Although Mu Anxiao didn't know what Xiaoyue was afraid of, since things had reached this point, she naturally didn't have much energy to pay attention to Xiaoyue's feelings.
Then, she stared at Xiaoyue for a few seconds and asked, "Does that Ajun and Shuer have a good relationship?" Her face was serious.
"Not good."
"Does Ajun always bully Shuer?" Mu Anxiao asked again.
Xiaoyue nodded.
Mu Anxiao wanted Xiaoyue's reply, so the moment she saw Xiaoyue nod, she felt inexplicably relieved. "Is she the one who leads the bullying?"
"..." Xiaoyue lowered her head.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao was puzzled. "What's wrong with you?"
Xiaoyue clenched her hands and said, "That's something forbidden to mention in the General's Mansion."
"Forbidden?" Mu Anxiao repeated, and couldn't help but notice the suspicious nature of the matter. She then swallowed and continued, "What will happen if it's said?"
"..." Xiaoyue took a deep breath, slowly looked up at Mu Anxiao, and said, "If I say it, I will die. Do you believe me?"
"Will die?" Mu Anxiao was shocked. She looked around, and after confirming that it was safe, she continued, "Are you saying that the person who speaks will die, or the person who listens?"
"Both will die."
"Is it that serious?"
"Yes, so," Xiaoyue pleaded, "can you stop asking?"
"You're saying this to stop me."
"Yes." Xiaoyue admitted.
Mu Anxiao was immediately speechless.
Xiaoyue carefully observed the sudden change in Mu Anxiao's expression and said, "I really can't say. If there were no threats, I would have said it, but I'm afraid of death."
Listening to Xiaoyue's earnest plea, and thinking of Shuer's death and the unclarified facts, Mu Anxiao said, "I'll protect you."
"You'll be implicated too," Xiaoyue said firmly.
"I'm not afraid. Don't worry, I'll protect you, as long as you tell me."
"Really?" Xiaoyue's heart was moved.
Then, Mu Anxiao said firmly, "Really, I will protect you. Please tell me what you know."
Xiaoyue looked at Mu Anxiao and her eager expression. She hesitated, and just as she was about to speak, her expression suddenly froze.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao exclaimed, "What's wrong?"
Xiaoyue: "I feel so uncomfortable." As she said this, she coughed twice and vomited blood.
Mu Anxiao's eyes widened.
The next second, Xiaoyue collapsed.
Immediately after, Mu Anxiao quickly looked around and said, "How could this happen?" As she spoke, she squatted down, reached out to check Xiaoyue's breath, and muttered, "She's not breathing."
Unexpectedly, the moment Mu Anxiao said this, Ajun suddenly walked over with the women from the courtyard. Then, those women looked at Xiaoyue, who had fallen to the ground, and Mu Anxiao, who was squatting beside her, with disbelief, and started to scream.
Thus, their screams completely spread.
In contrast, Mu Anxiao ignored them. She continued to stare at the suddenly fallen Xiaoyue, thought for a moment, and then quickly stood up. In front of them, she began to sense Xiaoyue's soul presence.
Ajun came in front of Mu Anxiao and asked, "What did you do to her?"
Mu Anxiao remained silent and continued to sense.
Seeing Mu Anxiao ignore her, Ajun didn't think twice and grabbed Mu Anxiao's collar, saying, "What did you do to her."
Mu Anxiao ignored all of Ajun's actions. She sensed that Xiaoyue's soul had not left her body, so in that case, Xiaoyue could still be saved. However, she knew that the first step to saving Xiaoyue was to drive them away.
Therefore, she stopped ignoring Ajun and met her gaze expressionlessly, saying, "I didn't do anything." A clear conscience fears no accusation, Mu Anxiao felt nothing.
"Didn't do anything," Ajun said, then looked down at the suddenly fallen Xiaoyue and cried, "Xiaoyue was always so healthy, how could she suddenly die? Tell me, what exactly did you do to her?"
Under Ajun's persistent questioning, the other maids also started to speak.
"Exactly, Ajun was such a healthy girl, how could she suddenly die? You must have done something to her!" The first maid squatted beside Xiaoyue, looking up and glaring at Mu Anxiao.
"Her death is inextricably linked to you."
"Yes, her death is inextricably linked to you. Before you came, she was fine. Why did she die as soon as you arrived?" the third maid said, crying, "You must have killed her."
Mu Anxiao watched them accuse her and saw their fake expressions. She realized that everything was too coincidental. As soon as Xiaoyue collapsed, they came out. Not only that, but the maids who were speaking didn't even look at Xiaoyue. Even their crying seemed dry and devoid of emotion.
This fakeness made Mu Anxiao deeply feel that they weren't crying for their sister. On the contrary, they were just here to watch the excitement. They just didn't want to appear heartless, so they began to pretend to be sad.
However, their fake sadness only made Mu Anxiao feel disgusted. Clenching her fists, she roared, "Shut up."
As expected, the moment Mu Anxiao shouted, they fell silent. Ajun also fell silent.
Seeing them quiet, Mu Anxiao said, "She said she couldn't tell me who led the bullying of Shuer, and that it was forbidden. What does that mean?" She glanced at them, and finally fixed her gaze on Ajun's face. "Do you know?"
"You killed Xiaoyue, and you still want..."
"Don't try to change the subject, answer my question," Mu Anxiao said, her eyes sharp.
Ajun stiffened and said, "This is a topic forbidden in the mansion, I cannot say."
"Cannot say? Then what would be the consequence if it were said?" Mu Anxiao deliberately asked this way to clear her baseless accusation.
Ajun: "I would die," she said by rote.
Mu Anxiao heard this and asked again, "Then if it's not said, will I die?" She deliberately set a trap for Ajun.
Ajun said, "I would also die." She was completely trapped by Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao smiled after hearing Ajun's words.
Then, Ajun instantly reacted, looked up at Mu Anxiao, and said, "You did it on purpose."
Mu Anxiao shrugged. "Think whatever you want. You've already given the answer. She," she looked down at Xiaoyue, "wasn't killed by me."
At the same time, the first maid, who had been squatting beside Xiaoyue, stood up.
Mu Anxiao glanced at the first maid, then at all of them, and said, "What a touching play of sisterly affection. She's dead, and your reactions are truly quite calm." As she spoke, she took a step forward and squatted beside Xiaoyue.
The third maid asked, "Did you really not kill her?"
"Ajun has already made it very clear," Mu Anxiao said, reaching out and taking Xiaoyue's wrist.
The first maid looked confused. "What are you doing?"
"There's still a breath. It's likely poisoning," Mu Anxiao said, feeling a needle in Xiaoyue's body. That needle was the cause of Xiaoyue's sudden collapse and 'death'.
Upon hearing this, the first maid looked at Ajun, who had informed them that Xiaoyue was about to be killed by Mu Anxiao, and asked, "Ajun, what's going on?"
Ajun averted her gaze.
Then, all the women turned their gazes to Ajun's face.
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