"Miss, please have some more. You only ate a few mouthfuls of porridge for breakfast and lunch. How can your body take it?" Lingqi said worriedly as she brought over a bowl of eight-treasure sweet pudding.
"Let's leave it for now, I have no appetite." She propped her forehead up, her face pale, as if a thousand thoughts were tug at her mind. She casually asked, "Has Miss Qin come by these past two days?"
Lingqi put the sweet cheese aside and replied, "No, since the young master's accident, Miss Qin hasn't been seen at all!" Her words were quite indignant.
She used to visit without fail, but now that her brother is in trouble, she immediately avoids him. Truly not a good match.
The wind-listening bottle on the display shelf swayed slightly. Someone lifted the curtain and entered the outer room, bringing with them a biting gust of cold wind. Yi Hua walked in, holding a lotus-shaped hexagonal bamboo lantern in one hand and an envelope in the other. Her delicate face was flushed red from the cold wind.
She handed over the letter with both hands: "Miss, this is a letter that Miss Yu Lan sent just now. It's so late, I don't know what it is about, why she sent it over so urgently in the middle of the night."
"What else could it be for? It's just some mocking words." Tianyun lazily opened the envelope.
Although Yu Lan is greedy and loves money, her mind is easy to guess.
Yu Shanlai suffered such a huge loss because of me, so naturally Yu Lan, as the instigator, would be angry with her and blame me. She must be hating me to the core by now, right?
Now that her brother is in trouble, she can't wait to come and kick him while he's down.
As expected, the contents of the letter were exactly as she had guessed, with every sentence revolving around her brother's imprisonment. It even made sarcastic inquiries about whether Tianyun was alright and whether she had been poisoned by the ointment made by her brother.
The mockery in his words was palpable.
Lingqi said angrily, "Miss Yu Lan is going too far! You treated her well before, and it's one thing for her to steal your jewelry, but now she even sends a letter in the middle of the night saying these hypocritical things. She's a heartless ingrate!"
Yi Hua, on the other hand, seemed more composed. He moved the rosewood floor lamp in front of the girl and said in a good-natured manner, "Keep your voice down. There are all kinds of people in the world. It's a good thing that the girl can see her true colors. She can be more careful in the future."
Tianyun read the letter without any change in her heart and said calmly, "Yihua is right. Why bother arguing with her about these things? Just remember, don't fight with petty people for profit, and don't reason with fools. The angrier you are, the more you play into her hands."
Lingqi felt a little better and humbly replied, "Yes, this servant understands."
Suddenly, as she looked at the words in the letter where Yu Lan asked if she had been poisoned, a thought flashed through her mind. She quickly grasped it and realized it was the most crucial link in this conspiracy.
The person who died from poisoning!
Yes, the Prefect of Kaifeng didn't even hand over the body to the coroner to examine and confirm whether the cause of death was indeed poisoning, before imprisoning his brother in the dungeon.
There's definitely something fishy about this. If I can find that body, all the problems will be solved!
The next day.
Without disturbing his exhausted parents, Tianyun borrowed some clothes from Lingqi and changed before heading to the man's residence to investigate.
Lingqi looked at the girl wearing her own coarse cloth clothes, her envy evident in her eyes. The clothes that were loose and let in the wind when she wore them looked plump and alluring on the girl!
Indeed, there is no harm without comparison!
"Miss, let me go with you. I'm worried about you going alone." Lingqi straightened her clothes.
"Have you ever seen an ordinary person go out with a maid?" Tianyun glared at her.
Otherwise, why would he borrow her clothes? It's to avoid attracting attention and make it easier to gather information.
"..."
Lingqi thought to herself: I've never seen an ordinary person wear coarse cloth clothes so alluringly...
"Alright then, young lady, please be careful! Gathering information is secondary; you must ensure your own safety first." She smeared ash on the young lady's face, further enhancing her disguise.
"I understand. If Mother asks where I've been, just tell her I went back to the Imperial Academy to get something." Classes have been suspended for two days, and she hasn't been to the Imperial Academy for two days.
I wonder if the boy noticed...
——
Xiao Ziwu naturally noticed this. On the day they parted, she said she would explain things to him the next day, but what she received was an order to suspend her classes.
Many gossipy women on the women's side were secretly complaining about her, saying that she had ulterior motives and was giving away poisonous ointment.
To put it bluntly, this is tantamount to murder for money!
When these words reached Xiao Ziwu's ears, he pursed his lips and remained speechless for a long time. It wasn't until the brush in his hand broke with a crack, and the broken wood shards pierced deep into his flesh, that he realized how furious he was when he heard others slandering her.
Unbeknownst to him, her importance in his heart had become immeasurable.
As a user of the hand warmer, he could be certain that the ointment itself was perfectly fine; the problem lay with those driven by profit.
After finishing his studies, he would often ask, "Your Highness, are you practicing swordsmanship or lifting stones today?"
"I'll come often, I'm going out of the palace for a bit, I'll be back later."
Chang Wang: "Huh?"
Where are you rushing off to?
——
Following the simple map, Tianyun found that the house where the trouble was taking place was locked, and it didn't look like anyone lived there.
The neighboring house was occupied by an elderly woman who lived alone. Tianyun, with a dusty face and furrowed brows, looking like a distressed village woman, went up to knock on the door: "Grandma, why is no one home at the house next door?"
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