I Only Sell Murder Houses

Many things must have happened on the night of the Luo Mansion Massacre.

But speculation remained speculation. We needed more evidence to support it.

The letter describing Seven Deaths for Life Exchange bore a specific date. We could use that date to make a determination.

Had the letter been sent while Xiuzhu was alive, or after her death?

If it arrived while she was alive, then Seven Deaths for Life Exchange was most likely intended to resurrect the Seventh Concubine. If it arrived after Xiuzhu’s death, it may have been intended to resurrect Xiuzhu.

If the letter predated Xiuzhu’s death, it would also support the idea that the Seventh and Ninth Concubines were sisters.

Unfortunately, although we knew the date on the letter, we did not know the exact dates of the other events. We did not know the year, month, and day Xiuzhu died, or precisely when the Ninth Concubine married into Luo Mansion.

Without those dates, we had no way to decide.

“Xu Xiu is the Ninth Concubine’s name, and Xu Changming has the same surname,” Seventh Master said. “They’re very likely relatives. If two members of the Xu family were both targeting Luo Mansion, that indirectly supports the idea that the Seventh Concubine was also a Xu.”