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Third Concubine sobbed, she was not sad at all, but it looked like she was really remorseful.

But Shi Yu was not moved at all, he even had no intention of continuing his nonsense with the third wife.

Shi Anran stood behind the third wife and looked at the two miserable girls. In her heart, she was only ridiculing them, with not the slightest bit of mercy. The wicked should be punished. Today, she had done nothing. She had not said anything. She had brought everything upon herself.

"I will slowly find you and scheme against you in the future. The reason I called you here in the great hall today is to investigate Shen Hong's death thoroughly."

There was complete silence. Shi Anran glanced at Shi Anyi and saw her sitting on the ground crying. There was nothing strange about it. However … Shen Hong's death was still too strange. She did not instruct Yi Yue and Liu Yue to make a move, who else would make a move in this residence?

"Third Madam, is Shen Hong your servant?"

With her name mentioned again, Third Concubine was startled. She came back to her senses and hurriedly tried to curry favor with An Yi as she replied, "Yes, master. Shen Hong is indeed the personal servant girl that I have chosen for An Yi."

"Do you know how she died?"

"This …" The Third Concubine frowned, Shen Hong was burned to death, how could the lord knowingly ask such a question? Third Concubine looked up and glanced at Shi Yu, then probed, "She was burned to death by the flames."

"I was asking how the fire started. It's in your yard, Third Madam.

Seeing Shi Yu's slightly reprimanding tone, Third Concubine's voice slightly trembled, "Master … I really don't know! This fire is ignited just like that, it's not something I can control … "Look …"

Shi Yu interrupted her, "Since it's like this, then there will be so many maids and guards in the courtyard. Tell me everything you people know, or else if I find out what you guys are deliberately hiding, don't blame me for being impolite. "

Master Shi spoke harshly to the servants. Anyone who wanted to know more could say one, two, three things. Although Shen Hong's maid could not be considered to be his, but to have died so randomly, he had to give Shen Hong an explanation. If she knew underground, he would be able to rest easy.

But after Master Shi finished speaking, the entire residence was unexpectedly silent again. No one replied to his question at all, which made Shi Yu extremely angry.

"You won't tell me, right? Fine, if you can't find out for a day, then stand here for a day and don't go anywhere."

With that, Shi Yu left.

Shi Anran saw all of this, but she was not surprised, because all of this was something she had anticipated for a long time.

After Master Shi left, because he had ordered them not to leave the yard even half a step, everyone stood in the yard, waiting for what would happen next.

Some people gloated, some people coldly watched from the sidelines, some people felt guilty, but even more people felt innocent and wronged.

"Is there a need to make such a big fuss over a servant girl?"

After standing there for a long time, someone began to complain in a low voice.

No one agreed, and no one dared to agree, although even Shi Anran wanted to nod her head in agreement.

Some of the older mama and servants gradually found themselves unable to hold on, and their bodies could be said to be shaking as if they were jade pendants.

It was winter, and although it had been almost spring, and there were some signs of warmth, the wind was still cold. After standing for a long time, even Shi Anran felt that her hands and feet were stiff. When she looked again, those older ones' faces had turned even paler and their lips had turned purple.

Those young servants were also a little sad, afraid that they would be dismissed by Shi Yu because of this. Even though Shi Family was not considered one of the top in the capital, it was still a proper family. The monthly salary was not little either, where could one go to find such a good job?

At this time, someone set their sights on Shi Anran. Shi Anran usually did not collude with the mother and daughter pair, and was extremely kind to the servants in the house. Thus, at this time, the only support the servants could think of was her.

The braver servants saw that Shi Anran was also in the crowd, and wanted to walk over, and plead for Shi Anran to say some good words for them. Shi Anran saw that, and knew that the other party had something to say, so she prepared to leave.

Shi Anran's actions were caught by Shi Anyi, "What are you doing? Daddy said that you're not allowed to go out without his permission. Or is it that the culprit is actually you? Shi Anyi let out a cold laugh at the end, as if she had confirmed the truth.

Shi Anran laughed, "Little sister, I just feel that this room is too stuffy, and want to take a breather at the door, is that not allowed? Do you need to send someone to ask daddy? " Shi Anran did not wait for Shi Anyi to reply before she left the house. The servant who wanted to speak but hesitated and took a glance at Shi Anran's figure.

When he walked out of the door, he coincidentally saw Shi Anran standing at the door. The wind blew against her skirt, as if she could fly away at any time.

"Eldest Miss." A respectful voice sounded out from behind Shi Anran.

"You have something to say?" Recalling Eldest Miss's unusual behavior recently, sweat kept appearing on the head of the servant. But now he could only beg Eldest Miss, the lord seemed to value Eldest Miss more and more, moreover, this Eldest Miss had always been very kind to them, and she never used her identity as a servant to suppress them, unlike the arrogant and despotic Miss.

After some thought, he gathered up his courage and explained the purpose of his visit to Eldest Miss.

"Eldest Miss, Master said that if we don't say anything, we are not allowed to leave the courtyard. However, if the culprit doesn't turn himself in, none of us know what is going on. Are we really going to stay in the courtyard?" After the servant finished speaking in a single breath, he glanced at Shi Anran's expression, as if nothing was wrong.

"Oh? "What do you mean?" Shi Anran asked despite knowing the answer.

"This humble one hopes that Miss can plead with Master. I'm afraid some of the older servants in the courtyard won't be able to hold on. It's freezing cold …" Young miss, I know, I am just a servant. Even if those servants in the courtyard fall, they wouldn't have any effect on the Shi Family, but this would hurt the hearts of the other servants. They would think that in the eyes of the Shi Family, the lives of the servants are worthless. "

After the servant finished speaking, he lowered his head in fear and trepidation. He knew that after he finished speaking, it was extremely likely that he would not be able to continue working at Shi Family. However, for the sake of those bunch of seniors, he had to fight for a chance for them even if he had to risk his life.

Shi Anran thought, she never thought that there would be such a kind-hearted person amongst the people here, she knew that the servants of the Mu Clan all had masters behind them, this servant did not seem to have found an loyal master, if not he would not beg for her help.

"In a while, go get a doctor in the living room and wait. If there's anyone in the courtyard who can't handle it, ask the doctor to take a look. As for pleading with your father, don't worry about it for now. Just do as I say." Shi Anran knew that she had to beg for this from her father, otherwise, when the hearts of the people in his family were at a loss, sooner or later, his family would not be able to hold on.