A flicker of embarrassment flashed across Xue Zhan's eyes, but it vanished in an instant. "Sister Hua, I'm here today to investigate a case. I need to ask Peony some questions about Miss Paeony."
Liu Rumei raised her eyebrows. Along the way, Zhang Yan had explained a lot to her. Paeony was the woman they had dug out of the ground outside the city that day.
Lin Chunhua was slightly taken aback. "Paeony? What happened to Paeony?"
"Not long ago, we found Miss Paeony's body outside the city, so we came here to find out some information."
Lin Chunhua's face showed surprise. "This... This can't be true!"
Xue Zhan also felt quite sorry. "May I ask if Miss Peony is available?"
Lin Chunhua frowned slightly, looking rather embarrassed. "Peony is currently entertaining a guest. I'm afraid... Why don't you wait a moment, my lord? After Young Master Bai leaves, I'll call her down right away. You know, Young Master Bai is not easy to serve."
A cold glint flashed in Xue Zhan's eyes. "It doesn't matter. I'll go to the Bai family tomorrow to apologize to Young Master Bai myself. Madam Hua, please call Miss Peony down as soon as possible."
Seeing Xue Zhan's firm attitude, Lin Chunhua didn't dare to delay any longer. She quickly winked at a beauty beside her.
"Please wait a moment, my lord."
Xue Zhan nodded. "Okay."
Watching Lin Chunhua walking towards the upper floor, Liu Rumei frowned at the pungent smell of rouge and powder around her. After thinking for a while, she said to Xue Zhan, "My lord Xue, I'll go out to get some fresh air."
Xue Zhan gave her a bright smile. "I'll accompany you! Zhang Yan, stay here and keep an eye. When Miss Peony comes down, come and call me."
Zhang Yan's face darkened. As expected, Lord Xue never changed his ways! He refused to turn back even after hitting the south wall. He was really determined to get himself all battered and bruised!
"Yes."
Liu Rumei didn't really care about Xue Zhan. She immediately stepped out of the Flower Pavilion. Breathing in the suddenly fresh air around her, she felt refreshed.
Xue Zhan deeply felt that he needed to explain himself, but sometimes too many explanations could make things worse. For a moment, he was quite conflicted.
However, just then, a sudden scream came from the Flower Pavilion. Immediately afterwards, a huge shadow instantly enveloped the two of them.
Xue Zhan came back to his senses in an instant. He quickly pulled Liu Rumei back a step, thus avoiding being hit directly.
But when they saw what the shadow was, they both stood there stunned, unable to come back to their senses for a long time.
"Peony!" The mournful cry made Liu Rumei finally regain her consciousness. Looking at the body stained with blood in front of her, she couldn't help swallowing hard.
This was the first time she had faced death so closely. Subconsciously, she looked up and saw the window of the Flower Pavilion wide open. Lin Chunhua and others with pale faces appeared in her sight.
This sudden accident instantly attracted the attention of the people around. "Someone's dead."
"Isn't this Miss Peony?"
"She deserves to die!"
"What a pity. Why did she have to commit suicide?"
"Sigh!"
"Why did Miss Peony want to end her life?"
"..."
Seeing the increasing number of on - looking people, Liu Rumei subconsciously said, "My lord Xue."
Xue Zhan's face was pale at this moment. Looking at the body in front of him, he managed to say, "Come here!"
Zhang Yan also quickly rushed over with his men. Seeing the body on the ground, he was full of disbelief. How could this person be dead?
The yamen runners quickly separated the crowd. Liu Rumei said to Xue Zhan, "My lord Xue, you go up and check the situation."
Xue Zhan gave her a grateful smile and whispered, "Thank you."
After saying that, he controlled his emotions and strode towards the upper floor.
Liu Rumei and Zhang Yan quickly examined the dead body. They had just come to look for Peony, and then she fell from the window! How could there be such a coincidence!
It was a pity that after a careful examination, they still found nothing. The person had fallen to death from the upper floor. Since her head had hit the ground first, her beautiful face was already unrecognizable, which was really terrifying.
The two of them looked at each other. A thoughtful look flashed across their eyes. What on earth was going on?
"I'll go up and have a look." Maybe there would be some clues upstairs.
Zhang Yan nodded. "I'll check if there's anything we missed."
Liu Rumei didn't say much and immediately went upstairs.
At this time, the room where Peony was had already been in a complete mess. A delicate woman couldn't bear the bloody scene and fainted with her eyes closed.
For a moment, everyone in the room was in a panic.
Xue Zhan quickly asked them to take the woman away, leaving only Lin Chunhua and Young Master Bai. Only then did the scene become quiet.
Young Master Bai's face was also as white as a sheet at this moment. He never expected that the woman who had just been lying beside him would suddenly jump out of the window!
"Madam Hua, what's going on?"
Lin Chunhua was obviously also frightened, but she still said in an orderly manner, "As soon as I opened the door, I saw Peony standing by the window and then she just fell head - first!"
Young Master Bai was also complaining non - stop. He quickly put on his clothes and explained, "I was asleep just now. I was woken up by the scream! Madam Hua saw it too. It has nothing to do with me. She jumped by herself."
Crazy woman!
Xue Zhan looked at Lin Chunhua suspiciously. Lin Chunhua nodded. "Indeed. When I came in, Young Master Bai was on the bed. The girls behind me all saw it too."
The bed was some distance away from the window. It was impossible for Young Master Bai to have pushed her out.
Liu Rumei came to the window and examined it carefully, but still found no trace. "Did Miss Peony act abnormally today?"
Young Master Bai tried hard to recall and shook his head. "No. She was the same as usual!"
Who would have thought that she would suddenly jump out of the window!
A solemn look flashed across Xue Zhan's eyes. This was too much of a coincidence! "Did Peony meet anyone recently?"
Lin Chunhua still shook her head. "In the past few days, Peony has been reserved by Young Master Bai. There has been no one else besides him."
Liu Rumei frowned even more tightly. Could it be that this person really committed suicide?
"My lord, could we take the body back to the yamen first? I want to examine it more carefully." There was no such coincidence in the world! There must be something fishy going on!
Xue Zhan nodded. "Sure."
Seeing this, Liu Rumei didn't know what else to say. She was about to leave. But when she passed by the table and saw the tea on it, she suddenly said, "My lord Xue, I'll take this back and ask someone to check it. Also, please bring back the meals of Young Master Bai and Miss Peony in the past few days later."
Xue Zhan understood what was on her mind and didn't hesitate. He nodded coldly. "Okay."
Only then did Liu Rumei go downstairs and ask the yamen runners to send the body to the yamen.
Xiao Heyuan, who was guarding the yamen, looked shocked. "What's this?"
Zhang Yan quickly told him everything in detail. The two of them quickly carried the body to the backyard.