"I was delayed by something." Wanruo said.

He took a look at her attire: a plain cotton dress with a broken silver hairpin in her hair. Even the long braid on her chest, which was convenient for working, was not loosened.

His expression became even uglier. She didn't take the Mid-Autumn Festival appointment on Sunday seriously at all. She didn't even change her clothes.

Wanruo didn't know why he was unhappy again. She just saw that his face was getting uglier and uglier, and she didn't provoke him.

Maybe he was in a bad mood that day and she bumped into him later.

Wan Ruo was too lazy to serve and asked directly: "What did Jingzhao Prefecture find out?"

He stared at her gloomily: "Xu Wanruo, is this the attitude of begging for help?"

Wan Ruo frowned. Why was this person so strange? Didn't he ask her to come and talk about the progress of the case in person?

Can we just stick to the facts?

She glanced at his stern eyes and softened her tone a bit: "I was so busy at the store the other day that I forgot the time."

The gloom in his eyes dissipated a little: "You tend to be submissive when you need help from others."

Wanruo gritted her teeth. Can't this guy live without causing trouble?

She took a deep breath and asked, "What did Jingzhao Prefecture find out?"

"Since I found out, I found out that it was you." Xie Xianyu said bluntly.

Wan Ruo's eyes tightened, and she immediately said, "Then I'm not afraid of being found out. It wasn't me who planned this. I was just passing by at most!"

"That little nun you assigned to me doesn't say that."

Wan Ruo hesitated for a moment, her arrogance weakening again: "She confessed?"

Xie Xianyu raised his eyebrows slightly. "Once you're in the imperial prison, what can't you confess after a few lashes? Do you really think torture and interrogation are just playing house?"

"Then if we can bribe the Jingzhao Yin..."

Xie Xianyu said coldly, "Do you know what the crime of bribing an official is?"

"What should we do then?"

"You ask me?"

Wanruo was speechless after being blocked by him. She was simply asking for trouble by coming to him. She might as well prepare more money and bribe the Jingzhao Yin to see if she could get the passage through.

"Then I'll be leaving first." She stood up and was about to leave.

"I didn't say it couldn't be done." He changed the subject.

Wanruo took another deep breath and looked at him: "What should we do then?"

"I'll talk to the Jingzhao Yin again and see if he can cover up the fact that you went to Jingxin Temple."

Wanruo finally heard a decent word, and her expression softened a bit: "Do you want some money? I'll make preparations in advance."

"We'll talk about it later."

Wanruo frowned. What do you mean by talk about it later?

She was about to ask again, but Xie Xianyu raised his chin and said, "This is for you."

Wanruo turned her head to look outside, only to see an exquisitely crafted rabbit lamp hanging in the window next to her.

They sat by the window and looked out, just in time to see the city of Yanjing immersed in the lights of fireworks. As night fell, the colorful lanterns that had been decorated along the streets in the morning were lit up, and the streets were bustling with people. Jugglers and dragon dances were all surrounded by the crowds, and the celebration was lively and festive.

She just remembered that today was Mid-Autumn Festival.

She took the rabbit lamp and looked at it. She accidentally pressed its ear, and the rabbit lamp actually stuck out its tongue, which scared her.

She was a little surprised and pressed it twice more, her eyes lighting up.

The corners of his lips curled up slightly, and the gloom in his eyes dissipated completely: "Does it look good?"

Wanruo didn't say it looked good: "Why did you give me the rabbit lantern?"