She didn't believe that Bai Shijie and his wife, along with the servants in the courtyard, would still be in the mood to play by the lotus pond, let alone play in the water.
After receiving the order, Chief Constable Gao gave the instructions.
Gu Xin looked up and called out, "White Robe."
Soon, a figure dressed in white floated down from the rooftop.
Gu Xin: "Have you found anything?"
The man in white shook his head: "No. I went to look for everyone I could find who had met with the King of Donglin in the past few months, and none of them had met with him by April 30th."
Gu Xin frowned.
The Prince of Donglin went out quietly without anyone by his side, without seeking entertainment with anyone. What did he go to do? Or did he not leave the palace at all, but instead remained there the whole time?
Gu Xin prefers the latter.
Even if someone was manipulating things behind the scenes in such a large palace, it was impossible for no one to see him leave or return home.
The King of Donglin was no nobody; he had a good reputation in Taizhou, and most people, except for young children, recognized him.
She sent Bai Er, dressed in white, out to inquire for an entire afternoon, but no one had seen him.
Doesn't that mean the King of Donglin is more likely to be at home?
Gu Xin returned to the study. She had already checked the inner room, and everything seemed normal except for the window. She then began to look at the study.
The books on the bookshelf were also neatly arranged, and these books were not just for show. Gu Xin picked out a few books from each row to read. The books were not new, and there were many notes on them.
Gu Xin had also heard Gu Shouxin tell Gu En about some books on the imperial examination questions. She could understand them, so she could also tell that if Bai Shijie participated in the imperial examination, as long as he was lucky, he would be able to get a good ranking based on his knowledge.
In this light, it's not surprising that the Princess Consort mentioned the Prince of Donglin changing his mind and wanting Bai Shijie to participate in the imperial examination so that Bai Lao Er could inherit the title.
Gu Xin found a hidden compartment on the bookshelf. When she opened it, there was a stack of letters inside, about twenty or so.
The handwriting on the envelope is the same as the handwriting in the notes in those books; it must have been written by Bai Shijie.
However, the envelopes were not written with names, only with the date, and were placed one by one according to the date.
Gu Xin opened it to take a look.
Bai Shijie was a talented man. Each of these letters expressed his longing for his father. They could be considered as a letter to the deceased Crown Prince of Donglin, or they could be considered Bai Shijie's own diary.
Gu Xin did keep a diary, and she treated it as her own secret; basically, no one had ever seen it.
This story is filled with a son's longing for his deceased father, his guilt, and his vows.
From the letter, Gu Xin learned that the late Crown Prince of Donglin had high expectations for his son. His expectation was that his son could participate in the imperial examination, even if he did not become an official in the court but returned home to inherit the title. He was determined to take the exam at least once to prove himself.
Bai Shijie may not have studied hard when he was young, but he repented after his father passed away. Every letter he wrote was very touching.
Gu Xin could even conjure up an image of a refined, sickly, and serious father from the letter. Even though she had never met the Crown Prince of Donglin, Gu Xin felt that this person was very familiar.
Bai Shijie's writing was so good that she was completely able to immerse herself in the story.
In these letters, besides expressing his longing for his father, Bai Shijie also wrote about other people in the Prince's Mansion, though not as many as his father.
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