The whole family was brutally murdered? The ruthless heiress's eldest daughter went berserk aft

However, this made the female guests present very nervous. Many of them realized that Gu Ye had come specifically to protect Murong Xuewei.

He walked up to Murong Xuewei and pleaded, "Madam Murong, we have never had any dealings with Zhao Qingqing before, so there is absolutely no reason for us to kill her!"

Murong Xuewei simply smiled and said, "What this young lady says is true. Don't worry, if you are truly unrelated to this case, you will naturally not be implicated."

Hearing Murong Xuewei say this, many female guests felt relieved.

Seeing this, Si Lingshan was somewhat unconvinced. "Can't you see? General Gu is here to avenge his wife. Regardless of whether you have anything to do with this case, he might just throw you into jail if he likes you."

"According to Miss Si, then you should be the first one my husband throws into jail." Murong Xuewei sneered, looking coldly at Si Lingshan.

Si Lingshan, relying on the support of someone behind her, seemed not to be afraid of Gu Ye at all. "If General Gu really does this, I'm afraid the memorials impeaching him will pile up on His Majesty's desk by tomorrow morning."

Si Lingshan certainly had the confidence to say this, after all, her father was a historian of the court.

If we were to name the officials that emperors throughout history feared most, the historian would certainly be one of them.

Murong Xuewei's heart tightened, knowing that Si Lingshan's father held an extraordinary position in the court and could indeed put great pressure on Gu Ye.

"If being a historian allows one to abuse one's power and abuse one's position to facilitate the framing of family members, then such a historian is not worth being a historian at all." Gu Ye's voice rang out coldly, his gaze sharp as a knife as he stared directly at Si Lingshan.

"Gu Ye, how dare you?" Si Lingshan's voice trembled slightly, because she knew that if she really angered Gu Ye, he might really harm her father. "I was just telling the truth. If you are going to attack my father because of this, I'm afraid the civil and military officials will not let you off the hook."

Gu Ye raised an eyebrow and looked coldly at Wen Ruoxin, "Did I say I was going to harm your father?"

Gu Ye's oppressive aura was even stronger than that of the Emperor, making Si Lingshan involuntarily want to kneel down and kowtow to admit her mistake.

At this moment, Wen Ruoxin stepped forward and broke the deadlock, "I believe in General Gu's character. With General Gu here, we will definitely be able to find the real culprit more quickly."

Su Xiaonuan had long been fed up with Wen Ruoxin's pretentious attitude. "What else? Do you think everyone is like your family, where everyone is so nepotistic?"

"Su Xiaonuan, watch your voice. This is the Wen residence." Xiao Sining couldn't help but stand up for Wen Ruoxin.

After all, they are all in the same group. If Wen Ruoxin is harmed, Xiao Sining will be implicated to some extent.

Su Xiaonuan seemed unafraid of Xiao Sining at all. "Second Princess, even if you and Wen Ruoxin are close friends, Zhao Qingqing died at Wen Ruoxin's residence, and she was invited by her. She can't escape responsibility for it to some extent."

Xiao Sining was about to say something when Xiao Wanning stopped her, "Su Xiaonuan, just tell me what you want to do!"

Su Xiaonuan shrugged, "I don't want to do anything! I'm just telling the truth so it'll be easier to investigate later!"

Wen Ruoxin smiled and looked at Murong Xuewei, "Miss Su is right. After all, this case happened in my residence, so I have to cooperate with the investigation."

Wen Ruoxin turned to her servants and ordered, "Bring up all the people who served at the banquet today and have General Gu and Madam Murong investigate them thoroughly."

Wen Ruoxin deliberately emphasized the words "check these four words carefully".

The butler behind him responded and then turned to summon the servants to the garden.

However, Murong Xuewei's intuition told her that Wen Ruoxin's proposal was not simple.

Murong Xuewei had a vague feeling that Wen Ruoxin was up to something.

Murong Xuewei quietly gave Liuli an instruction, and Liuli nodded in agreement before leaving.

Before long, all the servants of the Wen family arrived, men and women standing in a row.

“General Gu, all the servants of my Wen family are here today, so you can ask with complete peace of mind.” Wen Ruoxin smiled slightly, looking very composed, as if she were truly cooperating with Gu Ye in his investigation.

Gu Ye glanced at the servants present, then walked past them.

Finally, a maid stood beside her, staring at her with piercing eyes.

"Did you see anyone acting suspiciously at today's banquet?"

The servant lowered his head, his voice trembling slightly, "Reporting to the general, this servant did not find anyone acting suspiciously at today's banquet."

At this moment, a maid spoke up to another maid, "General Gu, this servant saw a person dressed as a maid today, looking around in the garden, as if hiding something."

"Who is it?" Si Lingshan rushed over anxiously to ask.

"It was a woman dressed in a light pink maid's uniform. I almost couldn't see her clearly, but I noticed that she seemed to have a jade pendant hanging from her waist, which looked quite valuable."

Murong Xuewei instantly realized that something was wrong with this maid, even though her words didn't explicitly mention Murong Xuewei.

However, it is clear that the focus has been shifted to Liuli.

Because among all the maids today, only Liuli was wearing pink clothes, and she also had a pink jade pendant hanging from her waist.

Sure enough, the maid had barely finished speaking when...

Si Lingshan rushed up to Murong Xuewei, "You still say it wasn't you? This maid's description is clearly that of the maid next to you."

Some people in the crowd noticed that Liuli was missing. "Hey! That's strange, where did Madam Murong's maid go?"

"Could they have run away?"

"Where is your maid! Hand her over right now!" Si Lingshan yelled at Murong Xuewei.

If Gu Ye hadn't been there, Si Lingshan would probably have done much more than just make a few noises.

Murong Xuewei gently pulled Gu Ye's hand away and walked to Si Lingshan. "If a mere maid's statement can lead to a conviction, then can I also convict others with just a statement? If you really want to arrest my people, please provide substantial evidence."

Murong Xuewei looked at Si Lingshan with sharp eyes, "From the very beginning, no matter what anyone said, you always tried to pin the blame on me. I can honestly say that I have never offended you since I entered the Wen family."

"I—I just want to find the murderer who killed Qingqing." Si Lingshan stammered when Murong Xuewei saw her.

"So, according to you, you and Zhao Qingqing are best friends, inseparable ever since you arrived at the Wen residence?"

"That's for sure, Qingqing and I are best friends."

"Then let me ask you, since you two are so close, where were you, as her best friend, when Zhao Qingqing died?" Murong Xuewei pressed on, forcing Si Lingshan to retreat repeatedly.

Finally, he collapsed to the ground, unable to speak, and could only look at Wen Ruoxin with pleading eyes.