Yu Wei did not speak.
He waited for Ji Yunshu to ask something.
Assistant Minister Jiang also sat quietly on the side, holding a notebook and a pen, obediently taking notes.
Ji Yunshu had a general conclusion.
Mumu and Hualing shared the same room!
Nanni and Hualing worked together in the inner courtyard!
They were the closest people to Hualing when she was alive.
Ji Yunshu's gaze moved from Nanni to Mumu again. The girl's head was lowered, but her entire body was tense. She didn't even dare to breathe loudly. Her ten fingers were intertwined, and her pink nails dug into the back of her snow-white hand from time to time, as if she wanted to dig out a piece of flesh before she stopped.
What was it that made her so nervous?
Nervous to the point of fear.
Suddenly —
Ji Yunshu grasped her hand. "Miss Mumu?"
Ah!
Mumu froze.
She lowered her head even more. "This servant … this servant is here."
Ji Yunshu gently patted the back of her hand. "Don't be nervous. I came here today because I have something to ask you about Hualing."
"Yes!" Mumu bowed. "As long as this servant knows, I will not hide anything."
Ji Yunshu took two steps back. Her gaze swept across Mumu and Nanni.
She asked seriously, "The night before Hualing disappeared, did any of you see her?"
The two girls looked at each other.
"Me," Mumu replied softly.
"When?"
"Five o 'clock. That is … before Hualing went to find Master."
"Did she say anything to you at that time? Or did she do anything? "
Mumu tried her best to remember. "This servant was not feeling well that day, so I rested in the room for the whole day. That night … around five o 'clock, Hualing came in to bring me food. After I finished eating, I continued to rest. But Hualing still had work to do, so she went out again."
Ji Yunshu. "And then? Did she not come back? " Mumu shook her head. "This servant does not know. This servant was sick that day and felt dizzy. After eating, I slept until dawn. When I woke up, I found that Hualing's bed had not been moved at all. Not long after, someone said that Hualing had left the fu with Master's permission. This servant … this servant only knows."
Mumu shook her head.
His reply was rather swift!
She pondered for a moment before asking, "Then, before Hualing disappeared, did she have any abnormalities?"
"Abnormal?"
Mumu didn't understand what she meant by abnormal.
Ji Yunshu explained, "Did Hualing come into contact with anyone before he disappeared? Perhaps there was some strange behavior? "
"I … don't think so!" Mumu shook his head, but with an uncertain tone, he said, "Apart from me and Nanni, Hualing doesn't talk to anyone. Moreover, I haven't noticed anything unusual about her even though we live together!"
Just as he finished speaking —
Nanni said, "That's not right! Why do I feel that Hualing has changed a lot? "
Hmm?
Ji Yunshu took the opportunity to look at her. "What do you know?" Nanni said confidently, "Although I didn't share a room with Hualing, we worked together in the backyard. During the day, we stayed together and had a very good relationship. When Hualing was alive, she didn't like to talk much. Moreover, everyone in the fu knew that she hated contact with men, so she usually only did some cleaning and tidying. However, in the month before she disappeared, she seemed to have changed into a different person. She became much more cheerful. When she had nothing to do, she would pull me to talk to her. Occasionally, I could even see her secretly laughing! I thought that she received a reward from some master! But after a few days, she seemed to have changed into a different person.
Sometimes, when I called out to her, she wouldn't hear me. Several times, I saw her secretly wiping away her tears. But after a few days, she became very happy and told me that she would soon be able to enjoy a happy life. How can we, as servants, enjoy a happy life? So, at that time, I thought that she was just talking nonsense when she was drunk. "
Emotional changes?
Ji Yunshu asked, "Then, what was strange about the day before she disappeared?"
"Very strange!"
Just these few words caused the atmosphere to become heavy.
Even Assistant Minister Jiang, who had been recording with his head lowered, paused. The tip of his pen stopped on the paper and spilled ink.
Ji Yunshu walked in front of Nanni and asked, "What was strange about it?" Nanni swallowed and said, "That day, she was in a very bad mood. Her eyes were red, and she didn't have much energy to do things. Usually, I stayed with her, so there was no reason that I wouldn't know what happened to her. But no matter how I asked, she wouldn't tell me." Finishing, she carefully asked, "That day, she was in a bad mood.
Isn't this … very strange? "
Yes!
Her emotional changes were so big, could it be … related to her pregnancy?
Ji Yunshu seemed to think of something and asked, "Then, do you know who else she interacted with other than you?"
Nanni answered, "She was usually very timid and had that strange illness. She basically only talked to me and Mumu."
"Then, did she have contact with people outside the fu?"
"Outside the fu?" Nanni thought about it and really couldn't think of anyone. "Hualing rarely left the fu. Even if she did, she would go to the embroidery shop to get the satin that the fu needed."
"That embroidery shop?"
"Linglong Embroidery Shop. The fu would go there every few days to get the satin. In the past, it was always other people who went there, but later on, it was Hualing."
Lingling Embroidery Shop!
Ji Yunshu pondered.
At this time, Yu Wei came forward and asked, "Lord Ji, did you find out anything? Shouldn't this case start from the murderer? "
Although he trusted Ji Yunshu, he felt that she was a bit off topic.
Ji Yunshu glanced at him and let the two maidservants go first.
When the maidservants went out.
Nanni pulled Mumu's sleeve and asked, "Why do you think Lord Ji asked about this?"
Mumu's expression was solemn. "I … How would I know? Perhaps, he also wants to understand the case."
Thinking about it, it made sense!
But after a few steps, Nanni leaned towards him and softly asked, "Oh right, weren't you roommates with Hualing? I could see that there was something wrong with her at that time, how could you not see it? "
"Uh …"
Mumu's eyes flashed, but he hid it very well.
Ji Yunshu said, "I was working in the front courtyard. Every time I finished my work, it was already very late. We also slept separately, so why would I care so much?"
"That's true." Nanni heaved a long sigh. Seeing that there was no one around, she suddenly became gossipy. She tugged at Mumu's clothes and pulled her to the side. She asked softly, "Say, do you think Hualing was really …"
She didn't finish her sentence and was immediately interrupted.
"Don't talk nonsense. If someone hears you, you won't have a good time." Mumu's tone was stern as he warned her.
Then, he fiercely glared at her.
His expression was solemn, and his timid appearance was nowhere to be seen.
Nanni quickly covered her mouth with her hands, looking like she was still in shock.
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