The protagonist committed numerous evil deeds.

Chapter 65 Jiangcheng 23 Another One Dies

"I said! I said!"

Xiao Cui's voice trembled with tears: "Because of Madam's illness, I've been sleeping with her every night. Last night, I helped her to bed just after 9 PM. As for when she ran out, I really don't know..."

Xiao Cui was crying pitifully, and Xie Xiao wanted to help her up, but before he could do so, Wen Li stepped forward and pinched Xiao Cui's chin.

"You really don't know? Do you really think we're fools?"

Xie Xiao blinked. Was she lying?

Shen Yingsi sneered: "Maybe she's the one who harmed that person. Why don't we just hand her over to the authorities?"

Xie Xiao blinked again. This...this was clearly not the person she killed.

"Miss, Miss, save me! I really didn't harm Madam! I wouldn't dare, Miss."

Anle looked disappointed: "Xiao Cui, you dared to harm my mother, I dare to kill you today."

"No, no, I did know she went out last night, but I was too sleepy and thought she would come back on her own, so I didn't get up."

"I raised you to serve my mother, and this is how you serve her!"

Anle was so angry that he threw the teacup at her. Still not satisfied, he ran to Xie Xiao and pulled out the sword from his waist, intending to assassinate Xiao Cui.

"Miss Anle, this... this can't be used carelessly!"

Xie Xiao snatched his sword back from An Le and carefully put it back in its sheath. Then, without even sitting down, he ran straight to stand behind Shen Ying Si.

Yes, this is where he should be standing.

Without a sword, Anle wanted to rush over and hit Xiaocui, but Wenli blocked them and continued to ask questions.

"How do you know she'll come back on her own? She's run away at night before, before?"

Xiao Cui sobbed, "Last night was the fourth time. Every night, after everyone is asleep, Madam sneaks out. The first two times I would follow her to check, but I just don't have the energy anymore."

Hearing this, Anle was also puzzled.

Wen Li continued, "Where does she go every night? Does she encounter anyone on the way?"

"She went to the Zhao residence. In the middle of the night, she was usually the only person on this street. The two times I saw her, I didn't encounter anyone else."

"Besides these four times, has she ever run away from home in the middle of the night before?"

"The lady sometimes wanders around the house when she can't sleep, but apart from these four days, she hasn't gone out on any other day. She usually prefers to go out during the day."

Wen Li looked her up and down and felt that she didn't seem to be lying, and said, "We've met before, you should still remember. That day by the lake, your wife found my hairband, and when you found it, I heard you complaining to your wife."

Xiao Cui froze. She never expected her hearing to be so good, even though she was already quite far away.

Anle looked at her coldly and scolded, "You dare to complain!"

Xiao Cui looked at An Le, who was throwing a tantrum, and roared, "Why can't I complain! Why can't I! Of all the servants in this mansion, I'm the most unfortunate one, being that idiot's personal maid!"

Anle scolded, "Say that again! You were the one who volunteered to serve the madam in the first place."

Anle was so angry that she wanted to hit someone, but Wenli stopped her: "Don't be afraid. If you haven't done anything wrong, no one will hurt you."

Xiao Cui seemed encouraged and vented all her grievances at once.

"Fool! She's a fool! What's so hard to say! When you chose me to be your wife's personal maid, I was happy too, but who knew that your An family's personal maid is worse than a floor sweeper!"

Xiao Cui broke down in tears: "The servants in the manor all get the same monthly pay, and there's no hierarchy among them. The An family has few masters, so they can all go about their own business after finishing their chores. But I don't have a single moment to myself! Not only do I have to feed and put that idiot to bed, but I also have to keep her from running around. If she bumps into someone, I'll not only be scolded, but you'll also reprimand me and have my pay docked! And the other maids, they all ignore me. They're all secretly laughing at me for vying to serve an idiot! Waaah…"

Xiao Cui was crying so pitifully that Wen Li turned to look at An Le and saw that she looked confused.

Xie Xiao hadn't expected it to be like this. He also served by His Highness's side, but His Highness was a kind person who treated him like a brother, and they got along like friends on a daily basis.

Moreover, he serves the Crown Prince, a high position with a high salary, but if he were in the situation of a lowly maid, it would be truly tragic.

However, the monthly salary and power of a personal maid in an ordinary household are indeed different from those of a regular maid. But Anle, being a young lady from a wealthy family, should know this.

Clearly, all three of them shared this question.

Wen Li took out gold from her Qiankun bag and handed it to Xiao Cui.

There's nothing she can do about it; that's what she does most of these days.

Xiao Cui stopped crying and looked at the gold in front of her in disbelief.

"Take it. You didn't do anything wrong, so no one will hurt you."

Xiao Cui glanced at An Le, and seeing that she didn't react, she quickly picked up the gold, thanked her, and left.

"Thank you, young lady! Thank you, young lady!"

Seeing the maid leave, Wen Li also decided to leave.

“We already know everything we need to know, Miss Anle, so we won’t bother you any longer today.”

"Take care, those people."

Wen Li left, and Shen Yingsi and Xie Xiao followed her out.

*

On the way back, Wen Li kept thinking about why she had to go to the Zhao residence gate for four consecutive nights.

Moreover, this has never happened before. Traveling such a long road for four days straight is not something a fool would do.

"We arrived in Jiangcheng just four days ago. Could there be any connection?"

Shen Yingsi's voice rang out, and Wen Li asked in confusion, "Then why did she run to the Zhao residence's gate as soon as we arrived? Especially when everyone was fast asleep. Couldn't she see anything?"

"Yeah, we don't know her. Fourth Brother, don't make wild guesses. There's no connection between them."

Four days, the Zhao residence, the fool, and the bloodstains on the door.

This is getting stranger and stranger the more I think about it.

And Shen Yingsi, why did he react so strongly when he saw those words?

It wouldn't be surprising if someone else reacted that way, but he's Shen Yingsi.

There must be something going on here.

Upon arriving at the Zhao residence, they saw Wen Mingzhu rushing out anxiously. Seeing them, she thankfully ran to Shen Yingsi.

"Fourth brother, I'm so glad you're all alright!"

Shen Yingsi remained expressionless. Xie Xiao asked, "What's wrong?"

Wen Li was also puzzled, when she heard Wen Mingzhu say, "Another person has died. And, and there were a few big characters left at that place."

Xie Xiao said anxiously, "How come someone else has died! We haven't even figured out what happened to this one, and now another one has died!"

Wen Li's mind was in turmoil. What exactly was the secret of the Zhao family's swordsmanship? How did Mother An die? Why did Shen Yingsi's expression change drastically upon seeing those words?

She hasn't even had time to investigate all these problems, and now another one has died!