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

Xie Qingzhi, who was standing aside, looked as if he had already tasted the melon.

The eldest lady said, "Then this matter was shelved for some reason, so you didn't know about it. I also heard about it from other ladies."

Just as they were gossiping, Wen Zhu came back with eight people in total.

The eight people didn't expect that the investigation would eventually implicate themselves. They knelt on the ground with their heads lowered and trembling, not daring to say a word.

Gu Jianchu said sternly, "Bring them all."

Wen Zhu clasped his hands together and said, "Her Majesty, I have brought all eight people from the stable here."

"Look up. I asked someone to invite you here just to ask you a few questions. There is no need to panic." Gu Jianchu's tone gradually became gentle.

Several people gradually raised their heads. There were two very young teenagers, an old man, and the rest were of similar age.

One of the men had a beard, and another had a scar on his face.

[Wow, it was that scarred man who killed Bai Qiang and even led Bai Wei to pin the blame for Bai Qiang's death on ***. *** is really unlucky this time, taking the blame innocently.]

Xie Qingzhi's fingers gradually clenched into fists, and she looked at the man with murderous eyes.

The queen is indeed powerful. She can tell whether these people are good or bad just by looking at them. Now God allows her to hear the queen's inner voice, which must mean that she thinks she is too outstanding.

Gu Jianchu continued to ask, "Do you know Bai Qiang?"

The expressions of the other people were normal, but the man with the scar had a sudden narrowing of his eyes, and a hint of panic rose in his eyes.

One of the children, wearing a patched gown, immediately said, "I know her. Sister Bai Qiang was exiled to the stables by the police. She was very kind to us, often making snacks for us and taking good care of us. But after staying in the stables for two days, she disappeared. We looked for her but couldn't find her."

"What about you?" Gu Jianchu continued.

"Bai Qiang was a hard-working kid. He was a good kid. It's a pity that he couldn't be found later."

"We've met a few times, but we've never spoken."

The scarred man shook his head directly, "I'm not familiar with it."

"Did Bai Qiang behave in any unusual way before she disappeared, or did she say anything? And when did Bai Qiang disappear?" Although she knew the truth, she still had to guide them to speak.

"No, the day before Sister Bai Qiang disappeared, she made chestnut cake for us as usual. Sister Bai Qiang's chestnut cake is delicious."

"Bai Qiang disappeared at night. We were feeding the horses together the previous afternoon, but she was nowhere to be found the next morning."

"It rained heavily the night before Bai Qiang disappeared. I was worried that something might have happened to Ma, so I got up in the middle of the night to check. I saw Xiao Du knocking on Bai Qiang's door." The old man spoke very slowly, as if he was recalling what happened that night.

Hearing the old man's words, the scarred man panicked instantly, "I didn't see Bai Qiang at all. I went to knock on the door because I was worried that it would rain and Bai Qiang's room would leak."

[You took advantage of the rainy night to go in and rape Bai Qiang, then buried her.]

Gu Jianchu tapped the tabletop with his fingers and asked in a cold voice, "Didn't you say before that you weren't familiar with Bai Qiang? How come you're familiar with her now? Who would warn someone they don't know that the room is leaking?"

"It's true that Bai Qiang and I are not familiar with each other, but I felt that she was a pitiful little girl, so I thought of reminding her." The scarred man quickly defended himself.

"Do you want to remind Bai Qiang that the room is leaking, or do you want to do something bad to Bai Qiang?"

Hearing this, the scarred man kowtowed quickly, "How could I possibly have any evil intentions towards Bai Qiang? Please, Queen, investigate this matter."

"Wen Zhu, you tell me." Gu Jianchu knew that Wen Zhu was a careful person. When he went to the princess's mansion, he not only brought these eight people with him, but also did something else.

Wen Zhu glanced at the eight people kneeling on the ground and said truthfully, "Before I went to the Princess's Mansion to bring them here for questioning, I asked the guards there, and they all said that they didn't see Bai Qiang go out on the day she disappeared."

"How can they remember it so clearly?" Gu Jianchu asked deliberately.

"It's quite a coincidence. That day, the Queen lost a gold hairpin given by the Prince Consort. She suspected that a servant in the mansion had stolen it. It was raining heavily, so the Queen ordered people to seal off the entire mansion and search for it, but they never found the hairpin. So they remember very clearly that Bai Qiang did not leave the Queen's mansion that night."

[The gold hairpin was stolen by Li Shicheng. It wasn't originally intended for Xie Qingzhi. Li Shicheng had planned to give it to his mistress, but Xie Qingzhi had seen it beforehand. Fearing the truth would be exposed, Li Shicheng fabricated a story that it was a gift for Xie Qingzhi. Xie Qingzhi believed it without a doubt, but Li Shicheng was anxious. After all, the design had been shown to his mistress. Li Shicheng then had the idea of stealing it. He took advantage of the mistress's inattention and secretly took the hairpin away. When the mistress saw the hairpin was missing, she could only suspect the servants and definitely not Li Shicheng.]

Xie Qingzhi clenched his hands, which were hanging by his side, into fists.

How many evil things did this evil man Li Shicheng do behind his back?

Gu Jianchu nodded and said, "Since *** was busy looking for something that night, it's obviously not *** that attacked Bai Qiang. However, Bai Qiang never left the Princess's residence from beginning to end. It is certain that Bai Qiang disappeared in ***'s residence."

"*** has no motive for committing the crime. Li Shicheng went to Jiangnan at that time. You guys have a very strong motive for committing the crime. Why don't you tell me where you were that night and provide your alibi." Gu Jianchu picked up the teacup beside him and took a sip.

The kneeling people exchanged glances, and the little boy in the patched gown spoke first, "I finished work early that night and returned to the porch to rest. Then I heard it raining outside, so I didn't go out. Xiaoliu can testify that we were resting together in the porch, and we even played two rounds of mahjong to kill time."

Gu Jianchu nodded, "You two can prove to each other that you have never been out."

The old man continued, "Bai Qiang and I were cleaning the stables this afternoon. Seeing that it was getting late, we went to rest. There was still some work left, so we decided to continue cleaning tomorrow. I haven't been out since I went back. I was alone, so there's no proof. Then I heard it raining, so I went to the stables to check. I ran into Xiao Du knocking on Bai Qiang's door. I don't know what happened after that."

Gu Jianchu glanced at Xiao Du who was standing beside him.

"That night, after I reminded Bai Qiang that her room would leak, I went back to my room to rest. I haven't come out since then. I live alone, and no one gave me proof."

"What about you?" Gu Jianchu looked at the people beside him.