Chapter 99 Like a Woman
Su Xing's impression of Ye Linghan is even worse than at the beginning. At the beginning, he just thought Ye Linghan was scary, but now, in addition to being scary, he also thought Ye Linghan was cruel, cold-blooded, ruthless, mean, and shameless...
Now he could answer Ye Lingchen's question without hesitation. He didn't care who Ye Linghan married. Not to mention that he was a straight man, even if he was gay, he would not fall for someone like Ye Linghan.
Compared with Ye Linghan, Lin Lan'er is simply an angel.
He really couldn't understand why he hesitated at the beginning?
There was no comparison between them, so why should he hesitate?
It's a pity that there's no chance for him and Lin Lan'er...
Ye Linghan would definitely not forgive him, so why should he continue to torture the girl?
What he should focus on most right now is the case.
Thinking of this, he calmed down: "Your Highness, I want to meet the people Xu Heng knows."
Ye Lingchen saw Su Xing's determination and realized that it was useless to persuade him further. It would be better to let Su Xing concentrate on investigating the case first.
He nodded: "Okay, I'll go with you."
"Yeah." Su Xing knew that Ye Lingchen didn't like him being polite, so he didn't say thank you.
Xu Heng set up his stall in a market at the southernmost part of the imperial city. It was a relatively remote place and most of the customers were common people, so the items he sold were relatively cheap.
Xu Heng certainly doesn't make much money from setting up a stall here, and his life must be very difficult.
Although these were just Su Xing's speculations, they were soon confirmed by people who knew Xu Heng.
"Sir, you want to ask about Xu Heng?" An old man selling candy figurines at a stall saw Su Xing asking about Xu Heng, and he came up to him enthusiastically and said, "Xu Heng's painting stall is right next to mine, and I know him best in the entire market."
"Does he have any relatives or friends here?" Su Xing asked politely.
"No." The old man shook his head firmly: "I asked him, and he said he didn't know anyone here."
"What about after you came here?" Su Xing asked without giving up: "Are there people who come here often?"
"You don't know, young master." The old man said with some regret: "Xu Heng is a good-looking man, and he has been educated, but he is introverted and doesn't like to socialize with people. We have known each other for such a long time, but I have never seen him interact with anyone."
Su Xing didn't expect Xu Heng to have such a personality. After a moment of silence, he asked, "Does he have any customers who come to visit him frequently?"
Xu Heng definitely didn't know that he and Xia Yunjie looked alike. It must have been someone else who discovered this, which led to the subsequent events.
The old man was very responsible. He thought about it seriously, but still shook his head: "No, most people who come to him only paint portraits on a whim, and rarely come back again."
Su Xing couldn't help showing disappointment on his face. He was going to take care of the old man's business and then leave.
At this moment, another stall owner suddenly spoke up: "Of course there is no one here. There was a man who came here several times. I saw it with my own eyes. Once, Xu Heng even packed up his stall and followed him. He said he wanted to paint a portrait for his master."
Su Xing's eyes lit up and he asked hurriedly, "What does that man look like?"
The stall owner frowned and tried to recall: "He looks ordinary, I can't describe him, but he has fair skin and tender flesh, and at first glance he works for a wealthy family. He also speaks in a soft voice, just like a woman, hehe..."
After saying that, the stall owner smiled maliciously.
"Did he tell me his master's name?" Ye Lingchen was very unhappy with the stall owner's obscene expression, and his tone was slightly oppressive.
The stall owner was shocked by Ye Lingchen's noble aura, and immediately put away his smile. He replied timidly: "Sir, no, no."
"What a bunch of nonsense you've been talking about!" Ye Lingchen scolded unhappily, "Don't gossip about others behind their backs in the future, and be polite with your words!"
The stall owner didn't know who Ye Lingchen was, but instinctively felt that he was not someone to be trifled with. He didn't dare to object and could only nod and agree guiltily.
Su Xing didn't say anything. He was thinking. Although the stall owner's words were rough, they gave him a bold guess.
Delicate skin, soft voice, just like a woman...
"Excuse me..." Su Xing stared at the stall owner and asked anxiously, "Did he say whether his master is a man or a woman?"
Not only the stall owner, but everyone present was stunned.
Why do you ask?
Generally speaking, aren’t the masters served by men all men?
Ye Lingchen instantly understood what Su Xing meant and couldn't help but be stunned.
"This..." the stall owner was so nervous that he stuttered: "I really don't know..."
"Come with me!" Su Xing said as he stepped forward and pulled the stall owner's arm, ready to take the stall owner to find a painter to draw that man.
The stall owner was startled and quickly hid back, shouting in fear: "I won't go, it has nothing to do with me, you can't take me away."
Just as Su Xing was about to explain, the old man selling candy figures suddenly said, "Now that you've mentioned that, it suddenly occurred to me that I remember that man. When he talked about his master, he seemed to have mentioned the words Xia Mansion."
Xia Mansion!
Su Xing and Ye Lingchen looked at each other, and Su Xing asked, "Anything else?"
The old man shook his head: "No, that person seemed very cautious and spoke in a low voice. I was close to him and overheard him."
Su Xing was disappointed again. This only proved that it was related to the Xia Mansion, but it could not prove that it was related to Xia Yunxi.
According to his original guess, the man who spoke like a woman was most likely a eunuch in the palace. As long as he found the eunuch and identified Xia Yunxi, everything would be clear.
"Do you remember what that person looked like? Can you describe it?"
The stall owner didn't explain it clearly, so it would be useless even if the painter drew it.
But he could understand that these vendors had little education and limited ability to express themselves, so he didn't hold out much hope.
The old man said, "No problem. I often watch Xu Heng paint portraits for people, so I know what to say."
The old man patted his chest with confidence.
"Okay!" Su Xing was very happy: "I've bought all your sugar figures. Can you please come with me?"
The old man's eyes widened at first, and after a while he nodded excitedly: "Okay, okay! I'll pack up and go with you."
The stall owner regretted it very much when he saw this. It turned out that he just described the man's appearance and he thought he was going to be arrested.
After Ye Linghan left the Regent's Palace, he went straight into the palace.
He wanted to meet Xia Yunxi, not because of the case, but because of Luo Linger's whereabouts.
Just like Ye Lingchen said, although he had not announced to the public that he would marry Luo Linger, after the banquet at the Princess's Mansion, everyone in the court guessed what was going on.
So he should have something to say about finding Luo Ling'er...
As for why Luo Ling'er suddenly disappeared, he couldn't think of any other possibilities except Xia Yunxi.
Thinking of this, he quickened his pace towards Xia Yunxi's palace. At the same time, his handsome face also changed, becoming more gloomy...
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