While the three of them were at Cailian Manor, they roughly expanded the area next to the first floor. For this purpose, Li Lianhua even bought a few more horses to pull the carriage. At first, there were only four horses, but now there are eight. They also added a few more wheels to make it easier to move forward.
The three of them spent the whole day busy building the house. Di Feisheng himself never imagined that he would one day be building a house, while Fang Duobing was having a great time. Once the house was built, it would mean he wouldn't have to sleep on the ground anymore.
The floor of the Lotus Pavilion was truly unbearable; it's rare that Li Lianhua was willing to rebuild it.
Eight horses pulled them fast, and they arrived outside Cailian Manor in just a few days. Li Lianhua, as usual, found a good spot to park the Lotus Pavilion. Only after ensuring everything was safe did she disembark.
Fang Duobing looked at the gate of Cailian Manor and saw that there was no white silk cloth on it at all, and it looked the same as usual. "Strange? Someone died in Cailian Manor. They should be holding a funeral these days. How come it doesn't look like this at all?"
There were absolutely no funeral procedures or preparations at all; this Cailian Manor is truly quite strange.
Di Feisheng stepped forward and knocked on the door. An elderly woman who looked quite old answered the door. "What is it?"
"Baichuan Institute, investigating a case." Fang Duobing held out his detective sign, and the old woman opened the door to let him in. "Come in."
Li Lianxin looked at the torture token in his hand, which was exactly the same as the one he had taken out in Yucheng last time. "Is this torture token from Shishui again? You stole it again."
Fang Duobing smiled. When you're out in the world, you need something to keep you grounded. The Baichuan Academy is such a prestigious institution; if he wants to investigate a case, he can't just walk up and say, "I'm from the Baichuan Academy," because without a warrant, who would recognize him?
"Great things don't concern themselves with trifles. This matter isn't important, it's not important." Fang Duobing coughed and chuckled, trying to gloss over the matter. Seeing this, Li Lianxin didn't ask any further questions. Anyway, this thing was quite convenient, and besides, Fang Duobing's martial arts skills weren't as good as Shi Shui's.
Without her permission, how could Fang Duobing have obtained the criminal token so easily, twice?
Seeing his expression, Li Lianhua could only force a compliment, "Hmm... you've improved."
"The servants at Cailian Manor are quite polite." Di Feisheng kept an eye on the old woman walking ahead, who kept her eyes straight ahead and followed the route directly without any hesitation.
Upon hearing Di Feisheng's words, the old woman walking ahead immediately replied, "The rules of Cailian Manor dictate that one should not speak or look around without the master's permission, and that one should be polite and not overstep boundaries. My surname is Jiang, and I am the steward here. Please speak to me if you have any matters to discuss."
As Li Lianxin passed by the lotus pond, she noticed the unusual color of the lotus flowers in front of her. Noticing her gaze, Li Lianhua spoke up, "Grandma, there are many colors of lotus flowers. I have never seen this color before. I wonder what kind it is?"
"To be honest, our master loves lotuses and has carefully developed a set of lotus cultivation techniques to grow such a precious lotus. The master named this lotus 'Flowing Light Jade Grace'." Granny Jiang didn't mince words and directly gave him the answer to his question.
[The variety is secondary; the reason they bloom so beautifully is entirely due to the human bones beneath them. The owner of this Lotus Picking Manor is incredibly ruthless, specifically using people to supply nutrients to these lotus flowers; otherwise, they wouldn't bloom so beautifully.]
Li Lianhua seemed to understand, "Oh~ I see."
It seems there's more to this wedding dress murder case than meets the eye. However, this method of using a corpse to cultivate lotus flowers seems to be unique to the Golden Mandarin Duck Alliance.
"Our Cailian Manor is famous far and wide because of this radiant and beautiful lotus, and our master has been favored by many high-ranking officials and nobles. Therefore, this lotus is especially precious to our Cailian Manor."
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