Meng Jiangming suddenly looked up at Xue Xingyue and asked, "You also feel that Mother's death is suspicious, don't you?"
Xue Xingyue was slightly startled and lowered her eyelids, "Young Master, this servant does not know."
"No, you do. Otherwise, you wouldn't say these things, would you?" Meng Jiangming suddenly stood up and walked towards her.
Xue Xingyue subconsciously took a step back, "Young Master..."
"Do you know if something is true or not?"
"Young Master, this servant really doesn't know. This servant truly doesn't know."
"You don't know?" Meng Jiangming suddenly grabbed her collar, his eyes sharp as he looked at her, as if trying to see through her.
"This servant truly doesn't know. This servant only saw the Duke enter Madam's room."
Meng Jiangming suddenly let go of her collar, looked at her, and asked word by word, "Xiao Yue, are you sure you're not lying?"
"How would this servant dare to deceive the Young Master? Everything this servant says is the truth. If there is half a lie, may heaven strike this servant down, and may I die a terrible death."
Meng Jiangming frowned, and after a long moment, said, "Have you mentioned this matter to anyone else?"
Xue Xingyue shook her head, "No, this servant is not a gossipy person."
Meng Jiangming nodded upon hearing this, "Then I hope you will not be a gossipy person in the future."
"Yes, this servant absolutely will not be a gossipy person."
Meng Jiangming completely released her clothes and said coldly, "You may go back. You are not allowed to step outside the Duke's mansion without my permission."
"Yes, Young Master." Xue Xingyue lowered her head and left.
"Meng Ying." Meng Jiangming suddenly called out.
A figure landed on the ground, "Young Master."
"Did you see the Duke enter Madam's room?" Meng Jiangming asked.
Meng Ying thought for a moment, and his expression suddenly became somewhat unusual. Meng Jiangming stepped forward upon seeing this and said, "Tell me the truth."
Meng Ying lowered his head, and after a long time, said, "Last night, this subordinate did indeed see the Duke enter Madam's room. Although it was from behind, but..."
"No need to say more." Meng Jiangming felt that if he listened any further, he would not be able to resist confronting his father immediately.
Meng Ying closed his mouth. Meng Jiangming looked at him for a while before asking, "Why didn't you tell me?"
Meng Ying trembled all over. Meng Jiangming roared, "Why?"
Meng Ying lowered his head but refused to say a word.
Meng Jiangming narrowed his eyes and suddenly leaned in, asking, "Did he order you to?"
Meng Ying's expression changed slightly. Meng Jiangming sneered, "As expected, it was him."
As he spoke, Meng Jiangming was about to head to the study. Meng Ying knelt on the ground with a thud, "Young Master, please do not question the Duke. The Duke was also forced into it."
"Can he kill Mother just because he was forced?" Meng Jiangming roared.
Meng Ying could not utter a single word. Just then, Meng Bei suddenly appeared, "Young Master, the Duke wants to see you."
Meng Jiangming sneered, "He is finally willing to show himself."
In the study
Meng Jiangming looked at Ningguo Gong, who had his back to him, and sneered, "Father is truly cold-blooded. Mother is dead, yet you remain unmoved. I suppose in your heart, Mother isn't even as good as Concubine Jiang's little finger?"
"Jiangming..." Ningguo Gong turned around and said angrily.
Meng Jiangming sneered, "What? Are you angry and embarrassed?"
"Jiangming, do you think your mother's death has something to do with me?"
Meng Jiangming scoffed upon hearing this, "Father, even now, you still refuse to admit it? Have Mother's diligent efforts over the past decade meant nothing to you?"
"Jiangming, you have gone through so much, yet you have not improved at all. You disappoint me." Ningguo Gong said indifferently.
"You are disappointed? What are you disappointed about? Now that Mother is dead, you can be with Concubine Jiang, and no one will hinder your Concubine Jiang anymore."
Ningguo Gong looked at him with cold eyes. Meng Jiangming sneered, "Did I say something wrong?"
Ningguo Gong took a letter from the table and threw it in front of Meng Jiangming, "Look at this."
Meng Jiangming was stunned, but he still bent down to pick it up. As he opened it, his whole body trembled.
"This... this is impossible, this is impossible..." He shook his head. How could he believe that his mother had intentionally committed suicide?
"I didn't want you to know so soon, but you were so insistent and almost ruined my great plans."
Meng Jiangming shook his head, "How could Mother be willing to die? It's impossible."
Ningguo Gong said faintly, "Your mother felt guilty. She felt indebted to Ningguo Gong's mansion, and she was determined to die. This Duke could not stop her."
"Mother is guilty? What is she guilty of?" Meng Jiangming roared.
Ningguo Gong sighed upon hearing this, "Since you insist on knowing, Meng Lie, tell him everything you have found out about the Jiang family!"
Meng Lie was startled, "Duke..."
"It's alright. This Duke is not afraid of losing face. You tell him. I will go out first."
Ningguo Gong finished speaking and walked towards the outside.
Meng Jiangming looked at Meng Lie and asked, "What exactly happened?"
Meng Lie hesitated, wanting to speak but stopping himself.
Meng Jiangming gritted his teeth and said, "Tell me, I can handle it."
Meng Lie was silent for a moment, then recounted everything that had happened to the Jiang family, including some events involving Princess Xingyue accompanying Madam Jiang to the Jiang family.
Meng Jiangming felt as if he was getting to know his mother for the very first time. He never knew that his noble mother had lived such a life worse than death in the Jiang family.
"They all deserve to die." Meng Jiangming's veins bulged, and his eyes turned red as he listened.
"Young Master, the Duke has already killed them all."
"They deserved it." Meng Jiangming gritted his teeth.
"Young Master, Madam has always felt guilty. Now that someone threatened Madam, and she feared the matter would be exposed, she would rather die than allow her reputation to be tarnished."
"Who is it? Who threatened Mother?"
Meng Lie shook his head, "The Duke is also investigating, but there are no leads yet."
"We must catch the murderer, we must..." Meng Jiangming said word by word through gritted teeth.
"Duke, Auntie she really..."
The sound of Concubine Jiang's crying came from outside the door. Meng Jiangming's expression darkened as he walked out. Outside, Concubine Jiang was indeed slumped on the ground, looking pitiable.