Jiang Ling found Shen Qingru's smile creepy no matter how he looked at it.
Okay, that's all right.
Classmate Xiao Shen has now become a grudge against her and will definitely try his best to harm her.
Zhou Jing'an's favorability increased by four points this time, which made Hu Hu very happy. She smiled and comforted Jiang Ling: "Host, it's okay. You two have a grudge to begin with, so it's not a big deal."
The little paws were clenched into fists and hit her shoulders again and again.
Very attentive.
Jiang Ling: You are quite good at comforting people.
The case was settled, all the criminals were arrested and brought to justice, and people breathed a sigh of relief. They no longer had to worry when going to the teahouse.
When Meng Wanjie heard that it was Zhou Jing'an who saved Jiang Ling, she went to the Prime Minister's Mansion in person the next morning with a thank-you gift to express her gratitude.
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Zhou Jing'an was practicing horse riding and archery at the horse farm. When he saw Ye Song coming from a distance, he rode over and dismounted.
"How's the investigation going?" He handed the bow and arrow to Ye Bai who was waiting beside him and asked.
Ye Song clasped his fists and saluted, reporting respectfully.
"We've checked it out. Miss Jiang has been very close to Miss Wu since the last chrysanthemum viewing banquet. Together with Miss Cheng, the three of them often have private gatherings, all accompanied by guards."
"The day before yesterday, Miss Wu's personal maid went to the Gold and Jade Shop to pick up some jewelry, saying that Miss Wu wanted to give it to the two young ladies the next day. Shen Qingru's maid, who was present at the time, overheard it."
Zhou Jingan asked, "How much have you heard?"
If you have heard of the time and place, then it is very likely that Wu Wanying deliberately arranged it.
Ye Song replied, "I only heard that the three of them planned to get together the next day, but when Miss Wu's maid discovered her, she stopped talking and left."
Zhou Jing'an nodded, motioning him to continue.
"Miss Shen's personal maid is called Biyue. She returned to the Shen residence from the gold and jade shop and left again two quarters of an hour later. She went to the back door of the Wu residence and spoke to a servant girl. However, the maid girl looked better dressed than the average maid."
Although they are all maids who do menial work, the maids in the courtyard of the legitimate daughters are naturally different from those in the courtyard of the concubines' children.
Ye Song continued, "I went to investigate the three places where the riots occurred yesterday. The two men in black from the gold and jade shop went straight for Miss Jiang's guards. The men in black on Ronghua Street kicked over the roadside stalls and blocked the road."
"Also, the horse harnessed to the carriage that Miss Cheng and her companions were riding in got startled and overturned the carriage. I found that there was a silver needle stuck in the horse's neck."
Ye Song glanced at Zhou Jing'an and saw that he was silent. He continued, "We've checked Liuyun Garden and found nothing unusual. There are no new servants. Yesterday was just like any other day. It's just that the small courtyard is under the control of Miss Jiang."
"Where is Qingfeng Teahouse?" Zhou Jing'an asked.
Ye Song nodded. "I checked. The two people who committed the crime a few days ago were masked, so no one could see their faces. However, their height and build were similar to the black-clad men in Liuyun Garden yesterday, and they also used swords."
Knowing Zhou Jing'an's concerns, Ye Song said, "There's nothing unusual going on inside Qingfeng Teahouse. There's no unusual traffic, and the owner goes back and forth between the teahouse and his mansion every day."
"Also, I checked the boss's background and found no connection with the Jiang, Cheng, or Wu families."
Ye Song just told the young master what he had found out truthfully. As for what the young master thought, that was none of his business.
Zhou Jing'an lowered his eyes and pondered in silence.
Is it really a coincidence?
Although it was a bit too much to think so, he always felt that someone had deliberately let him see this.
As for who that person is——
His first thought was Jiang Ling.
But would Jiang Ling really disregard the safety of herself, Wu Wanying and Cheng An?
If this was really planned by her, then it would be impossible for her to have left no traces.
After leaving the government office yesterday, Zhou Jing'an probed Qi Tianyang a few times, wanting to know whether he had someone to guide him to the Yuelai Teahouse and the private room where he had been invited.
But he answered calmly, saying that he often went to that private room, and that the painting was really obtained by accident and was given to him.
Zhou Jing'an also sent people to investigate the farmers in the west of the city, but found nothing unusual.
He suddenly sighed.
Never mind, maybe he really was overthinking it.
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Jiang Ling had already guessed that Zhou Jing'an would investigate, so she just let him investigate. In the end, he would only find out that he had wronged her, and he might even feel guilty.
Qi Tianyang did go to that private room often, he did not lie about that.
Because Jiang Ling found the "crime scene" according to his preferences.
The two "bad guys" in Qingfeng Teahouse are Xiao Bing and Xiao Ding in disguise.
As for why the owner of Qingfeng Teahouse was able to identify someone else, it was of course because the owner knew who the real criminal was, and the smashing and looting were all planned out in advance.
The Qingfeng Teahouse was one of the businesses of a wealthy businessman, but the owner had some reasons.
The Wu family once saved the boss's grandfather and gave him a place to rest and recuperate. The man was a grateful person. Knowing that the Wu family had no shortage of gold, silver, treasures, status and power, he had to say that in the future, no matter where or when, he could come to him and his descendants to show his gratitude.
There is no way to investigate this old story, not even Zhou Jing'an could find it.
How did Jiang Ling know about this?
Of course it’s in the original book.
That boss was no ordinary person, and his grandfather was no ordinary person either. An incident that happened later would reveal his identity. When they investigated him, they even found out that the Wu family had saved his grandfather, and they almost implicated the Wu family.
She asked Wu Wanying to use this favor on behalf of the Wu family to avoid being implicated later.
As for what will happen when the male protagonist finds out the truth of the matter and finds out that she is the mastermind behind it?
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