Chapter 317: Tianming Pavilion Incident - The Secret of the Fiancé
Yun Qingqing stood still, and the woman attentively pulled her back to sit, smiling apologetically:
"I have concerns that I cannot express, so I did not dare to leave my true request. I hope you will not blame me."
"I understand." Yun Qingqing nodded.
The woman's name is Luo Jinsu. One can tell at first glance that she has a beautiful face. Her face is as pretty as a peach, but also has a bit of a threatening look.
But what she wrote in the file she left at Tianming Pavilion was that there was a thief in her own shop and she wanted to ask Master Qingyun to help find the thief.
"Now can you tell me clearly what you want to predict?" Yun Qingqing asked.
Luo Jinsu nodded, looked out the door, closed it tightly, then returned to his seat and said in a low voice:
"Actually, although the information I left at your Tianming Pavilion last time is different, it's not too different. I would like to ask the master to help calculate it, which is..."
She bit her lip, a hint of embarrassment appeared on her face:
"I suspected that there was a girl in the store...having a secret meeting with my fiancé!"
When Yun Qingqing asked, she learned that Luo Jinsu and her fiancé met by chance on the street.
At that time, Luo Jinsu was buying something on the street and paying for it when suddenly a disheveled beggar rushed over, snatched the purse from her hand and ran away.
Luo Jinsu was anxious and angry. The silver in her purse was nothing, but there was also a amulet that her deceased grandmother had asked for her, which was a souvenir she had always cherished.
She ran after him for a distance, but she could not outrun the beggar. Seeing that she was about to lose him, she was about to cry.
At this moment, a man suddenly rushed out from the passers-by and chased the beggar fiercely. The two of them gradually ran away, one in front and the other behind.
Luo Jinsu no longer held out any hope. She squatted on the ground with red eyes and looked depressed for a while. After passers-by came to comfort her, she sighed, stood up and prepared to go home.
She had just turned around and walked a few steps when someone suddenly patted her on the shoulder from behind.
Luo Jinsu turned around and saw a man in plain clothes and tall stature handing something over to him, panting and saying:
"Miss...I got your things back for you."
She was startled because the man's face was covered with bruises and there was a cut on his forehead, with blood slowly seeping down his cheek.
But when she looked again, she saw that the man was holding the purse that had just been stolen from her!
Luo Jinsu was overjoyed. She took the purse, opened it and saw the amulet was still inside. She finally felt relieved.
Seeing that the man had obviously been injured in the fight to help her, she immediately took out all the loose change in her purse and handed it to the man, saying it was as a reward.
The man calmly refused, saying that he was just helping her out of injustice and was not helping her for any reward. After that, he bowed politely and turned away.
Luo Jinsu looked at his tall and straight back and felt touched. She chased after him and stopped him, saying that he was injured while helping her and she couldn't just stand by and watch. She said that he should at least go to the clinic to treat his wound, otherwise she would seem ungrateful.
This time the man did not refuse and followed her to the clinic.
In the clinic, Luo Jinsu learned that his name was Yu Chunzheng, a poor student who was preparing for the next spring examination.
Luo Jinsu came from a business family and had always respected scholars. In addition, Yu Chunzheng was elegant, well-spoken, and a man of integrity, which she had experienced personally, so she couldn't help but have a good impression of him.
The two of them got to know each other in this way, and with Luo Jinsu's deliberate management, Yu Chunzheng also developed feelings for her. However, he felt that his family was poor, so he did not dare to say it out loud even though he had a good impression of her.
But Luo Jinsu was a straightforward person. She took the initiative to break the ice and encouraged him by saying that family background meant nothing. Money and other material possessions were already there and were not valuable. What she admired was his talent, knowledge and character.
Yu Chunzheng was naturally overjoyed. The two of them expressed their feelings to each other and soon met each other's parents. The parents had no objection, but they hoped that Yu Chunzheng would concentrate on preparing for the imperial examination next spring. So they got engaged first and held the wedding after the examination.
As for whether he could pass the imperial examination, the Luo family was not worried. With the Luo family's financial resources, supporting a candidate was not a big deal at all. Even if he failed this time, there would be plenty of opportunities in the future.
At the very least, he was a literate person. Even if he didn't study, it would be nice for him to get a job in the Luo family's business in the future.
As long as Yu Chunzheng is a decent person and treats his daughter well, that's enough.
Now, it has been just over three months since they got engaged, and they were originally very much in love, but Luo Jinsu gradually felt a little uneasy.
When she said this, she took a breath, her face felt a little hot, and there was a bit of embarrassment and hesitation.
Yun Qingqing asked:
"Why do you think he has an affair with the girl in your shop?"
Luo Jinsu bit her lip and said with determination:
"I first noticed that he would keep his distance from me even when we were alone together. He would feel very unnatural even when holding my hand, and would try to pull it away as quickly as possible. If anyone asked him, he would say that he didn't want to offend me."
"At first I thought he was just such a gentleman and didn't think much about it, but then something happened..."
"As you can see, I run this rouge jewelry shop myself. Chun sometimes comes to me to pick out some jewelry as gifts for his female relatives and elders."
"I didn't want to take his money at first, but he said he wasn't with me for my money, so he insisted on paying. I would just say a very low price so that he could take his things with peace of mind."
Yun Qingqing raised her eyebrows:
"The price you quoted is much lower than the market price of jewelry. Won't he notice it?"
Luo Jinsu shook his head and smiled:
"How can a grown man like him understand these things? If I didn't happen to own this shop, he would have never been to the same shop before."
Yun Qingqing nodded meaningfully and asked her to continue.
Luo Jinsu said:
"But when I visited his home last month, I discovered by chance that a piece of jewelry he claimed to have bought for his mother had not been received by her."
"I was curious at the time, so I asked him indirectly. He didn't notice anything, but I was a little suspicious."
"Then I tried to find out about his other relatives, but I found out that the 'distant cousin' he mentioned didn't exist. He did have another aunt, but that aunt didn't receive any jewelry or cosmetics from him."
"Master, if you put all these things together, I will definitely think too much and pay more attention to his every move."
“As a result, I actually found some evidence.”
"Evidence?" Yun Qingqing asked, "Is that evidence that makes you think he has an affair with someone in your shop?"
Luo Jinsu's face darkened, and he nodded.
"I found that he was carrying a handkerchief with him. The embroidery on that handkerchief was unique to my shop. There was a word 'Chun' embroidered on it."
"But, that handkerchief was not given to him by me!"
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