many years and was well aware of Mrs. Qiao's selfish nature.

"Then why do you think it is?" She frowned, puzzled, "Zhang Momo and Wang Momo are her right and left arms. She cut off her own arm to protect Aunt Qiao. Could it be that Aunt Qiao has some fatal handle on her?"

"I really can't say for sure."

After Li said this, Bai Qingyu felt that it was very likely, "Send someone to secretly keep an eye on Aunt Qiao and see if you can find out anything."

Li also had the same idea, "I will send someone to keep an eye on it tomorrow."

"Now that Zhang Momo and Wang Momo are gone, you can take this opportunity to find a reason to dismiss the managers under Old Qiao."

"Ok, I know."

Mentioning this, Li smiled, "You are really wise. If you hadn't..."

Bai Qingyu glared at her before she could finish her words, "Shut up, be careful, there are ears on the other side of the wall!"

Li knew that he had gotten too carried away, so he quickly looked around and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that there was no one around.