Chapter 191 Don't Say Kill
The sound of scattered footsteps continued, and the servants of Qinxin Garden came to the side hall one after another.
They saw that there were quite a few people sitting in the side hall. In addition to the masters of each courtyard, there were also several old men who were treated as guests of honor. The servants all lowered their heads.
Mr. Shen didn't want to waste time with them, so he looked at the servants with a sullen face and said, "Tell me, who did it?"
Shen Jingxuan looked at the third elder opposite her, and the third elder immediately stood up and stood in front of the servant.
Li Yong and Yang Rui came into the room and stood at the door, each holding a board in his hand.
Chuntao stepped forward with forethought, handed the board in her hand to the third elder, and stood beside Shen Jingxuan.
Seeing that no one spoke, Shen Jingxuan was not in a hurry and glanced at the servants one by one.
The great elder stood up and walked quickly to Li Yong's side, taking the boards from him and Yang Rui.
When he returned, he threw a board to the Second Elder, and the two stood on either side of the Third Elder.
It was too slow. He even felt like he would miss lunch if he kept waiting like this.
Since the matter concerned Shen Xinglin, there was no need for Shen Jingxuan and Old Man Shen to interrogate him personally, as the Third Elder took over all of their duties.
Not to mention anything else, just the fact that he had taught Shen Xinglin kung fu for such a long time, although the two of them were not master and disciple in name, they were master and disciple in reality.
In the heart of the third elder, he had already regarded Shen Xinglin as his disciple.
I will talk about this matter with Mr. Shen when the opportunity arises.
The third elder looked at everyone one by one and said: "If you tell the truth now, your punishment will be reduced. If no one speaks up, I will wait until you are all beaten with a stick and interrogate you one by one."
The servants had never seen such a scene before. Even if something happened before, no one would come up and beat them with a stick.
The Great Elder said angrily: "Why ask? Just beat them. If they don't tell me, beat them all to death."
He had often worked with the Third Elder in the past, but he never knew that the Third Elder was so slow in doing things.
No matter what the Third Elder thought, he just wanted to cut the Gordian knot and be done with it.
As soon as the great elder said this, the timid people were so scared that their legs went weak and they fell to their knees on the ground with a thud.
Shen Jingxuan said calmly: "Those who have been in the kitchen this morning should stand on the side of the Great Elder, and those who have not been in should go to the side of the Second Elder."
The second elder noticed Shen Jingxuan's intention and glanced at everyone: "Think carefully before you act. If you take the wrong path and get caught, you know the consequences."
When the servants heard this, they ignored their trembling legs and hurried to their proper positions.
The person kneeling on the ground was so nervous that he couldn't even get up and could only crawl over.
Shen Jingxuan looked at them and raised the corners of her lips: "Now, those who have been to the kitchen, look at the opposite side to see if there are any people who have been there but are standing in the wrong place."
Under normal circumstances, they might have protected others, but now that it involves themselves, they think that no matter how good the friendship is, it is not as important as their own life!
The people on the Great Elder's side all looked across, trying to think carefully whether they had seen them in the kitchen.
When Mr. Shen saw that no one answered, he became a little impatient.
He couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart. Could it be that the person who did this was not from Qinxin Garden?
Shen Jingxuan waited calmly, as if she was not in a hurry at all.
Seeing that these people had no intention of answering, the Great Elder could no longer suppress his temper.
"Tell me quickly, or you'll be spanked."
The people in front of him still didn't speak, and just when his only bit of patience was about to disappear, someone finally stepped forward.
"Elder, Hu Er came to the kitchen this morning. When he saw that I was the only one in the kitchen, he chatted with me for a while."
Another person frowned and said, "I saw him in the kitchen when I came back. He saw me coming back and left without even saying hello."
The man called Hu Er fell to his knees and said, "Miss, I, I am standing in the wrong place."
Shen Jingxuan came in front of him: "Are you standing in the wrong position?"
"Yes, Miss. I am standing in the wrong place." Hu Er replied hurriedly.
He was too nervous just now and didn't hear clearly what Shen Jingxuan said. When he looked up, he saw several people approaching him.
He didn't choose a seat. He just stood there without moving when he entered.
Hearing Hu Er's words, Shen Jingxuan laughed.
It was good that she stood in the wrong position. She didn't know how to get the Third Elder to take action.
Shen Jingxuan said: "You don't even know where to stand?"
"Third old man, since your memory is so bad, do you think you don't need to stay in the mansion?"
The third elder agreed and said, "Xuan'er, why don't we give him thirty lashes and then sell him off?"
"Fight, I'll go." The great elder volunteered to step forward.
Regardless of whether Hu Er resisted or not, he pulled him out the door.
Li Yong and Yang Rui took Hu Er, walked out of the room and pressed him on the bench. Suddenly, the sound of beating was heard from the yard.
The board fell down again and again. For a moment, the sound of beatings in the yard was accompanied by Hu Er's cries for mercy.
The sound spread into the room and into everyone's ears. The only few servants who were still standing finally couldn't hold on any longer and knelt on the ground.
Shen Jingxuan stared at the people in front of her: "Do you have anything else to say?"
"Or tell me, which of you has ever been left alone in the kitchen in the morning?"
Although Hu Er was standing in the wrong position, Shen Jingxuan knew that he was not the one who did anything wrong.
After all, the kitchen cooks for several masters every day. How could he, an unfamiliar person, know which one was Shen Xinglin's?
Only someone who is very familiar with the dining habits of the masters in the mansion would do such a thing.
Several people looked at each other, and one of them spoke first: "Miss, I was the first one to leave in the morning. I went to Fufeng Courtyard to deliver food. I came back when the master came to Qinxin Garden."
After the first person spoke, others followed suit.
When only one person was left, she hurriedly said, "Miss, I didn't do anything. I was making breakfast for you. The young master's breakfast was placed aside and I didn't touch it."
Shen Jingxuan frowned. This result was not what she wanted.
After a long silence, Shen Jingxuan asked, "Has anyone else been to the kitchen since you were the only one left?"
She didn't believe that this nanny was so stupid. She was obviously the only one in the kitchen, but she was blatantly adding ingredients to the food.
And the person who is doing the work cannot do it when there are many people in the kitchen. He can only do it when there are few or no people around to avoid being exposed.
Shen Jingxuan looked at the nanny carefully and felt that she had overlooked something.
The kitchen maid said, "Miss, after they all left, the maid who was doing the shopping came. She saw that there was still one breakfast that had not been delivered, so she asked why the young master's breakfast had not been delivered."
"I was the only one in the kitchen at that time, and I was busy making breakfast for the young lady, so I didn't say much, and just said I would bring it over when someone came back."
"Then I was busy..."
The maid stopped talking and suddenly started looking around. After a while, she asked in surprise, "Where is the maid Li who did the shopping?"