Chapter 484 Agreeing Quickly
Lin Yuesha didn't understand Luo Wang's character, only that she couldn't afford to offend him. However, most of the money she had was borrowed from Jiang Baozhu. Although Jiang Baozhu told her not to return it, Lin Yuesha was determined to pay it back.
You have to set aside some capital to run a business, otherwise you won't be able to open a shop. A family in the capital has high expenses, and they'll just have to live off their savings.
Back in Chenjia Village, Lin Yuesha once thought that with ten thousand taels of silver, she could live a life free from worries about food and clothing. However, when she arrived in the capital, she couldn't afford a house in the inner city.
People should strive for higher positions; money is never-ending, so Lin Yuesha must be ambitious.
"Don't look so gloomy. Didn't you say you wanted to thank me?"
Seeing Lin Yuesha's rapid change of expression, the Prince of Luo decided not to argue with the little girl.
"Your Highness, I will forever remember your kindness. It's just that my family is short of money, so..."
Materially speaking, forget about it. The entire Great Qi belongs to the Luo family. They have everything they could want. Why would they care about her little things? Besides, the Luo family is of noble character and never cares about such vulgar things as gold and silver.
"You're quite shrewd. If I were to accept the gold and silver, I would be defiled and my integrity would be compromised."
Having said that, Luo Wang stopped teasing Lin Yuesha. The little girl had come to him on her own initiative without going through Xu Da, and he was impressed by her courage.
It's less about courage and more about shamelessness. When the gatekeeper mentioned his helper, Luo Wang was stunned and had no idea who it was. It wasn't until the gatekeeper described Lin Yuesha's appearance that he remembered.
"Speak, what else is there?"
Seeing Lin Yuesha's troubled and hesitant expression, the Prince of Luo laughed and said, "You said you're short of money, you're not here to borrow money from me, are you?"
If that's the case, the little girl is incredibly brave.
"No, Your Highness, you've misunderstood."
Lin Yuesha steeled her heart and said frankly, "Yesterday, my maid went to see Lord Xu Da and heard that the real culprit in the case of the missing pregnant woman in the capital has been caught. It turns out to be Miss Yan. I came here for this very reason."
"You came for Miss Yan? Didn't you say you came to express your gratitude?"
Without hesitation, Luo Wang exposed Lin Yuesha's true colors. It turned out that the little girl was using gratitude as an excuse, and her real purpose was to take advantage of him.
Lin Yuesha: ...
Seeing through things but not saying them out loud, we can still be good friends. Luo Wang is too direct, almost like a contrarian!
However, since things have already gone this far, and she's already here, Lin Yuesha can't miss such a good opportunity.
"Your Highness, to be honest, you have done me a great favor, and Miss Yan has done me a similar favor..."
Lin Yuesha mentioned that Doctor Yan was in the north and had taken care of her family along the way, so when she received the news, she wanted to confirm whether it was Yan Yan or not. Also, she was sure that Yan Yan wouldn't be the murderer.
"The commoner and Doctor Yan have just arrived in the capital. I heard that the pregnant woman has been missing for some time. This timeline doesn't make sense."
Having spoken her mind, Lin Yuesha finally felt less stifled. She knew she lacked ability and connections, but using that as an excuse to stay home and wait for news was not her style.
"I see."
Prince Luo gestured for Lin Yuesha to sit down and then had a maid serve tea and refreshments. He paused for a moment before asking, "Do you know that among these missing pregnant women, one of them is my cousin?"
Lin Yuesha shook her head; she didn't know.
"After the Yan family found out, no one dared to come to plead for Yan Yan. On the contrary, you recklessly came to the Luo Prince's Mansion and even tricked the gatekeeper into sending you a message."
Luo Wang stared at Lin Yuesha, his expression unreadable. "You've got some nerve!"
"Your Highness, please calm down."
Lin Yuesha pondered whether she should kneel down, kowtow, and weep in this situation. However, modern people really don't have much of a concept of social classes in the Great Qi Dynasty, so she decided not to do that.
"Your Highness, my gratitude to you is genuine, as is that of Physician Yan. That is why I dared to come to your door. If Your Highness ever needs me, I will certainly be at the forefront, ready to fight for you."
Lin Yuesha kept professing her loyalty, but she was sweating bullets. Sure enough, royalty is royalty. You can't assume you're on equal footing with them just because they look easy to talk to.
"That day, Physician Yan dug up my cousin's body and was caught red-handed by the Five Cities Garrison. If she hadn't killed anyone, how could she have known the location of the body?"
With witnesses and physical evidence present, Yan Yan had little chance of denying the charges, so she was imprisoned and awaiting interrogation.
Since the arrest last night, no one from the Yan family has visited the person or made any statement.
Clearing Yan Yan's name is both easy and difficult.
"Your Highness, may I see Physician Yan?"
Lin Yuesha made a request that seemed impolite, not expecting the Prince of Luo to agree. However, to her surprise, the Prince of Luo readily agreed.
"Not during the day, there are too many people and too many eyes in the cell. Come back later."
Luo Wang and Lin Yuesha agreed to see her off after dark.
During evening visits, you can bring some food, but nothing else. Even though you are his person, you must handle things impartially and not show favoritism.
"Your Highness, I have remembered."
The matter concerns Luo Wang's cousin, which is indeed a very troublesome situation, and Lin Yuesha has no idea what's going on.
After leaving the Prince Luo's residence, she was in a hurry to get home and cook. Yan Yan really liked the pastries she baked, but because making butter was too troublesome, she didn't make many. There was only enough to send to Qiuyue's class.
"You country bumpkin, what did you say to King Luo?"
Qin Nanyan was still waiting at the back gate of the Prince Luo's mansion. When she saw Lin Yuesha come out, she immediately went up to ask her questions.
A young maid wanted to see Prince Luo, but he refused to see any guests. What does this mean? Could Prince Luo have taken a liking to such a plain-looking girl?
Lin Yuesha was about to leave, but when she caught sight of Qin Nanyan out of the corner of her eye, she thought she could use her to her advantage, so she stopped and said, "Miss Qin, have you heard about the case of the missing pregnant woman in the capital?"
"Of course, one of the pregnant women who died was Young Master Luo's cousin, so he took this case very seriously."
Qin Nanyan rolled her eyes and asked, "Why are you bringing up this unlucky thing?"
"Then you should know that Miss Yan from the Yan family was arrested as the murderer, right?"
Lin Yuesha ignored Qin Nanyan's eye roll. Although the Prince of Luo had agreed to let her visit, it meant that she owed him a huge favor. She sat in the Prince's mansion for half an hour, but she couldn't even get a single detail of the case out of him.
"Of course, do you know Miss Yan?"
Although the Yan family was a family of imperial physicians, the officials there were only minor ones, and Qin Nanyan and Yan Yan were not in the same circle at all.
Last night, Qin Nanyan heard from her mother that the body of Luo Wang's cousin had been found and dumped in the wilderness. Then, the female doctor Yan was arrested by the Five Cities Garrison for some unknown reason.
If the person wasn't killed by Miss Yan, how could she have known so precisely that the body was there and then manipulated it? Therefore, she must be the murderer without a doubt.
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