Rebirth of the Prime Minister's Daughter: Not to be Trifled With

At this moment, Butler Su walked in from outside. He looked at Su Lie, shook his head, and said in a low voice, "Master, this old servant is useless and could not find Xin'er."

After hearing this, Su Lie paused, looked at the other maids and servants, and asked in a low voice, "Do any of you know where Xin'er is?"

Upon hearing this, everyone replied tremblingly, "Master, we didn't know! We heard that Xin'er jumped into the pond and committed suicide!"

Upon hearing this, Su Lie was immediately incredulous. He had only just begun investigating Xin'er, and she had already committed suicide—this was highly unusual!

Then, he looked at Granny Ye, who was particularly close to Xin'er, and asked softly, "Granny Ye, did Xin'er say anything to you before she committed suicide?"

After hearing this, Granny Ye looked at Su Lie, then glanced at Madam Liu and Su Yunyan, and said in a low voice, "Master, you must do justice for Xin'er! Xin'er's death was truly inexplicable."

"She didn't say anything to this old servant, she only left a note for this old servant." After saying that, Granny Ye handed the note written by Xin'er to Su Lie.

Su Lie's expression immediately turned cold upon seeing this. He was quite familiar with the personalities of every maid and servant in the manor.

Xin'er has the most optimistic and cheerful personality. Unless it's something particularly serious, she would never think of committing suicide.

Then, Su Lie looked at Granny Ye, who had a particularly good relationship with Xin'er, and asked in a deep voice, "Granny Ye, you are Xin'er's master, so you should know some things about Xin'er, right?"

After hearing this, Granny Ye looked at Su Lie and said in a low voice, "Master, there is something I don't know whether I should say or not?"

After hearing this, Su Lie said in a low voice, "Granny Ye, speak! I will forgive you for your crime."

After hearing this, Granny Ye paused, looked at Su Lie, then at Su Yun Chu, and said in a low voice, "I don't know where Xin'er offended Madam. She's been summoned by Madam three times in just one month, and twice she almost lost her life. The young lady knows all this!"

After hearing this, Su Lie looked at Su Yun Chu and said softly, "Chu'er, is that so?"

"Father, that's exactly what Granny Ye said!"

"The first time I rescued Xin'er was when I happened to be passing by Qingya Garden. At that time, she was completely unconscious. The second time, it was Granny Ye who asked my daughter to come and rescue her. With the new wounds and the old wounds, the infection caused a high fever, and she almost couldn't be saved!" Su Yun Chu looked at Su Lie and then at Liu Shi, looking particularly angry.

After hearing this, Su Lie paused, looked at Liu Shi with a cold face, and said sternly, "Liu Shi, you vicious woman! A maid is a person too. How could you bear to torture a helpless little girl so badly!"

After hearing this, Liu paused, glanced at Su Lie's cold face, and said in a flattering tone, "Master, I only wanted to establish my authority in the mansion! That Xin'er made a mistake, so I punished her."

"Master, if every maid makes a mistake and isn't punished severely, how can I maintain my position in this household? I was just careless and didn't expect things to turn out like this! I am entirely to blame and I am truly sorry for that little maid, Xin'er!"

After hearing this, Su Lie paused, looked at Liu Shi, and said coldly, "Liu Shi, you have indeed wronged Xin'er! This is not how you establish authority; you are simply treating human life like dirt!"

"Madam Liu, as the mistress of the Prime Minister's residence, you should treat your maids well and not let them feel disheartened!"

After hearing this, Liu paused, looked at Su Lie, and said ingratiatingly, "My lord, I really know I was wrong! There will never be a second time like this."

"Liu, I hope you truly realize your mistake," Su Lie said coldly. "If such a thing happens again, I will not let you off easily!"

After hearing this, Liu paused, looked at Su Lie, and said in a low voice, "My lord, I understand! If there's nothing else, I'd like to go back and rest for a while!"

After hearing this, Su Lie paused, looked at Liu Shi, and said in a low voice, "Liu Shi, we are currently investigating Xin'er's cause of death. We need your cooperation, so you may not be able to leave right now!"

After hearing this, Liu looked at Su Lie, then at Su Yunyan, and said in a low voice, "My lord, I will definitely cooperate fully with your investigation!"

Immediately, Su Lie looked at Liu Shi and questioned her sternly, "Liu Shi, why have you invited a mere maid like Xin'er over time?"

Upon hearing this, Madam Liu was at a loss for words. After a moment's thought, she spoke softly, "My lord, I held an embroidery competition, and Xin'er won."

“My original intention was to find her a professional embroidery teacher and send her to learn! But she didn’t want to, and wanted to learn embroidery from Granny Ye in the manor.”

"I agreed to it, but she dared to meet with Consort Jia behind my back. She completely disregards me, which is why I'm so angry!"

"My lord, the third time I was even more wronged! I only punished her by making her stand in the rules for a short while and confining her for a bit, and she fell ill. How can you blame me for that?"

After listening, Su Lie paused, then said coldly, "Liu, although Xin'er was wrong, you shouldn't have punished her so severely, almost taking her life!"

Then, Su Lie muttered in a very low voice, "Xin'er is naturally optimistic and cheerful, she wouldn't be unable to understand something like this. What could be the reason for this? What is wrong?"

At this moment, a servant in the crowd heard Su Lie's mutterings and asked in a low voice, "Do you think Xin'er's suicide by jumping into the pond might be related to that matter?"

"That's possible!" another servant whispered in agreement. Hearing this, Su Lie looked at the two servants and asked疑惑地问, "What are you talking about regarding Xin'er?"

At this moment, Granny Ye looked at the two servants and pleaded in a low voice, "Please, please stop talking, okay?"

After hearing this, Su Lie looked at Granny Ye, paused, and said in a low voice, "Granny Ye, why didn't you let them speak? Do you know something inside?"

Seeing this, Granny Ye knew that she could no longer hide it. She paused for a moment and then said in a low voice, "The eldest young lady sent Xi'er to escort Xin'er back. As soon as Xi'er left, Xin'er was kidnapped by a group of thugs of unknown origin."

"Those people even abused Xin'er, throwing her back to the Su residence like a rag doll. After she came back, Xin'er seemed like a different person, no longer so cheerful!"

Upon hearing this, the Su family felt a pang of heartache and self-reproach.