After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 445 The problem lies with the groom.
On the day of the wedding banquet, the servant witnessed something unusual.

Their groom, Xue Yuandao, did indeed act in a highly suspicious manner. He first secretly ran into the kitchen and poured a lot of white powder into a bottle of wine. Then he hurriedly left the kitchen with the wine, all of which was seen by the kitchen helper.

He was puzzled. The groom, Xue Yuandao, had never been to their back kitchen before. It was obvious that something had been added to the wine, so this matter was quite suspicious.

When the servant was ordered to carry the dishes needed for the wedding to the banquet table in front, he saw the pot of wine that had been drugged earlier. At that moment, the groom, Xue Yuandao, was urging a very handsome young man to drink it.

At this wedding banquet, no one would refuse a toast from the groom.

However, the wine pot that the groom Xue Yuandao used to pour wine this time was different from the wine pot he used to pour wine for others. This wine was the one that had been drugged earlier, so there was no doubt about it.

The servant found it quite strange. Did the groom have some kind of grudge against this young master? He wanted to go and warn him, but considering his own position, he felt it wouldn't be appropriate for him to go. If he went, he figured the groom would probably kill him.

After all, the groom, Xue Yuandao, is now marrying their daughter, and in the future, he will be an absolute figure in Prince Gong's mansion.

He's just a lowly servant here, relying on others for his livelihood. Would he dare to betray his master?

The servant observed that the young master indeed drank the wine without any precautions, but he seemed to be very intoxicated. He stood up as if he wanted to go to the toilet, but after taking a few steps, his steps became unsteady, which may have been related to drinking.

The servant thought he should go and see for himself; if they needed help, he would call for someone.

I wonder if Xue Yuandao gave the young master poisoned wine. If it was poisoned, then something bad is bound to happen.

The servant followed Qian Musheng to the backyard. Sure enough, Qian Musheng hadn't gone far when he felt dizzy and immediately fainted on the ground.

Just as the servant was about to go over to help, a figure suddenly darted out from the shadows. He quickly walked up to Qian Musheng, looked down at him, and then whistled. Several more men in black emerged from the hidden parts of the backyard.

They looked at each other, then nodded to Xue Yuandao and said, "Okay, you did a great job! You know what to do next, right?"

The servant saw Xue Yuandao say to one of the masked men in black, looking very scared, "Master, I'm still a little scared. What if the bride doesn't agree?"

"Then kill her!"

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Xue Yuandao was so frightened that he immediately knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Master, this is absolutely unacceptable. I don't want to kill anyone, especially since she is my betrothed."

"Yuandao, think this through. This is your last chance. If you can't seize it, then don't be my apprentice anymore!" The man in black said, flicking his sleeve as if to leave, which put Xue Yuandao in a very difficult position. He could only say, "Alright then, I'll go in and give it a try!"

"Isn't the goal to frame Mu Sheng for this money? I'll try asking the bride if she's willing to cooperate!"

"What do you mean by 'willing to cooperate'? If she doesn't agree, just kill her!"

The man in black was indeed ruthless; he made a gesture as if to slit his own throat, showing no mercy whatsoever to the person in front of him.

Although the servant only vaguely understood what he overheard, he sensed there was a conspiracy at play. So he stayed, watching as the group finished their discussion and then took Qian Musheng away. Upon arriving at the bridal chamber, all the maids and servants waiting there were drugged and rendered unconscious by the men in black.

Then, not long after the groom went in, a quarrel was heard coming from inside. Shortly after, the servant saw the groom come out of the bridal chamber covered in blood, shouting in panic to the men in black outside, "Master, I've killed someone!"

"It's okay. Just put Qian Musheng on the bed now. Go change your clothes and pretend nothing happened."

They went inside to make some arrangements, then came out. The groom, Xue Yuandao, followed his master's instructions, went back to change his clothes, and then went to continue drinking with everyone.

It wasn't until the third watch of the night, when he pretended to return to the bridal chamber, that he feigned discovering the bride's body and summoned men to arrest Qian Musheng. The servant, however, witnessed everything from the shadows; he truly hadn't expected to encounter such a thing.

When he heard that his young lady had died tragically in the bridal chamber, he instantly understood that it was the groom, Xue Yuandao, who had conspired with those men in black, who seemed to be his master or someone else, to set up this scheme and frame Qian Musheng.

The purpose was obvious: to frame Qian Musheng for murder. Considering how ruthless these people were, this servant was truly righteous. However, he didn't dare to go over and tell the truth. Who could believe what he said? Besides, before any evidence was found, he would probably be killed by Xue Yuandao's so-called masters.
The servant saw that all those people knew martial arts. When they left, they all leaped onto the roof. They were all skilled martial artists. Luckily, he wasn't discovered at the time, otherwise he probably would have been silenced long ago.

However, the servant felt sorry for his young mistress, so he went out in the middle of the night when no one was around to burn paper money for her as a way of expressing his apology.

After the servant recounted what had happened to Su Xiaoxiao, he immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.

"Keep this a secret for now. If anyone is willing to come forward and exonerate Qian Musheng in the future, please stand up and tell the truth. This will not only help me find the real murderer, but also eliminate your guilt. What you need to do now is protect yourself and not tell anyone about this!"

Upon hearing this, the servant nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, Miss, don't worry. You treated me well when you were alive, and I will definitely not let Xue Yuandao, who killed you, get away with it."

As he knelt on the ground and kowtowed to her, Su Xiaoxiao drifted away, feeling smug.

When the servant looked up again, he found that Su Xiaoxiao was no longer in front of him. Although he breathed a sigh of relief, he still felt very guilty, feeling that he had let down his young lady and had not had the courage to come out and protect her at the time.